Poor Pretty Pony Power

Day 87  2/15/11 - 88 songs
First song 9:01AM:  "Plenty" by Sarah McLachlan from Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Last song 5:47PM:  "Pretty Little Adriana" by Vince Gill from High Lonesome Sound

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Poor Jenny" by The Everly Brothers from Essential Cadence Singles
• One O'Clock Version
• Ten O'Clock Version
• Three versions of "Pretty Boy Floyd"
• Woody Guthrie from Folkways:  The Original Vision
• Bob Dylan from Folkways: A Vision Shared
• The Byrds from Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Notes:
Yesterday may have been the first day since I started that I only had one song by multiple artists.  "Pretty Boy Floyd" is one of my favorite Woody Guthrie songs, and I love all three versions I heard yesterday.
In case anyone out there is wondering about the two versions of "Poor Jenny," they were both recorded on the same day - one before lunch and one after - and are in different keys and tempos.
Here are my favorites from yesterday:

• "Poison Ivy" by The Coasters
• "Politician" by Cream
• "Polythene Pam" by The Beatles
• "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson
• "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" by Linda Ronstadt
• "Portobello Belle" by Dire Straits
• "Positively Fourth Street" by Bob Dylan
• "Possession" by Sarah McLachlan
• "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis & The News
• "Power to the People" by John Lennon
• "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" by Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
• "Prelude/Angry Young Man" by Billy Joel
• "Presence of the Lord" by Blind Faith
• "Pressure" by Billy Joel
• "The Pretender" by Jackson Browne
• "Pretending" by Eric Clapton
• "Pretoria" by The Smothers Brothers
• "Pretty in Pink" by The Psychedelic Furs

Please Philadelphia, Pick Pink Pigs

Day 86  2/14/11 - 106 songs
First song 9:07AM:  "Persuasion" by Santana from Santana
Last song 5:42PM:  "Pledging My Time" by Bob Dylan from Blonde on Blonde

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Philadelphia Freedom"
• Elton John from Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
• Hall & Oates from Two Rooms - Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
• Two versions of "Philadelphia Lawyer"
• Woodie Guthrie from Folkways:  The Original Vision
• Willie Nelson from Folkways:  A Vision Shared
• Two versions of "Piece Of My Heart"
• Janis Joplin from Greatest Hits
• Melissa Etheridge from Greatest Hits
• All "Pig" songs from Pink Floyd's Animals
• "Pigs on the Wing (Part One)"
• "Pigs (Three Different Ones)"
• "Pigs on the Wing (Part Two)"
• Four versions of "Pinball Wizard"
• The Who from The Ultimate Collection
• Elton John from Tommy
• Rod Stewart from Reason To Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings
• The New Seekers (medley with "See Me, Feel Me")
• Three versions of "Please Mr. Postman"
• The Marvelettes from Hitsville USA: Motown Singles 1959-1971 box set
• The Beatles from With The Beatles (titled "Please Mister Postman")
• The Carpenters from Singles 1969 - 1981

Notes:
I hit 7,500 songs on Monday.  "Pisces Fish" by George Harrison from Brainwashed takes the honor there.  I was unaware that I had four different versions of "Pinball Wizard."  The New Seekers version was decent, and the originals from The Who & Elton John are both fantastic.  The real surprise was the Rod Stewart version, which featured full orchestration and a choir taking up all the backing vocals.  Very odd and interesting.
Lots of great music again on Monday.  Here are my favorites:

• "Photograph" by Ringo Starr
• "Piano Man" by Billy Joel
• "Pick Up The Pieces" by AWB
• "Picture This" by Blondie
• "Pictures of Lily" by The Who
• "Pieces of April" by Three Dog Night
• "The Pied Piper" by Crispian St. Peters
• "Piggies" by The Beatles
• "Pilgrim" by Eric Clapton
• "Pink Cadillac" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Pink Champagne" by Joe Liggins
• "Pink Moon" by Nick Drake
• "A Pirate Looks At Forty" by Jimmy Buffett
• "A Place For My Stuff" by George Carlin
• "Plainest Thing" by Tift Merritt
• "Play Me" by Neil Diamond
• "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" by Three Dog Night
• "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
• "Play The Game" by Queen
• "Playing With The Boys" by Kenny Loggins
• "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by The Monkees
• "Please Don't Let Me Love You" by Hank Williams
• "Please Please Me" by The Beatles
• "Please Read The Letter" by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss

I should have both the P's & Q's wrapped up this week.  Mind them!

