Farewell, Chicago: A Playlist

This is our last weekend in Chicago before we pack up the wagons and head west for the promised land of Laguna Beach, California.

We’re having folks over for a Fourth of July cook out tonite (please, please don’t rain!), and we made a goodbye mix for the occasion. It’s been 21 years (GG) and 40 years (Crime Boy) in the City of Big Shoulders (and environs), so you’ll forgive us if the playlist is 162 tracks long.

We’ll miss you, Chicago.

And So It Goes Billy Joel
Brokedown Palace (Remastered LP Version) Grateful Dead
Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival
Glory Hallelujah The Swan Silvertones
Over the Hills and Far Away Led Zeppelin
We Will Rock You KRS-One
Every Day I Have the Blues Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
Darkness On the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen
Something Lehbanchleh
Fix You Coldplay
California Joni Mitchell
Save a Seat for Me B.B. King
Shower The People James Taylor
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) Bob Dylan
Don’t Give Up (Africa) Alicia Keys & Bono
Essence Lucinda Williams
Re: Stacks Bon Iver
Vienna Billy Joel
Will the Circle Be Unbroken The Staple Singers
Rebel Rebel Seu Jorge
With a Little Help from My Friends Ellis Island
Come Together Edi Fitzroy Featuring Bigga Star
Norwegian Wood Wayne Armond
Her New Church Paul Cebar
Not While I’m Around Kurt Elling
Fisherman’s Blues The Waterboys
A Place Like That The Caravans
My Favourite Thing Ambre McLean
One U2
Please Be Patient With Me Wilco
A Little Less Conversation Elvis vs. JXL
If God Will Send His Angels (Single) U2
Lady (You Bring Me Up) The Commodores
Sugar Magnolia (Remastered Version) Grateful Dead
Soul Rebel Bob Marley
Give a Man a Fish Arrested Development
Lift Me Up Moby
Wake Up Everybody Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Proud Mary Creedence Clearwater Revival
Anticipation Carly Simon
Soul Man Sam & Dave
Precious Lord B.B. King
Proud Mary Ike & Tina Turner
Crazy Love, Vol. II (Remastered Version) Paul Simon
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye
Feeling That Way Journey
Golden Blunders The Posies
Nick of Time Bonnie Raitt
Love Will Keep Us Together Bridgette Romanek
Lion’s Mane Iron & Wine
Talk About the Passion R.E.M.
I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
You Can Get It If You Really Want Jimmy Cliff
We Can Work It Out Steel Pulse
When Love Comes to Town U2 & B.B. King
Junebug The B-52’s
You’ll Never Walk Alone The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
Kneel and Pray The Cross Jordan Singers
Is This Love (Album Version) Bob Marley
Get Up On the Good Foot James Brown
The Song Remains the Same Led Zeppelin
Sweet Thing The Waterboys
By Your Side Sade
I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (Vampire Mix) Fatboy Slim
Chicago Sufjan Stevens
When It Sings Elvis Costello
Good Night Sunshine Jason Harrod
A Thousand Beautiful Things Annie Lennox
Hard Headed Woman Cat Stevens
I’d Run Away The Jayhawks
In the Sky The Pilgrim Travelers
That Unhinged Thing Paul Cebar And The Milwaukeeans
I Saw A Stranger With Your Hair John Gorka
Box of Rain Grateful Dead
The Past And Pending The Shins
Imagine Chalice
Absinthe Beth Orton
Goin’ to Chicago Count Basie and His Orchestra
What’s Going On Marvin Gaye
The Long Way Around Dixie Chicks
Overjoyed Stevie Wonder
Here Comes Your Man Pixies
Love That Boy The Innocence Mission
Trouble Ray LaMontagne
Katmandu Cat Stevens
Just a Closer Walk With Thee Little Richard
I’ve Been Saved The Argo Singers
Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Beyoncé
Stand By Me Ben E. King
You’re So Vain Carly Simon
God’s Wonderful Love The Staple Singers
Silver Springs Fleetwood Mac
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Elton John
Coming Up Close ‘Til Tuesday
Wondering Where The Lions Are Bruce Cockburn
Ice Cream Sarah McLachlan
The Boy In the Bubble (Remastered Version)Paul Simon
The Things I’ve Gone and Done Carrie Newcomer
Graceland (Remastered Version) Paul Simon
Yesterday Mankind
Turn Me On Norah Jones
Something In the Night Bruce Springsteen
The Promised Land Bruce Springsteen
Pilgrimage R.E.M.
Didn’t Leave Me No Ladder Paul Cebar
Hang on St. Christopher Tom Waits
Real Love David Gray
I’m Still in Love With You Al Green
Blame It On My Youth Kurt Elling
Here Comes the Sun The Burning Souls
Mojo Hand Lightnin’ Hopkins
Juliet of the Spirits The B-52’s
Holding Back The Years Simply Red
One Johnny Cash
I Heard It Through the Grapevine Creedence Clearwater Revival
People Make the World Go Round The Stylistics
Frank’s Song Tom Waits
Highway to Heaven Mahalia Jackson
The Ghost of Tom Joad Bruce Springsteen
Paper Bag Fiona Apple
Leave Me (Like You Found Me) Wilco
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien Edith Piaf
Chicago Rufus Wainwright
Maybe Alison Krauss & Union Station
In My Life Mello
Hey Tonight Creedence Clearwater Revival
One Love / People Get Ready (Album Version) Bob Marley
Life On Mars? David Bowie
In A Lifetime Clannad
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson
Not Ready to Make Nice Dixie Chicks
Love Shack The B-52’s
Change Is Hard She & Him
Shanti / Ashtangi Madonna
Fergalicious Fergie
D’yer Mak’er Led Zeppelin
Across The Universe Rufus Wainwright
One of These Things First Nick Drake
Racing In the Street Bruce Springsteen
Somebody Bigger Than You & I Mahalia Jackson
Trench Town Rock Bob Marley & The Wailers
Lord Don’t Move the Mountain Mahalia Jackson
She Loves You Hugh J.
Hey Jude Toots & The Maytals
Natural Mystic Bob Marley & The Wailers
Love Is Teasin’ The Chieftains & Marianne Faithful
Prove It All Night Bruce Springsteen
One of These Days The Caravans
Thank You World World Party
Little Earthquakes Carrie Newcomer
She’s the One World Party
I Get A Kick Out Of You Ethel Merman
Messed Up Everywhere Blues Jason Harrod
My Sweet Lord George Harrison
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (Live) U2
Give More Power to the People (For Gods’ Sake) The Chi-Lites
United We Stand Sunny (from Brotherhood Of Man) & Tony Burrows
Blackbird Sarah McLachlan
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right Bob Dylan
Stir It Up Bob Marley & The Wailers
Someday Soon David Wilcox
Something to Talk About Bonnie Raitt