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Songs in My “Night” Playlist

26-Paramore

Across The Universe-The Beatles

Adios-Benjamin Clementine

Alone-Colin Newman

Annie’s Song-John Denver

Asleep-The Smiths

Bookends Theme-Simon & Garfunkel

Bookends Theme Reprise-Simon & Garfunkel

Breathe (In The Air)-Pink Floyd

Bridge Over Troubled Water-Johnny Cash

Colour My World-Chicago

Condolence-Benjamin Clementine

Cornerstone-Benjamin Clementine

A Day In The Life-The Beatles

Eternity-Benjamin Clementine

Floe-Philip Glass

Glassworks: I. Opening-Philip Glass

Goodbye Horses-Q Lazzarus

Hip Priest-The Fall

Home-David Byrne

Let Me Live In Your City-Paul Simon

Old Friends-Simon & Garfunkel

Overs-Simon & Garfunkel

Punky’s Dilemma-Simon & Garfunkel

Slip Slidin’ Away-Paul Simon

SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK-Joji

Spanish Air-Slowdive

Strange Overtones-David Byrne

We Only Come Out At Night-The Smashing Pumpkins

Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton

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My Most Listened To Songs In January 2021

1. Caravan-Rush (17 plays)

2. Sound and Vision-David Bowie (14 plays)

3. Fernando-ABBA (13)

4. Perfect World-Talking Heads (13)

5. BU2B-Rush (11)

6. Drive-The Cars (11)

7. Livin’ in the Sunlight, Lovin’ in the Moonlight-Tiny Tim (11)

8. Tiger-ABBA (10)

9. Stayin’ Alive-Bee Gees (10)

10. Lazarus-David Bowie (10)

11. Tip Toe Thru’ the Tulips With Me-Tiny Tim (10)

12. More Than A Woman-Bee Gees (9)

13. Starfuckers, Inc.-Nine Inch Nails (9)

14. Darkroom-Paul McCartney (9)

15. Asleep-The Smiths (9)

16. Make It Forever-George Clanton (8)

17. Clockwork Angels-Rush (8)

18. Money, Money, Money-ABBA (7)

19. Pop Song-cLOUDDEAD (7)

20. Check My Machine-Paul McCartney (7)

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My Top 50 Albums Ranked

1. Abbey Road-The Beatles

2. The Wall-Pink Floyd

3. Stop Making Sense-Talking Heads

4. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band-The Beatles

5. White Album-The Beatles

6. Naked-Talking Heads

7. Bridge Over Troubled Water-Simon & Garfunkel

8. Graceland-Paul Simon

9. Demon Days-Gorillaz

10. Smoke + Mirrors-Imagine Dragons

11. American Utopia-David Byrne

12. Bookends-Simon & Garfunkel

13. IGOR-Tyler, The Creator

14. Night Visions-Imagine Dragons

15. Revolver-The Beatles

16. Remain in Light-Talking Heads

17. Plastic Beach-Gorillaz

18. Ram-Paul McCartney

19. Magical Mystery Tour-The Beatles

20. There Goes Rhymin’ Simon-Paul Simon

21. The Dark Side of the Moon-Pink Floyd

22. Speaking in Tongues-Talking Heads

23. The Click-AJR

24. A Black Mile To The Surface-Manchester Orchestra

25. Origins-Imagine Dragons

26. Venus And Mars-Wings

27. MASSEDUCTION-St. Vincent

28. Band on the Run-Wings

29. Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd

30. The Queen Is Dead-The Smiths

31. On Oni Pond-Man Man

32. Neotheater-AJR

33. Look Into The Eyeball-David Byrne

34. Everything Now-Arcade Fire

35. High As Hope-Florence + The Machine

36. Drones-Muse

37. After Hours-The Weeknd

38. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?-Billie Eilish

39. Pet Sounds-The Beach Boys

40. Paul Simon-Paul Simon

41. London Calling-The Clash

42. After Laughter-Paramore

43. Love This Giant-David Byrne, St. Vincent

44. Help!-The Beatles

45. How To Be A Human Being-Glass Animals

46. Evolve-Imagine Dragons

47. Dreamland-Glass Animals

48. Simulation Theory-Muse

49. McCartney ll-Paul McCartney

50. Superorganism-Superorganism

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New Year’s Resolutions I had for 2018

