Campfire Stories

Together: Campfire Stories. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy! 

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Social Living Room Vibes

Together: Social Living Room Vibes. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy! 

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Distraction-Free Isolation

Focus: Distraction-Free Isolation. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy!

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Sunday Morning Decompression

Comfort: Sunday Morning Decompression. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy!

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Playlist: Blue Jean Rock Poets III – Part 5

A continuing celebration of my favorite singer-songwriter, Americana, roots rock songs. Enjoy!

01. Leonard Cohen – “Everybody Knows” (1988)

02. Tom Waits – “San Diego Serenade” (1974)

03. Leonard Cohen – “Suzanne” (1967)

04. Lou Reed and John Cale – “Style It Takes” (1990)

05. John Gorka – “Love Is Our Cross to Bear” (1987)

06. Tom Waits – “(Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night” (1974)

07. Crosby, Stills & Nash – “Guinnevere” (1969)

08. Loudon Wainwright III – “Your Mother and I” (1986)

09. David Ackles – “One Night Stand” (1972)

10. Crosby & Nash – “Where Will I Be?” (1972)

11. Leonard Cohen – “Passing Through (Live)” (1972)

12. Jackson Browne – “Sky Blue and Black (Live)” (2008)

13. Loudon Wainwright III – “The Acid Song” (1986)

14. Lou Reed and John Cale – “Hello It’s Me” (1990)

15. Judy Collins – “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress” (1975)

16. Townes Van Zandt – “I’ll Be Here in the Morning” (1969)

17. Randy Newman – “Same Girl” (1983)

18. Gordon Lightfoot – “Protocol” (1976)

19. Lou Reed and John Cale – “A Dream” (1990)

20. John Gorka – “The One That Got Away” (1990)

21. Don McLean – “Vincent” (1971)

22. Townes Van Zandt – “None but the Rain” (1969)

23. Don McLean – “Till Tomorrow” (1971)

24. Bob Dylan – “Not Dark Yet” (1997)

25. Townes Van Zandt – “For the Sake of the Song” (1969)

26. Bob Dylan – “Desolation Row” (1965)

Crosby, Stills & Nash

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Playlist: Blue Jean Rock Poets III – Part 4

A continuing celebration of my favorite singer-songwriter, Americana, roots rock songs. Enjoy!

01. Johnny Cash – “Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live)” (1970)

02. Lucinda Williams – “Blue” (2001)

03. James McMurtry – “Long Island Sound” (2015)

04. Johnny Cash – “Streets of Laredo” (2002)

05. The Felice Brothers – “Days of the Years” (2019)

06. Townes Van Zandt – “Be Here to Love Me” (1969)

07. Gordon Lightfoot – “Looking at the Rain” (1972)

08. Alejandro Escovedo – “Ballad of the Sun and the Moon” (1994)

09. Lou Reed – “Coney Island Baby” (1976)

10. Guy Clark – “Stuff That Works” (1995)

11. Johnny Cash – “I Hung My Head” (2002)

12. Randy Newman – “Louisiana 1927” (1974)

13. Townes Van Zandt – “Dead Flowers (Live)” (Unknown)

14. Gordon Lightfoot – “Ordinary Man” (1972)

15. Alejandro Escovedo – “After the Meteor Showers” (2010)

16. Daryl Hall & John Oates – “Had I Known You Better Then” (1973)

17. Johnny Cash – “Singin’ in Viet Nam Talkin’ Blues” (1971)

18. Townes Van Zandt – “To Live Is to Fly” (1971)

19. Gordon Lightfoot – “Shadows” (1982)

20. Alejandro Escovedo – “Follow You Down” (2001)

21. Lee Hazlewood – “Your Sweet Love” (1966)

22. Gordon Lightfoot – “Same Old Loverman” (1971)

23. Bob Dylan – “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall” (1964)

24. Johnny Cash – “Hurt” (2002)

25. Bob Dylan – “Murder Most Foul” (2020)

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Classic Rock: Choice Cuts – Walking

Boost: Walking. Classic rock, AOR, southern rock, blues rock. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy the walk!

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Playlist: Blue Jean Rock Poets III – Part 3

A continuing celebration of my favorite singer-songwriter, Americana, roots rock songs. Enjoy!

