Tuesday, November 30, 2021

The "NOT the Marvel Cinematic Universe" 30-Song Tribute Challenge


Day 1: A Song Discussing A Metal Of Some Sort: Walter Egan - Magnet And Steel

Day 2: A Song From The World War II Era: Harry James & His Orchestra - It's Been A Long, Long Time

Day 3: A Song About Military Personnel: XTC - Generals And Majors

Day 4: A Song About Norse Mythological Icons: Judas Priest - Halls Of Valhalla

Day 5: A Song Focused On The Color Green: Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions

Day 6: A Song About Spiders: Jefferson Starship - Black Widow

Day 7: A Song About Archers Or Archery: ABC - Poison Arrow

Day 8: A Song About Black Panthers Or Other Felines: Al Stewart - The Year Of The Cat

Day 9: A Song About Guardians Of Some Sort: Willie Nelson - Someone To Watch Over Me

Day 10: A Song About Extra-Terrestrial Beings: Ella Fitzgerald - Two Little Men In A Flying Saucer

Day 11: A Song About Artificial Intelligence: Royksopp - Suite For A Robotic Girl

Day 12: A Song About Space Travel: The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman

Day 13: A Song About Ants Or Wasps: Adam & The Ants - Antmusic

Day 14: A Song About The Mystic Arts: Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon

Day 15: A Song About Doctors: David Seville - Witch Doctor

Day 16: A Song About Falcons, Vultures, Or Other Birds: Allan Sherman - The Bronx Bird Watcher

Day 17: A Song About Avenging Something: The Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl

Day 18: A Song About Sibling Rivalry: The Juliana Hatfield Three - My Sister

Day 19: A Song About Government Agencies: Weird Al Yankovic - Party In The CIA

Day 20: A Song Referencing Wars: The Byrds - Draft Morning

Day 21: A Song About (Scarlet) Witches: Siouxsie & The Banshees - Spellbound

Day 22: A Song Set In Brooklyn Or Queens, NY: The Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn

Day 23: A Song About Raccoons Or Other Rodents: Ray Stevens - The Mississippi Squirrel Revival

Day 24: A Song Proclaiming, "I Am __________!": Neil Diamond - I Am, I Said

Day 25: A Song Dealing With Vision: Johnny Nash, I Can See Clearly Now

Day 26: A Song About Passing A Legacy To Someone Else: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Teach Your Children

Day 27: A Song About Homecoming And/Or Dances: Kenny Loggins - Celebrate Me Home

Day 28: A Song About Traveling Far From Home: Chaim Topol & Michele Marsh - Far From The Home I Love

Day 29: A Song About Teamwork: The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends

Day 30: A Song About Comic Book Characters: Laurie Anderson - O Superman

Sunday, October 31, 2021

The "NOT by Rush" 30-Song Tribute Challenge


Day 1: A Song About A Literary Character: Marillion - Grendel

Day 2: A Song About Subdivisions: Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs

Day 3: A Song About A Year: Melissa Etheridge - 2001

Day 4: A Song Dealing With The Spirit Of Radio: Bruce Springsteen - Radio Nowhere

Day 5: A Song About An Airport: Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly

Day 6: An Instrumental: Beastie Boys - Electric Worm

Day 7: A Song By A Three-Member Band: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man

Day 8: A Song About Living In The Limelight: Jennifer Lopez - Jenny From The Block

Day 9: A Song About Time Standing Still: Billy Very & The Beaters - At This Moment

Day 10: A Song About Rolling The Bones: Linda Ronstadt - Tumbling Dice

Day 11: A Song Focused On The Working Man: Sammy Kershaw - National Working Women's Holiday

Day 12: A Song Focusing On Vital Signs: Peggy Lee - Fever

Day 13: A Song About Xanadu (Or Some Other Mythical Location): Loreena McKennitt - The Lady Of Shalott

Day 14: A Song About The Manhattan Project: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay

Day 15: A Song About A New World Man: Don McLean - Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)

Day 16: A Song Discussing Big Money: Calloway - I Wanna Be Rich

Day 17: A Song Proclaiming, "Show, Don't Tell": Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way

Day 18: A Song About Something Being Closer To The Heart: The Cure - Close To Me

Day 19: A Song About A Snow Dog: George Clinton - Atomic Dog

Day 20: A Song About Trees: Belly - Feed The Tree

Day 21: A Song About Flying By Night: Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon

