16 Sixteens - Rabbi David Sedley

Tonight is the 16th day of the Omer, making 2 weeks and 2 days (Gevurah in Tiferet)

Here are sixteen “16” songs which you could use as ringtones

1. Sixteen by Musical Youth (If you remember Musical Youth you must be older than 16 now)

3. Sweet Little Sixteen by Chuck Berry (from a very long time ago – sounds a lot like BeachBoys doesn’t it)

5. Just Sixteen by Velvet Revolver (What Slash did next)

6. 16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six by Tom Waits (Who can ever compare to Tom Waits? Fantastic. Though it is not “music” (according to my wife) so perhaps it is permitted to listen to Tom during Sefirah?)

7. Sixteen by The Buzzcocks (Just what you’d expect from Manchester)

8. 16 Days by Whiskeytown (Before Ryan Adams became famous. Not the “e” to show it is not scotch whisky)

9. Christine Sixteen by KISS (Chaim Witz aka Gene Simmons on vocals)

10. Sixteen Tons by Eels

11. Sixteen by Sebadoh (LoFi indeed)

12. Sweet Sixteen by Billy Idol (Generation X)

13. Sixteen Blue by The Replacements (Or did they mean “Sixteen, Gevurah she-be-tiferet”?)

14. Sixteen by Iggy Pop and the Stooges (Ok, maybe they come close to Tom Waits in brilliance)

15. Sixteen Saltines by Jack White (I love this one – Jack is so mental he is brilliant)

16. Only Sixteen by Sam Cooke (Something sweet to complete the list)