Youtube Playlists of My Music-themed Articles

This article is a compilation of YouTube playlists for articles that I have written and cited music YouTube links. Some of my articles had numerous YouTube links that I divided them up into two or three playlists. I will periodically revisit the playlists to ensure that the links work, finding replacements as appropriate. I will update this article and the table as I write more music-focused articles and include YouTube music links.

Visit my YouTube channel, and click Playlists, then click Grid or List. You can autoplay all the videos in order or individually.

• Grid option: To immediately play the collection, hover over thumbnail, then click Play All. To view the list of selectable videos, click the playlist title.
• List option: To immediately play the collection, hover over thumbnail, then click Play All. To view the list of selectable videos, click View full playlist.

Theme	YouTube playlist link	Blog article link
Superbowl 2017 ads with familiar music	playlist	Familiar Music in Superbowl 2017 Product Ads (2/2017)
Memory lane trip of ads and music	playlist	Familiar Music in Product Ads … (1/2017)
Some lyrical memorizations and related	playlist	Some Lyrical Blasts from the Past (1/2016)
More Halloween music	playlist	Halloween Music Baker's Dozen Matter (11/2012)
Halloween music	playlist	Baker's Dozen Halloween YouTube Links (10/2012)
Dreamy music	playlist 1 of 2, 2 of 2	Dreamy Music (8/2012)
Summer songs	playlist	Individual links not available. Only created the playlist as exercise for Creating a YouTube Playlist (4/2012)
Family	playlist 1 of 2, 2 of 2	Family Matters (12/2011)
Food music (1st in series)	playlist	MnM--Munch n Music (5/2011)
Sweets & misc. (2nd in series)	playlist 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3	MnM--Munch n Music, Sweetyummies (6/2011)
Alcohol & tobacco consumables (3rd in series)	playlist	MnM--Munch n Music, Sin Ingestibles (7/2011)
TDay travel modes (1st in series)	playlist 1 of 2, 2 of 2	Turkey Week Travel--Planes, Trains N Cars (11/2010)
Water travel (2nd in series)	playlist 1 of 2, 2 of 2	Post-TDay Travel--Water Water Everywhere (11/2010)
Air and ground travel (3rd in series)	playlist 1 of 2, 2 of 2	Post-TDay Travel--Part 3 of 3 (12/2010)
Parody	playlist	Moe-SKI-Toe--I've Got Me Under Your Skin (9/2010)
Button occupations	playlist	Rich Man Poor Man (4/2010)
Phones and letters	playlist	Technical Communications Means (3/2010)
Weird Al	playlist	Dual-theme "Weird Al" Yankovic Songs (10/2009)

Family Matters

YouTube playlists for this article (1, 2),
playlist compilation article

This time of the year is good for reflecting back on something besides material items, whether acquiring for self or others, imho. I've been musing about music and family themes for some time. Last week, watching the movie version of How to Succeed in Business without Trying resparked my interest when the actors launched into "Brotherhood of Man", a joyful, inspiring song with energetic choreography (hallelujah!). What a surprise when I went to youtube and looked for Brotherhood of Man and found several versions of the performance AND a group with that name!

• Robert Morse is the original Finch of both the stage and movie version of How to Succeed in Business without Trying.
• For those who remember Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller, his portrayal of Finch shows him all grown up.
• This Finch is Daniel Radcliffe. (Yes, Harry Potter!) This youtube video starts out with Robert Morse and Matthew Broderick talking about the play's 50th anniversary. John Larroquette (Night Court) is a co-star in this latest version of the play.
• Now for the OTHER Brotherhood of Man, whom I'd forgotten about over the (um) years. Their moderate hit is "Save Your Kisses for Me."

Even though my article is Family Matters, and brotherhood is not blood relations, I'm being flexible about the etymology regarding family members. From Online Etymology Dictionary, brotherhood:

Originally "relationship of a brother," also "friendly companionship."

Onward to family relations

• Family of Man, by Three Dog Night
• Family Affair, by Sly and the Family Stone
• Soul Train, by MFSB (Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers) & the Three Degrees
• California Dreamin', by Mamas and Papas
• Can't Nobody Hold Me Down, by Puff Daddy (Sean Combs)
• Heard a Word, by Sister Souljah
• Twofer! Family reference for both title and artist! We are Family, by Sister Sledge

Pop and mom

• Papa Was a Rolling Stone, by Temptations
• Your Mama Don't Dance (and Your Daddy Don't Rock and Roll), by Loggins and Messina
• Papa Don't Preach, by Madonna
• Mama Said There'd by Days Like This, by Shirelles
• Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, by James Brown
• Mama Told Me not to Come, by Three Dog Night
• Daddy's Home, by Delfonics
• Mamma Mia, by ABBA

Kids! (and siblings)

• What's the Matter With Kids Today, by Paul Lynde and others, from Bye Bye Birdie
• Blue Eyes (Baby's Got Blue Eyes), by Elton John
• You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby, by Michael Bublé
• Sister Golden Hair, by America
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, by the Hollies
• Daniel (My Brother), by Elton John

Parent-offspring relationships

• Cats in the Cradle, by Harry Chapin
• In the Living Years, by Mike and the Mechanics
• I Can Never Go Home Anymore, by the Shangri-Las
• She's Leaving Home, by Beatles
• Mother and Child Reunion, by Paul Simon

Family member references within the song

• Fun, Fun, Fun, by the Beach Boys
  "Your dad was gettin' wise to you"
• Leader of the Band, by David Fogelberg
  "A cabinet maker's son ... My brothers' lives were different"
• Leader of the Pack, by the Shangri-Las
  "One day my dad said, 'Find someone new'"
• Another version of Leader of the Pack, this one by Twisted Sister
  A twist on the iconic original version by the Shangri-Las
• Bohemian Rhapsody, by Queen
  "Mama, I just killed a man"
• What's Going On, by Marvin Gaye
  "Mother, mother ... Brother, brother, brother ...Father, father"
• Another Saturday Night, by Sam Cooke
  "Another fella told me he had a sister"
• Another version of Another Saturday Night, this one by Cat Stevens
• Love Train, by the O'Jays
  "People all over the world (Sisters and brothers)"

A language-derived example for my family theme article is Philadelphia Freedom, by Elton John. From the Online Etymology Dictionary, Philadelphia:

"brotherly love," from philos "loving" + adelphos "brother"

What a difference 200 years make for relationships between the former colonists of the mother country, and the song by a Briton just ahead of the U.S bicentennial. Watch a different performance, which shows people enthusiastically waving their Union Jack and Stars and Stripes flags.