He Heard Harmony

Day 44  11/29/10 - 82 songs
First song 9:13AM:  "Hard Traveling" by Woody Guthrie from Folkways:  The Original Vision
Last song 5:58PM:  "Heart & Soul" by The Monkees from Anthology

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Have I Told You Lately"
• Rod Stewart
• Van Morrison
• Four versions of Eric Clapton's "Have You Ever Loved a Woman?"
• Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Derek & The Dominos)
• The Blues
• 24 Nights
• Crossroads (with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers)
• Two versions of "Having a Party"
• Sam Cooke
• Rod Stewart
• Two versions of "(A) Hazy Shade of Winter"
• The Bangles
• Simon & Garfunkel
• Two versions of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
• The Hollies
• Neil Diamond

Notes:
I hit 3,500 songs today with Jimi Hendrix's "Hear My Train A Comin'."  3,500 songs and I'm still in the early H songs...  Pretty impressive.
There was a really great run of stuff in a row today that I have to share:

• "Havana Daydreamin'" by Jimmy Buffett
• "Havana Moon" by Chuck Berry
• "Have a Cigar" by Pink Floyd
• "Have a Good Time" by Paul Simon
• "Have a Heart" by Bonnie Raitt
• "Have a Nice Day" by George Carlin
• "Have I the Right?" by The Honeycombs
• "Have I Told You Lately" by Rod Stewart
• "Have I Told You Lately" by Van Morrison
• "Have Love Will Travel" by Tom Petty
• "Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" by Jimi Hendrix

Something tells me that I'm the first person to ever hear all of those in a row.  Just a guess, anyway...

Here are a few more favorites from today:

• "Harmony" by Elton John
• "Harper Valley P.T.A." by Jeanne C. Riley
• "Harvest Moon" by Neil Young
• "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "He's a Rebel" by The Crystals
• "He Went to Paris" by Jimmy Buffett
• "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears
• "Heading for the Light" by The Traveling Wilburys
• "Headlong" by Queen
• "Hear Me Lord" by George Harrison
• "Heard it in a Love Song" by The Marshall Tucker Band

Today was awesome.

Hard Hammer Happiness

Day 43  11/29/10 - 76 songs
First song 11:15AM:  "Half a Woman, Half a Shadow" by Roxette from Look Sharp!
Last song 5:59PM:  "Hard to Say I'm Sorry - Get Away" by Chicago from Very Best of...

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Half as Much"
• Hank Williams
• Patsy Cline
• Three versions of "Hallelujah, I Love Her So"
• Two by Ray Charles
• Anthology
• Atlantic Rhythm & Blues box set
• The Beatles from Anthology 1
• Five songs titled "Happy"
• Bruce Springsteen from Tracks
• Brandi Carlile from Brandi Carlile
• The Rolling Stones from Forty Licks
• Sheryl Crow with Keith Richards from Live From Central Park (live version of last song)
• Seasick Steve from Man From Another Time - Title was "Happy (To Have a Job)"
• Three versions of "A Hard Day's Night"
• Two by The Beatles
• A Hard Day's Night (studio version)
• Anthology 1 (Outtake)
• The Bar-Kays
• Six versions of Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" - totaling 41:21
• The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (studio version)
• The Bootleg, Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964
• Live At The Gaslight 1962
• The Rolling Thunder Revue
• No Direction Home: The Soundtrack
• Concert For Bangladesh

Notes:
I'm finally caught up after the Thanksgiving holiday...  I didn't even realize I had six versions of "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall," and 41 minutes of the same singer singing the same song six different ways was actually kind of annoying, and I'm a big Dylan fan.
Some favorites from the day:

• "Hammer to Fall" by Queen
• "Handbags and Gladrags" by Rod Stewart
• "Handle With Care" by The Traveling Wilburys
• "Hannah" by Ray LaMontagne
• "Happiness is a Warm Gun" by The Beatles
• "Happy Jack" by The Who

I have to further note that it was nice to hear "Handle With Care" today, as well as a cut from The Concert for Bangladesh, since today was the ninth anniversary of the passing of George Harrison.  All things must pass...

