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.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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"
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.
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

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.
Labels:
chuck berry,
david bowie,
dick dale,
link wray,
stealers wheel,
supremes,
tarantino,
the 5.6.7.8's
That Jingle Jangle

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.
Labels:
beatles,
byrds,
counting crows,
icicle works,
rem,
rickenbacker,
storyville,
the animals,
the searchers,
the who,
tom petty
Friday, April 9, 2010
Ron Washington Memorial Playlist

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.
Labels:
charlie robison,
cocaine,
grateful dead,
jj cale,
johnny cash,
little feat,
oasis,
tom petty,
traveling wilburys,
wings,
zz top
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Happy Easter

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

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.
Labels:
black sabbath,
bob schneider,
etc,
henry rollins,
ookla the mok,
rem,
spin doctors,
superheroes,
wings
Friday, March 26, 2010
Weather You Know it or Not

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

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.
Labels:
badfinger,
boston,
crowded house,
del shannon,
faron young,
gin blossoms,
inxs,
iron butterfly,
nirvana,
suicide
Because the Words Get in the Way

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.
Labels:
beatles,
grassrots,
j. geils band,
journey,
na-na,
steam,
steely dan,
the band,
will smith,
wilson pickett
Monday, February 8, 2010
Whatchu Talkin' Bout Fool?

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.

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.
Labels:
bily joel,
bob dylan,
doors,
jimi hendrix,
ray charles,
robin trower,
rolling stones,
stoned,
the who,
van morrison
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