I heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody
Every great song by the Beach Boys
All the underground hits
All the Modern Lovers tracks
~ 'Losing My Edge' - LCD Soundsystem
I admittedly only got into The Modern Lovers in the last year. When I saw The Shins play last year, they covered a song I'd never heard before. A couple guys in the crowd by us went insane when they heard it. I asked them what it was, and they said 'Someone I Care About' by The Modern Lovers.
I went home and downloaded the track from iTunes and then spent months trying to find the album. Lucky for me, Sanctuary Records reissued it (here's a 9.2 rating for you hipsters).
I humorously enough didn't realize for months that The Modern Lovers were led by Jonathan Richman, who most people know as the singer/narrator from Something About Mary. I had been introduced to Jonathan when he used to perform on Conan in the '90's. As he has a lot of unique ticks, I remember seeing him and thinking, "Who the crap is this guy, this is awesome?!"
12 years later I finally pieced it all together and have been enjoying his music this last year or so.
So, any other fans (looking at you, Martha)? What are your favorite albums/songs?
Here are some humorous and entertaining vids of him I've found on Youtube:
I'm So Confused
Abdul & Cleopatra