01. Bob Dylan – “The Times They Are a-Changin’” (1964)

02. Joni Mitchell – “A Case of You” (1971)

03. Gordon Lightfoot – “Early Morning Rain” (1975)

04. Judy Collins – “Both Sides Now” (1967)

05. Jackson C. Frank – “Blues Run the Game” (1965)

06. Carole King – “It’s Too Late” (1971)

07. Kate Wolf – “Across the Great Divide (Live)” (Unknown)

08. Simon & Garfunkel – “Kathy’s Song (Live)” (1969)

09. Joni Mitchell – “Little Green” (1971)

10. Yusuf / Cat Stevens – “All Kinds of Roses” (2009)

11. Peter, Paul, and Mary – “Blowin’ in the Wind” (1963)

12. Dar Williams – “The Babysitter’s Here” (1993)

13. Rodriguez – “Crucify Your Mind” (1970)

14. Michael Chapman – “You Say” (1969)

15. Jackson Browne – “Jamaica Say You Will” (1972)

16. Melanie – “Yankee Man” (1975)

17. Ralph McTell – “Nanna’s Song” (1968)

18. Gordon Lightfoot – “If You Could Read My Mind” (1970)

19. Judy Collins – “Since You Asked” (1967)

20. Matt Nathanson – “Curve of the Earth” (Live) (2005)

21. Bob Dylan – “Boots of Spanish Leather (Live)” (1963)

22. Jewel – “You Were Meant for Me” (1995)

23. Joni Mitchell – “The Last Time I Saw Richard” (1971)

24. Bob Bakert – “Feather” (1977)

25. June Tabor and Oysterband – “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (2011)

26. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová – “Falling Slowly” (2007)

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Classic Rock: Choice Cuts – Workout

Boost: Workout. Classic rock, AOR, southern rock, blues rock. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy the workout!

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Playlist: Blue Jean Rock Poets III – Part 2

A continuing celebration of my favorite singer-songwriter, Americana, roots rock songs. Enjoy!

Gordon Lightfoot

01. Gordon Lightfoot – “Carefree Highway” (1974)

02. Loudon Wainwright III – “The Swimming Song” (1973)

03. John Prine – “Long Monday” (2005)

04. Johnny Cash – “Big Iron” (2002)

05. Gordon Lightfoot – “Summer Side of Life” (1971)

06. Bob Weir – “Ki-Yi Bossie” (2016)

07. Marty Robbins – “El Paso” (1959)

08. Jimmy Carter and Dallas County Green – “Travelin’” (1977)

09. Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band – “The Mountain” (1999)

10. Loudon Wainwright III – “Unhappy Anniversary” (1986)

11. Guy Clark – “Anyhow, I Love You” (1976)

12. Tennessee Ernie Ford – “Sixteen Tons” (1955)

13. Gordon Lightfoot – “Second Cup of Coffee” (1972)

14. Moriarty – “Jimmy” (2007)

15. Jamey Johnson – “In Color” (2008)

16. John Denver – “Take Me Home, Country Roads (Live)” (1974)

17. Loudon Wainwright III – “Town & Country” (2022)

18. Marty Robbins – “They’re Hanging Me Tonight” (1959)

19. Gordon Lightfoot – “Daylight Katy” (1978)

20. Bobbie Gentry – “Ode to Billie Joe” (1967)

21. Stephen Stills and Judy Collins – “Girl from the North Country” (2018)

22. John Gorka – “I’m from New Jersey” (1991)

23. Peter, Paul and Mary – “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (1967)

24. Gordon Lightfoot – “The Circle Is Small” (1978)

25. Simon & Garfunkel – “Homeward Bound (Live)” (1970)

26. Glen Campbell – “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1967)

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Classic Rock: Choice Cuts – Mindset Shift & Commute

Transition: Mindset Shift & Commute. Classic rock, AOR, southern rock, blues rock. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy!

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Playlist: Blue Jean Rock Poets III – Part 1

A continuing celebration of my favorite singer-songwriter, Americana, roots rock songs. Enjoy!

