Joe and I have taken to redeeming gift cards recently in order to get our retail therapy without actually spending money. In one fun packed transaction, a Best Buy gift card was traded in for Xbox Points so that we might purchase songs to rock out to in Rock Band 2.While perusing the Rock Band songs for sale, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Neko Case's "People Got a Lotta Nerve" off her new album, Middle Cyclone, was being offered. For a stubbornly independent alternative country artist, being featured on such a popular platform is quite the coup. And how can gamers resist an attractive girl wielding a sword while riding the hood of a car? The song is fun, too.
We have not committed to Neko Case's song yet but we have purchased:
- "Lounge Act" and "Breed" by Nirvana
- "Little Sister" and "3's and 7's" by Queens of the Stone Age
- "Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots
- "Don't Look Back in Anger", "Live Forever", and "Wonderwall" by Oasis
- "Roam" by B-52s
- "Love Spreads" by Stone Roses
- "Die Alright" by The Hives
Two gems that were free:
- Stephen Colbert and the Colberts - "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)"
- "Still Alive" by the evil but cute computer from Portal
A few artists have not granted Rock Band the rights to use their original songs. Hence, as much fun as it would be to sing David Bowie's "Heroes" and the Black Crowes' "Hard to Handle", we're not spending money on a Rock Band rendition...at least, not full price.
I am still working on Joe to agree to purchase Jimmy Buffet's "Cheeseburger In Paradise". Since Buffet is one of the top selling tour acts ever, there are many out there who would agree with me. Further peer pressure can be inflicted in the Comments section below.
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