Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 18, 2014

This will be a 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.

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Top Ten Songs for the Week of May 18, 2014

1. Welcome to the Rain—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
2. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
3. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
4. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
5. Birth of Joy—The Sound
6. Rucca—Joe “King” Carrasco Y El Molino
7. Thunder and Lightning—Bend Sinister
8. Shootin’ Beer Cans Off My Fence—Travis Whitelaw
9. The One I Left Behind—Mark Lavengood
10. Bright Green World—Kris Delmhorst
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Posted in Phil's Faves: Songs | Leave a comment

Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 11, 2014

This will be a 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.

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Top Ten Songs for the Week of May 11, 2014

1. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
2. Welcome to the Rain—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
3. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
4. Red Hot –The Beatles (At the Star Club)
5. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
6. Dimestore Hearthrob—Black Pistol Fire
7. Mother’s Hands—Cornell Kinderknecht
8. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
9. The Life I Live—Chris Emmerson
10. Sisters of Mercy—Jennifer Leonhardt
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Posted in Phil's Faves: Songs, The Beatles | Leave a comment

Phil’s Faves: Videos, June 1, 2014

This will be a weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best videos currently available on TV. I don’t, as a rule, go searching for old music videos, so that’s why it will focus mostly on current or recent videos. For this category, I am also going to include any live performances on talk or variety shows that I see during the week.

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Top 10 Videos and Performances for the Week of June 1, 2014

1. Ain’t It Fun—Paramore
2. Sleeping With a Friend—Neon Trees
3. Birthday—Katy Perry
4. Summer—Calvin Harris
5. 19 You + Me—Dan + Shay
6. I Choose You—Sara Bareilles
7. Ashes—The Belle Brigade
8. Goodnight Kiss—Randy Houser
9. Get Me Some of That—Thomas Rhett
10. Teacher—Bend Sinister

Posted in Phil's Faves: Videos | Leave a comment

Father’s Day, World Cup, and a Full Moon with Friday the 13th: Paul McCartney, Air Miami, and Walter Egan!!!

Paul McCartney recorded a beautiful musical tribute to his father on his “Flowers in the Dirt” album. It’s based on a little cliche that his dad would say before shaking hands when they met. It’s perfect Father’s Day sentiment:

The quest for The World Cup starts tomorrow, June 12. Although there never was an official video for Air Miami’s “World Cup Fever” song, I kinda like this tribute to the 2011 Women’s World Cup:

This Friday is both a full moon plus a Friday the 13th calendar crossing. Oooh! Scary! So, I thought of Walter Egan’s slight monster movie homage, “Full Moon Fire.”:

Posted in Hall of Fame, Paul McCartney, Video "Q"sings | Leave a comment

Phil’s Faves: Songs, May 4, 2014

This will be a 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.

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Top Ten Songs for the Week of May 4, 2014

1. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
2. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
3. Dimestore Hearthrob—Black Pistol Fire
4. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
5. The Life I Live—Chris Emmerson
6. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
7. Teacher—Bend Sinister
8. Rush Around—Chris Emmerson
9. Welcome to the Rain—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
10. Hillbilly Filly—Travis Whitelaw
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Posted in Phil's Faves: Songs | Leave a comment

Phil’s Faves: Songs, April 27, 2014

This will be a 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.

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Top Ten Songs for the Week of April 27, 2014

1. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
2. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
3. The Life I Live—Chris Emmerson
4. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
5. Teacher—Bend Sinister
6. I’ve Got to Know—The Stone Poneys
7. Dimestore Hearthrob—Black Pistol Fire
8. April’s Song—Real Estate
9. Get to the Sun—Secret Colours
10. Rush Around—Chris Emmerson
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Posted in Phil's Faves: Songs | Leave a comment

Phil’s Faves: Songs, April 20, 2014

This will be a 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.

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Top Ten Songs for the Week of April 20, 2014

1. The Life I Live—Chris Emmerson
2. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
3. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
4. Teacher—Bend Sinister
5. April’s Song—Real Estate
6. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
7. Seventeen—Bend Sinister
8. Shot Me in the Heart—Christina Perri
9. All So Real—Simon Townshend
10. Goodnight Kiss—Randy Houser
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Posted in Phil's Faves: Songs | Leave a comment

Phil’s Faves: Songs, April 13, 2014

This will be a 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.

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Top Ten Songs for the Week of April 13, 2014

1. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
2. Teacher—Bend Sinister
3. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
4. The Life I Live—Chris Emmerson
5. April’s Song—Real Estate
6. Catch of the Day—Sally Seltmann
7. Goodnight Kiss—Randy Houser
8. Better Things To Do—Bend Sinister
9. Seventeen—Bend Sinister
10. Just Like a Bird—Jan King
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Posted in Phil's Faves: Songs | Leave a comment

Phil’s Faves: Songs, April 6, 2014

This will be a 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.

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Top Ten Songs for the Week of April 6, 2014

1. Teacher—Bend Sinister
2. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
3. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
4. Goodnight Kiss—Randy Houser
5. April’s Song—Real Estate
6. Catch of the Day—Sally Seltmann
7. The Life I Live—Chris Emmerson
8. Better Things to Do—Bend Sinister
9. Alabama Coldcock—Black Pistol Fire
10. Love Still Learning—Elisabeth Pixley—Fink
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Posted in Phil's Faves: Songs | Leave a comment

Phil’s Faves: Songs, March 30, 2014

This will be a 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.

QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Top Ten Songs for the Week of March 30, 2014

1. Goodnight Kiss—Randy Houser
2. Teacher—Bend Sinister
3. Heartbeat—Jillian Rae
4. Had to Hear You—Real Estate
5. Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About—Thompson Square
6. April’s Song—Real Estate
7. Catch of the Day—Sally Seltmann
8. Fancy Pants—Bend Sinister
9. Girls Like Us—Pins
10. Awake–Tycho
QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ

Posted in Phil's Faves: Songs | Leave a comment