G Statistics

Total number of songs: 381
Actual time: 23 hours, 23 minutes

First song: 11/16/10 8:57AM "G Funk Intro" by Snoop Doggy Dogg from Doggystyle
Last song: 11/22/10 3:13PM "Gz And Hustlas feat. Nancy Fletcher" by Snoop Doggy Dogg from Doggystyle

Longest song:  "Glad/Freedom Rider" by Traffic from On The Road - 20:56

Top Artists
The Beatles	17
Bruce Springsteen	14
Bob Dylan	12
Eric Clapton	11
Creedence Clearwater Revival	7
Elton John	7
B. B. King	6
Dusty Springfield	5
Jimmy Buffett	5
John Lennon	5
Prince	5
Stevie Ray Vaughan	5
Tom Waits	5
Traffic	5
Van Morrison	5
Top First Words
Get	28
Girl/Girls	23
Give	22
God	15
Goin'/Going	20
Good	39
Got	17

Had Green Gypsy Grease

Day 42  11/22/10 - 80 songs
First song 7:58AM:  "The Grass (Will Sing For You)" by Lonnie Youngblood from the Cameo Parkway box set
Last song 3:48PM:  "Haitian Divorce" by Steely Dan from Greatest Hits

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Green, Green Grass of Home"
• Gram Parsons
• Tom Jones
• Two versions of Elton John's "Grey Seal"
• Elton John (self titled album)
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
• Four versions of Bruce Springsteen's "Growin' Up"
• Greetings From Asbury Park (album version)
• Live 1975 - 1985
• Live in Dublin (Seeger Sessions Band)
• Tracks box set (demo version)

Notes:
This entry was from last week.  I was on vacation the rest of Thanksgiving week and didn't get a chance to update.
I finished the G's and started the H's last Monday.  One very appropriate track was "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" by Dee Dee Sharp, since Thanksgiving was approaching.  It inspired me to create a Thanksgiving playlist which turned out to be rather interesting.

Goodbye, Good Grapefruit!

Day 41  11/19/10 - 105 songs
First song 8:55AM:  "Golden Years" by David Bowie from Best Of...
Last song 5:31PM:  "Grapefruit Moon" by Tom Waits from The Early Years Vol 2

Highlights:

• 39 "Good" songs
• 17 "Got" songs
• Three versions of "Good Golly, Miss Molly"
• Creedence Clearwater Revival from Bayou Country
• Jerry Lee Lewis from Best Of...
• Little Richard from Best Of...
• Three versions of "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"
• Huey Lewis & The News
• Muddy Waters
• The Yardbirds
• Four versions of "Goodnight Irene"
• Two by Leadbelly 
• Brian Wilson
• Tom Waits
• Three versions of "Got to Get You Into My Life"
• Two by The Beatles
• Revolver
• Anthology 2 (out-take)
• Earth, Wind, & Fire

Notes:
Lots of great music today...  First time in a while I broke 100 songs, and there was a lot of great stuff.  It doesn't appear that I'll get out of the G's on Monday, and I'm on vacation through the week.  Hopefully I can get Monday's entry posted at some point during the break.
Favorites from today:

• "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" by Alison Krauss & Robert Plant
• "Good Day Sunshine" by The Beatles
• "Good Hearted Man" by Tift Merritt
• "Good Lovin'" by The Rascals
• "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" by Queen
• "Good Times" by Sam Cooke
• "Good Times Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin
• "Goodbye Stranger" by Supertramp
• "Goodnight Saigon" by Billy Joel
• "Got My Mojo Working" by Muddy Waters
• "Graceland" by Paul Simon

Have a great weekend!

Glory! Gold Gods!

Day 40  11/18/10 - 64 songs
First song 9:30AM:  "Gloomy" by Creedence Clearwater Revival from Creedence Clearwater Revival
Last song 6:01PM:  "Golden Teardrops" by The Flamingos from The Doo Wop Box

Highlights:

• 15 "God" songs
• 20 "Goin'/Going" songs
• Three versions of "The Glory of Love"
• The Five Keys
• Otis Redding
• The Velvetones
• Two versions of "Go Tell it on the Mountain"
• Simon & Garfunkel
• Bob Marley & The Wailers
• Two versions of "Goin' (Going) Down"
• Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Freddie King
• Four versions of "Goin' (Going) Down Slow"
• The Allman Brothers
• B.B. King
• Eric Clapton
• Huey Lewis & The News

Notes
Today ended up being a lot shorter than it should have been, as I was distracted and pulled away from my desk quite often.
The highlights were definitely among the great parts of today.  The four versions of "Going Down Slow" were all unique in fantastic ways, and I found out that I don't have the most recognized version of the song by Howlin' Wolf.  I'm not a big fan of Huey Lewis' version too much, as the tempo of the song doesn't really match up with the overall mood of the song.
I have two more days of work before Thanksgiving, and I'm not sure if I'll make it out of the G's or not.  Stay tuned!

