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From "Music And Your Mind: Listening With A New Consciousness," by Helen L. Bonny and Louis M. Savary

Friday, December 14, 2007

Music Night - Annual Christmas Edition
December 14th, 2007
Jer's place, 8:15 PM - 12:40 AM
Order: Jay, Beau, Jer, Jon F. (later on)

* Christmas songs round *
1. Christmas In Hollis (video) - Run DMC
2. Who Took The Merry Out Of Christmas - The Staple Singers
3. Santa Claus - The Sonics
* end Christmas songs round *
4. Super Space - Quickspace Super Sport
5. Get Down Tonight - Stereo Total
6. Burnin' Inside - King Khan and His Shrines
7. Tark - The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
8. Pow-Wow - Manny Corchado
9. To The Top - Aceyalone
10. Like That - UGK
11. G.I. Joe PSA reggae parody (YouTube)
12. Spoiled Rotten - J-Zone (feat. Self-Titled)
13. Beef - KRS-One
14. Queen Of The Ghetto - Al Wilson
15. Night Train To Memphis - Jerry Lee Lewis
16. Crosstown Beef - Medina Green
17. Love Is Gonna Find You - Jerry Doucette
18. Kaya - Bob Marley
19. Sitting Here In Limbo - Jimmy Cliff
20. The Isle Of St. Jean - The Rhythm Pals
21. Heaven and Hell - Willie Nelson
* Christmas songs round *
22. Surfin' Snoopy - Vince Guaraldi
23. Christmas Party - The Walkmen (feat. Nicole Sheahan)
24. Hey Guys It's Christmas - Sufjan Stevens
* end Christmas songs round, enter Jon F. *
25. Wah-Wah - George Harrison
26. Dope Not Hype - Nice 'n' Smooth
27. Sweet Thang - Shuggie Otis
28. Jockey Full Of Bourbon - Tom Waits
29. Baby, Don't You Do It - The Who
30. Stoned Out Of My Mind - The Chi-Lites
31. Sweet Flustrations - Ike & Tina Turner
* Christmas songs round *
32. Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto - James Brown
33. O Holy Night - The Tiptina Brass Band
* exit Jay *
34. Auld Laud Syne - The Black On White Affair
* end Christmas songs round *
35. Take Your Time - Spiritualized
36. Guiding Light - Television

Friday, November 16, 2007

Music Night - November 16th, 2007
Johnny D.'s place, 8:10 PM - 1:40 AM
Order: Beau, [Adam], Jay, Jon D.

1. Keep On Runnin' - Tom Jones
2. Tomorrow's Dream - Al Green
3. Chantilly Lace - The Big Bopper
4. Surprise, Surprise - Lulu
5. Batucada (The Beat) - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
6. I'm A Loser - The Beatles
7. To Maohoma - The Sounds
8. Lickin' Stick - Desmond Dekker
9. The Wizard - Black Sabbath
10. Similak Child - Black Sheep
* Adam arrives *
11. Put 'Em On The Glass - Sir Mix-A-Lot
* awesome riffs round *
12. Bust A Move - Young MC
13. Morning Train - Rev. Charlie Jackson
14. Funky Dollar Bill - Funkadelic
15. Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds
* end awesome riffs round *
16. Improv On A New Beat - Ronald Jenkees (video)
17. Telegram Sam - T. Rex
* covers round *
18. Feel Like Making Love - Rosemary Bailey
19. Dancing Queen - Salma & Sabina Agha
20. Yesterday - Marvin Gaye
21. If I Were A Carpenter - Eldridge Holmes
* end covers round *
22. Chatty Chatty People - Ranking
23. King Billy - Ween
24. Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs
25. Liontamer (Ernest St. Laurent Mix) - Faithless
* short songs round *
26. Gorilla Walk - The Blockbusters
27. Oh Shit - Miracle Beard
28. The Twister (Huh? What?) - J. Dilla *
29. White Minority - Black Flag
* end short songs round *
30. Saturday Night Live (L.A. Jay remix) - Masta Ace
31. Rawhide - Ol' Dirty Bastard
32. Pedal Up - Roland Kirk (live)
33. Red Men and Their Wives - Guided By Voices
* exit Jon *
34. Memphis Underground - Plimsoul Sandwich
35. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
36. Only Child - Curtis Mayfield
37. I Still Do - Stu Davis
38. C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken - Kirk McGee & Blythe Peete
39. World Of Tomorrow - The Telstars
40. Burning Bridges - Lalo Schiffrin
41. Drunken Sailor - Dan Zanes
42. Dúo de Flores (de Lakmé) - Leo Delibes
43. The Washerwoman Polka - John Gotch & Orchestra w. The Werchowina Trio
44. Bells Of Love - The Middle Georgia Singing Convention #1
* exit Jay *
45. Kodakrome - Paul Simon
46. Your Party - Ween
47. Valerie - Steve Winwood
48. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? - Violent Femmes
49. In My Room - The St. Andrews Folk Choir
50. Bionic Heart - Bobby Bare Jr.
51. Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey - Sharon Strong
52. Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate - Fiddlin' John Carson and His Virginia Reelers
53. The Difference It Makes (Superpitcher remix) - The MFA
54. Let's Talk About Cars - The Butthole Surfers
55. All I Need Is You - U2
56. Lullaby - Ween

