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"Beautiful (ft. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall)" Akon Freedom
"Nothing On You (ft. Bruno Mars)" B.o.B. B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
"Beautiful" Snoop Dogg Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$
"Beautiful" Creed Human Clay
"Beautiful" Christina Aguilera Stripped
"Beautiful Eyes" Autumn's Favor Saving Time Tomorow at the Expense of Tonight
"Beautiful Girls" Sean Kingston Sean Kingston
"Beautiful Girls" Van Halen Van Halen II
"Beautiful Mess" Diamond Rio Completely
"Beautiful Soul" Jesse McCartney Beautiful Soul
"Beautiful You" Considering Lily The Simply Fabulous $1.99 New Music Sampler
"A Beautiful Life" Everclear Slow Motion Daydream
"A Beautiful Mess" Jason Mraz We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
"Ben is Chasing Beautiful Girls" Norwegian Recycling So Far
"Don't You Know You're Beautiful" Kellie Pickler Kellie Pickler
"Good Morning Beautiful" Steve Holy Blue Moon
"Last Beautiful Girl" Matchbox Twenty Mad Season
"Long Slow Beautiful Dance" Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts
"So Beautiful" Dashboard Confessional A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar
"What a Beautiful Day" Chris Cagle Chris Cagle
"You Are So Beautiful" Joe Cocker '70s Gold
"You're Beautiful" James Blunt Back To Bedlam
"Beautiful Day" U2 All That You Can't Leave Behind
"You're Still Beautiful To Me" Bryan Adams 18 Till I Die

I was listening to "Nothing On You (ft. Bruno Mars)" by B.o.B. and I wondered how many other songs I had that sung about beautiful girls or other good and beautiful things. Here is what I came up with. Enjoy!

Around the World in 2.4 Hours

"The Brazilian" Genesis Invisible Touch
"Mexico" James Taylor The Best of James Taylor
"Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix)" Coldplay Prospekt's March [EP]
"Made in England" Elton John Made in England
"Genius In France" Weird Al Yankovic Poodle Hat
"China Grove" The Doobie Brothers The Captain and Me
"Good Morning Vietnam" Robin Williams Good Morning Vietnam
"Holiday in Spain" Counting Crows Films About Ghosts: The Best of...
"Midnight In Ethiopia" Rico Putumayo Presents: Jamaica
"Kiss Me I'm Irish" Gaelic Storm Bring Yer Wellies
"Sons of Scotland" The London Symphony Orchestra Braveheart [Original Score]
"Back In the USSR" The Beatles The Beatles (White Album)
"Walk Like An Egyptian" The Bangles Superstars of the 80s
"Taste of India" Aerosmith Nine Lives
"Cuban Pete [Arkin Movie Mix]" Angie Jaree/Jim Carrey The Mask [Original Soundtrack]
"Panama" Van Halen 1984
"El Salvador (The Saviour)" Phil Joel Watching Over You
"Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen A Night At the Opera
"Africa" Toto Toto IV
"Radio Free Europe [Original Hib-Tone Single]" R.E.M. Eponymous
"Asia" Willie Colón Putumayo Presents: ¡Latino! ¡Latino!
"Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas Eve and Other Stories
"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" The Beatles Anthology 2
"Sweet Jamaica" Tony Rebel Cool Runnings [Soundtrack]
"Kokomo" The Beach Boys 20 Good Vibrations: The Greatest Hits
"Babylon" David Gray White Ladder
"Shalom Israel" Eric Fernandez Putumayo Presents: Rumba Flamenco
"When In Rome" Billy Joel Storm Front
"Hey London" Chiddy Bang Air Swell
"Over Tokyo" Collective Soul Blender
"Jerusalem" Emerson, Lake & Palmer Brain Salad Surgery
"Amsterdam" Guster Keep It Together
"The Girl From Ipanema" Stan Getz & João Gilberto Catch Me If You Can [Soundtrack]
"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" They Might Be Giants Flood
"Down Under" Men at Work Business as Usual
"B.O.B." Outkast Stankonia
"Panama" Van Halen 1984

Another fabulously creative playlist; one containing songs about foreign countries/regions/cities. The only artist repeated on this playlist is The Beatles. Yes, Weird Al even appears on this list. His song is awfully long (about 8.5 minutes), but hey, he deserves at least one song on one of my playlist. He will be featured later on with his very own playlist. As with the playlist of state songs, if you think of others, please leave me a comment and I'll see if I can find the track and add it to the playlist.

