Dog Ears Music: National Flitch Day: Bacon, Devotion, and High Fidelity

This week's playlist includes music by Elvis Costello and the Attractions, William Shatner, Thelonious Monk, Indigo Girls, and more.
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Celebrating a centuries-old tradition with a reward of bacon for a regretless year and a day of marriage.

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Song: Bacon

Album: Acme

Genre: Rock

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Song: High Fidelity

Album: The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years

Genre: Rock

William Shatner

Song: It Was a Very Good Year (Edit)

Album: Spaced Out-The Best of Leonard Nimoy & William Shatner

Genre: Spoken Word

Todd Rundgren

Song: Pretending to Care

Album: A Cappella

Genre: Rock

Thelonious Monk

Song: I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

Album: Solo Monk

Genre: Jazz

Carter Burwell

Song: The Problem of Marital Fidelity

Album: Kinsey (Soundtrack From the Motion Picture)

Genre: Soundtrack

Sonny Boy Williams

Song: I'll Bring Home the Bacon for You, Baby

Album: Sonny Boy Williams--Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, 1940-1947

Genre: Blues

Indigo Girls

Song: Devotion

Album: Retrospective

Genre: Singer/Songwriter

Jack Jones

Song: Wives and Lovers

Album: Jack Jones: Greatest Hits

Genre: Pop/Vocal

The Naked and Famous

Song: The Sun

Album: Passive Me, Aggressive You

Genre: Alternative

Al Green

Song: Let's Get Married (2002 Digital Remaster)

Album: The Definitive Greatest Hits

Genre: R&B/Soul

Tom Rush

Song: No Regrets

Album: The Circle Game (40th Anniversary Edition) [Remastered]

Genre: Singer/Songwriter

Cher

Song: I Saw a Man and He Danced With His Wife

Album: 20th Century Masters-The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cher

Genre: Rock

Regina Spektor

Song: Fidelity

Album: Begin to Hope (Bonus Track Version)

Genre: Alternative

Pearl Jam

Song: Faithful

Album: Yield

Genre: Rock

Dappers

Song: I Bring Home the Bacon (Acappella)

Album: The Rhythm Teens: Rare & Unissued New England Vocal Groups

Genre: R&B/Soul

Fabienne Delsol

Song: I'm Confessin'

Album: Between You and Me

Genre: Alternative

Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley & Lee Morgan

Song: I Married an Angel

Album: The Birth of Hard Bop

Genre: Jazz

Linda Ronstadt

Song: I Ain't Always Been Faithful

Album: The Best of Linda Ronstadt-The Capitol Years

Genre: Pop

Tipper

Song: Flitch

Album: Tip Hop

Genre: Electronic

Daft Punk

Song: High Fidelity

Album: Homework

Genre: Dance

Queen

Song: One Year of Love

Album: Classic Queen

Genre: Rock

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