This Playlist Is For The Birds

Literally. Because well it's almost turkey day! It's been a while since I made a playlist and well I'm feeling quite inspired by my favorite holiday. The playlist below features songs about Thanksgiving things like food and going home but also contains a couple songs about just being thankful. So everyone drive safely wherever you may go, eat and drink enough for five people, and fall asleep before the football games are over due to your food coma. Or at least I hear that's the way to do it. I wouldn't know from experience or anything like that. Right so, have a great holiday with your families and when words fail you at the dinner table, just think of the great, wise words of Adam Sandler... "Turkey for me, turkey for you!"

Thanksgiving - www.imeem.com/people/Tjv5FVG/playlist/El0raxFy/thanksgiving-music-playlist
1) George Winston - A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
2) Dido - Thank You
3) Natalie Merchant - Kind and Generous
4) Bob Marley - Give Thanks and Praises
5) Brett Dennen - Blessed
6) Kelly Clarkson - Thankful
7) Dee Dee Sharp - Mashed Potato Time
8) Boyz II Men - Thank You
9) Beck - Nicotine & Gravy
10) Ohio Players - Jive Turkey
11) Sly & The Family Stone - Thankful N' Thoughtful
12) Jack Johnson ft. Donavon Frankenreiter & G. Love - Heading Home
13) Umphrey's McGee - In The Kitchen
14) M. Ward - I'll Be Your Bird
15) The Avett Brothers - Nothing Short of Thankful
16) Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home
17) Charlie Parker - Carvin' The Bird
18) Don McLean - Turkey In The Straw
19) Weird Al - Eat It
20) Adam Sandler - The Thanksgiving Song

Track or Treat

It's time for It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and my Halloween playlist. What could seriously be any better?!? This week's songs all had to have something Halloween-y in their title. And this week (since someone who will remained unnamed kept nagging me about never having bonus tracks) there is a bonus track! Song 21 is for the whiner, you know who you are. I couldn't put it on the list itself because it is such a typical Halloween song but I'm not too proud to admit, I like it. So enjoy this week's tunes and have a happy and safe holiday!

Halloween - www.imeem.com/people/Tjv5FVG/playlist/26BMBjWC/halloween-music-playlist
1) Anberlin - The Haunting
2) The Devil Makes Three - Graveyard
3) Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
4) Waren Zevon - Werewolves of London
5) Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
6) Kate Nash - Pumpkin Soup
7) Norah Jones - Chasing Pirates
8) Wintersleep - Weighty Ghost
9) The Hollies - Witchy Woman
10) Talking Heads - Psychokiller
11) Creedence Clearwater Rival - Bad Moon Rising
12) The Strangeloves - I Want Candy
13) Otis Redding - Trick or Treat
14) Michael Jackson - Thriller
15) DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Nightmare on My Street
16) Ice Cube - Dr Frankenstein
17) Gorillaz - Dracula
18) Iron Maiden - Transylvania
19) Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell
20) Rocky Horror Picture Show - Time Warp
21) **BONUS TRACK** Bobby Pickett - Monster Mash

It's Raining Men

Okay, it's not really. And don't worry that song didn't make the list. I decided to do this week's blog about weather since the weather has been nothing short of bizzare lately. Record lows then beautful fall days then rain all weekend. So in honor of this mixed up October, check out these songs about anything from snow to summer breezes. As always, be sure to comment and tell your friends!
Weather - www.imeem.com/people/Tjv5FVG/playlist/VzqHGOL4/weather-blog-6-music-playlist

1) The Fratellis - Look Out Sunshine
2) Lights - Ice
3) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Snow (Hey Oh)
4) Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Against the Wind
5) Bob Dylan - Hurricane
6) Live - Lightning Crashes
7) Foreigner - Cold As Ice
8) Blind Melon - No Rain
9) Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
10) Boys Like Girls - Thunder
11) Jason Mraz - Summer Breeze
12) U2 - Electrical Storm
13) Guster - Rainy Day
14) The Meters - Dry Spell
15) Coconut Records - Summer Day
16) Matt Costa - Sunshine
17) Martha & the Vandellas - Heat Wave
18) Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
19) The Beta Band - Dry The Rain
20) Fefe Dobson - Rainbow

ROCK-a-bye baby

So this week, I have been quite busy and two very awesome and cool celebrities have volunteered to donate a playlist to my blog! And when I say celebrities, I mean I take a million photos of them like the paparazzi because they are adorable. And did I mention they are awesome yet? Anyways, this week's playlist is brought to you by the letter J and the letter H, as in Jackson and Harrison (my music-loving cousins who are 4 and 2 respectively). Now, some of you may be skeptical of me leaving a task like that to two little mini rockers but I will let the playlist speak for itself. They have a pretty good ear for music and don't worry you won't find any Barney on here.