Paint Perfect Peanuts, Passionate People

Day 85  2/11/11 - 103 songs
First song 9:09AM:  "Pagan Baby" by Creedence Clearwater Revival from Pendulum
Last song 5:28PM:  "Personal Manager" by Albert King from Born Under a Bad Sign

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Paint It, Black"
• Eric Burdon & War
• The Rolling Stones
• Two versions of "Passionate Kisses"
• Lucinda Williams
• Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Two versions of "Peace Train"
• Cat Stevens
• 10,000 Maniacs
• Two versions of "Peggy Sue"
• Buddy Holly
• John Lennon
• Two versions of "People Get Ready"
• Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions
• Rod Stewart

Notes:
I got to hear another track from my EP on Friday.  "Passing Through" came on around lunchtime.  It was like a nice visit from an old friend, as I don't listen to my own stuff very often.  Other than that, nothing too noteworthy from Friday aside from my favorites, so here they are:

• "Palisades Park" by Freddy Cannon
• "Pancho & Lefty" by Emmylou Harris
• "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" by James Brown
• "Papa Come Quick" by Bonnie Raitt
• "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" by The Temptations
• "Paper Sun" by Traffic
• "Paperback Writer" by The Beatles
• "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" by Meat Loaf
• "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses
• "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath
• "Partyman" by Prince
• "Patches" by Clarence Carter
• "Patience" by Guns N' Roses
• "Pay Me My Money Down" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Paying The Cost To Be The Boss" by B.B. King
• "Peace Frog" by The Doors
• "Peaceful, Easy Feeling" by The Eagles
• "Pearl Necklace" by ZZ Top
• "Pearly Queen" by Traffic
• "Peggy Sue Got Married" by Buddy Holly
• "Pencil Thin Mustache" by Jimmy Buffett
• "Penny Lane" by The Beatles
• "People Are Strange" by The Doors
• "People Got To Be Free" by The Rascals (very apropos for Friday in Egypt)
• "Percy's Song" by Bob Dylan

O Statistics

Total number of songs: 332
Actual time: 20 hours, 33 minutes

First song: 2/4/11 1:04PM "O Bondage, Up Yours!" by Z-Ray Spex from The Rolling Stone Women In Rock Collection
Last song: 2/9/11 5:19PM "Ozone Baby" by Led Zeppelin from Coda

Longest song:  "Once Upon A Time In The West" by Dire Straits from Alchemy - Live (13:02)

Top Artists:
Bob Dylan	18
The Beatles	14
Bruce Springsteen	11
Tom Waits	7
Pink Floyd	6
The Police	6
Dire Straits	5
Eric Clapton	5
Johnny Cash	5
Top First Words:
Oh	34
Old	30
On	27
One	91
Only	23
Out	13
Over	13

Open, Over & Out.

Day 84  2/9/11 - 81 songs
First song 9:10AM:  "Open All Night" by Bruce Springsteen from Nebraska
Last song 5:39PM:  "Paddle Out" by Sublime from Sublime

Highlights:

• Two unique (and great) songs titled "Our House"
• Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
• Madness
• Two versions of "Over The Rainbow"
• Judy Garland from Women & Songs
• Ray Charles & Johnny Mathis from Genius Loves Company

Notes:
Wednesday was a bit of a short day due to meetings.  I finished the O songs as well, so I'll have those statistics up soon.  Also, I didn't get to listen to anything Thursday as I was out of the office most of the day, which is why this entry isn't appearing until today.
Here are my favorites from Wednesday:

• "Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)" by Jim Croce
• "Ophelia" by The Band
• "Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)" by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
• "Orinoco Flow" by Enya (Yes, I like an Enya song)
• "The Other Side" by Aerosmith
• "Our Day Will Come" by Ruby & The Romantics
• "Our Lips Are Sealed" by The Go-Gos
• "Out In The Street" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Outlaw Blues" by Bob Dylan
• "Over My Head" by Fleetwood Mac
• "Over The Hills And Far Away" by Led Zeppelin
• "Over Under Sideways Down" by The Yardbirds
• "Oxford Town" by Bob Dylan
• "Oye Como Va" by Santana
• "P.S. I Love You" by The Beatles

O statistics coming soon!

Only One

Day 83  2/8/11 - 108 songs
First song 9:14AM:  "One Dyin' & A Buryin'" by Roger Miller from All Time Greatest Hits
Last song 5:39PM:  "Oop Shoop" by Shirley Gunter & "The Queens" from The Doo Wop Box II


Highlights:

• Two versions of "One Mint Julep"
• The Clovers
• Ray Charles
• Four unique songs titled "One Of These Days"
• Albert Lee from Heartbreak Hill
• Michelle Branch from Hotel Paper
• Pink Floyd from Meddle
• Van Morrison from Tell Me Something
• Two versions of "Only a Hobo"
• Bob Dylan from The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991
• Rod Stewart from Reason To Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings
• Two unique songs titled "Only The Lonely"
• Roy Orbison from 16 Biggest Hits
• The Motels from Essential Collection
• Three versions of "Ooby Dooby"
• Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings from Loud, Fast & Out Of Control : The Wild Sounds Of '50s Rock
• Jerry Lee Lewis from Very Best Of...
• Creedence Clearwater Revival from Cosmo's Factory

