Fun iTunes Song Searches With Comments
I created a smart playlist to search for songs containing certain words or phrases in their titles. Then I just edit the playlist to get a different set of songs.
Search: gun
Don’t Take Your Guns to Town — Johnny Cash
Gun — Lonesome Pie
Lonesome Pie was a band that hip friend, Hog Beatty, was in for a while. They had some great pop-rock tunes. Gun was one written by the bassist, and has a reference to the Carpenters song below.
The Guns of Brixton — The Clash
The Wikipedia entry for Brixton has this to say about this song:The 1979 song “The Guns of Brixton” by The Clash deals with law enforcement violence in Brixton. Written by Paul Simonon, who grew up in Brixton, it had a reggae influence and showed the reggae roots of both Brixton and Paul Simonon’s musical background.
Peter Gunn — Henry Mancini
This version is the original from the TV show. The Emmerson, Lake & Palmer version is also awesome.
We’ve Only Just Begun (1991 Remix) — Carpenters
Search: freedom
Freedom Jazz Dance — Eddie Jefferson
If you heard Eddie Harris’ tune, Freedom Jazz Dance, in the original, and someone said to you, “Put lyrics to that,” you’d probably think they were insane. Even more insanely, Jefferson’s tackled Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew.
Freedom Never Cries — Five For Fighting
The Hip Wife turned me on to Five for Fighting: good, soulful music.
Freedom of Choice — Devo
The official tune of the 2008 Election. “Freedom of choice is what you got. Freedom from choice is what you want.” People want to be told who to vote for, which is why they watch Fox News.
Search: fly
Fly — Sugar Ray
Fly like an Eagle — The Neville Brothers
The Neville Brothers covering the Steve Miller hit. This is off a cool CD I picked up at Cost Plus (of all places), called Handful of Rhythms, which features interesting covers. There’s an Indian version of the Shaft theme by Isaac Hayes on this CD that is also really nice.
Learning To Fly — Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The hip friend, Julia, is in the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tribute band, Petty Theft, as Benmont Wench.
Superfly — Curtis Mayfield