JANUARY 2009 – if you can believe me, winter will be over

1. Electric Blue – The Icehouse
2. Dreams – The Cranberries
3. Dulcinea – from the Simon Gilbert cast recording of Man Of La Mancha
4. Glorybound – The Bible
5. With Or Without You (Live) – Keane
6. If I Ever Leave This World Alive – Flogging Molly
7. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) – The Arcade Fire
8. Shine – Dolly Parton (cover from
9. The Winner – Coolio
10. I Alone – Live
11. Trying To Convince You – Julia Massey
12. Ruby – Kaiser Chiefs
13. Turn Your Love Around – George Benson
14. Penny On The Train Track – Ben Kweller
15. Float On – Modest Mouse
16. Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) – Original cast recording of Jesus Christ Superstar
17. Ain’t Got No/I Got Life – Nina Simone (cover from the musical Hair)
18. Black – Pearl Jam
19. A Well Respected Man – The Kinks
20. Pack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil – Dorothy Loudon

FEBRUARY 2009 – Can you remember what you did in February?

1. Brand New Day – Joshua Radin
2. What A Good Boy – Barenaked Ladies
3. Oh Sherrie – Journey
4. Come Rain Or Come Shine – Judy Garland
5. Les Champs Elysees – Joe Dassin
6. One More Murder – Better Than Ezra
7. You Can’t Judge a Book By Its Cover – Bo Diddley
8. Please Don’t Go – KC & Sunshine Band
9. Ahead by a Century – The Tragically Hip
10. You Got Growing Up to Do – Joshua Radin & Patty Griffin
11. No Envy No Fear – Joshua Radin
12. Let ‘Em In – Paul McCartney & The Wings
13. Where Did Our Love Go – Diana Ross & The Supremes
14. One More Heartache – Janiva Magness
15. Long Distance Runaround – Yes
16. I Feel Free – Cream
17. Sushi – Kyle Andrews
18. Everyday – Buddy Holly
19. Why Can’t We Be Friends – War
20. Out of Touch – Hall & Oates
21. Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! – Sufjan Stevens

MARCH 2009

1. Fascinating Rhythm – Fred & Adele Astaire (from the 1924 musical Lady, Be Good! as presented on the album The Smithsonian Collection of American Musical Theatre) (L, B)
2. Once In A Lifetime – Talking Heads (W)
3. Thoroughly Modern Millie – Sutton Foster & the Original Cast from the 2002 broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie (W, L)
4. It’s Only A Paper Moon – Ella Fitzgerald (from The Incomparable Ella Fitzgerald)
5. ‘S Wonderful – Joe Williams & Count Basie (from The Very Best of George Gershwin) (M, H)
6. Chain Hang Low – Jibbs (M?)
7. Fix You – Coldplay (W, H)
8. Watching The Wheels – Matisyahu (John Lennon cover) (H)
9. Whatever Gets You Through The Night – Los Lonely Boys (H)
10. A Little Bird Told Me – Evelyn Knight (L)
11. Born For Me – Paul Westerberg
12. All Apologies – Nirvana (from the 1994 MTV Unplugged in New York album) (M)
13. All Apologies – Sinead O’Connor (M)
14. The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill – The Beatles (M, H)
15. Step Into My Office, Baby – Belle and Sebastian (M, H)
16. Shock The Monkey – Peter Gabriel (W?)
17. Can’t Find My Way Home – Blind Faith
18. Roll With The Changes – REO Speedwagon
19. Ach, Bedenken Sie – Lotte Lenya in Weill’s Rise & Fall of the City of Mahagonny (L, B)
20. Did I Remember? – Billie Holiday (from The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume II) (L)
21. Lucky – Jason Mraz (feat. Colbie Caillat) (H)
22. Love Is The Drug – Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry

