Donald Fagen : I. G. Y. [ purchase ] For his first solo album The Nightfly , Donald Fagen created a fantasy version of the 1950s. Here, a la...

Bob Dylan: Chimes of Freedom [ purchase ] Termed by some to be a "near-perfect protest song", Chimes of Freedom is Dylan at his ...

The Innocence Mission: Beautiful Change [ Purchase ] The Innocence Mission are one of the most hopeful bands I could think of. Their music,...

Tom Waits: Hold On [ purchase ] I thought that was a good thing to say in a song. Hold on. We're all holding onto something. None of us ...

The Pointer Sisters: Yes We Can Can [purchase ] I actually thought about posting will.i.am's Yes We Can ... but figured that might be ...

Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions : People Get Ready [ purchase ] First of all, let me say that I feel absolutely no guilt about this sele...

DEVO: Beautiful World [purchase] Guilty pleasure? I'll give you guilty pleasure! When this week's theme was announced this song, ...

Sheryl Crow: I Shall Believe [ purchase ] Since it seems to be guilty pleasure day here at Star Maker Machine, I'm offering up Grammy g...

Howard Jones: Things Can Only Get Better [ Purchase ] I admit, I was inspired by Darius' post. I love 80s pop music, not because it...

Tears for Fears : Sowing the Seeds of Love [ purchase ] In the 1980s, there was a mini-revival of the psychedelic music of the 60s. XTC brie...

Patty Griffin: Up to the Mountain (MLK Song) [ purchase ] Solomon Burke: Up to the Mountain (MLK Song) [ purchase ] This week's topic i...

Pedro The Lion: Eye on the Finish Line [purchase] Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, our loved ones misunderstand us and our best effort...

Donna The Buffalo: Garden of Eden [ purchase ] The old testament concept of the Garden of Eden is a subtheme in and of itself; as western c...

Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising [ purchase CD ] [ purchase LP ] Don't mistake Bob Mould's yowls of rage as an act of pessimism. No, he...

The Kinks: Better Things [ purchase ] I was 12 when I bought my first Kinks album (yes, album) - I remember hearing All Day and All of the...

Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild [ purchase ] Superfly isn't the greatest movie, but I defy anyone to come up with a better, ...

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova: Falling Slowly [ purchase ] I received the DVD of the movie Once as a Christmas gift last year from a de...

The term “soundtracks” can apply to works for the stage, as well as the screen. And the screen in question may be the small or the big one. ...

Bjork: I've Seen It All [ Purchase ] The saddest movie ever? This is the movie I would say in a heartbeat if asked that. I've watch...

Neil Young: Home on the Range [ purchase ] Soundtracks are a great source for cover fans - both because including a souped up familiarity i...