Category Archives: Music

Friday random ten: Rock and roll

Are you ready to rock? Of course you are. So here are ten “Rock” songs for you. 1. Rock & Roll Stew – Traffic 2. Rock and Roll – Velvet Underground 3. Rock and Roll Lawyer – Austin Lounge Lizards … Continue reading

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2010 Opera Vista tickets on sale

I’ve mentioned Opera Vista in this space before. If it sounded interesting to you, now is a good time to check it out. From the inbox: Tickets for 2010 Opera Vista Festival On Sale Now! Opera Vista, winner of the … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Q it up

I’m not even going to pretend that I tried to find ten songs that begin with the same Q word. Frankly, I think the fact that I have ten songs that begin with the letter Q at all is pretty … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Three cheers for the red, white, and blue

I’ve heard it said that “The Stars And Stripes Forever” is the greatest piece of American music ever written. It’s certainly the most recognizable, and as you can see below, it’s pretty versatile as well: I think ol’ John Phillip … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Oh, please

The letter P foiled me, in the sense that I don’t have ten songs that all start with the same word, or a close enough facsimile to fake it. The best I could do was the word “please”, but I … Continue reading

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Special Saturday random (more than) ten: Olympics

Linkmeister throws down the gauntlet. The Olympics motto is “Swifter, Higher, Stronger.” Here are songs from my iTunes library which have those words, synonyms, or root forms in their titles: Click the link to see his list. Here’s mine, which … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Birthday time

Today is my birthday, so to celebrate I’m going to be lazy and just repeat last year’s birthday-themed Friday random ten, with one addition: 1. Birthday – The Beatles 2. Rock and Roll Never Forgets – Bob Seger 3. Happy … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Oh, oh, oh

Oh, what a list: 1. Oh Darling – Aaron Richard 2. Oh Lord, Please Don’t Burn Us – Lager Rhythms 3. Oh Mama – Stanley Smith 4. Oh My Brother – Eddie From Ohio 5. Oh My Soul – The … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: What part of “No” don’t you understand?

My most negative Friday Random Ten yet: 1. No Business – Bonnie Raitt 2. No Cause – Trish and Darin 3. No Hiding Place Down Here – Mutual Admiration Society 4. No Left Turns In Jersey – Eddie From Ohio … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Miss, Mister, Missus

It’s Honorifics Week in the Friday Random Ten: 1. Miss Fritchie – Eddie From Ohio 2. Miss Kate Rusby – Battlefield Band 3. Miss P – The Rogues 4. Mr. Big Stuff – Jean Knight 5. Mr. Heatmiser – Big … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Love, exciting and new

The letter L, like the letter I, offered several possible options for songs beginning with the same word. I thought I’d stick with the classics this time. 1. Love Hurts – Nazareth 2. Love In A Refrigerator Box – Austin … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Keep on keeping on

Hey, remember when I was doing Friday Random Tens based on ten songs that started with the same word, one for each letter of the alphabet? Good times. Let’s pretend I’ve been doing that all along and keep it going … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Never was a cloudy day

Got myself another iTunes gift card for Christmas this year, and I’ve decided that I’m going to spend some of that money on songs from the 2009 Coverville Countdown. That’s the top 40 cover songs as voted by the listeners. … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: The months go by

So what do we have to look forward to in this new year? Let’s check the calendar: 1. January – Rachael Davis 2. Twenty Fourth of February – Flying Fish Sailoers 3. Waters of March – Holly Cole 4. April … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Happy New Year!

It was weird enough living in the year 2001. It’s even weirder living in the year of its sequel. Be that as it may, here are ten New Year’s themed songs to get us started. 1. What Are You Doing … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: The 12 Days of Christmas

My sister first pointed this video out to me, then I saw it at Letters from Texas. And now here it is: Happy Boxing Day, y’all.

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Friday random ten: Christmas time is here

What else could we do on Christmas Day but have a Friday Random Ten featuring songs that have “Christmas” in the title? 1. Another Christmas Song – Stephen Colbert 2. Blue Christmas – Asylum Street Spankers 3. Carolina Christmas – … Continue reading

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As always, Merry Christmas, Mel Torme

It wouldn’t be Christmas if I didn’t link to my favorite Christmas story, about Mel Torme, now would it? Of course not. But since I have, now it is. Merry Christmas, Mel Torme, wherever you are.

