Thursday, December 23, 2010

Jingle All The Way

1. The Goodbye Look - Donald Fagen
2. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
3. Our Deal - Best Coast
4. A Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
5. Moving in Stereo - The Cars 
6. Song for a Winter's Night - Gordon Lightfoot
7. Welcome to the Good Times - Black Crowes
8. You Can Do Better than Me - Death Cab for Cutie
9. American Girls - Counting Crows
10. Charlie Freak - Steely Dan


Non-Christmas songs that use sleigh bells.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Oh, THAT Again

1. Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence
2. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
3. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes 
4. Venus - Shocking Blue
5. You Keep Me Hangin' On - The Supremes
6. I'll Be There - The Jackson 5
7. Lady Marmalade - Labelle

8. Lean on Me - Bill Withers
9. When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge

Songs that were #1 hits and were later #1 hits again for a different artist (complete).

Thursday, November 18, 2010

I Can Quit Any Time I Want To - Really

1. I'm So Tired - The Beatles
2. Big Empty - STP
3. Soul Kitchen - The Doors
4. Hand in Pocket - Alanis Morrisette
5. Fourth of July - Robert Earl Keen
6. Flowers on the Wall - Statler Bros.
7. The Nightfly - Donald Fagen
8. Easy to Slip - Little Feat
9. Even the Losers - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
10. King of the World- Steely Dan

11. 40 Dogs - Bob Schnieder
12. One Headlight - Wallflowers

Songs that mention cigarettes... but only a few of the hundreds.

Friday, November 5, 2010

I'm Burning For You

1. Norwegian Wood- The Beatles 
2. Burn Down the Mission- Elton John 
3. Rebels- Tom Petty 
4. Time and Time Again- Counting Crows 
5. One More Minute- Weird Al Yankovic 
6. Your Old Love Letters- Ricky Skaggs 
7. Throwin' Rocks- Robert Earl Keen 
8. You Can't Lose What You Never Had- Muddy Waters 
9. Smoke on the Water- Deep Purple 
10. My Rival- Steely Dan
11. Sonny Came Home-Shawn Colvin

Songs where someone sets something on fire.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Rev Up The Engine

1. Drive My Car- Beatles 
2. Too Young to Die- David Crosby 
3. Little GTO- Ronnie & the Daytonas 
4. Crosstown Traffic- Jimi Hendrix 
5. Jaguar- The Who 
6. She Runs Hot- Little Village 
7. Helen Wheels- McCartney 
8. Outskirts- James McMurtry 
9. Long May You Run- Neil Young 
10. Makin' Thunderbirds- Bob Seger
11. Midnight Cruiser - Steely Dan
12. Drive South - John Hiatt
13. Mercury Blues - Various

Songs about cars and driving.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Shine On...

1. Time Out of Mind - Steely Dan 
2. Julia - The Beatles 
3. Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) - The Doors 
4. Do Ya - ELO 
5. Love is a Long Road - Tom Petty 6.Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix 
7. Esther Be the One - ZZ Top 
8. Bluegrass Widow - Robert Earl Keen 
9. Dixie Chicken-Little Feat 
10. Wilbury Twist - Traveling Wilburys

Songs that mention the moon, but are not about the moon.


Thursday, August 5, 2010

Popcorn, Candy and Music

Courtesy of Stephanie Hill

1. Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles
 
2. Message in a Bottle - The Police 
3. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd 
4. Loser - Beck 
5. Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin 
6. One Fine Day - The Chiffons 
7. Night Moves - Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band 
8. The Freshman - Verve Pipe 
9. Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones 

Song titles that are also movie titles.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

I Read A Book

1. Rain King - Counting Crows 

2. Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds 

3. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane 

4. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin 

5. Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police 

6. Home at Last - Steely Dan 

7. Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream 

8. Tin Man - America 

9. Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police 

10. I am the Walrus - The Beatles

Songs with literary references or source material.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Put Your Hands Together

