The Rare Old Mountain Dew

Submitted by Christopher Hapka on June 26, 2012
"Mountain Dew"
The Pogues with The Dubliners
1988
"Mountain Dew"
Grandpa Jones
1947

White lightning isn't the only homemade tipple that's inspired musicians over the years. Before the NASCAR set started running lightning, mountain dew was inspiring songs on both sides of the Atlantic. Read more about The Rare Old Mountain Dew

Folk
Bluegrass
Moonshine

Just One Drink

Submitted by Christopher Hapka on June 24, 2012
"Loving Cup"
The Rolling Stones
1972

Drinking is a social activity, never more so than when two people share a single drink. Read more about Just One Drink

Rock

Party All The Time

Submitted by Christopher Hapka on June 15, 2012
"House Party at Rooney's"
Unknown
2006

One of the exciting things about music today is that the technological barriers have disappeared; almost anyone can record and distribute a song in their basement. One of the most terrifying things about music today is that just about anyone who wants to can record and distribute a song about their favorite soccer team. Read more about Party All The Time

Indie
Novelty
England
Songs about national teams

Don't Ask Why

Submitted by Christopher Hapka on June 12, 2012
"Alabama Song"
Lotte Lenya
1930
"Alabama Song"
The Doors
1967
"Alabama Song"
David Bowie
1980

From Weimar Germany to 1960s counterculture to 1980s art-rock, nothing brings together musical icons like whiskey, and the moon over Alabama. Read more about Don't Ask Why

Opera
Avant-garde
Art rock
Rock
Whiskey

Like My Heart

Submitted by Christopher Hapka on June 10, 2012
"Pousse-Cafe"
Julie London
1958

Literally, "Pousse-Cafe" means something like "coffee-chaser," and refers to a cocktail served at the end of the meal, after the coffee course, as a digestif. Over time, it's come to mean something more specific: a dramatic style of unmixed mixed drink, and a metaphor for heartbreak. Read more about Like My Heart

Jazz
Mixed drinks
Cocktails
Highballs
Pousse-Cafe

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