HiT Picks #6: Music is Candy ~ Listener's Choice

by Elisa Zuckerberg, Founder of HearItThere

Friday, February 25, 2022

The first Music is Candy blog introduced the general concept. There are songs that we love and no matter how many times we’ve heard them, we never tire of listening. These tunes may elicit strong emotions or just make you feel pure joy. It could be as simple as a catchy melody or something that is intangible, indescribable, and emotional, but you know you love it. I think of those songs as “candy” for the ears and soul.

HiT Picks #4 Music is Candy Part I were my personal selections and in this next installation, HiT Picks Listeners Choice, we offer HearItThere subscribers their music selections! Thank you to Tom Heany, Erik Rabasca, George Mallas, and Jacque Roche!

Tom Heany is a songwriter, musician and author makes a strong point, “This could have been a much longer list!”

Walk of Life – Dire Straits. The catchiest song I know. (And then there’s the wonderful Walk of Life Project.) http://www.wolproject.com
Down at the Twist and Shout – Mary-Chapin Carpenter. Also pretty catchy. https://youtu.be/SuapCENFM2U
The Kesh Jig – The Bothy Band. You know what? Very catchy. https://youtu.be/5f-ILLD4vL4
Brennan’s Reel – The Martin Hayes Quartet https://youtu.be/bchN5ydeTmg

Tom adds, “I’m sure Ike and Tina made a record of Proud Mary, but I don’t know it. There are a couple of videos of Tina doing it live that are enormous fun.” https://youtu.be/T2T5_seDNZE

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Erik Rabasca is the founder of the band Light Warriors and the record label, Highest Frequency Records

I Wish I Knew (How It Felt To Be Free) – Nina Simone on Spotify but you have to see this live version: https://youtu.be/-sEP0-8VAow
Innocent When You Dream (Barroom) – Tom Waits on Spotify
Nuclear War – Sun Ra on Spotify
Po’ Boy – Bob Dylan on Spotify
Superwoman – Stevie Wonder on Spotify
Unyielding Conditioning – Fishbone on Spotify
Up The Beach – Jane’s Addiction on Spotify
Lover’s Day – TV On The Radio on Spotify
Flyin High Again – Ozzy Osbourne on Spotify
Interstate Love Song – Stone Temple Pilots on Spotify
Three Days – Jane’s Addiction on Spotify
Number of the Beast – Iron Maiden on Spotify
Mountain Jam (from Eat a Peach album) – Allman Brothers on Spotify

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Jacque M. Roche is the co-editor of HearItThere.com and music journalist. You can read her monthly column Jacque’s Spin on Music in The Somers Record.