APRIL 2009

1. Everyday – Rogue Wave (Given to me by my sister’s friend, quiet, first loved the Buddy Holly version (the original) of this song from a cassette tape of the Stand By Me soundtrack that I had with me most of my childhood in a walkman, and now resides in my car.)
2. Late In The Evening – Paul Simon (Heard this on 93.9FM The River Radio, my new absolute favorite station. This channel introduces me to exactly the music I want to be listening to on a daily basis, like this song. You can tell within 2 seconds that it’s a Paul Simon song, and that’s part of what I love about it.)
3. Simple – K.D. Lang (Dad bought me this CD for my birthday last year. The album is Hymns Of the 49th Parallel, and it is filled with incredible covers. I saw her on The Today Show performing “Helpless” (Neil Young) and got crazy into finding all the amazing covers she recorded. Ironically, this is the only track on the record that is not a cover; it was co-authored by Lang and David Piltch.)
4. Lake Michigan – Rogue Wave (Another song given to me by my sister’s friend, Wesley… Thank god I have access to that generation still, otherwise how would I find this stuff???)
5. Dreaming of the Plum Trees – White Hinterland (Got this song for free from Amazon. They have free samplers and individual tracks available all the time, and a lot are pretty good. Sign up for the newsletter.)
6. Apocalypse – Wyclef Jean (One of my favorite albums of all-time, bought it the year it came out as part of my Columbia House membership, which I miss. Getting a CD in the mail every month, it was truly amazing. I still listen to all of those CD’s too… Toni Braxton, White Orchid, The Fugees, Will Smith, a few amazing soundtracks. I love the opera-like opening voice in this song.)
7. Strange Overtones – David Byrne & Brian Eno (Another free track from Amazon, and actually the song that enabled
   me to discover free Amazon tracks. So the story goes, I heard it on 93.9 (you should stream them from their website!), and went to buy it on Amazon later that day, only to discover the whole free MP3 system on Amazon. This was a good discovery, as you can imagine.)
8. Hey World (Don’t Give Up Version) – Michael Franti (This came on shuffle one day while I was on facebook, and I loved it. I have no idea where I got the track from. Isn’t that wack?)
9. Bluebirds – Kensington Prairie (Got this from one of the Paste Magazine sampler albums. You would love Paste. I’m going to make you an MP3 disc of all the sampler albums, because I think you’d like a lot of their music selections.)
10. Shine On – The Kooks (Another song given to me by my sister’s friend, Wesley.. Thank god I have access to that generation still, otherwise how would I find this stuff???)
11. People Will Say We’re In Love – Ray Charles & Betty Carter (I got crazy into Ray Charles covers in 2006 (did I ever send you his cover of “Eleanor Rigby”? I NEED to, if I haven’t, so please tell me!!!), and bought this album off Amazon while I was living in New York. It was actually the only album I bought while I lived there.)
12. Eyes – Rogue Wave (Another song given to me by my sister’s friend, Wesley.. Thank god I have access to that generation still, otherwise how would I find this stuff???)
13. Mighty Fine Blues – Eels (Another song given to me by my sister’s friend, Wesley.. Thank god I have access to that generation still, otherwise how would I find this stuff???)
14. Troublemaker – Weezer (From the high schooler, but I probably would have heard this song at some point in my life because my fiancee is a humongous Weezer fan. Like, wearing Weezer teeshirts every weekend fan.)
15. She Moves In Her Own Way – The Kooks (Another song given to me by my sister’s friend, Wesley.. Thank god I have access to that generation still, otherwise how would I find this stuff???)
16. Silly Boy – The Blue Van (Another song given to me by my sister’s friend, Wesley.. Thank god I have access to that generation still, otherwise how would I find this stuff???)
17. The Bucket – Kings Of Leon (Have you heard that song “Use Somebody” that is giving Kings of Leon a lot of press lately? I love it. This is from the high schooler, and proved to me that this is a band that I definitely love beyond what’s on the Top 40. There was a Jeopardy category last week about the actual Kings of Leon (not the band), and it was very bizarre. That wonderful province of Spain actually had rulers named Sancho I the Fat, Ordono IV the Wicked, Henry II the Bastard, Henry III the Infirm, Henry IV the Impotent, Philip I the Handsome, and (according to Jeopardy) Alfonso the Drooler.)
18. Major Tom – Shiny Toy Guns (this is from a Lincoln commercial, and for a short while, Lincoln was giving the MP3 away for free on their website. Luckily, I had good timing. Now, it’s the #2 track downloaded on Amazon.com, and I got it for free. This was a good month for free-ness, as you can tell! You can recognize the title of this track from David Bowie’s discography, but I think the song is completely unrecognizable as a Bowie cover. The techno remix of the Bowie original is in fact a 1980’s cover by Peter Schilling of David Bowie’s song. Okay, so this is a cover of a remixed cover. Confused yet?)
19. Starman – David Bowie (Heard this on 93.9, then watched the E! True Hollywood Story behind David Bowie (and was quite stunned), then interlibrary loaned this album, The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars.)

