"Basketball Jones": A Playlist For The NBA Playing Ball

I woke up this morning early to get ready to take my son to play in the third round of a tennis tournament, thinking that would be the big sports story of the day for us. Here's a playlist for everybody out there with a "Baketball Jones." As always, please take your shots below.

BASKETBALL JONES - Cheech & Chong
PLAY THE GAME - Queen
IT'S NO GAME (PART ONE) - David Bowie
SHOOTING HOOPS - G. Love & Special Sauce
BASKEBALL - Kurtis Blow
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY - The Spinners
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY - Joe South
HE GOT GAME - Public Enemy
TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE - Denice Williams and Johnny Mathis
TOO LATE - Shoes
LEARNING THE GAME - Buddy Holly
HEAD GAMES - Foreigner
BLAME GAME - Kanye West featuring John Legend
GAME STAYS THE SAME - Richard X. Heyman
THE GAME OF LOVE - Santana featuring Michelle Branch
BLUES RUN THE GAME - Simon & Garfunkel
STILL IN THE GAME - Stevie Winwood
PLAY THIS GAME - Utopia
IT'S ALL IN THE GAME - Van Morrison

 

 

 

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Comments

[RK Johnston]

01:16 PM on 12/05/2011

Try these for size:

YOU'RE GOING DOWN--Sick Puppies
JUMP--Van Halen
BURN IN HELL--Judas Priest w/Tim Owens on lead vox.
SOME HEADS ARE GONNA ROLL--Judas Priest with Rob Halford on lead vox.
UP TO THE LIMIT--Accept
WE WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN--The Who
THE THUNDER ROLLS--Garth Brooks (In honor of the OKC Thunder)
GOD'S GONNA GET YA FOR THAT--Tammy Wynette
THE END--The Doors
HARD TIMES--Lacy J Dalton
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET IT--En Vogue
PUSH IT--Salt 'N Peppa
DRE DAY--Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY--Avenged Sevenfold
CRY LIKE A B$#^@&--Godsmack

--RKJ

[avvocato]

09:05 AM on 11/28/2011

People Who Died - Jim Carroll

[Ericjm]

09:56 PM on 11/26/2011

Bloat On - Cheech & Chong
Blues Run the Game - Simon & Garfunkel
Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
Party All the Time - Eddie Murphy
It's a Rip-Off - T-Rex
We're All Bozos on this Bus - Firesign Theatre

[StacyJ]

07:20 PM on 11/26/2011

Jump - Van Halen
Tall Cool One - Robert Plant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgvbsCCmue0

[CPAwADD]

12:02 AM on 11/27/2011

Jump also done by Aztec Camera.

[kapalabhati]

12:25 PM on 11/27/2011

Deep in the catalog!

[David Wild]

01:42 AM on 11/27/2011

Love 'em both

Thanks

[Gasparilla]

06:13 PM on 11/26/2011

One On One....Hall and Oates

[David Wild]

01:43 AM on 11/27/2011

I think Daryl and John were talking about a different game I love

Thanks

[pecosdog]

06:00 PM on 11/26/2011

the Zambonis , Hockey Monkey.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOlQbrrOprQ&feature=player_embedded#!

NBA who?

[Ann Thurlow]

05:10 PM on 11/26/2011

Joe Simon's "Get Down, Get Down (Get Down on the Floor and Let the Good Times Roll)"

[PhilTListener]

05:05 PM on 11/26/2011

Game of Love - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
Happiness is a Warm Gun (Bang, Bang, Shoot, Shoot) - Beatles
You Can All Join In - Traffic
Play With Fire - Stones
Only a Pawn in Their Game, Changing of the Guards - Dylan
Stage Fright - The Band

[Citizen54]

01:36 PM on 11/26/2011

SWEET LEW - Pearl Jam (Jeff Ament)

Tear 'em down, one and all
7'2" is a long way to fall

[David Wild]

02:49 PM on 11/26/2011

Nice and grungy choice

Thanks

[leftbehind2000]

01:10 PM on 11/26/2011

"Hit the Road, Jack" worked just fine for me.

[David Wild]

02:49 PM on 11/26/2011

Rough room

Thanks

[PatA]

12:25 PM on 11/26/2011

The 5 stages of grief:

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

"In the still of the night, in the world's ancient light
Where wisdom grows up in strife
My bewildering brain, toils in vain
Through the darkness on the pathways of life
Each invisible prayer is like a cloud in the air
Tomorrow keeps turning around
We live and we die, we know not why
But I'll be with you when the deal goes down "

Bob Dylan

[David Wild]

02:50 PM on 11/26/2011

The deal isn't quite down yet, right?

Thanks

[PatA]

03:32 PM on 11/26/2011

I heard on the news a few minutes ago that there will be a triple-header on Christmas!

[mrtinnc]

11:49 AM on 11/26/2011

Hit me with your best shot- Pat Benatar
Once you get started- Rufus and Chaka Khan
for the love of money- Ojays

[David Wild]

02:50 PM on 11/26/2011

Very soulful

Thanks

[B4UbuyRE]

11:20 AM on 11/26/2011

ANOTHER DEAL GOES DOWN / Steve Winwood
BACK IN THE SADDLE / Aerosmith
BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN / REO Speedwagon
THE BITCH IS BACK / Elton John
BLOODY WELL RIGHT / Supertramp
BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY / Phil Collins
CAN'T GET ENOUGH / Bad Company
CARRY ON / Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
COME TOGETHER / Beatles
GET BACK / Beatles
GIMME YOUR MONEY PLEASE / Bachman-Turner Overdrive
HAPPY ENDING / Sugarland
HAVE I GOT A DEAL FOR YOU / Reba McEntire
I AIN'T READY TO QUIT / Jason Aldean
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE / Hall & Oates
I WANNA GO BACK / Eddie Money
IT'S ABOUT TIME / Van Halen
JUMPER / Third Eye Blind
JUST A SEASON / Byrds
MEET IN THE MIDDLE / Diamond Rio
MEET ME HALFWAY / Black Eyed Peas
MIND GAMES / John Lennon
PLAY ON / Carrie Underwood
PLAYING TO WIN / Little River Band
PLAYING YOUR GAME / Barry White
RUN WITH THE PACK / Bad Company
SEASON IN HELL / John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
SHOOT TO THRILL / ac/dc
SHOOTING STAR / Bad Company
THE SHOW MUST GO ON / Queen
TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN / Steve Miller
UNDER PRESSURE / Queen
VICTIM OF THE GAME / Garth Brooks
WE CAN WORK IT OUT / Beatles
WINNING / Santana
YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR / Rolling Stones
.... and to be perfectly honest... I was fine
WITHOUT YOU / Keith Urban

[David Wild]

11:27 AM on 11/26/2011

"Season in Hell"

Hilarious that you went "On The Dark Side"

Thanks

[DKlein]

11:17 AM on 11/26/2011

Locked: Scritti Politti
Complicated Game: XTC
Jumpin' in the Night: Flamin' Groovies
Up in the Air: Hüsker Dü
Play it For Today: The Legends

[David Wild]

11:28 AM on 11/26/2011

VERY cool list as usual

DW

[CPAwADD]

10:34 AM on 11/26/2011

Games -- The Strokes
Step Yo Game Up -- Snoop Dog
Games People Play -- Alan Parsons Project

[David Wild]

10:35 AM on 11/26/2011

I dig your range

Thanks

[CPAwADD]

11:31 AM on 11/26/2011

I wish I could spell. The Strokes