Nathan’s birthday party playlist

My son Nathan was 5 on Wednesday, but we just had his birthday party today. I thought it would be fun to share what he requested Mom load up on her iPod for the party soundtrack. Says a little something about what Mom and Dad pour into his ear, but I thought some of these were pretty hip selections:

  • “Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard On Me,” Juice Newton
  • “Stuck On You,” Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
  • “Rock Rock (‘Til You Drop),” Def Leppard
  • “Sherry,” Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
  • “The Bare Necessities,” Phil Harris and Bruce Reitherman (from The Jungle Book soundtrack)
  • “I Want You,” Savage Garden
  • “Somethin’ Stupid,” Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra
  • “Johnny B. Goode,” Chuck Berry
  • “Yellow Submarine,” The Beatles
  • “Our Lips Are Sealed,” The Go-Go’s
  • “Save the Day,” Train
  • “Hakuna Matata,” Ernie Sabella and Nathan Lane (from The Lion King soundtrack)
  • “Stacy’s Mom,” Fountains of Wayne
  • “The Heart of Rock & Roll,” Huey Lewis & the News
  • “That Don’t Satisfy Me,” Brother Cane
  • “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’,” Nancy Sinatra
  • “Calling All Angels,” Train
  • “Radar Gun,” The Bottle Rockets
  • “Psychobabble,” The Alan Parsons Project
  • “Waterloo,” ABBA
  • “Dancing Queen,” ABBA
  • “Hit The Road Jack,” Ray Charles
  • “Come On Come On Come On,” Cheap Trick
  • “Paperback Writer,” The Beatles
  • “Love Me Do,” The Beatles
  • “Jungle Boogie,” Kool & the Gang
  • “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” Elton John and Kiki Dee
  • “I Love It Loud,” Kiss
  • “Crocodile Rock,” Elton John
  • “No More Words,” Berlin
  • “Party Train,” The Gap Band
  • “Are You Gonna Be My Girl,” Jet
  • “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” B.J. Thomas
  • “Gonna Make You Sweat,” C+C Music Factory
  • “Hazy Shade of Winter,” The Bangles
  • “Can’t Buy Me Love,” The Beatles
  • “Detroit Rock City,” Kiss
  • “Everybody Have Fun Tonight,” Wang Chung
  • “Rock of Ages,” Def Leppard
  • “Live to Win,” Paul Stanley
  • “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” Leo Sayer
  • “They Don’t Know,” Tracey Ullman
  • “Shout It Out Loud (new video version),” Kiss
  • “Mamma Mia,” ABBA
  • “Vertigo,” U2
  • “Rich Girl,” Gwen Stefani
  • “All Shook Up,” Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
  • “That’s What Friends Are For,” Terry Thomas, Bruce Reitherman, and George Sanders (from The Jungle Book soundtrack)
  • “Hung Up,” Madonna
  • “In My Dreams,” Dokken
  • “Sugar Town,” Nancy Sinatra
  • “Got No Shame,” Brother Cane

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