MAY 2009 – MAY DAY MAY DAY WE’RE GOING DOWN

1. Easy – Barenaked Ladies
2. Dawn Landes – Drive
3. Thats Just What You Are – Aimee Mann
4. Bubblegoose – Wyclef Jean
5. Uncle Albert/ Admiral Halsey – Paul McCartney
6. Ch-Check It Out – Beastie Boys
7. All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
8. Idiot Wind – Bob Dylan
9. Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song – The Buckinghams
10. Hey You – Pink Floyd
11. Hips Dont Lie – Shakira (Feat. Wyclef Jean)
12. I Feel It All – Feist
13. Poker Face – Lady GaGa
14. Creature Feature – Bon Iver
15. You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
16. I Feel Love – Donna Summer
17. Enjoy Yourself – Jolie Holland
18. Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
19. Theme from Greatest American Hero – Joey Scarbury

MAY 2009 – MAY DAY MAY DAY WE’RE GOING UP?

1. Detroit ‘67 – Sam Roberts
2. Them Kids – Sam Roberts
3. Keep The Car Running – Arcade Fire
4. Talk Of The Town – The Pretenders
5. Train in Vain (Stand By Me) – The Clash
6. Dear Mr. Fantasy – Traffic
7. Sour Times – Portishead
8. Doin’ Time – Sublime
9. Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order
10. Sweet Love – Lal Meri
11. Dear God – XTC
12. Ahead Of My Time – Teddybears
13. Cobrastyle – Teddybears
14. Different Sound – Teddybears
15. Silent Night – Priscilla Ahn
16. Love Is A Mystery – The Pretenders
17. Level – The Raconteurs

JUNE 2009 – What brings June to an end but sadness?

1. Prince Caspian – Phish
2. Time Won’t Let Me – The Outsiders
3. I Don’t Love Anyone – Belle & Sebastian
4. Memphis – Johnny Rivers
5. Popsicles & Icicles – Murmaids
6. Suspicion – Terry Stafford
7. Life Depends On Love – Bert Jansch
8. I Want You – Bob Dylan
9. Jungle Drum – Emiliana Torrini
10. Brand New – Emilie Mover
11. Summer Rain – Johnny Rivers
12. In My Time of Dyin’ – The Lovell Sisters
13. Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: II. Andante (”Elvira Madigan”) – Cologne Chamber Orchestra
14. Lover Come Back To Me – Mildred Bailey
15. Jack & Jill – Ray Parker Jr & Raydio
16. 25 Miles – Edwin Star
17. Psycho Killer (12” Version) – Talking Heads
18. Spaceman – The Killers
19. If You Want Me To Stay – Sly & The Family Stone
20. Morning Moon – The Tragically Hip
21. America – David Bowie (live from The Concert For New York City, 2001)

JUNE 2009 – …and a little bit of joy perhaps? (in music)

1. Breakdown – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
2. Blue Collar Man – Styx
3. Land of Confusion – Genesis
4. Basin Street Blues/ When It’s Sleepy Time Down South – Louis Prima & Keely Smith
5. Misery – Soul Asylum
6. Everything – Alannis Morrisette
7. Against The Wind – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
8. War Pigs – Black Sabbath
9. Bye Bye Love – The Cars
10. Nature Boy – Nat King Cole
11. The Rat – The Walkmen
12. (Nothing But) Flowers – Talking Heads
13. (I Know) I’m Losing You – The Temptations
14. Ride My See-Saw – The Moody Blues
15. You Make Me Feel So Young – Frank Sinatra
16. Laughing With – Regina Spektor
17. Human – The Killers

