This week, we’re listening in on some of the best music of 2010, as chosen by iTunes staff members.
If April is the cruelest month, perhaps December is the most contentious, as the annual ritual of compiling “Best Of” lists generates a frenzy of critical opinion and enough heated discussion to light up a forest of transplanted fir trees. We hope you enjoyed our reasons for highlighting the work of the Black Keys, Eminem, Lady Antebellum and Bruno Mars, among other 2010 standouts, but we feel a little guilty for not devoting more podcast minutes to briefly mentioned breakthrough act, Best Coast. Here’s why we think they’re here to stay.
Fronted by Bethany Cosentino, with staunch support from Bobb Bruno and recently inducted drummer Ali Koehler, Best Coast has cracked a winning noise-pop formula by striking a near-perfect balance of familiar elements — cruise through debut album Crazy for You, on which most songs clock in around the two-and-a-half minute mark, and you’ll find “echoes” (and we choose the word with care, given the reverberating sonic feel of the release) of punk era wizards the Ramones and the Buzzcocks, a plethora of surf and garage rockers old and new, modern West Coast wonder-girl Jenny Lewis (who shares with Cosentino a pre-pubescent brush with L.A. showbiz), and those ’60s girl groups distinguished by collaboration with Phil Spector. Wherever distortion appears on the album, it’s an unforced accent, not a mechanical assault, and you quickly find yourself wanting to sink deeper into the band’s comforting layers of pop-fuzz.
While Cosentino indulges a lyrical obsession with romance, indolence and cats, there’s far more going on here than first meets the ear. Check out “When I’m With You” and you’ll hear an artist who hits an honest emotional note without spilling her guts all over the place: the way she slowly and sweetly drawls “I hate sleeping alone” will follow you from shower to sidewalk — in fact, every track here nails the old grey whistle test, pop’s most fundamental measuring stick. The charm of the album’s title track emerges from the way she’s so upbeat about all the things that drive her mad about her other half. If you’d like a sense of where this hugely promising outfit is heading, cue up “Our Deal” which follows a thread of emotional complexity without ever deserting the band’s simple songwriting principles. Watch this space.
This week, we’re listening in on music from R. Kelly, Dave Brubeck, Keith Urban, and Annie Lennox
iMix
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=410041666
Songs
GRACE POTTER – “SOMETHING THAT I WANT”
LITTLE RIVER BAND – “REMINISCING”
SAMMI SMITH – “HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT”
DAVID LYNCH – “GOOD DAY TODAY”
BILL WITHERS – “LET IT BE”
R. KELLY – “WHEN A WOMAN LOVES”
R. KELLY – “JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH”
R. KELLY FEATURING RONALD & ERNIE ISLEY – “DOWN LOW (NOBODY HAS TO KNOW)”
R. KELLY – “YOU KNOCK ME OUT”
DANNY BYRD – “RED MIST (FEAT. IK)”
KEITH URBAN – “PUT YOU IN A SONG”
KEITH URBAN – “YOU’LL THINK OF ME”
KEITH URBAN – “SHUT OUT THE LIGHTS”
KEITH URBAN – “YOU GONNA FLY”
ANNIE LENNOX – “GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN”
EURYTHMICS – “WINTER WONDERLAND”
ANNIE LENNOX – “THE HOLLY AND THE IVY”
THE WAITRESSES – “CHRISTMAS WRAPPING”
CHUCK BERRY – “RUN RUDOLPH RUN (SINGLE VERSION)”
THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET – “TAKE FIVE”
DAVE BRUBECK – “BLUE RONDO À LA TURK”
ARETHA FRANKLIN – “ANGEL”
ARETHA FRANKLIN – “WINTER WONDERLAND (SINGLE VERSION)”
This week, we’re listening in on the soundtrack of Yes Man, Blitzen Trapper, The Emotions, our favorite “bummer” Christmas songs, and more…
Playlist
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=300909060
Songs
