Tag Archives: theme lists

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 →

Pretty good week for the ladies, wouldn’t you say? Winning elections is the best revenge. Congrats to Claire, Elizabeth, Heidi, Mazie, and Tammy for reminding us that a lady’s place is in the Senate. 1. Josie – The Darcys 2. … Continue reading →

Happy Friday after Halloween! 1. Ida Red – Hot Club of Cowtown 2. Irene – Leadbelly 3. Isabel – Steeleye Span 4. Jackie O – John Mellencamp 5. Jamie – Trinity University Jazz Band 6. Jeannine – The Manhattan Transfer … Continue reading →

Still more songs with ladies’ names for titles. 1. Emily – Elana James 2. Emily de Muse – The Buddhacrush 3. Erin – Jiggernaut 4. Evangeline – Los Lobos 5. Fanny – Asylum Street Spankers 6. Ginger Faye – Eddie … Continue reading →

More songs named for ladies, from my binder full of Friday Random Ten lists. 1. Caroline – Georgetown Chimes 2. Cassidy – Suzanne Vega 3. Cecilia – Simon and Garfunkel 4. Cindy – The Chieftains 5. Claudette – Robert Johnson … Continue reading →

There are a lot of songs out there whose titles are just the name of a woman. I’m going to go through the ones I have in my collection. 1. Alison – Tufts Beelzebubs 2. Alma – Tom Lehrer 3. … Continue reading →

For your Friday listening pleasure, ten behaviors to avoid. 1. Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette – Elena James 2. Smoke – Eddie From Ohio 3. Gettin’ High – Asylum Street Spankers 4. Too Much Barbecue – Big Twist and The … Continue reading →

Following up on last week’s post, here are the remaining “one-hit wonders” in my collection from that list that I found in that Village Voice post. 1. Relax – Frankie Goes To Hollywood 2. In A Big Country – Big … Continue reading →

I came across this interesting rumination on what truly makes a “one hit wonder”, which pointed me to this list of the Top 100 One Hit Wonders Of All Time, according to VH1. I encourage you to read the story … Continue reading →