• Girl In the War - Josh Ritter (because it is destructively beautiful)
• Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen (because he is a poet above all else, to me)
• Come Pick Me Up - Ryan Adams (because i don't know, it just makes me love it)
• Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (because.)
• Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers (because i have memories of this song on the radio)
• Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits (because it is SO wonderful)
• Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons (because i shouldn't have to explain myself)

i can't explain:

• 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
• Love Will Come Through - Travis
• Some Kind of Chill - Arizona
• Baba O'Riley - The Who
• High and Dry - Radiohead
• Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townsend