Give Glad Girls Glass

Day 39  11/17/10 - 65 songs
First song 9:39AM:  "Gimme Some Lovin'" by The Spencer Davis Group from Steve Winwood's Finer Things box set
Last song 5:55PM:  "Glass Onion" by The Beatles from The Beatles (The White Album)

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Gimme Some Lovin'"
• Spencer Davis Group (studio version)
• Traffic (live)
• Five versions of "Girl From the North Country"
• Three by Bob Dylan
• The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
• Nashville Skyline (with Johnny Cash)
• The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
• Joe Cocker from Mad Dogs and Englishmen
• Rod Stewart from Reason To Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings
• Two Dusty Springfield songs back-to-back
• "Give Me the Night"
• "Give Me Time"
• Two versions of "Glad" by Traffic
• John Barleycorn Must Die (studio)
• On The Road (medley with "Freedom Rider") (live)
• Three versions of "Glass Onion" by The Beatles
• Two out-takes from Anthology 3
• The Beatles (White Album)

Notes:
Today ended up as a shorter day as I took 90 minutes to listen to Howard Stern interview Billy Joel from yesterday's show.  I'm not a Stern fan, but that was a fantastic interview.  Find it.  Thanks go to my brother for sending it to me.
There were 22 "Give" songs and 19 "Girl" songs today, but there was a lot of really good songs that need mentioning today:

• "Girl" by The Beatles
• "The Girl Can't Help It" by Little Richard
• "The Girl from Ipanema" by Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
• "A Girl Like You" by The Smithereens
• "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" by Neil Diamond
• "Give a Little Bit" by Supertramp
• "Give My Love to Rose" by Johnny Cash
• "Glad All Over" by The Dave Clark 5
• "Glad Tidings" by Van Morrison

Get Funky, Garden Ghost

Day 38  11/16/10 - 91 songs
First song 9:32AM:  "Funky Broadway" by Wilson Pickett from Atlantic Rhythm and Blues box set
Last song 5:54PM:  "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones from Forty Licks

Highlights:

• Both "Fussy Eater" bits from by George Carlin from A Place For My Stuff
• Two versions of "Further On (Up the Road) by Bruce Springsteen
• The Rising (studio version)
• Live in Dublin (with the Seeger Sessions Band)
• Four versions of "Further On Up the Road"
• Three by Eric Clapton
• The Blues
• Crossroads box set
• The Last Waltz (The Band)
• Joe Cocker from Mad Dogs and Englishmen
• Two versions of "Gates of Eden" by Bob Dylan
• The Bootleg, Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964 (live version)
• Bringing it All Back Home (studio version)
• Four versions of "Get Back" by The Beatles
• Anthology 3 (live from rooftop concert)
• Let it Be
• Let it Be...  Naked
• Past Masters Volume 2

Notes:
I passed the 3,000 song mark today, as well as moved out of the F's and into the G's.
There was a great moment today when "Funny How Love Can Be" by The Ivy League came on.  I had probably heard that song on radio several times throughout my life, but never really knew what it was.  I certainly didn't know that I had the song.  Once again, I can thank this project for showing me good stuff I never knew I had.
Appropriate that the day The Beatles finally appear on iTunes that I get four versions of "Get Back," but I also heard "Getting Better" from Sgt. Pepper.  I think you can only download two versions of "Get Back" from iTunes...  Though I didn't bother to really look to see if they had the Anthology series or Let it Be...  Naked available for purchase.  I already have everything on CD.  I don't need it again.
More personal favorites from today:

• "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers
• "The Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
• "Garden Party" by Rick Nelson
• "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles
• "Get a Job" by The Silhouettes
• "Get it Right the First Time" by Billy Joel
• "Ghost in this House" by Alison Krauss
• "The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Bruce Springsteen
• "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" by Johnny Cash

Today was a really good music day,

F Statistics

Total number of songs: 342
Actual time: 22 hours, 13 minutes

First song: 11/10/10 9:36AM "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" by Otis Redding from Very Best Of...
Last song: 11/16/10 12:02PM "The Future" by Prince from Batman: Motion Picture Soundtrack

Longest songs*: 
"Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" by Elton John from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 11:10
"Free Bird (outtake version) by Lynyrd Skynyrd from Skynyrd's Innyrds

*I included two long songs for F for two reasons:

• "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" could technically be two songs.
• Um, because it's "Free Bird."

