Phil’s Faves:Songs, September 23, 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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Seasons have changed but Jessica Dayle’s “Summertime” refuses to leave as it stays on top for a ninth straight week! Three songs about peace for the International Day of Peace make an appearance to round out other great songs!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of September 23, 2012

1. Summertime—Jessica Dayle
2. Maybe I’ll Fly—Barbara Lynn Doran
3. Oh Love—Green Day
4. My Bet’s I’m a Fool—Jessica Dayle
5. She’s So Mean—Matchbox 20
6. Time Is Love—Josh Turner
7. Pontoon—Little Big Town
8. Give God the Blues—Shawn Mullins
9. For Pete’s Sake—The Monkees
10. Peace, Salaam, Shalom—The Chants for Peace Project featuring Rhonda Bantsimba and Jeanne Mackey

1) “Summertime”—Seasons have changed but neither fall nor winter is going to keep Jessica Dayle from enjoying her “summertime.” In the coda, the chord changes also give the song a warm feeling. Once again, it’s another musical hug! In this segment, Jessica sings: “When winter winds blow we’ll cuddle up with the memory/Of summertime my babes and me.” So “summertime” can last all year long in Jessica’s world. I really like that!
2) “Maybe I’ll Fly”Barbara Lynn Doran may be flying as high as she’s going to get here, but the sky’s the limit for her with songs like this one!
3) “Oh Love”—Oh, yeah! Green Day keeps moving up!
4) “My Bet’s I’m a Fool”—I personally wouldn’t bet against Jessica Dayle so I see no reason why she would bet against herself. On the other hand, you’ll probably win that bet only one time. She has her own style of retribution…and you’re not going to like it. The song, on the other hand, is a winning bet with a big payoff! Check it out!
5) “She’s So Mean”—I wonder if this song is a true story. Regardless, it’s a good subject for a rockin’ song!
6) “Time Is Love”Josh Turner is really starting to get under my skin. It’s catchier than I thought!
7) “Pontoon”—It’s about time to put Little Big Town’s boat into storage for the winter…..
8) “Give God the Blues”Shawn Mullins puts out a smoldering slow blues number about the problem of religion and fanatics told from an angle of sympathy for God. There are many great lines in the song about how so much is done in God’s name, but usually for the wrong reasons, so it “gives God the blues.” I think this is one of the best songs of the year—especially, lyrically!
9) “For Pete’s Sake”The Monkees put out a few “peace and love” songs and this is one of them. I’m not sure if the title references Peter Tork or is just a cliché to say it’s so obvious that we should just all get along by loving each other. Taken from their “Headquarters” album, Mickey Dolenz does a nice job on lead vocals and there’s some really good organ bits! The song is way too short—just like the movement that it came from………
10) “Peace, Salaam, Shalom”Jeanne Mackey helped put out a collection of chants about peace and love called “Home to the River of Love” by the Chants for Peace Project—a group of 22 singers and instrumentalists. This particular chant is about peace sung in English, Arabic, & Hebrew, and features extremely spirited vocals by Rhonda Bantsimba as well as Jeanne Mackey. It’s sung as if their group could bring peace to the world just by themselves alone. But they can’t and need more help. This is their gift to everyone else to do their share!
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