H. Wade Minter

For the Girls: July 2023

This is the July 2023 playlist for the girls.

The Songs

1. Album cover for Memoirs of a Madman
"Crazy Train" - Ozzy Osbourne (Memoirs of a Madman, 1980)

A hard-driving metal opener built on one of Ozzy’s best-known riffs.

2. Album cover for Innervisions
"Higher Ground" - Stevie Wonder (Innervisions, 1973)

A funk-rock groove with a buoyant bass line and sharp social energy.

3. Album cover for Wacko Magneto
"Torn" - Ednaswap (Wacko Magneto, 1997)

An original version of the song that later became widely known through a pop cover.

4. Album cover for Labour of Lust (Remastered)
"Cruel to Be Kind" - Nick Lowe (Labour of Lust (Remastered), 1979)

A bright power-pop tune with a dry wit and a fast, singalong hook.

5. Album cover for Jolene
"Jolene" - Dolly Parton (Jolene, 1973)

A country standard with a plainspoken melody and one of Dolly’s most enduring hooks.

6. Album cover for Ladies of the Canyon
"Big Yellow Taxi" - Joni Mitchell (Ladies of the Canyon, 1970)

A wry, environmental pop song with a breezy chorus and a pointed lyric.

7. Album cover for Blood On the Tracks
"Tangled Up In Blue" - Bob Dylan (Blood On the Tracks, 1975)

A long, story-driven folk-rock song that moves like a series of memory scenes.

8. Album cover for Rio (Remastered)
"Hungry Like the Wolf" - Duran Duran (Rio (Remastered), 1982)

A sleek new wave hit with polished synths and a big, propulsive chorus.

9. Album cover for Tainted Love - Single
"Tainted Love" - Gloria Jones (Tainted Love - Single, 1964)

The gritty original soul recording behind a later soft-rock revival.

10. Album cover for Easter
"Because the Night" - Patti Smith Group (Easter, 1977)

A bracing rock anthem that combines urgency, romance, and a big open-ended hook.

11. Album cover for The Beatles 1962-1966 (The Red Album)
"We Can Work It Out" - The Beatles (The Beatles 1962-1966 (The Red Album), 1965)

A Beatles track with a clean melody and a clever, optimistic turn.

12. Album cover for The Downward Spiral
"Hurt" - Nine Inch Nails (The Downward Spiral, 1994)

A stark, vulnerable industrial ballad that closes the playlist on a heavy note.

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