Mixtape: 32 Songs About Spelling

What up, word nerds? It's time for our March Madness: The 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee! Today's the written test and since the cameras don't getting rolling on ESPN3 until Wednesday, we thought we'd get you in the mood for some hardcore i-before-e action with thirty-two songs that spell out words. Enjoy!

Song: Aerosmith, "What It Takes"
Word(s) spelled: Fine
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Song: Bay City Rollers, "Saturday Night"
Word(s) spelled: Saturday
Hear song

Song: Cameo, "Word Up"
Word(s) spelled: Word



Song: The Cure, "Fire In Cairo"
Word(s) spelled: Fire, in, Cairo
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Song: Elastica, "S.O.F.T."
Word(s) spelled: Soft
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Song: The Fall, "C.R.E.E.P."
Word(s) spelled: Creep
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Song: Faith No More, "Be Aggressive"
Word(s) spelled: Be, aggressive
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Mixtape: Hair Bands II

On this week's Culture Brats Radio, we played songs by hair/glam/hard rock bands. While we played Bon Jovi, Guns N' Roses, and David Lee Roth, for the most part, we featured bands that aren't household names. In case you missed it or just want to reminisce, here's the playlist:

SIDE A

1. Bon Jovi, "Lay Your Hands On Me"
2. Electric Boys, "All Lips N' Hips"
3. Lord Tracy, "Out With The Boys"
4. Jackyl, "The Lumberjack"
5. Frehley's Comet, "Rock Soldiers"
6. Krokus, "Ballroom Blitz"
7. Black N Blue, "Hold Onto 18"
8. Dangerous Toys, "Sport'n A Woody"
9. Shotgun Messiah, "Don't Care 'Bout Nothin'"
   

SIDE B

1. Autograph, "Turn Up The Radio"
2. Firehouse, "Don't Treat Me Bad"
3. Hanoi Rocks, "Tragedy"
4. House Of Lords, "I Wanna Be Loved"
5. Trixter, "Give It To Me Good"
6. Steel Panther, "Death To All But Metal"
7. TNT, "Intuition"
8. Tora Tora, "Walkin' Shoes"
9. David Lee Roth, "Yankee Rose"
10. Guns N' Roses, "Rocket Queen"
    

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Mixtape: Songs From 1982

On this week's Culture Brats Radio, we played songs from albums released in 1982. In case you missed it or just want to reminisce, here's the playlist:

SIDE A

1. Adam Ant, "Friend Or Foe"
2. Circle Jerks, "Put A Little Love In Your Heart"
3. The Psychedelic Furs, "Love My Way"
4. Yaz, "Don't Go"
5. Squeeze, "Black Coffee In Bed"
6. Sparks, "Eaten By The Monster Of Love"
7. Duran Duran, "Rio"
8. Asia, "Heat Of The Moment"
9. Thomas Dolby, "Europa And The Pirate Twins"
10. Phil Collins, "I Don't Care Anymore"
11. The Motels, "Only The Lonely"

SIDE B

1. Dexys Midnight Runners, "Come On Eileen"
2. Violent Femmes, "Add It Up"
3. The Go-Go's, "Vacation"
4. The Waitresses, "I Know What Boys Like"
5. R.E.M., "Gardening At Night"
6. Scandal, "Goodbye To You"
7. Billy Idol, "Hot In The City"
8. Culture Club, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya"
9. Bow Wow Wow, "I Want Candy"
10. Stray Cats, "Rock This Town"
11. Haircut 100, "Love Plus One"
12. Modern English, "I Melt With You"
    

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Mixtape: Scary Music

On this week's Culture Brats Radio, we played scary music. In case you missed it or just want to reminisce, here's the playlist:

SIDE A

1. Ramones, "Chainsaw"
2. Howlies, "Zombie Girl"
3. Billy Joe Armstrong, "Mechanical Man"
4. Screamin' Jay Hawkins, "I Put A Spell On You"
5. Joy Division, "Dead Souls"
6. Michael Jackson, "Thriller"
7. Concrete Blonde, "Bloodletting"
8. The Stranglers, "Waltzinblack"
9. Donovan, "Season Of The Witch"
10. The Cure, "Subway Song"
11. Gerard McMann, "Cry Little Sister"
    

SIDE B

1. Cheetah Whores, "Sharktopus"
2. Squirrel Nut Zippers, "Hell"
3. Blue Oyster Cult, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
4. Oingo Boingo, "Dead Man's Party"
5. "This Is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
6. Misfits, "Halloween"
7. Mike Oldfield, "Tubular Bells"
8. Geto Boys, "Mind's Playing Tricks On Me"
9. The Toadies, "Possum Kingdom"
10. AC/DC, "Highway To Hell"
11. The Bastard Fairies, "We're All Going To Hell"
    

