Qawwality Bhangra 4

I probably love a good dhol beat almost as much as I love a hot plate of Aloo Gobi, and that’s saying a lot. There’s just something about that specific Southall swing that hits right every time. This new session of Qawwality Bhangra is easily the most danceable one I’ve put together yet. I cut out all the long, slow movie parts and just kept the stuff that actually makes you want to get up and move. And you still will want to Bend It Like Beckham! It’s loud, it’s heavy, and it’s definitely my latest Pick for the next time you need to clear the furniture and just let the speakers do their thing.

Qawwality Bhangra 4

41 Malkit Singh - Tootak Tootak Tootiyan

42 Panjabi MC - Moorni (Balle Balle) (Ajit Singh Groove Mix)

43 Safri Boys - Putt Sardara De

44 Surjit Bindrakhia - Tera Yaar Bolda

45 Apna Sangeet - Vaje Apna Sangeet

46 Heera Group UK - Dowain Jaaniya

47 Rama & Bally Sagoo - Mera Laung Gawacha

48 B21 - Darshan

49 Bally Jagpal & Shazia Manzoor - Aaja Sohneya

50 AS Kang featuring Miss Lee - Gidhian Di Raniye (Hip Hop Mix)

51 Premi - O Tina O Tina

52 Shankar Mahadevan & Somya Baoh & Loy Mendonsa - Nach Baliye

53 Shaan & Vasundhara Das & Shankar Mahadevan - Where's The Party

54 Anushka Manchanda - Mit Jaaye Gham (Dum Maaro Dum)

Qawwality Bhangra 3

Three chapters deep and the frequency is finally jumping the tracks. Qawwality Bhangra has moved on from the skeletal, crate-dug feel of the earlier runs and slammed into something thicker, louder, more saturated. It’s a heavy low-end shove that trades dust for real club sweat - the point where the chant and the dhol stop being a curiosity and just start doing damage. No posturing, no polish, just a direct push that stays deep in the red and keeps the room moving. An absolute qawwality Pick for when it needs to get heavy.

Qawwality Bhangra 3

26 Sukhbir - Dis Da Bhangra

27 Achar On The Side - Desi At Heart (Tandoor 12 Inch Drop Mix)

28 Bally Sagoo Featuring Malkit Singh - Gur Nalon Ishq Mitha

29 Tigerstyle - Nachna Onda Nei

30 Safri Boys - Chan Mere Makhna

31 Dr Zeus - Lets Dance

32 Shabaz - Lagian (Joyful Bhangra Dance)

33 Mamta Sharma & Aishwarya - Munni Badnaam

34 Mika, Sunidhi Chauhan & Sajid Khan - Aapka Kya Hoga (Dhanno)

35 Vishal Dadlani & Sunidhi Chauhan - Sheila Ki Jawani (Remix)

36 Yo Yo Honey Singh - Lungi Dance

37 Dhanush - Kolaveri Di (Tigerstyle UK Bhangra Remix)

38 Sonu Nigam & Jayesh Gandhi & Amrita Kak - Just Chill

39 Shankar Mahadevan & Shaan & Mahalaxmi Iyer - Rock n Roll Soniye

40 Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalakshmi Iyer - Jai Ho

In-Frelling-Fix 3

I  have made a couple of these and a few sideways trips (see In-Frelling-Fix and Commingled) and I liked the last volume of this pick, but I wasn't happy that I kind of went down a rabbit hole with it. It was a good rabbit hole, but not one I intended to go on. It just works out that way sometimes. This one is more true to the original idea (in my mind). Let me know how it ranks with the other volumes. Not too many songs, as they tend to go longer. Rock that isn't quite Jazz and Jazz that isn't quite Rock. Borderline Prog, but not. Some call it Fusion. I call it:

