The Music of the Twelve Steps -

The MUSIC of the 12 STEPS: Playlist as of Feb/13/2010
12 Steps and a Winding Road -- Flyingsheep Back to the Basics -- Michael and the Messengers Bad Day -- Daniel Powter Born to be in AA -- Michael and The Messengers The Shrink and the Drunk -- Michael and The Messengers
QUALIFYING - General Principles A Word From Our Sponsor? -- Anonymous Almost Persuaded -- David Houston Almost Persuaded #2 -- Ben Colder Beer Bottle Mama -- Andy Reynolds & His 101 Ranch Boys Beer Is Good For You -- Laughing Hyena Born Again, Again -- Michael and the Messengers Bourbon -- Audio Drinking Companion Chug A Lug -- Roger Miller Cracklin' Rosie -- Neil Diamond Dang Me -- Roger Miller Drunk -- Jimmy Liggins And His Drops Of Joy Everything Is Broken -- Bob Dylan Five Star Morning -- The Efunnies! Eclectric Humor Flowers On The Wall -- The Statler Brothers Four Star Morning -- The Efunnies! Eclectric Humor Gin -- Audio Drinking Companion Glory Days -- Bruce Springsteen Hair Of The Dog -- Laughing Hyena Hello, We're Lonely -- Tom T Hall Hennessey -- Mechanical Bull Here Comes The Judge -- Bobby Biggs Honky Tonk Man -- Johnny Horton I Like Beer -- Tom T Hall Jack Daniels, You Lied To Me Again -- Ray Stevens Johnny Walker Home -- Randy Howard Jose Cuervo -- Shelly West Let's Get Trashed -- Mica Roberts, Toby Keith Let's Go, Let's Go -- Hank Ballard Little Egypt -- The Coasters Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) -- The Hollies Long Lonesome Highway -- Jim Hendricks Love Potion Number Nine -- The Searchers Margaritaville -- Jimmy Buffett Moonshine -- Audio Drinking Companion Mountain Dew -- Grandpa Jones My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink And I Don't Love Jesus -- Jimmy Buffett Neon Moon -- Brooks & Dunn Night Life -- Ray Price One Star Morning -- The Efunnies! Eclectric Humor Out Drinking -- Laughing Hyena Pop A Top -- Jim Ed Brown Ready Teddy -- Buddy Holly Red Red Wine -- Ub40 Rum -- Audio Drinking Companion Sam's Place -- Buck Owens Sorrow On The Rocks -- Porter Wagoner Speedy Gonzales -- Pat Boone Stop, Stop, Stop -- Hollies Sweet Blindness -- The Fifth Dimension Tequila -- Audio Drinking Companion Tequila -- The Champs Tequila Sunrise -- Eagles The Beer Song -- Seamus Kennedy The Day That Clancy Drowned -- Laughing Hyena Three Jolly Coachmen -- The Kingston Trio Three Star Morning -- The Efunnies! Eclectric Humor Two Star Morning -- The Efunnies! Eclectric Humor Wasn't That A Party -- Tom Paxton White Lightning -- George Jones Wino Boogie -- Alcoholics Unanimous Who Will Buy The Wine -- Charlie Walker You've Got to Hide Your Love Away -- The Beatles You've Got Your Troubles -- The Fortunes
QUALIFYING - Great Jails of North America Allentown Jail -- The Seekers A Week In A Country Jail -- Tom T Hall Birmingham Jail -- Long John Baldry Bad Boys -- Inner Circle Cincinnati Jail -- Lonnie Mack Clark County Jail -- Rick Nolan Colville Jail -- Gary Callahan Cook County Jail -- Tom Edwards Craighead County Jail -- Captain T (Tom Hunnicutt) Cryderville Jail -- Cisco Houston Dallas County Jail Blues -- Gene Autry Farlo County Jail -- Josh Graves Fergus County Jail -- Front Range Folsom Prison Blues -- Johnny Cash Ford County Jail -- Blue Chip & Company Hawkins County Jail -- Hank Schwartz Jailhouse Rock -- Elvis Presley L A County Jail -- South Filthy Lexington Jail -- Tim Easton Life to Go -- Stonewall Jackson Memory County Jail -- Terry Kitchen Mexican Jail -- White Iron Band Morgan County Jail -- J J Malone Nashville Jail Time -- Ollie Joe Prater Portland County Jail -- The Highwaymen Starkville City Jail -- Johnny Cash Taylor County Jail -- Nancy Moore The Song That Got Me Outta Jail -- Indus Guys The Tijuana Jail -- The Kingston Trio Tillamook County Jail -- Todd Snider Tupelo County Jail -- James Alan Shelton Wichita Jail -- The Charlie Daniels Band Yazoo City Jail -- Orville Johnson
