Music for Partying 'Till It Hurts

AKA- THE GREAT GATSBY PLAYLIST

Ain't We Got Fun- Al Jolson
This Town- Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside
I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise- Rufus Wainwright
Rabbits Don't Ever Get Married- Hank Perry
Stay on the Right Side of the Road- Norridge Mayhams and the Blue Chips
Material Girl- Richard Cheese
Honky Tonkin'- Audrey Williams
Jeepers Creepers- The Puppini Sisters
Candy Shop- Andrew Bird
I Wanna Be Loved by You- Helen Kane
Nobody's Dirty Business- The Devil Makes Three
Good Little Bad Little You- Cliff Edwards
Oops I Did it Again- Max Raabe
House Where Nobody Lives- Tom Waits
The Best Things in Life Are Free- The Ink Spots

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Music for Getting a Clue

AKA - THE SHERLOCK HOLMES PLAYLIST

Danza Del Fuego (Falla) - Portland Cello Project
London - Patrick Wolf
Too Much on My Mind - The Kinks
The World Is Full of Crashing Bores - Morrissey
The Syncopated Clock - Rastrelli Cello Quartet
Building a Mystery (live) - Sarah McLachlan
I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) - Grace Jones
Crime - Temposhark
Smooth Criminal - 2CELLOS (Sulic & Hauser)
Mack the Knife - Dee Dee Bridgewater
One Way or Another - Blondie
The Rainstorm (from "Psycho") - Bernard Hermann
Thistle & Weeds - Mumford and Sons
My Friend - The Glengarry Bhoys
Taking You With Me - Mindy Smith and Daniel Tashian

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Music for Developing Fuzzy Delusions

AKA- THE CALVIN AND HOBBES PLAYLIST

Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon- Willie Nelson
My Imaginary Friend- The Divine Comedy
Sleepy Tigers- Her Space Holiday
Parents Just Don't Understand- Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
Cardboard Box- Keith Munslow
Me and You Vs. the World- Space
My Beige Bear- Jonathan Coulton
Space Boy- Dave Rogers
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard- Simon and Garfunkel
Snow Man Rock- Big Bud
Wonderboy- Tenacious D
Tree House- Red Dirt Rangers
Monsters Under the Bed- Eugene McGuiness
You've Got a Friend- Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies
DC Comics and Chocolate Milkshakes- Art Brut

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Music for Dancing to the Jailhouse Rock

AKA - THE ELVIS PRESLEY PLAYLIST

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Rock Billy Boogie - Johnny Burnette
Long Way From Tupelo - Mary Lou Lord
Hymn for a Sunday Evening (Ed Sullivan) - Paul Lynde & Company ("Bye Bye Birdie")
Hip Shake - The Rolling Stones
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Teen Age Idol - Ricky Nelson
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Tori & Taylor Thompson
Saturday Night at the Movies - The Drifters
Riding With the King - B.B. King & Eric Clapton
Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen
Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai) - Ella Fitzgerald
Turn the Page - Golden Earring
Matinee Idol - Rufus Wainwright
Memphis in June - Nina Simone

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Music to Start An Epic Journey With

AKA- THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD PLAYLIST

Wonders Never Cease - Morcheeba
Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles
The Glory of Love - Newfound Glory
Over the Falls - Primus
Far Far Away - Slade
Hanging Around - The Stranglers
Come Out Fighting - The Vandals
Fallin' Apart - All-American Rejects
Looking for a Wall - Smash Mouth
Big Boss Man - The Animals
Canyon Girl - Fruit Bats
Dig Yourself Deep - The Undertones
Lights - Styx
Mountain Man - Crash Kings
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers

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Music for Being This Tall to Ride

AKA - THE AMUSEMENT PARK PLAYLIST

Coney Island - Greg Holden (Feat. Jesca Hoop)
Waiting Line - Zero 7
Karn Evil 9: First Impression, Part 2 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Enchanted Forest - P:ano
Ticket to Ride - Connie Lynch
Twist and Shout - The Rivieras
Dizzy - Tommy Roe
When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down) - Great Big Sea
On a Carousel - The Hollies
Ferris Wheel - Alyssa Suede
Tunnel of Love - Bruce Springsteen
Skipper Dan - "Weird Al" Yankovic
A Fair is a Veritable Schmorgasboard-orgasboard-orgasboard - Agnes Moorehead and Paul Lynde
Farewell to the Fairground - White Lies
Topsy Turvy - Family Force 5

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Music for Exterminating Your Kitchen

AKA-THE RATATOUILLE PLAYLIST

Poor People of Paris- Winifred Atwell
High Hopes- Frank Sinatra
Que Sera Sera- The Chordettes
Chanson d'Amour- The Manhattan Transfer
Good Luck Charm- Elvis Presley
Cook With Honey- Judy Collins
Sing for Your Supper- The Boys from Syracuse
When You Wish Upon a Star- Dion and the Belmonts
Apples, Peaches and Cherries- Smothers Brothers
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off- Nina Hagen
Boogie Woogie Blue Plate- Louis Jordon
C'est Magnifique- Peggy Lee
Walk a Mile in My Shoes- Brenda Lee
Joy of Cooking- Old Man Luedecke
The Little Light of Mine- Acapella


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