In-Frelling-Fix 3 

24 Chicago - Introduction

25 If - Your City Is Falling

26 Frank Zappa - Big Swifty

27 Nucleus - Torrid Zone

28 Billy Cobham - Stratus

29 Gong - Master Builder

30 Herbie Hancock - Sly

31 Brand X - Nuclear Burn

32 Colosseum - The Machine Demands a Sacrifice

33 Soft Machine - Nettle Bed

Bananas & Rice

What with all the news in Minnesota about fraud and all kinds of weird stuff, I got interested in what Somali music sounded like. And like all the music in the world, I found I liked some of it and some not as much. Did a bit of searching and listening and came up with a pick of songs I thought was kind of cool. This is it. Some of it has bilingual lyrics, but most does not. So I have no idea what most of the lyrics mean, could be good, could be lame. But each of these would probably be great mixed with afro pop or even rai. I am pretty sure that each has Somali connections somewhere. I didn't add a couple of songs that I understand are big in the Somali community because I found out they were not Somalia related artists, even though they fit in sound-wise (my favorite which I would play at a wedding or event is French Montana but, oh well). I'm not an expert on the genre, so if you have suggestions of what I am missing, let me know.

Bananas & Rice

01 Hassan Gantaal - Bogsiya

02 Rooda Kayf - Noloshu Waa Wada Jirkee

03 Marwaan Yaar featuring Haboon Nuura - Xulasho

04 Sharma Boy - Macalimoo

05 Ilkacase Qays - Iskiifo

06 Kiin Jaamac - Bye Bye

07 Waaberi - Cidlaan Dareemaya

08 Sabriina Musse - Ciyaarta Noo Wada

09 Ugbaad Aragsan - Boqolow

10 Elmi Original - Dhag Dhag (Remix)

11 Mustafe Kante - Dhakhtarkaygii Maan Helin

12 DJ Hunky featuring Kiin Jaama & Hassan Gantaal - Bal Dareen Remix

13 Frey & Walz - Learing Centers (Somali mix)

14 Dur-Dur Band - Dooyo (Airbird Remix)

15 Aar Maanta - Dhadhami

16 Suldaan Seeraar - Ha Samrin

17 Nimco Happy - Isii Nafta (Love You More Than My Life)

18 Maryam Mursal - Lei Lei

19 Khaalid Kaamil - Soomaaliya Hanooolato

20 K'Naan featuring Adam Levine - Bang Bang

Bayou Boogie 5

Happy Mardi Gras! So I was ready with this one for a bit but decided to wait until today to spring it on you. Another Bayou Boogie pick (click there for some more of this and some Zydeco). It's programmed to run as is for a nice dancing and drinking night. I probably would mix it up with the previous volumes, but you could just play this and keep your bar going for an hour while you take a dinner break. You'll notice the ebbs and flows designed in to get people on and off to order drinks. Everytime I look at the cover, I just like the design. The mirror ball crawdad, the Pirates of the Caribbean type shack on a swamp with the fireflies and all.

Bayou Boogie 5

75 Tony Joe White - Roosevelt And Ira Lee

76 Lee Dorsey - Do-Re-Mi

77 Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole - Zydeco Paradise

78 Earl King - Come On (Parts 1 & 2)

79 Nathan & The Cha Chas - If You Got a Problem

80 Geno Delafose - C'est Pas La Peine Brailler

81 Shirley & Lee - Let The Good Times Roll

82 C.J. Chenier - Man Smart, Woman Smarter

83 Tab Benoit - I Got Loaded

84 Brian Jack & The Zydeco Gamblers - Git It Check It Out

85 Li'l Brian & the Zydeco Travelers - Z-Funk

86 Horace Trahan & The New Ossun Express - That Butt Thing

87 Major Handy - Te Ni Nee Ni Nu

88 Sean Ardoin - Get Right Girl

89 Willis Prudhomme & The Zydeco Express - Zydeco Queen

90 Soul Rebels Brass Band - Let Your Mind Be Free

91 Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin' - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone

Moss 2

Since I posted Volume 1 yesterday, I’ve been digging through my hard drive and realizing just how much of this stuff I've hoarded. It’s actually a bit overwhelming trying to narrow it down when you have fifty different versions of the same song. I tried to keep this second pick just as scattered as the first one. You’ve got everything from the Scorpions to some really quiet, dusty country takes that I’ve always liked. I threw in the Brave Combo track just because it’s so weird it had to go somewhere. It’s mostly just me clicking through folders and picking the tracks that actually made me stop and listen. I’m nowhere near the end of this list, and I am sure I could get a third volume out soon. This batch should bridge the gap while I keep digging through the rest of the mess. Plenty more to come.

Moss 2

19 Bjork and PJ Harvey - Satisfaction

20 Echo & The Bunnymen - Paint It Black (Live)

21 Bryan Ferry - Sympathy For The Devil

22 Scorpions - Ruby Tuesday

23 Peter & The Test Tube Babies - Mother's Little Helper

24 The Family Cat - Rocks Off

25 Inspiral Carpets - Gimme Shelter

26 What Noise - Under Cover Of The Night

27 Brave Combo - No, No, No, Cha, Cha, Cha

28 Marcus King - Can't You Hear Me Knocking

29 The Primitives - As Tears Go By

30 Sammy Kershaw - Angie

31 Maren Morris - Dead Flowers

32 Blue Mountain - Torn & Frayed

33 Everest - Sweet Virginia

34 Handsome Family - Faraway Eyes

35 Barbara Kessler - You Got The Silver

36 The Henry Kaiser Band - Tell Me

37 Hem - You Can't Always Get What You Want

Moss 1

I really am too clever for myself (at least I think so). Hence the title. This pick of the Rolling Stones covered tried not to be too obvious. Of course there is a little obvious, but doing the trademark genres all over the place, a little loony and a little sane. It's mostly just versions I like. I have so many covers of Stones songs, that I was sure I had made this pick before, but I could not find it, so here it is, with another one waiting to be dropped in. Be patient.

Moss 1

01 Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

02 Motörhead - Jumpin' Jack Flash

03 The Soup Dragons featuring Junior Reid - I'm Free

04 Jah Wobble & Jon Klein - Start Me Up

05 Ministry - Under My Thumb

06 Laibach - Sympathy For The Devil

07 Sisters of Mercy - Gimme Shelter

08 Opium Jukebox - Ruby Tuesday

09 D'Angelo - Brown Sugar

10 The Residents - Paint It Black

11 Cowboy Junkies - Moonlight Mile

12 Angry Samoans - Miss You

13 Psychic TV - As Tears Go By

14 Sundays - Wild Horses

15 Dr. Phibes - 2,000 Light Years From Home

16 Rotary Connection - The Salt Of The Earth

17 Polyphonic Size - Mother's Little Helper

18 The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony

What's The Connection? Sweetheart

Happy Valentine's Day! This connection (I almost called it schatje, because I am partially Dutch) all has songs with Sweetheart in the title. I have a previous one about sweetest songs. But this wtc goes from the Golden Age to Teen Idol & Doo-Wop through traditional, soul and R&B right through my modern post -punk deconstruction where you say don't dream it, be it. Which sounds a little like a lot of scholastic bullshit. They're just cool songs and have nothing to do with the changing mores (or better: a-mores) of intimacy throughout the years.

