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My name is Summer Anne Burton.

I draw pictures of Every Hall of Famer.

I am the Weekend Editor of cat list behemoth BuzzFeed, and I am a regular contributor to the fine baseball web destination known as NotGraphs.

I sell drawings and prints!

When I am not writing and drawing pictures, I spend time playing softball poorly, trying to perfect my homemade tacos, watching bad TV, internet window shopping for dresses, reading over-ambitious debut novels, defending Kanye West in arguments, and watching my cat try to do things.

If you are interested in paying me to do something interesting like write, draw, or give you vintage soul music suggestions -- or if you have any questions or compliments -- please email me at summer dot burton at gmail dot com. Criticisms are welcome too, I guess, but you should know that I'm a very nice person and my feelings are hurt easily.

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Bold indicates what I think is particularly good / interesting writing on a song.

125: “In The New Year” by The Walkmen
124: “The Start of Something” by Voxtrot
123: “Lose Yourself” by Eminem
122: “Sing Songs Along” by Tilly and the Wall
121: “This Is The Dream of Win and Regine” by Final Fantasy
120: “Greater Omaha” by Desaparecidos
119: “The Littlest Birds” by The Be Good Tanyas
118: “A Lack Of Color” by Death Cab For Cutie
117: “Sugarfoot” by Black Joe Lewis
116: “Inmates” by The Good Life
115: “Sad Sad City” by Ghostland Observatory
114: “Cars Can’t Escape” by Wilco
113: “Moment Of Clarity” by Jay-Z & Danger Mouse
112: “Bluebird” by The Rosebuds
111: “Welfare Bread” by King Khan and the Shrines
110: “Gone” by Kanye West
109: “Unless It’s Kicks” by Okkervil River
108: “Someday” by The Strokes
107: “Kiss” by Scout Niblett with Will Oldham
106: “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse
105: “The Calender Hung Itself” by Bright Eyes
104: “The Trapeze Swinger” by Iron and Wine
103: “Casimir Pulaski Day” by Sufjan Stevens
102: “Get By” by Talib Kweli
101: “Anything You Want” by Spoon
100: “Elvis Presley Blues” by Gillian Welch
99: “Mountain Laurel” by Shearwater
98: “I’ll Be Yr Bird” by M. Ward
97: “Rock Your Body” by Justin Timberlake
96: “Anthems For A Seventeen-Year-Old Girl” by Broken Social Scene
095: “Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots” by The Flaming Lips
094: “Patience” by Micah P. Hinson
093: “Marry Me” by St. Vincent
092: “One Mic” by Nas
091: “Guess I’m Doing Fine” by Beck
090: “Tennessee” by The Silver Jews
089: “Crazy In Love” by Beyonce
088: “Is A Woman” by Lambchop
087: “Tengo Un Trato” by La Mala Rodriguez
086: “A Better Son/Daughter” by Rilo Kiley
085: “Bottle Glass” by Grand Champeen
084: “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes
083: “My Favorite Chords” by The Weakerthans
082: “Remember The Mountain Bed” by Wilco
081: “Rain” by Patty Griffin
080: “100 Years” by Dr. Dog
079: “Flashes and Cables” by Centro-Matic
078: “Love To A Monster” by Okkervil River
077: “Time To Pretend” by MGMT
076: “The Cold Swedish Winter” by Jens Lekman
075: “Number One” by John Legend
074: “So Many Ways” by Mates of State
073: “Paparazzi” by Lady Gaga
072: “The Queen of England” by The Mendoza Line
071: “City Of Electric Light” by Chad VanGaalen
070: “What’s Golden” by Jurassic 5
069: “By Your Side” by CocoRosie
068: “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z
067: “Your Blues” by Destroyer
066: “100 Days” by Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
065: “Full Grown Man” by Phosphorescent
064: “I Don’t Blame You” by Cat Power
063: “Love & Jet Engines” by The Tiny Tin Hearts
062: “Something To Do With My Hands” by Her Space Holiday
061: “Coin Operated Boy”  by The Dresden Dolls
060: “The Blower’s Daughter” by Damien Rice
059: “I Better Be Quiet Now” by Elliott Smith
058: “You Are A Runner” by Wolf Parade
057: “Guns and Cigarettes” by Atmosphere
056: “Greetings In Braille” by The Elected
055: “Remember Me As A Time Of Day” by Explosions In The Sky
054: “If You Find Yourself Caught In Love” by Belle & Sebastian
053: “Constructive Summer” by The Hold Steady
052: “Mushaboom” by Feist
051: “The Sound of Settling” by DCFC
050: “Monument” by Mirah
049: “The War Criminal Rises and Speaks” by Okkervil River
048: “The Art Teacher” by Rufus Wainwright
047: “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” by Jay-Z
046: “Season Of The Shark” by Yo La Tengo
045: “Anybody Wanna Take Me Home” by Ryan Adams
044: “Next Exit” by Interpol
043: “Maps” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
042: “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley
041: “Let’s Get Out Of This Country” by Camera Obscura
040: “Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” by The Arcade Fire
039:  ”Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson
038: “Good Woman” by Cat Power
037: “Timorous Me” by Ted Leo
036: “Jackeyed” by Micah P. Hinson
035: “Winter” by The Dodos
034: “When U Love Somebody” by The Fruit Bats
033: “Heimeldsgate…” by Of Montreal
032: “Sun Giant ” by Fleet Foxes
031: “For Real” by Okkervil River
030: “Slow Show” by The National
029: “Golddigger” by Kanye West
028: “Plea From A Cat Named Virtue” by The Weakerthans
027: “Red Right Ankle” by The Decemberists
026: “Here Comes The Sun Again” by M. Ward
025: “The Funeral” by Band of Horses
024: “Hotel Yorba” by The White Stripes
023: “Passing Afternoon” by Iron & Wine
022: “Come Pick Me Up” by Ryan Adams
021: “This Year” by The Mountain Goats
020: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” by Beyonce
019: “Skinny Love” by Bon Iver
018: “With Arms Outstretched” by Rilo Kiley
017: “Jed’s Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)” by Grandaddy
016: “Lovers Spit” by BSS
015: “Motion Picture Soundtrack” by Radiohead
014: “The Rat” by The Walkmen
013: “Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service
012: “Ashes of American Flags” by Wilco
011: “Just Be Simple” by Songs:Ohia
010: “Chicago” by Sufjan Stevens
009: “First Day of My Life” by Bright Eyes
008: “Red” by Okkervil River
007: “Hey Ya” by Outkast
006: “While You Were Sleeping” by Elvis Perkins
005: “The Bleeding Heart Show” by The New Pornographers
004: “Paper Planes” by M.I.A.
003: “Wake Up” by The Arcade Fire
002: “New Slang” by The Shins
001: “Do You Realize??” by The Flaming Lips

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