A Very Stately Playlist

"Sweet Home" Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd Gold & Platinum
"There is No Arizona" Jamie O'Neal Shiver
"California Dreamin'" The Mamas & the Papas Forrest Gump [Original Soundtrack]
"Carolina in My Mind" James Taylor Greatest Hits
"Colorado" The Morrison Brothers The Morrison Brothers
"Kylie From Connecticut" Ben Folds Way To Normal
"Dakota" O.A.R. Stories of a Stranger
"Florida" Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
"Devil Went Down To Georgia" The Charlie Daniels Band Super Hits
"Blue Hawaii" Hawaiian Artists All the Best from Hawaii
"Idaho" The BoDeans Go Slow Down
"Indiana" Jon McLaughlin Indiana
"Kentucky" Edwin McCain Far From Over
"Louisiana Bayou" Dave Matthews Stand Up
"Michigan Girl" Josh Allan All the Acoustic Pop You Can Drink
"Mississippi" Train Drops of Jupiter
"New York State of Mind" Billy Joel Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
"Ohio (Come Back to Texas)" Bowling for Soup A Hangover You Don't Deserve
"Oklahoma-Texas Line" Rascal Flatts Feels Like Today
"Tennessee River" Alabama For the Record
"God Bless Texas" Little Texas Big Time
"Virginia Moon" Foo Fighters In Your Honor
"Washington Square" Counting Crows Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
"Song of Wyoming" John Denver Windsong

This was a great (and very creative) playlist I came up with when I was listening to "Florida" from Modest Mouse. I began to look for songs about states and came up with this list of 24. I wish I could have found more, but almost half will have to do. I also did a playlist for cities and one for foreign countries. This playlist is very diverse in genre, but probably not the most diverse I have. Let me know if there are other songs about states that you know of and I'll see if I can't find them and add them to this playlist. "Dakota" and "Carolina On My Mind" count for both the north and south versions of these states, so really I covered over half of the U.S.A.

80's Music

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Cyndi Lauper Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Hungry Like the Wolf" Duran Duran Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Don't You Forget About Me" Simple Minds Now That's What I Call The 80s
"One Thing Leads to Another" The Fixx Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Shakedown" Bob Seger Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Here I Go Again" Whitesnake Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Eye of the Tiger" Survivor Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Rockit" Herbie Hancock Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Let's Dance" David Bowie Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Who Can It Be Now?" Men at Work Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears For Fears Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Jessie's Girl" Rick Springfield Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Heaven" Bryan Adams Now That's What I Call The 80s
"What About Love" Heart Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Bonnie Tyler Now That's What I Call The 80s
"Take It on the Run" REO Speedwagon The Hits
"Can't Fight This Feeling" REO Speedwagon The Hits
"Look Away" Chicago The Heart of Chicago 1967-1997
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" The Police Every Breath You Take: The Singles
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" The Police Every Breath You Take: The Singles
"Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" The Police Every Breath You Take: The Singles
"Walking on the Moon" The Police Every Breath You Take: The Singles
"Message in a Bottle" The Police Every Breath You Take: The Singles
"Throwing It All Away" Genesis Invisible Touch
"Land of Confusion" Genesis Invisible Touch
"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby & The Range The Way It Is
"Mandolin Rain" Bruce Hornsby & The Range The Way It Is
"Every Little Kiss" Bruce Hornsby & The Range The Way It Is
"Carry on Wayward" Son Kansas The Best of Kansas
"Dust in the Wind" Kansas The Best of Kansas
"You're the Inspiration" Chicago The Heart of Chicago 1967-1997
"Summer of '69" Bryan Adams Reckless
"You Dropped a Bomb On Me" The Gap Band ESPN Presents Stadium Anthems: Music For the Fans
"Celebration" Kool & the Gang ESPN Presents Stadium Anthems: Music For The Fans
"Looking For a New Love" Jody Watley 80's Soul #1's
"Love You Down" Ready For the World 80's Soul #1's
"My Prerogative" Bobby Brown 80's Soul #1's
"Let It Whip" Dazz Band 80's Soul #1's
"Don't Stop Believin'" Journey Escape
"Rock You Like a Hurricane" Scorpions Classic Rock Gold
"White Wedding" Billy Idol Classic Rock Gold
"Hold On Loosely" .38 Special Classic Rock Gold
"Everytime You Go Away" Paul Young Superstars of the 80s
"Out of Touch" Hall & Oates Superstars of the 80s
"Jump (For My Love)" The Pointer Sisters Superstars of the 80s
"Conga" Miami Sound Machine Superstars of the 80s
"Caribbean Queen (No More Love On the Run)" Billy Ocean Superstars of the 80s
"Hold Me Now" The Thompson Twins Superstars of the 80s
"Broken Wings" Mr. Mister Superstars of the 80s
"The Warrior" Scandal Superstars of the 80s
"Working For the Weekend" Loverboy Superstars of the 80s
"Walk Like An Egyptian" The Bangles Superstars of the 80s
"Everybody Have Fun Tonigh"t Wang Chung Superstars of the 80s
"Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" Culture Club Superstars of the 80s
"No One Is To Blame" Howard Jones Superstars of the 80s
"Back On the Chain Gang" The Pretenders Superstars of the 80s
"She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals Superstars of the 80s
"Shout" Tears For Fears Superstars of the 80s
"Sussudio" Phil Collins Superstars of the 80s
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" Yes Superstars of the 80s
"All I Need Is a Miracle" Mike + The Mechanics Superstars of the 80s