Draw more

Watch at least 365 movies

Read more

Learn more

Write more

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Things to Draw

Cookie Run

My OCs

Pokemon

Gorillaz

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New Year’s Resolutions I Had For 2017

Knit 100 hats

Take more walks

Draw more

Watch more movies

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Songs I Wish Were On Spotify

All Eyes-Imagine Dragons 

Boots-Imagine Dragons

Bottle of Coke-Imagine Dragons 

Broken Things-David Byrne 

Clouds-Imagine Dragons

Comes To Light-Islands

Cover Up-Imagine Dragons

Curse-Imagine Dragons

Darkness-Imagine Dragons

Desconocido Soy-David Byrne 

Drive-Imagine Dragons

Emma-Imagine Dragons

Everyone’s In Love With You-David Byrne

I’m for You a Hundred Percent-Al Bowlly

I Need A Minute-Imagine Dragons

Like Humans Do-David Byrne 

Lost Cause-Imagine Dragons

Love Crime-Siouxsie Sioux

Moonlight Bay-Bing Crosby

Neighborhood-David Byrne 

Pantomime-Imagine Dragons

Pistol Whip-Imagine Dragons

Ready Aim Fire-Imagine Dragons 

Reel Ten-The Plugz

Smile-David Byrne 

The Accident-David Byrne 

The Great Intoxication-David Byrne

The Moment of Conception-David Byrne 

The Revolution-David Byrne

The Spirit of Christmas-Ray Charles

Tokyo-Imagine Dragons 

U.B. Jesus-David Byrne

Uptight-Imagine Dragons

Walk On Water-David Byrne

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Skills I Want To Learn/Work On In 2021

Adobe programs (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator)

Algebra

Bass guitar

Editing

Drawing

Filmmaking

French

Guitar

Music composition

Writing

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My Top 50 Listened to Songs on Last.fm

1. One of My Turns-Pink Floyd (94 plays)

2. Young Lust-Pink Floyd (91)

3. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2-Pink Floyd (72)

4. The Boxer-Simon & Garfunkel (71)

5. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover-Paul Simon (69)

6. Goodbye Horse-Q Lazzarus (66)

7. Graceland-Paul Simon (65)

8. Kodachrome-Paul Simon (65)

9. Birthday Party-AJR (64)

10. You Can Call Me Al-Paul Simon (64)

11. Night Running-Cage the Elephant (63)

12. The Dark Side-Muse (61)

13. The Happiest Days of Our Lives-Pink Floyd (61)

14. Muscle Museum-Muse (60)

15. Comfortably Numb-Pink Floyd (60)

16. Have a Cigar-Pink Floyd (60)

17. Mama Told Me (Not To Come)-Three Dog Night (60)

18. 100 Bad Days-AJR (59)

19. Everything Now-Arcade Fire (59)

20. Defector-Muse (58)

21. Nobody Home-Pink Floyd (58)

22. Creature Comfort-Arcade Fire (57)

23. The Handler-Muse (56)

24. I Know What I Know-Paul Simon (56)

25. In Dreams-Roy Orbison (56)

26. America-Simon & Garfunkel (56)

27. Keep the Customer Satisfied-Simon & Garfunkel (56)

28. Hey You-Pink Floyd (55)

29. In the Flesh?-Pink Floyd (55)

30. El Condor Pasa (If I Could)-Simon & Garfunkel (55)

31. Alone-Colin Newman (54)

32. Momentary Bliss-Gorillaz (54)

33. The Entertainment’s Here-AJR (53)

34. The Only Living Boy in New York-Simon & Garfunkel (53)

35. Season 2 Episode 3-Glass Animals (52)

36. How Soon Is Now?-The Smiths (52)

37. She’s A Lady-Tom Jones (52)

38. Mrs. Robinson-Simon & Garfunkel (51)

39. Don’t Throw Out My Legos-AJR (50)

40. arrow-half•alive (50)