ELVIS PRESLEY – “BLUE CHRISTMAS”
EELS – “MAN UP”
MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY – “YES MAN”
SHE & HIM – “THIS IS NOT A TEST”
MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY – “SWEET BALLAD”
E – “HELLO CRUEL WORLD”
EELS – “SOMEBODY LOVES YOU”
EELS – “NOVOCAINE FOR THE SOUL”
EELS – “MY BELOVED MONSTER”
EELS – “ELIZABETH ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR”
EELS – “LAST STOP: THIS TOWN”
EELS – “HEY MAN (NOW YOU’RE REALLY LIVING)”
BEYONCE – “SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT”
BLITZEN TRAPPER – “BLACK RIVER KILLER”
BLITZEN TRAPPER – “FURR”
VETIVER – “ROLL ON BABE”
PAPERCUTS – “UNAVAILABLE”
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS – “GO PLACES”
MAGNETIC FIELDS – “CALIFORNIA GIRLS”
OTIS REDDING – “THESE ARMS OF MINE”
OTIS REDDING – “WHITE CHRISTMAS”
BING CROSBY – “WHITE CHRISMTAS”
OTIS REDDING – “TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS”
KIRSTY MACCOLL – “THEY DON’T KNOW”
KIRSTY MACCOLL & THE POGUES – “FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK”
JAMES BROWN – “SANTA CLAUS GO STRAIGHT TO THE GHETTO”
THE EMOTIONS – “WHAT DO THE LONELY DO AT CHRISTMAS”
EARTH, WIND & FIRE – “BOOGIE WONDERLAND”
THE EMOTIONS – “DON’T ASK MY NEIGHBORS”
AIMEE MANN – “YOU’RE A MEAN ONE MR. GRINCH”
AIMEE MANN – “CHICKEN FRIED”
DANNY BYRD – “RED MIST”
This week, we’re listening in VH1’s 100 Greatest Rock Songs, the Apples in Stereo, the Notorious B.I.G., Nina Simone, and more.
Playlist
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=302140531
Songs
NINA SIMONE – “WILD IS THE WIND”
THE APPLES IN STEREO – “ENERGY”
JUSTICE – “GENESIS”
FRANK SINATRA – “COME FLY WITH ME”
DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES – “NO ONE DOES IT LIKE YOU”
THIN LIZZY – “JAILBREAK”
GUNS N’ ROSES – “WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
THIN LIZZY – “THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN”
WILCO – IMPOSSIBLE GERMANY
THIN LIZZY – “WHISKEY IN THE JAR (FULL LENGTH VERSION)”
THIN LIZZY – “ROMEO AND THE LONELY GIRL”
THIN LIZZY – “DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT (IT’S CAUGHT ME IN THE SPOTLIGHT)”
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT – “(DON’T FEAR) THE REAPER”
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT – “BURNIN’ FOR YOU”
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT – “ASTRONOMY”
THE APPLES IN STEREO – “SEEMS SO”
PHARMACISTS & TED LEO – “COUNTING DOWN THE HOURS”
THE ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE – “IF THAT’S THE CASE, THEN I DON’T KNOW”
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS – “USE IT”
OKKERVIL RIVER – “UNLESS IT’S KICKS”
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – “HYPNOTIZE”
PUFF DADDY & THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – “BEEN AROUND THE WORLD”
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – “ONE MORE CHANCE / STAY WITH ME (GREATEST HITS VERSION)”
MAS, PUFF DADDY & THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – “MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS”
TUPAC & NOTORIOUS B.I.G – “RUNNIN’ (DYING TO LIVE)”
NINA SIMONE – “FEELING GOOD”
NINA SIMONE – “OBEAH WOMAN (DJ LOGIC REMIX)”
NINA SIMONE – “I WANT A LITTLE SUGAR IN MY BOWL”
NINA SIMONE – “MISSISSIPPI GODDAMN”
NINA SIMONE – “BACKLASH BLUES”
NINA SIMONE – “TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED AND BLACK”
NINA SIMONE – “MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME”
NINA SIMONE – “I PUT A SPELL ON YOU”
NINA SIMONE – “I LOVES YOU PORGY”
NINA SIMONE – “I WISH I KNEW HOW IT FEELS TO BE FREE”
THE STOOGES – “NO FUN”
DELANEY & BONNIE – “A LONG ROAD AHEAD”
DANNY BYRD – “RED MIST”
This week, we’re listening in on music from The Frames, Aimee Mann, ELO, The Roots, and Snoop Dogg.
