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897. Al DiMeola ("Sanctuary")
896. Britney Spears ("Oops, I Did It Again...")
895. The Posies ("Dream All Day")
894. Candlebox ("Far Behind")
893. Alternate Routes ("The Future's Nothing New"; "Ain't No Secret")
892. Wheat ("I Met a Girl")
891. Anoushka Shankar ("Prayer in Passing")
890. Sinead Lohan ("Whatever It Takes"; "No Mermaid")
889. George Thorogood ("She's Gone"; "That's It, I Quit")
888. Meatloaf ("Paradise by the Dashboard Light"; "All Revved Up With No Place to Go")
[Read WTMD GM Steve Yasko's memories of Meatloaf.]
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887. 3 Doors Down ("Here Without You"; "Kryptonite")
886. Procol Harum ("A Whiter Shade of Pale"; "Kaleidoscope")
885. a-ha ("Take on Me")
884. Motley Crue ("Home Sweet Home")
883. Sister Hazel ("All For You"; "Change Your Mind")
882. Josh Joplin Group ("I Am Not the Only Cowboy")
881. Catherine Wheel ("Crank")
880. Alabama ("Song of the South")
879. Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin ("Glue Girls")
878. The Alan Parsons Project ("Games People Play"; "Eye in the Sky")
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877. Travis ("Closer"; "Why Does It Always Rain on Me"; "Writing To Reach You")
876. Matthew Ryan ("American Dirt"; "Silver State")
875. Glenn Miller ("In the Mood")
874. Del Amitri ("The Last to Know")
873. Cowboy Mouth ("Jenny Says")
872. Alan Jackson ("Country Boy")
871. ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead ("Let It Die")
870. The Sugarcubes ("Hit")
869. The Stray Cats ("(She's) Sexy & 17"; "Stray Cat Strut")
868. Huey Lewis & The News ("I Want a New Drug"; "The Power of Love")
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867. Sia ("Day Too Soon"; "Breathe Me")
866. Thin Lizzy ("The Boys Are Back in Town"; "Whiskey in the Jar")
865. Fine Young Cannibals ("She Drives Me Crazy"; "Suspicious Minds")
864. Butch Walker ("The Weight of Her"; "Ponce De Leon Avenue")
863. Seal ("Kiss from a Rose")
862. Gipsy Kings ("Hotel California")
861. Brian Setzer Orchestra ("Jump, Jive, an' Wail")
860. Brazilian Girls ("Lazy Lover"; "Good Time")
859. Ray Davies ("Working Man's Cafe")
858. Keb' Mo' ("She Just Wants to Dance"; "Am I Wrong")
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857. The Dead Milkmen ("Bitchin' Camaro"; "Punk Rock Girl")
856. Bon Iver ("Skinny Love"; "Brackett, WI")
855. Concrete Blonde ("Joey"; "Still in Hollywood")
854. Burning Spear ("Marcus Garvey"; "Walk")
853. Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers ("Love Is My Religion"; "Family Time")
852. Madeline Peyroux ("You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go"; "You Can't Do Me")
851. Everclear ("Santa Monica")
850. Danny Elfman ("What's This?"; "Batman Theme")
849. Chris Cornell ("Billie Jean"; "You Know My Name")
848. Aaron Neville ("Everybody Plays the Fool")
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847. Paul Weller ("It's Written in the Stars"; "I Walk on Gilded Splinters")
846. Live ("Lightning Crashes"; "I Alone")
845. Paul Westerberg ("Dyslexic Heart"; "High Time")
844. Collective Soul ("Shine"; "The World I Know")
843. Chubby Checker ("The Twist")
842. The Cranberries ("Dreams"; "Zombie")
841. Soul Asylum ("Black Gold")
840. Old Crow Medicine Show ("Wagon Wheel"; "Caroline")
839. N.W.A. ("Express Yourself")
838. Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians ("What I Am")
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837. Toad the Wet Sprocket ("All I Want"; "Walk on the Ocean")
836. She & Him ("Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"; "Change Is Hard")
835. Run-DMC ("It's Tricky")
834. Chemical Brothers ("Block-Rockin' Beats"; "Galvanize")
833. Steel Pulse ("Ravers"; "Roller Skates")
832. The Steve Miller Band ("Serenade"; "The Joker")
831. John Doe ("The Golden State")
830. Jackie Greene ("Honey, I Been Thinking About You"; "Like a Ball and Chain")
829. Robert Randolph and the Family Band ("Soul Refreshing"; "Ain't Nothing Wrong With That")
828. Erykah Badu ("4 Leaf Clover")
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827. LCD Soundsystem ("Daft Punk Is Playing At My House"; "North American Scum")
826. Blue Oyster Cult ("(Don't Fear) The Reaper"; "Godzilla")
825. Arrested Development ("Mr. Wendal"; "Tennessee")
824. Big Audio Dynamite ("Rush")
823. Cloud Cult ("Everybody Here is a Cloud")
822. Asleep at the Wheel ("Cotton-Eye Joe")
821. Beth Orton ("Concrete Sky"; "Conceived")
820. The Runaways ("Cherry Bomb")
819. Belly ("Gepetto"; "Feed the Tree")
818. The Blood Brothers ("Love Rhymes with a Hideous Car Wreck")
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817. Slickee Boys ("When I Go To The Beach")
816. Savoy Brown ("When It Rains")
815. Yael Naim ("New Soul")
814. William Shatner ("Common People")
813. Black Eyed Peas ("Where Is The Love")
812. Wanda Jackson ("Let's Have a Party")
811. Uriah Heap ("Stealin'"; "Easy Livin'")
810. Berlin ("Take My Breath Away"; "Metro")
809. The Mountain Goats ("This Year")
808. The Proclaimers ("I'm On My Way"; "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
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807. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club ("Weapon of Choice"; "Ain't No Easy Way")
806. The Minutemen ("Corona")
805. Better Than Ezra ("Desperately Wanting")
804. Staind ("Outside"; "So Far Away")
803. Virginia Coalition ("Mason Dixon"; "Walk to Work")
802. Toto ("99"; "Africa")
[Read WTMD Morning Show Host Erik Deatherage's take on Toto.]
801. Tristan Prettyman ("Love, Love, Love")
800. Train ("Drops of Jupiter")
799. Billy Idol ("White Wedding"; "Rebel Yell")
798. Wolf Parade ("Shine A Light")
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797. Tragically Hip ("Poets"; "Morning Moon")
796. Tommy Keene ("My Mother Looked Like Marilyn Monroe"; "Places That Are Gone")
795. The Get Up Kids ("Close To Me")
794. Zero 7 ("In The Waiting Line")
793. Will Hoge ("Woman Be Strong")
792. Thurston Moore ("Psychic Hearts")
791. Willie Nile ("Cell Phones Ringing (In the Pockets of the Dead)"; "Give Me Tomorrow")
790. The Go-Betweens ("Cattle and Cane")
789. Taking Back Sunday ("A Decade Under the Influence"; "Set Phasers to Stun")
788. Supertramp ("Breakfast in America"; "Goodbye Stranger")
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787. Stars ("Ageless Beauty"; "Take Me to the Riot")
786. Kenny Chesney ("Summertime")
785. Spinal Tap ("Stonehenge"; "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight")
784. Sonny and Cher ("I Got You Babe"; "The Beat Goes On")
783. Waylon Jennings ("Luckenbach Texas")
782. UB40 ("Red Red Wine"; "Can't Help Falling in Love")
781. Sunny Day Real Estate ("Seven")
780. Vince Guaraldi Trio ("Linus and Lucy")
779. The Marshall Tucker Band ("Can't You See"; "Heard It In A Love Song")
778. The Chieftains ("I Know My Love")
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777. Styx ("Mr. Roboto"; "Renegade")
776. T. Rex ("Bang a Gong (Get It On)")
775. The Alarm ("The Stand")
774. The Fray ("Over My Head"; "How to Save a Life")
773. The Prodigy ("Firestarter")
772. Sonny Boy Williamson ("Bring It On Home")
771. Tom Jones ("It's Not Unusual"; "She's a Lady")
770. Hank Williams, Jr. ("Family Tradition")
769. Eric Lindell ("Give It Time")
768. The Stone Roses ("I Wanna Be Adored"; "She Bangs the Drums")
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767. Yoko Ono ("Walking on Thin Ice")
766. The Waterboys ("Fisherman's Blues"; "The Whole of the Moon")
765. The Bridge ("Angelina"; "Shake 'Em Down")
764. Shawn Colvin ("Sunny Came Home"; "Round of Blues")
763. Son House ("John the Revelator")
762. Third Eye Blind ("Semi-Charmed Life"; "Jumper")
761. Sheryl Crow ("Can't Cry Anymore"; "A Change Would Do You Good")
760. The Wallflowers ("Heroes"; "One Headlight")
759. Steppenwolf ("Magic Carpet Ride")
758. Sun Ra ("Rocket Number Nine")
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757. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings ("100 Days, 100 Nights")
756. Yeah Yeah Yeahs ("Gold Lion", "Maps")
755. The Animals ("Don't Bring Me Down")
754. Sandy Denny ("Candle in the Wind")
753. Sade ("The Sweetest Taboo")
752. Ryan Bingham ("Sunshine")
751. Roy Buchanan ("Hey, Good Lookin'")
750. Rosemary Clooney ("Come On-A My House")
749. Rory Gallagher ("Bad Penny"; "Tattoo'd Lady")
748. Jamiroquai ("Virtual Insanity")
747. Back Door Slam ("It'll All Come Around"; "Come Home")
746. America ("Sister Golden Hair"; "Don't Cross the River")
745. Amanda Palmer ("Straight")
744. Allen Touissaint ("Yes We Can")
743. Alex Chilton ("Little GTO")
742. Alejandro Escovedo ("Sister Lost Soul"; "Always a Friend")
741. Air ("La Femme d'Argent"; "Sexy Boy")
740. Afghan Whigs ("What Jail is Like"; "Debonair")
[Read WTMD web guy Frank Diller's take on The Afghan Whigs.]
739. Robert Cray ("Right Next Door (Because of Me)"; "Smoking Gun")
738. Moxy Fruvous ("I've Gotta Get a Message to You"; "I Love My Boss")
737. Ladytron ("Ladybird"; "Seventeen")
736. Paramore ("Misery Business"; "Pressure")
735. Jonatha Brooke ("There's More True Lovers Than One"; "Linger")
734. Girl Talk
733. Li'l Wayne ("Lollipop")
732. Mariah Carey ("Vision of Love")
731. Frightened Rabbit ("Good Arms vs. Bad Arms"; "The Modern Leper")
730. Missy Higgins ("Where I Stood"; "Steer")
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729. Evanescence ("Bring Me to Life")
728. Operation Ivy ("Unity"; "Sound System")
727. The Beautiful South ("We Are Each Other"; "Dream A Little Dream For Me")
726. Cesaria Evora ("Sodade")
725. Panic! at the Disco ("Nine in the Afternoon"; "I Write Sins Not Tragedies")
724. Squirrel Nut Zippers ("Put A Lid On It"; "Hell")
723. Mink DeVille ("Cadillac Walk")
722. Jimmy's Chicken Shack ("High"; "Do Right")
721. Ned's Atomic Dustbin ("Happy")
720. Martin Sexton ("Happy")
719. Olivia Newton John ("Physical")
718. Joe Bonamassa ("Another Kind of Love"; "Stop!")
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717. Motorhead ("Ace of Spades")
716. Jason Mraz ("The Remedy (I Won't Worry)")
715. Galaxie 500 ("Tugboat"; "Blue Thunder")
714. Dead Can Dance ("The Host of Seraphim")
713. Everything But the Girl ("Missing"; "Wrong")
712. Clutch ("Spacegrass")
711. Gene Ammons ("Autumn Leaves"; "There Is No Greater Love")
710. Bobby Bare Jr. ("Numbers")
709. Rachael Yamagata ("Worn Me Down"; "Letter Read")
708. Kaiser Chiefs ("Ruby")
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707. Poco ("Crazy Love")
