Mandaris"Whistle While You Twurk (ColliPark Mix)" by Ying Yang Twins
What's your favorite song to listen to while doing chores?
I don't actually listen to this song. I just picked it because it reminds me of the whistle why you work song.
Crucial Track for December 7, 2025
"You Can't Win (The Wiz/Soundtrack Version)" by Michael Jackson
Share a song that sounds like your favorite childhood memory.
My mother and I would watch The Wiz on a regular basis. This is one of my favorite songs from the movie. It's a a fun song in that it has an up tempo beat with some depressing lyrics.
You can't win, you can't break even And you can't get out of the game People keep sayin' things are gonna change But they look just like, they're stayin' the same
You can't win, your in over your head And you only got yourself to blame You can't win Child (You can't win Child) You can't break even And you can't get out of the game
I remember there being a dark period in my life where I was listening to it everyday. I had to stop and put it aside.
Crucial Track for November 25, 2025
"Float On (Single Version)" by The Floaters
What song makes you feel like you're floating?
I remember listening to this song and thinking it was The Temptations.
There aren't that many songs that I know of where they take the time to introduce all the members of the group.
Larry is my favorite.
Crucial Track for December 6, 2025
"Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat)" by Saweetie
What's a song you'd want your best friend to hear for the first time?
If you want to count my wife, then I think she would like to experience listening to this song again.
Crucial Track for December 5, 2025
"Home" by Daughtry
Share a song that captures the feeling of being homesick.
This was a very big hit when it was first released. I remember it being used in commercials and rom-coms where the protagonist goes home after having a rough time "in the big city".
I’m very hopeful for iOS 28 and 29.
At what point is the price of Netflix too high for some people? I refuse to go to an add tier and I’ve been playing with the idea of shutting it off.
Crucial Track for December 4, 2025
"We Are the World" by U.S.A. for Africa
What song makes you feel like you're part of something bigger?
I wish there were more songs about world peace. I guess I'll have to settle for the Pluribus soundtrack.
Crucial Track for December 3, 2025
"Friendship" by Tenacious D
What's your favorite song about friendship?
I think this song is special to me because I heard it when I became friends with my Best Friend. It's a nice little number and I think I'm going to listen to it after posting.
Crucial Track for November 26, 2025
"4 Seasons of Loneliness" by Boyz II Men
Share a song that captures the moment when seasons change.
I feel that this is one of the songs that really showcase what Boyz II Men could do. It's a song with a very simple backing track that allow the Boyz to demonstrate how they can do an interplay of vocal runs.
I feel that the vocal runs highlight the excitement and joy of what it was like to be with someone and then crescendos when they mentioned that "you are not here".
A true classic of 90s R&B.