Top Artists:
The Beatles	12
Bruce Springsteen	10
Bob Dylan	7
Eric Clapton	7
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band	6
Tom Waits	6
Bill Cosby	5
George Carlin	5
Johnny Cash	5
Rush	5
The Band	5
Tom Petty	5
Top First Words:
Feel	9
Fire	14
First	9
Fool(s)	21
For	21
From	9
Further	7

From Free Friends

Day 37  11/15/10 - 72 songs
First song 9:19AM:  "Four Strong Winds" by Neil Young from The Last Waltz (The Band)
Last song 5:54PM:  "Funk #49" by Joe Walsh from Greatest Hits

Highlights:

• Two Versions of "Fourth Time Around"
• Bob Dylan from The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Live 1966 - The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert
• Yo La Tengo from I'm Not There
• Four versions of Jimi Hendrix's "Foxey Lady" or "Foxy Lady"
• Live at Monterey
• Two versions from The BBC Sessions
• Are You Experienced?  (Studio version)
• Two "Frankie & Johnny" songs
• "Frankie's Man, Johnny" by Johnny Cash from Essential 1955-1983
• "Frankie and Johnny" by Sam Cooke from Greatest Hits
• Two "Freedom" Steve Winwood-related songs back-to-back
• "Freedom Overspill" by Steve Winwood from Back in the High Life
• "Freedom Rider" by Traffic from John Barleycorn Must Die
• Two versions of "From Four Until Late"
• Robert Johnson from Complete Recordings
• Cream from Fresh Cream (title was "Four Until Late")

Notes:
First, for those of you actually paying attention, I made a mistake back on 10/19/10, when I failed to update the day to 21, skewing all the days since then.  So if you notice that Day 36 disappeared, it was actually Friday, 11/12/10.  Hopefully I don't screw that up again.
There is actually a studio version of "Fourth Time Around" by Bob Dylan from Blonde on Blonde, but it didn't play today because the title is written as "4th Time Around," which I'll get to at the end when all the titles that start with numerical digits occur, according to iTunes.
Also, the Johnny Cash & Sam Cooke songs above are pretty much the same song, though not totally the same.  The refrain is the same, as well as most of the verse lyrics.  The title is the only real difference.
I got to hear all 11:10 of "Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" today, which then led into the closing song, "Funk #49."  It was a great way to close out a pretty busy Monday.

Follow Four Fools Forever

Day 35  11/12/10 - 86 songs
First song 9:01AM:  "Follow" by Brandi Carlile from the self-titled album Brandi Carlile
Last song 5:51PM:  "Four Sticks" by Led Zeppelin from Led Zeppelin IV (ZOSO)

Highlights:

• Studio & live versions of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues"
• Two versions of "For Once In My Life"
• Gladys Knight & The Pips
• Stevie Wonder
• Three versions of The Beatles' "Fool On the Hill"
• Magical Mystery Tour (studio version)
• Demo & Take 4 from Anthology 2

Notes:
I was too busy on Friday evening to update, and then I forgot until now.
Friday was a solid mix of great music.  The bulk of the day could be a "highlight," really.  There was a great mix of artists, genres, and sounds.  There weren't a lot of covers and/or alternate versions of songs either.  It really was just a great listening day.
Personal favorites:

• "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash (both versions)
• "Fool's Paradise" by Buddy Holly
• "Fools on Parade" by The Jayhawks
• "For No One" by The Beatles
• "For You" by Bruce Springsteen
• "For You Blue" by The Beatles

Fire Five Flesh Fingers First!

