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This is one of my favorite rap/rock collaborations: Public Enemy and Anthrax.

If ever I were to do drunken karaoke with friends, this would be the song I’d want to do.

It’s Shatner and Ben Folds. ‘Nuff said.

There I am, watching Eric Clapton’s Crossroads 2007 on PBS, minding my own business, and then along comes John Mayer and he blows me away with this song. I’ve always liked John Mayer on the radio, but this song made me realize that I need to go out and finally pick up a CD of his. Stat. Incredible lyrics, soul-tearing guitar, and a voice that tells an entire story with every word. This is truly a new favorite song of mine.

Here’s John Mayer with his song “Gravity”:

Comedian Rob Paravonian really hates the wedding favorite “Pachelbel’s Canon in D”. Find out why:

In 1990 you couldn’t turn on the radio without hearing former New Edition members (Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe) Bell Biv DeVoe (AKA “BBD“) and their song “Poison“.

Without BBD we’d all be the lesser without lyrics like “Never trust a big butt and a smile.” Indeed, gentlemen, indeed.

Lots of love to all my family and friends as we leave 2007 and move into 2008. And for my brother from another mother Joe, a song which should make you laugh:

Tangerine Dream - Loved By The Sun (from the movie Legend)

It was a great New Year, for goodness sake! LOL.

This song mixes up the beats I love, the break-dancing I did back in the day, and a great story, all wrapped up into one. The band is Dirty Vegas, and the song is “Days Go By”.

I was thinking that I’ve been putting a lot of older songs up as favorites, so I thought I’d put a little twist to it today: a “newer” band playing an “older” favorite song. Here’s AFI doing a cover of Just Like Heaven by The Cure (one of my favorite bands ever) at the MTV Icon: The Cure show.

Even though I’ve lived in the Seattle-area since the mid-1980’s I never heard of Nirvana until I was in Japan. I was in in the Navy, in a temporary barracks with my shipmates and one of them brought in a few new CDs for me and some other friends to listen to. One of those CDs was “Nevermind” by Nirvana. The music on that CD was so different from anything else that was on the radio at the time, and yet their music was familiar at the same time.

I remember when MTV aired Nirvana: Unplugged for the first time and I loved the whole show; jealous of the audience members who were actually in the room with them. This is one of my favorite songs from that set: “The Man Who Sold the World”.

This is a two-for-one Favorite songs post from one band: Echo and the Bunnymen.

I don’t remember where or when I first heard either of these songs, but for as long as I can remember I have always loved them both. They are classic examples of 1980’s British post-punk songs by a very influential Liverpool band. You’ll usually hear these songs on flashback or retro shows on alternative radio stations like the Resurrection Flashback Sunday on Seattle’s 107.7 The End.

“The Killing Moon”

“Lips Like Sugar”