music playlists


Spring and Summer
"The Song Of Purple Summer" by Spring Awakening Cast
"School's Out" by Alice Cooper
"Sunday Sun" by Beck
"A Hard Day's Night" by The Beatles
"New Born" by Muse
"Come Alive" by Foo Fighters
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" by The Beach Boys
"Lilly" by Pink Martini
"Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan
"Summertime, Summertime" by The Jamies
"Under The Sun" by Sugar Ray
"Summertime" by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
"Asleep On A Sunbeam" by Belle & Sebastian
"Under the Boardwalk" by The Drifters
"Us Amazonians" by Kirsty MacColl
"Halo/Walking On Sunshine" by Glee Cast
"In the Sun" by She & Him

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Party in Pink
"Let's Never Stop Falling In Love" by Pink Martini
"This Aching Deal" by Shocking Pinks
"The Pink Panther Theme" by Henry Mancini
"Stupid Girls" by Pink
"Pink Bullets" by The Shins
"Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd
"Pink" by Aerosmith
"Sympathique" by Pink Martini
"Pretty In Pink" by The Psychedelic Furs
"U + Ur Hand" by Pink
"Hey Eugene!" by Pink Martini
"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1" by The Flaming Lips
"Pink Moon" by Nick Drake
"Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" by Pink Floyd
"Cutout" by Shocking Pinks

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Acoustic Jam
"The Gift of a Memory" by Kurtis Goad
"Mary Mac" by Carbon Leaf
"Indecision" by Carbon Leaf
"Flightless Bird, American Mouth" by Iron & Wine
"One Thing" by The Kin
"Abraham" by The Kin
"Doubting Thomas" by Nickel Creek
"Piazza, New York Catcher" by Belle & Sebastian
"Hey Eugene!" by Pink Martini
"Sympathique" by Pink Martini
"Tinfoil" by The Mollies
"Living Room" by Tegan & Sara
"Have You Heard" by Toshi Reagon
"Shadow on the Wall" by Brandi Carlile
"Taylor, the Latte Boy" by Kristin Chenoweth
"Sentimental Heart" by She & Him
"Beautiful Dawn" by Wailin' Jennys
"Out Of Range" by Ani DiFranco
"Philadelphia Story" by Wild Colonials
"Kite Song" by Rosie Thomas
"Burnt Cinnamon" by Joey Cook

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I Love You/I Hate You, Valentine
I Love You
"Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)" by Alanis Morissette
"L-L-Love" by Astaire
"All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles
"Everybody Loves My Baby" by The Boswell Sisters
"True Love's Kiss" by Enchanted Cast
"Tremble for My Beloved" by Collective Soul
"So In Love" by Curtis Mayfield
"Love Is Here To Stay" by Frank Sinatra
"He Loves And She Loves" by George Gershwin
"Endless Love" by Glee Cast
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" by Jackie Wilson
"Declaration of Love" by Melinda Doolittle
"Love Today" by MIKA
"Ruler of My Heart" by Norah Jones
"A Heart Full of Love" by Les Miserables Cast
"Seasons of Love" by RENT Cast
"That's How Strong My Love Is" by Otis Redding
"When A Man Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge
"Let's Never Stop Falling In Love" by Pink Martini
"Love So Pure" by Puffy AmiYumi
"This Thing Called Love" by Queen
"Stand Inside Your Love" by The Smashing Pumpkins

I Hate You
"(My Heart Is) Closed for the Season" by Bettye Swann
"Hate 2 Love Her" by Blake Lewis
"Abandoned Love" by Bob Dylan
"You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi
"Love Potion No. 9" by The Clovers
"Do You Love Me" by Contours
"Somebody to Love" by Glee Cast
"Break Apart Her Heart" by Good Charlotte
"I Don't Think I Love You" by Hoobastank
"Queen Of Hearts" by Juice Newton
"Love Me Dead" by Ludo
"Love Me Like You" by The Magic Numbers
"I Don't Love You" by My Chemical Romance
"Love Is A Battlefield" by Pat Benatar
"If I Could Love You" by Puddle of Mudd
"Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" by The Rolling Stones
"Love Song" by Sara Bareilles
"Sentimental Heart" by She & Him
"Fortress Around Your Heart" by Sting
"Interstate Love Song" by Stone Temple Pilots
"Why Can't This Be Love" by Van Halen