Day 34  11/11/10 - 89 songs
First song 9:05AM:  "Feels So Right" by Janet Jackson from All for You
Last song 5:37PM:  "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" by Earl Scruggs from Earl Scruggs and Friends


Highlights:

• 14 "Fire" songs
• Two versions of Jimi Hendrix's "Fire"
• Are You Experienced?
• The BBC Sessions
• Two versions (studio & live) of two Bob Seger "Fire" songs
• "The Fire Down Below"
• "Fire Lake"
• Two versions of "The First Cut is the Deepest"
• Cat Stevens
• Rod Stewart
• Three versions of "Five Long Years"
• B.B. King
• Buddy Guy
• Eric Clapton

Notes:
I forgot to send the song info from yesterday to myself at home, so I'm updating yesterday now, and I'll update today a bit later (once the day is over).
Pretty good day of music yesterday...  I did have to endure "Fernando" by ABBA, and I further question why I even have ABBA in my collection.
I accidentially listened to the same song twice yesterday, and this was the first time I did that without catching myself.  "Find the Cost of Freedom" by CSNY was played back to back on two different collections.  Oh well...
Finishing the day on "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" was great fun.  No one was around in the office, so I cranked up that banjo and yee-hawed the rest of the day away.

Feel Fat Fantasy

Day 33  11/10/10 - 76 songs
First song 9:33AM:  "Ezy Rider" by Jimi Hendrix from First Rays of the New Rising Sun
Last song 5:53PM:  "Feels So Good" by Van Halen from Best Of...

Highlights:

• Two Bruce Springsteen songs back-to-back
• "Factory" from Darkness on the Edge of Town
• "Fade Away" from The River
• Three unique songs all with the same title of "Falling in Love"
• Lisa Loeb
• Sam Cooke
• Aerosmith - Title was "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"
• Three unique songs all with the same title of "Fantasy"
• Aldo Nova
• Earth, Wind, & Fire
• Mariah Carey
• Three Fat Albert bits by Bill Cosby back-to-back-to-back (all from the album Fat Albert)
• "Fat Albert's Car"
• "Fat Albert Got a Hernia"
• "Fat Albert Plays Dead"
• Three versions of "Feelin' Alright"
• Joe Cocker
• Traffic
• Gladys Knight & The Pips

Notes
I finished up the last E song today and started the F's off with Otis Redding's "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)."  A fine start.
I found the three versions of "Feelin' Alright" to be rather interesting.  While Traffic's version is more straightforward, Joe Cocker's has the piano riff at the start which adds to the uniqueness of his version.  Gladys Knight's version is basically a cover of his cover.
There were some great "Fat" songs today (aside from Fat Albert):

• "Fat Bottomed Girls" by Queen
• "The Fat Man" by Fats Domino
• "Fat Man in the Bathtub" by Little Feat

I also got to crank up "Feel Like a Number" by Bob Seger, because it's a perfect anthem for sitting as a nameless cog in a giant corporate machine.
There was also some great instrumental guitar today:

• Three by John Williams (no relation to the Star Wars composer), all from Spanish Guitar Music
• "Fandango"
• "Fandanguillo, Op. 36"
• "Fantasia"
• Immediately following "Fantasia" was "Fantasia Suite" by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco de Lucia from Friday Night in San Francisco.

More F's tomorrow...

E Statistics

Total number of songs: 228
Actual time: 14 hours, 48 minutes

First song: 11/5/10 10:04AM "E-Bow the Letter" by R.E.M. from Best Of...
Last song: 11/10/10 9:33AM "Ezy Rider" by Jimi Hendrix from First Rays of the New Rising Sun

Longest song:  "Echoes" by Pink Floyd from Meddle - 23:28

Top Artists:
The Beatles	11
Bruce Springsteen	6
10,000 Maniacs	4
Eric Clapton	4
Gladys Knight & Pips	4
Prince	4
Traffic	4
William Bell	4
Top First Words:
Easy	7
El	7
Empty	7
End	13
Every	26
Everybody	27
Evil	6

Every Evil Eye

Day 32  11/9/10 - 73 songs
First song 9:40AM:  "Every Mother's Son" by Traffic from John Barleycorn Must Die
Last song 5:56PM:  "Eyesight to the Blind" by Eric Clapton from Tommy soundtrack (The Who)

Highlights:

• 27 "Everybody" songs
• Two versions of "Everyday is Like Sunday"
• 10,000 Maniacs from Campfire Songs
• The Pretenders from Boys on the Side soundtrack
• Two versions of "Evil (Is Going On)"
• Howlin' Wolf
• Eric Clapton (Derek & the Dominos)
• Three versions of "Eyesight to the Blind"
• B.B. King
• The Larks
• Eric Clapton (from the Tommy soundtrack)

