FMF - Fall songs

This morning when I got up, the temperature was 51 degrees, not a cloud in the sky. I rode my bike to work, wearing my new long-sleeve jersey (red) for the first time. I should have worn gloves, too, but even without them it was a great ride. The traffic was light (well, lighter), I didn't get caught at any lights for more than 2-3 minutes, and my average speed was 15.7 mph. Cool, clear weather, oh how I've missed you!

UPDATE: Links expired.

I Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis

Fall Is Here - Sally Rogers

I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You - Marc Cohn

Something interesting about that last one...I originally heard it on the Prince & Me soundtrack, bought the CD, the usual progression of such things. Well, I started my workday with a Tom Waits song a couple days ago, and I happened to look at the "More from [Artist]" section that iTunes 7 puts on the bottom of the screen when you highlight a song in your library. I was surprised to find that his top downloaded song is "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You." Hmm. Could it be...?

So I clicked on the link, and found that it is the same song, and it's from his 1973 debut album. Since I absolutely love Waits' scratchy, 10,000-cigarettes voice, I downloaded his original.

I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love With You - Tom Waits

I was a little disappointed, honestly. His voice 30 years ago was...I don't know. Not quite broken in. Not as worn-sounding. Um, young, I guess. It's not bad, by any means, just different. I do prefer the more folksy, singer-songwriter style of his earlier music to most of his later stuff, but I like his voice so much better after it had some miles and years on it.

Hold On - Tom Waits

Georgia Lee - Tom Waits

So yeah, I started out trying to do a "fall" theme, ended up blathering off on a Tom Waits tangent. So it goes, some days. Right-click, save-as, and have a great weekend!