What's The Connection? Sweetheart

01 Al Bowlly - Goodnight Sweetheart

02 Bing Crosby - Someday Sweetheart

03 Lawrence Welk - Let Me Call You Sweetheart

04 Dorothy Shay - Say That We Are Sweethearts Again

05 Jo Stafford & Gordon Macrea - Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart

06 Nat King Cole - Sweethearts On Parade

07 Peggy Lee - Sweetheart

08 Connie Francis - I Never Had A Sweetheart

09 Patsy Montana - I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart

10 Bobby Sheen - I Want You for My Sweetheart

11 Raindrops - I Don't Want A Sweetheart

12 The Cleftones - Can't We Be Sweethearts

13 Martin Denny - To You, Sweetheart, Aloha

14 Pentangle - Once I Had a Sweetheart

15 Dean Martin - Innamorata (Sweetheart)

16 Eddie Cochran - Sweetie Pie

17 Bee Gees - Sweetheart

18 Mariah Carey - Sweetheart

19 Candi Staton - I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool)

20 Rainy Davis - Sweetheart

21 Elvis Costello - Radio Sweetheart

22 Magazine - Sweetheart Contract

23 Rolling Stones - Sweethearts Together

24 Thin Lizzy - Sweetheart

25 Cold Chisel - Breakfast At Sweethearts

What's The Connection? The Real Thing

I must have listened to too many Coke commercials, since that is the first thing that pops up in my head whenever I hear the phrase The Real Thing and there is that song at the end, but this connection is not about Coca Cola (although I like Coke Zero). It's about a lot of things that are real, but mostly about songs with Real Thing in the title. As you listen to this, have a coke and a smile. Aaargh! It's become so commercialized and I mean my brain. Because no one paid me for all this advertising.

What's The Connection? The Real Thing

01 Tina Britt - The Real Thing

02 Pearl Jam & Cypress Hill - Real Thing

03 Bill Nelson - Real Thing This Time

04 Russel Morris - The Real Thing

05 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

06 Rick Riso - Gotta Have The Real Thing

07 D.C. Larue - Do You Want The Real Thing

08 Dean Martin - (It Will Have to Do) Until the Real Thing Comes Along

09 Newsboys - Real Good Thing

10 Syl Johnson - I've Got the Real Thing

11 Jellybean & Steven Dante - The Real Thing

12 Troy Dodds - The Real Thing

13 Intrepids - After You've Had Your Fling (Get Down To The Real Thing)

14 Super Eagles - Love's A Real Thing

15 Chip Taylor - (I Want) The Real Thing

16 Brothers Johnson - The Real Thing

17 Tony Di Bart - The Real Thing (New 7 Dance)

18 U2 - Even Better Than the Real Thing

19 Electric Express - It's The Real Thing Pt.1

20 2 Unlimited - The Real Thing (Extended)

21 KMFDM - Real Thing

22 Coca Cola - It's the Real Thing

What's The Connection? Disco 8

This one came together more from sequencing than from any set rules, which suits this Disco connection just fine. The order did more of the work than the idea ever did. Some tracks stretch things out, some feel slightly wrong in a way I like, and some are here simply because they kept insisting. This one happens to be part eight of the series, but it doesn’t behave much differently than the others. Previous volumes live under disco if that matters to you, with more turning up whenever they feel ready, but probably not for awhile since I am exhausted of disco for now. I know, I can't believe it either.

What's The Connection? Disco 8

114 Omni - Disco Socks

115 Rhond Durand - Disco Fever (Part 3)

116 Moderations - Ride The Disco Train

117 50 Cent - Disco Inferno

118 Lady Gaga - Disco Heaven

119 Television Personalities - Sooty's Disco Party

120 Syd Dale - Disco Tek

121 Seaquence - Disco Thing

122 Carole King - Disco Tech

123 Circle - Disco Break (Woody Bianchi Edit)

124 Matduke - Disco Dancer

125 Paul Jabara - Disco Wedding-Honey Moon-Disco Divorce

126 The Great Disco Bouzouki Band - Disco Bouzuki

127 Glam Sam and His Combo - The Last Days of Disco (Lemongrass First Kiss Rmx)

128 North By Northeast - Disco Unusual

129 Lake Shore Drive - The Disco Scene (Rick Gianatos Remix)

130 Bloodhound Gang - Disco Pogo

What's The Connection? Disco 7

The rules are still intentionally loose on this Disco connection. Disco doesn’t have to describe the sound, it just has to genuinely appear in the title and not sneak in as a remix label. A few of these tracks had been floating around since earlier volumes and finally found a home here, while others simply made more sense once the pile shifted. This all landed as part seven of the ongoing run, with the numbering and cover style staying consistent. The earlier volumes are collected under disco and the boundaries remain deliberately blurry.