70's Music

"You Are So Beautiful" Joe Cocker '70s Gold
"What's Going On" Marvin Gaye '70s Gold
"The Tears of a Clown" Smokey Robinson & the Miracles 70's Pop Number 1's
"Strawberry Letter 23" The Brothers Johnson '70s Gold
"Smokin' In the Boys Room" Brownsville Station '70s Gold
"September" Earth Wind & Fire '70s Gold
"Maggie May" Rod Stewart 70's Pop Number 1's
"Love Will Keep Us Together" Captain & Tennille 70's Pop Number 1's
"Listen To the Music" The Doobie Brothers '70s Gold
"Let's Get It On" Marvin Gaye 70's Pop Number 1's
"Lean On Me" Bill Withers '70s Gold
"I Want You Back" The Jackson 5 70's Pop Number 1's
"I Just Wanna Stop" Gino Vannelli '70s Gold
"I Can See Clearly" Now Johnny Nash '70s Gold
"I'll Be Around" The Spinners '70s Gold
"Heart of Glass" Blondie '70s Gold
"Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" Cher 70's Pop Number 1's
"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" Rupert Holmes 70's Pop Number 1's
"Drift Away" Dobie Gray '70s Gold
"Crazy Love" Poco '70s Gold
"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" Barry White 70's Pop Number 1's
"The Boys Are Back In Town" Thin Lizzy '70s Gold
"Blinded By the Light" Manfred Mann's Earth Band '70s Gold
"Bennie & the Jets" Elton John 70's Pop Number 1's
"Baby Come Back" Player 70's Pop Number 1's
"All Right Now" Free '70s Gold

33 (YMCA Dormroom Mix 2001)

"Epiphany" Staind Break the Cycle
"Drops of Jupiter" Train Drops of Jupiter
"Smooth Criminal" Alien Ant Farm ANThology
"Yellow" Coldplay Parachutes
"One More Time" Daft Punk Discovery
"Leaving Town" Dexter Freebish Life of Saturdays
"Voices" Disturbed The Sickness
"Down With the Sickness" Disturbed The Sickness
"Bodies" Drowning Pool Sinner
"Are You Ready to Fly?" Dune Dune
"Here's to Tonight" Eve 6 Horrorscope
"Alive" P.O.D. Satellite
"Outside [Live]" Staind Break the Cycle
"It's Been Awhile" Staind Break the Cycle
"Mudshovel" Staind Dysfunction
"Fat Lip" Sum 41 All Killer No Filler
"Duck and Run" 3 Doors Down The Better Life
"I'm a Thug" Trick Daddy Thugs Are Us

This playlist was compiled from songs that my roommates from the summer of 2003 were listening to. I was working at the YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park Center as a day camp counselor. This was the summer that I became a true Dave Matthews Band fan. I also came to know of the bands Train and Coldplay during this particular summer.

12 Months

"January Friend" The Goo Goo Dolls Dizzy up the Girl
"January Rain" David Gray Lost Songs
"February Stars" Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape
"March (A Prelude to Spring)" Jon Foreman Spring - EP
"April Showers" Caedmon's Call Intimate Portrait
"Maggie May" Rod Stewart 70's Pop Number 1's
"Living Under June" Jann Arden Living Under June
"1000 Julys" Third Eye Blind Blue
"August's Rhapsody" Mark Mancina August Rush [Soundtrack]
"Wake Me Up When September Ends" Green Day American Idiot
"October Road" James Taylor October Road
"November Rain" Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits
"Gone Till November" Wyclef Jean Carnival
"December" Collective Soul From the Ground Up
"A Long December" Counting Crows Films About Ghosts: The Best of...

