I made myself another playlist for my iPod and thought I'd share.

For your iPod (or mp3 player of your choice) if you so desire, I have a little playlist of songs all about summer. Starts off sweet with Chad & Jeremy and as the summer ends and fades away to autumn, we're left with the Summer Wind and memories of the fun we had All Summer Long.



A Summer Song - Chad & Jeremy
Soft kisses on a summer's day
Laughing all our cares away
Just you and I.

Summersong - The Decemberists
My girl, linen and curls
Lips parting like a flag all unfurled
She's grand the bend of her hand
Digging deep into the sweep of the sand.

Summer Breeze - Seals and Crofts
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine
Blowing through the jasmine in my mind

Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city

Cruel Summer - Bananarama
Hot summer streets
And the pavements are burning
I sit around
Trying to smile
But the air is so heavy and dry

Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly and the Family Stone
End of the spring and here she comes back
Hi Hi Hi Hi there
Them summer days, those summer days

That's when I had most of my fun, back
high high high high there
Them summer days, those summer days

In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
When the weather's fine
You got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find

Green Onions - Booker T and the MGs
Instrumental, wonderful, and no "summer" in the title, but had to put this here "just because."

Soak Up The Sun - Sheryl Crow
Okay, doesn't as well have "summer" in the title, but another "just because".

I'm gonna soak up the sun
While it's still free
I'm gonna soak up the sun
Before it goes out on me

Summertime - Janis Joplin

And okay so I could include as a bonus, even, the great Billy Stewart cover of this great Gershwin classic but I love me some Janis so hers is the "official" addition to the list.

Summertime and the livin’ is easy
Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high
Oh your daddy’s rich and your ma is good lookin’
So hush little baby, don’t you cry

Summer Days - Bob Dylan
Summer days, summer nights are gone
Summer days and the summer nights are gone
I know a place where there's still somethin' going on

Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra
The summer wind came blowin' in from across the sea.
It lingered there, so warm and fair to walk with me.
All summer long, we sang a song and strolled on golden sand,
Two sweethearts and the summer wind.

All Summer Long - The Boys
Won't be long till summertime is through
(Summertime is through)
Not for us now

I've left the files in a .zip folder for you so grab it if you want. Leave a comment if you do take, please? ---> Summer Songs (.zip file 50.07 MB)
Download will expire, so grab it while it lasts.

As an April Fool's joke on a forum I frequent, the moderators got together and decided to switch the forum to all 70s without us knowing. We all logged on this morning and saw it changed. It's only for today but it's been a lot of fun talking about our old teen idols and rock stars. :)

I was a huge David Cassidy / Partridge Family fan back in the day and one of the topics were favorite PF songs. I couldn't help but start humming my favorites as I read. LOL! Made me decide to put together a little playlist of them, my favorites in the Partridge Family repertoire to share with the ladies over there. I thought I'd let you grab it too if you want it.




Polly's Partridge Family Playlist

1. C'mon Get Happy
The theme song, man! Sing along now! Hello world here's the song that we're singin' c'mon get happy!

2. One Day At A Time
3. Summer Days
4. I'll Meet You Halfway
5. Point Me In The Direction of Albuquerque
6. She'd Rather Have The Rain
7. Somebody Wants To Love You
8. Bandala
9. Rainmaker
10.Sunshine
11.It's One Of Those Nights (Yes, Love)
12.I'll Leave Myself A Little Time
13.I Woke Up In Love This Morning
14.I Can Feel Your Heartbeat
15.Echo Valley 2-6809
16.One Night Stand
17.Brown Eyes
18.Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted
19.Cherish (David solo, NOT a PF song)

And of course....

20.I Think I Love You

Download .zip file here! (67.29 MB)- SendSpace, limited availability.

And here's the pic I've been using as a signature over there today:




OMG. LOL!

It's that time again, time to post my Halloween Mix. This year, it's the Mega Mix! A little hodgepodge of everything. I think it's kinda awesome.

( See the files here )

It is HUGE (223.06 MB). So if there's enough interest in the ENTIRE thing, I'll upload it. Let me know.

You are also always welcome to request certain songs from it too and I'll be happy to upload them for you here, just leave a comment.

Happy... Valentines Day, Singles Awareness Day, Commercial Expression of LURRRVE Day, whatevah you wanna call it.