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Halloween Horrors
The Party Mix: Approved for all ages and great for dancing.
"Toccata In D Minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach
"Zombie Zoo" by Tom Petty
"I Put a Spell On You" by Creedence Clearwater
"The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by Charlie Daniels
"The Mummy" by The Naturals
"Beetlejuice" by Danny Elfman
"Witchcraft" by Wolfmother
"Witch Doctor" by Sha Na Na
"Time Warp" by Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast
"Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr.
"Monster Mash" by Boris Pickett
"The Boogie Monster" by Gnarls Barkley
"Love Potion No. 9" by The Clovers
"This Is Halloween" by Marilyn Manson
"Costume" by The Mollies
"Trick or Treat" by Fastway
"Witchcraft" by Frank Sinatra
"Superstition" by Stevie Wonder
"Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon
"Thriller" by Michael Jackson

The Unexpected: For an older audience or not as fun for dancing.
"Enter Sandman" by Matalica
"Already Dead" by Beck
"Dragula" by Rob Zombie
"Dead!" by My Chemical Romance
"Voodoo" by Godsmack
"Candyman" by Christina Aguilera
"Iron Man" by Black Sabbath
"Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo
"Spill the Blood" by Slayer
"Soul Meets Body" by Death Cab for Cutie
"Snake Devil" by Scary Kids Scaring Kids
"Bodies" by Drowning Pool
"DOA" by Foo Fighters
"Wolf Like Me" by TV on the Radio
"The Hand That Feeds" by Nine Inch Nails
"Feed My Frankenstein" by Alice Cooper
"Doctor Blind" by Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
"Die, Die My Darling" by The Misfits
"The Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber
"Devil Inside" by INXS
"Love Me Dead" by Ludo

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Christmas Songs of the Strange
"Winter Wonderland" by Phantom Planet
"Snowfall Music" by Carbon Leaf
"I Won't Be Home for Christmas" by Blink 182
"Oi to the World" by No Doubt
"Christmas Only Comes Once a Year" by MxPx
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by My Chemical Romance
"Yule Shoot Your Eye Out" by Fall Out Boy
"Alone This Holiday" by The Used
"Let Me Sleep" by Pearl Jam
"Ex-Miss" by A New Found Glory
Let It Snow Baby...Let It Reindeer (CD) by Relient K

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Sea Chanteys for the Landlubber
"The Mallard" by Cliff Haslam
"Blow the Man Down" by Stan Hugill
"Sally Gardens" by the King's Singers
"Whiskey in the Jar" by Wyide Nept
"Cecillia" by Simon & Gerfunkel
"Haul Away Joe" by Wyide Nept
"The Boxer" by Carbon Leaf
"Clear Away the Track" by Stan Hugill
"The Old German Clockwinder" by Cliff Haslam
"South Australia" by Liam Clancy
"Bully in the Alley" by Morrigan
"Blood Red Rose" by Liam Clancy
"Homeward Boud" by Stuart M. Frank
"Santy Ano" by Liam Clancy
"Scarborough Fair" by Simon & Garfunkel
"Mary Mac" by Carbon Leaf
"Bring 'Em Down" by Clark Branson
"John Kanakanaka" by Wyde Nepy
"What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor" by the King's Singers
"I Wish They'd Do It Now" by Cliff Haslam

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Boys of Summer
"The Boys of Summer" by The Ataris
"The Ballad of Russell Perry" by Vigilantes of Love
"What a Game" by Ragtime Cast
"Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel
"Piazza, New York Catcher" by Belle & Sebastian
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man" by Chuck Berry
"Cubs In Five" by The Mountain Goats
"Sure Shot" by Beastie Boys
"Heart" by The McGuire Sisters
"Catfish" by Bob Dylan
"Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?" by Natalie Cole
"T-E-A-M (The Baseball Game)" by You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Cast
"A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request" by Steve Goodman
"Whatever Lola Wants" by Sarah Vaughan
"Tessie" by Dropkick Murphys
"Glory Days" by Bruce Springsteen

If you need more songs about baseball, check out the soundtrack to Ken Burns' documentary Baseball, which is an amazing collection of a century's worth of the sounds of baseball. It also includes seven different versions of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game."

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Stormy Weather
"Stormy Weather" by Lena Horne
"Lightning Crashes" by Live
"It Blew a Living Gale" by David Baumgarten
"Rainy Day Women" by Bob Dylan
"A Little Fall of Rain" by Les Miserables Cast
"Downpour" by Brandi Carlile
"Come Rain Or Come Shine" by Billie Holiday
"Butterflies & Hurricanes" by Muse
"Drops of Rain" by Carbon Leaf
"Don't Rain On My Parade" by Glee Cast
"Ill Wind" by Billie Holiday
"She Gathers Rain" by Collective Soul
"Blow the Man Down" by Stan Hugill
"Blowin' in the Wind" by Bob Dylan
"Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind" by Spring Awakenings Cast
"Us Amazonians" by Kirsty MacColl (from Tropical Brainstorm)
"Darkshines" by Muse
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Ella Fitzgerald

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