I Ain't Marchin' Anymore

by Phil Ochs

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

performed by Joan Baez

I'd like to thank Ms. Stoldt for introducing this song to me, how I miss 8th grade history :-)

The Weight

by The Band with the Staple Singers

I present to you one of my all time favorite songs

Try a Little Tenderness

by Otis Redding



dedicated to Liz and Duckie (who is spazzing like Cab Calloway in the clip from "Pretty in Pink) ^_~

Jamaica Farewell

by Harry Belafonte

Send Me on My Way

by Rusted Root

Weird song, weird band, and nearly impossible to understand but I can't help loving this song ^_^

Tonight, Tonight

by The Smashing Pumpkins

I can't embed the actual music video so here is a link to the video on youtube (copy and paste >_<): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQSxwzOngMU

This is one of my absolute favorite music videos and this is because it was inspired by the silent short film created by George Méliès "La Voyage Dans La Lune" (A Trip to the Moon) that I vividly remember watching on PBS when I was a kid.

Calling You

by Blue October

Metropolis

by Faded Paper Figures



I used to go to the same church (building) as the members of this band ^_^

Elephant Gun

by Beirut



I fell in love with Beirut the instant I first heard this song.

Postcards from Italy

by Beirut

Take My Breath Away

by Berlin

This one is for you Liz ;)

All Creatures of Our God and King

sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir



and this is a clip from the film "The Mountain of the Lord" which led to my love for this hymn (I had a crush on the actor that played Wilford Woodruff [the YOUNG Woodruff =P])

Bang bang

by Nancy Sinatra



Her dress reminds me of the pink cowboy boots I used to have when I was little.... yes I did wear PINK cowboy(girl) boots at one point in my life =P

Hideaway

by The Weepies

Can't Go Back Now

by The Weepies

Tupelo Blues

by John Lee Hooker

another natural disaster song, this one is about a flood that occurred in Tupelo, Mississippi during the 1930s

Llorando

"Crying" originally written by Roy Orbison
performed by Rebekah Del Rio in
"Mullholland Drive"

Substitute

by The Who

Molly Smiles

sung by Jesse Spencer

Helter Skelter

by the Beatles

performed by Dana Fuchs

Sisters

by Irving Berlin

sung by Vera Ellen and Rosemary Clooney

in the film "White Christmas"

also performed by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye in the same film

God Only Knows

by Joe Henry

the first time I heard this song was on TCM's tribute to entertainers that died in 2008. I admit that I shed a few tears and the song was so perfect that I had to have it.

The Blue Danube (An der schönen blauen Donau)

by Johann Strauss

I love watching people dance but this is absolutely spectacular ^_^

IV. Hoedown from "Rodeo"

composed by Aaron Copland

BEEF, IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER.... what?! I had to say it!

Improvisation sur les Folies

composed Marin Marais

from the film "Tous Les Matins du Monde"

Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs

by Jean-Baptiste Lully

in the film "Tous Les Matins Du Monde"

(All the Mornings of the World)

Fascinating fact about this piece's composer, Jean-Baptiste Lully: He was keeping time by banging a long staff (like in the clip above) against the floor and accidentally struck his toe, creating an abscess. Gangrene set in but Lully refused to have his toe amputated and the gangrene spread and lead to his death. Moral of the story: Wear steel-toed shoes while conducting ^_^