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Chicago Stable Isotope Ratio
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eclectic mix, mainly pre-1990's
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God Bless America (Irving Berlin)

Celine Dione (tribute to heroes)
Originally introduced by Kate Smith--note future president
   Smith version no longer used in sports, and rightfully so.
Marion Anderson

Newsreel-My Country 'tis of Thee

PBS
Atmospheric studies
Blowin' in the Wind--with commentary  Peter Paul and Mary
  Blowin in the wind  Bee Gees
Dust in the wind  Kansas
Have you ever seen the rain  Joan Jett
Clouds in my coffee  Carly Simon
The Wind from the South  The Chieftains
Rain drops keep falling on my head  BJ Thomas
Singing in the Rain  Gene Kelly
Rainy Days and Mondays The Carpenters
Stormy Monday  B.B. King
Both Sides Now  Judy Collins
Stormy Weather  Billie Holiday
The Rainbow Connection  Debbie Harry and Kermit
The Air That I Breathe  The Hollies
Laughter in the rain  Neil Sedaka
Purple Rain  Prince

Seasonal signals
Autumn Leaves  Nat King Cole
Les Feuilles Mortes,  Edith Piaf
Summertime Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Turn, turn, turn   The Byrds
Autumn's Song  Northwind
Here Comes the Sun  George Harrison
Summer Breeze  Seals & Croft
Here Comes the Sun  Beatles

Earth Systems
Volcano  Jimmy Buffet
Earthquake  Cass Elliot (Mama Cass)
Missippi Delta Blues  Muddy Waters
Moon River  Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's
Under Pressure  David Bowie and Annie Lennox
Landslide  Stevie Nicks
Ol' Man River  Paul Robeson
Smoke on the Water  Deep Purple
Soil and mineral studies
This land is your land  Woodie Guthrie
  This land is your land  Pete Seeger w/ Bruce Springsteen, Obama Inaugural Concert, 2009
I am a Rock Simon and Garfunkel
Papa was a Rolling Stone  The Temptations
Rock and a Hard Place Rolling Stones
Coal Miner's daughter  Loretta Lynn

Sampling tools
If I had a hammer  Peter Paul and Mary

Ecology
Big Yellow Taxi (they paved paradise and put up a parking lot)  Joni Mitchell
The Rose  Bette Midler
You don't bring me flowers  Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond
Where have all the flowers gone  Joan Baez
It's not easy being green  Kermit

Astronomy/Astrophysics
The Star Spangled Banner  Jimi Hendrix
Shining Star  Earth Wind and Fire
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In  The 5th Dimension
Up on the Roof The Drifters
On the Radio  Donna Summer (long version)
The Planets. Holst Op. 32  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrè Previn conducting
Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix vol 1
Dancing in the Moonlight  King Harvest
Space Oddity  David Bowie

Biogeochemistry
Life goes on  Big Mama Thorton and Muddy Waters
Seasons in the Sun  Terry Jacks
Stayin' Alive  Bee Gees
Field sites
So Far Away  Carol King and James Taylor
Come sail away  Styx
Leaving on a Jet Plane  John Denver with Cass Eliot
Peace Train  Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
Bridge over troubled waters  Simon and Garfunkel
Annie's Song (you fill up my senses)  John Denver
These boots are made for walkin'  Nancy Sinatra
Somewhere over the rainbow  Judy Garland
 Ukulele version  Irael "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole
The green green grass of home  Joan Baez
Ain't no mountain high enough Diana Ross
Welcome to the Jungle  Guns N' Roses
Rock the boat  Hues Corporation
 Don't Rock the Boat  Skeewiff and the Charioteers
Ventura Highway  America
Going Home  Paul Robeson
Mbube (lion)  Miriam Makeba
  The Lion Sleeps Tonight  The Tokens
Shelter from the Storm  Bob Dylan
River Deep, Mountain High Ike and Tina Turner
Rock around the clock  Bill Haley and His Comets

Climate Change
It's the End of the World REM
What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
Wild World  Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
We are the World  USA for Africa
Green Grass and High Tides  Outlaws
Heat Wave Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

Archeology
Walk like an Egyptian  The Bangles

Sampling
Rocket man  Elton John
We all live in a Yellow Submarine  Beatles
Running on empty  Jackson Browne

Technicians
I need a hero  Bonnie Tyler
Two out of three ain't bad  Meatloaf
Take it easy  The Eagles
Lean on me  Bill Withers

First Years
We've only just begun  Carpenters
We are young  Janelle Monáe (and Nate Ruess)

PI
Feeling Good  Nina Simone
I can't get no satisfaction  The Rolling Stones
Leader of the Band  Dan Fogelberg
Time for a cool change  Little River Band
Hit me with your best shot  Pat Benatar
Lean on me  Bill Withers
Simple Gifts  Judy Collins
  Simple Gifts  Yo-Yo Ma and Alison Krauss
  Application Spring  Aaron Copeland
My kind of town, Chicago is Frank Sinatra
Crazy  Patsy Cline
I'm a Believer  The Monkees
Dreams  The Cranberries

Statistics
White Rabbit  Jefferson Starship
The night Chicago died  Paper Lace
Imaging
True Colors  Cyndi Lauper

Graduate School

Who's on First  Abbot and Costello
Chocolate Factory  I love Lucy
Bakery  Jackie Gleason on Ed Sullivan
The dentist office  The Carol Burnett Show
  not Dentist's Song from Little Shop of Horrors
We shall overcome  Pete Seeger
Monday Monday  Mamas and Papas
Help!  The Beatles
You've got a friend  Carol King and James Taylor
That's what friends are for  Dionne Warrick and friends
Please Come to Boston  Dave Loggins
Cats in the Cradle (I don't know when)  Harry Chapin
Freedom  Aretha Franklin
R-E_S-P-E-C-T  Aretha Franklin
We've got to get out of this place  The Animals
Don't Worry, Be Happy  Bob Marley
If I could save time in a bottle  Jim Croce
Falling in and out of love (Amie)  Pure Prairie League
Everybody hurts  Clarkson and P!nk
I will survive  Gloria Gaynor
Don't Stop Believin'  Journey
Go your own way  Fleetwood Mac
The Scientist/Let it be mashup  Gardiner Sisters
  The Scientist  Coldplay
   Let it Be  Beatles
When we were young  Adele
Stand by me  Ben E King
Stand a little rain  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

being a TA
Teach your children Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Teach your children Mattea, Krauss and Boggus

publishing a paper
The Typewriter  Martin Breinschmid (by Leroy Anderson)
We are the Champions  Queen
Hallelujah  Leonard Cohen
Give me a reason  Pink and Nate Ruess

on graduating
One of these days  Emmylou Harris
Oh Happy Day  Sister Act
American Pie  the day the music died  Don McLean
Happy  Pharrell Williams
Happy Days are Here Again  Charles King
Ode to Joy  Beaker
Stay just a bit longer  Jackson Browne
  different than The Temptations "Stay"

Post-Doc
They're Coming to America  Neil Diamond
Born in the USA  Bruce Springsteen
Those were the days  Mary Hopkin
If I could turn back time Cher
The Gambler  Kenny Rogers
At last  Etta James
My way  Frank Sinatra
Best of Times  Styx
Should I stay or should I go  The Clash

Chicago
Does anybody really know what time it is...
In hte Ghetto  Elvis.