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Mother, Mother, Tracy Bonham, 1996 As I was leaving work yesterday, my sweet office neighbor wished me a happy Mother's Day weekend. I...

Ordinary World, Duran Duran, 1992 Ordinary World has been running circles in my ears for days now -- what a great song. At first, it...

Spiderman 79, Veruca Salt, 1994 During my drive to the real world this morning, one of those truly cool/yet oddly creepy occurrences...

All Hail Me, Veruca Salt, 1994 Thank you, universe, for Louise Post. Part of my mission on this earth is to celebrate and proclaim the...

Typical Girls, The Slits, 1979 Let's talk about The Slits. Let's talk about Viv Albertine. Have you listened to The Slits? Have you read...

Queen of the Pirates, Louise Post, 2023 Listen. Do you hear it? Weezie wrote this one for me. LFP has been my constant companion this...

You Never Can Tell, Chuck Berry, 1964 This week's earworm comes with an iconic visual courtesy of John Travolta and Uma Thurman. Can you...

Can't Buy Me Love, The Beatles, 1964 My current opinion: This is the best song ever in the history of time. It's infused with the...

Rebel Heart, First Aid Kit, 2018 OK universe, I get it; you win. Message received -- it's all because of my rebel heart. Ain't that an...

Genius of Love, Tom Tom Club, 1981 Genius of Love is a living song, ya know? It's so alive. It's absolutely representative of the...

Wave of Mutilation, Pixies, 1989 It makes me laugh that this song was planted as my earworm this past weekend when I saw Lisa...

Spiderwebs, No Doubt, 1995 Well, I sure am glad that week is in the rearview. My listening needs have been all over the map these past...

So It Goes, Mac Miller, 2018 It's finally Saturday and boy oh boy I'm here for it. It was a long challenging week and Mac carried me...

Fever, The Cramps, 1980 This is nice. I feel good. Simmering under the covers in my comfy bed on a rainy morning is one of my favorite...

Bobby Sox, Green Day, 2024 It finally happened. The new Green Day album, Saviors, came out yesterday. I admit, after surviving the Deep...