Courtesy of Stephanie Hill

1. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt

2. Where it's at - Beck

3. No Matter What - Badfinger

4. Jack and Diane - John Mellencamp

5. More than a Feeling - Boston

6. Centerfield - John Fogerty

7. Heartache Tonight - Eagles

8. Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band

9. We Will Rock You - Queen


Songs that feature hand clapping.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Blowing Out the Candles

Courtesy of Stephanie Hill


1. She Made Herself a Promise - Jerry Jeff Walker\
2. Mad World - Gary Jules
3. Dead and Bloated - Stone Temple Pilots
4. Cry to Heaven - Elton John
5. Six Feet Underground - No Doubt
6. I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi
7. Happy Birthday to Me - Cracker
8. Timothy - Jet
9. Every Morning - Cranberries


Songs the mention "Birthdays"

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Wait, is this missing a string?

1. Squeeze Box - The Who
2. When I Dream of Michaelangelo - Counting Crows
3. Old Man - Neil Young
4. Take it Easy - Eagles
5. Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin
6. Breakdown - Guns N Roses
7. Runnin' Blue - The Doors
8. Psychotic Girl - The Black Keys
9. Jump Sturdy - Dr. John
10. Skinned - Blind Melon (that is one sick song about one sick individual!)

Non-country songs that feature the banjo.


Thursday, June 10, 2010

You Don't Say!


1. Baba O'Riley-The Who

2. Black Dog-Led Zeppelin

3. Pretzel Logic-Steely Dan

4. Border Song-Elton John

5. Subterranean Homesick Blues-Dylan

6. Interstate Love Song-STP

7. The Weight-The Band

8. A Day in the Life-Beatles

9. For What It's Worth-Buffalo Springfield

10. Hannah Jane-Hootie and the Blowfish

11. Unchained Melody-Righteous Bros

12. Cherub Rock-Smashing Pumpkins

13. Synchronicity II- The Police

14. Peace Frog - The Doors

15. Yer Blues - The Beatles

16. My Back Pages - Bob Dylan

17. Big Empty - Stone Temple Pilots

18. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

19. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles

20. Funk #49 - The James Gang


Songs whose titles do not appear in the lyrics.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Who's Your Daddy?

1. Papa was a Rolling Stone - Temptations
2. My Father's Eyes - Eric Clapton
3. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown
4. Daddy Sang Bass - Johnny Cash
5. Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
6. Papa Loved Mama - Garth Brooks
7. Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah - Allen Sherman
8. Daddy Could Swear, I Declare - Gladys Knight
9. Father Figure - George Michael
10. I'm A Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas - Louis Armstrong

Happy Fathers Day.



Friday, June 4, 2010

Christopher Walken Requested It


1. Low Rider- War

2. Honky Tonk Women- Rolling Stones

3. Funky Cold Medina- Tone Lōc

4. Down on the Corner- CCR

5. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet- BTO

6. We're an American Band- Grand Funk Railroad

7. Mississippi Queen- Mountain

8. Play That Funky Music- Wild Cherry

9. Oye Como Va- Santana

10. (Don't Fear) The Reaper- Blue Öyster Cult


I need more cowbell.

Friday, April 23, 2010

As a Doornail

1. Plynth (Water Down the Drain) - The Jeff Beck Group
2. Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
3. Baby's In Black - The Beatles
4. Knockin on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
5. Hammer to Fall - Queen
6. Art of Dying - George Harrison
7. Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
8. In My Time of Dying - Led Zeppelin
9. Family Reserve - Lyle Lovett
10. Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
11. O Death - Ralph Stanley
12. One Headlight - Wallflowers

Songs about death and dying.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Kill Reservoir Jackie Fiction

Courtesy of Mark Armstrong

1. You Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry
2. Cat People - David Bowie
3. Woo Hoo - The 5.6.7.8's
4. Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
5. Baby Love - The Supremes
6. Misirlou - Dick Dale
7. Rumble - Link Wray

Songs from Quentin Tarantino Movies.

