A Middle of the Night Music Post: Blue Rondo a la Turk - The Dave Brubeck Quartet

"Take Five" will always be my favorite Dave Brubeck song--and one of my all-time favorites, period--but this one is mighty good, too. And this performance really takes me back to that era.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: I Think It's Going to Rain Today - Randy Newman

I'm in a bit of a melancholy mood these days, for various reasons, and this is a really pretty but also melancholy song. A lot of different singers have performed it, but I don't know of a version better than this one by Randy Newman, who wrote it.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Help Me - Joni Mitchell

Ah, the Seventies . . .

A Middle of the Night Music Post: We Gotta Get You a Woman - Todd Rundgren

Always liked this song. Brings back a lot of good memories. Of course, I could say that about all the songs I post in the middle of the night, otherwise I wouldn't care enough about them to do it.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: A Shot in the Dark - Jimmy Haskell

I used to have the CD this is from and played it a lot while I was writing.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: The Fool on the Hill - Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66

Another one I heard on the radio a lot back in those days.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited

Used to hear this on the radio a lot.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Will You Be Staying After Sunday? - Peppermint Rainbow

Yeah, they look a little silly all these years later, but I still like the song and miss those days.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Early Morning Rain - Peter, Paul & Mary

Man, I remember those days . . .

A Middle of the Night Music Post: No Shade of Green - Flatland Cavalry

I saw this group perform live recently. They put on a mighty good show.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie

One of the saddest songs I've ever heard, but it sure is pretty.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Only Time - Enya

Yeah, not sleeping well these days, but I enjoy hunting around for music I like in the middle of the night.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson

I may not be a child of the 80s, but I do really like this song.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Rainbow in the Dark - Dio

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Victory - Two Steps From Hell

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Mexico - Alestorm

A Middle of the Night Music Post: On and On - Stephen Bishop

I admit, when I think of Stephen Bishop the first thing that comes to mind is his scene with John Belushi in ANIMAL HOUSE, but this is still a pretty song and I like it.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Suavecito - Malo

Another song from the Seventies that I always liked.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy

Another song from my childhood. It annoys me that they've got Duane Eddy's name switched around at the beginning of this clip, but that doesn't affect the music.

A Middle of the Night Music Post: Torquay - The Fireballs

I barely remember this song. But it sure sounds good now.