Notes:
76 of the 108 songs from yesterday started with the word "One."  That may be one of the higher words in the first words category.  Songwriters seem to like themselves.  "I" was very popular (over 400 songs) as well.  I'm curious to see how "You" fares, but we won't know the answer to that for a few months.
Lots of great music yesterday, and it looks like I'll get out of the O's on Wednesday.  P & Q should be fairly quick as well.  Here are my favorites from yesterday:

• "One Headlight" by The Wallflowers
• "One Hundred Years From Now" by The Byrds
• "One Less Set of Footsteps" by Jim Croce
• "One Little Song" by Gillian Welch
• "One Love - People Get Ready" by Bob Marley & The Wailers
• "One More Cup of Coffee" by Bob Dylan
• "One More Saturday Night" by The Grateful Dead
• "One Night" by Elvis Presley
• "One Of These Nights" by The Eagles
• "One Of These Things First" by Nick Drake
• "One Of Us" by Joan Osborne
• "One Of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)" by Bob Dylan
• "One Particular Harbor" by Jimmy Buffett
• "One Step Up" by Bruce Springsteen
• "One Summer Night" by The Danleers
• "One Thing Leads To Another" by The Fixx
• "One Too Many Mornings" by Bob Dylan
• "One Vision" by Queen
• "One Way Or Another" by Blondie
• "One Way Out" by The Allman Brothers
• "The One Who Really Loves You" by Mary Wells
• "Oney" by Johnny Cash
• "Only a Broken Heart" by Tom Petty
• "Only a Northern Song" by The Beatles
• "Only a Pawn in Their Game" by Bob Dylan
• "The Only Living Boy in New York" by Simon & Garfunkel
• "Only Love Can Break A Heart" by Gene Pitney
• "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" by Neil Young
• "Only Sixteen" by Sam Cooke
• "Only the Good Die Young" by Billy Joel
• "Only You" by The Platters
• "Ooh La La" by The Faces
• "Ooh My Head" by Ritchie Valens
• "Ooo Baby Baby" by The Miracles

It may have been easier to list the songs I didn't like...

On One Old, Oh!

Day 82  2/7/11 - 101 songs
First song 9:05AM:  "(Oh) Pretty Woman" by Van Halen from The Best of Both Worlds
Last song 5:43PM:  "One Day At A Time" by Elton John from Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Oh, Pretty Woman"
• Roy Orbison from The Ultimate Grammy Box
• Van Halen (see above)
• Three versions of "Ol' 55"
• Two by Tom Waits
• Closing Time
• The Early Years Vol. 2
• Sarah McLachlan from Boys on the Side soundtrack
• Three versions of "Old Love" by Eric Clapton
• Journeyman (studio version)
• Unplugged (live acoustic)
• 24 Nights (live electric)
• Two unique songs titled "Omaha"
• Counting Crows from August and Everything After
• Moby Grape from Rock: The Train Kept A Rollin'
• Two versions of "On A Slow Boat To China"
• The Platters from Golden Hits
• Jimmy Buffett from Boats, Beaches, Bars, & Ballads box set (it was on Boats)
• Three unique songs titled "On The Road Again"
• Bob Dylan from Bringing It All Back Home
• The Lovin' Spoonful from Greatest Hits
• Willie Nelson & Friends from Stars & Guitars
• Three unique songs titled "One"
• Three Dog Night from Greatest Hits
• U2 from Achtung Baby
• Vince Gill from Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye

Notes:
I was a bit surprised to see that I didn't have an original version of Willie Nelson doing "On The Road Again," but I did have one.  There were a lot of great songs from Monday, here are my favorites:

• "Oh, Atlanta" by Alison Krauss
• "Oh, Sister" by Bob Dylan
• "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
• "The Old Apartment" by The Barenaked Ladies
• "Old Brown Shoe" by The Beatles
• "Old Dan Tucker" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Old Fashioned Love Song" by Three Dog Night
• "Old Man" by Neil Young
• "The Old Man Down The Road" by John Fogerty
• "Old Shoes (And Picture Postcards)" by Tom Waits
• "Old Time Rock & Roll" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• "Old Times Sake" by Kathleen Edwards
• "On A Carousel" by The Hollies
• "On A Night Like This" by Bob Dylan
• "On Broadway" by The Drifters
• "On Every Street" by Dire Straits
• "On The Turning Away" by Pink Floyd
• "On The Western Skyline" by Bruce Hornsby and The Range
• "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" by Great White
• "Once In A Lifetime" by The Talking Heads
• "One After 909" by The Beatles
• "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" by George Thorogood
• "One By One" by Billy Bragg & Wilco
• "One Day" by Chris Isaak

I was also a bit surprised that I don't have John Lee Hooker's version of  "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer."  I think I have it at home on my larger library.  Solid day regardless.