For this week's #threetunetuesday, as inspired by 
Yo La Tengo : You Can Have It All
I found this one on MTV, a long, long time ago. There used to be a program on MTV while I was in college (I want to say it was called the Alternative), where they would play new, indie/Britpop music for an hour. When this song was played on a commercial break, I was hooked at its sound and melody. I probably ran out to Best Buy the following day and bought the CD. It's a song that is eternally stuck in my head...
Beatles : And Your Bird Can Sing
Where to start with song? First and foremost, I love the Beatles. I love them. In case you didn't know that by now. Revolver, to me, is the greatest Beatle album ever. Maybe the White Album is a close second, or Rubber Soul, or Help, or... ok, they are all good in my book.
I have always loved And Your Bird Can Sing since being a child. I have no idea what it is about this 1966 song that engages me so much, but it does. I remember when I bought their Anthology part 2 years ago on CD, and the version above was included with a bunch of "high" Beatles laughing. I didn't know that a "nonlaughing" version even existed until I watched the McCartney documentary with Rick Rubin this past summer, and Rubin was in awe over the song above. I think Macca's feedback was a ho-hum, "Yeah, they were a good band."
This one is a Rickenbacker dream pop song, me thinks. It rivals the album version, I do think too...
Keeping up with jangle of the guitar, the last song that popped into my head is from "merry" old Manchester. Early 1980's New Order, subsequent to Ian Curtis and his death, and this little gem of a NO song pops up on their 1983 Power, Corruption, and Lies. Where do start with this song? Cold, mechanical, dour, and dissonant. With "a thousand islands, in the sea, it's a shame...", you play this one on Touchtunes and people will look at you. And, if you stay with it long enough, you get that beautiful Hook/Sumner bass/guitar melody to take you out (starting at 2:59, if curious). Tidal waves of sound and jangle...this group was certainly ahead of its time.
That's it for this week! Let me know what you think, and if you enjoy any of the songs above too. Hopefully they aren't repeats for a few you, and maybe, just maybe, something new for #TTT. Thanks again for stopping by to take a look!