JULY 2009 – Summer Is Colder Than Usual

1. Don’t Be Shy – Cat Stevens
2. Seven Bridges Road – Eagles
3. Theme from How To Steal A Million – John Williams
4. Flute Loop – Beastie Boys
5. Beautiful – Snoop Dogg & Pharrel
6. Agua de Beber – Astrud Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim
7. Sinnerman – Nina Simone
8. Toxic – Britney Spears
9. Make You Feel My Love – Adele
10. Winter Song – Ingrid Michaelson & Sara Bareilles
11. Come To Me – Koop
12. It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken – The Tragically Hip
13. Gone At Last – Paul Simon (Feat. Phoebe Snow)
14. Burnin’ For You – Blue Oyster Cult
15. Love & Some Verses – Iron & Wine
16. Love Is A First – Tragically Hip
17. Beautiful Dreamer – David Mansfield from the Transamerica Soundtrack
18. Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon
19. Lights – Journey
20. Coin- Operated Boy – The Dresden Dolls

AUGUST 2009 – Summer’s End – Disc 1

1. Morning Moon – Tragically Hip
2. Love Song – Tori Amos (cover from The Cure)
3. Lady – Little River Band
4. Human Nature – Michael Jackson
5. Adult Education – Hall & Oates
6. Ninety-Seven Men In This Here Town/ Don’t Call Me Honey – Buffy Sainte-Marie
7. All Around The World – Lisa Stansfield
8. Birds Fly Away – Theresa Anderson
9. Golden Train – Justin Nozuka
10. With A Little Help From My Friends – Joe Cocker (live at Woodstock)
11. Couldn’t Get It Right – Climax Blues Band
12. Heaven On Their Minds – from Jesus Christ, Superstar original cast recording
13. Blood Makes Noise – Suzanne Vega
14. Judge Not Your Brother – Eric Bibb
15. Nothing Ever Hurt Like You – James Morrison
16. You’re A Strange Animal – Gowan
17. The Story – Brandi Carlisle
18. Tick Tock – Raphael Saadiq
19. Graduate (Remix II) – Third Eye Blind

AUGUST 2009 – Less Sunlight Today – Disc 2

1. Four Women – Nina Simone
2. 1,000 Umbrellas – XTC
3. Ready For Love – Bad Company
4. Cold Cold Ground – Tom Waits
5. Feelin’ Alright – Steve Winwood
6. There’s No Disappointment in Heaven – Jimmy Scott
7. Sambolero – Luiz Bonfa from the soundtrack Blindness
8. Daddy’s Arms – Hank Dogs
9. Lovin’ Is Really My Game – Ann Nesby
10. History Repeating – Shirley Bassey
11. Mean To Me – Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra
12. Treat Her Like A Lady – The Temptations
13. And She Was – Talking Heads
14. Black – Pearl Jam
15. Wise Up – Aimee Mann (from the Magnolia soundtrack)
16. Love Song – The Cure
17. Hourglass – Squeeze
18. Still In Love Song – The Stills

SEPTEMBER 2009 – School Makes Me Want To Cry

1. Johnny Get Angry – Joanie Sommer
2. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine – Jimmie Rogers
3. Family Affair – Mary J. Blige
4. I Got Lost In His Arms – from the musical Annie, Get Your Gun
5. All These Things That I’ve Done – The Killers
6. Watching The Wheels – John Lennon
7. Put The Phone Down – Pilot Speed
8. Golden Slumbers – Ben Folds
9. What People Are Made Of – Modest Mouse
10. The Great Defector – Bell X1
11. What’s The Frequency, Kenneth? – R.E.M.
12. Satellite – Guster
13. Father On Up The Road – Mick Hucknall
14. Alone – Heart
15. The Stoop – Little Jackie
16. Pourquoi – Marie-Pierre Arthur
17. Les Etoiles – Melody Gardot
18. Bourgeois Shangri-La – Miss Li
19. Made For Glory – Landon Pigg