41. The Suburbs-Arcade Fire (49)

42. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes-Paul Simon (49)

43. Take Me to the Mardi Gras-Paul Simon (49)

44. The Trial-Pink Floyd (49)

45. God Only Knows-The Beach Boys (49)

46. Tonight, Tonight-The Smashing Pumpkins (49)

47. Somebody to Love-Jefferson Airplane (48)

48. White Rabbit-Jefferson Airplane (48)

49. Hysteria-Muse (48)

50. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard-Paul Simon (48)

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Quentin Tarantino Movie Ranked

1. Pulp Fiction

This is a classic, and I’m sure it will always be on top of people’s rankings for his movies. But, it’s an exciting, entertaining and funny movie. The writing in this is great, from the characters to the dialogue to the non linear timeline. I also really like the acting, and it adds to the humor and drama of the movie. Even small parts like Christopher Walken’s and Harvey Keitel’s are memorable and stand out. A lot goes on in this movie, but it all seems to stand out and be memorable scenes. Overall, I really like this movie and is one I can go back to many times and not get tired of.

2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

I actually wasn’t expecting to put this so high, but decided to after deciding that Reservoir Dogs isn’t as amazing as I say it is. I know a lot of people didn’t like this because it doesn’t have much of a plot, but I really enjoyed it. This is the only Tarantino movie I’ve seen in theaters, and I saw it twice. But, it was really fun watching this in the theaters. I loved the 60′s LA atmosphere and thought that was really cool to see. I also liked the story and the acting. I didn’t mind the plot not being that tight, but I will say that some scenes did drag such as the scene where Rick is talking to the girl he’s filming with. But, at the time I didn’t really notice it or get bored, only after others pointed it out that I really realized. I loved the acting from everyone in this, and especially Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio. This is actually the movie that made me fans of the two. I just think the two are funny and amusing to watch in this. I also thought it was interesting to see how he blended fiction with the reality of the Manson family.

3. Reservoir Dogs

I think this was the second movie I saw by him. I’ve seen it only twice I think, and it was about 4 years ago. So, I need to rewatch it to remember it better. But, when I first watched it I loved it and went on how great it was. But, lately I’ve kind of wondered if it wasn’t as spectacular because I remember it being kind of dull for some scenes? But, I did still enjoy it a lot, so I’ll rank it high. I did love the scenes set to music, especially the opening with the cast walking with Little Green Bag playing. I thought that was so cool when I first watched it in like 8th grade. But, this has the same humor and action elements seen in his other movies, and I enjoyed them. I think one of the big strengths for this is the great cast of characters. The characters are all well written and the actors all do a great job bringing the unique cast of people to life. But, if the characters weren’t written as well as they as, from the cold and sadistic Mr. Blonde to the wiry and cynical Mr. Pink, it probably would be as good as it is. I really liked just watching their interactions with each other and their bickering back and forth.

4. Django Unchained

This is latest one of his movies I’ve watched. I was a bit hesitant to watch it because I didn’t really like The Hateful Eight and thought this would be similar. But, I was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed this movie, and the cinematography in it is really beautiful and I really liked the lighting. The costume design was also beautiful. But, I thought this was an entertaining and dramatic movie with some humorous scenes. The writing is really good, and it’s very suspenseful and dramatic as you’re wondering how Django and King will make it out alive of this situation? I also really liked the acting, especially from Jamie Foxx, Christopher Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio. 

5. Kill Bill: Vol. 1

This is another one I need to rewatch. I’ve only seen it twice three or four years ago. But, the first time I watched it I enjoyed it but was kind of bored and underwhelmed a bit. I had heard such great things about it and was expecting a bit more. I know they were supposed to be exciting and entertaining, but the fight scenes after a while were boring for me. And, so once the movie becomes just fighting I thought it kind of dragged. But, when I watched it a second time I liked the movie more. I thought it was fun, exciting and humorous. I did still think the fight scenes dragged on, though. I also really liked Uma Thurman in this and think she did a great job playing the role.

