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Blue Jean Blues, ZZ Top, 1975 Holy mercy how I love this song. That little old band from Texas does blues in a deep, dirty, rocking way...

Welcome to the Black Parade, My Chemical Romance, 2006 Happy Halloween! Hello, emotional anthem in my brain ... give a cheer for all the...

I'll Be, Edwin McCain, 1998 This is one of the most perfect songs ever written. It's pretty straightforward as a touching love song but I...

Country Feedback, R.E.M., 1991 One more R.E.M. tune to (hopefully) get this week started on the right foot. Who am I kidding? I'm not...

Oh My Heart, R.E.M., 2011 Wow. New music Friday was pretty phenomenal, y'all. I can't get enough of three new releases (can you guess...

Shout, Isley Brothers, 1959 Monday morning simmering and I'm here for the song that's in my head this a.m. After a restless, sleepless...

Feed the Tree, Belly, 1993 There it is -- that all too familiar feeling of anxiety and dread. I thought I was past this ... surprise....

Tame, Pixies, 1989 Every nanosecond of this song is my lifeblood. If you know me, odds are I've uttered these lyrics to you at some point...

Pale Blue Eyes, The Velvet Underground, 1969 There's more than one way to do things ... there's more than one way to do things well. This...

Please Do Not Go, Violent Femmes, 1983 Listening to the Violent Femmes makes me feel 17 again. Huge fan. I tend to romanticize my past...

I Want You (She's So Heavy), The Beatles, 1969 I spent the day with The Beatles yesterday and I'm a better person for it. I woke up with...

Mama Said Knock You Out, L.L. Cool J, 1991 Some songs flip my badass switch and this is one of them. My entire essence kicked into...

Victoria's Secret, Jax, 2022 Woke up to a dead phone -- what an odd feeling. What if I missed some sort of emergency overnight while my...

Black No. 1, Type O Negative, 1993 There's a chill in the air ... I know, I know, we're not quite there, yet, but fall is knock knock...

Vision of Love, Mariah Carey, 1990 I was totally enamored by this song at first listen all those years ago. The song itself is pretty...

If I Can Dream, Maneskin, 2022 It's the weirdest feeling to wake up "knowing" what you dreamed and then to have that "knowing" slip away...

Suspicious Minds, Elvis Presley, 1969 Can we talk about the movie, "Elvis?" Anybody? Thoughts? Austin Butler = A+ but I needed it to be...

One Week, Barenaked Ladies, 1998 My first thought when I woke up just now? "What day is it?" It feels as if I'm "this close" to emerging...