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Music is Everything
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By
Dave Coleman
In no particular order, probably missing more than one song or artist, heavy dose of MN and NOLA music.
1
One of my favorite bands of all time
The Replacements – Unsatisfied
Few do it better, all time GOAT
Feeling Good - Nina Simone
Amazing voice
Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
See her live if you get a chance. Amazing presence.
One More Today - Toshi Reagon
Great writer!
Closing Time - Leonard Cohen
Loved it since the first time I heard it
The Whole of the Moon - The Waterboys
Fun song
The Bottle Rockets – Indianapolis
great live
Lying - Sam Phillips
Lovely voice
April Fools - Rufus Wainwright
Saw them perform this live, amazing.
You Don't Know - Galactic, Glen David Andrews
fun video
Endicott - Kid Creole And The Coconuts
You'll see more Replacements on this list
I Will Dare - The Replacements
Great live
January Wedding - The Avett Brothers
My favorite Aretha
Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Aretha Franklin
Always loved Freedy
Trying to Tell You I Don't Know - Freedy Johnston
Sorry, like this band
If She Wants Me - Belle and Sebastian
Great songwriter
When It Don't Come Easy - Patty Griffin
Hard to argue with Otis
I Love You More Than Words Can Say - Otis Redding
No other voice like hers
Ballad of a Runaway Horse - Emmylou Harris
just beautiful
After The Gold Rush - Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt
fun colaboration
A La Modeliste - RE:Generation Music Project
introduced me to Soweto music
Holotelani - Nelcy Sedibe
Tito rocked
Take Five - Tito Puente
fun cover
Blackbird - Sylvester
collab with Cuban artists
Keep Your Head Up - Preservation Hall Jazz Band Feat. Pell
Still like this song
Hot Topic - Le Tigre
Reminds me of the old days
New York - St. Vincent
Tom does this one well
Martha - Tom Waits
I got nothing to do today but smile…
The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkel
sugarman
I Think of You - Rodriguez
one of her best
A Sunday Kind Of Love - Etta James
MN band
Alone - Trampled by Turtles
they only put in a nickel but they want a dollar song
The Nickel Song - Melanie
beautiful
The Moon Is Made Of Gold - Rickie Lee Jones & Rob Wasserman
relationships - geez!
Tunnel Of Love - Bruce Springsteen
wished I could have seen him live
Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand - Professor Longhair
grew up listening to him
L.A. Freeway - Jerry Jeff Walker
sad they broke up
Pinball Song - Slobberbone
fun rapport
My Cutey's Due at Two-To-Two Today - Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer
one of my favorites
I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
Bowie got me through college
Let Me Sleep Beside You - David Bowie
one of the best songs ever, what a voice
A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
they are
Everybody Is a Star - Sly & the Family Stone
fun
You Can Eat My Poussiere (You Can Eat My Dust) - Rosie Ledet
Irma at her best
Back Water Blues - Irma Thomas
got me thru high school
Miles From Nowhere - Cat Stevens
fun version of this song
"Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" - KEELY SMITH & LOUIS PRIMA
one of the better Cat songs
Hard Times in New York - Cat Power
Alex!
Nightime - Big Star
beautiful Lucinda song
Side of the Road - Lucinda Williams
fun band
W*nderin - Mr. Airplane Man
like the Lou
High in the City - Lou Reed
good cover
Espresso - I'm With Her
One of my favorites from them
You're No Rock N' Roll Fun - Sleater-Kinney
fun
Creeque Alley - The Mamas & The Papas
great indie artist
Flowers & Liquor - Hayes Carll
one of his best
I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding
Nina is the best
Suzanne - Nina Simone
I like later Fiona
Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
nice while they lasted
Black Soul Choir - 16 Horsepower
All That Jazz
On Broadway - Live - George Benson
her voice
Come On In My Kitchen - Cassandra Wilson
Love Sly
Sing a Simple Song - Sly and the Family Stone
who doesn't love Billie
What A Little Moonlight Can Do - Billie Holiday
Loved me some Elvis in the day
Fish 'N' Chip Paper - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
I think best version of this song
River Deep, Mountain High - Glee Cast
favorite Joe Cocker song
Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker
you need a little Hindi musical nowandthen
Ladki Badi Anjani Hai (From "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai")
Prince should be on every play list
Baby I'm a Star - Prince and the Revolution
she was wonderful live
Stranger to My Happiness - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
one of the better ones with Nico
I'll Be Your Mirror - The Velvet Underground
love the piano
Die Without You - Wayne Wonder
great songwriter
The Rain Came Down - Steve Earle
Stumbles across her at a used record store
You Played on My Piano - Helen Humes
indie
House Of My Soul (You Light The Rooms) - Langhorne Slim
love Nick
So It Goes - Nick Lowe
Love this album
Love Has All Been Done Before -Jade Bird
so true
What's So Funny ('Bout Peace, Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello
great cover
Crosseyed and Painless – Angelique Kidjo
fun nola band
Comes Love - Meschiya Lake and The Little Big Horns
saw the show on b-way
Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
she's fun
Bug Like an Angel - Mitski
Love Aaron, love the Nevilles
Yellow Moon - The Neville Brothers
hard to pick just one to be a favorite
Broken Horses - Brandi Carlile
love this version
Long Time - Acoustic - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
great jazz
Compared to What - Les McCann, Eddie Harris
Beyoncé is brilliant
Formation - Beyoncé
love his voice
Nothing Can Change This Love - Sam Cooke
acapella at its best
Don't Let Your Heart - Mint Juleps
loved them in college
Girlfriend Is Better - Talking Heads
saw then a NO Jazz Fest
Wintergreen - The East Pointers
love the lyrics
Moses - Patty Griffin
fascinated by her
Reliquia - ROSALÍA
nice
Vitamin C - CAN
stunning
The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan - Marianne Faithfull
needed to include The Police
Walking On The Moon -The Police
love her
I Like That - Janelle Monáe
great songwriting
Birmingham - Shovels & Rope
Prince is so good!
Sign "O" the Times - Prince
had to include U2
Gloria - U2
did I mention I like Nina
He Ain't Comin' Home No More - Nina Simone
love everything David
Five Years - David Bowie
see them live!
I and Love and You - The Avett Brothers
fun song
All Around the World - John Boutté
loved him in high school
Can't Keep It In - Cat Stevens
enjoy!
54-46 Was My Number - Toots & The Maytals
Mpls artist
Heart Race - Lucy Michelle
favorite of theirs
Speaking Confidentially - Cowboy Junkies
like this version
Big Love - John Hiatt -Ry Cooder
Did I mention I like this band?
Bent Out of Shape - The Replacements
i like me a musical
By My Side (From the Musical "Godspell")
loved this album
Bourbon And Division - Firewater
love her
Happy And Satisfied - Toshi Reagon
of course it's on my list
Jolene - Dolly Parton
how can you not like
Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
oldie
Five O'Clock World - The Vogues
Yes, Mpls
Skyway - The Replacements
who doesn't love this weird song
Some Velvet Morning - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood
the whole album!
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye
wonderful
Girls Talk - Dave Edmunds
The song that introduced me to Cassandra Wilson
Come On In My Kitchen - Cassandra Wilson
A great cover of her husband's song.
Love Me Like a Man - Diana Krall
These guys were so good live.
Screenwriters Blues - Soul Coughing
My favorite Sinatra song
Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra
