H. Wade Minter

For the Girls: July 2024

This is the July 2024 playlist for the girls.

The Songs

1. Album cover for Planet BAD: Greatest Hits
"Rush (Single Version)" - Big Audio Dynamite (Planet BAD: Greatest Hits, 1985)

A bright, synthy new wave track with a restless groove and sharp hooks.

2. Album cover for Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
"Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" - Cher (Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, 1971)

A storytelling pop song built around one of Cher’s signature dramatic vocals.

3. Album cover for Rock Me Amadeus (30th Anniversary) - EP
"Rock Me Amadeus (The American Edit)" - Falco (Rock Me Amadeus (30th Anniversary) - EP, 1986)

A club-ready pop rework that leans into the song’s catchy, slightly playful edge.

4. Album cover for American Standard
"Cumbersome" - Seven Mary Three (American Standard, 1995)

A grunge-era alternative rock song with a heavy riff and a bruised, tense feel.

5. Album cover for Midnight Madness
"Sister Christian" - Night Ranger (Midnight Madness, 1983)

A big-haired rock ballad with a memorable piano lead and a singalong chorus.

6. Album cover for The Raw & the Cooked
"She Drives Me Crazy" - Fine Young Cannibals (The Raw & the Cooked, 1988)

A polished late-’80s pop single shaped by smooth vocals and a tight, minimalist beat.

7. Album cover for The Very Best of Boots Randolph
"Yakety Sax" - Boots Randolph (The Very Best of Boots Randolph, 1992)

A comic instrumental that became widely familiar through television and slapstick chase scenes.

8. Album cover for The Peoples Champ
"Sittin' Sidewayz (Featuring Big Pokey)" - Paul Wall featuring Big Pokey (The Peoples Champ, 2005)

A Southern rap track with a slow, swaggering beat and Houston pride in its details.

9. Album cover for Danzig
"Mother" - Danzig (Danzig, 1988)

A hard-edged rock song that pushes into darker territory with an abrasive energy.

10. Album cover for Fight With Tools
"Handlebars" - Flobots (Fight With Tools, 2008)

An anthem-like rap-rock song that mixes social critique with a shouted, propulsive chorus.

11. Album cover for Buena Vista Social Club
"El Cuarto de Tula" - Buena Vista Social Club (Buena Vista Social Club, 1997)

A Cuban standard played with lively Afro-Cuban rhythms and an expansive ensemble sound.

12. Album artwork for Gin & Juice (Live)
"Gin & Juice (Live)" - The Gourds

A bluegrass-leaning, tongue-in-cheek cover that turns a rap hit into a rowdy novelty jam.

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