Before he goes on stage at Centre Pompidou, Adam Green reveals and comments his personal musical selection.
Adam Green
- 01. The Association Cherish
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- This guys are saps I know, but I am a sap these days. I'm totally useless like the poor schmuck that wrote all The Association songs. My favorite line from this song is "Perish is the word that more than applies." That's better than Verlaine.
- 02. Canned Heat Poor Moon
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- Canned Heat is the best. The songs with this guy singing on them are my favorite. Poor Moon is a good science-fiction song. Better than "Rocketman".
- 03. Willie Nelson The Red Headed Stranger
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- This is such a great album by Willie because it's minimal and the vibe is just right. My friend David compared it to Skip Spence's "Oar" album and I kinda agree. This is Willie Nelson's nervous breakdown album.
- 04. Django Reinhardt Tears
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- This is the song that me and my brother listen to together. It's our song I guess. Django is my hero especially when I'm trying to write a guitar solo.
- 05. Lou Reed Kill Your Sons
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- This is what I listened to when I was getting divorced because it makes my blood boil. It's like how I would feel when I was 12 and I listened to Nirvana really loud while my mom was in the next room.
- 06. Moondog High On A Rocky Ledge
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- This guy is a gorgeous old blind-man who used to perform on the street outside of my parent's apartment. He's famous now and this song is what calms me down when I do too much cocaine.
- 07. Royal Trux I'm Ready
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- I saw the Royal Trux perform when I was a 17 years old and it changed my life. I started making my own clothes and got into hard drugs. The girl from the Royal Trux never ended up going on a date with me but I ended up getting a blowjob in the bathroom from the waitress.
- 08. Yo La Tengo One PM again
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- This is the only Yo La Tengo song that I know and it's perfect. I'm too scared to listen to the rest of the album.
- 09. Serge Gainsbourg Vu de l'extérieur
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- This is mellow, groovy, folk-rock. And the lyrics are the most gorgeous I've ever heard.
- 10. Jimmy Reed Take out some insurance
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- I didn't even know that the concept of insurance existed in the swamp where Jimmy Reed is from.