6. Kill Bill: Vol. 2

I’ve only seen this once, so I need to rewatch this one as well. I’m realizing most of these I need to rewatch. I was kind of glad this wasn’t mostly fighting like the first one and had more narrative. I liked seeing more about the Bride’s story. I also liked to see more of Michael Madsen’s character and thought he did a good job portraying the character. I also loved the black and white cinematography and thought it was really beautiful. I know there was some in the first one, but I remember it being more prominent in this one. However, I thought this kind of dragged and some of the scenes got boring such as when it flashes back to the Bride learning with Pai Mei. 

7. Inglourious Basterds

I’ve only seen this once and I don’t remember that much. I actually didn’t even remember that Brad Pitt was in it until seeing a still from it a few months ago, even though he was the main character. I do need to rewatch this one. But, overall I thought it was kind of dull.

8. Jackie Brown

I’ve seen this once and I remember being bored by it. I don’t remember too much about it, so again this is one I need to see again. 

9. The Hateful Eight

I was really bored by this. I remember I kept pausing it to see how much more time was left and just wanting it to end already. I probably should rewatch it because I know it gets a lot of praise. I did really like the cinematography though, and I remember the acting was pretty good. But, overall I didn’t really enjoy it.

10. Death Proof

This does have some fun, exciting scenes, but they’re few. Most of the movie feels like just waiting for something to happen. And, the scenes drag a lot. I remember being really bored by the end of the movie because the last scene just kept going. I liked Kurt Russell’s acting in this though.

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CDs I Own

1-The Beatles

21-Adele

Abbey Road-The Beatles

A Hard Day’s Night-The Beatles

A Rush Of Blood To The Head-Coldplay

Evolve-Imagine Dragons

Good Evening New York City-Paul McCartney

Goodnight Vienna-Ringo Starr

Help!-The Beatles

Let It Be-The Beatles

Lynyrd Skynyrd All Time Greatest Hits

Magical Mystery Tour-The Beatles

Memory Almost Full-Paul McCartney

Native-OneRepublic

New-Paul McCartney

Night Visions-Imagine Dragons

On Air - Live At The BBC Volume 2-The Beatles

Pure McCartney-Paul McCartney

Revolver-The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band-The Beatles

