1970s One Hit Wonders

July 27, 2006

1970s One Hit Wonders:
Rediscover great single chart-toppers from 1970 — 1974, the golden age of AM radio.
1. Venus - Shocking Blue
2. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo - Lobo
3. Reflections Of My Life - The Marmalade
4. Ride Captain Ride - Blues Image
5. Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
6. In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
7. Ooh Child - The Five Stairsteps
8. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
9. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
10. Bonus Track: Good Time Charlie’s Got The… - Danny O’Keefe
11. Suavecito - Malo
12. One Toke Over The Line - Brewer & Shipley
13. Funky Nassau, Part 1 - The Beginning Of The End
14. Hold Your Head Up - Argent
15. (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
16. Hot Rod Lincoln - Commander Cody
17. Vehicle - Ides of March
18. Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex
19. Why Can’t We Live Together - Timmy Thomas
20. Mister Can’t You See - Buffy Sainte-Marie
21. Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat
22. Jungle Fever (Single Version) - Chakachas
23. Baby Take Me In Your Arms - Jefferson
24. The Rapper - The Jaggerz
25. Ma Belle Amie - The Tee Set
26. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg With Marshall Brickman
27. Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango
28. Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III
29. Brother Louie - The Stories
30. Natural High - Bloodstone
31. Smokin’ In The Boy’s Room - Brownsville Station
32. Woman To Woman - Shirley Brown
33. Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
34. T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - M.F.S.B.
35. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
36. I Can Help - Billy Swan (1)
37. Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
38. The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
39. Lovin’ You - Minnie Riperton
40. Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield

American HI FI Personal Playlist:
The pop grunge outfit wears their influences on their sleeves on this playlist.
1. Making A Killing - Phantom Planet
2. Silence Kit - Pavement
3. Dirty Boots - Sonic Youth
4. Only Shallow - My Bloody Valentine
5. Can’t Get Out Of Bed - The Charlatans U.K.
6. September Gurls - Big Star
7. He’s A Whore - Cheap Trick
8. Rich Girl - Hall & Oates
9. Late For The Sky - Jackson Browne
10. Fix Up, Look Sharp - Dizzee Rascal
11. Happy Kid - Nada Surf
12. High - Feeder
13. I’ll Stick Around - Foo Fighters
14. Hackensack - Fountains Of Wayne
15. Game Of Pricks - Guided By Voices
16. Rock ‘N’ Roll Star - Oasis
17. End Of A Century - Blur
18. Between The Bars - Elliott Smith
19. Unsung - Helmet
20. Star Sign - Teenage Fanclub

Space Jams: NASA’s Favorite Tunes:
According to USA Today, the following songs have been played for astronauts in space since in 1961. Rock on, NASA!
1. Off We Go Into the Wild Blue Yonder - Usaf Band
2. Anchors Aweigh - California Wind Orchestra
3. Marine Corps Hymn - El Paso Wind Symphony
4. I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
5. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
6. Waltzing Matilda - The American Military Band
7. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
8. Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes - Jimmy Buffett
9. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? - The Clash
10. Come On Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners

Brazil Rocks! 1965-70

July 17, 2006

Brazil Rocks! 1965-70:
In the 1960s, Brazil was home to some of the hippest rock ‘n’ roll around.
1. A Minha Menina - Os Mutantes
2. Take It Easy My Brother Charlie - Jorge Gil
3. Divino Maravilhoso - Gal Costa
4. Super-Bacana - Caetano Veloso
5. Domingo No Parque - Gilberto Gil
6. Panis Et Circenses - Os Mutantes
7. O Telefone Tocou Novamente - Jorge Ben
8. Soy Loco Por Ti, America - Caetano Veloso
9. Nao Identificado - Gal Costa
10. Procissao - Gilberto Gil
11. Mas Que Nada - Jorge Ben
12. Bat Macumba - Gilberto Gil
13. Tropicalia - Caetano Veloso
14. Ave, Lucifer - Os Mutantes

Umphrey’s McGee Mix Tape:
Toss all these eclectic influences and favorites into a blender and you have the perfect recipe for an Umphrey’s McGee.
1. Bayliss intro - Umphrey’s McGee
2. On “Women, Wine and Song” - Umphrey’s McGee
3. Women, Wine and Song - Umphrey’s McGee
4. Favorite Huey Lewis tune - Umphrey’s McGee
5. If This Is It - Huey Lewis and the News
6. I started playing guitar in high school - Umphrey’s McGee
7. Travelling Riverside Blues - Robert Johnson
8. I was into Guns N’ Roses before Led Zeppel… - Umphrey’s McGee
9. Mr. Brownstone - Guns N’ Roses
10. What about the softer side of Brendan Bayliss - Umphrey’s McGee
11. Save A Prayer - Duran Duran
12. Give me a few more words about the new record - Umphrey’s McGee
13. Believe the Lie - Umphrey’s McGee
14. European Tour commentary - Umphrey’s McGee
15. What bands do you dig from today? - Umphrey’s McGee
16. Becky - The Benevento Russo Duo
17. “‘No Woman No Cry” - Umphrey’s McGee
18. No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
19. Bil Laswell remixes - Umphrey’s McGee
20. Black Satin / What If / Agharta Prelude Dub - Miles Davis
21. The ghost of Bob Marley - Umphrey’s McGee
22. Is This Love - Bob Marley
23. Jake got started with his parents record collec… - Umphrey’s McGee
24. Locomotion - John Coltrane
25. A drummer first before a guitarist - Umphrey’s McGee
26. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
27. Blue Oyster Cult, The Long Island Sound - Umphrey’s McGee
28. Black Blade - Blue Oyster Cult
29. More BOC - Umphrey’s McGee
30. Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll - Blue Oyster Cult
31. Getting into Frank Zappa, “Inca Roads”… - Umphrey’s McGee
32. Inca Roads - Frank Zappa
33. It sounded so impossible to play - Umphrey’s McGee
34. Lumpy Gravy Part One: The Way I See It, Barry/D… - Frank Zappa
35. Early Van Halen covers - Umphrey’s McGee
36. Mean Street - Van Halen
37. Jazz Crusade - Umphrey’s McGee
38. Words - Umphrey’s McGee

