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Click here for our lists from 2009. Click here for our lists from 2008. December 19, 2007 Songs About Christmas: Together In Spirit
Celebrate Me Home
Kenny Loggins; Celebrate Me Home (Columbia)
Coming Home For Christmas
Jim Brickman featuring Richie McDonald; Homecoming (Savoy)
Home On Christmas Day
Cyndi Lauper; Merry Christmas…Have A Nice Life (Epic)
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Josh Groban; Noel (143/Reprise)
If I Get Home On Christmas Day
Elvis Presley; If Every Day Was Like Christmas (RCA)
Love’s In Our Hearts On Christmas Day
‘N Sync; Home For Christmas (RCA)
Merry Christmas, Here’s To Many More
Relient K; Let It Snow Baby… Let It Reindeer (Capitol)
Santa Will Find You
Mindy Smith; My Holiday (Vanguard)
November 26, 2007
SONGS ABOUT SHOPPING: Christmas Shopping Begins
Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
Simon & Garfunkel; Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme (Columbia)
Come And Buy My Toys
David Bowie; Starting Point (Deram)
Down In The Mall
Warren Zevon; Transverse City (Virgin)
Green Christmas
Stan Freburg; Christmas Comedy Classics-C (Priority)
It’s Christmas Time Again (Spend, Spend, Spend)
Little Charlie & The Nightcats; Genuine Houserockin’ Christmas (Alligator)
Ladies’ Choice
Zac Efron; ST/Hairspray-Soundtrack To The Motion Picture (New Line)
Rockin’ Shopping Center
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers; Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers (Rhino)
We’re Going Shopping
Ren And Stimpy; Crock O’ Christmas (Kid Rhino/Rhino 4 Kids)
Wreck The Malls
Bob Rivers Comedy Corp; Twisted Christmas (Atlantic)
X-mas Shopping Blues
Christmas Jug Band; Mistletoe Jam (Relix)
November 13, 2007
SONGS ABOUT AND FOR THANKSGIVING
American Child
Phil Vassar; American Child (Arista)
Blessed
Martina McBride; Greatest Hits (RCA)
Gratitude
Earth, Wind & Fire; Gratitude (Legacy)
House I Live In (That’s America To Me)
Frank Sinatra; Sinatra-A Man And His Music (Reprise)
I’ve Got Plenty To Be Thankful For
Bing Crosby; ST/Holiday Inn (MCA)
Mayflower Rock
Dizzy Gillespie; Birks Works-The Verve Big Band Sessions (Verve)
My Thanksgiving
Don Henley; Inside Job (Warner Bros.)
Thanksgiving Day
Ray Davies; Other People’s Lives (V2)
Thanksgiving Day Parade
Dan Bern; New American Language (Messenger)
Turkey And Stuffing
Susan Egan; Winter Tracks (LML)
November 2, 2007
SONGS ABOUT AUTOWORKERS: Chrysler cuts 12,000 jobs
Cadillac Assembly Line
Albert King; Masterworks (Atlantic)
C-I-T-Y
John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band; Tough All Over (Scotti Brothers)
Days Of America
BlackHawk; Patriotic Country-C (BMG)
Detroit City
Bobby Bare; This Is Bobby Bare (RCA)
Johnny 99
Bruce Springsteen; Nebraska (Columbia)
One Part At A Time
Johnny Cash; The Man In Black-His Greatest Hits (Legacy)
C = Compilation
October 29, 2007
SONGS ABOUT HALLOWEEN: Halloween for Grown-Ups
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne; Speak Of The Devil (Epic)
Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)
Concrete Blonde; Bloodletting (I.R.S.)