706. Bad Religion ("21st Century (Digital Boy)"; "Sorrow")
705. Donny Hathaway ("You've Lost That Loving Feeling")
704. Lightning Hopkins ("Have You Ever Loved a Woman?")
703. Jaco Pastorious ("Portrait of Tracy")
702. Brad ("Shinin'")
701. Peaches ("Talk To Me")
700. Bill Withers ("Ain't No Sunshine"; "Use Me")
699. Kasabian ("Club Foot"; "Fire")
698. Peter, Bjorn & John ("Young Folks"; "Nothing To Worry About")
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697. Butthole Surfers ("Pepper"; "Dracula From Houston")
696. My Chemical Romance ("Welcome To The Black Parade")
695. Okkervil River ("Lost Coastlines"; "Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe")
694. Mazzy Star ("Fade Into You")
693. Lake Trout ("Street Fighting Man")
692. Wolfmother ("Woman"; "Apple Tree")
691. James McMurtry
690. Lily Allen ("The Fear"; "Smile")
689. Barry White ("Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe"; "You're the First, the Last, My Everything")
688. Ingrid Michaelson ("Breakable"; "The Way I Am"; "Be OK")
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687. Explosions in the Sky
686. Gene Clark
685. The Judybats
684. Ben Kweller ("Run"; "Penny on the Traintrack")
683. Jill Scott ("Daydreamin'"; "Golden")
682. Dinosaur Jr. ("Feel the Pain"; "Freak Scene")
681. Johnny Mercer ("Accentuate the Positive")
680. Frente ("Labour of Love"; "Bizarre Love Triangle")
679. Morcheeba ("Trigger Hippie")
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678. Calexico ("Two Silver Trees"; "Alone Again Or")
677. J. J. Grey & Mofro ("Orange Blossoms")
676. Richard Shindell
675. Moby ("We Are All Made of Stars"; "Natural Blues")
674. Joss Stone ("Fell In Love with a Boy"; "Tell Me 'Bout It")
673. Nanci Griffith ("Boots of Spanish Leather")
672. Goo Goo Dolls ("Black Balloon"; "Iris")
671. Yonder Mountain String Band ("40 Miles From Denver"; "2 Hits")
670. Fountains of Wayne ("Radiation Vibe"; "Stacy's Mom")
669. Jeremy Enigk ("Mind Idea")
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668. Loreena McKennitt ("The Mummer's Dance")
667. Culture Club ("Karma Chameleon"; "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?")
666. The Dandy Warhols ("Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth")
665. String Cheese Incident ("Dudley's Kitchen"; "Restless Wind")
664. Old And In The Way ("Old and In the Way Breakdown"; "Panama Red")
663. Matchbox 20 ("Bent"; "3 a.m.")
662. Ralph Stanley ("Man of Constant Sorrow"; "O Death")
661. The Nighthawks ("Big River"; "Can't Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover")
660. Nels Cline ("Prayer Wheel")
659. Matisyahu ("King Without A Crown")
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658. Ellis Paul ("The World Ain't Slowin' Down")
657. Nas ("Ether")
656. Manhattan Transfer ("Until I Met You"; "Boy From New York City")
655. Elbow ("The Bones of You"; "Grounds for Divorce")
654. Sam Bush ("Cajun Mandolin"; "Blue Moon of Kentucky")
653. Harry Connick, Jr. ("Here Comes the Big Parade"; "It's Alright with Me")
652. Faith No More ("Midlife Crisis")
651. Jorma Kaukonen ("Hesitation Blues")
650. DJ Shadow ("Building Steam with a Grain of Salt")
649. The Derek Trucks Band ("Cruel Jane")
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648. James ("Say Something"; "Laid")
647. The New York Dolls ("Pills")
646. Trey Anastasio ("Shine"; "Tuesday")
645. Pete Droge ("Going Whichever Way the Wind Blows"; "If You Don't Love Me I'll Kill Myself")
644. Lionel Richie ("All Night Long"; "Stuck on You")
643. Jay Farrar ("Gather")
642. Don Henley ("The Boys of Summer"; "The End of the Innocence")
641. Luther Vandross ( "Here and Now"; "The Power of Love")
640. Pat Benatar ("Shadows of the Night"; "Hit Me With Your Best Shot")
639. Diana Krall
638. Michael Hedges ("After the Gold Rush"; "Ragamuffin")
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637. Bob Willis and His Texas Playboys ("Stay All Night" "San Antonio Rose")
636. Pantera ("This Love"; "Cemetery Gates")
635. Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass ("This Guy's in Love with You"; "Spanish Flea")
634. Edith Piaf ("La Vie en Rose")
633. Cracker ("Low")
632. Bootsy Collins ("Bootzilla"; "I'd Rather Be With You")
631. Minor Threat ("In My Eyes")
630. Mississippi John Hurt ("Stack O'Lee")
629. Fishbone ("Party at Ground Zero")
628. Kansas ("Carry On, Wayward Son"; "The Wall")
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627. Gang of Four ("Damaged Goods"; "At Home He's a Tourist"; "I Found That Essence Rare")
626. Lauryn Hill ("Every Ghetto, Every City")
625. Barry Manilow ("Copacabana"; "Mandy")
624. Nat King Cole ("Straighten Up and Fly Right"; "Unforgettable")
623. Kenny Loggins ("Angry Eyes"; "Footloose")
622. Badly Drawn Boy ("The Long Way Around")
621. Ringo Starr ("It Don't Come Easy"; "Back Off Boogaloo")
620. Earl Scruggs ("Foggy Mountain Breakdown")
619. Stanley Clarke ("Sweet Baby")
618. Band of Horses ("The Funeral"; "Is There a Ghost?")
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617. Frank Black ("Hang On To Your Ego"; "Headache")
616. The Lovin' Spoonful ("Do You Believe in Magic"; "Summer in the City")
615. The Black Crowes ("Remedy"; "Goodbye Daughters of the Revolution")
614. Ravi Shankar
613. Mott the Hoople ("All the Way from Memphis"; "Sweet Jane")
612. Roger Waters
611. Broken Social Scene ("7/4 (Shoreline)"; "Fire Eye'd Boy")
610. Ian Anderson
609. Boston ("Rock and Roll Band"; "Feelin' Satisfied")
608. Junior Wells
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607. De La Soul ("Potholes in My Lawn")
606. Thursday ("Counting 5-4-3-2-1"; "War All the Time")
605. Ten Years After ("I'd Love to Change the World")
604. Count Basie ("One O'Clock Jump")
603. Alison Moyet ("That Old Devil Called Love"; "Is This Love")
602. The Kooks ("Naive"; "Always Where I Need to Be")
601. Sugar ("If I Can't Change Your Mind"; "Your Favorite Thing")
600. Faith Hill ("Breathe"; "This Kiss")
599. REO Speedwagon ("Keep On Loving You"; "Time For Me to Fly")
598. The The ("Dogs of Lust"; "Uncertain Smile")
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597. Amos Lee ("Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight"; "Shout Out Loud")
596. The Strokes ("Last Nite"; "Hard To Explain")
595. Judas Priest ("Living After Midnight"; "You've Got Another Thing Comin'")
594. The Misfits ("Cough/Cool"; "Night of the Living Dead")
593. NOFX ("Soul Doubt")
592. Duncan Sheik ("On A High"; "Barely Breathing")
591. Crack the Sky ("Hot Razors in My Heart")
590. Mike and the Mechanics ("All I Need is a Miracle"; "The Living Years")
589. Patti LaBelle ("On My Own"; "Lady Marmalade")
588. blink-182 ("Dammit"; "All the Small Things")
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587. Teenage Fanclub ("You've Said Enough"; "Star Sign")
586. Alicia Keys ("No One")
585. Buffalo Tom ("Taillights Fade")
584. Weather Report ("Teen Town")
583. Queens of the Stone Age ("Go With The Flow"; "No One Knows")
582. Disco Biscuits ("World Is Spinning")
581. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy ("Go Daddy-O"")
580. Lowen & Navarro ("Not Like You"; "Walking on a Wire")
579. Flight of the Conchords ("Business Time")
578. Marc Broussard ("Where You Are")
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577. Franz Ferdinand ("Ulysses"; "Take Me Out")
576. Brian Jonestown Massacre ("The Ballad of Jim Jones")
575. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists ("Track 13")
574. Slayer ("Raining Blood")
573. India Arie ("Little Things"; "Video")
572. Silversun Pickups ("Lazy Eye"; "Panic Switch")
571. Dave Edmunds ("I Hear You Knockin'")
570. Gnarls Barkley ("Crazy")
569. Snow Patrol ("Chasing Cars"; "Chocolate")
568. Colin Hay & Men at Work ("I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You";
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567. The Dave Clark Five ("Glad All Over"; "Bits and Pieces")
566. The National ("Mistaken For Strangers"; "Apartment Story")
565. Margot and the Nuclear So and So's ("Children's Crusade on Acid"; "Skeleton Key")
564. Arctic Monkeys ("Brianstorm"; "I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor")
563. Todd Snider ("Talkin' Seattle Grunge Blues"; "Alright Guy")
562. Yazoo (Yaz) ("Only You"; "Situation")
561. Jonny Lang ("Red Light"; "Still Rainin'")
560. Eels ("Prizefighter"; "Beautiful Freak")
559. Blues Traveler ("But Anyway"; "Runaround")
558. O.A.R. ("Hey Girl"; "Crazy Game of Poker")
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557. Nickel Creek ("The Lighthouse's Tale"; "Smoothie Song")
556. Feist ("Mushaboom"; "1 2 3 4")
555. Dion and the Belmonts ("A Teenager in Love"; "Runaround Sue")
554. The Magnetic Fields ("California Girls")
553. Pete Yorn ("Life on a Chain"; "Strange Condition")
552. Donna Summer ("I Feel Love"; "Dim All The Lights")
551. Dan Fogelberg ("Leader of the Band")
550. Thievery Corporation ("The Numbers Game"; "Lebanese Blonde")
549. Garbage ("Only Happy When It Rains"; "Stupid Girl")
548. Siouxsie & The Banshees ("Kiss Them for Me"; "Cities in Dust")
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547. Joe Walsh ("Rocky Mountain Way"; "Funk #49")
546. Dick Dale ("Miserlou"; "Surf Buggy")
545. Blood, Sweat & Tears ("Spinning Wheel"; "You've Made Me So Very Happy")
544. Son Volt ("Drown"; "Windfall")
543. Jason Isbell ("Brand New Kind of Actress"; "Dress Blues")
542. Robert Earl Keen ("The Road Goes On Forever"; "Corpus Christi Bay")
541. Stereolab ("Margerine Rock"; "Cybele's Reverie")
540. Bad Brains ("Banned in DC"; "She's Calling You")
539. Josh Ritter ("Right Moves"; "Kathleen")
538. Sufjan Stevens ("Chicago"; "The Upper Peninsula")
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537. KRS-1 ("Sound of Da Police")
536. Laurie Anderson ("O Superman"; "Walking the Dog")
535. The Flying Burrito Brothers ("Wild Horses"; "White Line Fever")
534. Bobby Darin ("Mack the Knife"; "Splish Splash")
533. The Traveling Wilburys ("Handle with Care"; "Tweeter and the Monkey Man")
532. Richard and Linda Thompson ("Wall of Death"; "I Wanna See the Bright Lights Tonight")
531. M. Ward ("Magic Trick"; "Chinese Translation")
530. Fairport Convention ("Who Knows Where the Time Goes")
529. Cowboy Junkies ("Sweet Jane"; "A Common Disaster")
528. Split Enz ("I Got You"; "Six Months in a Leaky Boat")
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527. Loudon Wainwright III ("Dead Skunk"; "Down Drinking at the Bar")
526. The Faces ("Ooh La La"; "Stay With Me")
525. Gov't Mule ("Soulshine"; "Slackjaw Jezebel")
524. Sonny Landreth ("Shooting for the Moon"; "South of I-10")
523. M.I.A. ("Paper Planes")
522. John Fogerty ("Centerfield"; "Rockin' All Over the World")
521. Three Dog Night ("Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"; "Shambala")
520. Odetta ("Take This Hammer"; "He's Got The Whole World in His Hands")
519. Judy Collins ("Both Sides Now"; "Send in the Clowns")
518. Isley Brothers ("It's Your Thing")
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517. J. J. Cale ("Cocaine"; "After Midnight")
516. World Party ("Way Down Now"; "Ship of Fools")
515. Koko Taylor ("Wang Dang Doodle"; "Beer Bottle Boogie")
514. Roberta Flack ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"; "Killing Me Softly With His Song")
513. Booker T. and the MG's ("Green Onions"; "Hang 'Em High")
512. Matthew Sweet ("Girlfriend"; "Sick of Myself")
511. Lindsey Buckingham ("Don't Look Down"; "Trouble")
510. Kraftwerk ("Pocket Calculator"; "Autobahn")
509. Mahalia Jackson ("Go Tell It On the Mountain"; "His Eyes on the Sparrow")
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508. Keane ("Somewhere Only We Know"; "Is It Any Wonder?")