iMix
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=307066875
Songs
RADIOHEAD – “HOUSE OF CARDS”
LOUIS ARMSTRONG – “A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON (SINGLE)”
DONOVAN – “SEASON OF THE WITCH”
ROYKSOPP – “HAPPY UP HERE”
ASHER ROTH – “I LOVE COLLEGE”
A.R. RAHMAN, SUKHVINDER SINGH, TANVI SHAH & MAHALAXMI IYER – “JAI HO”
GLEN HANSARD & MARKETA IRGLOVA – “FALLING SLOWLY”
GLEN HANSARD & MARKETA IRGLOVA – “IF YOU WANT ME”
THE FRAMES – “SONG FOR SOMEONE”
AIMEE MANN – “DRIVING SIDEWAYS”‘TIL TUESDAY – “VOICES CARRY (SINGLE MIX)”‘TIL TUESDAY – “(BELIEVED YOU WERE) LUCKY”
AIMEE MANN – “DEAR JOHN”
AIMEE MANN – “GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS”
AIMEE MANN – “SAVE ME”
AIMEE MANN – “THE FALL OF THE WORLD’S OWN OPTIMIST”
AIMEE MANN – “RED VINES”
DANNY BYRD – RED MIST
ELO – “ABOVE THE CLOUDS”
ELO – “TURN TO STONE”
ELO – “MR. BLUE SKY”
CROSBY, STILLS & NASH – “SUITE: JUDY BLUE EYES”
PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS – “BAND ON THE RUN”
CHEAP TRICK – “SURRENDER”
THE FLAMING LIPS – “DO YOU REALIZE?”
SQUEEZE – “TEMPTED”
THE ROOTS – “BREAK YOU OFF”
THE ROOTS – “WHAT THEY DO”
LEE ANDREWS – “TEARDROPS”
THE ROOTS – “DON’T SAY NUTHIN'”
THE ROOTS – “@ 15”
THE ROOTS – “THE SEED (2.0)”
AL GREEN feat. ANTHONY HAMILTON – “LAY IT DOWN”
THE ROOTS & ERYKAH BADU – “YOU GOT ME”
THE ROOTS – “LONG TIME”
SNOOP DOGG & DAT NIGGA DAZ – “GIN AND JUICE”
SNOOP DOGG – “WHO AM I (WHAT’S MY NAME)?”
DR. DRE feat. SNOOP DOGG – “THE NEXT EPISODE”
SNOOP DOGG – “SENSUAL SEDUCTION”
ADAM LAMBERT – “(I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION”
CAT POWER – “(I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION”
OTIS REDDING – “SATISFACTION (I CAN’T GET NO)”
KAI KALAMA – “WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEART”
JIMMY RUFFIN – “WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEART”
This week, we’re listening in on the band Rush (as featured in I Love You Man), soundtrack work from Booker T. & The M.G.’s, The Mar-Keys, and Peter Gabriel, and the music of Michael Penn, Toni Braxton, Mary J. Blige, and Digital Underground.
While we’re talking about songs that make frequent appearances we need to call out the mother of all media friendly songs — Katrina and the Waves “Walking On Sunshine.” Its musically sunny disposition and sharp poppy horn embellishments have made it the go-to song to connote optimism, good times, or anything upbeat, and landed it in numerous trailers, movies, and TV shows. Katrina and the Waves, like this week’s genius picks Marshall Crenshaw and the Shocking Blue, are the undeserving recipients of one-hit wonder status. A quick trip to their anthology offers up minor sparkling pop gems “Going Back To Liverpool” (made famous by The Bangles), “Sunny Street,” and the rock inspired Pat Benatar-esque “Do You Want Crying.” But the real surprise here is the revelation of Katrina Leskanich as soul singer on both the Aretha/Annie Lennox like “Is That It” and the should-have-been-covered-by-Etta James “The Sun Won’t Shine”.
This week, we’re listening in on Duffy, The Raconteurs, MGMT, Randy Newman, and the international soundtrack for EA Games’ FIFA 09 soccer video game.