Boogie Monster
Gnarls Barkley; St. Elsewhere (Downtown)
Halloween Theme 2007
Tyler Bates; ST/Halloween-Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Hip-O)
How To Make A Monster
Rob Zombie; Hellbilly Deluxe (Geffen)
Night Of The Living Dead
Misfits; Misfits (Astralwerks)
No Costume, No Candy
Swingin’ Neckbreakers; Rob Zombie’s Halloween Hootenany-C (Geffen)
Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden; The Number Of The Beast (Capitol)
Vampire’s Lament
Atreyu; Suicide Notes And Butterfly Kisses (Victory)
C = Compilation
ST = Soundtrack
October 25, 2007
SONGS ABOUT BASEBALL: Red Sox vs. Rockies in the World Series
Fenway
Phil Coley; Baseball Songs-Sports Heroes (King Of The Road)
Glory Days
Bruce Springsteen; Born In The U.S.A. (Columbia)
Hey Batter Batter
Trent Tomlinson; Country Is My Rock (Lyric Street)
Home Run
Geoff Moore & The Distance; Greatest Hits (EMI)
Play-By-Play (I Saw It On The Radio)
Terry Cashman; Terry Cashman's Greatest Baseball Hits (Metrostar)
Red Sox Are Winning
Earth Opera; Elektrock-Sixties-C (Elektra)
Rocky Mountain High
John Denver; Rocky Mountain High (RCA)
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Steve Goodman; No Big Surprise-The Steve Goodman Anthology (Red Pajama)
Tessie
Dropkick Murphys; Tessie (Hellcat)
World Series ’57
John McCutcheon; John McCutcheon’s Four Seasons-Autumnsongs (Rounder)
C = Compilation October 16, 2007
SONGS ABOUT HALLOWEEN: Halloween songs for the family
Boris The Spider
Who; Happy Jack (MCA)
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr.; ST/Ghostbusters (Arista)
Monster Mash
Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers; Halloween Hits-C (Rhino)
Nightmare On My Street
D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince; He’s The D.J. I’m The Rapper (Jive)
Pumpkin Man
John McCutcheon; John McCutcheon’s Four Seasons: Autumnsongs (Rounder)
Purple People Eater
Sheb Wooley; Dr. Demento-20th Anniversary Collection-C (Rhino)
Spooky, Scary Skeletons
Andrew Gold; Halloween Howls (Music Little People)
Thriller
Michael Jackson; Thriller (Epic)
C = Compilation
ST = Soundtrack
October 2, 2007
SONGS ABOUT CANCER:
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Cancer
My Chemical Romance; The Black Parade (Reprise)
Casimir Pulaski Day
Sufjan Stevens; Illinois (Asthmatic Kitty)
Justin
Korn; Follow The Leader (Immortal/Epic)
Live Like You Were Dying
Tim McGraw; Live Like You Were Dying (Curb)
Skin (Sarabeth)
Rascal Flatts; Feels Like Today (Lyric Street)
Talking Cancer Blues
Dave Van Ronk; Van Ronk (Fantasy)
Tough
Craig Morgan; Little Bit Of Life (Broken Bow)
September 24, 2007
LABOR UNIONS: GM Workers On Strike
I’m Union And I’m Proud
Eddie Starr; Classic Labor Songs From Smithsonian Folkways (Smithsonian Folkways)
Joe Hill
Joan Baez; Carry It On (Vanguard)
N.W.P.A.
Billy Bragg; Must I Paint You A Picture?-The Essential Billy Bragg (Rhino/Elektra)
Never Get Sick In America
Joe Glazer and Friends; Old Folks Ain’t All The Same (Collector)
Not Cricket To Picket
Barbra Streisand; Pins And Needles (Columbia)
Overtime Pay
Priority Ramblers; Songs For Political Action-C (Pablo)
Seven-And-A-Half Cents
John Raitt; ST/Pajama Game (Collectables)
Talking Union
Pete Seeger; Pete Seeger’s Greatest Hits (Columbia)
C = Compilation
ST = Soundtrack
September 19, 2007
SMILES: “Smiley Face” Created 25 Years Ago
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
Coldplay; A Rush Of Blood To The Head (Capitol)
I Love Your Smile
Shanice; Inner Child (Motown)
Just To See You Smile
Tim McGraw; Everywhere (Curb)
Make Me Smile
Chicago; Chicago II (Chicago)
Put On A Happy Face
Dick Van Dyke; ST/Bye Bye Birdie (RCA)
Smile
Lily Allen; Alright, Still (EMI UK)
Smiley Faces
Gnarls Barkley; St. Elsewhere (Downtown)
Smiling Phases
Blood, Sweat & Tears; Blood, Sweat & Tears (Columbia)
When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
Louis Armstrong; Best Of Louis Armstrong (MCA)
Your Smiling Face
James Taylor; J.T. (Columbia)
ST = Soundtrack
September 12, 2007
SONGS ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR: General Petraeus Urges Continued Surge
American By God’s Amazing Grace
Luke Stricklin; American By God’s Amazing Grace (CBUJ)
Army Reserve
Pearl Jam; Pearl Jam (J/RMG)
Both Sides Of The Gun
Ben Harper; Both Sides Of The Gun (Virgin)
Coming Home
John Legend; Once Again (G.O.O.D./Columbia)
If You’re Reading This
Tim McGraw; Let It Go (Curb)
Last Fallen Hero
Charlie Daniels Band; Freedom And Justice For All (Audium)
Living With War
Neil Young; Living With War (Reprise)
Taliban Song
Toby Keith; Shock’n Y’all (Dreamworks/SKG)
September 3, 2007
SONGS ABOUT 9/11: Remembering the heroes who gave their lives to save others
Believe
Yellowcard; Ocean Avenue (Capitol)
Bravest, The
Tom Paxton; Looking For The Moon (Appleseed)
Firehouse, The
Christine Lavin; Vigil-N.Y. Songs Since 9/11-C (Conscious)
Heroes Of Flight UA93
David Laurence; 911-September 11-The Album (Speedy Duck)
Into The Fire
Bruce Springsteen; The Rising (Columbia)
Last Fallen Hero
Charlie Daniels Band; Freedom And Justice For All (Audium)
Let’s Roll
Neil Young; Are You Passionate? (Rhino/Warner Bros.)
