I think the concept behind this list is fairly self explanatory. If you haven’t figured it out by the end of the post then…
ZERO- ‘Less Than Zero’ by Elvis Costello
They think that I’ve got no self respect but everything means less than zero
ONE- ‘One Crowded Hour’ by Augie March
But for one crowded hour, you were the only one in the room
And I sailed around all those bumps in the night to your beacon in the gloom
TWO- ‘Dirty Dream Number Two’ by Belle and Sebastian
Dream two you couldn’t see her face, but you saw everything else
Dream two was pretty special, easily beats loving yourself
THREE- ’1, 2, 3 Goodbye’ by Elvis Perkins
123 goodbye
I love you more in death
Than I ever could in life
FOUR- ‘Four Winds’ by Bright Eyes
A squatter’s made a mural of a Mexican girl,
With fifteen cans of spray paint and a chemical swirl.
She’s standing in the ashes at the end of the world;
Four winds blowin’ through her hair.
FIVE- ‘It’5!’ by Architecture in Helsinki
Could’ve sworn that wine
And one and four made two,
But it’s 5, It’s 5
SIX- ’6 Days on the Road’ by Mudcrutch
Six days on the road and I’m gonna see my baby tonight
SEVEN- ‘Seven Swans’ by Sufjan Stevens
I saw a sign in the sky,
Seven swans, seven swans, seven swans.
I heard a voice in my mind,
I will try, I will try, I will try.
EIGHT- ‘Eight for Eight’ by Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and the Upsetters
This is a dub track so no lyrics other than the occasional ‘eight’.
NINE- ‘Shakedown on 9th Street’ by Ryan Adams
Head on down to 9th street gal
Lets go out kicking with the boys and the gals
TEN- ‘My Ten Years on Auto-Pilot’ by The Ruby Suns
I try hard Amy, I try hard
ELEVEN- ’2nd Ave, 11am’ by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
No, dont lets stop until it’s done.
You’re a rabbit on the run.
TWELVE- ‘Sleepytime in the Western World’ by Blitzen Trapper
I woke up on the street
So apprehensive, feeling weak
And as I finally tried to speak
Twelve birds flew straightways from my mouth
THIRTEEN- I couldn’t chose between these two so I have gone with ‘Thirteen’ by Ben Kweller AND ‘Thirteen’ by Big Star.
We danced in the moonlight at midnight
We pressed against back doors and wooden floors
And you never faked it
Won’t you tell your dad, “Get off my back”
Tell him what we said ’bout ‘Paint It Black’
Rock ‘n Roll is here to stay
Come inside where it’s okay
FOURTEEN- ‘Fourteen Rivers, Fourteen Floods’ by Beck
Fourteen rivers, fourteen floods
Bend your body to the heavens above
Don’t get drunk, don’t get dry
Just bring your money next Saturday night
FIFTEEN- ’15′ by Rilo Kiley
He was deep like a graveyard
She was ripe as a peach
And how could he have known?
That she was only fifteen
