Original art is by Nathan Matrunik.
Neighborhoods are living things, chameleons reflecting the personalities of the people residing close-by. This week we're whipping up a seven-song playlist in honor of the communities we live in.
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SONG OF THE monDAY
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is a half-hour children's TV show created by Fred Rogers. It first aired in 1963 and surpassed Captain Kangaroo in 1997 as the longest-running children program, holding the title until Sesame Street took the crown in 2002.
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SONG OF THE tuesDAY
People in Your Neighborhood was performed on Sesame Street by many characters, referred to as the Anything Muppets. It focuses on different jobholders. Bob sang and performed majority of the versions for the show, with the most famous being the one with the postman and firefighter.
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SONG OF THE wednesDAY
Neighborhood is from David Byrne's 2001 album, Look Into the Eyeball. The song wasn't released as a single, but it is one of our favorites from an album with a ton of great work. Neighborhood's a relaxing jam with interesting lyrics and a catchy melody that will have you humming along in no time.
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SONG OF THE thursDAY
We Are Neighbors is from the Chi-Lites' 1971 album (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People. Though there was only one hit single from that album, Have You Seen Her, We Are Neighbors is a funky jam that will have you smiling just a few lines into the song, guaranteed.
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SONG OF THE friDAY
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Neighbours is from the Rolling Stones' 1981 album, Tattoo You. It was inspired after Richards was evicted from his NYC apartment for playing music too loud. It's one of only two songs on that album that isn't an outtake from an earlier recording session.
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SONG OF THE saturDAY
Neighbours is the theme song to the Australian soap opera, Neighbours. The song was written by Jackie Trent and Tony Hatch and originally recorded by Barry Crocker. It was voted as the world's most-recognizable TV show theme in 2009. There are nine versions, by various artists, of the song.
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SONG OF THE sunDAY
Neighbourhood is a song by Space from their 1996 debut album, Spiders. The band considers the song its first release though it was technically their third. The song was inspired partially by frontman Tommy Scott's upbringing in Liverpool.
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