Suggested future rounds: Sad songs, Chicken songs

* - "If J. Dilla had to die of something, it makes sense that it was loop-us." - Jay

Friday, September 21, 2007

Joint Group Howl - "Turned On By The Howl" Edition
September 21st, 2007
Jer's place, 8:35 PM - 4:40 AM
Order: Beau, Jon F., Jay, Jon D., Jer

1. Tifit Hayed - Wganda Kenya
2. Theme of the Blackbyrds - The Black Exotics
3. Trust Your Child (Part I) - Patrizia & Jimmy
4. Wear Clean Drawers - The Coup
5. Contact High - Ike & Tina Turner
* enter Jon F. *
6. Holiday Road - Lindsay Buckingham
7. This Is The Place - Jazzanova
8. And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles
* Turned On By The Howl round *
9. B.L.O.S.S.O.M. - Komeda (originally played by Sarah G.)
10. Easy Does It - The Bobby Timmons Trio (orig. Jon D.)
11. Venus - Slick Rick (orig. Jon F.)
12. Holland 1945 - Neutral Milk Hotel (orig. Jon D.)
13. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart - Wilco (orig. Turner)
* end Turned On By The Howl round *
14. Won't Have To Be So Sad - Yo La Tengo
15. Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye
* covers round *
16. Love Potion No. 9 - The Coasters
17. Time After Time - Paul Anka
18. That's All Right/Amazing Grace - Rod Stewart
19. Hesitating Beauty - Wilco & Billy Bragg
20. My Favorite Things - John Coltrane
* end covers round *
21. 'Till Then - The Mills Brothers
22. Ask Me Anything - The Strokes
23. Funky Jamaica - Greyhound
24. I Want To Go Home - Chris Murray & The Slackers
25. Mozart's Piano Sonata In F Major, 3rd Movement, Rondo a la Turka, Opus #331 - Glenn Gould
* Turned On By The Howl round *
26. Kuntz - The Butthole Surfers (orig. Deans)
27. Prologue (from the film Birth) - Andre Desplat
28. What'cha Want Lady - The Beastles (orig. Jon F.)
29. Straight Razor - Roxanne Shanté (orig. version of song Jay played)
* end Turned On By The Howl round *
30. Sail On Sailor - The Beach Boys
31. Provider (Zero 7 remix) - N*E*R*D
32. Mam Blues - Cal Tjader
33. In A Jar - Dinosaur Jr.
34. Cuts Across The Land - The Duke Spirit
35. Satellite of Love - Lou Reed
* exit Jon F.*
36. All Over Again - Ray Francis and the Whippoorwills
37. Anti-American Graffiti - J. Dilla
38. My Babe - Mitty Collier
39. Fuck 'Em Boyo - Peaches/The Clash
* exit Jon D. *
40. I'm The Magnificent - Special Ed
41. Sirens - Dizzee Rascal
42. Rhinestone Cowboy (MF Doom & Four Tet remix) - Madvilliain
43. Games People Play - Joe South
44. First Impression - Ice T.
45. Heartbreak Road - Bill Withers
46. We Don't Run - Willie Nelson
* impromptu Beatles covers round *
47. Paperback Rider [sic] - Gershon Kingsley
48. Dear Prudence - Ramsey Lewis
49. Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees
* end Beatles covers round *
50. Whenimondamic - Lootpack
51. We Can Work It Out - Jurassic 5 w. Dave Matthews
* exit Jay *
52. Hitchhiker Blues - Brian Barron
53. Choctaw Bingo - James McMurtry
54. Me and Bobby McGee - Adam Timoon
55. Place St. Henri - United Steelworkers of Montreal
56. L'Harmonica - Herve Brousseau
57. Woke Up New - The Mountain Goats
58. I'll Bet You - Funkadelic
59. Westbound Train - Sorry Mama
60. Celebrate - El Cerrito High School Jazz Pop Ensemble
61. In The Waiting Line - Zero 7
62. The Big Three - Harry J. All-Stars
63. No Love Around (alt. version) - Willie Nelson
64. The Four Horsemen - Aphrodite's Child
65. Take Ecstasy With Me - The Magnetic Fields

