Old Time Rock and Roll

Fairly annoying song to wake up with this morning. The Risky Business footage was a must though.

Artist: Bob Seger
Year: 1978
Rating: Lukewarm

What a Fool Believes

Ah, yeah. The Doobs, and the sublime writing collaboration of Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. 70's smooth rock heaven.

Artist: Doobie Brothers
Year: 1978
Rating: Hot!
Noteworthy: Check out the hilarious origin story from the guys at Yacht Rock:

Cool Rider

Can't tell you how many times I watched Grease 2 when I was a kid/teenager. I was totally obsessed with this cheap knock-off of Grease, and the songs and much of the dialogue are permanently etched into my neocortex. I'm surprised this is the first of the Grease oeuvre that's made it into my head since the start of this project.

Artist: Michelle Pfeiffer
Year: 1982
Rating: "Burn(s) me through and through!"

Tarzan Boy

Oh my god! I haven't thought about this song in ages - it's a classic. And the video is so pleasingly, flamboyantly gay! I'm not sure why queers seemed so invisible when I was a kid in the '80s. All you have to do is open your eyes.

Artist: Baltimora
Year: 1985
Rating: Luke Hot
More about Baltimora/Jimmy McShane here.

Fly

It's been a blessed while since I've had an annoying song in my head, but here it is. And doesn't the lead singer look like Ethan Hawke?

Artist: Sugar Ray
Year: 1997
Rating: Cold

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Probably one of the catchiest punk songs ever written, with lyrics both penetrating

I feel stupid, and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us

and just plain weird

A Mulatto, an albino
A mosquito, my libido

Artist: Nirvana
Year: 1991
Rating: Luke Hot

The Girl From Ipanema

Great footage of Astrud Gilberto from the film Get Yourself a College Girl. This might be one of the ultimate in international songs that get stuck in our heads. It's not a bad one.

Artist: Astrud Gilberto
Year: 1964
Rating: Luke Hot

Who Taught You To Live Like That?

Just before I woke up this morning, I was dreaming that I was at a Sloan show, but for some reason, guitarist and sometimes-singer Jay Ferguson was missing in action. I approached the stage and asked Chris Murphy, bassist and usual lead singer, if I could sing one of Jay's songs. We picked this one, a favorite from from 2006's Never Hear the End of It. I sang it, and the crowd went wild.

Artist: Sloan
Year: 2006
Rating: Hot!

Peaceful Easy Feeling

I get this feeling I may know you as a lover and a friend
But this voice keeps whispering in my other ear
Tells me I may never see you again.

Bittersweetly appropriate to my night last night.

I know, the third Eagles song of late. The Dude does not abide. Sigh.

Artist: Eagles
Year: 1972
Rating: Warm

Fraggle Rock Theme

Yet another video not available to embed. View it right here.

Pretty awesome theme, second only (in Jim Henson-land) to the intro to The Muppet Show, which is where my brain went next.

Song: Fraggle Rock Theme
Writers: Lee & Balsam
Year: 1983
Rating: Luke Hot

Song: The Muppet Show Theme
Artist: Jim Henson and Sam Pottle
Year: 1976
Rating: Hot!