"Club Can't Handle Me" Flo Rida

 















It's been a while since I've posted something to dance to. The fact that I still enjoy this track after five months is rare for its genre, so that gives it extra points. As with all club jams, a little volume boost is a step in the right direction toward the intended listening atmosphere.

"Club Can't Handle Me" Flo Rida

"Rolling In The Deep" Adele

 The first single has been released off of Adele's sophomore album that is set to drop in January! I, for one, can't wait.

"Rolling In The Deep" Adele

"Suspicious Minds" Elvis Presley

Easily my favorite song by the King.

"Suspicious Minds" Elvis Presley

"To Be With You" Mr. Big

I have been so bad about posting promptly this past week... I'll try to fix that. This fantastic song popped into my head during dinner. If/when I start a cover band, this earnest ballad will definitely be on the set list.

"To Be With You" Mr. Big

"Holiday Flight" John Williams

As I write this post, Americans hungry for merchandise bargains are camping out at department stores and retail centers around the country. This is the music that plays in my head when I picture shoppers spilling through the doors, racing in all directions in a frenzy to claim their favorite products that are in limited supply. It's a terrifying vision.

"Holiday Flight" John Williams

"Thank U" Alanis Morissette

 















Sly & the Family Stone or Dido would also have worked...

"Thank U" Alanis Morissette

"Change of Seasons" Sweet Thing

This song's beat is strikingly similar to that of the Temper Trap's "Sweet Disposition". Since I love both songs, I'm convinced this is one of my soul's rhythms. ...shallowly deep, I know.

"Change of Seasons" Sweet Thing

"You & Me" Elizabeth and The Catapult

A fun little light-hearted love song. I'm a big fan of this band's name... would James and the Trebuchet count as copyright infringement?

"You & Me" Elizabeth and The Catapult

"Typical" Mute Math

 
















 I'm in the mood for some electro-aternative-rock. The guitar in this song is simple, but infectious.

"Typical" Mute Math

"Twenty-Four" Switchfoot

 
















Sorry for the late post on another lazy Sunday. I listened to this track pretty regularly sophomore year of high school. Now every once in a while it returns in my shuffle and I couldn't be more pleased.

"Twenty-Four" Switchfoot

"Married Life" Michael Giacchino

 
















Just listening to this song makes me relive this movie's emotional whirlwind of a beginning. The wah-wah muted trumpet is to die for.

"Married Life" Michael Giacchino

"The Stroke" Billy Squier

Apparently this song is a reference to how musicians are used by an industry hungry for Billboard hits. Must be a subtle reference.

"The Stroke" Billy Squier

"Running With the Wolves" Cloud Cult

 
















This song's not nearly as trippy as the album artwork would indicate. For some reason I'm reminded of Jimmy Eat World when I listen to this track, though the voices aren't alike. In fact, it may be just what their most recent album was lacking.

"Running With the Wolves" Cloud Cult

"Tonight" Kate Walsh

 
















A pretty and relaxed song from a Kate Walsh that isn't of Grey's Anatomy or Private Practice fame.

"Tonight" Kate Walsh

"Dancing With Myself" Gen X

 
















Few things get me going like '80s English punk rock. Billy Idol (2nd from the right) got his start as a member of Gen X before his successful solo career and memorable cameo in The Wedding Singer.

"Dancing With Myself" Gen X

"Love" Matt White

As much as I'm terrified by the concept of the McRib, I'm thrilled that its commercial has reacquainted me with this delightful tune. Thank god they didn't just reuse this 1991 McRib Commercial

"Love" Matt White

"Somebody's Baby" Jackson Browne

 
















The other day I woke up with this song in my head and it's been in there ever since. Strangely, I don't have this song in my iTunes, nor have I heard it on the radio or in a movie in years. Gotta love random firing of synapses!

"Somebody's Baby" Jackson Browne

"Violet Hill" Coldplay

 A solid track off one of my favorite albums. So ends color week, thanks for humoring me.

 "Violet Hill" Coldplay

"Indigo Blues" Llorca

Please overlook the fact that this song has two colors in its title; the first word is what's important. This track is a lovely lounge samba. Maybe it's just me, but listening to a samba and fighting back urges to groove is nearly impossible.

"Indigo Blues" Llorca

"Blue Eyes" Cary Brothers

 
















Selecting a single song to post for today was especially difficult. Apparently, and appropriately, blue is a popular color to sing about. My first CB exposure came with the 2004 release of the legendary Garden State soundtrack. Though I'm not always in the mood for some of the soundtrack's other songs when they pop up on shuffle, I have yet to be able to bring myself to skip this one.

"Blue Eyes" Cary Brothers

"Green Hornet" Al Hirt

Fast, furious, and oh so classy.

"Green Hornet" Al Hirt

"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Elton John

 
















I remember when my dad first introduced me to this album. My life has never been the same.

"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Elton John

"Orange Colored Sky" Nat King Cole Trio

NKC is the man. When I listen to tracks like this I wonder if I may have been born in the wrong musical generation; I can only dream of what it would have been like to see these legends perform live.

"Orange Colored Sky" Nat King Cole Trio

"Please Turn Red" Andy Davis

 















This week is color themed, in the vein of ROYGBIV. I love the familiar concept of today's song: wishing and pleading for something to slow time or delay the inevitable.

"Please Turn Red" Andy Davis

"December 1963 (Oh What A Night)" Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

...a PSU game classic for today in honor of Joe Pa's potential 400th career win. Do it to it.

"December 1963 (Oh What A Night)" Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

"My Little Dove" I Hate You Just Kidding

 















I was immediately drawn to this duo by their name and chose to stick around when I heard this ever so pleasant song. The rest of their debut (?) EP can be heard on their MySpace.

"My Little Dove" I Hate You Just Kidding

"Love the One You're With" Stephen Stills

I can't listen to this song without remembering an occurrence three years ago: I witnessed a woman in her 50s jiving and singing along to this song down the cereal aisle as it played in the grocery store. LOVE it.

"Love the One You're With" Stephen Stills

"I Miss You (acoustic)" Incubus

 
















A shining example of when acoustic versions are better than the original. ...great guitar riff, complete with a harmonic or two.

"I Miss You (acoustic)" Incubus

"Beware of the Boys (Mudnian to Bach Ke remix)" Panjabi MC

 















After my cross-cultural, Indian jams will always have a special place in my heart / musical preferences. It doesn't hurt that this track gets some help from Jay-Z.

"Mudnian to Bach Ke (Beware of the Boys)" Panjabi MC

"Still the One" Orleans

 















Kicking the week off right. I had honestly forgotten about this song; doing so again is not an option. However, I would gladly forget about this album cover.

"Still the One" Orleans