As I do every year, I post an ANTI Valentine's Day Mix. I'll post a download later after work if there are enough people that want it, but here are the tracks :

1. 99 Problems - DJ Danger Mouse. This is from "The Grey Album", a mashup of the Beatles' White Album and Jay-Z's "Black Album".

2. Dead Flowers - The Rolling Stones.

3. Get Gone - Fiona Apple.

4. I Hope You're Happy Now - Elvis Costello. "You make him sound like frozen food, his love will last forever..." "I knew then what I know now I never loved you anyhow and I hope you're happy now." This has to be the most spiteful song ever written. I love it.

5. Love Bites - Def Leppard.

6. Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder. "Those yester dreams were just a cruel and foolish game we had to play."

7. I'm Not In Love - 10cc.

8. Tainted Love - Soft Cell

9. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love - Van Halen

10. With or Without You - U2

11. Disintegration - The Cure

And finally The Cure leads me to...

"Somebody Kill Me" by Adam Sandler from the movie "The Wedding Singer".

Here's my newest playlist / mix. The Psychedelic Mix! This time I'm going to share all the goodness. Some of my favorite psychedelic stuff. Go ahead. Try it. No bad trip, I promise.



1. I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) - The Electric Prunes
2. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
3. Itchycoo Park - Small Faces
4. Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
5. Eight Miles High - The Byrds
6. Pictures of Matchstick Men - Status Quo
7. Strange Days - The Doors
8. Venus In Furs - The Velvet Underground and Nico
9. Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
10. Set the Controls for The Heart of the Sun - Pink Floyd
11. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Experience
12. I Can Hear The Grass Grow - The Move
13. She's A Rainbow - The Rolling Stones
14. Epistle to Dippy - Donovan
15. She Said, She Said - The Beatles
16. I Can See For Miles - The Who
17. White Room - Cream
18. Happenings Ten Years Time Ago - The Yardbirds
19. Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic
20. Tuesday Afternoon - The Moody Blues
21. Porpoise Song - The Monkees
22. Flying - The Beatles

Download The .zip File Right Here! (SendSpace - 72.43 MB)

I just had an idea for a mix to use on the iPod or burning to CD. My "Morning Mix". If you want the whole thing or just a song or two or three... just comment and I'll be happy to oblige, I should have most of these on my hard drive but if I don't I can find them here for you easily enough. Onward.




The morning. I want music that will both get me going but is also more gentle at the same time. It has to put me in a good frame of mind. I'm not in the mood most mornings for anything very heavy, that is for later as the day progresses. Your morning playlist can include songs that directly reference the morning or just songs that you *like* hearing in the morning. Here's mine:

*Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens.
Just beautiful. Did you know that Stevens didn't write this? It's an old Christian hymn written by Eleanor Farjeon. Love the piano, and his wonderful soaring vocals. "Morning has broken, like the first morning. Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird. Praise for the singing, praise for the morning. Praise for the springing fresh from the world..."

*Good Morning, Good Morning - The Beatles.
Well what could rouse you and says "morning" more than a crowing cockerel? John Lennon was inspired to write this one watching a cereal commercial... for Corn Flakes. "Good morning, good morning, good morning-ah."

*Beautiful Day - U2.
Sets you in the right frame of mind. "It's a beautiful day, don't let it get away."

*59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon and Garfunkel.
"Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last just kickin' down the cobblestones, lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy..."

*Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles.
This one is just... happy. Sweet and light. I listen to it and I can just feel the sun shining on my face. "I need to laugh, and when the sun is out I've got something I can laugh about. I feel good, in a special way. I'm in love and it's a sunny day. Good day sunshine ..."

*Good Morning, Starshine - Oliver.
"The earth says hello. You twinkle above us, we twinkle below..."

*Chelsea Morning - Joni Mitchell.
"And the light poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses..."

*Wake Up - Arcade Fire.
Evolves into something so large, so amazing.

*La Ballade de Lily Rose - Vanessa Paradis.
Just because I kinda like it. And her. She's cool, and the woman has Johnny Depp to wake up next to so helllllll yeah. Johnny plays on this track I believe come to think of it. It's a sweet song for their daughter, in French.

*Hella Good - No Doubt.
Yeah a little something more to liven things up and get me moving. No doubt.

