Tag Archives: theme lists

I’m pretty sure we’ll all be happy to never hear the words “polar vortex” again. 1. Baby, It’s Cold Outside – The Priestess And The Fool 2. Cold – Annie Lennox 3. Cold Chicago – Humming House 4. Cold Irons … Continue reading →

Or you could, if it hadn’t been clobbered by a pickup truck coming the other direction and drifting into my lane while I was waiting at a stoplight last weekend. So in memory of my old minivan, whose fate is … Continue reading →

In honor of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, ten songs about bridges. 1. The Bridge – Eddie From Ohio 2. Bridge of Sighs – Robin Trower 3. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Aretha Franklin 4. Bridge Over Troubled Water – … Continue reading →

I’m pretty sure I’ve done a list of “New” songs for the new year, but it’s another new year and I’ve got no better ideas, so. 1. New Blood – Robert Cray 2. New Blues – Joe Satriani 3. New … Continue reading →

Not love, but that other thing. 1. Easy Money – Billy Joel 2. Gimme Some Money – Brian Grosz 3. I Need Some Money – John Lee Hooker 4. Money – Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings 5. Money (That’s … Continue reading →

I was born after the assassination of JFK, so I have nothing to add to the nostalgia and remembrances of this week. But the least I can do is contribute a list of songs performed by various Johns in commemoration … Continue reading →

It’s All Saints Day/Dia de los Muertos, so let’s have ten songs about the dead. 1. Dead – They Might Be Giants 2. Dead Man’s Shoes – The Virginmarys 3. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead – Jackson Browne & Warren … Continue reading →

Yesterday was my 15th wedding anniversary. In celebration of that, these are some of the mushiest love songs I have in my collection: 1. Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley 2. Just The Way You Are – Billy … Continue reading →

One last set of animal-related songs. Watch the birdie! 1. Bee Of The Bird Of The Month – They Might Be Giants 2. The Bird – Eddie From Ohio 3. Bird Feathers – Charlie Parker 4. Bird On The Wire … Continue reading →

Last week dogs, this week cats. 1. The Cat Came Back – Flying Fish Sailors 2. Cat Scratch Fever – Hayseed Dixie 3. Cat’s Game – Greg Camp 4. Cool For Cats – Chris Difford 5. The Eleven Cats Of … Continue reading →

If you’ve seen my personal Facebook page, you know that we are hosting the hedghog that belongs to Olivia’s fourth grade class this weekend. In honor of that, I went looking for animal-related songs in my library. No hedgehog tunes, … Continue reading →

Influenced by the news, as you might imagine. 1. Baby Missiles – The War On Drugs 2. Life During Wartime – Talking Heads 3. Peaceful Warrior – Flying Fish Sailors 4. Some Unholy War – Amy Winehouse 5. War – … Continue reading →

My inspiration this week is this Grantland playlist of the Top 64 Songs Of The Millennium. I presumed it was a decade retrospective thing, thus defined as the years 2000-2010, but it turns out that they just meant “since 2000”. … Continue reading →

It’s about time to rock isn’t it? This made me realize I’d never done a Random Ten list about “rock” songs. No time like the present, I say. 1. It’s Still Rock & Roll To Me – Billy Joel 2. … Continue reading →

We’re back from a family wedding in Colorado, which included a trip to the top of Pike’s Peak, where the girls got to see snow falling. That’s my inspiration for this week’s Friday Random Ten. 1. Ain’t No Mountain High … Continue reading →

My inspiration for this week is this Buzzfeed list of 36 pop/punk albums I need to hear before I die. Clearly, I have my work cut out for me, because I have exactly none of those albums. In fact, I … Continue reading →

In honor of little Prince Hashtag (*), here are ten songs about male royalty – you know, the kind that Tina Brown approves of. 1. Prince Charles – Christine Lavin 2. Prince Nez – Squirrel Nut Zippers 3. Prince of … Continue reading →

And we’re back to baseball after the All Star Break, and we’re back for a supersized serving of “star” songs. 1. At The Stars – Better Than Ezra 2. When You Wish Upon A Star – Ringo Starr & Herb … Continue reading →

We are at the All Star Break, and to my amazement, I have never done a Friday Random Ten based on “star” songs. I’m going to rectify that this week and next. 1. Star – Stealers Wheel 2. Star (of … Continue reading →

Dedicated to that great American Stephen Colbert. 1. America – Simon & Garfunkel 2. America – Yes 3. America The Beautiful – Ray Charles 4. American Girl – Roger McGuinn 5. American Idiot – Green Day 6. American Land – … Continue reading →

One last tour of musical cities. 1. UMMG (Upper Manhattan Medical Group) – Joe Henderson 2. Vienna – Billy Joel 3. Walkin’ In Jerusalem – Eddie From Ohio 4. Walking In Memphis – Marc Cohn 5. Weekend In Austin – … Continue reading →

My office is moving downtown today. This is good in a number of ways – it’s closer to home, and I will have a much broader selection at lunchtime – and it’s bad in a number of ways – now … Continue reading →

I’ve been in a different city (Austin) all week for a training class, but I’m headed back to my own city (Houston) today. None of these songs are about either of those cities. 1. Miami 2017 – Billy Joel 2. … Continue reading →