It came from the nineties (Vol. 19)

Posted on 11 May 2008 | 4 Comments

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day 2008 than with some Marilyn Manson, some Geto Boys, and (of course) some Ricky Martin? Oh yeah, and don’t you just love “In The Meantime?”

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 18)

Posted on 6 May 2008 | 1 Comment

…this is how we do it (just imagine I’m singing along to this). Or not. Every single time that “Roll To Me” came on the radio back in the day I could never remember who it was. Never ever. Nuh uh.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 17)

Posted on 2 May 2008 | 1 Comment

Now that my problems with Chinese mega-conglomerates hotlinking my files has apparently been solved, here is another healthy dose of 1990’s tunes to accompany you on a long walk down memory lane. Want more of these? Click on the “Search this site” drop down list on your right and select “1990’s.” Have at it.

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Bloggy McBloggerson (or) A Florida Mix

Posted on 19 April 2008 | 1 Comment

So Amy is in Florida for some special Disney event where they’ve invited a bunch of mom bloggers from around the country to check out Disney World. Yeah, she’s pretty much the shit when it comes to mom bloggers. I (on the other hand) am here in Chicago with Hailey on a gray (but slightly warm) day. Bet you didn’t know we were a family of bloggers did you? Well, Amy didn’t have time to make a playlist for her flight to Orlando yesterday, so here is my crack at it.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 16)

Posted on 10 April 2008 | 3 Comments

It is raining here in Chicago so what better cure for the rainy day blues than some Green Day and Blues Traveler? And a few other good ones as well. Classics. So you want to see the rest of the series? Click on the “Browse categories” drop-down list over in the sidebar and select “1990’s.” That’s all you have to do.

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The Shortest Hiatus in History

Posted on 8 April 2008 | 1 Comment

So this may officially be the shortest hiatus in blogging history. I guess I just needed to vent and explain myself and why the posts won’t be coming as fast and as frequently as they normally do. All that being said, I’m actually working from home and watching Hailey today since she is sick and can’t go to daycare plus this little remix mix was ready to go. Enjoy.

MP3 | Vampire Weekend – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Black Dominoes Remix)
MP3 | Matt & Kim – It’s A Fact (Printed Stained) (Mano Remix ft. Hollywood Holt)
MP3 | Alkaline Trio – Burn (Tim Armstrong Remix)
MP3 | Peter Bjorn & John – Young Folks (Datassette Remix)
MP3 | Gui Boratto – Beautiful Life (Sascha Funke Remix)

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 15)

Posted on 3 April 2008 | 1 Comment

I hope that my daughter never goes through a Spice Girls stage. I hope and I pray. For the 70 songs from the 1990’s that preceded this batch, just type “nineties” in the search box in the right sidebar.

Weekly songs

Got Me Going Lyrics Day 26	That’s The Way Lyrics Timbaland
Amnesia Lyrics Cherish	Love Is You Lyrics Chrisette Michele
Just Got Started Lovin’ You Lyrics James Otto	What Can I Say Lyrics Timbaland
Bye Bye Lyrics Mariah Carey	Ain’t I Lyrics Jay-Z
Never Say Lyrics Sincere	Midnight Sun Lyrics Garth Brooks

Get your free list here.

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I Want My Mommy (A Mix)

Posted on 2 April 2008 | No Comments

Well, I’m off to drop Hailey off at day care this morning since Amy is on her way to New Jersey. We’ll see how things go. Amy will be back Friday night so until then it is just me and my little girl hanging out, watching ESPN, and kickin’ out the jamz.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 14)

Posted on 29 March 2008 | No Comments

I remember painting houses one summer back in the mid 90’s and listening to a lot of Luniz, Bone Thugs, and Beastie Boys. Good times indeed.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 13)

Posted on 23 March 2008 | 2 Comments

Happy Easter everyone. What better way to celebrate than a few great songs from the nineties? Well, my 2 and a half year old daughter has spent the first hour of the day finding plastic Easter eggs and eating jelly beans. I’m now just waiting for the crash.

chart tunes

Forever Lyrics Chris Brown	Customer Lyrics Raheem DeVaughn
She’s A Hottie Lyrics Toby Keith	Ready, Set, Go! Lyrics Tokio Hotel
Lyrics Against Me!	The Fad Lyrics Chevelle
Lollipop Lyrics Lil’ Wayne	What A Life Lyrics Adam Brand
Already Lyrics DMX	Small Town Southern Man Lyrics Alan Jackson

