The Virgins "Rich Girls" (22.9 MB) from '07 Club 770 Madison, WI February 2, 2008

When I first checked out the Virgins in preparation for seeing them last fall, this opener from their EP was the song that really grabbed me. It's catchy as hell and has a great walking bass line that really sets up the rest of the record -- though, ironically, they played it in this set as their closer. Somehow I didn't include this song on my best of 2007 mix, and I think it's because I just forgot about it for no particular reason. It should've been there, though, and it was a lot of fun to see people dancing around and singing to it.

(Also, something interesting I just figured out about YouTube. I posted my National Beekeepers Society clips, and at the moment "Amputee" has 420 views, compared with 27 and 8 for the other two. I assume this is because people are searching YouTube for videos of amputees -- I wonder if they're disappointed when they realize they're just getting indie rock and no sexy stumps.)