Friday, August 3, 2007

Joint Group Howl - Turner's In Town Edition
August 3rd, 2007
Jer's place, 8:40 PM - 12:30 AM
Order: Beau, Jon D., Adam, Jer, Turner

1. Gonna Build A Nation - Cyril Ferguson
2. Leavin' Here - Lil' Ed & The Imperials
3. John The Revelator - The White Stripes
4. Jumpers - Sleater-Kinney
5. Wolf Like Me - TV On The Radio
6. Soul Man - The Upsetters
7. Barabas - G.G. All-Stars
8. Rapping Dub Style - General Echo
9. Shaking Up Orange Street - Prince Buster
10. Hanky Panky - Rita Chao & The Quest
11. Harmonica Man - The Ox-Bow Incident
12. Stabbing A Star - Guided By Voices
13. Cash Bonus - Miracle Beard
14. Upside Down - The Jesus & Mary Chain
*Power Ballad Round*
15. Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard
16. Mockingbirds - Grant Lee Buffalo
17. Love Song - Tesla
18. The Sun - Flaming Lips
19. Sister Christian - Night Ranger
*end Power Ballad Round*
20. Ex-Spectator - Fugazi
21. Fuck The South Bronx - Tweety Bird Loc
22. Get On The Good Foot (live) - James Brown
23. The Late Freight Twist - Floyd Dixon
24. Snatch It Back and Hold It - Junior Wells
25. A History Of Lovers - Calexico w. Iron & Wine
26. The Color Song - Jean Shepard
27. John The Revelator - Blind Willie Johnson
28. Bells Of Love - Middle Georgia Singing Convention #1
29. Get Right With God - Lucinda Williams
30. The King Of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 - Neutral Milk Hotel
31. Lazerander Filchy - 49th Parallel
32. Like A Rolling Stone (live) - Bob Dylan & The Band
33. Wild Was The Night - Golden Boy
34. Sing! Captain - The Handsome Furs
35. Johnny Appleseed - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
*Environmental round*
36. Dayvan Cowboy (video) - Boards Of Canada
37. Asbestos, Lead, Asbestos - World Domination Enterprises
38. Hazy Shade Of Winter - Dondero High School A Capella Choir
39. Hands All Over - Soundgarden
40. Twilight Campfighters - Guided By Voices
*end Environmental round*
* short songs round*
41. The One On The Right Is On The Left (video) - Johnny Cash
42. Napoleon Solo - Lynn Taitt & The Jets
43. Atmospheric Condition - Beck
44. Impeach My Bush - Peaches
45. I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys
*end short songs round*
46. Good Times, Bad Times - The Hoover High Stage Band
47. Silly Games - Janet Kay
48. In The Ghetto - Wing
49. Cunts Are Still Running The World - Jarvis Cocker
50. Sunken Treasure - Jeff Tweedy

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Joint Group Howl - June 3rd, 2007
Jer's Place
6:00 PM - midnight
Order: Jon D., Jay, Jer, Adam, Beau

