A list of things I didn't do (Eclectic Playlist Series, 2.06)

If there is a distinct thread of nostalgia running through this month's playlist (and trust me, there is), I did not consciously plan it; the music just came out that way. But perhaps it's not surprising as I constructed this list while in the middle of moving out of a house my wife and I have lived in for 17 years. Nostalgia is in the air. So, here on 2.06 it turns out there are the obvious throwbacks such as Jesse Winchester's unspeakably gorgeous "Sham-a-Ling-Dong-Ding" and Patti Scialfa's girl-group-ish "As Long As I (Can Be With You)"; there are also songs by Amy Rigby and Waxahatchee that offer contemporary spins on early-rock'n'roll-ish melody lines. And then you have the Pat Benatar track (yes Pat Benatar), which manages to be doubly nostalgic, burying its Phil Spector-ish beat beneath an '80s patina that was of course very contemporary at the time. Musicians today please take note.

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