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Saturday video break: More Muppets

Now this is how the “Carol of the Bells” should be done: I don’t know what has spurred the recent outbreak of Muppets videos on YouTube, but I certainly do approve of it. Thanks to Oliver Willis for the find.

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Friday random ten: You better watch out

I have a ton of Christmas music in my collection, but only ten songs that refer to Santa Claus in the title: 1. Back Door Santa – Jon Bon Jovi 2. Here Comes Santa Claus – Asleep At The Wheel … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Eight days of Hanukkah

When was the last time you heard a Hanukkah song that was written by a Mormon Senator? Well, here’s your chance: Eight Days of Hanukkah from Tablet Magazine on Vimeo. Pretty catchy, actually. The story behind it is here. You’re … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Lights out

Tomorrow is Lights in the Heights, so today here are ten light-related songs. 1. Blinded By The Light – Bruce Springsteen 2. Trick of the Light – The Who 3. Whenever God Shines His Light – Van Morrison 4. Paradise … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Tell me what that white stuff falling from the sky is called again?

That would be “snow”. Which we don’t get much of here in Houston. But we’re getting it today, and it’s even starting to accumulate. So here are ten songs about snow and/or winter. 1. Snow Day – Trout Fishing in … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Mama mia, let me go

Via pretty much everyone on the internets, the Muppets perform Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Yes, it’s as awesome as it sounds. What can one say? For comparison purposes, stina has a video of the original as well.

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Friday random ten: Thanks for giving

In honor of the holiday weekend, ten songs about thanking and giving. 1. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) – Sly and the Family Stone 2. Thank You Girl – John Hiatt 3. Thank You Friends – Big Star … Continue reading

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Special Thursday video break: You can get anything you want

It’s not the name of the restaurant, it’s the name of the song: I was hoping to find a video based on the original recording, but failed. Since I always manage to forget to turn on the radio in time … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: To the moon!

So, I didn’t get around to the news about NASA finding water on the moon until after I’d published my Friday Random Ten for last week. But the great thing about Fridays is that there’s always another one coming. So … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Johnny, Johnny, Johnny

Apparently, there are a lot of songs – mostly, but not exclusively, folk songs – about someone named John. 1. John Barleycorn – SixMileBridge 2. John Doe #24 – Mary-Chapin Carpenter 3. John Henry – Bruce Springsteen 4. John Ryan’s … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Old school

Three weeks ago was my 25-year high school reunion. This weekend is Alumni Weekend at my university. I couldn’t attend either, but I could put together a school-and-nostalgia oriented Friday Random Ten. 1. Schoolhouse Rock Medley – Lager Rhythms 2. … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Boo!

Are you ready for some Halloween? My iPod is. 1. The Dark Lady – Ceili’s Muse 2. Eighty Hillbillies In A Haunted House – Austin Lounge Lizards 3. The Ghost – Eddie from Ohio 4. Ghost of Stephen Foster – … Continue reading

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Saturday video break: Mah na mah na

Surely this needs no introduction: What can I say? It was the 70s. You had to be there. And if there’s one group that can give a proper modern treatment to this song, it’s the Asylum Street Spankers: Happy Saturday!

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Friday random ten: I can’t

While some letters have presented a challenge to this “Ten Songs That Start With The Same Word” theme, some letters present a plethora of riches. The letter I, for instance, as so many songs begin with the first person singular … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Here, here

Here we go: 1. Here Comes Santa Claus – Asleep At The Wheel 2. Here Comes The Flood – Peter Gabriel 3. Here Comes The Night – Van Morrison 4. Here Comes The Snake – Cherry Poppin’ Daddies 5. Here … Continue reading

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Friday random ten: Going, going, gone

I feel like going somewhere this Friday. How about you? 1. Goin’ Cali – Bruce Springsteen 2. Goin’ Up – Great Big Sea 3. Going Down To The River – Saffire-The Uppity Blues Woman 4. Going For The One – … Continue reading

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