SONGS
THE RACONTEURS – “CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY”
DUFFY – “MERCY”
CHRISTINA AGUILERA – “KEEPS GETTIN’ BETTER”
P!NK – “SO WHAT”
T.I & RIHANNA – “LIVE YOUR LIFE”
MGMT – “ELECTRIC FEEL”
MGMT – “KIDS”
CSS – “JAGER YOGA”
LYKKE LI – “I’M GOOD, I’M GONE”
THE PINKER TONES – “THE WHISTLING SONG”
DJ BITMAN – “ME GUSTAN”
ADELE – “CHASING PAVEMENTS”
AMY WINEHOUSE – “REHAB”
LULU – “SHOUT”
DUFFY – “STEPPING STONE”
TOM JONES – “LOOKS LIKE I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN”
SADE – “YOUR LOVE IS KING”
DIONNE WARWICK – “WALK ON BY”
BARBARA LEWIS – “BABY I’M YOURS”
ELI “PAPERBOY” REED – “AM I JUST WASTING MY TIME”
DUFFY – “WARWICK AVENUE”
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD – “SON OF A PREACHER MAN”
JAMIE LIDELL – “ANOTHER DAY”
THE GREENHORNES – “PATTERN SKIES”
BRENDAN BENSON – “TINY SPARK”
THE RACONTEURS – “STEADY AS SHE GOES”
JOE JACKSON – “IS SHE REALLY GOING OUT WITH HIM?”
THE RACONTEURS – “MANY SHADES OF BLACK”
ELECTRIC FLAG – “GROOVIN IS EASY”
EDDIE FLOYD – “KNOCK ON WOOD”
RANDY NEWMAN – “YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME”
THREE DOG NIGHT – “MOMMA TOLD ME (NOT TO COME)”
RANDY NEWMAN – “I LOVE L.A.”
RANDY NEWMAN – “I THINK IT’S GOING TO RAIN TODAY”
RANDY NEWMAN – “HARPS & ANGELS”
RANDY NEWMAN – “A FEW WORDS IN DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY”
DR. JOHN – “BLACK GOLD”
DANNY BYRD – “RED MIST”
This week, we’re listening in on the
Fleet Foxes, Chris Brown, Miles Davis, and some of the nominees for
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
SONGS
BOBBY WOMACK – “ACROSS 110th STREET”
FLEET FOXES – “WHITE WINTER HYMNAL”
KEVIN RUDOLPH & LIL WAYNE – “LET IT ROCK”
T.I. – “LIVE YOUR LIFE (FEAT. RIHANNA)”
BRITNEY SPEARS – “WOMANIZER”
CHRIS BROWN – “TAKE YOU DOWN”
THE ISLEY BROTHERS – SUMMER BREEZE
FLEET FOXES – “YOUR PROTECTOR”
BEE GEES – “HOLIDAY”
CROSBY STILLS & NASH – “HELPLESSLY HOPING”
FLEET FOXES – “HE DOESN’T KNOW WHY”
FLEET FOXES – “OLIVER JAMES”
NEIL DIAMOND – “HOME BEFORE DARK”
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS – “THE GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING”
YEASAYER – “SUNRISE”
DENNIS WILSON -“RIVER SONG”
THE STOOGES – “NO FUN”
THE STOOGES – “1969”
THE STOOGES – “REAL COOL TIME”
IGGY POP – “LUST FOR LIFE”
THE STOOGES – “I WANNA BE YOUR DOG”
IGGY POP – “SEARCH AND DESTROY”
BOBBY WOMACK – “WOMANS GOTTA HAVE IT”
VALENTINOS – “IT’S ALL OVER NOW”
RON WOOD – “SWEET BABY MINE”
BOBBY WOMACK – “THATS THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA”
MILES DAVIS – ALL BLUES
MILES DAVIS – “FREDDIE FREELOADER”
MILES DAVIS – “SO WHAT”
BILL EVANS – “WALTZ FOR DEBBY”
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY – “SOMETHIN’ ELSE”
JOHN COLTRANE – “GIANT STEPS”
PINK FLOYD – “BREATHE (BREATHE IN THE AIR)”
DANNY BYRD – “RED MIST”
This week, we’re listening in on Conor Oberst, Bon Iver, Taylor Swift, Lucinda Williams, and music from the new movie Rachel Getting Married.
Playlist
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=294321667
Songs
TUNDE ADEBIMPE – “UNKNOWN LEGEND”
ROBYN HITCHCOCK – “UP TO OUR NEX”
CONOR OBERST – “MOAB”
BRIGHT EYES – “BOWL OF ORANGES”
BRIGHT EYES – “LOVER I DON’T HAVE TO LOVE”
CONOR OBERST – “NYC – GONE, GONE”
CONOR OBERST – “CAPE CANAVERAL”
CONOR OBERST – “FIRST DAY OF MY LIFE”
BOB DYLAN – “THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN”
CONOR OBERST – “WHEN THE PRESIDENT TALKS TO GOD”
ANI DIFRANCO – “32 FLAVORS”
CONOR OBERST – “SOULED OUT!!!”
