Out of the despair and boredom at the beginning of the Coronavirus, I had an ambitious project of 365 days of different artists captured in one fantastic song each. It was a project aborted about a third of the way in.  When the writing came easily, I was having a blast. When it didn't, it was onerous. However, in April 2022, almost exactly two years from my first installment, I have decided to return to this list, just not committing to it daily.

From my intro to Day One (April 27, 2020):

As I spend my birthday in confinement, or at least the shelter-at-home of COVID-ment, I decide to launch a year's worth of tributes to 365 noteworthy songs from 365 artists.  It will simply give me something productive to do until life gets back to normal, which I doubt happens by my 59th birthday. I doubt anyone will follow it with any regularity.

As best as I can, I will choose a song/artist each day because recently hearing that song will trigger thoughts. (I do a lot of random play of my collection, so this increases these moments of chance.) Unfortunately, I am not well-versed in musical theory, so the commentary will carry the banality of those who can't.

Finally, as much as I can, I also hope not to always choose an artist's "best" song, but one that resonates at the moment. 

Because of the hiatus, I have gone in and double-checked all links, but given the nature of YouTube, I apologize for any dead YouTube links in these.

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Day Two Hundred Fifty-Seven: The Church "Grind"

Day Two Hundred Fifty-Six: 38 Special "Hold On Loosely"

Day Two Hundred Fifty-Five: Radiohead "Creep"

Day Two Hundred Fifty-Four: Loggins & Messina "Your Momma Don't Dance"

Day Two Hundred Fifty-Three: Talking Heads "The Great Curve"

Day Two Hundred Fifty-Two: Missy Elliott "Get Ur Freak On"

Day Two Hundred Fifty-One: Jilted John "Jilted John"

Day Two Hundred Fifty: Journey "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"

Day Two Hundred Forty-Nine: The New Radicals "You Get What You Give"

Day Two Hundred Forty-Eight: Concrete Blonde "Tomorrow, Wendy"

Day Two Hundred Forty-Seven: Otis Redding "Try A Little Tenderness"

Day Two Hundred Forty-Six: The Sugarcubes "Birthday"

Day Two Hundred Forty-Five: Lou Reed "Coney Island Baby"

Day Two Hundred Forty-Four: Tina Turner "We Don't Need Another Hero"

Day Two Hundred Forty-Three: Stan Ridgway "Drive, She Said"

Day Two Hundred Forty-Two: Del Amitri "Second Staircase"

Day Two Hundred Forty-One: Donna Summer "Love To Love You Baby"

Day Two Hundred Forty: Mark Knopfler "Speedway At Nazareth"

Day Two Hundred Thirty-Nine: The Crash Test Dummies "Afternoons & Coffeespoons"

Day Two Hundred Thirty-Eight: Let's Active "Every Word Means No"

Day Two Hundred Thirty-Seven: Missing Persons "Words"

Day Two Hundred Thirty-Six: Buddy Holly "Words Of Love"

Day Two Hundred Thirty-Five: Eric Clapton "Lay Down Sally"

Day Two Hundred Thirty-Four: Gang Of Four "At Home He's A Tourist"

Day Two Hundred Thirty-Three: Mary Black "Song For Ireland"

Day Two Hundred Thirty-Two: Lynyrd Skynyrd "That Smell"

Day Two Hundred Thirty-One: The Boomtown Rats "Here's A Postcard"

Day Two Hundred Thirty: Throwing Muses "Hook In Her Head"

Day Two Hundred Twenty-Nine: America "A Horse With No Name"

Day Two Hundred Twenty-Eight: The Cranberries "Linger"

Day Two Hundred Twenty-Seven: Warren Zevon "Desperadoes Under The Eaves"

Day Two Hundred Twenty-Six: Small Faces "Itchycoo Park"

Day Two Hundred Twenty-Five: The B-52's "Deadbeat Club"

Day Two Hundred Twenty-Four: The Inmates "Tell Me What's Wrong"