507. Jerry Jeff Walker ("Up Against the Wall, Red Neck Mother"; "L.A. Freeway")
506. Ben Folds Five ("Brick"; "Kate")
505. Guster ("Amsterdam"; "One Man Wrecking Machine")
504. Fela Kuti ("Let's Start")
503. The Eurythmics ("Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"; "Would I Lie To You")
502. Bing Crosby ("White Christmas"; "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra")
501. Joe Strummer ("Coma Girl"; "Redemption Song")
500. Bryan Ferry ("Slave to Love"; "Don't Stop the Dance")
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499. Aaron Copland ("Fanfare for the Common Man")
498. Herbie Hancock ("Rockit"; "Cantaloupe Island")
497. Quincy Jones ("Soul Bossa Nova"; "Theme from Sanford & Son")
496. Willie Dixon ("The Same Thing"; "Little Red Rooster")
495. Sarah Vaughan ("Someone To Watch Over Me"; "Whatever Lola Wants")
494. Rickie Lee Jones ("Chuck E's in Love"; "Danny's All Star Joint")
493. Leo Kottke ("Rings"; "Vaseline Machine Gun")
492. Judy Garland ("Somewhere Over the Rainbow"; "
491. 2Pac ("Keep Ya Head Up"; "I Get Around")
490. Sugarhill Gang ("Apache" "Rapper's Delight")
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489. Leonard Bernstein ("America," from West Side Story)
488. Jimmy Cliff ("Wonderful World, Beautiful People"; "The Harder They Come")
487. The Four Tops ("Baby I Need Your Loving"; "I Can't Help Myself")
486. Charlie Parker ("Ko-Ko"; "Billie's Bounce")
485. Brian Eno ("Baby's On Fire"; "Needles in the Camel's Eye")
484. The Jackson Five ("I Want You Back"; "ABC")
483. Bo Diddley ("Bo Diddley"; "Who Do You Love?")
482. Fats Domino ("Ain't That a Shame"; "Blueberry Hill")
481. Tegan and Sara ("Back In Your Head"; "Walking with a Ghost")
480. Porcupine Tree ("The Sound of Muzak"; "Piano Lessons")
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479. Dispatch ("The General"; "Flying Horses")
478. Brett Dennen ("Ain't No Reason"; "She's Mine")
477. The Postal Service ("The District Sleeps Alone"; "Such Great Heights")
476. Kate Nash ("Foundations"; "Merry Happy")
475. Jimmy Eat World ("The Middle"; "Sweetness")
474. Gogol Bordello ("Not a Crime"; "Start Wearing Purple")
473. Whitney Houston ("I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"; "I Will Always Love You")
472. The Nields ("Easy People"; "The Town Is Wrong")
471. Sleater Kinney ("You're No Rock 'n' Roll Fun"; "Jumpers")
470. Pulp ("Common People"; "Like A Friend")
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469. Neil Finn ("Driving Me Mad"; "Sinner")
468. Jellyfish ("New Mistake"; "Joining a Fan Club")
467. Built to Spill ("Conventional Wisdom"; "Goin' Up Against Your Mind")
466. George Michael ("Faith")
465. Flogging Molly ("Float")
464. The Dropkick Murphys ("I'm Shipping Up To Boston"; "The State of Massachusetes")
463. Blind Faith ("Can't Find My Way Home"; "In The Presence of the Lord")
462. Adrian Belew ("Men In Helicopters")
461. Umphrey's McGee ("Nemo"; "Cemetary Walk")
460. The Raconteurs ("Steady As She Goes"; "Carolina Drama")
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459. System of a Down ("Toxicity"; "Chop Suey!")
458. Robert Palmer ("Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley"; "Addicted to Love")
457. Peter, Paul & Mary ("Puff the Magic Dragon"; "Leaving on a Jet Plane")
456. Kirsty MacColl ("Walking Down Madison"; "In These Shoes?")
455. Deep Purple ("Smoke on the Water"; "Space Truckin'")
454. Carbon Leaf ("The Boxer"; "Life Less Ordinary")
453. Boz Scaggs ("Lido Shuffle"; "Georgia")
452. The Church ("Reptile"; "Under the Milkyway")
451. of Montreal ("Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games"; "An Eluardian Instance")
450. Marshall Crenshaw ("Cynical Girl"; "Someday, Someway")
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449. Keller Williams ("Freeker by the Speaker"; "Kidney in a Cooler")
448. Jonathan Richman ("Roadrunner (Modern Lovers)"; "I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar")
447. John Butler Trio ("Zebra"; "Daniella")
446. Guided By Voices ("Hold On Hope"; "Glad Girls")
445. Fleet Foxes ("White Winter Hymnal"; "Blue Ridge Mountains")
444. Cyndi Lauper ("Time After Time"; "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun")
443. Citizen Cope ("Son's Gonna Rise"; "Let the Drummer Kick")
442. Alanis Morissette ("You Oughta Know"; "Ironic")
441. Wings ("Let Me Roll In"; "Junior's Farm")
440. The Subdudes ("Papa Dukie and the Mud People"; "Why Can't I Forget About You")
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439. Scissor Sisters ("Take Your Mama"; "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'")
438. Rusted Root ("Send Me On My Way"; "Ecstasy")
437. Peter Tosh ("Legalize It"; "Don't Look Back")
436. Old 97's ("Dance With Me"; "Murder (Or A Heart Attack")
435. Leon Russell ("Tight Rope"; "Out in the Woods")
434. Janis Ian ("At Seventeen"; "Society's Child")
433. Harry Chapin ("Cat's in the Cradle"; "Taxi")
432. Dr. Dre ("Let Me Ride"; "Nuthin' But A G Thang")
431. Blur ("Coffee and TV"; "Song 2")
430. Bad Company ("Bad Company"; "Shooting Star")
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429. TV On the Radio ("Wolf Like Me"; "Golden Age")
428. The Carpenters ("(They Long To Be) Close To You"; "We've Only Just Begun")
427. Norah Jones ("Don't Know Why"; "Sunrise")
426. Morphine ("Buena"; "Cure for Pain")
425. Lisa Loeb ("Stay (I Missed You)"; "I Do")
424. Doc Watson ("Wabash Cannonball")
423. John McLaughlin ("New York On My Mind")
422. Jay-Z ("99 Problems"; "Dirt Off Your Shoulder")
421. The J. Geils Band ("Freeze Frame"; "Whammer Jammer")
420. Garth Brooks ("Friends in Low Places"; "Thunder Rolls")
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419. Tears for Fears ("Shout"; "Sowing the Seeds of Love")
418. The English Beat ("Mirror in the Bathroom"; "I Confess")
417. Dean Martin ("That's Amore"; "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You")
416. Cocteau Twins ("Heaven or Las Vegas")
415. Bette Midler ("Wind Beneath My Wings"; "Boogie Woogie")
414. Tony Bennett ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco"; "Fly Me to the Moon")
413. Ry Cooder ("Poor Man's Shangri-La")
412. Pat Metheny ("Is This America?")
411. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ("Mr. Bojangles")
410. Melissa Etheridge ("Come To My Window")
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409. INXS ("Don't Change")
408. Parliament-Funkadelic ("Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)")
407. Charles Mingus ("Goodbye Pork Pie Hat")
406. Badfinger ("Day After Day")
405. Violent Femmes ("Blister in the Sun"; "American Music")
404. Taj Mahal ("She Caught the Katy"; "Chevrolet")
403. Peter Frampton ("Show Me The Way"; "Do You Feel Like We Do")
402. Midnight Oil ("Beds Are Burning"; "Blue Sky Mine")
401. Leadbelly ("Good Night Irene")
400. Johnny Winter ("Rock and Roll Hoochie Coo")
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399. Duke Ellington ("Take the A Train")
398. George Jones ("He Stopped Loving Her Today")
397. Django Reinhardt ("Minor Swing")
396. Curtis Mayfield ("Superfly"; "Pusherman")
395. Eddie From Ohio ("Walk Humbly Son")
394. Renaissance ("Carpet of the Sun")
393. Mahavishnu Orchestra ("The Noonward Race")
392. Jukebox the Ghost ("Good Day"; "Hold It In")
391. Gentle Giant ("Funny Ways")
390. Donald Fagan ("I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)")
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389. Weird Al Yankovic ("Eat It")
388. Incubus ("Drive")
387. Barbara Streisand ("Stoney End")
386. The Mars Volta ("Inertiatic ESP")
385. Robert Fripp ("Blast, Pt. 1")
384. Primus ("Jerry Was a Race Car Driver")
383. Dave Brubeck Quartet ("Take Five")
382. Mike Doughty ("Looking at the World From the Bottom of the Well"; "Super Bon Bon")
381. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ("I Love Rock and Roll")
380. Erasure ("Chains of Love")
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379. The New Pornographers ("Twin Cinema")
378. Wishbone Ash ("Blind Eye")
377. Vampire Weekend ("A-Punk")
376. Soundgarden ("Black Hole Sun")
375. KT Tunstall ("Black Horse and the Cherry Tree")
374. Joan Osborne ("One of Us"; "St. Teresa")
373. The Dresden Dolls ("Coin-Operated Boy")
372. Captain Beefheart ("Safe As Milk")
371. The Avett Brothers ("Die Die Die")
370. 311 ("All Mixed Up")
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369. Thomas Dolby ("She Blinded Me with Science")
368. The Go-Gos ("We Got the Beat")
367. Rodrigo y Gabriela ("Tamacun")
366. The Pet Shop Boys ("West End Girls")
365. Kathleen Edwards ("Back To Me")
364. Daft Punk ("One More Time")
363. The Bodeans ("Closer to Free")
362. Stephen Stills ("Love The One You're With")
361. No Doubt ("Just a Girl")
360. Massive Attack ("Angel"; "Be Thankful for What You've Got")
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359. Harry Nilsson ("Everybody's Talkin'"; "Jump Into the Fire")
358. Graham Parker ("Local Girls"; "Stupifaction")
357. Danny Gatton ("In My Room"; "Elmira St. Boogie")
356. Bauhaus ("Bela Lugosi's Dead"; "She's In Parties")
355. ZZ Top ("Tush"; "Jesus Just Left Chicago")
354. Yo La Tengo ("Autumn Sweater"; "You Can Have It All")
353. The Yardbirds ("For Your Love"; "Heart Full of Soul")
352. Sinead O'Connor ("Nothing Compares 2 U"; "Emperor's New Clothes")
351. Phil Ochs ("I Ain't Marching Anymore"; "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends")
350. Notorious B.I.G. ("Big Poppa"; "Juicy")
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349. The Monkees ("I'm A Believer"; "Last Train to Clarksville")
348. Kanye West ("Through the Wire"; "Stronger")
347. Dead Kennedys ("Let's Lynch the Landlord"; "Holiday in Cambodia")
346. The Zombies ("Time of the Season"; "Tell Her No")
345. The Specials ("A Message To You Rudy"; "Ghost Town")
344. The Smithereens ("Blood and Roses"; "A Girl Like You")
343. The Jesus & Mary Chain ("Head On"; "Just Like Honey")
342. The Neville Brothers ("Yellow Moon"; "Ain't No Sunshine")
341. Merle Haggard ("Mama Tried"; "If We Make It Through December")
340. Hall & Oates ("Maneater"; "Private Eyes")
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339. Gordon Lightfoot ("Carefree Highway"; "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald")
338. Echo and the Bunnymen ("Lips Like Sugar"; "The Killing Moon")
337. Big Star ("Thirteen"; "I'm In Love With a Girl")
336. Alice in Chains ("Rooster"; "Down In A Hole")
335. Loretta Lynn ("Coal Miner's Daughter")
334. Gram Parsons ("Streets of Baltimore")
333. X ("Your Phone's Off The Hook But You're Not")
332. Wu-Tang Clan ("Shimmy Shimmy Ya")
331. Ween ("Your Party")
330. Les Paul & Mary Ford ("The World Is Waiting for the Sunshine")
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329. Imogen Heap ("Hide and Seek"; "Good Night and Go")