Get your own here.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 12)

Posted on 19 March 2008 | 3 Comments

The first “real” post in the new layout. For better or for worse, check it.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 11)

Posted on 11 March 2008 | No Comments

Here is another five. Enjoy.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 10)

Posted on 8 March 2008 | 1 Comment

Can you believe it? 50 songs down and about 250 to go. To recap, Vol. 1 featured 10’000 Maniacs, Inspiral Carpets, Beck, Weezer, and Adina Howard. Vol. 2 featured Rage Against The Machine, Everything But The Girl, Los Del Rio, Haddaway, and Aerosmith. Vol. 3 featured Screaming Trees, White Zombie, MC Hammer, Skee Lo, and The Proclaimers. Vol. 4 featured Buffalo Tom, Paula Cole, Third Eye Blind, Shanice, and The Rentals. Vol. 5 featured Deep Blue Something, Pearl Jam, Crowded House, Eagle-Eye Cherry, and Salt-N-Pepa. Vol. 6 featured Rusted Root, Jamiroquai, Meredith Brooks, Cher, and Bobby Brown. Vol. 7 featured Elastica, R. Kelly, Mr. Big, The Heights, and Filter. Vol. 8 featured Fiona Apple, Aqua, New Radicals, Smash Mouth, and Shaggy. Vol. 9 featured Bone Thugs ‘N Harmony, Stereo MC’s, Lush, Alice In Chains, and Gin Blossoms. Check ‘em all out.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 9)

Posted on 3 March 2008 | No Comments

This is a fitting way to start another week off right. Back to work after a long but eventful weekend. Amy, Hailey, and I spent the weekend up in beautiful Minneapolis, Minnesota visiting friends we haven’t seen in quite awhile. We walked around Uptown, went record shopping, watched the kids play, drank some Surly beer, toured the city’s lakes, listened to the Once soundtrack, enjoyed a real happy hour, drank some good bourbon, and more. I’ll definitely have to move the Twin Cities to my short list.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 8)

Posted on 26 February 2008 | 4 Comments

Let me just tell you that I fuckin’ hate Smash Mouth. But… isn’t “You Get What You Give” just a great song. Every single time I hear that song it gets stuck right between my left temple and my eardrum. Crazy how that works.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 7)

Posted on 23 February 2008 | 4 Comments

If you remember Beverly Hills 90210 from before it was rerun every single day in the late 90’s, you might also remember another Aaron Spelling show called The Heights. Ahh… those were the days.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 6)

Posted on 18 February 2008 | 3 Comments

Honestly, did you ever think I would post anything from Cher on this blog? No? Neither did I. Stranger things (however) have happened. Amy really likes the Rusted Root song too so I think this will go down as a landmark post in this series. If you want to find the other posts that preceded this one, you can find all of ‘em here, here, here, here, and here.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 5)

Posted on 16 February 2008 | 1 Comment

Here is another “It Came From The Nineties” post. It seems like so long ago, doesn’t it? It was years and years before my wife would have ever probably considered putting on a Shrek puppet show and imitating Eddie Murphy’s Donkey voice (like she is doing right now). Are you looking for any of the first four installments? You can find them here, here, here, and here.

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Valentine's Day Candy Heart Mix

Posted on 14 February 2008 | 1 Comment

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. This should have gone up at 7:00AM this morning, but was delayed due to technical issues with my inability to FTP. Anyhow, today spend time with those you love. Don’t worry about expensive roses, diamond rings, and all that fancy stuff. In the end, none of that matters. Tell those you really care about exactly how you feel. Oh, and every song titled “Valentine” below is distinctly different from one another. This one is for my Grandfather, we miss you.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 4)

Posted on 10 February 2008 | 1 Comment

Bam! Another entry into the wildly fantastic “It Came From The Nineties” series. Are you looking for the first three installments? You can find them here, here, and here.