STEP 0 (I'll Give) Anything But Up! -- Hilary Duff Beautiful Music -- Barry Manilow Eight Miles High -- The Byrds Everything You Know Is Wrong (redact) -- Weird Al Yankovic Gloom, Doom, 7-Up & Jesus -- Michael and the Messengers Glory Road -- Neil Diamond High & Dry -- Michael and the Messengers How It Works -- The Sober Synthesizer I Am I Said -- Neil Diamond I Can't Let Go -- Hollies Lifeline -- Michael and the Messengers Like A Rolling Stone -- Bob Dylan Lost Highway -- Willie Nelson My Liver Hates My Guts -- Laughing Hyena No No Song -- Ringo Starr One Day More -- Michael and the Messengers Personal Bottom -- Michael and the Messengers Purple Haze -- Jimi Hendrix Raspberries, Strawberries -- The Kingston Trio Ready to Surrender -- Michael and the Messengers Somebody To Love -- Jefferson Airplane The Bottle Let Me Down -- George Jones Waitin' for the Beer to Get Cold -- Mechanical Bull We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About -- Jimmy Buffett With A Little Help From My Friends -- The Beatles
STEP 1 96 Tears -- ? & The Mysterians A Must To Avoid -- Herman's Hermits A World Without Love -- Peter and Gordon Ain't Got No Home -- Clarence 'Frogman' Henry As Tears Go By -- The Rolling Stones Bad Man's Blunder -- The Kingston Trio Bad, Bad Whiskey -- Amos Milburn Banua -- The Kingston Trio Bottle Of Wine -- Jimmy Gilmer Box of Wine -- Mechanical Bull Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes -- Jimmy Buffett Charlie's Shoes (Single Version) -- Billy Walker Coping With Job Stress -- Da Couch Dat Burps -- Laughing Hyena Didja' Miss Me? -- Michael and the Messengers Fast Freight -- The Kingston Trio Fist City -- Loretta Lynn Fool Button -- Jimmy Buffett Fun, Fun, Fun -- The Beach Boys Green, Green -- The New Christy Minstrels Greenback Dollar -- The Kingston Trio Hello Walls -- Faron Young Help Me Make It Through The Yard -- Laughing Hyena I Am The Booze -- Michael and the Messengers I Can't Help Myself ( Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch ) -- The Four Tops I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat -- Tom Katz I Think I'll Quit Drinkin' Today -- Michael and the Messengers I Think It's Gonna Rain Today -- Neil Diamond If You Know What I Mean -- Neil Diamond I'll Be Back -- Beatles I'll Just Have One Beer -- Laughing Hyena I'll Sail My Ship Alone -- Moon Mullican I'm Bad & I'm Mad -- Michael and the Messengers I'm Not Angry -- The Everly Brothers In My Next 5 Beers -- Trailer Choir I've Got A Tiger By The Tail -- Buck Owens Kicks -- Paul Revere & The Raiders Knee Deep In The Blues -- Marty Robbins Like Always -- The Association Mable The Enabler -- Michael and the Messengers Make The World Go Away -- Eddy Arnold Mama Told Me Not To Come -- Three Dog Night Needles and Pins -- The Searchers Newcomer -- Michael and the Messengers Old And Fat And Drunk -- Laughing Hyena Old Timer -- Michael and the Messengers One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer -- John Lee Hooker One Dyin' And A Buryin' -- Roger Miller Ouzo -- Audio Drinking Companion Poison Ivy -- The Coasters Problems -- The Everly Brothers Seasons In The Sun -- The Kingston Trio Send In The Clowns -- Judy Collins She's Not There -- The Zombies Singing The Blues -- Marty Robbins The Drink Takes The Man -- Michael and the Messengers The First Drink -- Michael and the Messengers This Masquerade -- The Carpenters Topsy Turvy -- Benn Joe Zeppa Tryin' to Get The Feeling Again -- Barry Manilow Waterloo -- Stonewall Jackson When You're Hot, You're Hot -- Jerry Reed Wino -- Porter Wagoner Wrack My Brain -- Ringo Starr Y.E.T. (You're Eligible Too) -- Michael and the Messengers Yesterday -- The Beatles