Notes:
I'm one song away from finishing out the E's.  I just couldn't stay at work any longer tonight to hear the last one, so I'll finish them off tomorrow.  E turned out to be a pretty short letter.  My guess is that Q and Z will probably be the shortest.  Hard to tell until we get there...
I had a great power ballad moment back to back this morning, mostly thanks to a spelling error.  "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison led into "(Everything I Do) I Do it For You" by Bryan Adams.  Everything was actually spelled "Every Thing" on my iTunes, so it had the song in the wrong place.  That happened yesterday and today as well with a studio & live version of "Everyday is a Winding Road" by Sheryl Crow.  The studio version was spelled "Every Day..." and as a result, they were not played back to back, nor mentioned as a highlight.  Oh well...
Best song of the day was "Excitable Boy" by Warren Zevon.  It's a great song about murder, rape, and caging up a loved one.
Onto the F's tomorrow!

Empty Ends

Day 31  11/8/10 - 78 songs
First song 8:33AM:  "Empty Arms" by Stevie Ray Vaughan from The Sky is Crying
Last song 4:58PM:  "Every Man Oughta Have a Woman" by William Bell from The Complete Stax-Volt Singles box set

Highlights

• Two versions of Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Empty Arms"
• Soul to Soul (slow version)
• The Sky is Crying (fast version)
• Two versions of "The End of the Innocence"
• Bruce Hornsby from Here Come the Noise Makers
• Don Henley from The End of the Innocence
• Two versions of "Eve of Destruction"
• Barry McGuire
• The Turtles
• Three versions of "Every Little Bit Hurts"
• Brenda Holloway
• Gladys Knight & The Pips
• Steve Winwood

Notes
Today I broke 2,500 songs...  Still in the E's as well, but, as long as there's time, I should get the E's finished up tomorrow.
There were a few great songs that I must mention after today, which makes this project all the more fun.  Songs I forgot I had, really enjoyed, or that simply get overlooked too much due to too much shuffle:

• "End of the World" by Herman's Hermits
• "The End" by The Doors
• "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes
• "Eternal Circle" by Bob Dylan
• "Every Little Thing" by The Beatles

D Statistics

Total number of songs: 594
Actual time: 37 hours, 50 minutes

First song: 10/22/10 12:24PM "D'yer Maker" by Led Zeppelin from Houses of the Holy
Last song: 11/5/10 9:15AM "Dweller on the Threshold" by Van Morrison from Best Of...

Longest song:  "Dogs" by Pink Floyd from Animals - 17:08

Top Artists:
Bob Dylan	18
The Beatles	18
Bruce Springsteen	16
Tom Petty	13
The Police	10
Eric Clapton	8
Mark Knopfler	8
The Allman Brothers Band	8
Tom Waits	8
Jimmy Buffett	7
Prince	7
B. B. King	6
Guns N' Roses	6
The Lovin' Spoonful	6
Top First Words:
Daddy	8
Dancing	14
Devil	11
Do	43
Does	10
Don't	131
Down	34

Drinkin' & Drivin' - Early

Day 29  11/4/10 - 46 songs
First song 8:13AM:  "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac from Rumors
Last song 4:55PM:  "Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler from The Doo Wop Box IIThe Doo Wop Box II

Day 30  11/5/10 - 83 songs
First song 8:14AM:  "Dumb" by Nirvana from In Utero
Last song 4:56PM:  "Empty Arms" by Ivory Joe Hunter from Atlantic Rhythm and Blues box set

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee"
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Stick McGhee
• Four versions of "Early in the Morning"
• Two from Eric Clapton
• Backless
• The Blues
• Buddy Guy from Damn Right, I've Got the Blues
• B.B. King from 80 - featuring Van Morrison
• Two versions of "Ebb Tide"
• The Platters
• The Righteous Brothers
• Four versions of "Eleanor Rigby"
• Two from The Beatles
• Revolver
• Anthology 2 (strings only)
• Aretha Franklin
• Ray Charles

Notes
I merged yesterday and today for a couple reasons.  Mostly, I just ran out of time to update last night, and I wanted to close the D's out, but that didn't happen until today.  The other reason was the fact that I only got through 46 songs on Thursday, and one of those was the 38:44 "Drugs and Kittens I'll Drink to That" from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones that had a hidden track, featuring over 30 minutes of silence.  Very exciting to actually listen to nothing.  As a result, there wasn't much to highlight or comment on.
Not to be outdone, today I had "Echoes" by Pink Floyd from Meddle, which is 23:28.  At least there was some amount of sound for the full amount.  Strangely, it was followed by "Eclipse" from Dark Side of the Moon, which made for an interesting transition.
I was pleasantly surprised to hear "Ebony and Ivory" today.  I didn't even know I had it until it came on.  Great to hear that again.
D statistics coming soon!

