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Holiday Music Challenge

Home for the holidays...music for the memories. So here's a little game to occupy the mind today or at least give the relatives something besides politics to debate:

Make a playlist that's sums up the musical history and pride of your home town. A time capsule for future listeners to uncover that will let them hear the evolution of the sound of your town.

Here's mine for Philadelphia:

  • John Coltrane - Blue Train
  • Chubby Checker - Let's Twist Again
  • MFSB - TSOP (Soul Train theme)
  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now
  • William Devaughn - Be Thankful For What You've Got
  • The O'jays - Love Train
  • Todd Rundgren - Hello, It's Me
  • The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
  • Hall & Oates - She's Gone
  • Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom
  • Labelle - Lady Marmalade
  • The Hooters - And We Danced
  • USA for Africa - We Are The World (from Live Aid)
  • Meek Mill - Dreams & Nightmares
  • Dr. Dog - The Truth
  • The Roots feat. Erykah Badu - You Got Me
  • The War on Drugs - Under The Pressure

Cheers,

Spencer

 

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oldhvymec
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Sly and the Family Stones, Carlos, Ramons, War, PHDs, Huey Lewis and the News. Doyle Cook was real popular too.

Oakland and SF both are under siege. Looting is a capital offence, as soon as they treat it like that and stop messing around, the problem it will stop over night.. Armed response to the looting. Drop them where they stand.. Problem solved.. They use to hang cattle rustlers and horse thieves. Guillotine ain't a bad idea either..

Regards

oldhvymec
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Bay Area, there isn't enough room.. :-) We are full to the top with a bunch of the greats and up and coming. Man oh man there were a lot of local bands that played around my home town. Antioch/Pittsburg/Brentwood area. 30 miles away was Berkley, 35 was Oakland and 45 miles was San Francisco. I was everywhere as a kid. 

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