328. Fugazi ("Waiting Room")
327. Portishead ("Sour Times")
326. Los Lobos ("La Bamba"; "One Time One Night")
325. Dusty Springfield ("Wishin' and Hopin'"; "Son of a Preacher Man")
324. The Hold Steady ("Chips Ahoy!"; "Constructive Summer")
323. P.J. Harvey ("Down By the Water"; "C'mon Billy")
322. Les Claypool ("Robotic Chicken"; "One Better")
321. Husker Du ("Could You Be The One?")
320. G. Love ("Hot Cookin'"; "Steppin' Stone")
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319. Damien Rice ("9 Crimes"; "Cannonball")
318. Cat Power ("He War"; "Satisfaction)
317. Mark Knopfler ("Boom Like That"; "Punish the Monkey")
316. Randy Newman ("Baltimore"; "Louisiana 1927")
315. Bruce Hornsby ("Jacob's Ladder"; "The Way It Is")
314. Cher ("Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves"; "Believe")
313. Belle & Sebastian ("Judy and the Dream of Horses"; "Sleep the Clock Around")
312. Dolly Parton ("Here You Come Again"; "Jolene")
311. The Psychedelic Furs ("The Ghost In You"; "Pretty In Pink")
310. Regina Spektor ("Fidelity"; "On The Radio")
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309. Kiss ("Rock and Roll All Nite"; "Detroit Rock City")
308. John Denver ("Take Me Home, Country Roads"; "Thank God I'm A Country Boy")
307. Cheap Trick ("Surrender"; "I Want You To Want Me")
306. Adele ("Chasing Pavements"; "Right As Rain")
305. Susan Tedeschi ("It Hurt So Bad"; "People")
304. Beethoven ("Symphony #5")
303. Squeeze ("Pulling Mussels from a Shell"; "Tempted")
302. Carly Simon ("You're So Vain"; "Anticipation")
301. Natalie Merchant ("Carnival"; "Jealousy")
300. Joan Armatrading ("Drop the Pilot"; "Down To Zero")
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299. Duran Duran ("Hungry Like The Wolf"; "Rio")
298. Nils Lofgren ("Keith Don't Go")
297. Bon Jovi ("Living on a Prayer"; "Runaway")
296. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band ("Old Time Rock and Roll"; "Against the Wind")
295. Thelonious Monk ("Epistrophy")
294. Stone Temple Pilots ("Vaseline"; "Plush")
293. Neil Diamond ("Sweet Caroline"; "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon")
292. The Mamas and the Papas ("California Dreamin'"; "Monday Monday")
291. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ("The Ship Song")
290. MGMT ("Electric Feel")
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289. Johann Sebastian Bach ("Suite No. 3")
288. Gillian Welch ("Wayside/Back In Time"; "I Want To Sing That Rock and Roll")
287. The Roots ("The Seed 2.0")
286. Nick Lowe ("Cruel To Be Kind"; "I Knew the Bride (When She Used To Rock and Roll)")
285. Little Richard ("Tutti Frutti")
284. George Gershwin ("Rhapsody in Blue")
283. Bloc Party ("I Still Remember"; "Banquet")
282. NRBQ ("Ridin' In My Car")
281. Suzanne Vega ("Luka"; "Tom's Diner")
280. Rod Stewart ("Young Turks"; "Maggie Mae")
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279. Liz Phair ("Polyester Bride"; "Never Said")
278. John Lee Hooker ("Boom Boom"; "Boogie Chillen")
277. Gorillaz ("Clint Eastwood"; "Feel Good, Inc.")
276. Buffalo Springfield ("For What It's Worth"; "Bluebird")
275. Widespread Panic ("Pigeons"; "Ain't Life Grand")
274. Sly and the Family Stone ("Everyday People"; "Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin)")
273. Phil Collins ("In The Air Tonight"; "Take Me Home")
272. Temple of the Dog ("Hunger Strike"; "Say Hello 2 Heaven")
271. K.D. Lang ("Constant Craving"; "
270. John Mellencamp ("Dance Naked"; "Pink Houses")
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269. Iron Maiden ("Run to the Hills")
268. Eminem ("The Real Slim Shady"; "Lose Yourself")
267. Blind Melon ("No Rain"; "Tones of Home")
266. Uncle Tupelo ("Graveyard Shift"; "Whiskey Bottle")
265. Tina Turner ("Proud Mary"; "What's Love Got To Do With It")
264. Jim Croce ("Big Bad Leroy Brown"; "Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)")
263. Drive-By Truckers ("Carl Perkins' Cadillac"; "The Righteous Path")
262. Arlo Guthrie ("City of New Orleans")
261. Townes Van Zandt ("Lungs")\
260. My Bloody Valentine ("Only Shallow")
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259. Bright Eyes ("Four Winds")
258. Patty Griffin ("No Bad News")
257. Muse ("Starlight"; "Supermassive Black Hole")
256. Iggy Pop ("Candy"; "Lust For Life")
255. Billy Bragg ("A New England"; ")
254. Mick Jagger ("Just Another Night")
253. Black Keys ("Your Touch"; "If You Ever Slip")
252. Tracy Chapman ("Talkin' Bout a Revolution"; "Fast Car")
251. Spoon ("I Turn My Camera On"; "Don't You Evah")
250. Outkast ("Ms. Jackson"; "Hey Ya")
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249. Heart ("Crazy On You"; "Magic Man")
248. Crowded House ("Don't Dream It's Over"; "It's Only Natural")
247. Bill Monroe ("Blue Moon of Kentucky")
246. Toots and the Maytals ("54-46 Was My Number"; "Funky Kingston")
245. Roxy Music ("Love Is The Drug"; ")
244. Patti Smith ("Because the Night"; "Dancing Barefoot")
243. Dar Williams ("The Christians and the Pagans"; "It's Alright")
242. Brandi Carlile ("What Can I Say"; "The Story")
241. ABBA ("Dancing Queen"; "Take a Chance on Me")
240. Stevie Nicks ("Stop Dragging My Heart Around"; "Stand Back")
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239. Smokey Robinson ("Cruisin'"; "Being With You")
238. Robert Plant ("Sea of Love"; "Tall Cool One")
237. Eddie Vedder ("Hard Sun"; "Long Nights")
236. Chris Isaak ("San Francisco Days"; "Wicked Game")
235. Bee Gees ("Night Fever"; "Stayin' Alive")
234. Derek and the Dominos ("Layla"; "Bell Bottom Blues")
233. Bela Fleck ("Sinister Minister")
232. The Jayhawks ("Waiting for the Sun")
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231. Jenny Lewis ("Handle with Care"; "Acid Tongue")
230. The Dixie Chicks ("Not Ready to Make Nice")
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229. Rufus Wainwright ("Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk")
228. A Tribe Called Quest ("Check the Rhime")
227. Steve Earle ("Guitar Town"; "Copperhead Road")
226. New Order ("Blue Monday"; "Bizarre Love Triangle")
225. Kate Bush ("Runnin' Up That Hill")
224. Linda Ronstadt ("You're No Good"; "It Doesn't Matter Anymore")
223. Emerson, Lake & Palmer ("Lucky Man")
222. Eva Cassidy ("Songbird")
221. 10,000 Maniacs ("These Are Days"; "Candy Everybody Wants")
220. Michael Franti & Spearhead ("Yell Fire", "Hey Now Now", "Everyone Deserves Music")
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219. Public Enemy ("Bring Tha Noize")
218. Iron and Wine ("Lovesong of the Buzzard"; "Boy With a Coin")
217. Van Halen ("Eruption/You Really Got Me"; "Panama")
216. Sonic Youth ("Teenage Riot"; "Incinerate")
215. Ray LaMontagne ("Trouble"; "You Are the Best Thing")
214. David Gray ("Babylon"; "The One I Love")
213. Joe Jackson ("Is She Really Going Out With Him?"; "Steppin' Out")
212. Earth, Wind and Fire ("September"; "Serpentine Fire")
211. Devo ("Whip It"; "Uncontrollable Urge")
210. Jane's Addiction ("Jane Says"; "Mountain Song")
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209. Nick Drake ("Northern Sky"; "Pink Moon")
208. Morrissey ("The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get"; "You Have Killed Me")
207. Howlin' Wolf ("Spoonful"; "Smokestack Lightning")
206. The Shins ("Phantom Limb"; "Know Your Onion")
205. Neutral Milk Hotel ("Everything Is")
204. The Pogues ("The Sunnyside of the Street")
203. The Jam ("Town Called Malice"; "Going Underground")
202. Nina Simone ("I Put A Spell On You")
201. Joy Division ("Love Will Tear Us Apart")
200. Gomez ("Girlshapelovedrug"; "Get Us Arrested")
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199. Andrew Bird ("Heretics"; "Fitz and the Dizzyspells")
198. Fiona Apple ("Shadowboxer"; "Criminal")
197. Joan Baez ("Diamonds and Rust")
196. Conor Oberst ("Cape Canaveral")
195. Rage Against the Machine ("Killing In the Name"; "Bulls on Parade")
194. Animal Collective ("Who Could Win a Rabbit"; "My Girls")
193. The Cars ("Bye Bye Love"; "Moving In Stereo")
192. Etta James ("At Last")
191. Pete Townsend ("Face the Face")
190. Buddy Guy ("Damn Right, I've Got the Blues")
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189. John Hiatt ("Slow Turning")
188. Joe Cocker ("Feelin' Alright")
187. The Doobie Brothers ("Black Water"; "China Grove")
186. John Mayer ("Gravity"; "83")
185. Bruce Cockburn ("Lovers in a Dangerous Time"; "Pacing the Cage")
184. Tool ("Schism"; "Vicarious")
183. Annie Lennox ("Walking on Broken Glass")
182. Barenaked Ladies ("If I Had $1,000,000"; "Jane")
181. XTC ("Making Plans for Nigel"; "Senses Working Overtime")
180. The Killers ("Mr. Brightside"; "Smile Like You Mean It")
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179. Aimee Mann ("Choice in the Matter"; "Going Through the Motions")
178. Sigur Ros ("Gobbledigook")
177. Lyle Lovett ("She's No Lady"; "That's Right (You're Not From Texas)")
176. The B-52s ("Rock Lobster"; "Love Shack")
175. Pavement ("Cut Your Hair"; "Spit on a Stranger")
174. My Morning Jacket ("Gideon"; "One Big Holiday")
173. Todd Rundgren ("Hello It's Me"; "Couldn't I Just Tell You")
172. Cake ("Short Skirt/Long Jacket"; "The Distance")
171. Smashing Pumpkins ("1979"; "Today")
170. The Electric Light Orchestra ("Can't Get It Out of My Head"; "Mr. Blue Sky")
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169. Al Green ("Let's Stay Together"; "Take Me To The River")
168. Elliott Smith ("A Fond Farewell"; "Miss Misery")
167. Modest Mouse ("Float On"; "Dashboard")
166. Sam Cooke ("You Send Me"; "Chain Gang")
165. Diana Ross and the Supremes ("I'm Coming Out"; "Ain't No Mountain High Enough")
164. Nine Inch Nails ("Closer"; "The Hand That Feeds")
163. Blondie ("Call Me"; "Heart of Glass")
162. Jethro Tull ("Living in the Past"; "Bungle in the Jungle")
161. Black Sabbath ("Black Sabbath"; "Iron Man")
160. Roy Orbison ("You Got It"; "Pretty Woman")
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159. The Temptations ("My Girl"; "Just My Imagination")
158. Bjork ("Earth Intruders"; "It's Oh So Quiet")
157. Sarah McLachlan ("I Will Remember You")
156. Rilo Kiley ("Silver Lining")
155. Otis Redding ("Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay")
154. Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Sweet Home Alabama"; "Freebird")
153. Carole King ("So Far Away"; "It's Too Late")
152. Weezer ("Buddy Holly"; "Undone (The Sweater Song)")
151. Journey ("Don't Stop Believin'")
150. The Drifters ("Under the Boardwalk"; "Up On The Roof")
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149. Brian Wilson ("Heroes and Villains"; "Surf's Up")
148. The Foo Fighters ("Everlong"; "Monkey Wrench")
147. Patsy Cline ("Walkin' After Midnight"; "Crazy")
146. Willie Nelson ("Pancho and Lefty"; "On The Road Again")
145. Kid Rock ("Bawitdaba")
144. Steve Winwood ("While You See a Chance"; "Different Light")
143. Neko Case ("This Tornado Loves You"; "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood")
142. Kings of Leon ("King of the Rodeo"; "Sex on Fire")
141. Allison Krauss and Union Station ("When You Say Nothing At All"; "Baby Now That I Found You")
140. Jack Johnson ("Flake"; "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing")
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139. Guns 'n' Roses ("Sweet Child O' Mine")
