5 on Friday -- Set 207

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

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I was in a Pretenders mood earlier this week, setting up a playlist on You Tube which included the first song on this week's set list. One thing led me to another, and I sought out these songs written by artists when they took on the new role of parent. 

  

1 - Show Me -- The Pretenders

2 - Stay Up Late -- Talking Heads

3 - Little Star -- Madonna 

4 - To Zion -- Lauryn Hill

5 - Isn't She Lovely -- Stevie Wonder

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5 on Friday -- Set 206

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

Since we're still in the first few weeks of the new year, when many of us have embarked on new projects, or have rolled up our sleeves to complete our on-going ones, here are five songs about hope.

  

1 - While You See a Chance -- Steve Winwood

2 - Things Can Only Get Better -- Howard Jones

3 - Break My Stride -- Matthew Wilder 

4 - Don't You Worry Child -- Swedish House Mafia

5 - It's My Life -- Bon Jovi

5 on Friday -- Set 205

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

If you're in the eastern two thirds of North America these days, it's freaking cold.

Even for us, in Canada.

Here's a song list to stop your teeth from chattering -- songs about winter that rock.

  

1 - Cold as Ice -- Foreigner

2 - Immigrant Song -- Led Zeppelin

3 - Snowed In with bonus track Cruisin' -- Joel Plaskett Emergency 

4 - Wintertime -- Steve Miller Band

5 - Snow (Hey Oh) -- Red Hot Chili Peppers

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5 on Friday -- Set 204

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

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A new year, and a new feature for 5 on Friday -- The Hit Makers.

Once a month I'm going to feature the songs that launched careers. Starting with the British Invasion in the early-to-mid 60s, I'll be looking at different musical styles and the groups or singers from those styles who I love the best.

  

1 - I Want to Hold Your Hand -- The Beatles -- 1963

2 - You Really Got Me -- The Kinks -- 1964

3 - The House of the Rising Sun -- The Animals -- 1964 

4 - My Generation -- The Who -- 1965

5 - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction -- The Rolling Stones

5 on Friday -- Set 203

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

How was your Christmas? Hope it was beautiful like mine was.

That's Brad and me, enjoying our Christmas morning breakfast. (My mom was the photographer.)

Next up on the holiday calendar: New Year's Eve!

2013 has been the Year of the Black Snake according to the Chinese zodiac. Snake years always bring a great deal of transformation, as snakes shed their skin and force change upon us, whether we're ready for it or not.

For this final 5 on Friday for 2013, here are five songs about snakes.

1 - Here Comes the Snake -- Cherry Poppin Daddies

2 - Cotton Mouth -- The Doobie Brothers

3 - Crawling King Snake -- The Doors 

4 - The Voice & The Snake -- Enigma

This one takes awhile to get going. The actual music part gets rolling at the 1:30 mark.

5 - The Union of the Snake -- Duran Duran