SHE & HIM – “THIS IS NOT A TEST”
SHE & HIM – “SENTIMENTAL HEART”
JASON ISBELL – “BRAND NEW KIND OF ACTRESS”
JASON ISBELL – “DRESS BLUES”
TV ON THE RADIO – “DANCING CHOOSE”
NEIL YOUNG – “PRAIRIE WIND”
TALKING HEADS – “BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE”
ROBYN HITCHCOCK – “AMERICA”
ROBYN HITCHCOCK – “LET’S GO THUNDERING”
ROBYN HITCHCOCK – “MY WIFE AND MY DEAD WIFE”
NEIL YOUNG – “UNKNOWN LEGEND”
TAYLOR SWIFT – “FEARLESS”
BRITNEY SPEARS – “WOMANIZER”
T.I. feat. RIHANNA – “LIVE YOUR LIFE”
TAYLOR SWIFT – “LOVE STORY”
BON IVER – “SKINNY LOVE”
BON IVER – “FLUME”
DEVENDRA BANHART – “LOVER”
VETIVER – “ROLL ON BABE”
SUPER HEROS INVASION – “BATMAN”
COUNT BASIE – “THE KID FROM RED BANK”
DANNY BYRD – “RED MIST”
This week, we’re listening in on Ludacris, Keane, The Pretenders, The Four Tops, and the 70’s music of TV’s “Life On Mars”.
Playlist
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=294905876
Songs
DAVID BOWIE – “LIFE ON MARS?”
THE PRETENDERS – “BOOTS OF CHINESE PLASTIC”
THE PRETENDERS – “BRASS IN POCKET”
THE PRETENDERS – “BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG”
THE PRETENDERS – “TATTOOED LOVE BOYS”
THE PRETENDERS – “I’LL STAND BY YOU”
THE PRETENDERS – “MY CITY WAS GONE”
THE PRETENDERS – “THUMBELINA”
THE PRETENDERS – “BREAK UP THE CONCRETE”
THE PRETENDERS – “NAILS IN THE ROAD”
THE PRETENDERS – “LOVE’S A MYSTERY”
THE PRETENDERS – “TIME”
LUCINDA WILLIAMS – “MAMA YOU SWEET”
KEITH RICHARDS – “TAKE IT SO HARD”
NICK LOWE – “HEART OF THE CITY”
T.PAIN feat. LUDACRIS – “CHOPPED & SKREWED”
ICE CUBE – “GANGSTA RAP MADE ME DO IT”
LUDACRIS – “UNDISPUTED”
MOTT THE HOOPLE – “ALL THE WAY FROM MEMPHIS”
MARMALADE – “REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE”
DAVID BOWIE – “LIFE ON MARS? (LIVE)”
ARCADE FIRE & DAVID BOWIE – “LIFE ON MARS?”
QUEEN – “WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS”
DAVID BOWIE – “SPACE ODDITY”
DAVID BOWIE – “CHANGES”
DAVID BOWIE – “OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS”
AMY WINEHOUSE – “F*** ME PUMPS”
BILLY BRAGG – “LEVI STUBBS’ TEARS”
FOUR TOPS – “I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY PIE”)
FOUR TOPS – “7 ROOMS OF GLOOM”
FOUR TOPS – “BERNADETTE”
FOUR TOPS – “BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING”
FOUR TOPS – “AIN’T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I’VE GOT)”
FOUR TOPS – “WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL”
FOUR TOPS – “JUST SEVEN NUMBERS (CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT MY LIFE)”
GEORGE JONES – “CUP OF LONELINESS”
PATTI SMITH – “MY BLAKEAN YEAR”
DANNY BYRD – “RED MIST”
This week, we’re listening in on 70’s punk rock, Hanson and other “one-hit wonders”, Coldplay, Nas, Common, and more. . .
Playlist
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=295609408
Songs
X – “THE NEW WORLD”
HANSON – “PENNY & ME”
THE DAMNED – “NEAT, NEAT, NEAT”
X – “4th OF JULY”
X – “LOS ANGELES”
THE DOORS – “L.A. WOMAN”
X – “SOUL KITCHEN”
NEW YORK DOLLS – “TRASH”
NEW YORK DOLLS – “PERSONALITY CRISIS”
NEW YORK DOLLS – “DANCE LIKE A MONKEY”
THE DAMNED – “NEW ROSE”
THE DAMNED – “HELP”
THE DAMNED – “GRIMLY FIENDISH”
THE RAMONES – “BLITZKRIEG BOP”
COLDPLAY – “LOST?”
