The Soundtrack of My Life

I think about this a lot...if someone made a movie of my life (and wouldn't watching someone watch TV for 2 hours just be fascinating?), I'd ask to create the soundtrack. Here's the track list:

1. Thunder Road - Springsteen: As the Boss himself would say, it's the ultimate invitation song...come along and listen to the story.

2. Express Yourself - Madonna: Madonna taught me many valuable life lessons early in my little life. How to rock a cone shaped bra, maybe the most important?

3. Holding Out for a Hero - Bonnie Tyler: For the part in the movie when I still believe in heroes and holding out.

4. Still Fighting It - Ben Folds: Because everybody knows it sucks to grow up.

5. Better Man - Pearl Jam: For the one I lied to when I said I was in love with him.

6. July, July - The Decemberists: This is the fun, summer-on-the-beach montage required in every movie set in SoCal.

7. The Old Apartment - BNL: Mainly, because any story about me would be a lie without a Barenaked Ladies song. Is that sad?

8. More Adventurous- Rilo Kiley: Jenny Lewis represents many things, but primarily how awesome it is to be ginger. This is an overarching theme in the film, obvs.

9. Don't Think Twice - Bob Dylan: For the one who just kinda wasted my precious time.

10. Long Way Round - Dixie Chicks: Lord knows, I never seem to do it like anybody else. Life lessons must be learned the hard way.

11. Holiday in Spain - Counting Crows: For the end of the film where I ride a plane to Europe to spend the rest of my days abroad as an ex-pat.

12. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey: For the message...for it's karaoke perfection...for it's kickassedness...it plays over the credits.

Embarrassingly, there really should be a Robbie Williams song in here somewhere, but this will have to do. Is it just me, or does this have the potential to be the greatest movie/soundtrack combo since Elizabethtown?!

P.S. As I've said before, I'm not computer savvy enough to give you the mp3s of all these wonderful tunes. Deal with it, people!

Mazal Tov!

You can sort of already see what their kids would look like, no?

In “Holy crap how am I just hearing this now?!?!” news, Rilo Kiley guitarist Blake Sennett and Winona Ryder are engaged!

Rilo Kiley is a personal favorite of this half of the Watchword (and their super rad front woman is a ginger) and you all recently found out about my love for Winona. I suppose this pairing makes sense, if only because Saks’ best customer has been known to date a rock star or 30, and - like the aforementioned singing ginger front woman - Blake Sennett was a child actor. Blake is also one of the more underrated band boys out there today: he’s written some great songs and done some fab guitar work for the Kiley, and his side band The Elected is very good too. But he’s always in Jenny Lewis’ shadow. Maybe this will mean a little more well-deserved attention for the Blakester.

Pinksy and Veronica Sawyer have found love. Congrats kids!

Gingers are Doin' it for Themselves

One of our favorite gingers, Jenny Lewis (front woman for "indie" rock band Rilo Kiley), is reportedly recording a new solo album. I report this for three reasons:

1. Liz is Rilo Kiley's #1 Fan - Seriously. The night I met her she had a Rilo Kiley button on her cowgirl costume.

2. Rabbit Fur Coat was Awesome - Jenny's first solo album is an incredible blend of indie rock/country/folk. Pick it up immediately if you haven't heard it (and you like indie rock/country/folk). I dare say, it is better then Rilo Kiley's latest effort.

3. Jenny Lewis is Fascinating - I won't say I'm obsessed with her, because I'm not. I just find her life incredible. She was a child actress (she played Shelly Long's daughter in everyone's favorite homage to cookie sales, Troop Beverly Hills), became the darling of indie music and dated Jake Gyllenhaal. She basically has the life I always wanted. I'd hate her if she wasn't a redhead. Kinda like LiLo.

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