Listrionics Playlist

Hello and welcome to Listrionics, our weekly playlist! Each week, we'll pick a different theme and share a list of five songs based on that theme. One week it could be songs about the moon, another week could be 50's polka songs, and another week could be songs for ferret breeding.

Listrionics drops on Wednesday afternoons.

Songs About Superman
1. "Waitin' for a Superman," The Flaming Lips
2. "Superman," R.E.M.
3. "Jimmy Olsen's Blues," Spin Doctors
4. "Superman (It's Not Easy," Five For Fighting
5. "Kryptonite," 3 Doors Down

Songs That Spell Words
1. "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," Tammy Wynette
2. "HOT TO GO!," Chappell Roan
3. "I'm Nothing," Violent Femmes
4. "Be Aggressive," Faith No More
5. "Hell," Squirrel Nut Zippers

Songs About Drugs
1. "Because I Got High," Afroman
2. "Salvation," The Cranberries
3. "My Drug Buddy," The Lemonheads
4. "Who's Got The Crack," The Moldy Peaches
5. "Mother's Little Helper," The Rolling Stones

Songs About Drinking
1. "Tipsy," J-Kwon
2. "Drinkin' On The Job," The Rainmakers
3. "King Of Beers," Too Much Joy
4. "These Times Have Got Me Drinking/Tripping Up The Stairs," Flogging Molly
5. "Are You Drinkin' With Me Jesus," Jello Biafra and Mojo Nixon

Songs About Hollywood
1. "Hollywood Nights," Bob Seger
2. "Hollywood," Car Seat Headrest
3. "Hollywood Baby," 100 gecs
4. "Hollywood," Junkyard
5. "It'll Chew You Up And Spit You Out," Concrete Blonde

Songs About Stalkers
1. "Paparazzi," Lady Gaga
2. "Stan," Eminem and Dido
3. "Every Breath You Take," The Police
4. "Hottest Man Alive 1995," Ellie Bleach
5. "One Way Or Another," Blondie

Songs About Jail
1. "Folsom Prison Blues," Johnny Cash
2. "She Got Arrested," The Interrupters
3. "Dad I'm In Jail," Was (Not Was)
4. "I Fought The Law," The Clash
5. "Jailbreak," Thin Lizzy

Songs About Volcanoes
1. "Volcano Girls," Veruca Salt
2. "Volcano," Jimmy Buffett
3. "Volcano," Kills Birds
4. "Born To Love Volcanos," The Dead Milkmen
5. "Young Volcanoes," Fall Out Boy

Songs About Peaches
1. "Peaches," Justin Bieber, Daniel Caesar, and Giveon
2. "Peaches," The Stranglers
3. "Peaches," The Presidents Of The United States Of America
4. "Peaches," Jack Black
5. "Fuck The Pain Away," Peaches

Listrionics used to be a podcast. Here are the past episodes:

5 That Define Too Much Joy
(I recall an interview I did with Too Much Joy's Tim Quirk and share the five songs he feels define Too Much Joy.)
1. "Kicking (That Gone Fishing Song)," Too Much Joy
2. "King Of Beers," Too Much Joy
3. "What It Is," Too Much Joy
4. "Underneath A Jersey Sky," Too Much Joy
5. "Drum Machine," Too Much Joy
Bonus Track: "Uncle Watson Wants To Think," Too Much Joy

Songs About Stars
1. "We Are All Made Of Stars," Moby
2. "California Stars," Wilco
3. "Video Killed The Radio Star," The Buggles
4. "Shining Star," Earth, Wind, & Fire
5. "Stars," fun.

Songs About Birthdays
1. "Happy Birthday," Atlered Images
2. "Happy Birthday," Concrete Blonde
3. "B-Day Song," Madonna and M.I.A.
4. "Happy Birthday To Me," Cracker
5. "Happy Birthday To My Loose Acquaintance," Garfunkel & Oates

Songs About Thrift Stores
1. "Thrift Shop," Macklemore
2. "Salvation," Rancid
3. "Thriftshoppin'," Pianosaurus
4. "Junk Shop Clothes," The Auteurs
5. "The Bargain Store," Dolly Parton

Songs About Masturbation, Vol. I
1. "I Touch Myself," Divinyls
2. "Turning Japanese," The Vapors
3. "Auto-Manipulator," Crispin Glover
4. "He's My Best Friend," Jellyfish
5. "She Bop," Cyndi Lauper