*Another Day - Paul McCartney.
"So sad, so sad." Yes, really it's a very lonely song. But the "do do do do do do it's just another day..." is perfect for heading out the door into the rat race.

Coffee? Tea? A bagel? It's alright, the weekend will be here soon enough and you can sleep in.

So, good mornin', good mornin'!
Sunbeams will soon smile through,
Good mornin', good mornin', to you!

Polly's Workout Playlist

Here's what I use to get myself movin' and groovin'.



Warm Up

Warming up is important. To warm up I do a little light yoga and some poses for stretching. Breathe, and get the muscles prepared for your workout. I usually put on some Indian stuff... mantras, ragas, chants ... just to get in tune, and align my body and spirit. The stuff is also just great to relax to and meditate to. I have a tiny bit of Ravi Shankar for that purpose and a CD I bought off iTunes that sounded great when I was looking for yoga music. It's called Yoga Rhythm and it's by Brent Lewis and Soul Food. Excellent. There's another one I purchased too, for when I'd rather have classical renderings, called Classical Music For Yoga by Zen Lounge. It's beautiful. I'd share them with you here, but since they are from iTunes, they're protected so I can't. I do recommend them to you though.

For Walking / Light Treadmill

I'm lucky in that I live in an area where I have temperate weather and can walk often. I also have some wonderful scenery to enjoy! It's important for me to have music that keeps me in rhythm and at a good pace. I tend to like to listen to fun 70s/80s pop stuff that I love when walking. On my walking playlist:

*Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede *Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry *Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynard *Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire *One Bad Apple - The Osmonds *Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey *Straight Up - Paula Abdul *Mercedes Boy - Pebbles *Miss You Much - Janet Jackson *Down Under - Men At Work *Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band *Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder *Good Times - Chic *Raspberry Beret - Prince *Girlfriend - Pebbles *The Glamorous Life - Sheila E *Human - The Human League *Walk This Way - Aerosmith *Let's All Chant - Michael Zager Band

For Higher Intensity / Cardio

Cardio requires you step it up a bit, really work it and get that heart rate up. It's gotta be high energy. My current Cardio playlist:

*Block Rockin' Beats - Chemical Brothers *One Week - Barenaked Ladies *Toxic - Britney Spears *London Bridge - Fergie *Fighter - Christina Aguilera *Canned Heat - Jamiroquai (get your Napoleon Dynamite on, yo) *Bodyrock - Moby *Breathe - Prodigy *Hey Ya! - Out Kast *SexyBack - Justin Timberlake *Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs *Survivor - Destiny's Child *Ray of Light - Madonna *Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic *Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes *Just Can't Get Enough - Depeche Mode

Some of the only times I listen to a few of these on the Cardio list by the way, is when working out. The beats are good and they keep you going. So before you start pouring the haterade for the likes of Christina, Britney, Fergie and Justin etc., yo. :p

The Cool Down

Time to take it down, now. It's better for you to gradually ebb in intensity than to just stop all together. Just about 5-10 minutes will do. Put on a couple slower songs, and stretch some more or slowly walk it down.

Currently my cool down is "Hey Nineteen" by Steely Dan or Sleepwalker by Johnny and Santo. It can vary though. Anything easy and slower paced.

If in the off chance you are interested in any of these mixes (except the yoga stuff) comment and let me know and I can drop a .zip of it here for you. And! I'm always open to more ideas. What's on your workout playlists at the moment?

I'm getting antsy. September is rolling to a close (finally... four days left) and my favorite month of the whole year is upon us once again! October! Time for Halloween Month Movie A Night, and I now have my Halloween '06 Playlist in progress for the ol' iPod.

I've been using the same playlist (see it here) the past two years and will probably still have it out as well. But this year, something different struck me. Horror movies! Great horror movie themes, with snippets of great dialogue in between! So get your "Freaks" on and get a look at a sneak peek of my Horror Movie Halloweenapalooza. In progress. Haha!

Here we go!! Oh you're gonna love this one, it's a scream, baby!