Double Down and Dream

Day 28  11/2/10 - 71 songs
First song 8:40AM:  "Door Number Three" by Jimmy Buffett from A1A
Last song 5:00PM:  "Dreams" by The Cranberries from Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?


Highlights:

• Two versions of Eric Clapton's "Double Trouble"
• No Reason To Cry (studio version)
• The Blues (live version)
• 34 "Down" songs
• Two versions of CCR's "Down on the Corner" from Willy and the Poorboys
• Studio version
• Out-take jam with Booker-T
• Two versions of "Down the Road Apiece"
• Will Bradley Trio
• Chuck Berry
• Two versions of Dire Straits' "Down to the Waterline"
• Self-Titled album Dire Straits (studio version)
• Live at the BBC

Notes:
I got through all the "Downs" today and started in with the "Dreams."  My hope of finishing up the D's tomorrow will have to wait until Thursday, as I'm taking tomorrow off, but it won't be from staying up all night watching election coverage.
My first song finally appeared today.  "Down the Road" from my EP Ah, Semplice was in the "Downs."  The next one won't appear until the H's...  If you don't have a copy of my record, let me know.  We'll arrange something.
There were a couple great tunes today that I must make mention of:

• "Double Shot of my Baby's Love" by The Swingin' Medallions
• "Down in the Boondocks" by Billy Joe Royal
• "Down With Disease" by Phish
• "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" by Roy Orbison

Because of those and others, today was a solid, although somewhat short day.  See you Thursday!

Don't, Donna!

Day 27  11/1/10 - 105 songs
First song 8:19AM:  "Don't Get Me Wrong" by The Pretenders from Greatest Hits
Last song 4:57PM:  "The Door is Still Open" by Dean Martin from Essential

Highlights:

• 94 more "Don't" songs (bringing the total to 131)
• Two versions of "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
• Eric Clapton from Reptile
• James Taylor from Greatest Hits
• Two versions of The Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down"
• Let It Be...  Naked
• Past Masters Vol 2
• Five versions of "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
• Four by Bob Dylan
• The Freewheelin Bob Dylan (original studio version)
• Bootleg Series Vol. 6 Live 1964 - Concert At Philharmonic Hall
• Live at the Gaslight 1962
• No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7 (demo version)
• Eric Clapton from The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
• Two versions of "Don't You Lie to Me"
• B.B. King
• Chuck Berry
• Two Mark Knopfler songs back-to-back
• "Donegan's Gone" from Shangri-La
• "Donkey Town" from All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
• Two "Donna" songs
• "Donna" by Ritchie Valens
• "Donna the Prima Donna" by Dion

 Notes
Finally closed out the "Don't" songs today.  There were 131 unique ones.  So far, that's probably the record (I'm too lazy to go back and actually look).  My guess is that songs that start with the actual word "I" will probably win.
Seven songs into today I heard "Don't Hit Me No More" by Mable John, which has some great lyrics:

I'm so sorry you had to slap me
'Cause you never done that before
But I'm so glad that man made a pass at me
I used to wonder if you loved me
Now that I know
Don't you hit me no more

Go download it.

Tomorrow we're going "Down" and we may get out of the D's. 

Don't, Dog!

Day 26  10/28/10 - 58 songs
First song 8:42AM:  "Doesn't Really Matter" by Janet Jackson from All For You
Last song 4:58PM:  "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" by B.B. King from King of the Blues box set

Highlights:

• 37 "Don't" songs (and counting...)
• 9 "Dog" songs
• 23:17 of Pink Floyd back-to-back
• "Dogs" from Animals - 17:08
• "The Dogs of War" from A Momentary Lapse of Reason - 6:09

Notes:
I forgot to update the blog on Friday afternoon...  But it was Friday and I had stuff to do.
The "Don't" songs are in full swing.  I should get through them on Monday, and likely wrap the D's up by Wednesday at the latest.
Had the classic Blue Öyster Cult "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" toward the end of the day.  A fantastic way to start Halloween weekend.  "You're gonna want that cowbell..."