Day 22: A Song Expressing A Farewell To Kings: Allan Sherman - You Went The Wrong Way, Old King Louie

Day 23: A Song Focused On (Red) Sports Cars: Jerry Reed - East Bound And Down

Day 24: A Song Assessing Having A Ghost Of A Chance: Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck

Day 25: A Song With A Foreign Language Title: Manhattan Transfer - Chanson D'Amour

Day 26: A Song About Bastille Day: La Marseillaise

Day 27: A 10+ Minute Long Song: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile

Day 28: A Song About Betting Your Life: Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Feel Lucky

Day 29: A Song About Freewill: Bon Jovi - It's My Life

Day 30: A Song By A Canadian Artist, Eh?: Great Big Sea - Process Man (The Chemical Worker's Song)

Thursday, September 30, 2021

The "NOT by David Bowie" 30-Song Music Challenge


Day 1: A Song About A Space Oddity: Monty Python's Flying Circus - The Galaxy Song

Day 2: A Song About Rebels: Allan Sherman - The Rebel

Day 3: A Song About Ashes Or Dust: Fleetwood Mac - Gold Dust Woman

Day 4: A Song Focusing On Pressure: Jim's Big Ego - Stress

Day 5: A Song About (Suffragette) Cities: Gil Scott-Heron - We Almost Lost Detroit

Day 6: A Song About Jeans or Jeanies: Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans

Day 7: A Song About Changes: Raydio - You Can't Change That

Day 8: A Song Proclaiming, "Let's Dance!": C&C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)

Day 9: A Song Dealing With Cats: Squeeze - Cool For Cats

Day 10: A Song About Being A Hero (If Just For One Day): The Kinks - Celluloid Heroes

Day 11: A Song About Sweet Things: Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion

Day 12: A Song About China Girls: Laid Back - China Girl

Day 13: A Song About The Golden Years (Wop Wop Wop): Adele - When We Were Young

Day 14: A Song About Fame: Weird Al Yankovic - TMZ

Day 15: A Song About Panicking In Detroit (Or Elsewhere): Pat Benatar - Anxiety (Get Nervous)

Day 16: A Song By A Glam Rocker: Sweet - Ballroom Blitz

Day 17: A Song About Sound Or Vision: Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes

Day 18: A Song About Modern Love: The Cure - Lovesong

Day 19: A Song About Young Americans: Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen

Day 20: A Song About Fashion: Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

Day 21: A Song About Absolute Beginners: Tori Amos - Pretty Good Year

Day 22: A Song About Young Dudes: K.T. Oslin - Younger Men

Day 23: A Song Discussing Scary Monsters: Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London

Day 24: A Song Discussing Super Creeps: Weird Al Yankovic - Do I Creep You Out?

Day 25: A Song About Diamonds Or Dogs: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Dogs On The Run

Day 26: A Song About Stations: Donald Fagan & The Nightflyers - The Nightfly

Day 27: A Song Asking, "Where Are We Now?": U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Day 28: A Song About Selling The World: Miles Davis - Love For Sale

Day 29: A Song About Not Giving Everything Away: Supertramp - Give A Little Bit

Day 30: A Song By An Artist Who Took On Another Persona: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

The "NOT by The Traveling Wilburys" 30-Song Music Challenge

Day 1: A Song About Handling Things With Care: Men Without Hats - Safety Dance

Day 2: A Song About A Dirty World: Lou Reed - Last Great American Whale

Day 3: A Song About Being Rattled: Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle & Roll

Day 4: A Song Reminiscing About Last Night: The Beatles - Norwegian Wood (That Bird Has Flown)

Day 5: A Bob Dylan Song: Bob Dylan - My Back Pages

Day 6: A Song About Not Being In Love Anymore: Etta James - At Last

Day 7: A Song Offering Congrats To Someone: Cliff Richard - Congratulations

Day 8: A Song Whose Title Is That Of An Alcoholic Drink: John Lee Hooker - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

Day 9: A Song Dealing With A One-Night Stand: Reba McIntyre - She Thinks His Name Was John

Day 10: A George Harrison Song: George Harrison - What Is Life

Day 11: A Song Set In New Jersey: Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band - Atlantic City