Alejandro Escovedo

01. Van Morrison – “Brown Eyed Girl” (1967)

02. Alejandro Escovedo – “Always a Friend” (2008)

03. Whiskeytown feat. Alejandro Escovedo – “Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight” (1997)

04. Johnny Cash – “Mean Eyed Cat” (1996)

05. Gordon Lightfoot – “Cotton Jenny” (1971)

06. Drive-By Truckers – “Carl Perkins’ Cadillac” (2004)

07. Lou Reed – “Hold On” (1989)

08. Alejandro Escovedo – “Anchor” (2010)

09. Neil Young – “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” (1969)

10. The Byrds – “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” (1968)

11. Margo Price feat. Billy Swan – “Long Haired Country Girl” (2026)

12. Gordon Lightfoot – “Old Dan’s Records” (1972)

13. Orville Peck – “Too Little, Too Late” (2026)

14. The Byrds – “The World Turns All Around Her” (1965)

15. Loudon Wainwright III – “Dead Skunk” (1972)

16. Alejandro Escovedo – “Man of the World” (2012)

17. Mojo Nixon – “Don Henley Must Die” (1990)

18. Old 97’s – “Where the Road Goes” (2024)

19. The Everly Brothers – “A Little Bit of Crazy” (1967)

20. Greg Graffin – “Millport” (2017)

21. Lou Reed – “Halloween Parade (AIDS)” (1989)

22. Arlo Guthrie – “Victor Jara” (1976)

23. Neil Diamond – “Shilo” (1967)

24. Gordon Lightfoot – “Race Among the Ruins” (1976)

25. Indigo Girls – “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (Live)” (2008)

26. Jonny Fritz – “I Love Leaving” (2016)

27. Neil Diamond – “Brooklyn Roads” (1968)

 

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Adults Only – Workout

Boost: Workout. Modern rock, pop rock. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy the workout! 

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Adults Only – Walking

Boost: Walking. Modern rock, pop rock. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy the walk!

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Playlist: Classic Rock: Choice Cuts III – Part 4

A continuing celebration of my favorite classic rock, AOR, southern rock, blues rock songs. Enjoy!

 

Eagles

01. The Rolling Stones – “Dead Flowers (Live)” (1972)

02. Jim Croce – “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” (1973)

03. Eagles – “Hotel California” (1976)

04. Fleetwood Mac – “Landslide” (1975)

05. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – “Teach Your Children” (1970)

06. Eagles – “Learn to Be Still” (1994)

07. The Byrds – “He Was a Friend of Mine” (1965)

08. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “I Won’t Back Down (Live)” (1997)

09. Fleetwood Mac – “Why” (1973)

10. Eagles – “Love Will Keep Us Alive” (1994)

11. The Beach Boys – “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” (1996)

12. The Stills-Young Band – “Midnight on the Bay” (1976)

13. Eagles – “Take It to the Limit” (1975)

14. Boz Scags – “Look What You’ve Done to Me” (1980)

15. The Beatles – “Across the Universe” (1970)

16. Fleetwood Mac – “Songbird” (1977)

17. Eagles – “Desperado” (1973)

18. Gordon Lightfoot – “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976)

19. Don McLean – “American Pie” (1971)

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Playlist: Classic Rock: Choice Cuts III – Part 3

A continuing celebration of my favorite classic rock, AOR, southern rock, blues rock songs. Enjoy!

 

Santana

01. Santana – “Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen” (1970)

02. Traffic – “Dear Mr. Fantasy” (1967)

03. Dave Mason – “Shouldn’t Have Took More Than You Gave” (1970)

04. The Beatles – “Rain” (1966)

05. The Rolling Stones – “Out of Time” (1966)

06. Paul McCartney and Wings – “Silly Love Songs” (1976)

07. The Police – “Every Breath You Take” (1983)

08. Don Henley – “The End of the Innocence” (1989)

09. Roger Daltrey – “After the Fire” (1985)

10. Bad Company – “Feel Like Makin’ Love” (1975)

11. The J. Geils Band – “Must of Got Lost” (1974)

12. Seals and Crofts – “Summer Breeze” (1972)

13. Gordon Lightfoot – “Sundown” (1974)

14. Simon & Garfunkel – “Mrs. Robinson” (1968)

15. Crosby, Stills & Nash – “Long Time Gone” (1969)

16. Lou Reed – “The Day John Kennedy Died” (1982)

17. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers feat. Stevie Nicks– “Learning to Fly (Live)” (2006)

18. Simon & Garfunkel – “The Sound of Silence” (1965)

19. Traffic – “No Face, No Name, No Number” (1967)

20. The Beach Boys – “God Only Knows” (1966)

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Playlist: Classic Rock: Choice Cuts III – Part 2

A continuing celebration of my favorite classic rock, AOR, southern rock, blues rock songs. Enjoy!

