Badsleeper Life

Badsleeper’s Infinite List of The Dopest Shit Ever (In No Particular Order)

Goodbye Horses by Q Lazzarus: This song is so freaking good. The drum beat sounds incredible. I love that kick-snare tone. The droning bass is full. The synths, the little counter melodies, the cheeky synth brass sounds, the twangy high pitched melodic riff, it all blends and harmonizes into this liquid ocean of sonic candy sweetness. Put more simply, it’s a fkin vibe. The vocal delivery is infused with unique character and conviction:

“BUT! It alwaaays…..faaalls!”

“HE SAID!…all things pass. Into the night. AND I SAID! HO NO, SIR! I must say you’re wrong. I must disagree HO NO, sir!”

“I seen my hopes and dreams lyin on the GRR-OUU-NDDD!”

And those high pitched cries at the end. The soul sings.

The song is primarily associated with the fictional serial killer ‘Buffalo Bill’ from the movie ‘The Silence of The Lambs’ (1991). I feel this association spoils the song for some people. It doesn’t do so for me. It’s beautiful and I love it. And it belongs on the list.


Patricia by Perez Prado: The signature song from the King of the Mambo. The shuffling drum pattern, intermixed with Afro-Cuban patterns in the rhythm section, the piercing, hotly mic’d brass that can rip through the texture at any moment, and the playful reedy sound of the lead electronic organ interjecting at unexpected moments. Its irresistibly danceable, quirky, and timeless. It makes me happy. It’s also repeatedly sung by Homer Simpson in an early episode while he gets ready to take Marge out to dinner and when they return home. How charming. I love it.


Mama, You Been On My Mind sung by Jeff Buckley: Jeff Buckley singing a song authored by Bob Dylan. What more needs to be said?

“Perhaps it’s the color of the sun cut flat
And cov’rin’ the crossroads I’m standing at
Or maybe it’s the weather or something like that
But mama, you been on my mind”

Alison Moyet’s voice on the Yazoo song ‘Don’t Go’: This song is a mega romp of iconic 80’s synthesizers and drum machines. Vince Clark was brilliant in that regard. Moyet is a powerhouse singer and there is something particularly compelling when even a singer with such power seems to be fearlessly pushing the limit. There is a reckless abandon to her delivery. An attitude of “whatever happens, happens” as she casts her voice forward with total conviction. It’s dope and it’s on the list.

Rudolf Buchbinder playing Haydn Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37: 1. Allegro con Brio: I can only imagine being able to play the piano with such FIRE. I can’t really play anything ‘Con Brio’. I have to live vicariously through this recording. It’s so exciting, agile, forceful, commanding. The fingers are nimble, powerful, and the spirit is electric. I’ve listened to it many many times and will listen many more. I want to play it someday. Slower…

Lastly, Cookie Dough Ice Cream: Cookie Dough ice cream makes a stronger case for a benevolent creator being than the Cosmological Argument, the Teleological Argument, the Moral Argument, and the Ontological Argument combined.

I’m going to go back to my piano practice now. More later.