COLDPLAY – “VIVA LA VIDA”
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA – “TURN TO STONE”
THE WHO – “WHO ARE YOU”
THE FOUNDATIONS – “BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP”
FEIST – “1234”
GLEN HANSARD & MARKETA IRGLOVA – “FALLING SLOWLY”
HANSON – “THE WALK”
HANSON – “MMMBOP”
JACKSON 5 – “I WANT YOU BACK”
NICK LOWE – “CRUEL TO BE KIND”
DUNCAN SHEIK – “BARELY BREATHING”
NAS feat. KERI HILSON – “HERO”
NAS – “BLACK PRESIDENT”
COMMON – “UNIVERSAL MIND CONTROL”
COMMON & PHARRELL – “ANNOUNCEMENT”
MERL SAUNDERS w/ JERRY GARCIA – “I SECOND THAT EMOTION”
JENNY LEWIS – “CARPETBAGGERS”
ELVIS COSTELLO – “DRUM AND BONE”
WILCO – “WHAT LIGHT”
DANNY BYRD – “RED MIST”
This week, we’re listening in on the soundtrack to the movie Soul Men, T-Pain (and his vocoder), James Bond theme songs, and more.
Playlist
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=296365915
Songs
JACK WHITE & ALICIA KEYS – “ANOTHER WAY TO DIE”
ANTHONY HAMILTON – “SOUL MUSIC”
SAM & DAVE – “SOUL MAN”
SHARON LEAL – “COMFORT ME”
CARLA THOMAS – “COMFORT ME”
EDDIE FLOYD – “WATER”
CHRIS PIERCE & LEELA JAMES – “PRIVATE NUMBER”
WILLIAM BELL & JUDY CLAY – “PRIVATE NUMBER”
SHARON JONES AND THE DAP KINGS – “JUST DROPPED IN (TO SEE WHAT CONDITION MY CONDITION WAS IN)
ME’SHELL N’DEGEOCELLO – “WATER”
ANTHONY HAMILTON – “DO YOU FEEL ME”
JOHN LEGEND – “I’M YOUR PUPPET”
OTIS REDDING – “THAT’S HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS”
MABLE JOHN – “YOUR GOOD THING (IS ABOUT TO END)”
ANTHONY HAMILTON – “CAN’T LET GO”
T-PAIN FEAT. CHRIS BROWN – “FREEZE”
T-PAIN FEAT. LIL WAYNE – “CAN’T BELIEVE IT”
T-PAIN FEAT. LUDACRIS – “CHOPPED ‘N SKREWED”
JOHN LEGEND FEAT. KANYE WEST – “IT’S OVER”
AFRICA BAMBAATAA – “PLANET ROCK”
JOHN BARRY – “THE JAMES BOND THEME (FROM “DR NO”)”
MATT MONRO – “FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE”
SHIRLEY BASSEY – “GOLDFINGER”
NANCY SINATRA – “YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE”
SHIRLEY BASSEY – “DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER”
EDWIN STARR – “AGENT DOUBLE-O-SOUL”
NANCY SINATRA – “THE LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS”
PAUL MCCARTNEY – “LIVE AND LET DIE”
SHIRLEY BASSEY – “MR KISS KISS BANG BANG”
TOM JONES – “THUNDERBALL”
DUFFY – “DISTANT DREAMER”
VERVE – “JUDAS”
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS – “THE AGE OF THE UNDERSTATEMENT”
DANNY BYRD – “RED MIST”
STEVIE WONDER – “SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS”
STEVIE WONDER – “HEAVEN HELP US ALL”
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – “THE RISING”
This week, we’re listening in on the Kaiser Chiefs, Leona Naess & Ryan Adams, Q-Tip, Ray Davies and the Kinks, Miriam Makeba, and more.
