- "Twenty-Five Miles" Edwin Starr (1969), or, as my wife put it, "that song from Adventures In Babysitting"
- "Junk Of The Heart (Happy)" The Kooks
- "Cold Comfort Flowers" Fountains of Wayne
- "Hammer And A Nail" Indigo Girls
- Upon listening to "Careful" by Guster last month, I was immediately reminded of "Hammer and a Nail"
- "Mayhem" great muscular arrangement and sassy vocals by Imelda May.
- Eurythmics "Would I Lie To You?" This song (from Be Yourself Tonight) has always been one of my favorite rave-up fast driving songs. I found this extended edit on a 12 inch single. As far as I can tell, it's the same mix as the LP, but it doesn't fade out until 25 seconds later.
- Pearl Jam "Jeremy" [2009 Remix] Thinking about this song a lot lately as "Pumped Up Kicks" has been all over the airwaves.
- Gomez: "How We Operate" I love the loud-and-soft dynamics. Reminds me of Led Zeppelin?
- "Lost In My Mind" The Head And The Heart
- "Ramble On" Led Zeppelin
- "It's Only Natural" Crowded House
- "Stripped" A cover of the Depeche Mode song from Duncan Sheik's Eighties Covers LP.
- "Outta Mind (Outta Sight)" Wilco
- "Candy" from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' MOJO LP.
- "For You Blue" The Beatles
- "She Walks In So Many Ways" As soon as I heard this new Jayhawks song on the radio, I immediately knew (by the two-part harmonies) that it was the Jayhawks, and I knew I wanted to buy it!
- "As for Now" Another "thanks to SoundHound" find. This song by newcomer Lindsay Rae Spurlock (the EP is called Heart On) was featured on the Adult Swim show Childrens Hospital. I held my smartphone up to the speaker, triggered SoundHound, and her name popped up!
- David Bowie "Modern Love" Nile Rodgers is one of my favorite producers, definitely my favorite producer of the 1980s. Love his drum sound.
- The Cadillacs "Speedo" Recently picked up the soundtrack CD for...anyone, anyone? GoodFellas.
- "You're The Inspiration" At the Beelzebubs' chapel show at Tufts Homecoming Weekend, the Bubs performance of this Chicago classic (from Chicago 17) was a highlight. Of course, the song is old enough to be the prom theme of the Beelzebubs' parents! Aiee!