Little Did She Know (She’d Kissed A Hero)
Kristy Jackson; Single-Little Did She Know (She’d Kissed A Hero) (littledidsheknow.com)
Tuesday Morning
Melissa Etheridge; Lucky (Island)
August 29, 2007
SONGS ABOUT HURRICANE KATRINA
Any Other Day
Wyclef Jean and Norah Jones; Any Other Day (Wyclef Jean Foundation)
Black Rain
Ben Harper; Both Sides Of The Gun (Virgin)
Bring Back New Orleans
Peter Cincotti; Higher Ground-Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert-C (Blue Note)
I Hope
Dixie Chicks; I Hope (Open Wide/Monument/Columbia)
Little Things Give You Away, The
Linkin Park; Minutes To Midnight (Machine Shop/Warner Bros.)
River In Reverse
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint; The River In Reverse (Verve/Forecast)
Shelter In The Rain
Stevie Wonder; A Time 2 Love (Motown/Universal)
Wide Awake
Audioslave; Revelations (Epic)
C = Compilation
August 26, 2007
SCHOOL
Selected from 396 songs about SCHOOL
Back To School Again
Four Tops; When She Was My Girl (Island Def Jam)
Be True To Your School
Beach Boys; Endless Summer (Capitol)
Don’t Be A Dropout
James Brown; Star Time (Polydor)
Education
Kinks; Schoolboys In Disgrace-R (VelVel)
High School Never Ends
Bowling For Soup; The Great Burrito Extortion Case (Jive)
New Girl In School
Jan & Dean; Jan & Dean-Legendary Masters (EMI)
School Is In
Gary U.S. Bonds; School Of Rock ’N’ Roll-Best Of Gary U.S. Bonds (Rhino)
We’re Going To Be Friends
White Stripes; White Blood Cells (Third Man/V2)
August 17, 2007
SONGS ABOUT TOYS: In wake of Chinese-made toy recall, toys & games from a safer time
“8” Ball
Slammin’ Watusis; Super Oldies Of The ’60s-#7-C (Audio Fidelity)
(Let Me Be) Your Teddy Bear
Elvis Presley; The Top Ten Hits (RCA)
I’m Your Puppet
James & Bobby Purify; Sweet & Soulful ’60s-C (K-Tel)
Life Is Just A Tire Swing
Jimmy Buffett; A1A (MCA)
Name Game
Shirley Ellis; Cruisin’-1965-C (Increase)
Red Rubber Ball
Cyrkle; Red Rubber Ball (A Collection) (Columbia)
Ride My See-Saw
Moody Blues; In Search Of The Lost Chord (Polydor)
Simon Says
1910 Fruitgum Company; Best Of-#2 (Rhino)
August 5, 2007
SONGS ABOUT ELVIS: 30 Years Later, Still Mourning His Fate
Alcohol And Pills Todd Snider; East Nashville Skyline (Oh Boy)
American Roulette
Robbie Robertson; Robbie Robertson (Geffen)
Back To Tupelo
Mark Knopfler; Shangri-La (Warner Bros.)
Black Velvet
Alannah Myles; Alannah Myles (Atlantic)
Elvis Presley Blues
Gillian Welch; Time (The Revelator) (Acony)
From Galway To Graceland
Richard Thompson; Watching The Dark-History Of Richard Thompson (Hannibal)
He Was The King
Neil Young; Prairie Wind (Reprise)
Johnny Bye-Bye
Bruce Springsteen; Tracks (Columbia)
Just Like New
Wynonna; Tell Me Why (MCA)
Whole World Misses You, The
Carl Perkins; Jet Propelled-The 1978 Comeback (Castle)
August 1, 2007
SONGS ABOUT HELP AND COMPASSION: For the everyday heroes at the Minneapolis-St. Paul bridge collapse
Come With Me (Close Your Eyes) Phil Collins; Testify (Atlantic)
I Pray For You
Big & Rich; Comin’ To Your City (Warner Bros.)