Day Two Hundred Twenty-Three: Zero 7 "In The Waiting Line"

Day Two Hundred Twenty-Two: Jim Croce "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"

Day Two Hundred Twenty-One: David Baerwald "Born For Love"

Day Two Hundred Twenty: REM "Cuyahoga"

Day Two Hundred-Nineteen: Paramore "Tell Me How"

Day Two Hundred-Eighteen: The Mamas and the Papas "Monday Monday"

Day Two Hundred-Seventeen: Bruce Springsteen "Downbound Train"

Day Two Hundred-Sixteen: Genesis "Follow You Follow Me"

Day Two Hundred-Fifteen: Sleeper "Vegas"

Day Two Hundred-Fourteen: The Cowboy Junkies "Bread And Wine"

Day Two Hundred-Thirteen: Styx "Castle Walls"

Day Two Hundred-Twelve: Nick Garvey "Humming"

Day Two Hundred-Eleven: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts "Little Drummer Boy"

Day Two Hundred-Ten: Joe Bonamassa "The Last Matador Of Bayonne"

Day Two Hundred-Nine: The Stooges "I Wanna Be Your Dog"

Day Two Hundred-Eight: Aerosmith "Janie's Got A Gun"

Day Two Hundred-Seven: The Tubes "She's A Beauty"

Day Two Hundred-Six: Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, & Linda Ronstadt "After The Gold Rush"

Day Two Hundred-Five: Barry Manilow "I Write The Songs"

Day Two Hundred-Four: Pink Floyd "Is There Anybody Out There?"

Day Two Hundred-Three: Chumbawamba "Tubthumping"

Day Two Hundred-Two: REO Speedwagon "Take It On The Run"

Day Two Hundred-One: Mark Olson & Gary Louris "The Trap's Been Set"

Day Two Hundred: Thin Lizzy "Honesty Is No Excuse"

Day One Hundred Ninety-Nine: Roy Orbison "It's Over"

Day One Hundred Ninety-Eight: Depeche Mode "Policy Of Truth"

Day One Hundred Ninety-Seven: Chicago "No Tell Lover"

Day One Hundred Ninety-Six: They Might Be Giants "How Can I Sing Like A Girl?"

Day One Hundred Ninety-Five: Annie Lennox "Sing"

Day One Hundred Ninety-Four: The Clash "Know Your Rights"

Day One Hundred Ninety-Three: The Cowsills "Hair"

Day One Hundred Ninety-Two: Love & Rockets "The Telephone Is Empty"

Day One Hundred Ninety-One: 16 Horsepower "I Seen What I Saw"

Day One Hundred Ninety: Elton John "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"

Day One Hundred Eighty-Nine: The Bangles "Following"

Day One Hundred Eighty-Eight: Paul McCartney & Wings "Let Me Roll It"

Day One Hundred Eighty-Seven: Blink-182 "Ghost On The Dance Floor"

Day One Hundred Eighty-Six: The Royal Guardsmen "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron"

Day One Hundred Eighty-Five: Greg Hawkes "Block Party"

Day One Hundred Eighty-Four: Don Henley "The Heart Of The Matter"

Day One Hundred Eighty-Three: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones "The Impression That I Get"

Day One Hundred Eighty-Two: Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"

Day One Hundred Eighty-One: Erin McKeown "You Were Right About Everything"

Day One Hundred Eighty: Bobby Darin "Mack The Knife"

Day One Hundred Seventy-Nine: The Jayhawks "Gonna Be A Darkness"

Day One Hundred Seventy-Eight: Blue Öyster Cult "Death Valley Nights"

Day One Hundred Seventy-Seven: Young The Giant "God Made Man"

Day One Hundred Seventy-Six: Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler "Yakety Axe"

Day One Hundred Seventy-Five: 63 Eyes "Never Alone"

Day One Hundred Seventy-Four: Uriah Heep "Rock 'n Roll Medley"