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Sickly Saturday Songs Mix

Posted on 9 February 2008 | 1 Comment

I‘ve got a suspicion that I’ll be getting sick very soon. Amy and Hailey are both miserably sick right now and Hailey is coughing away up in her room as I’m desperately hoping she settles down enough to nap. I’m not sick yet so I’m doing my best to take care of ‘em today. Whether I’m doing a good job is debatable, but hopefully this little playlist will inject a bit of “get better” into our house.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 3)

Posted on 5 February 2008 | 5 Comments

There were some complaints that the last installment of this series featured a bunch of crap and was like a “nightmare.” I’ll readily admit that many of the “hit” songs from the 1990’s were pretty horrible then and are just as bad today. Take it with a grain of salt and laugh as you listen. Just think of it this way; can you do the Macarena dance? Do you know all the words to “Ice Ice Baby?” I do.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 2)

Posted on 3 February 2008 | 6 Comments

Super Bowl Sunday is here and I really couldn’t care less who wins the game. At the beginning of the season I’m always hopeful that I’ll be re-posting the Super Bowl Shuffle but it wasn’t even close this year. Below are a few more songs from the 1990’s. As always, enjoy.

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It came from the nineties (Vol. 1)

Posted on 29 January 2008 | 7 Comments

I guess I could say that I came of age in the 1990’s and the music of that decade is part of me. So I’ve decided to start a new feature here called “It Came From The Nineties” that will feature the songs I grew up with in the 90’s including the good, the bad, the obscure, and the ugly. The main stipulation for all the tracks here are that they were (generally speaking) major or minor hits and they also wouldn’t appear on my iPod in any other context. For example, I could certainly include a My Bloody Valentine song here, but because Loveless is on my iPod, you won’t find anything. Not that I’m only including one hit wonders, but this could easily get out of hand. Rather than the soundtrack to my teenage years, these songs were like the wallpaper. Always there and infiltrating my ears, but never really necessarily my favorites. I’ve got something like 300 songs in mind, so this will be ongoing. Enjoy.

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A garage cleaning mix

Posted on 26 January 2008 | 3 Comments

So I spent most of today cleaning the garage and re-arranging all sorts of stuff. Hailey spent all day begging to watch Little Einsteins for the millionth time. She also painted some pictures and colored with her markers. Unfortunately (but cute) she also colored on her face. Typical two year old stuff I suppose.

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A cold cold cold morning mix

Posted on 19 January 2008 | 1 Comment

What is with the frigid weather here in Chicagoland this morning? Sure, the sun is shining brightly but the actual temperature is somewhere between -3 and -6 with a wind chill approaching -30. Seriously? Easily the coldest weather we’ve had this season. In addition to the songs below, Wilco’s Sky Blue Sky is sounding particularly nice this morning.

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A Cure For The Monday Morning Blues Mix

Posted on 14 January 2008 | 1 Comment

Ease on into the week with this little mix of songs. A few of them are from some of Polyvinyl’s excellent (recent & upcoming) releases.

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The last one for last year again again

Posted on 7 January 2008 | No Comments

And again…

MP3 | American Steel – Love And Logic Destroy The Future
MP3 | Richmond Fontaine – I Fell Into Painting Houses In Phoenix, AZ Thirteen Cities
MP3 | gui Boratto – Beautiful Life Chromophobia
MP3 | Pale Young Gentlemen – Fraulein Pale Young Gentlemen
MP3 | Black Dice – Bananas Load Blown
MP3 | The Besnard Lakes – You Lied To Me The Dark Horse
MP3 | Dragons Of Zynth – Get Off Coronation Theives
MP3 | Parkas – You Get What You Pay For Put Your Head In The Lion’s Mouth
MP3 | Bayside – Duality The Walking Wounded
MP3 | Centro-matic – Atlanta Operation Motorcide EP

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The last one for last year again

Posted on 6 January 2008 | 1 Comment

Okay, so there are even a few more records that I really liked (in varying degrees) from 2007. You should (as always) check these out as well.

MP3 | Bishop Allen – Rain The Broken String
MP3 | Erik Mongrain – Percusien-Fa Fates
MP3 | Rogue Wave – Fantasies Asleep At Heaven’s Gate
MP3 | Smoke Or Fire – The Patty Hearst Syndrome This Sinking Ship
MP3 | Laura Veirs – Don’t Lose Yourself Saltbreakers
MP3 | No River City – Two Sad Horses Wolves And Fishes
MP3 | Travis Morrison – As We Proceed All Y’All
MP3 | Dear And The Headlights – Sweet Talk Small Steps, Heavy Hooves
MP3 | The Go! Team – The Wrath Of Marcie Proof Of Youth
MP3 | John Strohm – Sha La Everyday Life

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The last one for last year

Posted on 6 January 2008 | 2 Comments

The holidays are finally over and things are starting to (as much as they can) return to normal around the CYSTSFTS house. After the whirlwind holiday tour that included stops all over Chicagoland and places south as well as Pennsylvania, I’m glad to be home.

There is one final housekeeping issue that needs to be addressed around here (however). I already posted my top 60 favorite albums of 2007 but there are so many more that I also enjoyed during last year. Here is a (very) incomplete list of songs from some of those records.

MP3 | Amy Winehouse – Tears Dry On Their Own Back To Black
MP3 | Bad Religion – Honest Goodbye New Maps Of Hell
MP3 | Justice – D.A.N.C.E. Cross
MP3 | Deerhoof – The Perfect Me Friend Opportunity
MP3 | Klaxons – Golden Skans Myths Of The Near Future
MP3 | Maximo Park – Books From Boxes Our Earthly Pleasures
MP3 | Patrick Wolf – The Magic Position The Magic Position
MP3 | Dustin Kensrue – Pistol Please Come Home
MP3 | Mt. St. Helens – Want Out Of Others
MP3 | Illinois – One On One What The Hell Do I Know?

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Favorite albums of 2007 redux

Posted on 31 December 2007 | 2 Comments

In case you missed my original 5 part Best of 2007 list, here is a brief re-rundown. I’ll see you all y’all next year. Let’s hope 2008 is even better than 2007.

50. Amiina – Kurr (Ever Records)
MP3 | Rugla or read the full post here.

49. Moving Units – Hexes For Exes (Metropolis)
MP3 | Paper Hearts or read the full post here.

48. Lewis & Clarke – Blasts Of Holy Birth (La Societe Expedtionnaire)
MP3 | Comfort Inn read the full post here.

47. Defiance, Ohio – The Fear, The Fear, The Fear (No Idea)
MP3 | The Condition

46. Ben Weasel – These Ones Are Bitter (Mendota Recording Co.)
MP3 | Let Freedom Ring or read the full post here.

45. Shining – Grindstone (Rune Grammofon)
MP3 | In The Kingdom Of Kitsch… or read the full post here.

44. Wynton Marsalis – From The Plantation… (Blue Note)
MP3 | From The Plantation… or read the full post here.

43. Iron And Wine – The Shepherd’s Dog (Sub Pop)
MP3 | Lovesong Of The Buzzard or read the full post here.

42. Bloc Party – A Weekend In The City (Vice)
MP3 | MP3 not posted

41. Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha (Fat Possum)
MP3 | Plasticities or read the full post here.

40. Rocky Votolato – The Brag & Cuss (Barsuk)
MP3 | Postcard From Kentucky or read the full post here.

39. Battles – Mirrored (Warp)
MP3 | Atlas or read the full post here.

38. Sundowner – Four One Five Two (Red Scare)
MP3 | This War Is Noise or read the full post here.

37. Low – Drums And Guns (Sub Pop)
MP3 | Hatchet or read the full post here.

36. Avett Brothers – Emotionalism (Ramseur)
MP3 | Die Die Die or read the full post here.

35. Paul Duncan – Above The Trees (Hometapes)
MP3 | Country Witch

34. Dinosaur Jr – Beyond (Fat Possum)
MP3 | This Is All I Came To Do or read the full post here.

33. Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (Polyvinyl)
MP3 | Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse or read the full post here.

32. Every Time I Die – The Big Dirty (Ferret)
MP3 | No Son Of Mine

31. Pinback – Autumn Of The Seraphs (Touch & Go)
MP3 | Barnes or read the full post here.

30. Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank (Sony)
MP3 | Missed The Boat or read the full post here.

29. Radiohead – In Rainbows (Self Released)
MP3 | Bodysnatchers

28. Chuck Ragan – Feast Or Famine (Side One Dummy)
MP3 | For Broken Ears or read the full post here.

27. Paramore – Riot! (Fueled By Ramen)
MP3 | That’s What You Get or read the full post here.

26. Tegan And Sara – The Con (Sire)
MP3 | The Con or read the full post here.

25. Bomb The Music Industry! – Get Warmer (Asian Man)
MP3 | Bike Test 1 2 3 or read the full post here.

24. St. Vincent – Marry Me (Beggars Banquet)
MP3 | Now Now or read the full post here.

23. The Jai-Alai Savant – Flight Of The Bass Delegate (Gold Standard Labs)
MP3 | Scarlett Johansson, Why Don’t You Love Me? or read the full post here.

22. !!! – Myth Takes (Warp)
MP3 | A New Name or read the full post here.