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Mixtape: Songs From 1981

On this week's Culture Brats Radio, we played songs from albums released in 1981. In case you missed it or just want to reminisce, here's the playlist:

SIDE A

1. Rick Springfield, "Jessie's Girl"
2. Adam And The Ants, "Prince Charming"
3. Squeeze, "Tempted"
4. The Cure, "Primary"
5. Kim Wilde, "Kids In America"
6. The Tubes, "Talk To Ya Later"
   
7. Generation X, "Kiss Me Deadly"
8. Soft Cell, "Tainted Love"
   
9. DEVO, "Working In A Coal Mine"
10. J. Geils Band, "Angel In Blue"
11. The Cars, "Shake It Up"

SIDE B

1. The Police, "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
2. New Order, "Ceremony"
3. Human League, "Don't You Want Me"
4. Ramones, "The KKK Took My Baby Away"
5. Electric Light Orchestra, "Hold On Tight"
6. The Go-Go's, "Our Lips Are Sealed"
7. The Psychedelic Furs, "Pretty In Pink"
8. Public Image Ltd., "Flowers Of Romance"
9. Queen and David Bowie, "Under Pressure"
10. Duran Duran, "Girls On Film"
11. Hall And Oates, "Private Eyes"
12. Stray Cats, "Rock This Town"
    

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Mixtape: Songs From 1980

On this week's Culture Brats Radio, we played songs from albums released in 1980. In case you missed it or just want to reminisce, here's the playlist:

SIDE A

1. The Plasmatics, "Test Tube Babies
2. The Police, "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"
3. Dire Straits, "Romeo And Juliet"
4. Adam And The Ants, "Antmusic"
5. Genesis, "Turn It On Again"
6. Ian Dury And The Blockheads, "Sueperman's Big Sister"
7. John Lennon, "(Just Like) Starting Over"
8. Siouxsie And The Banshees, "Christine"
9. Joy Division, "Heart And Soul"
10. REO Speedwagon, "Take It On The Run"
11. The English Beat, "Mirror In The Bathroom"

SIDE B

1. Ramones, "Rock 'N' Roll High School"
2. Queen, "Flash's Theme"
3. Prince, "When You Were Mine"
4. The Cure, "Boys Don't Cry"
5. Squeeze, "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)"
6. Blondie, "The Tide Is High"
7. The Clash, "Lost In The Supermarket"
8. The Pretenders, "Brass In Pocket"
9. Talking Heads, "Once In A Lifetime"
10. The Cramps, "Fever"
11. The B-52's, "Private Idaho"
12. Neil Diamond, "America"

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Mixtape: Songs From '90s Soundtracks

On this week's Culture Brats Radio, we played songs from '90s movie soundtracks. In case you missed it or just want to reminisce, here's the playlist:

SIDE A

1. Concrete Blonde, "Everybody Knows" (Pump Up The Volume)
2. Supergrass, "Alright" (Clueless)
3. Crowded House, "Locked Out" (Reality Bites)
4. Everclear, "Local God" (Romeo And Juliet)
5. Pearl Jam, "State Of Love And Trust" (Singles)
6. The Waterboys, "Fisherman's Blues" (Waking Ned Devine)
7. Queen, "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Wayne's World)
8. Run-D.M.C., "It's Tricky" (Can't Hardly Wait)
9. Len, "Steal My Sunshine" (Go)
10. The Specials, "A Message To You, Rudy" (Grosse Pointe Blank Vol. 2)
    

SIDE B

1. Stone Temple Pilots, "Big Empty" (The Crow)
2. Iggy Pop, "Lust For Life" (Trainspotting)
3. David Bowie, "Fame '90" (Pretty Woman)
4. The Statler Brothers, "Flowers On the Wall" (Pulp Fiction)
5. Folk Implosion, "Natural One" (Kids)
6. Musical Youth, "Pass The Dutchie" (The Wedding Singer)
7. The Flaming Lips, "Bad Days" (Batman Forever)
8. Stealers Wheel, "Stuck In The Middle With You" (Reservoir Dogs)
9. Letters To Cleo, "Cruel To Be Kind" (10 Things I Hate About You)
10. Coyote Shivers, "Sugarhigh" (Empire Records)
11. Bob Dylan, "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" (Forrest Gump)
12. Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and Pink, "Lady Marmalade" (Moulin Rouge)
    

