We're supposed to keep the LNMC apolitical, but David Wild's new list of songs for Ahmadinejad is too good to pass up.

At your own risk, here's my Playlist For A Total Dick-Tator: Songs To Put You In The Mahmoud:

"Elected" - Alice Cooper

"The Clampdown" - The Clash

"The Winner Takes All" - Abba

"Psycho Killer" - Talking Heads

"Boom Boom Pow" - Black Eyed Peas

"The Bitch Is Back" - Elton John

"Little Man" - Tom Waits

"Know Your Enemy" - Green Day

"Heartless" - Kanye West

"Hoedown Throwdown" - Miley Cyrus

"Frail Grasp On The Big Picture" - The Eagles

"So Small" - Carrie Underwood

"Bastard" - Ben Folds

I can't believe he forgot Short People by Randy Newman, Steal Away (The Night) by Ozzy Osbourne, or Wild in the Streets by the Circle Jerks.

pic from Peter Case

(Guest blogged by Howie Klein)

Tonight's LNMC song is a Crooks & Liars exclusive, a brand new song, not even mastered yet, by Peter Case. It will be released on his next album later in the year. This song, "Underneath The Stars" was written after visits to a local park in Santa Monica. The song just tells the story of what was happening there. It's about the plight of "discarded people," older homeless people, not drug addicts or alcoholics, but just people who've gone over the edge of life for various other reasons.

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Peter told us that he's felt concerned about the lives of homeless people after he himself lived without a home in San Francisco for a couple of years in the early 70s. "I climbed out of it, because I was young and strong. Some can't, due to age and other factors." The other voice on the song is Carlos Guitarlos, an incredibly talented musician and a former homeless person who gained some fame after playing with Tom Waits in Swordfishtrombones. This is one of my favorite Peter Case songs in years.

Bad As Me
	Artist: Tom Waits

Everyone gets kicked out of the party sooner or later.

Don't forget to grab a little satisfaction before the bouncer comes for you :-)

A seasonal classic, this is "White Christmas" for those of us who never quite fit in the pretty world.

Mule Variations
	Artist: Tom Waits

Sad day.

Bad As Me

Happy New Year!

Here's the title track off of Tom Waits stellar new album, his first in seven years. What do you think?

Blood Money
	Artist: Tom Waits

Is it rap? Is it metal? Nope, it's Tom Waits and it seems pretty fitting right now.

Here's my favorite song about a car. What's yours?

Happy Saturday! Tom Waits will tell you about it.

There's more music at our sister site, Newstalgia: a live concert recording of Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Live from Finsbury Park, London - 1992.

What are you listening to tonight?