Since Thanksgiving is the holiday that puts some heft around our waists, I decided to have a fattened up version of our Top 5 Tuesdays, with TWO Top Fives. How's that for a second helping? First, I thought it'd be appropriate to run through the top five things we're thankful for here at the Scene & Heard headquarters. But then I also wrote up the top 5 raddest songs to ring in your Turkey Day with. Enjoy!

Top 5 Tunes To Mix With Your Turkey Scarfin'
5. Ben Folds / You To Thank - This song about bitter thank yous makes us give thanks for artists like Ben Folds who balance warm sentiments with teenage bitterness like equals.

4. The Beatles / Cold Turkey -you can't go wrong with The Beatles or turkey. Put the two together and you got a great song that isn't about Thanksgiving to listen to on Thanksgiving.
3. Sugar Hill Gang / Apache (Jump On It) - All we're gonna say is "Tonto! Jump on it! Jump on it!" and dance around like ridiculous drunk middle aged folk at a wedding, because that's what this song does to people. We're not sure what it's about, but they name drop Indians like whoa! And you can't have Thanksgiving without our native brothers.
2. Vince Guaraldi Trio / A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Theme - This time of year is worthless if you aren't digging out the Charlie Brown specials. And the music makes it all the better.

1. Crosby Stills Nash & Young / Find The Cost Of Freedom - Short, sweet, and near- perfect. There is nothing inherently "Thanksgiving" about this acoustic ditty, but it is so rich and earthy and genuine that it makes you feel how the original Pilgrims may have felt--right at home, while trying to figure out a whole new strange world. It's one of my all-time favorite tunes. Ever. Try the live version from "4-way Street" for full effect of hearty awesomeness.

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Top 5 Things Scene & Heard Is Thankful For

5. All this talk about Led Zeppelin possibley reuniting for a big world tour next year.

4. Legacy Midnight Wit

3. http://www.hypem.com/

2. Cate Blanchet's remarkable role as one of the 6 Bob Dylans in "I'm Not There"

1. music (it's the one thing that guarantees I'm not alone in whatever I'm going through)

And of course, thankful for those who are reading this too. I wish you the warmest of Thanksgiving wishes, with all kinds of thanks and giving and food and music and booze, which are all the makings of a great day. Enjoy it folks.