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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 →

More Memphis and more foreign places. 1. Leningrad – Billy Joel 2. Lisdoonvarna – Ceili’s Muse 3. Liverpool Sunset – Gerald Jay Markoe 4. London Homesick Blues – Flying Fish Sailors 5. (Making The Run To) Gladewater – Michelle Shocked … Continue reading →

It’s hard to be a saint in the city, y’all. 1. I’ve Been To Memphis – Lyle Lovett 2. (I’ve Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo – Glenn Miller 3. In London So Fair – Susan McKeown 4. Independence, Indiana – … Continue reading →

“Ah, The City. My The City.” What, am I the only one that ever watched The Tick? 1. Galveston Bay – Bruce Springsteen 2. Galway Farmer – Ceili’s Muse 3. The Girl From Ipanema – Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto … Continue reading →

Just a city boy with some city songs… 1. Dallas, Texas – Austin Lounge Lizards 2. Detroit Rock City – KISS 3. Do You Know The Way To San Jose? – Dionne Warwick 4. The Duke of Dubuque – Manhattan … Continue reading →

More cities, more songs. 1. Asheville/Crashville – Austin Lounge Lizards 2. Beaumont Boys – Ezra Charles 3. Boston – Augustana 4. Chattanooga Choo Choo – Glenn Miller 5. Chinatown – Joe Jackson 6. Cold Chicago – Humming House 7. Darlington … Continue reading →

The musical geography continues as we move from states to cities. If only I had at least ten songs about city-states… 1. Abilene – Yes 2. Albuquerque – Weird Al Yankovic 3. All The Way To Memphis – Mott the … Continue reading →

Our tour of the musical United States comes to an end this week. 1. Nebraska – Bruce Springsteen 2. Mimosas In Missouri – Eddie From Ohio 3. Mississippi Delta Blues – Elena James 4. Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand – Glenn Miller … Continue reading →

Following up on last week, our musical tour of the United States continues. 1. Massachusetts – Greg Greenaway 2. There’s A Panther In Michigan – Trout Fishing In America 3. Montana – Frank Zappa 4. Minnesota 1945 – Eddie From … Continue reading →

Let’s take a musical tour around the fifty states, shall we? Or at least, around the states for which I have songs with a state name in the title. 1. Ant In Alaska – Liz Phair 2. Alabama – Neil … Continue reading →

In honor of the recent Senate talking filibuster, ten songs about talking. 1. Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love – Van Halen 2. Careless Talk – Billy Joel 3. Let Them Talk – Spoek Mathambo 4. Something To Talk About – Bonnie … Continue reading →

I did this before some months ago and thought it was fun, so here we go again. I’m going to post some lyrics from ten songs in my collection. Your job is to name those tunes, and for extra credit … Continue reading →

You might have heard, or heard about, Ravens QB Joe Flacco’s post Super Bowl f-bomb. That got me to thinking about the things you’re just not supposed to say, or to sing, on the radio. Here are ten songs on … Continue reading →

One more week till the end of the world, which one must admit would be a neat solution to the so-called fiscal cliff. Here’s a Friday random ten that combines the two: 1. Close To The Edge – Yes 2. … Continue reading →

We come to the end of our lady lists. 1. Roxanne – The Police 2. Sally Goodin – Hot Club of Cowtown 3. Sally Goodin – The Chieftains 4. Sally Simpson – The Who 5. Sister Fatima – Don McLean … Continue reading →

Getting close to the end of this series: 1. Mrs. Martha Knowles – Silly Wizard 2. Mrs. McGrath – Bruce Springsteen 3. Mrs. Robinson – Simon and Garfunkel 4. Mrs. Robinson – Pomplamoose 5. Peg – Steely Dan 6. Polly … Continue reading →

Taking a short respite from the girls’ name songs to note the event of the day. 1. Black Water – Doobie Brothers 2. Reverend Mr. Black – Kingston Trio 3. Long Black Veil – Dave Matthews 4. Black Horse and … Continue reading →

More ladies’ names as song titles. Let’s get to it: 1. Margot Fonteyn – Eddie From Ohio 2. Mari Mac – Great Big Sea 3. Marie – Randy Newman 4. Mary Ann – Ben Arthur 5. Minnie The Moocher – … Continue reading →