1. Body Movin'- Beastie Boys

• "Now let me get some action from the back section, we need body rockin' not perfection. I'm so sweet like a nice bon bon, came out rapping when I was born." I have two fond memories of this song that involve my friend Mike D. "Body Movin'" was one of the first songs played at his wedding reception back in 2007- not the 1st song which would have been "Scenario" by A Tribe Called Quest as the new couple was introduced. Fresh off surgery Mike was the best dancer on the floor but I also remember his wife throwing down as well. The other memory would be when the song first came out in the summer of 98. We were somewhere at the Jersey shore (Sea Isle? Avalon?) and decided to take one night off from heavy drinking. I got new strings for my guitar and Mike picked up "Hello Nasty" at midnight. I remember Mike cracking a beer open early the next morning to the disgust of our housemates who were hurting from the night before. "Hello Nasty" got heavy play the rest of our time at the beach.

2. Praying For Time- George Michael

• "I may have to much but I'll take my chances, cause God's stopped keeping score, and you cling to the things they sold you, did you cover your eyes when they told you, that he can't come back, cause he has no children to come back for." George Michael's solo debut "Faith" wasn't lacking for serious material; songs like "Father Figure" and "Hand To Mouth" showed his maturity. Most of this was lost as the most recognizable image from this era was Michael shaking his ass in tight jeans in the video for "Faith". His follow up album "Listen Without Prejudice" sought to move beyond his sex symbol status with songs like "Freedom 9o" and "Praying For Time". In "Praying For Time" Michael sings about things like poverty and injustice with an apocalyptic tone. The song manged to reach #1 on the singles chart without a video which is fairly remarkable by 1990 standards given how many people wanted their MTV and relied on it for popular music.

3. I'm So Tired- The Beatles

• "You'd say I'm putting you you on, but it's no joke, it's doing me harm, you know I can't sleep, I can't stop my brain, you know it's three weeks, I'm going insane, I'd give you everything I've got for a little piece of mind." If you don't have a copy of "The Beatles (White Album)" you should remedy that as soon as possible. It's like the line in the film "High Fidelity": (Barry) " Don't tell anyone you don't own 'Blonde on Blonde'. It's going to be ok." "The Beatles (White Album)" happens to be the first Beatles album I added to my collection and remains one of my all time favorite records. "Abbey Road" may be a more brilliant cohesive statement but "The Beatles (White Album)" is a treasure trove with more than it's fair share of musical gems. This particular version of "I'm So Tired" comes from the Anthology series. It's quite similar to the version on the "The Beatles (White Album)" with a few exceptions. There is no organ part which helps to give the song an even grittier feel. My favorite thing about this version is when John Lennon sings the "I wonder should I call you, but i know what you do" vocal and takes it in a different melodic direction than what I'm used to in the "The Beatles (White Album)" version. It sounds sooo good.