21. Latterman – We Are Still Alive (Deep Elm/No Idea)
MP3 | Water Manes At The Block’s End or read the full post here.

20. Feist – The Reminder (Cherry Tree)
MP3 | One, Two, Three, Four or read the full post here.

19. The Field – From Here We Go Sublime (Kompakt)
MP3 | Silent or read the full post here.

18. Dillinger Escape Plan – Ire Works (Relapse)
MP3 | Milk Lizard or read the full post here.

17. Band Of Horses – Cease To Begin (Sub Pop)
MP3 | Is There A Ghost or read the full post here.

16. Nothington – All In (BYO)
MP3 | The Last Time or read the full post here.

15. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge)
MP3 | You got Yr Cherry Bomb or read the full post here.

14. Broadway Calls – Broadway Calls (State Of Mind)
MP3 | Suffer The Kids or read the full post here.

13. Minus Story – My Ion Truss (Jagjaguwar)
MP3 | The Way Beyond or read the full post here.

12. LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver (DFA)
MP3 | Someone Great or read the full post here.

11. Parts And Labor – Mapmaker (Jagjaguwar)
MP3 | Fractured Skies or read the full post here.

10. The Eternals – Heavy International (Aesthetics)
MP3 | Astra 3B or read the full post here.

09. Against Me! – New Wave (Sire)
MP3 | Thrash Unreal or read the full post here.

08. Lifetime – Lifetime (Fueled By Ramen/Decaydance)
MP3 | All Night Long or read the full post here.

07. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky (Nonesuch Records)
MP3 | Impossible Germany or read the full post here.

06. Maritime – Heresy And The Hotel Choir (Flameshovel)
MP3 | Guns Of Navarone or read the full post here.

05. The National – Boxer (Beggars Banquet)
MP3 | Fake Empire or read the full post here

04. Minus The Bear – Planet Of Ice (Suicide Squeeze)
MP3 | Knights or read the full post here.

03. A Wilhelm Scream – Career Suicide (Nitro)
MP3 | 5 To 9 or read the full post here.

02. Okkervil River – The Stage Names (Jagjaguwar)
MP3 | our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe or read the full post here.

01. The Weakerthans – Reunion Tour (Epitaph)
MP3 | Tournament Of Hearts or read the full post here.

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Can You See Santa From the Southside? (Vol. 5)

Posted on 24 December 2007 | 3 Comments

So it is Christmas eve folks. Are you ready? Presents wrapped and under the tree? Good. Saturday was celebrating at my Dad’s house, yesterday we were at my Aunt’s house, and we spent today with my Mom. What a whirlwind of a few days with more to come. Tis the season!

Anyhow, here are a few more Holiday tunes for your enjoyment. I’d better go and get the cookies and milk ready for Santa. I think I can hear reindeer hooves on the roof… Have a Merry Christmas or whatever it is you celebrate this time of year. Be with your family and treasure your time together and focus on the important things. Best wishes and Happy Holidays from the CYSTSFTS? family.

Cheers.

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Can You See Santa From the Southside? (Vol. 4.5)

Posted on 22 December 2007 | 2 Comments

Can you ever have enough Christmas and Holiday songs? I’m not so sure about that. But I’m in a cheerful mood despite the fog and rain that is enveloping Chicagoland this afternoon. It very well could be the music.

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Can You See Santa From the Southside? (Vol. 4)

Posted on 22 December 2007 | 2 Comments

Here are a few more Holiday tunes for your enjoyment this weekend. Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Jingle Bells. Deck The Halls. Yuletide Greetings. You know the drill…

Fresh news

My Book Lyrics K-Ci & JoJo	Wow Lyrics Kylie Minogue
How Will I Know Lyrics Jessica Simpson	Greatness Lyrics Chris Brown
Scream Lyrics Timbaland	Pocketful Of Sunshine Lyrics Natasha Bedingfield
4 Minutes To Save The World Lyrics Madonna	Ordinary Day Lyrics Nick Lachey
Start All Over Lyrics Miley Cyrus

Free song list for your blog here.

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A Jazzy Xmas From the Southside

Posted on 12 December 2007 | 1 Comment

Who doesn’t like a little jazz for Christmas? I think these are perfect for the season and will go will with any sort or mixer you can think of. They are even great straight up, no chaser.