138. Robert Johnson ("Come On In My Kitchen"; "Cross Road Blues")
137. Green Day ("Basket Case"; "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)")
136. Woody Guthrie ("House of the Rising Sun"; "This Land Is Your Land")
135. Jeff Beck ("Over Under Sideways Down"; "People Get Ready")
134. They Might Be Giants ("Birdhouse In Your Soul"; "Istanbul")
133. John Prine ("Illegal Smile"; "Lake Marie")
132. Chicago ("25 or 6 to 4"; "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?")
131. Jefferson Airplane ("Somebody to Love"; "Volunteers")
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130. AC/DC ("You Shook Me All Night Long"; "Highway to Hell")
129. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ("Symphony #25")
128. Ben Harper ("Steal My Kisses"; "Say You Will"; "Get It Like You Like It")
127. Cream ("Sunshine Of Your Love"; "Born Under a Bad Sign"; "I'm So Glad")
126. Hank Williams ("I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry")
125. Ani Difranco ("32 Flavors"; "Names and Dates and Times")
124. The Sex Pistols ("Anarchy in the UK"; "Pretty Vacant")
123. The Flaming Lips ("Do You Realize?"; "Free Radicals"; "She Don't Use Jelly")
122. Lucinda Williams ("Righteously"; "Memphis Pearl")
121. Cat Stevens ("Wild World"; "Peace Train")
120. Pete Seeger ("Turn Turn Turn"; "Little Boxes")
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119. Lou Reed ("Walk on the Wild Side"; "I Love You, Suzanne")
118. Richard Thompson ("1952 Vincent Black Lightning")
117. Aerosmith ("Sweet Emotion"; "Dream On")
116. Jimmy Buffett ("Margaritaville"; "Cheeseburger in Paradise")
115. Oasis ("Wonderwall"; "Rock 'n' Roll Star"; "Don't Look Back in Anger")
114. Dire Straits ("Sultans of Swing"; "Brothers in Arms")
113. Emmylou Harris ("Two More Bottles of Wine"; "Red Dirt Girl")
112. The Replacements ("Alex Chilton"; "I'll Be You")
111. King Crimson ("Elephant Talk"; "Court of the Crimson King")
110. Sting ("Desert Rose"; "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free")
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109. Metallica ("Fuel")
108. Indigo Girls ("Closer to Fine"; "Galileo")
107. Sublime ("Santeria"; "What I Got")
106. Madonna ("Like a Virgin"; "Like a Prayer")
105. Genesis ("Follow You Follow Me"; "Invisible Touch"; "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway")
104. Santana ("Evil Ways"; "Black Magic Woman")
103. The Decemberists ("The Sporting Life"; "Sons and Daughters")
102. Ben Folds ("Philosophy"; "You Don't Know Me")
101. Yes ("Roundabout"; "Owner of a Lonely Heart")
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100. The White Stripes ("Seven Nation Army"; "Icky Thump"; "Rag and Bone")
99. Warren Zevon ("Werewolves of London"; "Carmelita"; "Splendid Isolation")
98. George Harrison ("What Is Life"; "My Sweet Lord"; "Give Me Love")
97. The Byrds ("Eight Miles High"; "Mr. Tambourine Man")
96. The Pretenders ("Message of Love"; "Tattooed Love Boys")
95. The Moody Blues ("Nights in White Satin"; "Question")
94. Death Cab For Cutie ("I Will Possess Your Heart"; "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"; "Soul Meets Body"; "Someday You Will Be Loved")
93. Billie Holiday ("Strange Fruit"; "God Bless the Child"; "I'll Be Seeing You")
92. Muddy Waters ("Hoochie Coochie Man"; "Rolling Stone"; "Champagne and Reefer")
91. Jackson Browne ("Doctor My Eyes"; "Running on Empty"; "The Pretender"; "Rock Me On The Water")
90. Ryan Adams ("New York New York"; "Fix It"; "To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)")
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89. John Coltrane ("In A Sentimental Mood"; "Round Midnight")
88. Chuck Berry ("Promised Land"; "Roll Over Beethoven"; "Johnny B. Goode"; "Maybellene")
87. Rush ("Tom Sawyer"; "The Spirit of Radio"; "Red Barchetta")
86. Beastie Boys ("(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right"; "Brass Monkey"; "Sabotage"; "So What'Cha Want")
85. Louis Armstrong ("What a Wonderful World"; "La Vie en Rose"; "Mack the Knife")
84. Buddy Holly ("Peggy Sue"; "Everyday"; "That'll Be The Day"; "Maybe Baby")
83. Counting Crows ("A Long December"; "Raining in Baltimore"; "Mr. Jones"; "Hangin' Around")
82. Paul McCartney ("Band on the Run"; "Helen Wheels"; "Dance Tonight"; "Maybe I'm Amazed")
81. Tori Amos ("Cornflake Girl"; "God"; "Crucify")
80. Michael Jackson ("Thriller"; "Beat It"; "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough")
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79. Creedence Clearwater Revival ("Fortunate Son"; "Green River"; "Bad Moon Rising")
78. Leonard Cohen ("Hallelujah"; "Suzanne"; "Everybody Knows"; "I'm Your Man")
77. The Jerry Garcia Band ("Waiting for a Miracle"; "Simple Twist of Fate")
76. Arcade Fire ("No Cars Go"; "Keep the Car Running"; "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)")
75. Red Hot Chili Peppers ("Scar Tissue"; "Behind the Sun"; "Breaking the Girl")
74. The Eagles ("On the Border"; "The Best of My Love")
73. Ella Fitzgerald ("Baby It's Cold Outside"; "A Tisket A Tasket"; "(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)")
72. Depeche Mode ("Enjoy the Silence"; "Personal Jesus"; "Wrong")
71. Beck ("Loser"; "Devil's Haircut"; "E-Pro")
70. The Velvet Underground ("All Tomorrow's Parties"; "I'm Waiting for the Man"; "White Light/White Heat")
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69. The Ramones ("I Wanna Be Sedated"; "Blitzkrieg Bop"; "Sheena is a Punk Rocker")
68. The Pixies ("Gigantic"; "Here Comes Your Man"; "Monkey Gone to Heaven")
67. Marvin Gaye ("What's Going On"; "Let's Get It On"; "I Heard It Through the Grapevine")
66. Aretha Franklin ("Respect"; "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)"; "Chain of Fools"; "Rock Steady"; "You're All I Need to Get By")
65. Little Feat ("Willin'"; "Dixie Chicken"; "Fat Man in the Bathtub"; "Let It Roll")
64. Phish ("Bouncing Around the Room"; "Free"; "Farmhouse")
63. Bonnie Raitt ("Something to Talk About"; "Love Sneaking Up On You"; "Thing Called Love"; "Bluebird")
62. James Taylor ("Carolina On My Mind"; "Sweet Baby James"; "Fire and Rain"; "Country Road")
61. Frank Sinatra ("The Way You Look Tonight"; "Come Fly With Me"; "New York New York"; "My Way")
60. Tom Waits ("Ol' 55"; "(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night")
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59. Stevie Ray Vaughan ("Pride and Joy"; "Crossfire"; "Texas Flood"; "Couldn't Stand the Weather")
58. Ray Charles ("What'd I Say?"; "Unchain My Heart"; "Hit the Road Jack"; "Georgia On My Mind")
57. Prince ("When Doves Cry"; "Little Red Corvette"; "Let's Go Crazy"; "Raspberry Beret")
56. James Brown ("Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"; "Superbad"; "I Got You (I Feel Good)"; "Payback")
55. Coldplay ("Yellow"; "Talk"; "Speed of Sound"; "Viva La Vida")
54. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ("Refugee"; "The Last DJ"; "American Girl"; "Don't Come Around Here No More")
53. Fleetwood Mac ("Gold Dust Woman"; "Second Hand News"; "Never Going Back Again"; "Peacekeeper")
52. Jeff Buckley ("Last Goodbye"; "Grace"; "Hallelujah")
51. Traffic ("Dear Mr. Fantasy"; "The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys")
50. The Smiths ("How Soon Is Now?"; "Shoplifters of the World Unite"; "Girlfriend in a Coma"; "Bigmouth Strikes Again")
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49. The Kinks ("Lola"; "You Really Got Me"; "Do It Again"; "The Village Green Preservation Society"; "Victoria")
48. Janis Joplin ("Piece of My Heart"; "Summertime"; "Move Over"; "Me and Bobby McGee")
47. B. B. King ("Riding with the King"; "When Love Comes to Town"; "Caladonia"; "The Thrill is Gone")
46. Peter Gabriel ("Solsbury Hill"; "Shock the Monkey"; "Sledgehammer"; "Biko")
45. Miles Davis ("Boplicity"; "Flamenco Sketches")
44. The Police ("Roxanne"; "So Lonely"; "Message in a Bottle"; "Every Breath You Take")
43. Steely Dan ("Do It Again"; "Black Friday"; "Peg")
42. Billy Joel ("Say Goodbye to Hollywood"; "Piano Man"; "Big Shot"; "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant")
41. Simon & Garfunkel ("The Sounds of Silence"; "America"; "Mrs. Robinson"; "Homeward Bound")
40. Pearl Jam ("Jeremy"; "Even Flow"; "Wishlist"; "Elderly Woman Behind a Counter")
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39. Frank Zappa ("Trouble Every Day"; "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow"; "Peaches en Regalia"; "Dancin' Fool")
38. The Beach Boys ("Wouldn't It Be Nice"; "Good Vibrations"; "Sloop John B")
37. Queen ("We Will Rock You"; "Bohemian Rhapsody"; "Under Pressure"; "You're My Best Friend")
36. The Cure ("Boys Don't Cry"; "Pictures of You"; "Just Like Heaven"; "Friday I'm In Love")
35. Elton John ("Levon"; "Take Me to the Pilot"; "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"; "Madman Across the Water")
34. Wilco ("Box Full of Letters"; "I Got You (At the End of the Century)"; "Jesus, etc."; "Impossible Germany")
33. The Doors ("Light My Fire"; "Soul Kitchen"; "Break On Fire")
32. Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young) ("Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"; "Teach Your Children"; "Woodstock"; "Deja Vu")
31. Stevie Wonder ("Superstition"; "Higher Ground"; "Sir Duke")
30. The Band ("The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"; "Ophelia"; "Up On Cripple Creek")
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29. Dave Matthews Band ("What Would You Say"; "Two Step"; "Everyday"; "Why I Am")
28. Joni Mitchell ("Help Me"; "Big Yellow Taxi"; "Coyote"; "California")
27. The Allman Brothers ("Statesboro Blues"; "Jessica"; "Midnight Rider"; "Ramblin' Man")
26. Paul Simon ("Kodachrome"; "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover"; "Graceland"; "Under African Skies")
25. Nirvana ("In Bloom"; "Come As You Are"; "Heart-Shaped Box"; "Smells Like Teen Spirit")
24. John Lennon ("Whatever Gets You Through the Night"; "Instant Karma"; "Watching the Wheels"; "Imagine")
23. Elvis Presley ("That's All Right"; "Suspicious Minds"; "Hound Dog")
