Dane D. Lion's Music Den ##############

2011 Lists: The Re-Education of Dane D. Lion, 2011 Edition

This list runs through the songs -  from a variety of genres and periods - that I came to love in 2011.  

Tropicalia

1. “Divino Maravilhoso” - Gal Costa (Whoa.)

Yacht Rock  (NSFW - RIP, Koko)

1. “Thunder Island” - Jay Ferguson
2. “This is It” - Kenny Loggins (Messina is swimming in sadness.)

Classic R&B/Soul

1. “The Double Cross” - David Ruffin
2. “Lover and a Friend”/”The Hook and Sling (Full Vocal)” - Eddie Bo
3. “Ace of Spades”/”Nickel and a Nail” - O.V. Wright
4. “Cross My Heart” - Billy Stewart (Jay Electronica - “Exhibit C”)
5. “Nothin’ But a Heartache” - The Flirtations

70s & 80s Rock and Pop

1. “Darkroom” - Paul McCartney
2. “Metal Guru” - T Rex
3. “Big in Japan” - Alphaville
4. “Enola Gay” - OMD
5. “Hanging on the Telephone” - Blondie

Funk/Jazz

1. “Stay Together” - Soul Excitement
2. “Everybody Loves the Sunshine”/”Mystic Voyage” - Roy Ayers
3. Fat Albert Rotunda - Herbie Hancock
4. “Me and Baby Brother” - WAR
5. “New Generation” - The Universals

80s Electronic/Dancefloor

1. “Your Love” - Frankie Knuckles
2. “Never Want to Lose You” - Virgo
3. “No Way Back (Vocal Mix)” - Adonis
4. “Operator” - Midnight Star
5. “I Found Lovin’” - Fatback

“Oldies”

1. “Look at the Sun” - Felt
2. “A Woman Like You” - Bert Jansch (RIP)
3. “She May Call You Up Tonight”/”Pretty Ballerina” - The Left Banke
4. “The Witch” - Adam & Eve
5. “Let No Man Steal Your Thyme” - Pentangle

Hip Hop

1. “The Style You Haven’t Done Yet”/Ghetto Music LP - Boogie Down Productions
2. “The Main Ingredient” - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
3. “Wake Up” - Brand Nubian

80s/90s College & Indie Rock

1. “Solar Sister” - The Posies (So ashamed that it took me so long to get into this band.  No excuse for such negligence.)
2. “Half-Thought” - Bedhead
3. “Sorry Again” - Velocity Girl
4. “Everyone Else is Evolving” - Chappaquiddick Skyline
5. “Up on the Sun” - The Meat Puppets

Tomorrow: My favorite music “things” from 2011.