This playlist was an inspiration from a good friend of mine. One song for each month of the year. I had a hard time with some months because there are many good songs about them. As you probably noticed, a few months have two songs. I could not choose, so if you want to leave your vote in the comments section that would be most welcomed. Also, some of the songs are really not about months, but I could not find anything else in my collection. Maggie May and August's Rhapsody being two of them.

08-09 Class Mix

"Apoligize (ft. Timbaland) [Remix]" OneRepublic Dreaming Out Loud
"Breakfast" Newsboys Take Me to Your Leader
"Burnin' Up" Jonas Brothers A Little Bit Longer
"The Champion" Carman The Absolute Best Collection
"Handlebars" Flobots Fight with Tools
"I Like to Move It" Reel 2 Real I Like to Move It
"Ironman" Black Sabbath Paranoid
"Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi Cross Road
"Prayin' for Daylight" Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts
"Stop and Stare" OneRepublic Dreaming Out Loud
"Unbreakable" Fireflight Unbreakable
"We Built This City" Jefferson Startship Knee Deep in the Hoopla
"Wherever We Go" Newsboys Go [Limited Edition]
"Whispers in the Dark" Skillet Comatose
"Yellow Submarine" The Beatles Yellow Submarine [Songtrack]
"You Found Me" The Fray The Fray
"1, 2, 3, 4" Plain White T's Big Bad World

This playlist is a compilation of songs my fourth grade class from the '08/'09 enjoyed listening to.

Playlist Intro

Just a quick explanation of how I'll be laying out this series. The title of the playlist will be the title of the blog. The songs, artist(s), and albums will be listed in the order that they appear on the playlist. Some playlist are listed in a personal preference order, others according to track name, artists, or album title. Enjoy!

More Modern Melodies

Jakob Dylan - "Everybody's Hurting" from Women + Country. Starbucks freebie.

Laura Veirs - "July Flame" which is the title track of the album. Starbucks freebie.

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - "Better Things" from I Learned the Hard Way. Starbucks freebie.

Third Eye Blind - Entire A Collection album.

Dashboard Confessional - Complete Swiss Army Romance album.

Better Than Ezra - Entire Before the Robots, Greatest Hits, and Friction, Baby albums.

Dixie Chicks - Complete Taking the Long Way album.

Matt Nathanson - Entire Some Mad Hope and Beneath These Fireworks album.

John Mayer - Complete Battle Studies, Room for Squares, and Inside Wants Out [EP] albums.

Various Artists - Entire Twilight soundtrack. I picked up the movie at the library and my wife was instantly hooked. She has made her way through all 4 of Stephanie Meyer's books, watched the first two movies multiple times and now has the soundtrack to the first movie. I have a feeling that the soundtrack to the second film is in the not too distant future.

Shinedown - Complete The Sound of Madness album.

Various Artists - Hurricane Relief-Come Together Now. I only have a few handful of the tracks on my iPod, because I didn't really care for some of the tracks. Dave Matthews Band, Wyclef Jean, and Kanye West made the cut along with a few others.

Billy Joel - Greatest Hits, Vol. I & II.

Mariah Carey - Entire Emancipation of Mimi album.

Train - Complete My Private Nation album. I now have the entire Train discography!

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Entire Live In Las Vegas dual-disc album. Some great live recordings of dMb's newer stuff along with many of the older favs.

Sarah McLachlan - Complete Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan album.

Modest Mouse - Entire Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks [EP] and Sad Sappy Sucker albums.

Lady Antebellum - Complete Need You Know album. Great album; really enjoying "Our Kind of Love" - awesome track!

Rob Thomas - Entire Cradlesong album.

Fall Out Boy - Complete Folie à Deux album.

Chris Brown -Entire Graffiti album.

Various Artists - A handful of songs from Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 2!

Falling Up - Complete Fangs! album.

Matt Redman - Entire Facedown album. Love the worshipful attitute this album stirs up in my heart.

Beyonce - "Halo" from I Am...Sasha Fierce.

Adele - "Hometown Glory" from 19.

Zac Brown Band - "Chicken Fried" from The Foundation.

Death Cab for Cutie - Complete You Can Play These Songs With Chords album.

Built to Spill - Entire Keep It Like a Secret album. Found this album today and just thought I would give it a spin. If you like Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie, Pavement, The Ataris, The Strokes, etc. then you will love Built to Spill. Possibly the best thing to come out of Idaho since potatoes!

Melanie Fiona - Complete The Bridge album. You may have heard her recent hit single, "You Stop My Heart" on the radio or other music outlets. Think Colbie Caillat mixed with Norah Jones and Alicia Keys.

Stay tuned, for I'm about to start blogging about my many, many playlists. If you have an idea for a playlist, please leave a comment for me.