Smoke + Mirrors-Imagine Dragons

Wasteland, Baby!-Hozier

White Album-The Beatles

Wings Over America-Wings

Yellow Submarine-The Beatles

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Criterion Films I’ve Seen

Seven Samurai-#2

The 400 Blows-#5

Beauty and the Beast-#6

This Is Spinal Tap-#12

The Silence of the Lambs-#13

Dead Ringers-#21

RoboCop-#23

High and Low-#24

M-#30

The Most Dangerous Game-#46

Brazil-#51

For All Mankind-#54

Charade-#57

Peeping Tom-#58

Monty Python’s Life of Brian-#61

Carnival of Souls-#63

The Third Man-#64

The Blob-#91

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie-#102

Rififi-#115

Sullivan’s Travels-#118

Haxan-#134

Notorious-#137

Rashomon-#138

Wild Strawberries-#139

8 1/2-#140 

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas-#175

Umberto D.-#201

La strada-#219

Ikiru-#221

I vitelloni-#246

Videodrome-#248

Eyes Without a Face-#260

Ashes and Diamonds-#285

Bicycle Thieves-#374

Ace in the Hole-#396

The Last Emperor-#422

Bottle Rocket-#450

White Dog-#455

Pigs and Battleships-#472

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her-#482

Repulsion-#483

Wings of Desire-#490

Gomorrah-#493

Paris, Texas-#501

Paths of Glory-#538

House-#539

The Night of the Hunter-#541

Antichrist-#542

Modern Times-#543

Easy Rider-#545

The Last Picture Show-#549

The Great Dictator-#565

The Killing-#575

Island of Lost Souls-#586

12 Angry Men-#591

Godzilla-#594

Anatomy of a Murder-#600

Harold and Maude-#608

Certified Copy-#612

The Gold Rush-#615

Eating Raoul-#625

Rosemary’s Baby-#630

The Man Who Knew Too Much-#643

On the Waterfront-#647

Ministry of Fear-#649

Badlands-#651

Repo Man-#654

Safety Last!-#662

The Devil’s Backbone-#666

To Be or Not to Be-#670

City Lights-#680

Nashville-#683

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World-#692

Fantastic Mr. Fox-#700

A Hard Day’s Night-#711

Scanners-#712

Eraserhead-#725

La dolce vita-#733

It Happened One Night-#736

Tootsie-#738

Limelight-#756

Moonrise Kingdom-#776

Mulholland Dr.-#779

The American Friend-#793

The Kid-#799

The Graduate-#800

In a Lonely Place-#810

Fantastic Planet-#820

Dr. Strangelove-#821

Cat People-#833

Pan’s Labyrinth-#838

Boyhood-#839

Black Girl-#852

Mildred Pierce-#860

45 Years-#861

Ghost World-#872

The Lodger-#885

Stalker-#888

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me-#898

The Philadelphia Story-#901

The Breakfast Club-#905

Night of the Living Dead-#909

The Age of Innocence-#913

Midnight Cowboy-#925

Some Like It Hot-#950

True Stories-#951

Mikey and Nicky-#957

Death in Venice-#962

Blue Velvet-#977

1984-#984

Klute-#987

All About Eve-#1003

Until the End of the World-#1007

Roma-#1014

Paris Is Burning-#1018

Portrait of a Lady on Fire-#1034

Come and See-#1035

Marriage Story-#1038

Parasite-#1054

Moonstruck-#1056

The Irishman-#1058

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Martin Scorsese Movies Ranked

1. Taxi Driver

I love this movie, it’s been one of my favorites for the last few years and I’ll always rank this at the top for Scorsese’s films. I love the acting, writing, cinematography and the jazz score by Bernard Herrmann. It’s an interesting look at a scary man in New York City.

2. Goodfellas

I love this movie, it’s very entertaining. I always like coming back to this and rewatching it and it never gets old. It’s fast-paced and thrilling, I love the use of different popular songs throughout it and think that adds to the excitement.

3. Casino

I love this a lot, to me it’s fun and exciting because I’m from Las Vegas and it’s neat to see a Scorsese movie filmed here. It has the same entertaining, fast-paced, thrilling energy of Goodfellas. I also like this a lot since I know the story, and I think it’s interesting to see it portrayed in film.

4. The Aviator

I’ve rewatched this a lot lately and I’ve decided to consider it one of my favorites by him. It’s an interesting look into the life of Howard Hughes, with great acting from everyone. I also love how the cinematography progresses through the film to match what was used during that era, I think that’s a neat little detail to add. I just really like seeing this look into Hughes’ life and a look into history, I think it’s very interesting.

5. The Irishman

This is the newest of Scorsese, and it’s sad when you realize that this is kind of his goodbye to the gangster genre he is known for. The last shot of the open door on Robert De Niro is very melancholic. I think this is very different from something like Goodfellas or Casino, in The Irishman it’s a bit more understated. It’s a bit calmer, if you even would call it that, and slower compared to something like Goodfellas. The last 30 minutes are very gloomy and sad.

6. Raging Bull

This is an amazing movie, with an interesting look into the life of Jake LaMotta. Seeing how he ruined his life is sad to see and how he hurt the people in his life. I also loved the choice to shoot this in black and white, and the cinematography in this is beautiful.

7. The King of Comedy

I liked this dark comedy that’s kind of different from his usual movies. It’s funny, yet dark when you see just how far this man will go just to get famous. I think this is an underrated movie of his.

8. Shutter Island

A very interesting thriller with a twist that changes your whole perspective of the film. It keeps you guessing and wondering the whole time. The dark, gloomy cinematography also looks really nice.