What's The Connection? Disco 7

100 Stringfield Family - The Sound Of Disco Rock

101 The Legal Defense - The Disco Stomp

102 Nasty City - Disco Baby

103 Aquasky Vx Masterblaster - Disco Biscuit

104 Yaad Aa Raha Hai - Disco Dancer

105 Pleze - Disco 2000

106 Sil Austin - Disco Music

107 Alex Gopher - Super Disco

108 Sir Ted Ford - Disco Music

109 Bill Avery And Love Co. - Disco Fever

110 The Live Experience - Disco Joint

111 Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Disco

112 Bonnie & Klein - Disco Size

113 Rozza & Wine - Disco Boogie Woman

What's The Connection? Disco 6

This is part six of the ongoing Disco connection. The word disco comes from discothèque, which is mildly interesting and completely irrelevant here, much like the organizing logic of this series. It functions mostly as a loose thread rather than an idea anyone needs to follow too closely. Numbering continues, the cover stays similar, and there are plenty more of these sitting around waiting their turn. Previous volumes can be found by clicking disco

What's The Connection? Disco 6

86 Lonnie Jordan - Discoland

87 Bjørn Torske - Disco Members

88 Mathematiques Modernes - Disco Rough (Long Version)

89 Lee Perry and the Full Experience - Disco Devil

90 Universal Energy - Disco Energy (I)

91 Transvolta - Disco Computer

92 Pulp - Disco 2000

93 Lyman Woodard Organization - Disco Tease

94 Orlando Julius - Disco Hi-Life

95 The J.B.'s - Rock Disco

96 Juan Formell Y Los Van Van - Disco Azucar

97 Terry Callier - Disco In The Sky

98 Sassy - Theme from Disco 77

99 Ladytron - Discotraxx

fnj

This three-letter pick, fnj, is made up of leftovers from the last week or two of compilation picks - tracks I didn’t end up using, but couldn’t bring myself to drop. They didn’t land where I first imagined them, but they still move, still groove, still do the job. No theme, no cleanup, just a stack of rhythm-forward records that earned a second life together. Thrown into camelot key order and nudged along by bpm, because that’s how my brain hears them anyway. Just a mixtape of things that refused to disappear. The title is just randomly chosen letters I hit on the keyboard with my eyes closed, so don't gain any meaning from that.

fnj

01 Kongas - Anikana O

02 Maceo & The Macks - Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)

03 Imani Coppola - Legend Of A Cowgirl

04 Orgone featuring Fanny Franklin - Who Knows Who

05 Bunny Sigler - Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing

06 Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait (Long Dutch Remix)

07 The Blendells - La La La La La

08 Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun

08 Johnny Guitar Watson - Gangster Of Love

09 Mandrill - Fencewalk

10 2Nu - This Is Ponderous

11 Laid Back - White Horse

12 The World's Famous Supreme Team - Hey DJ (Extended Version)

13 James Brown - Get On The Good Foot

14 Lala Guerrero - Pancho Rock

15 The Premiers - Farmer John

16 Cannibal And The Headhunters - Land Of 1000 Dances

ExiCumbias 2

I know it's not Cinco De Mayo yet, but I was excited about this compilation. I think of it as the floorbangers of cumbia. You probably could play almost any one of these when someone asks for a cumbia and they would be happy. Now it does wander a tiny bit since Cumbia wanders a bit. I have a few variations of cumbia, not all just one part of the world. If you like cumbia, you'll love this pick. If you have no idea about cumbia, this is a good sampling. Check out volume one (ExiCumbias 1) which I did post last year on Cinco De Mayo, for more, but this one is the one with the bangers. That doesn't always mean the hits, just the ones that will get or keep someone on the dancefloor.