OCTOBER 2009 – Disc one – Inspired By The Noise

one. Allie Moss – Corner (from ‘Brothers & Sisters’)
two. Florence + The Machine – Dog Days Are Over (from ‘Mercy’)
three. The Features – Lions (‘Mercy’)
four. The Church – Under The Milky Way Tonight (from a car commercial)
five. Dave Thomas, Jr. – Sink or Swim (from ‘Brothers & Sisters’)
six. Kate Bush – This Woman’s Work (from ‘So You Think You Can Dance’)
seven. Paul Torelier – Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie, Arr. Debussy) (from ‘Mad Men’)
eight. The Arcade Fire – Wake Up (from ‘Where The Wild Things Are’)
nine. Gregory Alan Isakov – 3 a.m. (from….[I don’t remember] )
ten. Bob Marley – One Love/ People Get Ready (from a commercial)
eleven. Zarah Leander – Davon Geht Die Welt Night Unter (from ‘Inglourious Basterds’)
twelve. David Bowie – Cat People (Putting Out The Fire) (from ‘Inglourious Basterds’)
thirteen. Raul Esparza – Marry Me, A Little (from ‘Company’)
fourteen. Del Amitri – Roll To Me (from ‘Free Willy’)

OCTOBER 2009 – Disc two – Just Bought

one. The Hard Lessons – See You Again
two. Neko Case – At Last
three. Chinese Food – The Ghost of Bill Haley
four. Forest City Lovers – Don’t Go
five. Little Miss Higgins – The Dirty Ol’ Tractor Song
six. Pilot Speed – Light You Up
seven. Madison Violet – Crying
eight. Octoberman – Run From Safety
nine. Oh Susanna – Carrie Lee
ten. Great Lake Swimmers – The Chorus In The Underground
eleven. City & Colour – Save Your Scissors
twelve. Bedouin Soundclash – When The Night Feels My Song
thirteen. The Duhks – Toujours Vouloir
fourteen. The Noisettes – Wild Young Hearts
fifteen. Livingston Taylor – Baker Street
sixteen. Wilco – You Never Know
seventeen. Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko – Bibi
eighteen. Paolo Nutini – High Hopes
nineteen. Train – Hey, Soul Sister

OCTOBER 2009 – Disc three – Everything Else…

one. Jeff Buckley – Lover You Should’ve Come Over
two. Depeche Mode – People Are People
three. Duke Ellington – Prelude To A Kiss
four. The Cure – Friday I’m In Love
five. John Lennon – Nobody Told Me
six. Nick Drake – Place To Be
seven. The Clash – Train In Vain
eight. Dionne Farris – I Know
nine. Tupac – Changes
ten. Dolly Parton – Shine
eleven. Black Crowes – Remedy
twelve. Bebel Gilberto – Bananeira
thirteen. The Tallywood String Quartet – Blue Monday
fourteen. Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
fifteen. The Police – Synchronicity II
sixteen. Counting Crows – Einstein On The Beach (For An Eggman)
seventeen. The Clash – Straight To Hell
eighteen. Violent Femmes – Please Do Not Go

November 2009 – Almost One Year, Over And Out

1.  Won’t Stop – OneRepublic
2.  Trouble Is A Friend – Lenka
3.  Blue Monday – New Order
4.  Lonely Teardrops – Jackie Wilson
5.  Taller Children – Elizabeth & The Catapult
6.  Into Your Sun – No Second Troy
7.  Fool – Marie Digby
8.  Life In Technicolor ii – Coldplay
9.  Bluff – Pilot Speed
10. But Not For Me – Harry Connick, Jr. from “When Harry Met Sally”
11. The Glass Parade – Cary Brothers
12. Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix) – Coldplay
13. All Your Tears – Mojave 3
14. Rhymes & Reasons – Mary Travers
15. Blue Eyes – Cary Brothers
16. Golden – Jill Scott
17. Prodigal – OneRepublic
18. The First Day Of Spring – The Gandharvas
19. People Got A Lot Of Nerve – Neko Case
20. The Little Things – Danny Elfman from “Wanted”