Day One Hundred Seventy-Three: The Swimming Pool Q's "Some New Highway"

Day One Hundred Seventy-Two: Ben Folds Five "Song For The Dumped"

Day One Hundred Seventy-One: Ray Charles & Willie Nelson "It Was A Very Good Year"

Day One Hundred Seventy: Rod Stewart "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"

Day One Hundred Sixty-Nine: Paul Simon "Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes"

Day One Hundred Sixty-Eight: The Beach Boys "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times"

Day One Hundred Sixty-Seven: Richard Hell & The Voidoids "Blank Generation"

Day One Hundred Sixty-Six: Modern English "I Melt With You"

Day One Hundred Sixty-Five: Amy Winehouse "Back To Black"

Day One Hundred Sixty-Four: Bob Dylan "Brownsville Girl"

Day One Hundred Sixty-Three: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles "The Tracks Of My Tears"

Day One Hundred Sixty-Two: The Blue Aeroplanes "The Applicant"

Day One Hundred Sixty-One: Morphine "Cure For Pain"

Day One Hundred Sixty: The Beatles "Old Brown Shoe"

Day One Hundred Fifty-Nine: The Knack "Let Me Out"

Day One Hundred Fifty-Eight: Natalie Maines "Take It On Faith"

Day One Hundred Fifty-Seven: Tim Booth "Monkey God"

Day One Hundred Fifty-Six: Sinead O'Connor "Black Boys On Mopeds"

Day One Hundred Fifty-Five: Alice Cooper "School's Out"

Day One Hundred Fifty-Four: Tones On Tail "Twist"

Day One Hundred Fifty-Three: Tom Lehrer "Be Prepared"

Day One Hundred Fifty-Two: Sheryl Crow "A Change Would Do You Good"

Day One Hundred Fifty-One: The Godfathers "Love Is Dead"

Day One Hundred Fifty: Belly "Suffer The Fools"

Day One Hundred Forty-Nine: Queen "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"

Day One Hundred Forty-Eight: The Inspirational Choir Of The Pentecostal First Born Church Of The Lord "Pick Me Up"

Day One Hundred Forty-Seven: Nine Inch Nails "Every Day Is Exactly The Same"

Day One Hundred Forty-Six: Yvonne Elliman "Everything's Alright"

Day One Hundred Forty-Five: Nick Lowe "American Squirm"

Day One Hundred Forty-Four: Tom Jones "Delilah"

Day One Hundred Forty-Three: Dr. Dog "The Rabbit, The Bat, And The Reindeer"

Day One Hundred Forty-Two: The Cure "Disintegration"

Day One Hundred Forty-One: The Tragically Hip "Fifty Mission Cap"

Day One Hundred Forty: Jill Sobule & John Doe "Never My Love"

Day One Hundred Thirty-Nine: Boston "More Than A Feeling"

Day One Hundred Thirty-Eight: Pat Benatar "Shadows Of The Night"

Day One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Soul Asylum "Runaway Train"

Day One Hundred Thirty-Six: Joe Jackson "I'm The Man"

Day One Hundred Thirty-Five: The Doors "The End"

Day One Hundred Thirty-Four: The Waterboys "She Tried To Hold Me"

Day One Hundred Thirty-Three: Sly And The Family Stone "Everyday People"

Day One Hundred Thirty-Two: Fatboy Slim "Praise You"

Day One Hundred Thirty-One: The Cars "All Mixed Up"

Day One Hundred Thirty: The Archies "Sugar Sugar"

Day One Hundred Twenty-Nine: The The "This Is The Day"

Day One Hundred Twenty-Eight: Cher "Half-Breed"

Day One Hundred Twenty-Seven: The Romantics "What I Like About You"

Day One Hundred Twenty-Six: The Golden Palominos "Buenos Aires"

Day One Hundred Twenty-Five: The Temptations "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"

Day One Hundred Twenty-Four: Guns N' Roses "Civil War"

Day One Hundred Twenty-Three: Ray Davies "A Place In Your Heart"

