Good Mixtape Monday Morning, all!
What a week, and what a playlist to match! Experts that you are, you gave us everything we needed to make this year’s Father’s Day one to remember! Each of your songs showcase how important the Dads in our DC and real lives, alike, are, and were the perfect accompaniment for the holiday. We hope you had a wonderful day with your families, and want to thank you for the fantastic playlist compiled, as shown below:
“Seein’ My Father In Me,” by Paul Overstreet
“Just the Two of Us,” by Will Smith
“Do It Again," by Steely Dan
“Beautiful Day,” by U2
“Oh! My PaPa,” by Eddie Fisher
“Everything I Own,” by Bread
“Father and Son,” by Cat Stevens
“Daddy,” by Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
“My Son Calls Another Man Daddy,” by Hank Williams
“Tear In My Beer,” by Hank Williams, Sr and Jr.
“The Best Day,” by George Strait
“Can You Hear Me When I Talk To You?” by Ashley Gearing
“Daddy (I Found You),” by Will Ferrell (from Elf)
“It’ll Get You Where You’re Goin’,” by Joey+Rory
“A Boy Named Sue,” by Johnny Cash
“Suddenly,” by Hugh Jackman (from Les Misérables)
“You Two,” by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman (from Chitty, Chitty, Bang Bang)
“Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again,” by Sierra Boggess (from The Phantom of the Opera)
“El Dorado,” by George Alexander (from El Dorado)
“My Father’s Eyes,” by Amy Grant
“My Old Man,” by Ian Dury and the Blockheads
“Valley Girl,” by Frank and Moon Unit Zappa
“My Heart Belongs To Daddy,” by Marilyn Monroe
“Cherry Bomb,” by The Runaways
“Running From Your Dad,” by Bowling For Soup
“Too Much Too Young,” by The Specials
“We’re a Happy Family,” by The Ramones
“Hell is for Children,” by Pat Benatar
“Live & Let Die,” by Paul McCartney & Wings
“Fade Away and Radiate,” by Blondie
“Social Disease,” by Elton John
“People Are People,” by Depeche Mode
“New Math,” by Tom Lehrer
“Whiskey In The Jar,” by Metallica
“Graceland,” by Paul Simon
“Just Breathe,” by Willie and Lukas Nelson
“Forever Young,” by Bob Dylan & The Band
“Box of Rain,” by Grateful Dead
“Cats in the Cradle,” by Harry Chapin
“I’ve Gotta Be Me,” by Sammy Davis, Jr.
“Let it Be,” by The Beatles (Pickin on Series Cover)
“Little Star,” by Madonna
“If I Can Dream,” by Elvis
“(What a) Wonderful World,” by Sam Cooke
“Valerie ('68 Version),” by Amy Winehouse
"Come on, Let’s Go!* by Ritchie Valens
“Green River,” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Daddy’s Hands,” by Holly Dunn
“My Little Girl,” by Tim McGraw
“Not All Heroes Wear Capes,” by Owl City
“Song For My Father,” by Sarah McLachlan
“The Living Years,” by Mike & The Mechanics
Character-Specific - Minimizing for Space
DC Character-Specific (and Related):
NOTE: If you think these should be categorized differently, let me know!
Animal Man
“My Girls,” by Animal Collective
“Remember When,” by Bad Wolves
“Welcome Home,” by HELLYEAH
Black Lightning
“I Am Electric,” by Heaven’s Basement
Brainwave
“Serve the Servants,” by Nirvana
Cassandra Cain
“Breaking Down,” by I Prevail
Connor Hawke
“Say It Ain’t So,” by Weezer
Hal Jordan
“Welcome to the Black Parade,” by My Chemical Romance
Lucifer
“The In-Between,” by In This Moment
Superman
“Forever Young,” by Bob Dylan
“Other Worlds Than These,” by Starset
“Simple Man,” by Shinedown
The Bat Family (Collectively)
“Mama Said Knock You Out,” by Five Finger Death Punch
“The Unforgiven,” by Metallica
*The Kill," by Thirty Seconds to Mars
The Flash
“Unsteady,” by X Ambassadors
The Kents (Collectively)
“Small Town Southern Man,” by Alan Jackson
“Livin’ On Love,” by Alan Jackson
“Drive (for Daddy Gene),” by Alan Jackson
“You Can Always Come Home,” by Alan Jackson
“Summertime Blues,” by Alan Jackson
The Wilson Family
“I Hate Everything About You,” by Three Days Grace
Villains (Who’ve Been Captured) - Songs for their Children
“Bankrobber,” by The Clash
“Race With The Devil,” by Gene Vincent
“I Fought The Law,” by The Clash
This Week’s Theme:
Harley Quinn Relationship Tunes
Ah… Season 2, we hardly knew thee! Ugh, we know… we’re as bummed out as you are about Harley Quinn coming to an end as you are, but, to alleviate our collective pain, we’re inviting you to partake in the welcome distraction of another Mixtape Monday, now focused on a topic we’ve noticed a growing interest in here on the forums - the show’s assortment of relationships!
Do you have a favorite set of characters you’d love to see together, or adore the relationship dynamics between a set of friends or family members on the show? Share a song celebrating the connection of your choice below!
While lyrics must abide to Forum Guidelines, the songs can be anything, of any genre, as long as it meets each week’s theme!
Curious what Mixtape Monday is?
Every week, we’ll post the title of our latest Mixtape, and you post a track of your choice in the comments below! We’ll follow up next Mixtape Monday with the full list of tunes collected from the week before. And if our “What’s the Last Song You Heard?” thread is any indication, you all have superb taste in tunes!