Songs I totally forgot about, but then one day remembered randomly, and made a note about it on my phone...

Arms Around Me (Live)
By Jens Lekman

Also known as the Avocado song.

Jens Lekman is an unbelievable lyricist. There are so many clever lines in this song... so much so that I'm willing to forgive that the only instrument is a ukulele and it's in terrible quality (I can't help it.. its a super hard song to find). He has released a proper album version of this one, but he's made ridiculous changes to the lyrics, cutting so much good stuff and filling it is with pop psychology nonsense, that its almost a crime. Also, the album version sounds like a gay rainbow.

I can't remember the exact circumstances that led to me remembering this song and then writing it down. I might have been looking at avocados...

My Heart Is On Fire
By The Dirty Secrets

Also known as the band I mistook for Franz Ferdinand.

Unlike Franz though, these guys are from Perth. I know I'd heard these guys on the radio a bunch but just generally forgot to keep an ear out for the band name. I think I was at some housewarming party and it came on in the background, so I quickly jotted down the chorus (it's pretty easy to remember) and the rest is history.

Coincidentally, while checking that these guys were actually from Perth, I found out I just missed a show by them and another cool Sydney band called Sparkadia (more on them later, probably), as they played at the troubadour on Tuesday night. I really have to pay more attention to these things.

Go For Blue
By Pepe Deluxe

The scene: some Chinese restaurant in the valley.

The time: dinner before Drew's band played one time.

The reason: I've no idea. I just got the "All the colours all the colours all the colours..." bit stuck in my head. I didn't mind though, its a cool little song. Also, blue is my favourite colour, so naturally I'd go for it. So it's come full circle, the colour wheel is complete.

I kinda wish it didn't have the evangelist breakdown section in the centre though... It's like a musical blitzkrieg for all of it, except the part where it stops to take a breath and issue life advice.