Please Remove Your Hats And Rise For The Chicagoist Baseball Playlist
By Samantha Abernethy in Arts & Entertainment on Apr 5, 2012 10:00PM
We woke up this morning to John Fogerty's "Centerfield" blaring from the radio and haven't been able to get that damn catchy song out of our heads all day. We had to replace it with something else baseball-related, so we created this playlist of songs about baseball and songs you always hear at baseball games. Plus there are a few songs that just remind us of baseball and appear in our favorite baseball movies, like "Wild Thing" in Major League. Despite its Red Sox relation, "Sweet Caroline" has become ubiquitous at all baseball games, so we had to throw that in, too. The hardest part of making this list is deciding which versions of the 104-year-old "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" to include.
Check out the list. Or just listen to a bunch of Steve Goodman. What did we miss? Tell us in the comments.
Not all of these songs were available on Spotify, but you can subscribe to what we could find.
John Fogerty - Centerfield
Steve Goodman - A Dying Cub Fan's Request
Steve Goodman - Go, Cubs, Go
Terry Cashman - Talkin' Baseball
The Simpsons - We're Talkin' Softball
Young General - White Sox Fitted Cap
Jimmy Yancey - White Sox Stomp
Hank Thompson - Rednecks, White Sox and Blue Ribbon Beer
Steve Goodman (with Jethro Burns on mandolin) - Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Dr. John - Take Me Out to the Ball Game
The Andrews Sisters - Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Randy Newman (From The Natural - The Final Game
The Baseball Project - Satchel Paige Said
Chuck Berry - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Buddy Johnson Orchestra - Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That ball?
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Joe DiMaggio's Done It Again
Les Brown and His Orchestra - Joltin' Joe DiMaggio
The Troggs - Wild Thing
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Nelly - Batter Up
Dropkick Murphys - Tessie
Frankie Yankovic - Play Ball Polka
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye