There are baking tricks, driving tricks, tax tricks, surgery tricks, fishing tricks, covering the presidential debate tricks. No end to the tricks in life for those who see it. Life and death tricks. Of course there are songwriting tricks.

Decided to make two playlists, two tricks I particularly enjoy seeing inside songs when they are present. Instead of explaining it I am going to offer a prize to the students who correctly guess what I am calling attention to.

The second one is
The Sheik of Araby (Fats Domino),
Born in Xixax (Nina Hagen),
Nancy Mulligan (Ed Sheeran),
Flower Punk (Frank Zappa),
The Weight (Jackie Shannon),
Raised on Robbery (Joni Mitchell),
Carmelita (Linda Ronstadt),
Wichita lineman (Glen Campbell),
Bad Guy (Billie Eilish),
Alabama Song (The Doors),
You Can leave Your Hat On (Randy Newman),
Powderfinger (Neil Young),
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Joan Baez),
Take A Letter Maria (Sammy Kershaw),
Lawyer, Guns and Money (Warren Zevon),
A Boy Named Sue (Johnny Cash),
Stupid Marriage (The Specials),
Ode to Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry),
You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (The Beatles), Srabaya Johnny (Bette Midler),
Buena Tardes Amigo (Ween).

Playlist #1 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Zu1gbBhWIkMEveQiefgVe?si=624822411a4f47f4

Playlist #2 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Wul269wlPuEIi7pnGZGtf?s i=0179797591fd48b 6