Phil’s Faves: Songs, August 26, 2012

This will be a personal weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.

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Five weeks and counting for Jessica Dayle’s “Summertime! But will “Pontoon” make a return to the top spot……………………
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of August 26, 2012

1. Summertime—Jessica Dayle
2. (Kissed You) Good Night—Gloriana
3. Pontoon—Little Big Town
4. Tight Shoes—George Bedard (Original Single Version)
5. Over—Blake Shelton
6. On the Greener Side—Michelle Shocked
7. El Tigre—Motor City Troubadours
8. Maybe I’ll Fly—Barbara Lynn Doran
9. Angel Eyes—Love and Theft
10. The Wind—Zac Brown Band

1) “Summertime”—The first verse of “Summertime” describes the location. The second verse of Jessica Dayle’s great song centers on her interaction with her boyfriend who teases her, “You throw like a girl.” It’s a universal line that anyone who’s ever thrown a ball has used at one time or another. In music, it’s also one of the best unused put down lines, ever! It’s in the same class as Brad Paisley’s line from “Water”: “you’re a big old wuss/if you don’t jump in the water.” I smile almost every time I hear either line!
2) “(Kissed You)” Good Night”—Is Gloriana plateauing or gaining energy for their next upward move? I don’t know either, but they stay at #2 for another week!
3) “Pontoon”—The “party in slow motion” continues for Little Big Town as they patiently move up again!
4) “Tight Shoes”—George Bedard sticks around for another week trying to stretch out his “Tight Shoes!”
5) “Over”—I think Blake Shelton’s run may be “over,” but it was a pretty good run considering how I originally felt about his song………………
6) “On the Greener Side”—Michelle Shocked put out a genre bending answer song and video to Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love.” (Both videos can be found elsewhere on my website.) A nice often repeated pedal steel guitar run along with accordian and cowbell keep this song jumping and happy as Michelle talks about finding a better love “on the other side of the grass!”
7) “El Tigre”—Motor City Troubadours, a Detroit area band, released a super collection of Latin flavored instrumentals earlier in the year called “Rustbelt Rhapsodies.”
8) “Maybe I’ll Fly”—Barbara Lynn Doran, a country singer/songwriter from Ontario, Canada, has released a single from her forthcoming new album, and it’s a beaut! It’s a rockin’ country romper that kick starts with a hot drum and guitar intro that burns all the way through and never lets up! I like this song a lot, and I think it’s going to be around for a while!
9) “Angel Eyes”—Love and Theft continue to move up nationally, but you knew about it here months ago! Thank your Phil Maq Daddy!
10) “The Wind”—Aww, shucks. Zac Brown Band have still got it for me on this one! I just can’t help it………………….. QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