Up Under Two

Day 114 3/25/11 - 91 songs
First song 9:02AM:  "Two For The Road" by Bruce Springsteen from Tracks box set
Last song 5:11PM:  "Up In Mississippi Tonight" by Tom Petty from Playback box set

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Two More Bottles Of Wine"
• Emmylou Harris from Heartaches & Highways
• Albert Lee from Heartbreak Hill
• Four versions of "Unchained Melody"
• The Righteous Brothers from Phil Spector: Back To Mono
• Vito & The Salutations from The Doo Wop Box
• U2 from The B Sides 1980 - 1990
• Heart from Essential
• Two versions of "Under My Thumb"
• The Rolling Stones from Forty Licks
• Steve Winwood from The Finer Things box set

Notes:
I finished the T's on Friday, and as I type this on Monday, I have finished up the U's and have gone through most of the V's as well.  T statistics will follow later today.  Nothing else too noteworthy, so here are my favorites from the end of the T's and the start of the U's:

• "Two Gunslingers" by Tom Petty
• "Two Hearts" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Two Lovers" by Mary Wells
• "Two Of Us" by The Beatles
• "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" by Meat Loaf
• "U Can't Touch This" by M.C. Hammer
• "Unchain My Heart" by Ray Charles
• "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" by Wings
• "Uncle John's Band" by The Grateful Dead
• "Under Pressure" by Queen & David Bowie
• "Under The Boardwalk" by The Drifters
• "Under The Milky Way" by The Church
• "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette
• "Union City Blue" by Blondie
• "Union Sundown" by Bob Dylan
• "Until I Fall Away" by Gin Blossoms
• "Up Around The Bend" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Two Twist Tunnel Trouble

Day 113 3/24/11 - 105 songs
First song 9:14AM:  "The Trial" by Pink Floyd from The Wall
Last song 5:43PM:  "Two Fine People" by Cat Stevens from Greatest Hits

Highlights:

• Two versions of "Trouble No More"
• Muddy Waters from Anthology
• The Allman Brothers from Eat A Peach
• Two versions of "Try A Little Tenderness"
• Otis Redding from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues box set
• Three Dog Night from Best Of...
• Two versions of "Tumbling Dice"
• The Rolling Stones from Forty Licks
• Linda Ronstadt from Greatest Hits
• Two versions of "Tueplo Honey"
• Van Morrison from Tueplo Honey
• Dusty Springfield from Anthology
• Four versions of "Twist & Shout"
• The Isley Brothers from The Essential...
• Two by The Beatles
• Please Please Me (studio version)
• Anthology 1 (live)
• The Mamas & The Papas from Greatest Hits
• Two versions of "Twistin' The Night Away"
• Sam Cooke from Greatest Hits
• Rod Stewart from Reason To Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings

Notes:
Finally back up to a "normal" day, getting over 100 songs in.  I fell a bit short of finishing the T's, but I'll have them wrapped up on Friday.  Lots of great music from Thursday.  Here are my favorites:

• "Trouble" by Ray LaMontange
• "Trouble In Paradise" by Huey Lewis & The News
• "Trouble Me" by 10,000 Maniacs
• "Trouble Over Me" by Tift Merritt
• "Truckin'" by The Grateful Dead
• "True Fine Love" by Steve Miller Band
• "True Love Tends To Forget" by Bob Dylan
• "True Love Ways" by Buddy Holly
• "Trust" by Prince
• "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)" by Janis Joplin
• "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• "Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season" by Jimmy Buffett
• "Tulsa Time" by Eric Clapton
• "Tunnel Of Love" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Tunnel Of Love" by Dire Straits
• "Turn The Page" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
• "Turn To Stone" by ELO
• "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds
• "Tush" by ZZ Top
• "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard
• "TV Movie" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Tweeter And The Monkey Man" by The Traveling Wilburys
• "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon)" by The Mamas & The Papas
• "Twenty-Five Miles" by Edwin Starr
• "Twice As Hard" by The Black Crows
• "Twilight Time" by The Platters
• "The Twist" by Chubby Checker
• "Twisting By The Pool" by Dire Straits
• "Two Divided By Love" by The Grass Roots

Travelin' Train Tracks

Day 112 3/23/11 - 61 songs
First song 12:04PM:  "Tougher Than The Rest" by Bruce Springsteen from Chimes Of Freedom
Last song 5:58PM:  "Tremor Christ" by Pearl Jam from Vitalogy


Highlights:

• Three versions of "Tracks Of My Tears"
• The Miracles from Hitsville USA: Motown Singles 1959-1971 box set
• Linda Ronstadt from Greatest Hits
• Gladys Knight & The Pips from Best Of...
• Two versions of "Train In Vain"
• The Clash from London Calling
• Annie Lennox from Medusa
• Three versions of "Traveling Riverside Blues"
• Robert Johnson from The Complete Recordings
• Led Zeppelin from Coda
• Eric Clapton from Me & Mr. Johnson