Remembering Ella Fitzgerald:
Dubbed the First Lady of Song, Ella was the most popular female jazz singer of the 20th century.
1. Blue Skies - Ella Fitzgerald
2. A-Tisket, A-Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald
3. ‘Deed I Do - Ella Fitzgerald / Count Basie
4. Love Is Here To Stay - Ella Fitzgerald
5. Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
6. Mack The Knife - Ella Fitzgerald
7. Black Coffee - Ella Fitzgerald
8. I’m Beginning To See The Light - Ella Fitzgerald
9. Miss Otis Regrets - Ella Fitzgerald
10. Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Ella Fitzgerald
11. Gotta Be This Or That - Ella Fitzgerald
12. Midnight Sun - Ella Fitzgerald
13. East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon) - Ella Fitzgerald
14. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Ella Fitzgerald
15. More Than You Know - Ella Fitzgerald

R.I.P. Roger “Syd” Barrett: 1946 - 2006:
Celebrate the genius of Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd’s original madcap leader and psychedelic gnome of the London Underground.
1. See Emily Play - Pink Floyd
2. Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd
3. Arnold Layne - Pink Floyd
4. Golden Hair - Syd Barrett
5. Opel - Syd Barrett
6. Baby Lemonade - Syd Barrett
7. Birdie Hop - Syd Barrett
8. Octopus - Syd Barrett
9. Gigolo Aunt - Syd Barrett
10. Jugband Blues - Pink Floyd
11. Terrapin - Syd Barrett
12. Dark Globe - Syd Barrett
13. Effervescing Elephant - Syd Barrett
14. It Is Obvious - Syd Barrett
15. Bike - Pink Floyd
16. Wolfpack - Syd Barrett
17. Bob Dylan Blues - Syd Barrett
18. Dolly Rocker - Syd Barrett
19. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd

Most Popular Wedding Reception Songs:
1. At Last - Etta James
2. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker
3. By Your Side - Sade
4. We’ve Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
5. You Send Me - Sam Cooke
6. Love Is Here To Stay - Frank Sinatra
7. Crazy - Patsy Cline
8. You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
9. I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
10. Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
11. Always And Forever - Heatwave
12. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
13. Pledging My Love - Emmylou Harris
14. If - Bread
15. Embraceable You - Sarah Vaughan
16. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
17. Endless Love - Diana Ross
18. The Way You Look Tonight - Dick Haymes
19. Tonight, I Celebrate My Love - Roberta Flack
20. Just The Way You Are - Diana Krall
21. Memories Are Made Of This - Dean Martin
22. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
23. You’re My Best Friend - Queen
24. Sea Of Love - Cat Power
25. All The Way - Frank Sinatra

T In The Park 2006

July 12, 2006

T In The Park 2006:
1. Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Do You Want To (Single Version) - Franz Ferdinand
3. My Generation - The Who
4. Juicebox - The Strokes
5. Na Na Na Na Naa - Kaiser Chiefs
6. I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
7. Twenty Years - Placebo
8. Tied Up Too Tight (Album Version) - Hard-fi
9. Forever Lost - The Magic Numbers
10. Above The Clouds - Paul Weller
11. C’mon People (We’re Making It Now) - Richard Ashcroft
12. Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
13. Munich - Editors
14. White Unicorn - Wolfmother
15. A Man Needs To Be Told - Charlatans U.K.
16. Country Girl - Primal Scream
17. We Just Won’t Be Defeated - The Go Team
18. Hush - Kula Shaker
19. Getting Better - Gomez
20. (vaka) - Sigur Ros
21. Soul Meets Body - Death Cab For Cutie

The Land of the Free: An Independence Day Playlist:
Kick off your Independence Day with a playlist that celebrates some patriotic tunes.
1. The Star Spangled Banner - Whitney Houston
2. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
3. America - Simon and Garfunkel
4. The Hands That Built America - U2
5. Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly - Aaron Tippin
6. American Baby - Dave Matthews Band
7. Surfin’ U.S.A. - The Beach Boys
8. Red White And Blue - Lynyrd Skynyrd
9. American Pie - Don McLean
10. American Girl - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
11. Till My Dyin’ Day - Brooks & Dunn
12. Back In The U.S.A. - Chuck Berry
13. American Music - Violent Femmes
14. America - Neil Diamond
15. This Ain’t No Rag, It’s A Flag - Charlie Daniels Band
16. God Bless The USA - Lee Greenwood