Claire’s List:
Inspirations for this list: Rereading Song Book by Nick Hornby, listening to an old Pandora station called “Indie Work Radio” that I made at my first job out of college, the tail end of a two month long Motown obsession, songs recommended by in conversations and in posts on this blog by my friends/fellow Charm City Jukebox writers Noura Hemady and Amy Berkowitz. Also I always have a week or so in July when I listen to “Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)” by Squeeze. I have no idea why.
“Little Itty Bitty Pretty One” by Frankie Lymon
“Stay” by Maurice and the Zodiaks
“Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)” by Squeeze
“Grey Or Blue” by Jaymay
“When the World Ends” by The Bittersweets
”A Minor Incident,” by Badly Drawn Boy
“Untidy Towns,” The Lucksmiths
“In the New Year” by The Walkmen
“Roam” by the B52s
Joshua’s List:
So, I think my list needs a bit of explaining: It’s started out as a driving list, then an ultimate 90′s music list, then it became just this. And then I bought B-Sides and Rarities by Cake and found some truly excellent covers…So Hot Right Now.
“Call Me (Come Back Home)” by Al Green
“50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon
“Birdhouse in Your Soul” by They Might Be Giants
“Never, Never Gonna Give You Up” by Cake, as done originally by Barry White
“What’s Up?” by 4 Non Blondes
“It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” by R.E.M.
“The Freshman” by The Verve Pipe
“Do Right” by Jimmie’s Chicken Shack
“Oceanographer’s Choice” by The Mountain Goats
“Down Rodeo” by Rage Against the Machine
“Higher Ground” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, as done originally by Stevie Wonder
“The Road” by Tenacious D
“Flagpole Sitta” by Harvey Danger
“Maps” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“War Pigs (live)” by Cake, as done originally by Black Sabbath
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