Day One Hundred Twenty-Two: Pulp "This Is Hardcore"

Day One Hundred Twenty-One: Steve Miller Band "Take The Money And Run"

Day One Hundred Twenty: The Call "I Still Believe"

Day One Hundred Nineteen: Don McLean "American Pie"

Day One Hundred Eighteen: Morrissey "Now My Heart Is Full"

Day One Hundred Seventeen: Elvis Presley "Suspicious Minds"

Day One Hundred-Sixteen: Billy Idol "Flesh For Fantasy"

Day One Hundred-Fifteen: Pearl Jam "Not For You"

Day One Hundred-Fourteen: Brandi Carlile "The Story"

Day One Hundred-Thirteen: Jefferson Starship "Runaway"

Day One Hundred-Twelve: Hootie & The Blowfish "Hold My Hand"

Day One Hundred-Eleven: The New Pornographers "We End Up Together"

Day One Hundred-Ten: The Sex Pistols "E.M.I."

Day One Hundred-Nine: 'Til Tuesday "Coming Up Close"

Day One Hundred-Eight: Carole King "So Far Away"

Day One Hundred-Seven: Judas Priest "Breaking The Law"

Day One Hundred-Six: The 5th Dimension "Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In"

Day One Hundred-Five: The Alarm "Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke"

Day One Hundred-Four: James "Extraordinary Times"

Day One Hundred-Three: The Eagles "Already Gone"

Day One Hundred-Two: Red Rider "Lunatic Fringe"

Day One Hundred-One: Tori Amos "'97 Bonnie And Clyde"

Day One Hundred: Phil Collins "I Missed Again"

Day Ninety-Nine: The Headboys "The Shape Of Things To Come"

Day Ninety-Eight: Stone Temple Pilots "Interstate Love Song"

Day Ninety-Seven: Bill Withers "Ain't No Sunshine"

Day Ninety-Six: Miracle Legion "The Backyard"

Day Ninety-Five: Johnny Cash "The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea"

Day Ninety-Four: Hole "Doll Parts"

Day Ninety-Three: Suzanne Vega "Luka"

Day Ninety-Two: Andrew Gold "Lonely Boy"

Day Ninety-One: Men At Work "Overkill"

Day Ninety: Nada Surf "Popular"

Day Eighty-Nine: The Replacements "Can't Hardly Wait"

Day Eighty-Eight: The Animals "The House Of The Rising Sun"

Day Eighty-Seven: Randy Newman "Shame"

Day Eighty-Six: Bob Geldof "The Great Song Of Indifference"

Day Eighty-Five: Big Audio Dynamite II "Rush"

Day Eighty-Four: Aimee Mann "Deathly"

Day Eighty-Three: The Police "Message In A Bottle"

Day Eighty-Two: Sigur Ros "Saeglopur"

Day Eighty-One: Rickie Lee Jones "The Last Chance Texaco"

Day Eighty: The Bobs "Psycho Killer"

Day Seventy-Nine: Toto "Africa"

Day Seventy-Eight: Steve Earle & The Dukes "It's About Blood"

Day Seventy-Seven: CSNY "Ohio"

Day Seventy-Six: The Vogues "5 O'clock World"

Day Seventy-Five: Sister Sledge "We Are Family"

Day Seventy-Four: Neil Diamond "Dry Your Eyes"

Day Seventy-Three: The Smashing Pumpkins "1979"

Day Seventy-Two: Death Cab For Cutie "I Will Possess Your Heart"

Day Seventy-One: Iggy Pop "Lust For Life"

Day Seventy: Ten CC "I'm Not In Love"

Day Sixty-Nine: Triumph "Lay It On The Line"

Day Sixty-Eight: Fleetwood Mac "Silver Springs"

Day Sixty-Seven: Sorrows "I Don't Like It Like That"

Day Sixty-Six: Anathema "Internal Landscapes"

Day Sixty-Five: The Bee Gees "Nights On Broadway"