That Jingle Jangle

1. Turn Turn Turn - The Byrds
2. What You’re Doing - The Beatles
3. Hard Candy - Counting Crows
4. Listen to Her Heart - Tom Petty
5. I Can’t Explain - The Who
6. The One I Love - REM
7. When You Walk in the Room - The Searchers
8. Bitter Rain - Storyville
9. It’s My Life - The Animals
10. Hollow Horse - Icicle Works

Songs that prominently feature the Rickenbacker guitar.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Ron Washington Memorial Playlist

1. Cocaine - JJ Cale
2. Sailin’ Shoes - Little Feat
3. Casey Jones - Grateful Dead
4. Cocaine Blues - Johnny Cash
5. Got Me Under Pressure - ZZ Top
6. Listen to Her Heart - Tom Petty
7. Sunset Boulevard - Charlie Robison
8. If You Belonged to Me - Traveling Wilburys
9. Cigarettes and Alcohol - Oasis
10.Rock Show - Wings

Songs that mention cocaine.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Happy Easter

1. Good Friday - Black Crowes
2. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
3.I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket - BB King & Diane Schuul
4. Eggs & Sausage - Tom Waites
5. Chick Habit - April March
6. Egg Cream - Lou Reed
7. Hard Candy - Counting Crows
8. Rabbit Fur Coat - Jenny Lewis

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Here I Come to Save the Day

Courtesy of Mark Armstrong

1. Jimmy Olsen's Blues - Spin Doctors
2. Superman - R.E.M.
3. Batman - Bob Schneider
4. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
5. Magneto and Titanium Man - Wings
6. Ghost Rider - Henry Rollins
7. Arthur Curry - Ookla the Mok
8. That’s Really Super, Supergirl - XTC
9. Flowerparts - Bob Schneider

Songs that mention or are about superheroes.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Weather You Know it or Not

1. Bus Stop - The Hollies
2. Call Me the Breeze - JJ Cale
3. Rain - The Beatles
4. Up on Cripple Creek - The Band
5. Stone Free - Jimi Hendrix
6. Razor Boy - Steely Dan
7. Rock and Roll Music - Chuck Berry
8. Round Here - Counting Crows
9. Stormy Weather - Billie Holiday
10. Couldn't Stand the Weather- Stevie Ray Vaughan

Songs that mention different kinds of weather.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Theme from M*A*S*H

Courtesy of Mark Armstrong

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
2. More Than A Feeling - Boston
3. Come And Get It - Badfinger
4. What You Need - INXS
5. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young - Faron Young
6. Little Runaway - Del Shannon
7. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
8. Better Be Home Soon - Crowded House
9. Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms

Songs from artists who committed suicide.


Because the Words Get in the Way

1. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam
2. Hey Jude - The Beatles
3. Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
4. Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' - Journey
5. Change of the Guard - Steely Dan
6.Midnight Confession - Grassroots
7. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
8. Centerfold - J. Geils Band
9. Gettin Jiggy With It - Will Smith

Songs with na-na-na lyrics.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Whatchu Talkin' Bout Fool?

1. Fool Yourself – Little Feat
2. What a Fool Believes – The Doobie Brothers
3. Only a Fool Would Say That – Steely Dan
4. The Fool on the Hill – The Beatles
5. Chain of Fools – Aretha Franklin
6. Fool to Cry – Rolling Stones
7. Fool for your Stockings – ZZ Top
8. Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
9. Ship of Fools – The Doors
10. Who’s Foolin’ Who – Delbert McClinton
11. Don’t Call Me a Fool – Charlie Robison
12. Mama’s Guilty Fool – Jesse Dayton
13. Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who

Songs that mention fools.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Not Necessarily Stoned, but Beautiful.

1. The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat) - The Doors
2. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan

3. And it Stoned Me - Van Morrison

4. Too Rolling Stoned - Robin Trower
5. Are you Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Experience
6. Let's Go Get Stoned - Ray Charles
7. Stoned - Rolling Stones

8. Piano Man - Billy Joel

9. Bargain - The Who

Songs that mention getting or being stoned, or others who are.