Notes:
Another short day yesterday as I was out of the office in the morning, but I did hit a major milestone yesterday.  Song 10,000 was "Travelin'" by Tom Petty from Playback - Disc 6 - Nobody's Children (box set).  Other than that, not too much of note, so here are my favorites:

• "Toy Soldiers" by Martika
• "Tramp" by Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
• "Travelin' Band" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Travelin' Man" by Ricky Nelson
• "Travis Walk" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "Treachery" by Kirsty MacColl
• "Treat Her Like A Lady" by Jimmy Buffett

Touch Tomorrow Tonight, Too

Day 111 3/22/11 - 83 songs
First song 9:00AM:  "To The Last Whale" by Crosby, Stills, & Nash from Carry On
Last song 5:53PM:  "Tough Mama" by Bob Dylan from Planet Waves

Highlights:

• Four versions of "Tombstone Blues"
• Two by Bob Dylan
• Highway 61 Revisited (studio version)
• No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (out-take)
• Richie Havens from I'm Not There soundtrack
• Sheryl Crow & Friends from Live In Central Park
• Two versions of "Tomorrow Is A Long Time"
• Bob Dylan from Greatest Hits II
• Rod Stewart from Reason To Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings

Notes:
A bit of a short day yesterday, as I spent a lot of time running around the office for various reasons.  Not a lot of covers as well, so let's just get into my favorites for the day:

• "Today" by Smashing Pumpkins
• "Tom Sawyer" by Rush
• "Tombstone Shadow" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
• "Tomorrow Never Knows" by The Beatles
• "Tomorrow Never Knows" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Tomorrow People" by Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
• "Tonight I'll Be Lonely Too" by Alison Krauss
• "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You" by Bob Dylan
• "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" by Marvin Gaye
• "Too Many People" by Paul McCartney
• "Too Much" by Elvis Presley
• "Too Much Monkey Business" by Chuck Berry
• "Too Pooped To Pop" by Chuck Berry
• "Touch Me" by The Doors
• "Touch Of Grey" by The Grateful Dead

To Thunder Time!

Day 110 3/21/11 - 90 songs
First song 9:34AM:  "Thunder Crack" by Bruce Springsteen from Tracks box set
Last song 5:53PM:  "To The Aisle" by The Five Satins from The Doo Wop Box II

Highlights:

• Three versions of "Ticket To Ride"
• Two by The Beatles
• Help! (studio version)
• Anthology 2 (live)
• The Carpenters from Singles 1969 - 1981
• Six versions of "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
• Three by Bob Dylan
• The Times They Are A-Changin' (studio version)
• The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 : Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991 (out-take)
• The Bootleg, Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964
• Simon & Garfunkel from Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
• Tracy Chapman from Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
• Mason Jennings from I'm Not There
• Two versions of "Ting-A-Ling"
• The Clovers from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues box set
• Buddy Holly from The Buddy Holly Collection
• Two versions of "Tipitina"
• Professor Longhair from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues box set
• Dr. John from Mos' Scocious:  The Dr. John Anthology
• Two versions of "To Know Him Is To Love Him"
• The Teddy Bears from Phil Spector: Back To Mono box set
• John Lennon from Rock 'N' Roll (titled "To Know Her Is To Love Her")
• Two versions of "To Sir With Love"
• Lulu from The British Invasion box set
• 10,000 Maniacs (featuring Michael Stipe) from Campfire Songs

Notes:
Aside from all you read above, nothing else really noteworthy from yesterday.  Some really great music, making Monday slightly more bearable.  Here are my favorites:

• "Thunder On The Mountain" by Bob Dylan
• "Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen
• "The Tide Is High" by Blondie
• "Tie Your Mother Down" by Queen
• "The Ties That Bind" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell & The Drells
• "Tightrope" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "Til I Hear It From You" by The Gin Blossoms
• "('Til) I Kissed You" by The Everly Brothers
• "Time Has Come Today" by The Chambers Brothers
• "Time In A Bottle" by Jim Croce
• "Time Is On My Side" by The Rolling Stones
• "Time Is Tight" by Booker T & The MG's
• "Time Of The Season" by The Zombies
• "Time To Move On" by Tom Petty
• "Time Won't Let Me" by The Outsiders
• "Tin Cup Chalice" by Jimmy Buffett
• "Tin Pan Alley" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John
• "A Tisket, A Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald
• "TKO" by Jessie Malin
• "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" by Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias
• "To Be With You" by Mr. Big
• "To Love Somebody" by The Bee Gees
• "To Ramona" by Bob Dylan

These Things, They Thrill Three

Day 108  3/17/11 - 119 songs
First song 9:07AM:  "There Goes The Neighborhood" by Sheryl Crow from The Globe Sessions
Last song 5:41PM:  "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" by Elton John from Greatest Hits 1970 - 2002

