Today’s show of Bears. Beats. Battlestar Galactica. is all about the band names, or more specifically animal band names. Stay tuned for music from the Arctic Monkeys, Stray Cats, Modest Mouse, and more!

Next Week’s topic: Animals. Think songs like “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” by KT Tunstall, “The Fox” by Nickel Creek, “Blackbird” by the Beatles, etc.

Songs Played:
“Stray Cat Strut” – The Stray Cats
“House of the Rising Sun” – The Animals
“Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair” – Arctic Monkeys
“Fireflies” – Owl City
“Float On” – Modest Mouse
“Two Against One” (feat. Jack White) – Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi
“Cartwheels” – The Reindeer Section
“If It Makes You Happy” – Sheryl Crow
“A Long December” – Counting Crows
“Dressed Sharply” – An Horse
“What’s in the Middle” – The Bird and the Bee

Other “Animal” Bands:
The Animals, Fleet Foxes, Sick Puppies, Meese, Gold Panda, Noah and the Whale, The Monkeys, Seal, The Eagles, Hootie and the Blowfish, Reel Big Fish, Snoop Dog, Freelance Whales