ExiCumbias 2

20 La Sonora Dinamita - Mi Cucu

21 Aniceto Molina - La Cumbia Sampuesana

22 Los Immortales - La Pollera Colora

23 Selena - Bidi Bidi Bom Bom

24 Los Angeles Azules - El Liston De Tu Pelo

25 Banda Blanca - Sopa De Caracol

26 Rafael Coides - Cumbia En Do Menor

27 AJ Harris and the Pink Tacos - Brisket Beats (Smokehouse Sonidero Mix)

28 Bareto - Carinito

29 Chico Trujillo - La Escoba

30 Los Mirlos - La Danza De Los Mirlos

31 Margarita La Diosa De La Cumbia - Que Bello

32 Joe Arroyo - La Rebelion

33 Fruko Y Sus Tesos - A La Memoria Del Muerto

34 Grupo Canaveral - Tiene Espinas el Rosal

35 Los Palmeras - El Bombon Asesino

36 Super Lamas - La Pelusa

37 Systema Solar - Yo Voy Ganao

38 Gilda - No Me Arrepiento de Este Amor

39 Los Tucanes de Tijuana - La Chona

In-Frelling-Fix 2

When I made the first In-Frelling-Fix, I wasn’t trying to define a genre so much as name a feeling. This Pick lives inside categories without sitting comfortably in any of them - jazz that isn’t really jazz, rock that doesn’t behave like rock, and fusion that never quite resolves. I sequenced it for tension and motion rather than groove or payoff, letting the tracks lean forward and rub against each other instead of settling in. The title doesn’t change the music, but it still fits — and if you want a slightly different view of this idea, try Commingled.

In-Frelling-Fix 2

11 U.K. - In The Dead Of Night

12 Billy Cobham - Quadrant 4

13 Frank Zappa - Eat That Question

14 Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean Part II

15 Colosseum II - Desperado

16 Egg - Enneagram

17 National Health - The Bryden 2-Step (For Amphibians) Part 1

18 Mahavishnu Orchestra - Vital Transformation

19 Santana - La Fuente del Ritmo

20 Soft Machine - Hazard Profile Part 1

21 Bill Bruford - Beelzebub

22 Dixie Dregs - Free Fall

23 Al di Meola - Race With Devil on Spanish Highway

Michael Schenker Family

This Pick is the Michael Schenker Family. I first heard him playing with his brother in Scorpions, and I loved Scorpions, so naturally I started paying attention to what he did next and where he showed up after that. One thing led to another, and this is what I found. Different bands, different projects, guest spots, and side roads, all pulled from following his name and his guitar over the years. When did you first hear his guitar and on what track? Any of these?

Michael Schenker Family

01 Michael Schenker Group - Attack Of The Mad Axeman

02 Michael Schenker - Save Yourself

03 Michael Schenker Group - Into The Arena

04 UFO - Doctor Doctor

05 Hear 'N Aid - Stars

06 Scorpions - I'm Goin' Mad

07 Michael Schenker Group - Armed And Ready

08 Scorpions - It All Depends

09 Michael Schenker Fest - Heart And Soul

10 UFO - Rock Bottom

11 Contraband - Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin'

12 Michael Schenker &  Pete Way - You And Me

13 Sex Machineguns - Heavy Metal Thunder

14 Derek Sherinian - Die Kobra

15 Michael Schenker's Temple Of Rock - Vigilante Man

16 McAuley Schenker Group - When I'm Gone

Hagar Family Pick

This Pick is the Hagar Family the way I hear it, not Horrible, just my favorites from Sammy pulled from across the whole Hagar universe because they naturally sit together for me. Solo stuff, bands, side roads, b-sides, different moments (not ALL the big hits, but some) all tied together by the same voice and the same attitude that first hooked me and never really let go, including a little unspoken Van Hagar energy baked in whether you notice it or not. I’m only sad I didn't sneak Helga into the background somewhere, because she probably would've rocked with this, sipping mead (or a Waborita).

