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My Favorite Decemberists Songs


October 23, 2011, 7:15 am

With the fantastic news that Decemberists' jack-of-all-trades Jenny Conlee's cancer is in remission, I have decided to make a list of my top 10 favorite Decemberists songs.  Feel free to leave comments if you think I missed something. ~Jason Miller



Top Ten Decemberists Songs (In order of my favorites...):

               Song: Album:

1.  The Legionnaire's Lament  Castaways and Cutouts

2. The Mariners Revenge Song Picaresque

3. The Sporting Life Picaresque

4. Down by the Water (see video below) The King is Dead

5. We Both Go Down Together Picaresque

6. Billy Liar Her Majesty...

7. Sumersong The Crane Wife

8. July, July! Castaways and Cutouts

9. Rox in the Box The King is Dead

10. Eli, the Barrow Boy Picaresque


Honorable Mentions:

The Chimbley Sweep Her Majesty...

Shankill Butchers The Crane Wife

Don't Carry it All The King is Dead

The Rake's Song The Hazards of Love



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