Songs About Giving Thanks
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit a Sound Opinions classic— Songs About Giving Thanks. The hosts will share some of their favorite songs in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, and they’ll hear selections from the production staff.
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Songs About Giving Thanks
The whole staff of Sound Opinions join in on the celebration of sharing favorite songs about giving thanks. Selections include Alanis Morissette, Chance The Rapper and The Kinks to name a few.
Jim:
- Big Star, "Thank You Friends"
- Earth, Wind & Fire, "Gratitude"
- Bonnie Raitt, "Thank You"
- Fall Out Boy, "Thnks fr th Mmrs"
- Andrew Gold, "Thank You for Being a Friend"
- Dido, "Thank You"
Greg:
- Sister Sledge, “We are Family”
- Tyler, the Creator, “Gone, Gone/Thank You”
- Lucinda Williams, "Stowaway in Your Heart"
- Chance the Rapper, "Blessings"
- The Kinks, "Days"
- Descendents, “Thank You”
Producers:
- Alex - Alanis Morissette, "Thank U"
- Max - The Flaming Lips, "Do You Realize??"
- Andrew - The Intruders, "Be Thankful For What You Got"
Featured Songs:
- Natalie Merchant, "Kind and Generous," Ophelia, Elektra, 1998
- The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967
- Big Star, "Thank You Friends," Third, PVC, 1977
- Sister Sledge, "We Are Family," We Are Family, Atlantic, 1979
- Earth, Wind & Fire, "Gratitude," Gratitude, Columbia, 1975
- Tyler, The Creator, "GONE, GONE / THANK YOU," IGOR, Columbia, 2019
- Bonnie Raitt, "Thank You," Bonnie Raitt, Warner Bros., 1971
- Lucinda Williams, "Stowaway in Your Heart," Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone, Highway 20, 2014
- Led Zeppelin, "Thank You," Led Zeppelin II, Atlantic, 1969
- Fall Out Boy, "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs," Infinity On High, Island, 2007
- Chance The Rapper, "Blessing (feat. Jamila Woods)," Coloring Book, Self-Released, 2016
- Andrew Gold, "Thank You For Being A Friend," All This and Heaven Too, Asylum, 1978
- The Kinks, "Days," Days (Single), Pye 7N 17573, 1968
- Dido, "Thank You," No Angel, Cheeky, 1999
- Descendants, "Thank You," Everything Sucks, Epitaph, 1996
- Third Eye Blind, "Thanks a Lot," Third Eye Blind, Elektra, 1997
- Alanis Morissette, "Thank U," Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, Maverick, Reprise, 1998
- The Flaming Lips, "Do You Realize??," Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Warner, 2002
- The Intruders, "Be Thankful For What You Got," Energy of Love, TSOP, Philadelphia International, 1974
- Yes, "Going for the One," Going for the One, Atlantic, 1977
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