1. The Reggae Train - The Reggae Boys
2. Tenement Yard - Jacob Miller
3. Janie Jones - Chris Murray
4. qiphpyo - The Audio-Falsification Quasi-Band
5. Crime & Medicine - Mos Def
*summer songs round*
6. Sun Lips - Black Moth Super Rainbow
7. Gin & Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg
8. Trees - Doctor Octogon
9. Moonlight On Vermont - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
10. Do You Feel It? - The Joe Cuba Sextet
*end of summer songs round*
11. Get On The Good Foot (live) - James Brown
12. Rodney K. - Willie D.
13. That's Life - Killer Mike
14. Raw Hide - Ol' Dirty Bastard feat. Method Man & Raekwon
15. Hillbilly Calypso - Ned Landry
16. It's Getting Better - The Beatles
17. White And Nerdy (music video) - "Weird" Al Yankovic
18. No Pussy Blues - Grinderman
19. Cyborg Dread - Techno Animal
20. Theme From "The Godfather" - The Professionals
21. Night Prowler - AC/DC
22. Jump (Super Cat Mix) - Kris Kross
23. Check Yo' Self - Ice Cube
24. Burning Spear - S.O.U.L.
25. Good Times Bad Times - The Hoover High Stage Band
*summer songs round*
26. Summertime - Shaggy
27. It Was A Good Day (remix) - Ice Cube
28. Let's Dance - Jimmy Cliff
29. Jambalaya - The Meters
30. Meri Aakon Mein - Sapan Jagmohan
*end summer songs round*
31. Skank In Bed - Scotty
32. Up Above The Rock (w. Iggy Pop commercial) - Ray Bryant
33. Thou Shalt Always Kill - Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip
34. I Play It Off Legit - Ween
35. Tomorrow Never Knows - Junior Parker
36. Sleeping Lessons - The Shins
37. What'cha Want? - Nine
*short songs round*
38. Enunciation Day/Born On Christmas - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
39. Standing In A Trash Can - The Legendary Stardust Cowboy
40. We Told You Not To Marry - Titus Turner
41. Western Homes - Pavement
42. Ocean Man - Ween
*short songs round over*
43. Snakes Mistakes - Dan Deacon
44. Dungeon Of Dub - Word Sound I Powa
45. Choo Choo Train - The Heart Beats
46. Too Close - The Staple Singers
47. Les Fleurs - Minnie Ripperton
48. I Can't Sleep - The Las
49. Haunted House - Danny and the Nightmares
50. Five Bells - Dorothy Masuka
51. Touch of Fire - The Upsetters
*summer round*
52. You Never Knew - The Hieroglyphics
53. She's A Waterfall - The Stone Roses
54. Apples and Oranges - Richard Dawson
55. Fat Old Sun - Pink Floyd
56. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles*
*end summer round*
57. My Sweet Lord - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
58. So This Is The Night - The Slackers
59. Loving U Thru It All - Ween
60. A Part Of Being With You - The Professionals

* - first-ever Beatles repeat

Quotes of the night:

"I think he's just a really good rapper. He really is!" - Jay, re. Weird Al
"Weird Al has powers, man." - Jer

Friday, February 23, 2007

Music Night: February 23rd, 2007
Jer's place, 8:30 PM - 2:00 AM
Order: Jer, Adam, Jon D., Matt S., Beau

1. Greedy Bitches - Ghostface
2. Get The Party Started - Solo Sound
3. Uptown Top Ranking - Althea & Donna
4. All Outta Angst - NOFX
5. Papote's Theme - Willy Chirino
6. Superstar - Bill Ayers
7. Understanding Marx - Red Shadow
8. The Book of Right On - Joanna Newsom
9. Chumming The Ocean - Archers of Loaf
10. Echoes of My Mind (aka "Everybody's Talkin'") - Ronnie and The Ramblers
11. Grudge Fuck - The Pernice Brothers
12. Don't Stop Bereavin' - Miracle Beard
13. For Today I Am A Boy - Antony and The Johnsons
14. Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stevie Wonder
15. Burning Bridges (Reprise) - Lalo Schifrin & The Mike Curb Congregation
16. Rehab - Amy Winehouse
17. Ricky Martin, Shake Your Boobies In My Face - Run With The Kittens
18. Tell Me What You See - The Beatles
19. Not A Second Time - The Beatles
20. Billy Billy Went A Walking - The Beau-Marks
* short songs round *
21. Hawaii - The Young Canadians
22. Ape Call - Nervous Norvus
23. A Salty Salute - Guided By Voices
24. A Baby For Free - Neutral Milk Hotel
25. Curling - Dik Van Dykes
*end short songs round*
26. Bound For Vegas - Art Bergman
27. The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
28. Pictures of Lily - The Who (live DVD)
29. Where The Change Is - The Flashing Lights
30. Dancing Drums - Ananda Shankar
31. Yeti - Caribou
32. I Can Hear Music - The Mark Wirtz Orchestra
33. Every Picture Tells A Story - Rod Stewart
34. Maybelline - Chuck Berry
35. Good-Bye - The Cottonpickers
* short songs round *
36. I'm Movin' On - Ray Charles
37. My Hands Are Cold - Placebo & The Effects
38. My Valuable Hunting Knife (live) - Guided By Voices
39. Licence To Confuse - Sebadoh
40. A Country Girl I'll Stay - The Country Rebels
* end short songs round *
41. General Term - Mersault
42. Going Inside - John Frusciante
43. King Of France - yes with a capital S
44. In Particular - Blonde Redhead
45. Fake Plastic Trees - mr hopkinson's computer
46. I Love You - Spaceman 3
47. You Got What You Got - Lashio Thein Aung
48. Purple Rain - Etta James
49. The Hidden Track - Earlimart
50. Pumps and a Bump (YouTube) - Hammer