Line Out - Comments on Best Song Ever (this week): Voxtrot - The Start of Something http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta Voxtrot - The Start of Something I wish there was an exact science behind catchy pop songs, some sort of undeniable formula that would explain why I like certain songs and not others. Of course, the formula would be... Copyright 2008 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:29:59 -0800 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:15:10 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by ndrwmtsn voxtrot is sooooooooooooo white!

-S F-J

]]> ndrwmtsn http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861205 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861205 BSE (TW) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:32:55 -0800 Comment by left coast Nope, it's Equestrian by Les Savy Fav

]]> left coast http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861233 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861233 BSE (TW) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:52:31 -0800 Comment by Jeff Kirby "-S F-J"

...is that some sort of gang sign?

]]> Jeff Kirby http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861239 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861239 BSE (TW) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:55:43 -0800 Comment by Scottie Couldn't agree with you more, Jeff. This is my favorite Voxtrot song. Can't wait for their show tonight!

]]> Scottie http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861309 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861309 BSE (TW) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:28:19 -0800 Comment by josh "if you could figure out your own individual 216-digit number (that of course starts with 3.14) you could unlock the mystery of why certain music appeals to you."

see also chuck klosterman's failed attempt at the science of individual taste:

http://www.esquire.com/features/chuck-klostermans-america/klosterman1207

]]> josh http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861311 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861311 BSE (TW) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:28:46 -0800 Comment by left coast It's still Equestrian, but this decent stuff. It sounds more like the Housemartins, than the Smiths to me, although I can hear both and was a huge fan of both.

]]> left coast http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861747 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c861747 BSE (TW) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:50:07 -0800 Comment by DOD Correction: Best Song Ever (every day this year) is "Atom" by British Sea Power.

It's True.

However, the Voxtrot song is damn catchy.

]]> DOD http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c862021 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c862021 BSE (TW) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:48:24 -0800 Comment by left coast I will cede to @7, I love British Sea Power.

]]> left coast http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c865018 http://lineout.thestranger.com/2007/12/best_song_ever_this_week_voxtrot_the_sta#c865018 BSE (TW) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:15:10 -0800