Hagar Family Pick

01 Montrose - Bad Motor Scooter

02 Van Halen - Summer Nights

03 Sammy Hagar & The Circle - Crazy Times

04 Sammy Hagar - Birthday

05 Sammy Hagar & The Circle - Can't Hang

06 Sammy Hagar - Three Lock Box

07 Sammy Hagar & The Waboritos - Shag

08 Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love

09 Montrose - Space Station #5

10 Chickenfoot - Soap On A Rope

11 Sammy Hagar & The Waboritos - Mas Tequila

12 HSAS - Top of the Rock

13 Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive 55

14 Sammy Hagar with Nancy Wilson & Mickey Hart - All We Need Is An Island

15 Sammy Hagar - Don't Get Hooked

16 Sammy Hagar - High Hopes

17 Sammy Hagar - There's Only One Way To Rock

18 Sammy Hagar - Red

19 Sammy Hagar - Encore, Thank You, Goodnight

What's The Connection? Baby Blue

This Connection is all about Blue Babies, and yes, the elephant in the room is Bob Dylan. Once that door is open, a lot of other artists walk through it in very different ways. Some follow the path closely, some take a hard left, and others just borrow the color and the attitude. Lined up together, the similarities and the differences both matter. I didn’t build this one to be tidy; I built it to be interesting. If you’ve followed my other blue connections, you already know how this works. If not, listen through once and see where your ear lands.

What's The Connection? Baby Blue

01 Badfinger - Baby Blue

02 Virgin Prunes - Baby Turns Blue

03 Bob Dylan - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

04 Jerry Wallace - Blue-Jean Baby

05 Beach Boys - Baby Blue

06 Mel McDaniel - Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On

07 Chocolate Watch Band - Baby Blue

08 Eurythmics - Baby's Gone Blue

09 Bad Religion - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

10 Jeff Beck & The Big Town Playboys - Baby Blue

11 SPK - Baby Blue Eyes

12 George Strait - Baby Blue

13 The Cramps - Baby Blue Rock (Live)

14 Bryan Ferry - It's All Over Now Baby Blue

15 Giorgio Moroder - Baby Blue

16 Stray Cats - Baby Blue Eyes

17 Echoes - Baby Blue

18 Graham Bonnet - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

19 Micky Moonshine - Baby Blue

20 Steve Howe with Annie Haslam - It's All Over Now Baby Blue

21 King Krule - Baby Blue

Digging Your Groove 5

I'm already on Volume 5 and this series keeps moving for the same reason the others exist. I loved the groove on these songs, but they didn’t quite fit anywhere else, so this pick is where they landed. A lot of this one leans into extended mixes, club versions, and strange hybrids where the rhythm or bass line is doing something just a little different. Some of these tracks were big, some barely registered, and some only ever really worked in the right room at the right time. If you’ve been following along with Digging Your Groove, you already know the headspace I’m in. If not, just listen and you’ll hear it.

Digging Your Groove 5

68 Cameron Paul - Bonus Beats 112 BPM

69 Herbie Hancock - Autodrive

70 M - Pop Musik Remix (12 inch)

71 D-Train - You're the One for Me (Special Dub Vocal)

72 Max Graham & Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart

73 Kraftwerk Vs Human League - Don't You Want The Robots

74 Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf

75 SSQ - Fire

76 Pat & Mick - On the Night

77 The Clash - Rock The Casbah (Ultimix)

78 Rock The Party - Word (Original Mix)

79 Yazoo - Situation (US 12-Inch Remixed by Francois Kevorkian)

80 Lounge Lizards - Incident On South Street

Groundhog Day 2 (again?)

