Come on, man, you can do it. Psychedelic central! This should be easy for you.
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
Showing 7 responses by sbank
@tony1954 Nice work! Plenty of great pipes on your list. Sarah at Radio City in NYC is one of my all time fav shows, back before she got huge with Lilith Fair. Crazy on You - one the most memorable guitar hooks ever! Thanks for indulging us. Cheers, Spencer |
@dabel Don't forget Iggy, MC5, Mitch Ryder, and not my personal fav, but gotta give props to Bob Seger...And of course White Stripes / Jack White. A rockin' town for sure! Cheers, Spencer |
@fuzztone Ahh, the windy city! Surprised you didn't add Muddy or Wilco. Another Chicago standout...Liz Phair. Great city for live music, I try to catch some every time I visit. Cheers, Spencer |
heartbreak, @fuzztone I thought you made us a playlist of your post above. Yeah, Philly had plenty of cheese-whizzy jingles too. 😆 |