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Mixtape: Songs From '80s Soundtracks

On this week's Culture Brats Radio, we played songs from '80s soundtracks. In case you missed it or just want to reminisce, here's the playlist:

SIDE A

1. Public Enemy, "Fight The Power" (Do The Right Thing)
2. Kenny Loggins, "I'm Alright" (Caddyshack)
3. Rick Springfield, "Love Somebody" (Hard To Hold)
4. Flesh For Lulu, "I Go Crazy" (Some Kind Of Wonderful)
5. John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band, "On The Dark Side" (Eddie And The Cruisers)
6. David Foster, "Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire (For Just A Moment)" (St. Elmo's Fire)
7. Jackson Browne, "Somebody's Baby" (Fast Times At Ridgemont High)
8. Thompson Twins, "If You Were Here" (Sixteen Candles)
9. The Plimsouls, "A Million Miles Away" (Valley Girl)
10. Oingo Boingo, "Weird Science" (Weird Science)
11. Extreme, "Play With Me" (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)

SIDE B

1. Gerard McMann, "Cry Little Sister" (The Lost Boys)
2. The Prime Movers, "Strong As I Am" (Manhunter)
3. Deniece Williams, "Lets Hear It For The Boy" (Footloose)
4. Prince, "I Would Die 4 U/Baby I'm A Star" (Purple Rain)
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Taste The Pain" (Say Anything)
6. Red Rider, "Lunatic Fringe" (Vision Quest)
7. Simple Minds, "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (The Breakfast Club)
8. The Psychedelic Furs, "Pretty In Pink" (Pretty In Pink)
9. The Bangles, "Hazy Shade Of Winter" (Less Than Zero)

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Mixtape: Songs About Money

On this week's Culture Brats Radio, we played songs about money. In case you missed it or just want to reminisce, here's the playlist:

SIDE A

1. Cyndi Lauper, "Money Changes Everything"
2. Willie Nelson, "If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time"
3. ABC, "How To Be A Millionaire"
4. Madonna, "Material Girl"
5. Kanye West, "Gold Digger"
6. Notorious B.I.G., "Mo' Money Mo' Problems"
7. AC/DC, "Money Talks"
8. Destiny's Child, "Bills, Bills, Bills"
9. Donna Summer, "She Works Hard For The Money"
10. The Offspring, "Why Don't You Get A Job"

SIDE B

1. Bulletboys, "For The Love Of Money"
2. Nine Inch Nails, "Head Like A Hole"
3. ABBA, "Money Money Money"
4. Atom & His Package, "Shopping Spree"
5. Faith No More, "Everything's Ruined"
6. Pet Shop Boys, "Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money)"
7. Warren Zevon, "Lawyers, Guns, And Money"
8. Warrant, "Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich"
9. Liz Phair, "Shitloads Of Money"
10. Reel Big Fish, "Sell Out"
11. Gwen Stefani, "Rich Girl"
12. Eric B. & Rakim, "Paid In Full"

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Mixtape: Songs From Ads

We played songs that have been used in commercials on this week's Culture Brats Radio. In case you missed it or just want to reminisce, here's the playlist:

SIDE A

1. Target: Lindsey Ray and Tim Myers, "Brand New Day"
2. iTunes: The Ting Tings, "Shut Up And Let Me Go"
3. iTunes: Caesars, "Jerk It Out"
4. Kingsford Charcoal: The Human League, "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"
5. Amazon Kindle: Little And Ashley, "Stole My Heart"
6. Volkswagen: The Polyphonic Spree, "Light & Day"
7. iTunes: Eminem, "Lose Yourself"
8. Gears Of War: Gary Jules, "Mad World"
9. Cadillac: Phoenix, "1901"
10. iTunes: Feist, "1234"
11. Heineken: Chris Knox, "It's Love:
12. iTunes: The Submarines, "You, Me, And The Bourgeoisie"

SIDE B

1. Heineken: Biz Markie, "Just A Friend"
2. Dove: Simian, "LA Breeze"
3. iTunes: U2, "Vertigo"
4. Target: The Icicles, "La Ti Da"
5. Kia: Black Sheep, "The Choice Is Yours"
6. Heineken: Cold War Kids, "Mexican Dogs"
7. Nissan: Stone Temple Pilots, "Wicked Garden"
8. Volkswagen: Styx, "Mr. Roboto"
9. Apple Macbook: Yael Naim, "A New Soul"
10. Nike: Saul Williams, "List of Demands (Reparations)"

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