Three songs that can’t get Daft Punk out of my head

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Kevin Rudolf w/Lil’ Wayne “Let It Rock”
What it isn’t: a remake of Bon Jovi’s “Let It Rock” from Slippery When Wet.
What it is: A song that tries to tell the CHR/Rhythmic side to rock.  There isn’t a lot of info on Mr. Rudolf around, but his MySpace lists his previous work, and it reads like a session musician for a number of artists.  Lil’ Wayne pops up, because he seems to feel the need to be in almost every song out there.  I was fully expecting his part to sound tacked on, but it fits in better than I thought it would. 
Could Daft Punk make it better? I think they could do a number on this one.

Natasha Bedingfield “Angel”
What it isn’t: it is NOT a remake of “Angel” by Aerosmith, or Angie Perez, or Jimi Hendrix, or Fleetwood Mac, or Madonna, or Angela Winbush, or Eurythmics, or a-ha, or Pearl Jam, or Sarah McLachlan, or Shaggy, or Two Tricky, or Belinda Peregrín, or The Corrs, or Within Temptation, or Pharrell, or Chiara, or Aretha Franklin, or Anita Baker, or Jon Secada, or Massive Attack, or Dru Hill, or Lionel Richie, or Blue October, or Stabbing Westward, or Judas Priest, or 8mm, or MxPx, or Leona Lewis, or Jack Johnson, or Marty Friedman.
What it is: Besides another name to add to that list (by the way, thanks to wikipedia and a bit of my memory for that list) when we get the next “Angel” song?  Well, it does remind us that Darkchild is forever, and I had forgotten that of late.  This track suffers from “why is this a single” syndrome.  I’ve heard very good things about this album, but this song just doesn’t grab me the way past songs by Natasha Bedingfield have. 
Could Daft Punk make it better?  I think a glitchy remix with some pounding beats couldn’t hurt.

Jack’s Mannequin “The Resolution”
What it isn’t: a remake of anything I can think of.  Seriously, I can’t even think of another song called “The Resolution”
What it is: A very solid pop-rock song that makes more sense than I thought it did the first time I heard it.  I listened to their first album, The Mix Tape, and it didn’t grab me.  This one grabbed me.  Maybe I need to go back, but I’m learning that isn’t always a cure all (more on that later).
Could Daft Punk make it better? Daft Punk makes most everything better, but this song is pretty good as is.

Pick to click: Jack’s Mannequin

If I may get back to getting back to albums, what I’m about to say will kill my chances of ever being cool in the eyes of Pitchfork.  I like Liz Phair better on a major label.  I’ve been hearing nothing about how great Exile in Guyville is since I bought Whip Smart back when it came out.  That album fell so flat with me I just blew off Liz until her Capitol Records debut came out, and I found it on sale really cheap.  I read nothing but hateful, spiteful reviews of the album, and while not perfect, I enjoyed it a lot more than Whip Smart.  Even her second Capitol album, which took a good slagging as well, sounded pretty decent to me.  I’ve been in a much more indie-rock mindset lately, so I thought going back to Guyville now would start me on a road to wanting Liz’s discography.  After listening to Guyville a few times, I don’t even have the urge to go back to Whip Smart again.  At first I considered that Guyville’s time has come and gone, or has it not aged well.  However, I know Liz is on tour right now playing the album in its entirety, so that tells me I’m in a small camp about her two Capitol albums.  Any Phair-weather fans want to tackle this one?

Babywatch is on heightened alert, with high alert status to follow soon.  So, if I don’t post on a Wednesday in the next month, that’s why.  We’re about four days away from the earliest of the many due dates we’ve been given.  The process now is adjusting the felines to what they can and can’t do.  Granted, when Eileen sleeps in the crib it is one of the most adorable sights around.  Kate is really worried about how Eileen will react to the drop in attention.  The other cats will be fine, IMHO.  Eileen should adjust well, even if part of that is settling for attention from me.  For a while it might be that whoever doesn’t have the baby has to have a cat or four in petting distance.

I’ll leave you all with a question.  I had planned on my first words to the baby to be “welcome to Earth” but I’m open to any suggestions.