Day Sixty-Four: The Specials "Nite Klub"

Day Sixty-Three: Rasputina "Brand New Key"

Day Sixty-Two: Heart "Barracuda"

Day Sixty-One: Ringo Starr "It Don't Come Easy"

Day Sixty: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "American Girl"

Day Fifty-Nine: Charlie Sexton Sextet "Sunday Clothes"

Day Fifty-Eight: Simon & Garfunkel "Scarborough Fair"

Day Fifty-Seven: New Order "Age Of Consent"

Day Fifty-Six: The Dream Academy "Life In A Northern Town"

Day Fifty-Five: Supertramp "Hide In Your Shell"

Day Fifty-Four: Aretha Franklin "I Say A Little Prayer"

Day Fifty-Three: The Breeders "Blues At The Acropolis"

Day Fifty-Two: Holly & The Italians "Rock Against Romance"

Day Fifty-One: Prince "Little Red Corvette"

Day Fifty: Weezer "Undone--The Sweater Song"

Day Forty-Nine: The Rolling Stones "Dead Flowers"

Day Forty-Eight: Walter Egan "Magnet And Steel"

Day Forty-Seven: XTC "This World Over"

Day Forty-Six: Jill Sobule "Heroes"

Day Forty-Five: George Harrison "My Sweet Lord"

Day Forty-Four: Cheap Trick "Heaven Tonight"

Day Forty-Three: Adam Ant "Goody Two Shoes"

Day Forty-Two: Holly Cole "I Don't Wanna Grow Up"

Day Forty-One: Tom Waits "I Don't Wanna Grow Up"

Day Forty: The Jam "Town Called Malice"

Day Thirty-Nine: Atlanta Rhythm Section "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight"

Day Thirty-Eight: The Triffids "Stolen Property"

Day Thirty-Seven: Mongo Santamaria "Yeh Yeh"

Day Thirty-Six: Neil Young "Powderfinger"

Day Thirty-Five: Courtney Barnett "Sunday Roast"

Day Thirty-Four: Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son"

Day Thirty-Three: A Flock Of Seagulls "Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)"

Day Thirty-Two: World Party "Is It Like Today"

Day Thirty-One: The Eurythmics "Seventeen Again"

Day Thirty: The Who "You Better You Bet"

Day Twenty-Nine: Lucinda Williams "Soldier's Song"

Day Twenty-Eight: The Killers "When You Were Young"

Day Twenty-Seven: The Ramones "We're A Happy Family"

Day Twenty-Six: The Motors "Love And Loneliness"

Day Twenty-Five: ABBA "Knowing Me, Knowing You"

Day Twenty-Four: Elvis Costello "How To Be Dumb"

Day Twenty-Three: Beth Hart "Thankful"

Day Twenty-Two: The Go-Go's "Forget That Day"

Day Twenty-One: The Raspberries "I Wanna Be With You"

Day Twenty: The Smiths "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish"

Day Nineteen: John Mellencamp "Rain On The Scarecrow"

Day Eighteen: INXS"What You Need"

Day Seventeen: Donnie Iris "Ah! Leah!"

Day Sixteen: The Psychedelic Furs "All Of This And Nothing"

Day Fifteen: Justin Currie "If I Ever Loved You"

Day Fourteen: Cocteau Twins "Persephone"

Day Thirteen: The Boo Radleys "Stuck On Amber"

Day Twelve: Stevie Wonder "I Wish"

Day Eleven: The Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"

Day Ten: Van Morrison "Wonderful Remark"

Day Nine: The Kinks "Superman"

Day Eight: Dawes "My Girl To Me"

Day Seven: The Band "The Weight"

Day Six: Blondie "Picture This"

Day Five: X "See How We Are"

Day Four: Tanya Donelly "Oh Me Of Little Faith"

Day Three: The Soul Children "Who Is She (And What Is She To You)"

Day Two: Midnight Oil "Sometimes."

Day One: Big Country "Chance."