Celebrity Playlist #1 - www.imeem.com/people/Tjv5FVG/playlist/jb86dtIO/celebrity-mix-1-music-playlist/

1) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Over and Over Again
2) Phoenix - Lisztomania

3) Phoenix - 1901
4) Peter Bjorn and John - It Don't Move Me
5) Sarah McLachlan - Blackbird

6) Rufus Wainwright - Across the Universe

7) The Beatles - Paperback Writer

8) Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

9) Mike Doughty - Fort Hood

10) Mike Doughty - Put It Down

11) Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes

12) Ben Harper - In The Colors

13) Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Subliminal Messaging

So this playlist comes thanks to a suggestion by Mark Kehl (thank you!). It's shorter than the usual 20 songs because it's probably going to become a series. Basically this list is dedicated to great songs that have been played in commercials. Some of these are currently running on TV others are a bit older and I have included the company in case you want to try and find the commercial itself. Although let's face it, if you like music as much as I do, you watch commercials strictly for the music. Just like guys go to Hooters strictly for the wings. Wait, that's not right...

Commercials #1 - www.imeem.com/people/Tjv5FVG/playlist/Rnet5iaJ/commercial-1-music-playlist/
1) Matt & Kim - Daylight (Bacardi)
2) Teddybears featuring Iggy Pop - Punkrocker (Cadillac)
3) Sleepy Rebels - Unbelievable (JCPenny)
4) The Blue Van - Silly Boy (Samsung)
5) Amos Lee - Sweet Pea (AT&T)
6) The Silver Seas - Imaginary Girl (Kenmore)**
7) Minnutes - More To Luv (Target)**
8) The Kooks - Shine On (Michelob Ultra)
9) Joe Purdy- Wash Away (Dawn)
10) Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Etoys)

**This song is not on the imeem playlist because it's not in the database. I know it's available on Rhapsody and it's probably available on iTunes.

I work hard for the money...

Okay, well maybe not all the time. Hey, we all need to take a break once and a while to work on the next genious playlist. Or something like that. Anyways, this playlist is dedicated to all you hard workers out there. It's pretty self explanatory so take a listen. If your occupation didn't make the list, don't worry because they definitely don't make any songs about life settlements either.

Occupations - www.imeem.com/people/Tjv5FVG/playlist/Ie_W5u9o/occupations-music-playlist/

1) REM - Welcome to the Occupation
2) Robert Palmer - Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
3) Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
4) Raconteurs - Intimate Secretary
5) Rogue Wave - Salesman At the Day of the Parade
6) ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) - The Gardener
7) Ingrid Michaelson - Soldier
8) Regina Spektor - Bartender
9) Amos Lee - Street Corner Preacher
10) Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
11) The Replacements - Waitress in the Sky
12) Alice Cooper - Pretty Ballerina
13) Wyclef Jean - If I Was President
14) T-Pain - I'm in Love With a Stripper
15) Sara Bareilles - The Artist
16) G. Love - Astronaut
17) The Dandy Warhols - Scientist
18) Fall Out Boy - I'm Like A Lawyer the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off
19) The Hold Steady - Slapped Actress
20) The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night

It's Time To Say Goodbye To The Summer

Happy first day of autumn!  In honor of the start of this amazing season, I give you another playlist.  It's a little slow and also a little cheesey but there's not as many songs about the fall as you would think. Be sure to give some feedback and suggestions for other playlist categories.  Enjoy the jacket weather!

Autumn - www.imeem.com/people/Tjv5FVG/playlist/ydXXnp23/autumn-music-playlist/
1) Frank Sinatra - September Song
2) Ella Fitzgerald -Autumn in New York
3) Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves
4) Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn
5) The Zombies - Time of The Season
6) James Taylor - October Road
7) Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
8) Paolo Nutini - Autumn
9) Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill
10) Sea Wolf - Leaves in the River
11) Melee - Sleeping Through Autumn
12) Earth Wind & Fire - September
13) Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater
14) Thursday - Autumn Leaves Revisited
15) The White Stripes - Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground
16) Guns N' Roses - November Rain
17) Tristan Prettyman - November
18) Wyclef Jean - Done 'Til November
19) Morrissey - November Spawned A Monster
20) Emerson Drive - November