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Top 5 Music Countdown: Thanksgiving Day Playlist!

November 20, 2009 By: heather Category: Blog

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Now, Thanksgiving is just around the corner. And when it comes down do it, for me? It’s all about gratitude, family, friendship, love and of course, food. So, this week’s Top 5 Music Countdown is dedicated to this joyous holiday. And if your family happens to have a karaoke machine, this awesome list doubles as a Thanksgiving-themed karaoke playlist — so you can belt out and bond with your perfectly dysfunctional family. Fun, right?

5.  “Sweet Potatoe Pie
-DominodominoDo you remember this guy? Popular in the 90s – early 2000s. Shamed for sharking Snoop Doggy Dogg’s rapping style.

4.  “November Rain
-Guns N’ Roses
gnrDelightful symphonic rock ballad about the month of November. One of GNR’s longest songs and one of the most expensive music videos to make (at that time).

3.  “Eat It
-Weird Al Yankovic
weirdalFood is good to eat.

2.  “Umbrella
-Rihanna (feat. Jay-Z)rihannaUmbrellas symbolize protection, friendship and in some cultures, love.

1.  “Livin’ On a Prayer
-Bon JovibonjoviQuintessential anthem rock about hard work, love and holding onto what we’ve got!

Post your top 5 songs of thanks! Go to Heather’s blog — GirlLovesMusic.wordpress.com — or post your list below. She could really use some gratitude… and love.

Top 5 Music Countdown: Rock & Pop Sleep Songs!

November 13, 2009 By: heather Category: Blog

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Now, get ready for this week’s Top 5 Music Countdown: Rock & Pop Sleep Songs!!

5.  “Enter Sandman
-MetallicametallicaFun fact: I was a big Metallica groupie in high school. My gal pals and I used to drive up to Tahoe to snowboard and rock out to Metallica on the way.

4.  “Sweet Dreams
-The Eurythmics

eurythmicsOne of my all-time favorite music videos. Classic. Annie Lennox was the sh**t.

3.  “Talking in your Sleep
-The RomanticsromanticsThis is very nostalgic of my days as an MTV kid. Scantily clad ladies ready for bed, FTW!

2.   “Dream On
-Aerosmith
aerosmith

Guilty pleasure! Evokes fond memories of the carefree, simple days of teenage life.

1.  “Sleep the Clock Around
-Belle & SebastianbelleandsebastianSometimes all I want to do is sleep the clock around. Like Sleeping Beauty.

Are you tired too? Leave me your list of favorite sleep songs on my blog — girllovesmusic.wordpress.com — Come ONNN! Live a little!!

Top 5 Music Countdown: New York City Ditties!

November 06, 2009 By: heather Category: Blog

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Top 5 Music Countdown: Favorite Songs About a Little Town Called New York City!!

5.  “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down
-LCD Soundsystemlcd

4.  “Lovecraft in Brooklyn
-The Mountain Goats (Aesop Rock Remix)goats

3.  “Downtown Train
-Tom Waitstom waits

2.  “NYC
-Interpolinterpol

1. “First We Take Manhattan
-Leonard Cohenleonard cohen

Bonus round! 20 more New York-inspired songs for a longer, vitamin-fortified playlist!

“Walk on the Wild Side”
-Lou Reed

“Brooklyn Bound”
-The Black Keys

“Brooklyn”
-Mos Def

“The Long Island Sound”
-Beirut

“Where I’m From”
-Digable Planets

“What New York Used to Be”
-The Kills

“Stock Exchange”
-Miss Kittin & the Hacker

“Positively 4th Street”
-Bob Dylan

“Yeah! New York”
-Yeah Yeah Yeahs

“This Mess We’re In”
-PJ Harvey (Feat. Thom Yorke)

“South 2nd”
-CocoRosie

“NYC Everything”
-RZA

“Chelsea Hotel”
-Leonard Cohen

“Hello Brooklyn”
-Beastie Boys

“Fairy Tale of New York”
-Stars (Pogues cover)

“Piazza, New York Catcher”
-Belle & Sebastian

“The Last Tango in Brooklyn”
-Frightened Rabbit

“53rd & 3rd”
-The Ramones

“New York, New York”
-Cat Power

“Hello Brooklyn”
-Jay-Z & Lil’ Wayne

Also, while you’re there, leave me a comment with your top 5 favorite New York songs!!

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Top 5 Music Countdown: Halloween Music (from Beyond the Grave)!

October 30, 2009 By: heather Category: Blog

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This week’s Top 5 Music Countdown is all about my favorite holiday. Halloween!!

While you’re sewing your costume together or mixing up some eyeball punch for your monster bash (see what I did there?) rock out to my play list from beyond the grave! Let’s bypass the obvious spooky tunes like “Monster Mash”, “Ghostbusters” and “Thriller”, shall we? We like to be more original on this show. Enjoy!

5.  “Psycho Killer
-Talking Heads
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Psycho killers are most definitely scary. And evil. Qu’est-ce que c’est?

4.  “Devil Inside
-INXS

Picture 5

Every single one of us has the devil inside. The devil is evil.

3.  “I Put a Spell On You
-Screaming Jay Hawkins
Picture 4
I’ve always thought that Jay Hawk was possessed. The dirty work of witches. Witches are ugly. And evil.

2.  “Abracadabra
-Steve Miller
Picture 7Magic is evil.

1.  “Somebody’s Watching Me
-Rockwell Feat. Michael Jackson
Picture 8
Watching someone without them knowing it is unquestionably evil.

Now it’s your turn! I wanna know what spooky songs you listen to this time of year. Leave me your list on my blog at Girllovesmusic.wordpress.com!!

Happy Halloween!

Top 5 Music Countdown: Alt. Wedding Party Songs Including The Raconteurs, Feist, CSS & More!

October 09, 2009 By: heather Category: Blog

Why is it that so many wedding parties drop the same wretched cliche reception songs like “Macarena” and “Brick House” and the godawful “Celebration” when you could so easily make a track list way more fun and original?! I don’t have the answer for you, but I do have a Top 5 Music Countdown of five alternative songs to rock at your next wedding party!

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Gotta get down and dirty with some hot Brazilian electro-rock music!
5.  “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death from Above
-CSS
css

A little upbeat indie pop to keep the hipsters happy!
4.  “I Feel It All
-Feist
feist

French dance music will add some cool, international flair!
3.  “D.A.N.C.E.
-Justice
justice

A party isn’t complete without a little Danger Mouse in the mix, just avoid the overplayed “Crazy”.
2.  “Gone Daddy Gone
-Gnarls Barkley
gnarls

And finally, had to squeeze in some Jack White in there somewhere, of course!
1.  “Steady As She Goes
-The Raconteurs

Tell me what alternative music you would play at a wedding party — leave your list as a comment on my blog – girllovesmusic.wordpress.com!

Top 5 Music Countdown: Miike Snow + School of Seven Bells = New Music Turn Ons!

October 02, 2009 By: heather Category: Blog

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Peep this week’s Top 5 New Music Turn Ons!

5.  Stardeath and White Dwarfs
If you like The Flaming Lips and Portugal the Man, you’ll love these experimental psychedelic rockers from Oklahoma!

stardeath

4. School of Seven Bells
Hailing from Brooklyn, NY SVIIB was formed by Benjamin Curtis of Secret Machines. Good wholesome serving of indie rock with a side of shoegaze!

sevenbells

3.  Miike Snow
Swedish indie with a healthy dollop of electropop!miikesnow

2.  Modeselektor
Berlin-based avant-garde electronica-glitch-IDM band!modeselektor

1.  The Mumlers
Quirky art folky band from San Jose, California!mumlers