1. Bob Lind (The Only Way Is Down) – Pulp
2. What A Day (For A Night) – Paul Westerberg
3. What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me) – Rod Stewart
4. Pride (Won’t Get Us Where We’re Going) – Thad Cockrell
5. (Now And Then There’s) A Fool Such As I – Elvis Presley
6. Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.) – Glen Campbell
7. (Do I Figure) In Your Life? – Honeybus
8. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) – The Beach Boys
9. Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon) – The Mamas & Papas
10. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) – David Ruffin
11. Here It Comes (Here I Go) – Jerri Bo Keno & Phil Spector
12. Nobody Love You (When You’re Down And Out) – John Lennon
13. Ballad Of Mott The Hoople (March 26, 1972 – Zurich) – Mott The Hoople
14. (As Long As I Can) Get You When I Want You – Ike & Tina Turner
15. The Other End (Of The Telescope) – ’til Tuesday
16. Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) – Pet Shop Boys
17. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) – Genesis
18. Stay (Faraway, So Close) – U2
19. (I Don’t Know Why Sometimes) I Get Frightened – Split Enz
20. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) – The Rolling Stones
21. King Harvest (Has Surely Come) – The Band
22. It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – Bob Dylan
p.s. What are your favorite parenthetical songs?
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Anonymous says:
Sep 27, 2010
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Ken says:
Sep 27, 2010
If We Ever Needed the Lord Before (We Sure Do Need Him Now) – Rev. Tommy A. Dorsey
High Water (for Charley Patton) – Bob Dylan
Floater (Too Much to Ask) – Bob Dylan
King Harvest (Has Surely Come) – Robbie Robertson for The Band
An Acceptable Level of Ecstasy (The Wedding Song) – Lyle Lovett
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) – music by Duke Ellington, lyrics by Irving Mills
Just Squeeze Me (Don't Tease Me) — music by Duke Ellington, lyrics by Lee Gaines
Spencer says:
Sep 27, 2010
You could do a whole section on the great James Brown. Some highlights:
Get Up (I Feel Good)
Funky President (People It's Bad)
Get Up (I Feel LIke Being a) Sex Machine
Just Won't Do Right (I Stay in the Chapel Every Night)
Spencer says:
Sep 27, 2010
A correction to my first post:
The first song should be
I Got You (I Feel Good)
John Zahl says:
Sep 28, 2010
Dynasty: I Don't Want To Be A Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)
and nice disco tribute to Rom 7.
Tom says:
Sep 29, 2010
Besides the entire ( ) album by Sigur Ros, probably I Want You (She's So Heavy) – The Beatles.
Mich says:
Oct 4, 2010
Sweet Harmony indeed!
Thanks for the Vid.
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