Day 109 3/18/11 - 37 songs
First song 9:01AM:  "This Train Won't Stop" by Traffic from Far From Home
Last song 11:58AM:  "Throw It All Away" by Brandi Carlile from the self-titled album Brandi Carlile

Highlights:

• Two versions of "These Days"
• Jackson Browne from The Next Voice You Hear - The Best of...
• 10,000 Maniacs from Campfire Songs
• Three versions of "Thin Line Between Love And Hate"
• The Persuaders from Atlantic Rhythm & Blues box set
• The Pretenders from Greatest Hits
• Annie Lennox from Medusa
• Four versions of "Things I Used To Do"
• Guitar Slim from The Roots Of Rock 'n' Roll
• Buddy Guy from This Is Buddy Guy (Vanguard Collection)
• Two by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Couldn't Stand The Weather (studio version)
• SRV Box Set (live)
• Four versions of "This Land Is Your Land"
• Woody Guthrie from Folkways:  The Original Vision
• Bob Dylan from No Direction Home: The Soundtrack
• Pete Seeger w/ Sweet Honey in the Rock, Doc Watson & The Little Red School House Chrorus from Folkways:  A Vision Shared
• Bruce Springsteen from Live 1975 - 1985
• Two versions of "This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)"
• The Isley Brothers from The Essential...
• Rod Stewart from The Very Best Of...

Notes:
I'm doing a dual entry for two reasons.  First, on Friday I was only at my desk from 9:00 to noon, and second, there were no notable highlights out of the 37 songs I managed to listen to.
Thursday was a record setting day, as I listened to 119 songs.  Conversely, Friday was one of the shortest since I started.
Here are my favorites from Thursday & Friday:

• "These Are Days" by 10,000 Maniacs
• "These Dreams" by Heart
• "They're Red Hot" by Robert Johnson
• "They Call Me Guitar Hurricane" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• "Thing Called Love" by Bonnie Raitt
• "Things Have Changed" by Bob Dylan
• "Things We Do For Love" by 10cc
• "Things We Said Today" by The Beatles
• "Think" by Aretha Franklin
• "Think For Yourself" by The Beatles
• "Think It Over" by Buddy Holly
• "Thirty Days" by Chuck Berry
• "This Boy" by The Beatles
• "This Hard Land" by Bruce Springsteen
• "This Magic Moment" by The Drifters
• "This Song Has No Title" by Elton John
• "Thorn Tree In The Garden" by Derek & The Dominos
• "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" by Dwight Yoakam
• "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley & The Wailers
• "Three Marlenas" by The Wallflowers
• "The Thrill Is Gone" by B.B. King
• "Thriller" by Michael Jackson

There's That Tenth Tender Texas Theme

Day 107  3/16/11 - 106 songs
First song 9:17AM:  "Tender Is The Night" by Jackson Browne from The Next Voice You Hear - The Best of...
Last song 5:49PM:  "There Goes My Baby" by The Drifters from Atlantic Rhythm and Blues box set

Highlights:

• Six versions of "Texas Flood" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Texas Flood (studio version)
• Live Alive
• Two from Live At Montreux (1982 & 1985)
• SRV Box set (live)
• In Step (live bonus track)
• Two Sly & The Family Stone songs back-to-back (both from Anthology)
• "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)"
• "Thank You For Talkin' To Me Africa"
• Three versions of "That'll Be The Day"
• Buddy Holly from The Buddy Holly Collection
• The Beatles from Anthology 1
• Linda Ronstadt from Greatest Hits
• Three versions of "That's All Right"
• Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup from The Roots of Rock 'N' Roll
• Elvis Presley from 2nd To None
• Rod Stewart from Reason To Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings (medley with "Amazing Grace"

Notes:
Nothing out of the ordinary to note from yesterday, aside from the heavy SRV start.  Directly behind the six versions of "Texas Flood," there were also three versions of "Testify," adding up to almost a solid hour of just SRV.
Favorites from yesterday:

• "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" by Bruce Springsteen
• "Tequila" by The Champs
• "Tequila Sunrise" by The Eagles
• "Thank The Lord For The Night Time" by Neil Diamond
• "Thank You" by Led Zeppelin
• "Thank You Girl" by The Beatles
• "That's Amore" by Dean Martin
• "That's My Little Suzie" by Ritchie Valens
• "That's The Way It Goes" by George Harrison
• "That Lucky Old Sun" by Ray Charles
• "That Smell" by Lynryd Skynyrd
• "That Was Then, This Is Now" by The Monkees
• "Theme From A Summer Place" by Percy Faith & His Orchestra
• "Theme From Peter Gunn" by Henry Mancini
• "Theme From Shaft" by Isaac Hayes
• "(Theme From) The Monkees" by The Monkees
• "Then He Kissed Me" by The Crystals
• "There's A Kind Of Hush All Over The World" by Herman's Hermits
• "There's A Moon Out Tonight" by The Capris
• "There's A Tear In My Beer" by Hank Williams