Brainwaves – October 22, 2024 – Lou Reed
Written by Brian Blum on 20/10/2024
We’re coming up on the 11th anniversary of the death of Lou Reed. So, this week’s Brainwaves starts off with the perfect tribute: perfect songs, starting with Lou’s own “Perfect Day” and a dozen more from Hoku, the Constellations, Smashing Pumpkins, The The, New Order, Junkie XI (with Robert Smith), the Gin Blossom, Keane and more. It doesn’t get more perfect than that. Tune in this week to Brainwaves.
| Band | Song |
| Lou Reed | Perfect Day |
| Hoku | Perfect Day |
| The Constellations | Perfect Day |
| Lady Antebellum | Perfect Day |
| Smashing Pumpkins | Perfect |
| The The | Perfect |
| New Order | The Perfect Kiss |
| Junkie XI (with Robert Smith) | Perfect Blue Sky |
| The Gin Blossoms | Perfectly Still |
| Keane | Perfect Symmetry |
| Counting Crows | Perfect Blue Buildings |
| Fiona Apple | A Mistake |
| Natalie Imbruglia | Big Mistake |
| Cribabi | Beautiful Mistake |
| Walk off the Earth | My Mistakes |
| Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods | Billy Don’t be a Hero |
| The Poppy Family | Which Way You Going Billy? |
| The Teardrop Explodes | Poppies in the Field |
| New Musik | This World of Water |
| Of Monsters and Men | Little Talks |
| The Jam | Move on Up |
| Arcade Fire | Reflektor |
| Death Cab for Cutie | Title and Registration |
| The Lemonheads | Rudderless |
| Lucy Schwartz | Feeling of Being |
| Spock’s Beard | Love Beyond Words |
| Ben Folds Five | Magic |
| Elton John | Harmony |
| The Beach Boys | Surf’s Up |
| Loquat | Swingset Chain |
| Deaf School | What a Way to End it All |
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