Playlist
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=297284748
Songs
RAY DAVIES – “MORPHINE SONG”
KAISER CHIEFS – “NEVER MISS A BEAT”
KAISER CHIEFS – “YOU WANT HISTORY”
KAISER CHIEFS – “I PREDICT A RIOT”
THE DAMNED – “NEAT, NEAT, NEAT”
KAISER CHIEFS – “RUBY”
KAISER CHIEFS – “ALWAYS HAPPENS LIKE THAT”
KAISER CHIEFS – “GOOD DAYS BAD DAYS”
LEONA NAESS feat RYAN ADAMS – “LEAVE YOUR BOYFRIENDS BEHIND”
LEONA NAESS – “BALLERINA”
THE WEEPIES – “STARS”
PHIL OCHS – “I AIN’T MARCHING ANYMORE”
RAY LAMONTAGNE – “HOW COME”
KATHLEEN EDWARDS – “IN STATE”
Q-TIP – “VIVRANT THING”
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST – “CHECK THE RHIME”
Q-TIP – “MOVE”
NAS – “BLACK PRESIDENT”
MOS DEF – “LIFE IN MARVELOUS TIMES”
THE KINKS – “LOLA”
THE KINKS – “CELLULOID HEROES”
THE KINKS – “CATCH ME NOW I’M FALLING”
THE KINKS – “COME DANCING”
RAY DAVIES – “REAL WORLD”
RAY DAVIES – “AFTER THE FALL”
RAY DAVIES – “IN A MOMENT”
MIRIAM MAKEBA – “PATA PATA”
MIRIAM MAKEBA – “MBUBE”
HARRY BELAFONTE & MIRIAM MAKEBA – “MY ANGEL (MALAIKA)”
MIRIAM MAKEBA – “THE CLICK SONG”
DANNY BYRD – “RED MIST”
This week, we’re listening in on Justin Timberlake, music from the TV series True Blood, the BET J Virtual Awards, Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Singers of All Time, and more. . .
Playlist
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Songs
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE feat T.I. – “MY LOVE”
LEE DORSEY – “GIVE IT UP”
JACE EVERETT – “BAD THINGS (Theme from True Blood)”
LYNYRD SKYNYRD – “THAT SMELL”
LUCINDA WILLIAMS – “LAKE CHARLES”
CAT POWER – “HALF OF YOU”
LEE DORSEY – “YA YA”
BEASTIE BOYS – “SURE SHOT”
LEE DORSEY – “EVERYTHING I DO GONH BE FUNKY”
THE POINTER SISTERS – “YES WE CAN, CAN”
ELVIS COSTELLO – “FREEDOM FROM THE STALLION”
ELVIS COSTELLO – “WHO’S GONNA HELP BROTHER GET FURTHER”
ALLEN TOUSSAINT – “FROM A WHISPER TO A SCREAM”
THE METERS – “CISSY STRUT”
ROLLING STONES – “FORTUNE TELLER”
PATTI LABELLE – “LADY MARMALADE”
ALLEN TOUSSAINT – “SOUTHERN NIGHTS”
BEYONCE – “SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)”
MAROON 5 – “WAKE UP CALL”
MICHAEL JACKSON – “DON’T STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH”
GNARLES BARKLEY – “GONE DADDY GONE”
CHAKA KHAN – “ANGEL”
LEDISI – “IN THE MORNING”
JILL SCOTT & MIKE PHILLIPS – “THE WAY”
ERYKAH BADU – “HONEY”
ERIC ROBERSON – “PRETTY GIRL”
ARETHA FRANKLIN – “RESPECT”
ALICIA KEYS – “NO ONE”
JAMES BLUNT – “YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL”
ARETHA FRANKLIN – “THINK”
ARETHA FRANKLIN – “FREEWAY OF LOVE”
ARETHA FRANKLIN – “A CHANGE IS GONNA COME”
ARETHA FRANKLIN – “RUNNIN’ OUT OF FOOLS”
BOB DYLAN – “MR. TAMBOURINE MAN”
TOM JONES – “(IT LOOKS LIKE) I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN”
WARREN G – “REGULATE”
TEDDY PINDERGRASS – “LOVE T.K.O.”
ELVIS COSTELLO – “SHIPBUILDING”
ELVIS COSTELLO – “GET YOURSELF ANOTHER FOOL”
SAM COOKE – “GET YOURSELF ANOTHER FOOL”
GEORGE JONES – “HE STOPPED LOVING HER TODAY”
GEORGE JONES – “THE GRAND TOUR”
JOHN KONGOS – “HE’S GONNA STEP ON YOU AGAIN”
BILL WITHERS – “HOPE SHE’LL BE HAPPIER”
DANNY BYRD – “RED MIST”
Circumnavigation 