22. Johnny Cash ("Ring of Fire"; "I Walk the Line"; "Hurt")
21. Talking Heads ("Once in a Lifetime"; "Life During Wartime"; "Burning Down the House"; "Psycho Killer")
20. David Bowie ("Suffragette City"; "Heroes"; "Starman"; "Golden Years")
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19. Van Morrison ("Jackie Wilson Said"; "Into the Mystic"; "Brown Eyed Girl"; "Domino")
18. Elvis Costello ("What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?"; "Alison"; "Watching the Detectives"; "The Angels Want To Wear My Red Shoes")
17. Radiohead ("Creep"; "High and Dry"; "15 Step"; "Karma Police")
16. R.E.M. ("Radio Free Europe"; "The One I Love"; "Losing My Religion"; "It's The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)")
15. The Clash ("London Calling"; "Lost in the Supermarket"; "Straight to Hell"; "Train in Vain"; "Should I Stay Or Should I Go")
14. Eric Clapton ("Blues Power"; "Cocaine"; "Wonderful Tonight"; "Motherless Children")
13. The Grateful Dead ("Truckin'"; "Sugar Magnolia"; "Touch of Grey"; "Uncle John's Band")
12. Neil Young ("Heart of Gold"; "Cinnamon Girl"; "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"; "Keep On Rockin' in the Free World")
11. Bob Marley and the Wailers ("No Woman No Cry"; "Jamming"; "Three Little Birds"; "Buffalo Soldier")
10. Pink Floyd ("Wish You Were Here"; "Money"; "Comfortably Numb")
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9. The Who ("My Generation"; "Pinball Wizard"; "Won't Get Fooled Again")
8. U2 ("I Will Follow"; "Mysterious Ways"; "Sunday, Bloody Sunday"; "Beautiful Day")
7. Jimi Hendrix ("All Along the Watchtower"; "Purple Haze"; "Little Wing"; "Crosstown Traffic")
6. David Byrne ("Glass, Concrete and Stone"; "Tiny Apocalypse"; "Strange Overtones")
5. Bruce Springsteen ("Born to Run"; "Two Hearts"; "Radio Nowhere")
4. Led Zeppelin ("Ramble On"; "Immigrant Song"; "Tangerine"; "I Can't Quit You Baby")
3. The Rolling Stones ("Paint It Black"; "Beast of Burden"; "Gimme Shelter"; "Satisfaction")
2. Bob Dylan ("Like a Rolling Stone"; "Highway 61 Revisited"; "Blowin' in the Wind"; "The Times They Are A-Changin'")
1. The Beatles ("A Hard Day's Night"; "Get Back"; "Hey Jude"; "All You Need Is Love")
Monday, June 1, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Mix Tape Thursday, 5/28/09
WTMD listeners take over the airwaves with three-to-five song sets on Thursday.
6 a.m. Jim McGuire
I call my tape "Five 90-degree Turns That Almost Form a Circle." I wanted five singer/songwriters who each pushed their music--from five different periods--in a new, exciting direction for their times. And of late, Brett does that and still sorta brings it all back home.
* "Subterranean Homesick Blues," by Bob Dylan
* "Ziggy Stardust," by David Bowie
* "No Surrender," by Bruce Springsteen
* "Cradle and All," by Ani DiFranco
* "There Is So Much More," by Brett Dennen
8 a.m. Bobby Gomon
Top Five Psychic Break Songs of All Time
* "You're Gonna Miss Me," 13th Floor Elevators
The group popularized the term "psychedelic" while setting the benchmark for massive consumption of the same. Roky Erickson was the point man for the acid generation. Diagnosis is unclear, he was institutionalized after the break. And no band ever highlighted the amplified jug to better result.
* "See Emily Play," by Pink Floyd
Syd Barrett's excess (including all known major hallucinogens) was part of the magic. Diagnosis is unclear--no apparent "Francis Farmer factor" family manipulation of disadvantaged psychic state, may have had institutional stays. He rode a bike with a smile on his face in later years.
* "Good Vibrations," by The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson story includes extended mind bending, strong "Francis Farmer factor" predatory family behavior (the "hamburger songs" are Dennis Wilson's musical legacy, etc.). Actual diagnosis is unclear, confined by illness for sustained periods-if not institutionalized. Currently demons seem to be at bay.
* "Green Manalishi," by Fleetwood Mac
Peter Green's transcendent blues took him to realms never imaged by Sun Ra-musically and psychically. Single specific LSD "overdose" in Germany is an incomplete explaination for all that followed. Multiple diagnosis in popular press highlight the unclear actual underlying problem(s). Was institutionalized on numurous occasions (including "electroconvulsant therapy"), but "Francis Farmer" family/associates manipulation clearly in evidence. Even B.B. King said no white dude ever had the blues like Peter.
* "Layla," by Derek and the Dominos
Jim Gordon wrote and played the piano part in the Coda for this song. He had long history of polypharmacy abuse, and was diagnosed as schizophrenic after murdering his mother with a hammer. He remains incarcerated (sentenced to 16 years for the murder in 1983-has not been able to get a transfer to psychiatric facility, for unclear reasons). One certainly hopes he is able to realize some of the joy his music has brought to others.
10 a.m. Brad Willard
These are all great live acts I saw at Rock Werchter in Belgium last summer.
* "National Anthem," by Radiohead
* "Modern Guilt," by Beck
* "Time to Pretend," by MGMT
* "Hate to Say I Told You So," by The Hives
* "Steady as She Goes," by The Raconteurs
12 p.m. Lisa Warren
I've had the travel itch lately, so it got me thinking about a mix tape with the theme of travel. When I started picking songs, I was surprised how many I could have fit in here, but I decided these were some of my favorites.
Most are pretty self-explanatory: the name of the song, the name of the band, the name of the album (and in all cases the idea of travel or movement is there).
* "Mykonos," by Fleet Foxes
* "Cab," by Train
* "95 South," by The Duhks
* "Gonna Move," by Paul Pena
* "Georgia On My Mind," by Willie Nelson
4 p.m. Chris Hohenstein
Because it's good music.
* "Hey," by The Pixies
* "Day We Met," by Sara Borges
* "Jane Says," by Jane's Addiction
* "Another Day," by Jimmy's Chicken Shack
6 p.m. Karen Blake
These songs always take me back to my time in the Colorado Mountains when I lived in the Rockies. Long winters, gorgeous summers and nothing but good times.
* "Old Folks Boogie," by Little Feat
* "Rocky Mountain Way," by Joe Walsh
* "Mandolin Wind," by Rod Stewart
* "That's the Way," by Led Zeppelin
6 a.m. Jim McGuire
I call my tape "Five 90-degree Turns That Almost Form a Circle." I wanted five singer/songwriters who each pushed their music--from five different periods--in a new, exciting direction for their times. And of late, Brett does that and still sorta brings it all back home.
* "Subterranean Homesick Blues," by Bob Dylan
* "Ziggy Stardust," by David Bowie
* "No Surrender," by Bruce Springsteen
* "Cradle and All," by Ani DiFranco
* "There Is So Much More," by Brett Dennen
8 a.m. Bobby Gomon
Top Five Psychic Break Songs of All Time
* "You're Gonna Miss Me," 13th Floor Elevators
The group popularized the term "psychedelic" while setting the benchmark for massive consumption of the same. Roky Erickson was the point man for the acid generation. Diagnosis is unclear, he was institutionalized after the break. And no band ever highlighted the amplified jug to better result.
* "See Emily Play," by Pink Floyd
Syd Barrett's excess (including all known major hallucinogens) was part of the magic. Diagnosis is unclear--no apparent "Francis Farmer factor" family manipulation of disadvantaged psychic state, may have had institutional stays. He rode a bike with a smile on his face in later years.
* "Good Vibrations," by The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson story includes extended mind bending, strong "Francis Farmer factor" predatory family behavior (the "hamburger songs" are Dennis Wilson's musical legacy, etc.). Actual diagnosis is unclear, confined by illness for sustained periods-if not institutionalized. Currently demons seem to be at bay.
* "Green Manalishi," by Fleetwood Mac
Peter Green's transcendent blues took him to realms never imaged by Sun Ra-musically and psychically. Single specific LSD "overdose" in Germany is an incomplete explaination for all that followed. Multiple diagnosis in popular press highlight the unclear actual underlying problem(s). Was institutionalized on numurous occasions (including "electroconvulsant therapy"), but "Francis Farmer" family/associates manipulation clearly in evidence. Even B.B. King said no white dude ever had the blues like Peter.
* "Layla," by Derek and the Dominos
Jim Gordon wrote and played the piano part in the Coda for this song. He had long history of polypharmacy abuse, and was diagnosed as schizophrenic after murdering his mother with a hammer. He remains incarcerated (sentenced to 16 years for the murder in 1983-has not been able to get a transfer to psychiatric facility, for unclear reasons). One certainly hopes he is able to realize some of the joy his music has brought to others.
10 a.m. Brad Willard
These are all great live acts I saw at Rock Werchter in Belgium last summer.
* "National Anthem," by Radiohead
* "Modern Guilt," by Beck
* "Time to Pretend," by MGMT
* "Hate to Say I Told You So," by The Hives
* "Steady as She Goes," by The Raconteurs
12 p.m. Lisa Warren
I've had the travel itch lately, so it got me thinking about a mix tape with the theme of travel. When I started picking songs, I was surprised how many I could have fit in here, but I decided these were some of my favorites.
Most are pretty self-explanatory: the name of the song, the name of the band, the name of the album (and in all cases the idea of travel or movement is there).
* "Mykonos," by Fleet Foxes
* "Cab," by Train
* "95 South," by The Duhks
* "Gonna Move," by Paul Pena
* "Georgia On My Mind," by Willie Nelson
4 p.m. Chris Hohenstein
Because it's good music.
* "Hey," by The Pixies
* "Day We Met," by Sara Borges
* "Jane Says," by Jane's Addiction
* "Another Day," by Jimmy's Chicken Shack
6 p.m. Karen Blake
These songs always take me back to my time in the Colorado Mountains when I lived in the Rockies. Long winters, gorgeous summers and nothing but good times.
