Songs suggested by classmates

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Any blues song Alligator Records Greatest Hits
We had so many great blues bands from Chicago perform in the Union or at Springfest, many from Alligator Records.
Ed Miller

B-52’s - "Rock Lobster"
The name says it all... great party tune then and now.
Daina Mileris

Devo - "Uncontrollable Urge"
A big dance hit in the wee hours of Friday morning during Mac Weekly production night!
Brian Wicker

Dire Straits - "Sultans of Swing"
It’s funky and cool and high energy and a bit offbeat. First big hit from a fabulous band. It came out during freshman year (or around that time, anyway).
Jeff Benson

Husker Du - "Bricklayer"
Because Bob is in our class and Husker Du got started in those golden years at Mac!
Julie Branch

Little Feet - "Dixie Chicken"
Because I loved dancing to it in the Student Union and hearing it in Wallace.
Carlynn White Trout

Ornette Coleman - "Lonely Woman"
It reminds me of the many fine hours spent with the likes of Scott Nielsen reveling in the expressive power of free jazz greats.
Robert Rumbolz

Prince - "Controversy"
This song reminds me of the struggle with conflicting and changing values during the early 1980s, and the emergence of a new style of music.
Marie Bibus

Steely Dan - "My Old School"
The lyric "I ain't never goin' back to my old school" was wrong, but they had it right in great music that we really got into back in those days. Before there were iPods, before you could burn a CD, friends made tapes of great songs for each other...
Ric Fohrman

The Suburbs - "Drinking With an Angel"
The Suburbs were a great escape from campus. I remember seeing them in the best places — 1st Ave and outside in Loring Park — and in the most unspeakably foul places like the Chain Link on I-94 (Marie B. and Doug T., believe you were there too). Any song they did was fun to dance to, but Drinking With an Angel stood out for a great riff, Beej's slurred lyrics, and Hugo's maniacal drumming.
Joe Marty

The Suburbs - "Music For Boys"
It's the perfect song when you want to run through lush green meadows in your shorts...
Anonymous

Talking Heads - Any song from their first four albums
If you have to ask, you just don't get it.
Ben Dille

Talking Heads - "Take Me To The River"
Because it was on the jukebox and when I hear it (the original version of course) I can still conjure up the taste of the cheese hash browns at the greasy spoon... mmm…
David Livermore