10/01/2007
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If you visit our website frequently, and we hope you do, you can't help but notice the beautiful girls we feature weekly or monthly. For us dudes, women are the inspiration for a lot of the things we do or say. So it should be no surprise that there are a ton of songs out there about girls – and specifically, with the word "girl" in the title. It didn't take long to find some of the better ones, and here they are:
"Girl," Stereophonics (Language,
Sex, Violence, Other?)
From one of the more unheralded rock albums of
the last decade, Stereophonics is a British band
that rocks with levels of testosterone that are
generally difficult to attain without the help
of a little blue pill.
"A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing),"
Romeo Void (Instincts)
Here is what I remember about Romeo Void: The
lead singer was an overweight chick who liked to
sing about sex (the band's previous album spawned
"Never Say Never," featuring the lyrics, "I
might like you better if we slept together.")
But it was this song, with some really great sax
parts, that was the shit.
"Girl
Sailor," The Shins (Wincing
the Night Away)
The Shins are one of those cool bands that are
respected in that community of college kids, indie
rock aficionados and indie record store clerks.
And for good reason – they are fucking awesome.
"Girls," Eleni Mandell (Miracle of
Five)
Eleni Mandell is one of those under-the-radar
singer/songwriters, and part of a new wave of them
with soft, warm vocals and stories that are told
with a melodic, almost old-school crooner quality.
And oh yeah, this is a really pretty song.
"Girls," Marshall Crenshaw (Marshall
Crenshaw)
You can have Motley Crue, I'll take Marshall
Crenshaw and this jangly song from his jangly debut.
Still, I would have to bet that Tommy Lee and Vince
Neal actually scored with the ladies a bit more
than Mr. Crenshaw.
"Girlshapedlovedrug," Gomez (How We
Operate)
How We Operate was one of my top
albums of 2006, and this song is the
bouncy, melodic equivalent of a good chocolate
donut – just like the delicious greasy chocolate
residue sticks in your mouth, this song will
stick in your head, and you will like it.
"A Girl Like You," The Animators (The
Chamber Sessions)
I'm pretty sure this band split up, and that's
a shame, because they had a knack for pure pop
gems, including this song that is all acoustic
guitar and a bunch of really pretty harmonies.
It also has the sentiment every single one of us
has related to at one time or another: "How
do I get a girl like you?"
"Loneliest
Girl in the World," Cary Brothers
(Who
You Are)
If you haven't heard Cary Brothers yet, get out
from under that rock and go buy this album. Brothers
got his career kick started with a song in the
stunning "Garden State" soundtrack a few years
back, but this is from his latest album, which
is even more stunning. It sure is stunning how
I keep saying "stunning," isn't it?
"For
the Girl," The Fratellis (Costello
Music)
You won't find a more fun, rocking release than
British trio the Fratellis' Costello Music.
The band got a huge boost when their song, "Flathead,"
was used in an iPodcommercial. But really, the
whole album rocks.
"Goodbye Girl," Go West (Go West)
With its synthesizers and big, booming Phil Collins-ish
drum sounds, Go West's debut album from 1985 sounds so dated
now. But that doesn't mean it's not awesome.
"Local Girls," Graham Parker (Squeezing
out Sparks)
This British punk-ish singer and songwriter will
remind you of fellow Brit Elvis Costello, and they
both began their careers in the mid-‘70s. And Parker
became known for penning quirky wiseass songs like
this one.
"Lazy
Girls," Jill Cunniff (City
Beach)
Former Luscious Jackson lead singer Jill Cunniff
(whose hotness is probably way underestimated)
recently put out her first solo album, and this
breezy track is one of the best on it.
"It's Different for Girls," Joe Jackson
(I'm the Man)
Joe Jackson was the Butch Walker of his time –
not that he's not still making music, but his heyday
was the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Anyway, he wrote
really simple but clever lyrics, including the
start of this song, which is something that every
guy can relate to: "What the hell is wrong
with you tonight? / I can't seem to say or do the
right thing." I mean, haven't we all been
there?
"Sour Girl," Stone Temple Pilots (Thank
You)
A noticeable diversion from the standard grunge
fare of Stone Temple Pilots, this song comes off
as more of a Barenaked Ladies meets Cheap Trick
pop song.
"O Girlfriend," Weezer (The Green
Album)
This was Weezer's comeback album of sorts in 2001,
and though many of the songs sound the same, it
doesn't matter when they are this good.