STEP 2 Alcohol Was Involved -- Mike Bell Beans In My Ears -- The Serendipity Singers Break Away -- The Beach Boys Day Drinkin' -- Tom T. Hall and Dave Dudley Daybreak -- Barry Manilow Ferry Across The Mersey -- Gerry And The Pacemakers Fly Like An Eagle -- Steve Miller Band Here Comes The Sun -- The Beatles I Believe -- Frankie Laine I Have Found Me A Home -- Jimmy Buffett It's A Long Way There -- Little River Band Love Is The Answer -- -- England Dan & John Ford Coley My Baby's Just a 6 Pack Away -- Mechanical Bull One Thing Right -- Michael and the Messengers One Step Forward -- Max Romeo & The Upsetters One Step Forward -- The Desert Rose Band Pants On The Ground -- General Larry Platt Raining In My Heart -- Buddy Holly Rainy Days And Mondays -- The Carpenters Relationship Meeting -- Michael and the Messengers See The Funny Little Clown -- Bobby Goldsboro Sayings on the Wall -- Michael and the Messengers Stupidity -- Solomon Burke The Chemist's Drinking Song -- Quentin Long The Rainbow Connection -- The Carpenters The River Of Dreams -- Billy Joel What Is Soul? -- Ben E. King When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) -- The Beach Boys Wino -- Porter Wagoner Winos, Whiners & Winners -- Michael and the Messengers You May Be Right -- Billy Joel

Track listing is alphabetical. Current accuracy not guaranteed!

STEP 3 A Matter Of Trust -- Billy Joel Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show -- Neil Diamond Comin' Back -- Michael and the Messengers Help! -- The Beatles Hillbilly Higher Power -- Michael and the Messengers Hummingbird -- Seals & Crofts Knockin' On Heaven's Door -- Bob Dylan Leave Yesterday Behind -- The Carpenters Let It Be -- The Beatles Light In The Dark -- Michael and the Messengers Peace In The Valley -- Red Foley, The Sunshine Boys Quartet Stand By Me -- Ben E. King The Last Line -- Jimmy Buffett The Little Stuff -- Marlo Thomas The Yeah-But Habit -- Michael and the Messengers There Is A God (And I Ain't It) -- Michael and the Messengers There's A Heart Here -- Michael and the Messengers This Door Swings Both Ways -- Herman's Hermits Weave Me The Sunshine -- Peter Yarrow Wings Of A Dove -- Ferlin Husky
STEP 4 ( Sittin' On ) The Dock of the Bay -- Otis Redding (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction -- The Rolling Stones A Boy Named Sue -- Johnny Cash A Worried Man -- The Kingston Trio Alley Oop -- The Hollywood Argyles Fox On The Run -- Tom T. Hall House of the Rising Sun -- The Animals House Rent Boogie -- John Lee Hooker How to Have a Good Time -- Michael and the Messengers I Never Had The One That I Wanted -- Claude Gray I Wish I Had a Job to Shove -- John Long I'll Cry Instead -- Beatles I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive -- Hank Williams, The Drifting Cowboys I'm The Greatest -- Ringo Starr Is That All There Is? -- Peggy Lee King Of The Road -- Roger Miller Lola -- The Kinks Look At Yourself -- Uriah Heep Lookin' For Love -- Johnny Lee Mama Tried -- Merle Haggard