The Shining
"redRUM!"
The Shining Theme
Psycho
"A boy's best friend is his mother..."
Psycho Theme
The Silence of the Lambs
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. *hiss*"
The Silence Of The Lambs (Main Theme)
**BONUS Silence of the Lambs content**
"Put the fucking lotion in the basket!"
Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus (song that is playing as Jame Gumb dances in front of the mirror)
The Exorcist
"The power of Christ compels you!"
Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield (The Exorcist Main Theme)
A Nightmare On Elm Street
"One, two, Freddie's coming for you..."
A Nightmare On Elm Street (Main Theme)
Scream
"You're gonna love this one, it's a scream, baby!"
Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly) - Icicle Works (I believe the SoHo version was the one over the end credits of the film but this is cooler, it's the original.)
Halloween
"He is coming to your little town!" (not included yet)
Halloween (Main Theme)
Night of the Living Dead
"They're coming to get you, Barbara!" (not included yet)
Night of the Living Dead (End Theme)
The Sixth Sense
"I see dead people."
The Sixth Sense (Main Theme)

Any other suggestions? What would you like included? Want a copy when complete? Just comment.


Note! There are two sound bites I'm hunting for and don't have but want badly for this playlist. The Halloween movie one of Loomis... either this one or when he says "Hey, Lonnie! Get your ass away from there!" and the one from Night of the Living Dead where Barbara's brother taunts "They're coming to get you Barbara!". I've had no luck on Lime Wire or Bear Share. If you can help me in any way please comment! I could make them myself, but no longer have a microphone so can't create a .wav file of them.

I have done yet another playlist / mix. This one I made for road trips. Nothing beats a road trip, crankin' the tunes and flying down the highway. I am preparing this in case I do actually go up to Orlando next weekend like I want to and go to Universal. Without further delay. Some have to do with the road and driving, some do not. All are great for car listening.




The Road Trip Mix

Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
Free Ride - Edgar Winter
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Roam - The B-52s
Two Of Us - The Beatles
America - Simon and Garfunkel
Every Day Is A Winding Road - Sheryl Crow
Tempted - Squeeze
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Slow Ride - Foghat
American Girl - Tom Petty
Get Your Kicks (On Route 66) - The Rolling Stones
Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers Band
Take It Easy - The Eagles
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynard
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Life Is A Highway - Tom Cochrane
Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
Roadhouse Blues - The Doors
Road To Nowhere - Talking Heads
Kiss - Prince
Riders On The Storm - The Doors
No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry
Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Jimi Hendrix
Drive My Car - The Beatles
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Crossroads - Cream
Helen Wheels - Paul McCartney and Wings
Hit The Road, Jack - Ray Charles
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
Paradise City - Guns N Roses
Why Don't We Do It In The Road? - The Beatles
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills and Nash
I've Been Everywhere - Johnny Cash
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers

What are some of your favorite road trip songs? One of these days I want to gather up a couple of great friends and take a road trip and look for America.

"...’Kathy,’ I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh
’Michigan seems like a dream to me now’
It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
I’ve gone to look for America..."

If you want any (or all) of these, leave a comment. I try not to leave too much downloadable music here on the journal.

Friday is St. Patrick's Day. So to gear up, and get into the spirit, I've put together my first ever St. Patrick's Day playlist. Fun drinking songs, and traditional fare I hope is a good mix. For the most part I've stayed with Celtic artists and traditional renderings. Erin Go Bragh!



*The Wearin' O' The Green - Wolfetones
*The Pub With No Beer - The Dubliners
*The Irish Rover - The Pogues & The Dubliners
*Whiskey You're The Divil - The Pogues
*Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) - The Three Irish Tenors
*When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Daniel O'Donnell
*The Rose Of Tralee - Paddy Reilly
*Beer Beer Beer - The Irish Rovers
*Whiskey In The Jar - Thin Lizzy (YAY for Irish rock and roll!!)
*The Unicorn - The Irish Rovers (one I ADORED as a child, can sing along even now)
*A Jug Of Punch - The Clancy Brothers
*Danny Boy (Instrumental Acoustic) - Eric Clapton (No he's not Irish, included just because I love it so much!)
*I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen - Daniel O'Donnell
*The Parting Glass - Sinead O'Connor

Download .zip file with the songs here 45.54 MB (Limited availability)

So fill to me the parting glass. Goodnight and joy be with you all.

WOOT!! ETA

Beer Beer Beer - The Irish Rovers!! I love this one. LOL!! I found a good mp3 of it at long last. I tried and tried when I put this together, but to no avail. I've added it to the list above too.