“The Riot’s Gone” – Santigold. Sometimes I get burned out on activism and just want the world to work its own shit out. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Sutphin Boulevard” – Blood Orange. Soft, sweet, soulful seduction. Caramel and indigo. I gotta learn more about this guy. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“A Real Hero” – College. Yes, it reminds us all of the Gosling. Yes, that makes us happy. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Adagio for Strings” – Samuel Barber (Vancouver Symphony). From the soundtrack for Oliver Stone’s “Platoon”. My dad plays on this. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Pictures of You” – The Cure. Resistance is futile. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Baby Please Don’t Leave Me” – Buddy Guy. Good god! How much dirty, sexy, soul-wrenching blues can you survive in 7 minutes? – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“When The Levee Breaks” – Kristin Hersh. Know everything about this LZ song? NOPE! Plug into this + get hella lifted n loved. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Heavy In Your Arms” – Florence + The Machine. Just the right balance of daring + drama. A voice that joyfully cuts diamonds. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Every Time We Say Goodbye” – Cole Porter. Matchless melody and charm. He loved singers. Best version done by Annie Lennox. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qizn3YnAC0k
“In Your Room” – The Bangles. Can’t clean my apartment without it! Makes me grab a mop and dance. They’re still going strong, btw. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLzrRAs8fdc
“Downton Abbey” – John Lunn. Why are you hooked on DA? The soul-stirring music. Passion, longing, grief + love won’t let go. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRJ3_vEJE6g
“Whatta Man” – Salt ‘N’ Pepa ft. En Vogue. Dedicated to all the good and great ones I know who are actively fighting against the War on Women. – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days Salt'n Pepa & En Vogue – Whatta Man by christelle_v
“True Believers” – The Black Angels. Gnarly psych-rock with a scorpion sting. Iron my hair and find me my leather pants! – Alicia Dara, Supposed Former Amateur Pie Maker – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“May This Be Love”- Me’Shell Ndegeocello. Heartbreak can be healed by repeated listenings of this epic + magical Jimi Hendrix cover. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“My First Lover” – Gillian Welch. Sung softly but cuts like a howling punk anthem She knows to bail from a bad scene. Me too. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6ZcAkcypgY
“Out Of My System” – My Morning Jacket. Joyful hymn to maturation. Some of us in the music biz could stand to learn from it. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“That Man” – Victoria Spivey. Saltiest blues singer. Hurry and re-discover her so we can get the Hollywood bio-pic rolling. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ06tV2QnVQ
“Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” – U2. I’ve been her. Haven’t we all? – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Not This Time” – Kate Bush. Impossible to over-state this artist’s influence on me. Chose a rare b-side for true KB fans. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Morning Sun” – Dot Allison. Swirl yourself around inside this strange, slow mystery. Take a deep breath and exhale into blissful relief. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“The State I’m In” – Sinead O’Connor. A “breeze blowing under the skin” that purifies and heals. PS. Get well soon, Sinead! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Lifetime” – Maxwell. “I can let my life pass me by / or I can get down and try / to work it ALL out this lifetime.” – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days Maxwell – Lifetime (Official Music Video). Watch more top selected videos about: Maxwell
“Beau Soir” – Debussy. Learned it at 16 + still sing it to warm up my voice before shows. Hauntingly beautiful + nostalgic. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Secret” – Madonna. File under “Guilty Pleasures”, but somewhere near the top! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Road” – Nick Drake. Reboots your system when the trials of being an artist feel heavy. He left this perspective for us. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“It Makes No Difference” – The Band. Love + respect to the great Levon Helm. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys1pBhz5c9A
“The Messenger” – Daniel Lanois. A deepwater dive. I’ve played + sung it a hundred times but never quite get to the bottom. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“Blue” – Cat Power. Took me 10 years to get into CP but there is no better Joni cover than this. The sexiest of slow dances. – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days
“We Dont Need Another Hero” – Tina Turner. I would follow her into battle singing it at the top of my lungs. Respect 4ever TT! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://youtu.be/2KLsNgKR1js
“Come Into My World” – Kylie Minogue. Sweet, sticky lip gloss pout that beckons. I love it and I don’t CARE what you think! – Alicia Dara – @thevolcanodiary – #100songs100days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAJgLZlyAwg