Sports Night

A more diverse playlist has emerged since my last, but this amalgamates some truly unique artists.  (Sorry to those of you looking for the classic, yet short-lived TV show, Sports Night.) Remember: top 5 and more mp3s after the jump.

10. Cheech and Chong-Basketball Jones. “Bassa-ball jones, I got a bassa-ball jones, oh baby ooo-ee-ooooo” and “That basketball was like a basketball to me.”  Something tells me these guys weren’t really singing about a ball, per se.

9. Gear Daddies-Zamboni Song. Senator Amy Klobuchar’s unofficial campaign theme song for her victorious 2006 campaign.  She used the song claiming these were the biggest celebrities she knew.  Pure class.  “Yeah, I wanna drive the zamboni.  I wanna drive the zamboni.  Yes I do.”

8. Jack Johnson-Mudfootball.  “Over to the field for tackle football.”  While the song fits the playlist, the best part of this song is the Culture Club toss-out at the 1:20 mark.

7. Camper van Beethoven-Take the Skinheads Bowling. Title as lyrics. Used to perfection in Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine; for me the two are now inseparable.

6. The Decemberists-The Gymnast, High Above the Ground. Title as opening lyrics. From Her Majesty LP.

5. Broken Social Scene-Swimmers. “You looked like a SWIMMER.” From their self-titled LP.

4. Kings of Leon-The Runner. No lyrics, and there are more likely candidates for the “running” category on this list, but…I really really like this song.

3. The Hold Steady-Chips Ahoy! “She put 900 dollars, on the fifth horse in the sixth race; I think his name was Chips Ahoy.” Ok, so I broke a little rule not having the sport in the title, but again, like the previous song, this tune is soooo good.

2. Valdy-Hockey Night in Canada. “Seems like it’s hockey night in Canada almost every single day.” For Shea.

1. Group X-You Would Give Me Kiss If I Were on Soccer Team.  Title as lyrics, and ain’t that the truth? While a disputable top track, the quirkiness and the way in which Group X weaves its way from the soccer team to the Rubik’s cube team is impeccable.
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