* "Old Folks Boogie," by Little Feat
* "Rocky Mountain Way," by Joe Walsh
* "Mandolin Wind," by Rod Stewart
* "That's the Way," by Led Zeppelin
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Remembering Jay Bennett
By now you've probably heard that Wilco's former multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett died over the weekend in his sleep in Illinois. He was just 45 and had no health insurance despite his desperate need for a hip surgery.
When we had Jay in for a session in 2006, he was affable and excited about his new album, The Magnificent Defeat. But, as one who follows Wilco and who has seen the pivotal scene (in the documentary I am Trying to Break Your Heart) with Jeff Tweedy that led to Jay's departure from the band a million times, I took away from our conversation that he never really got over the experience.
I recalled our conversation when I heard that Jay was planning on suing Wilco for unpaid royalties. I think the move spoke more to the state of uninsured musicians than holding on to a grudge, really.
Jay Bennett's talents are showcased on many records, including Blues Travelers's Bastardos, but to really tap into what this literal math genius and studio whiz contributed to rock and roll, pop in the dreamy, piano-soaked circus of "Pieholden Suite" on Wilco's Summerteeth.
RIP Jay. Thanks for being a driving force in the creation of one of my favorite records, Being There.
When we had Jay in for a session in 2006, he was affable and excited about his new album, The Magnificent Defeat. But, as one who follows Wilco and who has seen the pivotal scene (in the documentary I am Trying to Break Your Heart) with Jeff Tweedy that led to Jay's departure from the band a million times, I took away from our conversation that he never really got over the experience.
I recalled our conversation when I heard that Jay was planning on suing Wilco for unpaid royalties. I think the move spoke more to the state of uninsured musicians than holding on to a grudge, really.
Jay Bennett's talents are showcased on many records, including Blues Travelers's Bastardos, but to really tap into what this literal math genius and studio whiz contributed to rock and roll, pop in the dreamy, piano-soaked circus of "Pieholden Suite" on Wilco's Summerteeth.
RIP Jay. Thanks for being a driving force in the creation of one of my favorite records, Being There.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Mix Tape Thursday, 5/21/09
WTMD listeners take over the airwaves with three-to-five song sets on Thursday.
7 a.m. Kathleen Milbourne
I call these "Morrissey Songs Not Sung By Morrissey." Basically, songs that capture the trademark awesome lyricism and delivery of the great man, and are fabulous songs in and of themselves, as well.
Cilla Black is actually one of Moz's childhood favorites, and I think you can see her influence on him, as well.
* "The Prayer," by Bloc Party
* "Lost in the Plot," by The Dears
* "Barricade," by Stars
* "I've Been Wrong Before," by Cilla Black
9 a.m. Alyssa Stokes
These songs have a great mix of humor, emotion and energy.
Truly original and all around fun listening!
* "Trashcan," by Delta Spirit
* "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots," by Flaming Lips
* "Sipping on Sweet Nectar," by Jens Lekman
* "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa," by Vampire Weekend
11 a.m. Amanda Torbit
These are songs that WTMD has turned me onto.
I would have never found without listening to this radio station and now I can't imagine my life without them. Well, besides Patty Griffin--she's just my favorite and I love her so every list must have a Patty song.
* "In My Life," by Warren Haynes
* "Taste of Danger," by Jonatha Brooke and Davy Knowles
* "Gavin's Song," by Marc Broussard
* "You Don't See It," by The Duhks
* "Forgiveness," by Patty Griffin
1 p.m. Ryan Gardiner
I can never make it through these songs' respective albums without repeating these tracks.
* "We're the Same," by Matthew Sweet
* "You Are My Face," by Wilco
* "Smile," by The Jayhawks
* "Cannonball," by Damien Rice
5 p.m. Drew Walker
With no ticket to All Good yet, I decided to pick the top five songs I want to hear at Bonnaroo this year.
* "Hockey," by 3 a.m. Spanish
* "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked," by Cage the Elephant
* "100 Yard Dash," by Raphael Saadiq
* "Out at Sea," by Heartless Bastards
* "Wilson," by Phish
7 p.m. Jay Somers
Hey man, what can I say? I got a fever and the only cure is some Bens!
* "Catch My Disease," by Ben Lee
* "Landed," by Ben Folds
* "Wasted and Ready," by Ben Kweller
* "Bruised," by The Bens
* "Steal My Kisses," by Ben Harper
7 a.m. Kathleen Milbourne
I call these "Morrissey Songs Not Sung By Morrissey." Basically, songs that capture the trademark awesome lyricism and delivery of the great man, and are fabulous songs in and of themselves, as well.
Cilla Black is actually one of Moz's childhood favorites, and I think you can see her influence on him, as well.
* "The Prayer," by Bloc Party
* "Lost in the Plot," by The Dears
* "Barricade," by Stars
* "I've Been Wrong Before," by Cilla Black
9 a.m. Alyssa Stokes
These songs have a great mix of humor, emotion and energy.
Truly original and all around fun listening!
* "Trashcan," by Delta Spirit
* "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots," by Flaming Lips
* "Sipping on Sweet Nectar," by Jens Lekman
* "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa," by Vampire Weekend
11 a.m. Amanda Torbit
These are songs that WTMD has turned me onto.
I would have never found without listening to this radio station and now I can't imagine my life without them. Well, besides Patty Griffin--she's just my favorite and I love her so every list must have a Patty song.
* "In My Life," by Warren Haynes
* "Taste of Danger," by Jonatha Brooke and Davy Knowles
* "Gavin's Song," by Marc Broussard
* "You Don't See It," by The Duhks
* "Forgiveness," by Patty Griffin
1 p.m. Ryan Gardiner
I can never make it through these songs' respective albums without repeating these tracks.
* "We're the Same," by Matthew Sweet
* "You Are My Face," by Wilco
* "Smile," by The Jayhawks
* "Cannonball," by Damien Rice
5 p.m. Drew Walker
With no ticket to All Good yet, I decided to pick the top five songs I want to hear at Bonnaroo this year.
* "Hockey," by 3 a.m. Spanish
* "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked," by Cage the Elephant
* "100 Yard Dash," by Raphael Saadiq
* "Out at Sea," by Heartless Bastards
* "Wilson," by Phish
7 p.m. Jay Somers
Hey man, what can I say? I got a fever and the only cure is some Bens!
* "Catch My Disease," by Ben Lee
* "Landed," by Ben Folds
* "Wasted and Ready," by Ben Kweller
* "Bruised," by The Bens
* "Steal My Kisses," by Ben Harper
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Led Zeppelin Tops WTMD Staff Picks for Greatest Artists
The WTMD staff is a small, but highly opinionated group of music lovers, and when asked to identify the 10 Greatest Artists of All Time, responses spanned from 311 to U2, Diana Ross to The Boss.But the popular consensus is that Led Zeppelin is The Greatest Artist of All Time . . . at least as determined by 13 people in May 2009.
Be sure to rock the vote by submitting your 15 Greatest Artists by 12 p.m. Saturday, May 23rd.
We'll start counting down the 897 Greatest Artists of All Time on June 1st!
Erik Deatherage, Morning Show HostBob Marley;
John Lennon;
The Clash;
U2;
Joni Mitchell;
James Brown;
Neko Case;
Peter Gabriel;
Thomas Dolby;
Van Morrison
Tyler Laporte, Mid-Day Host; Music DirectorThe Band
Led Zeppelin
311
The Beastie Boys
The Beatles (George is my boy)
Eric Clapton
Miles Davis
Pink Floyd
Jimi Hendrix
John Mathews, Afternoon Host; TMD Roadhouse HostJimi Hendrix
Mahavishnu John McLaughlin
Junior Wells
Bob Dylan
Pete Droge
B.B. King
The Clash
Tom Petty
Peter Frampton
Death Cab For Cutie
Billy Zero, Program Director, All-Request Lunch HostBeatles
Pink Floyd
Bob Dylan
Led Zeppelin
Elton John
Fleetwood Mac
Bob Marley
Eric Clapton
Michael Jackson
Nirvana
Ryan "Bug" Glaeser, Operations Manager; Stuck in the Jam Host
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
EPMD
FFHH (Full Disclosure: Bug's in the band)
YES
Phish
311
Buddy Guy
James Brown
Thursday
Don Rogers, Weekend HostOasis
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Black Sabbath
The Ramones
AC/DC (Bonn Scott only)
Metallica
Kasabian
Ryan Adams
The Beach Boys
Nick Jackson, Videographer; Baltimore Unsigned ProducerThe Beatles
Bob Dylan
Led Zeppelin
Bob Marley
Eric Clapton
The Clash
Louis Armstrong
The Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
Simon and Garfunkel
Steve Yasko, General Manager
Bruce Springsteen
Elton John
Electric Light Orchestra
The Mamas and the Papas
Diana Ross and The Supremes
Mahalia Jackson
The Who
Elvis Presley
George Jones
Billie Holiday
Andrew Lovett, ProducerFoo Fighters
Dave Matthews Band
Incubus
The Temptations
Traffic
The Supremes
Sublime
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Stevie Wonder
Little Richard
Melissa Lauren,Weekend Host
The Beatles
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin
The Clash
Talking Heads
U2
Radiohead
Beck
Bjork
The White Stripes
Sam Gallant
The Faces
Paul Simon
Al Green
Beck
Rolling Stones
The Specials
Jimi Hendrix
Toots and the Maytals
Them and Van Morrison
Fela Kuti
Amy Wielunski, Membership Director
Alison Krauss & Union Station
The Beatles
Johnny Mercer
Van Morrison
Queen
Gene Ammons
The Rolling Stones
James Taylor
Chris Thile
Joni Mitchell
Kristin Bachran, Membership Coordinator
Eric Clapton
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
The Band
Bob Dylan
Miles Davis
Bill Withers
Sam Cooke
Prince
Jeff Buckley
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Mix Tape Thursday, 5/14/09
WTMD listeners take over the airwaves with three-to-five song sets on Thursday.
6 a.m. Tyler Waldman
Four very different songs by awesome local artists. Sure, only one of these acts has really hit it big, but all of them certainly deserve to.
* "Copy Write," by Caleb and Saleem
* "OK Apartment," by Oranges Band
* "Cyberspace Lip Gloss," by Karmella's Game
* "My Girls," by Animal Collective
8 a.m. Doug Desmarais
Roberta Flack's version of "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye," found on her debut LP "First Take," is the definitive version of this Cohen classic. Breathtaking. Roberta Flack's cover of "Suzanne" is another classic. She is a masterful interpreter. (I'd love to see her do an entire album of Cohen songs . . . ) And Johnny Cash's acoustic resurrection included a great take of "Bird on a Wire." Fantastic.
* "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye," by Roberta Flack
* "Suzanne," by Roberta Flack
* "Bird on a Wire," by Johnny Cash
10 a.m. Stanley Feldman
Five songs I've had stuck in my head recently.
* "Perfect Skin," by Lloyd Cole
* "Vicious," by Lou Reed
* "Spanish Bombs," by The Clash
* "Beercan," by Beck
* "Big Time Sensuality (Fluke Minimix)," by Bjork
12 p.m. Beth Homa
These songs are random, as random as my life is. Each reminds me of person or an experience that have been pivotal in my progression of life. Plus they are just really good songs.
* "Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo," by Grateful Dead
* "Another Saturday Night," by Cat Stevens
* "Memphis Train," by Buddy Miles
* "Ain't No Sunshine," by Bill Withers
* "Crying," by Roy Orbison
4 p.m. Kevin Majoros
Heavenly songs.
* "Sheep Go to Heaven," by Cake
* "Just Like Heaven," by Kate Melua
* "Come On Get Higher," by Matt Nathanson
* "Heaven," by Los Lonely Boys
* "Heavenly Day," by Patty Griffin
6 p.m. Raffi Creech
* "Shimmer and Shine," by Ben Harper and Relentless 7
Ben Harper has played All Good several times and the crowd always loves him.