I’ll Stand By You
Pretenders; Last Of The Independents (Sire)
My Hero
Foo Fighters; The Colour And The Shape (Roswell/MCA)
Won’t Let You Down
Keith Urban; Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing (Aware/C2/Columbia)
July 30, 2007
SONGS ABOUT JEALOUSY: Faith Hill Tells Tim-grabbing Fan “Keep Your Hands To Yourself”
Don’t Mess With My Man
Nivea; Nivea (Jive)
Fist City
Loretta Lynn; Greatest Hits-#2 (MCA)
Homewrecker
Gretchen Wilson; Here For The Party (Epic)
Jezebel
Chely Wright; The Definitive Collection (MCA)
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
Little Eva; Best Of Little Eva (Collectables)
July 22, 2007
SONGS ABOUT DOUGHNUTS: “The Simpsons Movie” Coming This Week
Coffee Five, Doughnuts Five (Coffee And Doughnuts Ten)
Modernaires; Diner-Mite-The Swingin’ Diner (Risky Business)
Coffee, Donuts & Death
Paris; Sleeping With The Enemy (Scarface)
Donut And A Dream
Tony Gilkyson; Goodbye Guitar (Rolling Sea)
Donut Man
Dickies; All This And Puppet Stew (Fat Wreck Chords)
Donut Song
Burl Ives; A Twinkle In Your Eye (Legacy)
Sweetheart (Waitress In A Donut Shop)
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks; Return To Hicksville… (Hip-O)
Waldo’s Discount Donuts
Red Knuckles & The Trailblazers; Hot Rize Presents (Flying Fish)
July 13, 2007
Songs About Nature: For Lady Bird Johnson, Who Beautified America
Come Back As A Flower
Stevie Wonder; Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants (Motown)
Green, Green
New Christy Minstrels; Greatest Hits (Columbia)
In The Garden
Susan Tedeschi; Live From Austin Texas (New West)
On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
Barbra Streisand; ST/On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (Columbia Special Products)
Wildflowers
Dolly Parton/Emmylou Harris/Linda Ronstadt; Trio (Warner Bros.)
July 13, 2007
Songs About Money: Wall Street Hits New Record
Big Money
Garth Brooks; Scarecrow (Capitol)
Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)
Guy Lombardo; Enjoy Yourself-The Hits Of Guy Lombardo (Geffen)
Europewide Search For Love
Ballboy; A Guide To The Daylight Hours (Manifesto)
(How To Be A) Millionaire
ABC; How To Be A Zillionaire (Mercury)
That’s The Way I Made My Millions
Charlie King; Food Phone Gas Lodging (Flying Fish)
Wall Street Shuffle
10 CC; Greatest Hits 1972-1978 (Polydor)
July 5, 2007
SONGS ABOUT MAGIC: The Last Harry Potter Book Is Coming!
Do You Believe In Magic
Lovin’ Spoonful; Anthology (Rhino)
Every Little Thing He Does Is Magic
Shawn Colvin; Cover Girl (Columbia)
I Put A Spell On You
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins; Rock & Roll Show-C (Gusto)
Into The Mystic
Van Morrison; Moondance (Warner Bros.)
Next Harry Potter
Tommy Gardner; Kangaroo Waffles & Other Treasure (Blackwater)
June 27, 2007
SONGS FOR JULY 4th
4th Of July
U2; The Unforgettable Fire (Island)
America Is My Home
James Brown; Best Of James Brown (Polydor)
American Child
Phil Vassar; American Child (Arista)
Days Of America
Blackhawk; Patriotic Country-C (BMG)
Song Of The Patriot
Johnny Cash; The Essential Johnny Cash (Legacy)
June 19, 2007
SONGS FOR SUMMER’S START
Girls Of Summer
Aerosmith; O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits (Columbia)
In This Diary
Ataris; Astoria (Columbia)
Seven Days In Sunny June
Jamiroquai; ST/The Devil Wears Prada-Music From The Motion Picture (Warner Bros.)
Summer’s Comin’
Clint Black; One Emotion (RCA)
Vacation
Vitamin C; ST/Pokemon-The First Movie (Atlantic)
June 4, 2007
FIVE LOVING SONGS FOR FATHER’S DAY
Daddy
Beyonce; ST/Daddy’s Little Girls (Atlantic)
Dance With My Father
Luther Vandross; Dance With My Father (J)
I’ll Never Turn My Back On You (Father’s Words)
Terence Trent D’Arby; Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby (Columbia)
Just The Two Of Us
Will Smith; Big Willie Style (Columbia)
My Father’s Eyes
Eric Clapton; Pilgrim (Duck/Reprise)
C = Compilation
ST = Soundtrack
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