The Beach Boys

01. Chicago – “Saturday in the Park” (1972)

02. Warren Zevon – “Werewolves of London” (1978)

03. Fleetwood Mac – “Rhiannon” (1975)

04. Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure” (1981)

05. Paul McCartney and Wings – “Band on the Run” (1973)

06. Stephen Stills – “Love the One You’re With” (1970)

07. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “You Got Lucky” (1982)

08. Looking Glass – “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” (1972)

09. The Beatles – “Penny Lane” (1967)

10. The Mamas and the Papas – “California Dreamin’” (1965)

11. The Byrds – “So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star” (1967)

12. The Beach Boys – “Surfin’ U.S.A.” (1963)

13. The Box Tops – “The Letter” (1967)

14. The Beatles – “She Loves You” (1963)

15. The Turtles – “Happy Together” (1967)

16. The Byrds – “Mr. Tambourine Man” (1965)

17. The Beach Boys – “Good Vibrations” (1966)

18. The Mamas and the Papas – “Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon” (1967)

19. The Byrds – “She Don’t Care About Time” (1965)

20. Neil Diamond – “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon” (1967)

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Playlist: Classic Rock: Choice Cuts III – Part 1

A continuing celebration of my favorite classic rock, AOR, southern rock, blues rock songs. Enjoy!

Thin Lizzy

01. Steppenwolf – “Born to Be Wild” (1968)

02. Fleetwood Mac – “Go Your Own Way” (1976)

03. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Jammin’ Me (Live)” (1997)

04. The Rolling Stones – “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965)

05. Journey – “Any Way You Want It” (1980)

06. Grand Funk Railroad – “Bad Time” (1974)

07. Thin Lizzy – “The Boys Are Back in Town” (1976)

08. The Beatles – “Revolution” (1968)

09. Billy Idol – “White Wedding” (1982)

10. The Who – “Pinball Wizard” (1969)

11. Bryan Adams – “Summer of ‘69” (1984)

12. Pretenders – “Mystery Achievement” (1980)

13. Neil Young – “Cinnamon Girl” (1969)

14. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – “All Along the Watchtower” (1968)

15. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “Refugee” (1979)

16. Queen “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (1979)

17. The Beatles – “Bad Boy” (1965)

18. The Kingsmen – “Louie, Louie” (1963)

19. The Turtles – “Outside Chance” (1966)

20. The Moody Blues – “I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)” (1972)

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Playlist: Bring a Cardigan – Part 2

Here are some of my autumn favorites. Enjoy the fall!

Caroline and John Jr. visit President Kennedy on Halloween

01. Stephen Malkmus – “Jenny & the Ess Dog” (2001)

02. Sebadoh – “Brand New Love” (1991)

03. Goo Goo Dolls – “Black Balloon” (1998)

04. Elvis Costello – “Brilliant Mistake” (1986)

05. The Verve – “Sonnet” (1997)

06. The Church – “Lost” (1988)

07. Radiohead “High and Dry” (1995)

08. The Verve – “On Your Own” (1995)

09. Sebadoh – “Soul and Fire” (1993)

10. The Verve – “Lucky Man” (1997)

11. Echo & the Bunnymen – “Rust” (1999)

12. Sebadoh – “Willing to Wait” (1996)

13. The Verve – “Velvet Morning” (1997)

14. Shawn Smith – “Wrapped in Your Memory” (2003)

15. The Cure – “To Wish Impossible Things” (1992)

The Peace Corps - JFK's Bold Legacy (hangs in my office at work)

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Portrait of JFK (hangs in my home office)

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Playlist: Bring a Cardigan – Part 1

Here are some of my autumn favorites. Enjoy the fall!

