#3 What Didn’t Make The Cut: Dinner Music

The songs in green are some of my favorites. I should throw another party so we can all dance to them. I Will – The Beatles I’ll Be Around – The Spinners I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song – Jim Croce If You Find Yourself Caught In Love – Belle & Sebastian …

#2 What Didn’t Make The Cut: Cocktail Hour

This second list of songs that didn’t make the final cut for the all-important wedding day playlists is 88 songs long, indicating that cocktail music is clearly my jam. A lot of the cut songs are bossa nova style, because I ended up going with an even older vintage, that of the Billie & Ella …

July 2010 Playlist

I spent about an hour and a half tonight just putting these songs in a particular order so that they ebbed and flowed like a proper playlist. I don’t always get the time to do that, but I feel like I should start noting when I do, just the same as when I let you …

June 2010 Playlist

Here’s the playlist of new songs from June! For this playlist I chose to play a little game with myself. To the right of each artist and song title, I wrote three words to describe each song. Fun! Kristin Chenoweth – Abide In Me: high school religion class, church music (in a good way), christianity …

May 2010 Playlist

I try to have a playlist every month of news songs I’ve been exposed to/ gotten hooked on/ obsessed a little bit about. This summer’s been a LITTLE busy, what with getting married and all, so the actual formation of finished playlists was slow to come to fruition, but I have continued to be introduced …

Wild Night by John Mellencamp & Meshell Ndegeocello

SONG OF THE DAY “Wild Nights” by John Mellencamp & Me’shell Ndegeocello (Dance Naked, Mercury Records, 1994). Written by Van Morrison. MY TAKE Eek! I love John/ny Cougar Mellencamp! He was my first concert as a music-conscious teen. It was summer at the beautiful Pine Knob (now DTE Music whatever, I still call it Pine …

Wedding Playlists 10: The Love & Rock mix

1. “Fools in Love” by Joe Jackson (4:23) – A very early hit (1979) from this heralded and still active British new wave and pop star. You may think this song doesn’t belong on a love mix, but wait until the last line of lyrics. 2. “Let My Love Open The Door” by Pete Townsend …

Wedding Playlists 9: On The Road mix

1. Road To Nowhere by The Talking Heads (4:28 ) – We thought this would be a funny set of lyrics to start out a road trip mix to! And we love the Talking Heads! 2. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC (4:12 ) – Todd was raised on AC/DC, and has very slowly …

Wedding Playlists 8: The Sing-A-Long mix

1.  When You’re Gone by The Cranberries (4:57) – This was our ode for five years of our relationship as we sustained a long-distance relationship. We’ would be remiss if we didn’t include at least one faraway love song on a mix about us! 2. Wouldn’t It Be Nice by Beach Boys (2:21) – A …