Also posted at 6:00 AM this is a continuation of the volume one pick and also a repeat posting of Groundhog Day 2 last year. Nothing more to say, just read last year's post (or the year before or before that). Do it again. For Punxatawney Phil if no one else. There are slight differences, but you will not notice them. Are you Goofus or Gallant today? Is that the Hi-Light?

Groundhog Day 2

22 George Benson - Let's Do It Again

23 Elevation Worship - Do It Again (Radio)

24 R5 - Repeating Days

25 Wall Of Voodoo - Do It Again

26 Nightlife Unlimited - Let's Do It Again

27 Beach Boys - Do It Again

28 Prince - History Repeats Itself

29 R5 - Do It Again

30 Steely Dan - Do It Again

31 Queens Of The Stone Age - Do It Again

32 Kinks - Do It Again

33 David Guetta - Repeat

34 Herbie Mann - Do It Again

35 Nada Surf - Do It Again

36 Budgie - On Repeat

37 Sweet - Do It All Over Again

38 Camera Obscura - Do It Again

39 Staple Singers - Let's Do It Again

40 Little Boots - Stuck On Repeat

Groundhog Day 1 (Wait, haven't you seen this before?)

This is a loop reposting of the pick Groundhog Day. Go look at it. It's almost exactly the same, with slight differences only you will be able to see. LOL. Based on the premise in the Bill Murray movie the next two volumes will repeat every year. Here you go again. Something you won't play, but once a year. And it probably won't ever change. How many Groundhog Day songs could possibly be left? BTW, I love that I posted this at 6:00 am again.

Groundhog Day 1

01 Eminem - Groundhog Day
02 Injury Reserve - Groundhog Day
03 Big Sugar - Groundhog Day
04 Double Trouble - Groundhog Day
05 Street Talk - Groundhog Day
06 1000Mods - Groundhog Day
07 Melanie - Groundhog Day
08 Bob Dylan - Groundhog Day
09 Simon Lynge - Groundhog Day
10 Tom T. Hall - Happy Groundhog Day
11 The Rifles - Groundhog Day
12 Lane 8 - Groundhog Day
13 D.O.A. - Groundhog Day
14 Primus - Groundhog's Day
15 Paul Hardcastle - History Keeps Repeating It's Self
16 John Mccutcheon - Groundhog Day
17 Shirley Bassey - History Repeating
18 Spirit - Groundhog
19 We Are Scientists - History Repeats
20 Corin Tucker Band - Groundhog Day
21 The Alarm - History Repeating

Pop Rocks 6

I certainly am cleaning up my holding area. I last made a Pop Rocks pick in 2022. It's not that there aren't millions of candidates waiting to be added, it's just I saw a squirrel and went another direction for awhile. Go check out the other ones and please if you get this, tell me what's the difference between Pop Rocks and Yacht Rock. I think one might be a subset of the other, or maybe not. There definitely is a difference, but I am not sure I can articulate it. I do have an unposted pick of Yacht rock (150 tracks so far), I even have a cool cover, but I never finished it up to be ready for posting here. A couple of overlaps, nyacht many. Anyway I ran out of real flavors, so grape will have to do for this one.

Pop Rocks 6

106 Don Felder - You Don't Have Me

107 Chicago - Harry Truman

108 Reed Nielsen & Mark Pearson - Hasty Heart

109 Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothing

110 David Soul - Don't Give Up On Us

111 Exile - Kiss You All Over

112 Redbone - Come And Get Your Love

113 Bad Business - Turn it On

114 Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride

115 Jefferson Starship - Count on Me

116 Gary Wright - Dream Weaver

117 Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You

118 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves

119 Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind Of Wonderful

120 Quarterflash - Harden My Heart

121 Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun

122 Billy Swan - I Can Help

123 Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line

124 Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

125 Jackson Browne - Doctor My Eyes

126 Pages - You Need A Hero