"Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep," Middle of the Road

This is just the oddest song. It's upbeat, and bubblegum, and catchy, and sad, and kind of incomprehensible. It was written by a French composer and recorded by a Scottish group, and was one of the highest-selling singles worldwide of all time.



"In The City," Joe Walsh

When I hear this song I'm always reminded of the movie it closes, The Warriors. That movie really sums it all up for me, the experience of being a New Yorker. Pretty much.



"I Did What I Did For Maria," Tony Christie

This is the catchiest song from the point of view of a man who's about to be hung for killing the murderer of his lady friend you will ever hear. Tony Christie is an amazing singer, I don't know why he isn't more famous.



"Devil May Care," Dick Todd

This is a song I downloaded from a site where a guy had digitized and uploaded all his 78s. When my wife was pregnant with our son, her water broke six weeks early. I hit this song on my iPod and in my mind it became my unborn son's voice. "You know me, pal... I'll take a dare." Apparently Dick Todd was the "Canadian Bing Crosby."



"The Glamorous Life," Cool C

This is a catchy rap number from back in the day, although the production could've been a lot better. I was shocked to find out recently that Cool C is on death row for killing a bank guard in a botched robbery he pulled with Steady B, who's another rapper I listen to a lot.



"Finding the Plane/Underwater Ballet/Bond with SPECTRE Frogmen/ Leiter to the Rescue/Bond Joins Underwater Battle," John Barry

For adding color and suspense to your everyday life, nothing beats James Bond soundtrack music. Thunderball has one of the best soundtracks, despite not being one of the best movies.

"Impressed," Sporto Kantes

This is hip, shiny French music, and they've used samples from several sources, including Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America: Volume One The Early Years, which was one of the few comedy albums my father owned and would put on for us occasionally.