Hip-D PodBlast » Harmonic Happenstance » “The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize” to “Narc”

In this second instance of a Harmonic Happenstance, I was driving back from lunch with the ‘ol iPod rollin’ random and stumbled into the glorious transition from Devo’s underappreciated “The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize” to Interpol’s “Narc.”

Following up a track by the new traditionalists with one by the new divisionists ordinarily never would have occurred to me, but in retrospect it all makes sense, especially when you consider Carlos D. would be right at home with the single-letter surnamed Akron spudboys. The only poossible source of conflict between these two bands is that Jerry, Mark, Alan and the two Bobs still lag behind Interpol by about 195 couches…give or take a sectional.

Hip-D PodBlast » Harmonic Happenstance » “Phantasies” to “Bye Bye Love”

This is the first in a series of what I like to refer to as a “harmonic happenstance,” which is when the “Shuffle Songs” function on my iPod magically reveals a perfect transition from one song to another.

Last night while en route to pick up my Father-in-Law from Love Field, one such “harmonic happenstance” made itself known to me in the transition from “Phantasies” by Stephen Malkmus to “Bye Bye Love” by the Cars.

Based on the provided MP3, you be the judge…