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My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
I've had a soft spot for country-western music since I was a little kid -- not so much the new stuff, but the classic, pre-1980s twang-laden, hard drinkin', hard lovin', tear-in-my-beer kind of country-western. Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard...
Posted 18 August 2009 01:22 PM by Amy Unger | 2 comment(s)
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Modern English
There is one reason, and one reason only, why this classic 80's tune is a 5 star selection in my iTunes: Valley Girl . For a 13 year old girl growing up in a midwestern suburb, this was the coolest movie ever. Along with Footloose . Fer sher!
Posted 18 June 2009 04:09 PM by Amy Unger | 1 comment(s)
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Sweet Jane
I'm trying to recall when I first heard the Cowboy Junkies , and I'm going to have to go with when I saw the creepy, disturbing, and utterly fantastic Natural Born Killers (has it really been 15 years??) back in 1994. You can hear this song ,...
Posted 20 May 2009 02:15 PM by Amy Unger | 5 comment(s)
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What a Wonderful World
Few artists have reached the pinnacle of success The Great Satchmo saw in his lifetime, or have left a legacy so profound. His staying power continues to surprise me, the latest being the inclusion of "La Vie En Rose" in one of my favorite scenes...
Posted 06 May 2009 01:57 PM by Amy Unger | 1 comment(s)
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So Cruel
I would never describe myself as the U2 fan that my cube-neighbor Don is - not even remotely. He reaches psychotic levels. But I do love select tunes from their expansive portfolio. This is my favorite from the album the band cleverly described as being...
Posted 14 April 2009 01:35 PM by Amy Unger | with no comments
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Under Pressure
I can't say that I'm a huge fan of Bowie, although Blue Jean and China Girl rank up there as 80s favorites, but Freddie Mercury ? I attest to this day that he is one of the greatest vocalists of all time, and I'm forever grateful to Vanilla...
Posted 06 April 2009 04:06 PM by Amy Unger | 1 comment(s)
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Human Wheels
Back in the late 80s and early 90s you'd be hard pressed to find a bigger John Mellencamp fan than yours truly. I bought every album from the Johnny Cougar days right up until the late 90s - and even a couple imports. It was the release of Mr Happy...
Posted 23 March 2009 04:17 PM by Amy Unger | 4 comment(s)
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Cash
One of my favorite tunes from childhood is "Ring of Fire" by the late, great Johnny Cash. When the American series albums were released in the mid-90s through 2002, consisting of mostly cover songs that you wouldn't expect to hear from an...
Posted 02 March 2009 04:47 PM by Amy Unger | 5 comment(s)
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Coldplay
I know it's uber-hip to be a fan of Coldplay, and I usually consciously avoid the smug recommendations of the uber-hip, but I made an exception for these guys. I fell in love with their sound the very first time I heard " Yellow ." I don't...
Posted 19 February 2009 02:10 PM by Amy Unger | 1 comment(s)
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Frankie Valli
Ok, so I'm showing my true colors now (as if Neil Diamond wasn't bad enough). I admit I love this song. I think it's due mainly to its use in The Deer Hunter , one of my all time favorite movie scenes, as well as little known version by the...
Posted 11 February 2009 02:36 PM by Amy Unger | 2 comment(s)
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
I discovered the Chili Peppers during my college years when Give It Away and Under the Bridge were all the rage. They are actually one of the few bands left over from those days that I haven't given up along with big bangs and stirrup pants. And my...
Posted 03 February 2009 03:33 PM by Amy Unger | 3 comment(s)
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Boston
Even though at the time they had released only two albums, in my early high school days you couldn't find a bigger Boston fan than me. I knew all their songs by heart, and my cassette tapes were worn. I remember learning to drive to "More than...
Posted 27 January 2009 04:46 PM by Amy Unger | 2 comment(s)
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Neil Diamond
Yes, I have Neil Diamond on my iPod. He holds a special place in my childhood heart (a gift from my parents), and he was my first live concert at age 9. And, in the words of one of my favorite Bill Murray characters - Bob Wiley: "There are two types...
Posted 19 January 2009 04:55 PM by Amy Unger | 4 comment(s)
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Simple Minds
My iPod is chock full of retro tunes like this one featured in the teen-angst classic The Breakfast Club , proving you can take a girl out of the 80's, but you can't take the 80's out of the girl.
Posted 13 January 2009 03:30 PM by Amy Unger | 2 comment(s)
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Bittersweet Symphony
In my most random of blogging ideas -- except for maybe Dwight the traveling duck -- welcome to the "What's on Amy's iPod" series! This song by The Verve first caught my attention in the 1999 movie " Cruel Intentions ," which...
Posted 09 January 2009 03:49 PM by Amy Unger | 2 comment(s)
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