Day 12: A Song Telling A Story: Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald

Day 13: A Song Focusing On The End Of The Line: The Clash - Armagideon Time

Day 14: A Song About Something Being Inside Out: REM - Turn You Inside-Out

Day 15: A Jeff Lynne Song: Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone

Day 16: A Song About Wanting Someone In Your Life: Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me

Day 17: A Song About One Of The Deadly Sins: Veruca Salt (from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory) - I Want It All

Day 18: A Song About Being Poor: Michael Franti & Spearhead - Hole In The Bucket

Day 19: A Twist: Dire Straits - Twistin' By The Pool

Day 20: A Roy Orbison Song: Roy Orbison - She's A Mystery To Me

Day 21: A Song Lamenting Environmental Issues: John Anderson with Lorraine Johnson & Carolina Road - Seminole Wind

Day 22: A Song With Multiple Lead Singers: Barenaked Ladies - If I Had $1,000,000

Day 23: A Song Asking A Question About A Significant Other: The Contours - Do You Love Me?

Day 24: A Song About Cool, Dry Places: Jane Wiedlan & Sparks - Cool Places

Day 25: A Tom Petty Song: Tom Petty - Leave Virginia Along

Day 26: A Song About Taking One's Breath Away: Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath

Day 27: A Song About The Moon And/Or Night Sky: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Shame On The Moon

Day 28: A Cover Of A '60s Song: The Bangles - Hazy Shade Of Winter

Day 29: A Song About Orphans: Richie Havens - Motherless Child

Day 30: A Song By A Supergroup: Northern Nights - Tears Are Not Enough

Saturday, July 31, 2021

The "NOT by Frank Zappa" 30-Song Tribute Challenge

Day 1: A Song About Dancing Fools: Men Without Hats - Safety Dance

Day 2: A Song About Catholic Girls: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Catholic School Girls Rule

Day 3: A Song About A Garage Band: Patti Smith - So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star

Day 4: A Song Focusing On Snow: Fleming & John - Winter Wonderland/Misty Mountain Hop

Day 5: A Song About (Drowning) Witches: Frank Sinatra - Witchcraft

Day 6: A Song About Challenging A Government: Bjork - Declare Independence

Day 7: A Song Featuring A Xylophone: Robert Palmer - Looking For Clues

Day 8: A Song About Valley Girls: OutKast featuring George Clinton - Synthesizer

Day 9: A Song Discussing Dirty Love: Prince & The Revolution - Erotic City

Day 10: An Instrumental: Mason Williams - Classical Gas

Day 11: A Song About Being In Trouble Every Day: Weezer - Troublemaker

Day 12: A Song About Motherly Love: Paul Simon - Mother And Child Reunion

Day 13: A Song Dealing With A (Jewish) Princess: Julie Brown - The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun

Day 14: A Song About Someone Named Joe: Manhattan Transfer - That's Killer Joe

Day 15: A Song About Having No Heart: Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone

Day 16: A Song About Hungry Freaks: Johnny Cash - Beans For Breakfast

Day 17: A Song About King Kong: Bobby Pickett & Peter Ferrara - King Kong (Your Song)

Day 18: A Song About Brown (Or Any Color) Shoes: Run-DMC - My Adidas

Day 19: A Song By An Innovative Artist: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Day 20: A Song About A Disease (Imaginary Or Otherwise): Joe Jackson - Cancer

Day 21: A Song About A Wet T-Shirt Bar Night: Missy Elliott - Shake Your Pom Pom

Day 22: A Song About Cosmik Debris: Devo - Space Junk

Day 23: A Song About Holidays In Berlin (Or Anywhere): Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road

Day 24: A Song About Only Being In It For The Money: The Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems

Day 25: A Song About Cruising For Burgers: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - The Horizontal Bop

Day 26: A Song Poking Fun At Organized Religion: XTC - Dear God

Day 27: A Song By An Artist Who Crosses Multiple Genres: Fleetwood Mac - Madison Blues

Day 28: A Song About Inventions: Kraftwerk - Pocket Calculator

Day 29: A Song Mocking Pop Rock: Allan Sherman - Pop Hates The Beatles

Day 30: A Song About T's & Beer: Joe Walsh - I.L.B.T.'s