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Can You See Santa From the Southside? (Vol. 3)

Posted on 11 December 2007 | 9 Comments

Do you want to annoy the piss out of someone this holiday season? I’ve posted a few of the worst, most annoying, and downright creepiest Christmas songs ever committed to tape. This doesn’t count the pure genius of the Jingle Dogs though. Download these at your own peril and let me know what some of your least favorite holiday tunes are.

MP3 | Peter Cetera – Jingle Bells
MP3 | Wham – Last Christmas
MP3 | Bing Crosby & David Bowie – Little Drummer Boy
MP3 | Johnny Cash – Silent Night
MP3 | New Kids On The Block – I’ll be Missin’ You Come Christmas
MP3 | Barbara Streisand – Jingle Bells
MP3 | Mike Love – Santa’s Goin’ To Kokomo
MP3 | Debbie Gibson – Sleigh Ride
MP3 | Paul McCartney – Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time
MP3 | Alvin & The Chipmunks – The 12 Days Of Christmas

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Can You See Santa From the Southside? (Vol. 2)

Posted on 10 December 2007 | 2 Comments

Just one set of great Christmas songs is not enough. And how could I not post Low’s excellent “Just Like Christmas?” It is another of our faves over here. Go spike your egg nog.

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Can You See Santa From the Southside? (Vol. 1)

Posted on 9 December 2007 | 4 Comments

There is just something about the music of Christmas that just brings out the holiday spirit in me. Generally speaking, I prefer the classics (Nat King Cole, Burl Ives, Sinatra, etc…) to the modern stuff, but these are good. One of our favorites is Five Iron Frenzy’s “You Gotta Get Up.” Make some cookies, decorate the tree, and listen to some festive tunes.

MP3 | The Huntingtons – It’s Always Christmas At My House
MP3 | The Promise Ring – Holiday Adam
MP3 | The Swimmers – The Christmas Sound
MP3 | Aberdeen City – Just Like Christmas
MP3 | Sufjan Stevens – Come On Let’s Boogey To The Elf Dance
MP3 | The Dismemberment Plan – This Christmas
MP3 | New Found Glory – Ex Miss
MP3 | Duvall – Angels We Have Heard On High
MP3 | Five Iron Frenzy – You Gotta Get Up
MP3 | Belle And Sebastian – O Come All Ye Faithful

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A cold, icy, and rainy day mix part two

Posted on 2 December 2007 | No Comments

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A cold, icy, and rainy day mix part one

Posted on 2 December 2007 | 1 Comment

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Songs for a Black Friday shopping spree

Posted on 23 November 2007 | 3 Comments

Hello everyone. I hope you all stuffed yourself with turkey, tofurkey, or whatever you chose and has a wonderful Thanksgiving. I’m wondering how many of you are going to be heading out early to find the best and biggest deals on everything you need for the holidays this Black Friday? Are you headed out to Circuit City? Value City? Fry’s Electronics? Comp USA? Or are you just going to stay home, avoid the crowds, and shop online instead?

We are only hours away from the start of Black Friday and I still don’t know what the heck I’m going to do. Maybe head over to one of the nearby malls; perhaps to the Prime Outlets or up to Gurnee Mills. I don’t know. I think we might venture out just to get into the holiday spirit. If you need encouragement and that’s why I present you with the killer Black Friday mix below. Merry shopping.

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The first in a long time (a weekend mix)

Posted on 18 November 2007 | 2 Comments

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a weekend mix, so here are a few of the tunes that have been the soundtrack to a morning of playing with Play-Doh, washing dishes, watching football, and making home-made pizza with Hailey. Sounds like fun, huh?

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A Halloween Birthday Mix for Amy (or) Thirty Songs for Thirty Years

Posted on 31 October 2007 | 9 Comments

Not only is today Halloween, it is also my beautiful wife Amy’s thirtieth (30th) birthday. That’s a milestone that means, “Damn we are gettin’ old!” At least I have a year to go. Anyhow, since I already had this post basically done prior to the death of my computer, all I have to do is hit the “publish” button and I’m done. Lucky me. Sometimes a little planning is a good thing.

Anyhow, here are thirty songs for thirty years. All specifically for my wife and all with some special meaning to her or just songs that she really likes. A fitting tribute (along with a visit to the salon) I think. Plus how cool is it that her birthday is on Halloween? It’s no wonder that candy corn is her favorite vegetable. Also, here is my daughter Hailey dressed up as a pink leopard (note the sweet shoes).