* "Ain't Nothing Wrong with That," by Robert Randolph and the Family Band
* "Wrong Way Feeling," by Bob Weir and Ratdog
One of my personal favorites. I recently saw him and Jeff Chimenti (keyboardist) with the Dead in DC and NY and he was awesome with them. This will be my first time seeing him with Ratdog.
* "Hidden Hand, Hidden Fist," by Sound Tribe Sector 9
Everyone loves STS9's electronic jams.
* "Garden of Eden," by Donna the Buffalo
Donna the Buffalo will bring the folkish-bluegrassy jams to All Good this year and I'm really excited to see them.
6 a.m. Tyler Waldman
Four very different songs by awesome local artists. Sure, only one of these acts has really hit it big, but all of them certainly deserve to.
* "Copy Write," by Caleb and Saleem
* "OK Apartment," by Oranges Band
* "Cyberspace Lip Gloss," by Karmella's Game
* "My Girls," by Animal Collective
8 a.m. Doug Desmarais
Roberta Flack's version of "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye," found on her debut LP "First Take," is the definitive version of this Cohen classic. Breathtaking. Roberta Flack's cover of "Suzanne" is another classic. She is a masterful interpreter. (I'd love to see her do an entire album of Cohen songs . . . ) And Johnny Cash's acoustic resurrection included a great take of "Bird on a Wire." Fantastic.
* "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye," by Roberta Flack
* "Suzanne," by Roberta Flack
* "Bird on a Wire," by Johnny Cash
10 a.m. Stanley Feldman
Five songs I've had stuck in my head recently.
* "Perfect Skin," by Lloyd Cole
* "Vicious," by Lou Reed
* "Spanish Bombs," by The Clash
* "Beercan," by Beck
* "Big Time Sensuality (Fluke Minimix)," by Bjork
12 p.m. Beth Homa
These songs are random, as random as my life is. Each reminds me of person or an experience that have been pivotal in my progression of life. Plus they are just really good songs.
* "Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo," by Grateful Dead
* "Another Saturday Night," by Cat Stevens
* "Memphis Train," by Buddy Miles
* "Ain't No Sunshine," by Bill Withers
* "Crying," by Roy Orbison
4 p.m. Kevin Majoros
Heavenly songs.
* "Sheep Go to Heaven," by Cake
* "Just Like Heaven," by Kate Melua
* "Come On Get Higher," by Matt Nathanson
* "Heaven," by Los Lonely Boys
* "Heavenly Day," by Patty Griffin
6 p.m. Raffi Creech
* "Shimmer and Shine," by Ben Harper and Relentless 7
Ben Harper has played All Good several times and the crowd always loves him.
* "Ain't Nothing Wrong with That," by Robert Randolph and the Family Band
* "Wrong Way Feeling," by Bob Weir and Ratdog
One of my personal favorites. I recently saw him and Jeff Chimenti (keyboardist) with the Dead in DC and NY and he was awesome with them. This will be my first time seeing him with Ratdog.
* "Hidden Hand, Hidden Fist," by Sound Tribe Sector 9
Everyone loves STS9's electronic jams.
* "Garden of Eden," by Donna the Buffalo
Donna the Buffalo will bring the folkish-bluegrassy jams to All Good this year and I'm really excited to see them.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Mix Tape Thursday, 5/7/09
WTMD listeners take over the airwaves with three-to-five song sets on Thursday.
7 a.m. Mike McCann
Nels Cline is an incredible guitarist, as well as a wonderful composer of many different types of music. I think he deserves attention, and playing this mix tape on WTMD would be a great start.
And I can guarantee you will get many 'thank yous' for introducing your listeners to this incredible music.
* "Lowered Boom," by The Nels Cline Singers
* "Chi Cacoan," by Nels Cline
* "Progression," by Nels Cline
9 a.m. Glenn Carswell
Summertime!
* "Toe Jam," by The BPA
* "Pressure Drop," by Toots and the Maytals
* "Freeker the Speaker," by Keller Williams
* "Shakedown Street," by Grateful Dead
* "Whoever You Are," by Geggy Tah
11 a.m. Jack Livingston
* "Bird on a Wire," by k.d. lang
A cool Canadian beatitude.
* "Chelsea Hotel #2," by Rufus Wainwright
An angst-filled, soaring take on sleaze and love.
* "I'm Your Man," by Nick Cave
Nick Cave owns this song.
* "The Traitor," by Martha Wainwright
She is so in tune with Leonard Cohen's phrasing.
* "I Can't Forget," by Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis shows us the playful yet pained irony of the song.
1 p.m. Katie Dworak
The human body is composed of approximately 60% water or something like that...
About 75%-ish of the earth's surface is covered in water...
My glass is half full of delicious, refreshing tap water...
And these songs that somehow pertain to or perhaps simply mention water in some way shape or form are 100% super :)
* "Valerie," by Amy Winehouse
* "Under the Weather," by KT Tunstall
* "Mighty Storm," by The Duhks
* "Once in a Lifetime," by Talking Heads
* "Purple Rain," by Prince
* "International Dateline," by Ladytron
5 p.m. Corrie Byrne
Looks like its going to be rainy for the next couple days. I particularly like these songs because they’re songs from beloved artists but aren’t usually played on the radio. Thanks so much for allowing listeners to have control over what gets played!!!
* "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head," by Ben Folds Five
* "I Know the Reason," by Carbon Leaf
* "Steeples," by Dispatch
* "Aqueous Transmission" by Incubus
7 p.m. Tiernan Flaherty
I wanted the lyric that references Cohen and inspired the quote of the mix tape and a favorite from Mr. Leonard himself to bookend my choices with 3 of his greatest disciples and some of their best songs in between.
* "Pennyroyal Tea," by Nirvana
* "Katy Song," by Red House Painters
* "The Sorrowful Wife," by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
* "I See a Darkness," by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
* "Avalanche," by Leonard Cohen
7 a.m. Mike McCann
Nels Cline is an incredible guitarist, as well as a wonderful composer of many different types of music. I think he deserves attention, and playing this mix tape on WTMD would be a great start.
And I can guarantee you will get many 'thank yous' for introducing your listeners to this incredible music.
* "Lowered Boom," by The Nels Cline Singers
* "Chi Cacoan," by Nels Cline
* "Progression," by Nels Cline
9 a.m. Glenn Carswell
Summertime!
* "Toe Jam," by The BPA
* "Pressure Drop," by Toots and the Maytals
* "Freeker the Speaker," by Keller Williams
* "Shakedown Street," by Grateful Dead
* "Whoever You Are," by Geggy Tah
11 a.m. Jack Livingston
* "Bird on a Wire," by k.d. lang
A cool Canadian beatitude.
* "Chelsea Hotel #2," by Rufus Wainwright
An angst-filled, soaring take on sleaze and love.
* "I'm Your Man," by Nick Cave
Nick Cave owns this song.
* "The Traitor," by Martha Wainwright
She is so in tune with Leonard Cohen's phrasing.
* "I Can't Forget," by Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis shows us the playful yet pained irony of the song.
1 p.m. Katie Dworak
The human body is composed of approximately 60% water or something like that...
About 75%-ish of the earth's surface is covered in water...
My glass is half full of delicious, refreshing tap water...
And these songs that somehow pertain to or perhaps simply mention water in some way shape or form are 100% super :)
* "Valerie," by Amy Winehouse
* "Under the Weather," by KT Tunstall
* "Mighty Storm," by The Duhks
* "Once in a Lifetime," by Talking Heads
* "Purple Rain," by Prince
* "International Dateline," by Ladytron
5 p.m. Corrie Byrne
Looks like its going to be rainy for the next couple days. I particularly like these songs because they’re songs from beloved artists but aren’t usually played on the radio. Thanks so much for allowing listeners to have control over what gets played!!!
* "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head," by Ben Folds Five
* "I Know the Reason," by Carbon Leaf
* "Steeples," by Dispatch
* "Aqueous Transmission" by Incubus
7 p.m. Tiernan Flaherty
I wanted the lyric that references Cohen and inspired the quote of the mix tape and a favorite from Mr. Leonard himself to bookend my choices with 3 of his greatest disciples and some of their best songs in between.
* "Pennyroyal Tea," by Nirvana
* "Katy Song," by Red House Painters
* "The Sorrowful Wife," by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
* "I See a Darkness," by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
* "Avalanche," by Leonard Cohen
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
"Baltimore" Live at Cherry Hill Elementary
Last summer, WTMD's Baltimore Unsigned challenged Americana singer-songwriter Caleb Stine and hip-hop artist Saleem to write four songs in six weeks. The unlikely collaboration yielded an incredible friendship and a solid full-length album, Outgrown These Walls. (Read the City Paper review.)
When Caleb and Saleem debuted "Baltimore" at a live taping at the 8 x 10 in July 2008, it was a revelation. Saleem's complex portrait of the city with Caleb's simple refrain, "I've got a dollar in my pocket and it's only Wednesday," moved more than a few people to shed a tear.
Saleem recently visited a Baltimore City elementary school to discuss his life as a musician. The kids had studied the song before the visit, and when they pick up the refrain, it's a celebration--and a testament to the power of music.
"Baltimore," Live at the 8 x 10
"Baltimore," Live at Cherry Hill Elementary
When Caleb and Saleem debuted "Baltimore" at a live taping at the 8 x 10 in July 2008, it was a revelation. Saleem's complex portrait of the city with Caleb's simple refrain, "I've got a dollar in my pocket and it's only Wednesday," moved more than a few people to shed a tear.
Saleem recently visited a Baltimore City elementary school to discuss his life as a musician. The kids had studied the song before the visit, and when they pick up the refrain, it's a celebration--and a testament to the power of music.
"Baltimore," Live at the 8 x 10
"Baltimore," Live at Cherry Hill Elementary
What Defines a Great Recording Artist?
It's relatively easy to rattle off a list of great songs or albums, but what defines a great recording artist? Is it record sales? #1 songs? A showcase night on American Idol?
Producer Brian Eno once noted, The Velvet Underground never sold a lot of records, but everyone who bought one went on to form a band.
Ani DiFranco, on the other hand, sells a lot of records. But she does it on her own terms. DiFranco founded Righteous Babe, an independent label, long before the Internet was a series of tubes while reimagining an artists' business model--and redefining the role of the singer-songwriter--for the MySpace generation.
Bands such as the Grateful Dead and Phish reinvented their songs and set lists every night, creating a new concert experience for fiercely loyal fans and introducing a series of live albums and bootlegs that, arguably, are just as important as their studio work.
Jeff Buckley is fondly remembered for one amazing album. And, like a lot of artists who died too young, a catalog of posthumous releases (and an assembly line of vocal imitators) has tried to fill the void.
George Clinton receives royalties every time someone samples Parliament-Funkadelic. When does he ever get credit for the originals?
Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits are enjoying a renaissance in the twilight of their careers. They never experienced the mass adulation (and scorn) as when Bob Dylan plugged in an electric guitar, but where would popular music be without Various Positions or Rain Dogs?
Are younger songwriters like Jack White and Ryan Adams so prolific--with so many incarnations--that it's hard to identify a career-defining album?
How many of these artists qualify as the Greatest Artists of All Time?
That's up to you to decide.
Cast your vote for up to 15 artists by 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 19th, and tune in as we start the countdown of the 897 Greatest Artists of All Time later around Memorial Day.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Meaghan Smith Keeps It Simple
Meaghan Smith is a singer originally from London, Ontario who debuts with The Cricket's Quartet.
She once studied to be an illustrator and her music colorfully splashes to life and recalls a bygone era of swinging big bands and simpler times.
Meaghan plays IOTA in Virginia tomorrow night. Listen for her on a future Morning Sessions.
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