May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose -- 'Little' Jimmy Dickens Modern Don Juan -- Buddy Holly Mr. Humble -- Michael and the Messengers My History Is A Mystery -- Michael and the Messengers One More Town -- The Kingston Trio Piano Man -- Billy Joel Queen Of The House -- Jody Miller Regret & Restitiution from the 12 Step Suite -- Dream Theater Reminiscing -- Buddy Holly Rhinestone Cowboy -- Glen Campbell Running Scared -- Roy Orbison Scared -- John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band Saginaw, Michigan -- Lefty Frizzell Shaving Cream -- The Gruesome Three Shout -- Tears For Fears Sixteen Tons -- Tennessee Ernie Ford Snookeroo -- Ringo Starr Take This Job And Shove It -- Johnny Paycheck The Cheater -- Bob Kuban & The In Men The Great Pretender -- The Platters The Thing About Generosity -- Marlo Thomas The Wanderer -- Dion There's Been A Change In Me -- Eddy Arnold Two Faces Have I -- Lou Christie Wino The Clown -- George Jones Yakety Yak -- The Coasters
STEP 5 All The Time -- Barry Manilow Big Shot -- Billy Joel Born An Asshole -- The Laughing Hyena Singers Brooklyn Roads -- Neil Diamond Cry -- Johnnie Ray Deal -- Tom T. Hall Don't Download This Song -- 'Weird Al' Yankovic Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying -- Gerry And The Pacemakers Don't Worry Baby -- The Beach Boys Dry Your Eyes -- Neil Diamond Everybody -- Tommy Roe Everybody Plays The Fool -- The Main Ingredient Georgy Girl -- The Seekers It Doesn't Matter Anymore -- Buddy Holly Learning The Game -- Buddy Holly Middle of the Herd -- Michael and the Messengers Skip A Rope -- Henson Cargill Teeny Meany -- James Earl Jones & Marlo Thomas The Pied Piper -- Crispian St. Peters The Stranger -- Billy Joel The Time It Is Today -- The Association Turn! Turn! Turn! -- The Byrds You Can't Always Get What You Want -- The Rolling Stones Your Ego is Not Your Amigo -- Michael and the Messengers You're So Vain -- Carly Simon
STEP 6 Bank Of Bad Habits -- Jimmy Buffett Dead Skunk -- Larry Groce The Seven Deadlies -- Michael and the Messengers Weight Of The World -- Ringo Starr
STEP 7 Lover's Cross -- Jim Croce Sneakin' Suspicion -- Michael and the Messengers
STEP 8 Point Of View -- Robin Williams We Can Work It Out -- The Beatles
STEP 9 Ally Ally Oxen Free -- The Kingston Trio Home Is A Wounded Heart -- Neil Diamond I Started A Joke -- The Bee Gees Never My Love -- The Association Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) -- The Impalas Tell Her About It -- Billy Joel The Nothingest Girl In The World -- Sarah Jessica Parker True Love Ways -- Buddy Holly Whoop De Doo -- Jimmy Buffett
STEP 10 All You Need Is Love -- The Beatles I Got A Choice -- Michael and the Messengers Six Words -- Pat Guadagno Thank Someone -- Amy Grant & John Hiatt The Mouse, The Bird An The Sausage -- David Hyde Pierce You're Only Human (Second Wind) -- Billy Joel
STEP 11 Be (Album Release) -- Neil Diamond Cool Change -- Little River Band Free To Be Me -- Francesca Battistelli I Am My Own God -- Michael and the Messengers In My Room -- The Beach Boys My Own Way -- Michael and the Messengers Sing Me The Story Of Your Day -- Faith Hill The Long And Winding Road -- The Beatles Up On The Roof -- The Drifters We May Never Pass This Way (Again) -- Seals & Crofts
