We are wrapping up August with a fun Monday’s Music Moves Me theme from this month’s Spotlight Conductor, Mary of Jingle Jangle Jungle. She’s challenged us to feature songs with beverages in the titles. Well, you know me, Bar Queen Extraordinaire. Although it was a while ago, my bar, the Pond Springs Saloon, was a cool beer & wine joint nestled in a northwest Austin neighborhood, complete with a few pool tables, three dart boards and a kickass jukebox, and was home to a bunch of Austin-area locals who liked to hang out in a laid-back establishment. A lot of folks would come in for our famous “fish-bowls,” huge frozen schooners iced in the freezer and filled to the brim with ice cold draft beer.
It was fun to fulfill a long-time dream of creating a neighborhood bar reminiscent of the Town of Niagara/Western New York and Pennsylvania bars and beer joints that I hung out in growing up, first when in tow with my parents who liked to stop and have a few beers with family and friends every now and again, and then when I was sowing my own wild oats in my late teens and early 20s. Although my place was in Texas, it definitely had that “Buffalo-feel”, not only in attitude but in decor too, as evidenced by the Buffalo Bills memorabilia that served not only to showcase my Buffalo pride but also to taunt the resident Dallas Cowboys fans.
Folks came in to hang with friends, to laugh and tell jokes, to share life’s trials and tribulations, to bitch and complain, to spout life philosophies, to boast and embellish life stories, to blow off a little steam, to flirt and try to hook up, to cry in their beers, to drink and sometimes often get drunk and act a fool…All that and other things that people like to do in their favorite home-away-from-home drinking establishment. They sought — and found — a place where everyone knew their names. [We even had our own resident “Norm” (a Cheers reference].
So in that spirit, I’ve opened a virtual bar here at Angels Bark. Here you’ll find a menu of great music categorized and tailored to your beverage of choice. Don’t forget your dollars for the jukebox! Let’s start with an introduction to the overall atmosphere where all kinds are welcome (well, almost all kinds. I’m keeping with the strict policy I had at my old bar: Sorry, no assholes allowed)…
WELCOME TO TRUHLIK’S TAVERN
This first playlist is just to get you in the mood, with some general drinking music, to be followed by a beverage-specific menu. Pull up a stool and hang out for a bit…
Roadhouse Blues by The Doors
Have a Drink on Me by AC/DC
One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer by George Thorogood
I Drink Alone by George Thorogood
Drunk Americans by Toby Keith
Alcohol by Barenaked Ladies
Cheers theme song
Our bartenders are super friendly and aim to please.
WHAT CAN I GET FOR YA? PICK YOUR POISON
BEER
Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers by ZZ Top
Beer for My Horses by Toby Keith & featuring Willie Nelson
Hold My Beer by Trace Adkins
I Like Girls That Drink Beer by Toby Keith
Hot Beer & Cold Women by Randy Houser
Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer by Billy Currington
A Dozen Roses & a Six-Pack by Cole Swindell
There’s a Tear in My Beer by Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr.
WINE
Elderberry Wine by Elton John
White Lightning and Wine by Heart
Spill the Wine by Eric Burton and War
Red Wine (Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti) by Woody Guthrie
Red Red Wine by Neil Diamond
Red Red Wine by UB40
Old Red Wine by The Who
Sweet Cherry Wine by Tommy James & the Shondells
God of Wine by Third Eye Blind
Pass the Wine by The Rolling Stones
The Night the Band Got the Wine by Al Stewart
Water with the Wine by Joan Armatrading
Wine into Water by T. Graham Brown
Wine After Whiskey by Carrie Underwood
TEQUILA
Tequila Sunrise by the Eagles
Tequila Eyes by Randy Rogers Band
Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off by Joe Nichols
Mas Tequila by Sammy Hagar
Mexico, Tequila and Me by Alan Jackson
You and Tequila by Kenny Chesney
Tequila Loves Me by Kenny Chesney
Tattoos & Tequila by Vince Neil
When the Tequila Runs Out by Dawes
My Favorite Wine is Tequila by Michael Franti & Spearhead
WHISKEY
Whiskey Rock-a-Roller by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Poison Whiskey by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Whiskey Drinkin’ Woman by Nazareth
Whiskey River by Willie Nelson (side note: last week I had a Basenji, one of my dog boarders, named ‘Whiskey River’. He was named after this Willie Nelson song and he was a real pistol!)
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) by The Doors
Ain’t Enough Whiskey by Kid Rock
Lace and Whiskey by Alice Cooper
Whiskey and Lace by Krystal Keith
Jack Daniels and Jesus by Chase Rice
Not Enough Whiskey by Keifer Sutherland
Weed, Whiskey and Willie by Brothers Osborne
What Whiskey Does by Randy Houser
Whiskey Girl by Toby Keith
Whiskey in My Water by Tyler Farr
Whiskey in the Jar by Thin Lizzy
White Lightning by Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts
Whiskey by Maroon 5 featuring A$AP Rocky
Sunshine and Whiskey by Frankie Ballard
Moonshine by Bruno Mars
Wine After Whiskey by Carrie Underwood
Whiskey Rock-a-Roller LIVE by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Poison Whiskey LIVE by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Whiskey River by Willie Nelson LIVE in Austin Texas on 9/13/1984
GIN
Cocaine & Gin by Kid Rock
Cold Gin by Kiss
Of All the Gin Joints in the World by Fall Out Boy
Gin & Juice by Snoop Dog
Gin, Smoke, Lie by Turnpike Troubadours
Gin Soaked Boy by Tom Waits
Gin Bottle Blues by Lightnin Hopkins
Gin Guzzlin’ Frenzy by Mojo Nixon
Gin and Money by Marcy Playground
Misery and Gin by Merle Haggard – Live from Austin Texas 1985
RUM
Rum is the Reason by Toby Keith
Rum and Coca-Cola by The Andrew Sisters
A Rum Tale by Procol Harum
Rum by Brothers Osborne
Blame It On the Rum by Sunny Jim
Rum Jumbies by Sunny Jim
Haze of the Rum by Jesse Rice featuring Florida Georgia Line
Rum and Somethin’ by Donny Brewer
Rum Day by Cory Young
Rum Phonics by Gene Mitchell
Rummin’ and Chummin’ by John Friday
CHAMPAGNE
Champagne & Reefer by Muddy Waters
Champagne High by Sister Hazel
Champagne Kisses by Jessie Ware
Champagne Supernova by Oasis
Pink Champagne by Caitlin Rose
Champagne Life by Ne-Yo
SPECIALTY DRINKS
Strange Brew by Cream
(Escape) The Pina Colada Song by Rupert Holmes
Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet
One Mint Julep by Ray Charles
And for those Designated Drivers, be sure to head to the Coffee Bar:
COFFEE BAR & OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
Black Coffee in Bed by Squeeze
Coffee Blues by Mississippi John Hurt
One More Cup of Coffee by Bob Dylan
Tea for One by Led Zeppelin
Poprocks and Coke by Green Day
RC Cola and a Moon Pie by NRBQ
Orange Crush by R.E.M.
Apple Cider Reconstitution by Al Stewart
No Milk Today by Herman’s Hermits
Milk It by Nirvana
Milk and Alcohol by Dr. Feelgood
Well, it’s Last Call. And as I liked to say back in the day:
“Drink ’em up!
You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here!”
Monday’s Music Moves Me (4M) is a blog hop hosted by Marie of X-Mas Dolly, and co-hosted by Cathy of Curious as a Cathy and Stacy of Stacy Uncorked Two other co-hosts recently joined the fun: Alana of Ramlin’ with AM and Naila Moon of Musings & Merriment with Michelle. Be sure to stop by and visit the hosts and the other participants listed below:
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