Day 57: The Dictionary

Wow, a lot of things happened on this day in history: Lincoln was shot, the Donner Party set off on their voyage, the Titanic hit the iceberg, Lars Ulrich filed a lawsuit against Napster, etc... The event I think makes for the most fodder for a list, however, occurred in 1828, when Noah Webster copyrighted his first edition of the Dictionary.

To celebrate this event, I've assembled a list of songs containing impressive words. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to make your voice heard! And enjoy.

YouTube:
01. Elvis Costello - Radio, Radio
Word: anaesthetise
02. Deep Puddle Dynamics - The Scarecrow Speaks
Words: eloquence, halfheartedly, clearheadedness, cadence, enunciation, pretentiousness
03. The Decemberists - Los Angeles, I'm Yours (Colin Meloy is impressive)
Words: oligarchs, truncated, demure, elan, languor, divans, dalliant, dolor, iniquity, abhor, retching
04. Aesop Rock - Dryspell
Words: descension, polarized, symmetricating, opulence, sardonically, zephyr
05. Lou Reed - The Original Wrapper
Words: sanctimonious, pugnacious, lugubrious
06. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (Cover Only [but a really good cover])
Words: slipstream, viaducts, avarice
07. Donovan - Atlantis
Word: antediluvian
08. Bruce Hornsby - Spider Fingers (N/A on imeem, "Tessellate" instead)
Word: prestidigitation
09. The Hold Steady - Sequestered In Memphis
Words: subpoenaed, sequestered
10. Bruce Springsteen - Blinded By The Light
Words: calliope, fleshpot, bombardier, avatar

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Day 57: The Dictionary

See, Now You're Smarter,
Erik

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Word: tessellate

And

Word: bon vivant

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