John and Jackie Kennedy at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963

01. The Motels – “Suddenly Last Summer” (1983)

02. Shack – “Comedy” (1999)

03. The Dream Academy – “Life in a Northern Town” (1985)

04. Travis – “Closer” (2007)

05. Versus – “Crazy” (1994)

06. Travis – “Moving” (2013)

07. Sebadoh – “Not a Friend” (1994)

08. The Church – “Western” (2026)

09. New Order – “Ceremony” (1981)

10. The Church – “The Unguarded Moment” (1981)

11. The Ocean Blue – “Drifting, Falling” (1989)

12. The Church – “Almost with You” (1982)

13. Radiohead – “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi” (2007)

14. The Church – “Tear It All Away” (1981)

15. The Replacements – “Unsatisfied” (1984)

16. Third Eye Blind – “Motorcycle Drive By” (1997)

17. Sebadoh – “Skull” (1994)

President Kennedy is surrounded by admirers on a Santa Monica beach

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Jacqueline Kennedy kisses the casket of her husband, President John F. Kennedy,
  lying in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., accompanied
by their daughter Caroline, kneeling alongside

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Adults Only NOW

Here are some of my modern rock, pop rock favorites. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy! 

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What’s the Alternative? NOW

Here are some of my alternative rock, indie pop, dream pop, shoegaze, alternative pop favorites. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy! 

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Here Comes the New Wave NOW

Here are some of my new wave, synthpop favorites. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy! 

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Post-Punk Diary NOW

Here are some of my post-punk favorites. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy!

 

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Playlist: I’m Not Doing This Today

Here are some of my mellow favorites. Enjoy!

Leonard Cohen

01. The Verve – “Lucky Man” (1997)

02. Radiohead “High and Dry” (1995)

03. Jets to Brazil – “Sweet Avenue” (1998)

04. Migala – “Moon River” (1997)

05. Travis – “Closer” (2007)

06. Travis – “What Will Come” (2016)

07. Snow Patrol – “Chasing Cars” (2006)

08. Leonard Cohen – “I Can’t Forget” (1988)

09. Nick Drake – “Northern Sky” (1971)

10. Goo Goo Dolls – “Sympathy” (2002)

11. Primitive Radio Gods – “Fading Out” (2000)

12. Radiohead – “Weird Fishes / Arpeggi” (2007)

13. Sebadoh – “Willing to Wait” (1996)

14. Howard Jones – “No One Is to Blame” (1986)

15. Radiohead – “Fake Plastic Trees” (1995)

16. The Cure – “To Wish Impossible Things” (1992)

17. The Verve – “Sonnet” (1997)

18. The Dream Academy – “Life in a Northern Town” (1985)

19. Travis – “Big Chair” (2007)

20. Migala – “Fade into You” (1997)

21. Shawn Smith – “Wrapped in Your Memory” (2003)

22. Bat for Lashes – “The Boys of Summer (Live)” (2019)

23. The Cure – “Trust” (1992)

24. Duran Duran – “Ordinary World” (1993)

25. Travis – “All of the Places” (2016)

26. The Church – “Lost” (1988)

27. Goo Goo Dolls – “Black Balloon” (1998)

28. Olivia Rodrigo and Robert Smith – “What’s Wrong with Me” (2026)

29. 3 Doors Down – “Here Without You” (2003)

30. Sebadoh – “Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)” (1993)

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Punk Faves NOW

Here are some of my punk, hardcore punk favorites. I regularly update this playlist. Enjoy!

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Playlist: Adults Only III

A continuing celebration of my favorite modern rock, pop rock songs. Enjoy!

U2

01. Shawn Smith – “Wrapped in Your Memory” (2003)

02. Lifehouse – Hanging by a Moment” (2000)

03. Liz Phair – “Favorite” (2003)

04. 3 Doors Down – “Here Without You” (2003)

05. Cracker – “Happy Birthday to Me” (1992)

06. Barnaked Ladies – “It’s All Been Done” (1998)

07. Third Eye Blind – “The Background” (1997)

08. U2 – “Ultra Violet (Light My Way)” (1991)

09. Goo Goo Dolls – “Sympathy” (2002)

10. Third Eye Blind – “Motorcycle Drive By” (1997)

11. U2 – “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own (Live)” (2005)

12. Goo Goo Dolls – “Black Balloon” (1998)

13. Lifehouse – “Falling In” (2010)

14. Liz Phair – “Why Can’t I?” (2003)

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Playlist: What’s the Alternative? IV

A continuing celebration of my favorite alternative rock, indie pop songs. Enjoy!

