Before the bombardment of holiday music blaring, we're taking this week to play your favorite non-holiday tunes. Give us a shout on social media, drop us a line through Mooseville Post, or stop us in the street and tell us what you want to hear. This is your week.
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SONG OF THE monDAY
REQUESTED BY: PROF SHERRI
Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty were The Traveling Wilburys. The Wilburys recorded two albums, the second without Roy Orbison. End of the Line is the last song on Volume 1 (1989).
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SONG OF THE tuesDAY
REQUESTED BY: fredtvpro
Casual Party is the lead single from Band of Horses' fifth studio album, Why Are You Okay. Released on April 24 of this year it's their most successful song to date, but the album, Infinite Arms, was nominated for a Grammy in 2010.
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SONG OF THE wednesDAY
REQUESTED BY: GLEN, THE POSTMAN
Please Mr. Postman was the debut single for The Marvelettes and the first Motown single ever to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has been covered by the Carpenters and The Beatles.
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SONG OF THE thursDAY
REQUESTED BY: SONYA BARRETT
Get Me Through December is from Alison Krauss' 2007 album, A Hundred Miles or More and features Natalie MacMaster on violin. The album also features duets with Sting, John Waite, James Taylor, and Brad Paisley.
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SONG OF THE friDAY
REQUESTED BY: seen_and_heard
Draggin' the Line was the first and biggest hit for Tommy James after Tommy James and the Shondells broke up. Released in 1971 the song was thought to be about cocaine use, but James claims it's just about working every day.
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SONG OF THE saturDAY
REQUESTED BY: Tammy, Eley's Checker
You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma is a 1981 single by David Frizzell and Shelly West for the movie, Any Which Way You Can. It was written by Larry Collins and Sandy Pinkard but the writers of the song Rocky Top sued them for copyright infringement and now share writing credits.
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SONG OF THE sunDAY
REQUESTED BY: zmanphoto
There's No Home For You Here is from the fourth studio album from The White Stripes, Elephant (2003). The song failed to chart. Jack White said they wanted to see how far they could go with an eight track recorder and admitted they had gone too far.
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