9. Hugo

An underrated movie, I feel like it’s too oftentimes dismissed just because it’s a kids movie. This was the first film I watched by him, so maybe I’m a bit biased since I’m sentimental. But, I do enjoy this film. It’s a nice and wholesome movie and it’s interesting to see fiction blend with history, and it was interesting to learn about George Melies. The cinematography in this is beautiful, and the VFX they did was stunning.

10 Mean Streets

I’ve only seen this once, a few years ago. I remember liking it and thinking it was pretty good. I liked seeing the first movie that really feels like a Scorsese movie.

11. The Wolf of Wall Street

This one gets a lot of hype and is often in the top three of Scorsese rankings. But, I just didn’t love it as much as others. I do like it though, I think the acting is very good.

12. After Hours

I’ve only seen this once, a few years ago. But, I remember liking this odd screwball comedy. I thought it was a funny movie, and I think this is also an underrated Scorsese movie.

13. The Color of Money

I think this is good. I’m not sure what else to really say for this film, I’ve only seen it once.

14. The Age of Innocence

I need to rewatch this, I kept falling asleep when I watched it. But, I did think the atmosphere, costume design, production design and cinematography was very nice and pretty.

15. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

I thought this was okay. It was kind of slow and boring, but it was still enjoyable.

16. Who’s That Knocking at My Door

It’s funny to see this, because you can obviously tell this is a film student’s first film with scenes like talking about The Searches for 5 minutes. I’ve only seen this once, and I saw it only a year ago, yet remember less from it than other of his movies I watched years ago. I just thought it was dull and not that entertaining.

17. The Last Waltz

I’m not that big of The Band fan. Also, I thought it was kind of dull how it kept cutting back and forth between the concert and interviews with the members. Because, just as I was getting into the music it would cut to some interview clip.

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My Top 50 Artists on Last.fm

1. Pink Floyd (1,527 plays)

2. Talking Heads (1,287)

3. The Beatles (1,175)

4. Muse (1,159)

5. Simon & Garfunkel (1,151)

6. Paul Simon (1,073)

7.Gorillaz (1,055)

8. AJR (830)

9. Imagine Dragons (594)

10. David Byrne (546)

11. Paul McCartney (505)

12. Arcade Fire (439)

13. Glass Animals (400)

14. Hozier (397)

15. St. Vincent (394)

16. Weezer (321)

17. The Beach Boys (295)

18. Man Man (289)

19. Billie Eilish (282)

20. Florence + The Machine (276)

21. Paramore (275)

22. Tyler, The Creator (274)

23. Queen (270)

24. Cage the Elephant (264)

25. David Bowie (257)

26. Manchester Orchestra (232)

27. The Smiths (230)

28. Foster the People (218)

29. The Clash (217)

30. The Smashing Pumpkins (210)

31. Johnny Cash (207)

32. The Weeknd (206)

33. Arctic Monkeys (202)

34. Radiohead (202)

35. Jefferson Airplane (198)

36. Panic! at the Disco (176)

37. Tom Jones (174)

38. Franz Ferdinand (172)

39. Superorganism (172)

40. Roy Orbison (170)

41. Bright Eyes (160)

42. Wings (154)

43. That Handsome Devil (149)

44. Frank Sinatra (146)

45. half•alive (130)

46. The Drums (130)

47. Vampire Weekend (121)

48. Kendrick Lamar (110)

49. Bob Dylan (109)

50. Jimi Hendrix (106)

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Talking Heads Albums Ranked

1. Naked

2. Remain in Light

3. Speaking in Tongues

4. More Songs About Buildings and Food

5. Talking Heads ‘77

6. Fear of Music

7. Little Creatures

8. True Stories

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Criterions I Own

The Silence of the Lambs-Spine #13

Andrei Rublev-Spine #34

Brazil-Spine #51

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas-Spine #175

Videodrome-Spine #248

Wings of Desire-Spine #490

House-Spine #539

Repo Man-Spine #654

Nashville-Spine #683

True Stories-Spine #951

Until The End of the World-Spine #1007

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Food to Make for Thanksgiving

Pumpkin cheesecake

Pumpkin pie

Cranberry sauce

Julienned vegetables

Stuffing

Yams

Mashed potatoes