The Replacements

01. The Replacements – “Unsatisfied” (1984)

02. The Smashing Pumpkins – “Try, Try, Try” (2000)

03. Kula Shaker – “Shower Your Love” (1998)

04. The Smashing Pumpkins – “Perfect” (1998)

05. The Smashing Pumpkins  – “Tonight, Tonight” (1995)

06. The Lemonheads – “Luka” (1989)

07. Sebadoh – “Soul and Fire” (1993)

08. Superchunk – “I Don’t Want to Get Over You” (2025)

09. Ween – “Your Party” (2007)

10. The Killers – “When You Were Young” (2006)

11. Sebadoh – “Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)” (1993)

12. Pixies –  “Head On” (1991)

13. The Replacements – “Answering Machine” (1984)

14. Primitive Radio Gods – “Fading Out” (2000)

15. Bat for Lashes – “The Boys of Summer (Live)” (2019)

16. Stars – “Ageless Beauty” (2004)

17. Grandpaboy – “High Time” (2008)

18. The Lemonheads – “Different Drum” (1990)

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Playlist: Here Comes the New Wave II

A continuing celebration of my favorite new wave, synthpop songs. Enjoy!

The Motels

01. Erasure – “A Little Respect” (1988)

02. The Cure – “Just Like Heaven” (1987)

03. Billy Idol – “White Wedding” (1982)

04. Pretenders – “Mystery Achievement” (1980)

05. Duran Duran – “Ordinary World” (1993)

06. Howard Jones – “No One Is to Blame” (1986)

07. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – “So in Love” (1985)

08. The Motels – “Suddenly Last Summer” (1983)

09. The Church – “The Unguarded Moment” (1981)

10. The Police – “Every Breath You Take” (1983)

11. Tears for Fears – “Head Over Heels” (1985)

12. The Human League – “Don’t You Want Me” (1981)

13. When in Rome – “The Promise” (1988)

14. The Dream Academy – “Life in a Northern Town” (1985)

15. Thompson Twins – “Hold Me Now” (1983)

16. Roxy Music – “Same Old Scene” (1980)

17. A Flock of Seagulls – “Space Age Love Song” (1982)

18. Depeche Mode – “Enjoy the Silence” (1990)

19. The Boomtown Rats – “I Don’t Like Mondays” (1979)

20. Elvis Costello – “Brilliant Mistake” (1986)

21. The Outfield – “Your Love” (1985)

22. The Cure – “Six Different Ways” (1985)

23. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – “Secret” (1985)

24. A Flock of Seagulls – “The More You Live, the More You Love” (1984)

Robert Smith joins Olivia Rodrigo for the Cure’s 
“Just Like Heaven”

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Playlist: Post-Punk Diary

A continuing celebration of my favorite post-punk songs. Enjoy!

The Cure

01. New Order – “Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone 7" Remix)” (1986)

02. The Cure – “The Caterpillar” (1984)

03. New Order – “Ceremony” (1981)

04. The Cure – “Doing the Unstuck” (1992)

05. New Order – “Leave Me Alone” (1981)

06. The Church – “Lost” (1988)

07. New Order – “Love Vigilantes” (1985)

08. Joy Division – “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (1980)

09. New Order – “Regret” (1993)

10. New Order – “Shellshock (AOR Version)” (1985)

11. The Church – “Tear It All Away” (1981)

12. New Order – “True Faith” (1987)

13. DEVO – “Whip It” (1980)

14. New Order – “Your Silent Face” (1983)

15. The Cure – “Trust” (1992)

16. The Replacements – “Within Your Reach” (1983)

17. New Order – “Age of Consent” (1983)

18. Pixies – “Debaser” (1989)

19. The Cure – “Lovesong” (1989)

20. The Cure – “To Wish Impossible Things” (1992)

New Order

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