Some of these titles are older than last year, but last year is when I first discovered them and fell in love with them. In no particular order:

• "Some Nights" by Fun.
  
• "California 37" by Train
  
• "Stuck" by Caro Emerald
  
• "Try" by P!nk
  
• "Brighter than the Sun" by Colbie Caillat

How about you?

Tough to pick out just five, but these are my favorite Bond theme songs.

• "You Only Live Twice" (Nancy Sinatra)
  
• "Diamonds are Forever" (Shirley Bassey)
  
• "Live and Let Die" (Paul McCartney)
  
• "GoldenEye" (Tina Turner)
  
• "You Know My Name" (Chris Cornell)

How about you?

The music still sends thrills down my spine. My five favorite James Bond movies, in chronological order.

• Goldfinger (Sean Connery)
  
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (George Lazenby)
  
• For Your Eyes Only (Roger Moore)
  
• Goldeneye (Pierce Brosnan)
  
• Casino Royale (Daniel Craig)

No love for Timothy Dalton, but that has more to do with the scripts he was ( Read more... )

There are forty songs in my iTunes library with the word "rain" in the title. These five really stand out for me.

• "Here Comes the Rain Again," Eurythmics
  
• "I Love a Rainy Night," Eddie Rabbitt
  
• "Only Happy When It Rains," Garbage
  
• "Set Fire to the Rain," Adele
  
• "I Can’t Stand the Rain," Tina Turner

How about you?

Not all of them were first recorded in 2011, but that's the year I discovered and/or enjoyed the hell out of them. Here are five of my favorite songs from last year, in no particular order.

• "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
  
• "The Golden Age" by Asteroid Galaxy Tour
  
• "Wicked World" by Laura Jansen
  
• "Sing" by My Chemical Romance
  
• "Dog Days Are Over" by ( Read more... )

My five favorite Queen songs are, in no particular order:

• Under Pressure
  
• Bohemian Rhapsody
  
• The Show Must Go On
  
• Hammer to Fall
  
• Radio Ga Ga

You?

Top of my Halloween playlist ...

• "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)" by Concrete Blonde
  
• "Dead Man's Party" by Oingo Boingo
  
• "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult
  
• "Bad Moon Rising" by Credence Clearwater Revival
  
• "Thriller" by Michael Jackson

What's on yours?

Rounding out the weekend with a list of five tunes featuring the color "blue" in the title. And brother, for whatever reason, there are a LOT of blue songs in my iTunes library. These are just a few of my favorites.

• "Suite Madame Blue" by Styx
  
• "Counting Blue Cars" by Dishwalla
  
• "Blue Sky Mine" by Midnight Oil
  
• "Famous Blue Raincoat" by Leonard Cohen
  
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Red, white, and blue songs for a red, white, and blue weekend. Today's picks from my iTunes library have the color "white" in the title - no particular patriotic relevance beyond that, I just like them.

• "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane
• "White Flag" by Dido
• "White Wedding" by Billy Idol
• "Mister White Keys" by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies
• "Black or ( Read more... )

In honor of Independence Day, I've scoured my iTunes library for songs with red, white, or blue in the title. One color for each day of the long weekend. To start with, here are five red songs my playlist couldn't live without:

• "99 Red Balloons" by Nena
  
• "Red Tape" by Agent Provocateur
  
• "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  
• "Red, Red Wine" ( Read more... )