Yesterday morning, NPR had an interview with Richard Thompson about his new album (sorry, CD) '1000 Years of Popular Music'. The genesis of this project was a survey by Entertainment Weekly where various musicians were asked to list their top 10 songs of the millenium (with the understanding that by "millenium" they meant the last 20 years).

Well, he called their bluff and sent in songs plucked from the last 1000 years.

They didn't print his list.

So now he has a CD with some of his choices on it. He sang a few of the songs on the air and they were amazing. The songs he chose to sing were 'Shenandoah', 'Blackleg Miner' and, believe it or not, 'Oops, I Did It Again'. He did Britney's song a little slower and with an acoustic guitar. Made it sound a little bit like Clapton.

But one of the more amusing things from the album is the final track, 'Marry, Ageyn Hic Hev Donne Yt'. It's a Renaissance style version of 'Oops, I Did It Again'. He calls it a traditional melody from Brittany (clever little pun).

Check out his website for info on this album (sorry, CD) since I don't think it's on Amazon or B&N just yet.