STEP 12 A Different Alladin -- Billy Crystal A Smile Connects Us -- Kermit The Frog All Kinds Of People -- Sheryl Crow Amazing Grace -- Michael and the Messengers An Attitude Of Gratitude -- Jimmy Buffett Awakening -- Michael and the Messengers Be Kind To Your Web-Footed Friends -- John Deere American Music Series Born to be in AA -- Michael and the Messengers By The Book -- Michael and the Messengers Desert Pete -- The Kingston Trio Don't Think...Feel -- Neil Diamond Drinkin' Alone -- Michael and the Messengers Family -- Michael and the Messengers Free As A Bird -- The Beatles Gotta Serve Somebody -- Bob Dylan He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother -- The Hollies I Made It Through the Rain -- Barry Manilow I Used To Have Money One Time -- Jimmy Buffett I Walk The Line -- Johnny Cash I'm Gonna Live -- Michael and the Messengers It's a Miracle -- Barry Manilow Last House on the Block -- Michael and the Messengers Let Your Love Flow -- The Bellamy Brothers Light Sings -- The Fifth Dimension Lucky To Be Alive -- Michael and the Messengers One Day At A Time -- Joe Walsh (With the Eagles) People With No Last Names -- Michael and the Messengers Promises -- Michael and the Messengers Ready to Surrender -- Michael and the Messengers Requiem For The Masses -- The Association Right At Home In Your Life -- Michael and the Messengers Sing -- The Carpenters Snow, Aldo -- Jennifer Aniston Suddenly There's A Valley -- Gogi Grant The Fool On The Hill -- The Beatles The Good Life -- Michael and the Messengers This Is The Place -- Michael and the Messengers Time For Livin' -- The Association Today -- The New Christy Minstrels Top Of The World -- The Carpenters Two Dancers -- Michael and the Messengers Unsung Heroes -- Wayne Brady Walkin' In The Sunshine -- Roger Miller Watching The Wheels -- John Lennon We've Only Just Begun -- The Carpenters What A Wonderful World -- Louis Armstrong Who'da' Thought -- Michael and the Messengers You Know My Brother (He's So Heavy) -- Bacon Brothers
STEP 13 1-2-3 Red Light -- Ohio Express Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered -- Ella Fitzgerald Bloodshot Eyes -- Red Pupil Candy Man -- Roy Orbison Dirt Cheap -- Barry Manilow Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) -- Swingin' Medallions Frank And Lola -- Jimmy Buffett Frogg No. 1 -- The Brothers Four Good Vibrations -- The Beach Boys Handy Man -- James Taylor Help Me, Rhonda -- The Beach Boys Hey Good Lookin' -- Hank Williams Hey Little Girl -- Dee Clark Hey! Baby! -- Bruce Channel I Need A Man -- Barbara Pitmann I Should Have Known Better -- Beatles I Wanna Play House With You -- Eddy Arnold I Want An Alcoholic (For My Man) -- Brenda Wilkinson Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long Long Way) -- Eddy Arnold Just One Look -- Doris Troy Knight In Rusty Armor -- Peter and Gordon Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way -- Carl Smith Let's Spend The Night Together -- The Rolling Stones Li'l Red Riding Hood -- Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs Little Baby -- Buddy Holly Little Maggie -- The Kingston Trio Lola -- The Kinks Lonesome Loser -- Little River Band Lookin' For Love -- Johnny Lee Looking For A Fox -- Clarence Carter Looking For Love -- Connie Francis Love Me -- Buddy Holly Newcomers in Love -- Michael and the Messengers Slipping Around -- Margaret Whiting, Jimmy Wakely Smart Woman (In A Real Short Skirt) -- Jimmy Buffett Someone To Watch Over Me -- Etta James Soul Man -- Sam & Dave Step 13 -- Michael and the Messengers Take Your Time -- Buddy Holly The Birds and The Bees -- Jewel Akens The Game Of Love -- Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (Don't Fear) The Reaper -- Blue Oyster Cult Third Rate Romance -- The Amazing Rhythm Aces Wild Thing -- The Troggs