Today’s theme is music music music!
Finding music online for free to be exact, and I do mean legally.
So we are going to stay away from Limewire and sites like that, which can also be dangerous. You never know what you are downloading. Many have downloaded virus’ from those sites.
We’ll start with a site I’m very familiar with, Project Playlist. This site is incredible for free music. This site is completely free. When you go there, sign up. Once you have an account you can create your own playlist. On your playlist you can put up to 200 songs. You may also create as many playlists as you want.
Project Playlist is compatible with Blogger. To put your playlist on Blogger you simply click on “customize” in the top right hand corner of your blog. Then you click on “Add a Gadget.” In the top right hand corner, there is a search box. Type in “Project Playlist” and then hit enter. When it comes up, click on it. Ok, now to get YOUR playlist to go on your page you need your playlist number. In a separate window, go to your playlist. In the address bar there will be a number such as http://www.playlist.com/playlist/554845963. Just copy the number of your playlist that is on the end such as 554845963 and paste that in the box titled “Playlist #.” Then click save. The playlist will then be at the bottom of your blog.
If you don’t want to make a playlist of your own but would still like to put one on your page, feel free to use one of mine.
My favorites - 554845963, Latino - 1000557835, Country - 2067360011, Native American - 2283468299, HipHop/Rap - 2283507979, Love Songs - 2566288651, Sports Songs - 2566299915, Best of the 80’s - 2566336779, Kids Songs - 2705412107, Halloween Songs - 2919092747, Christmas Songs - 2921665035, TV Show Themes - 3514735627, Movie Songs - 3514915595
Here’s an example of a Project Playlist Player:
Project Playlist is good for making music lists and they have an unlimited photo album. That is also good. However, the message boards there are lousy. They are full of trolls and just plain MEAN people. They are very poorly moderated. Have fun at PPL but stay away from the message boards.
Now for a site I’m pretty new to and still learning, Flashwidgetz. Of course it’s also free. I don’t like to go to pay sites.
Flashwidgetz is different from Project Playlist because it has video playlists (although PPL is working on installing them).
If you can’t find a song on Project Playlist, Flashwidgetz may have it.
These sites are legal because they only link to music where the music is (supposed to be) put on by the copyright owners and you can’t download it.
My Flashwidgetz Page is a work in progress.
I’m torn between which site I prefer right now.
These are whole albums I found on Myspace Music for free that I like:
Young Guns II Soundtrack, Journey to the Spirit World by Buddy Red Bow, Music From a Painted Cave by Robert Mirabal, In The Blood by Robert Mirabal, Indians Indians by Robert Mirabal, Raven in the Snow by Bill Miller, The Red Road by Bill Miller, The Essential Marty Robbins by Marty Robbins, Gunfighter Ballads by Marty Robbins, The Essential Kris Kristofferson by Kris Kristofferson, Ultimate Dolly Parton - by Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn's All Time Greatest Hits - by Loretta Lynn, Wave on Wave by Pat Green, The Essential John Denver by John Denver, The Ultimate Chris Ledoux Collection by Chris Ledoux, John Anderson's Greatest Hits by John Anderson, Walela by Walela, The Best of Clannad by Clannad, Charlie Daniels Band 16 Greatest Hits by The Charlie Daniels Band, The Randy Travis Anthology by Randy Travis, Cross Road by Bon Jovi, These Days by Bon Jovi, One Wild Night Live by Bon Jovi, 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong by Bon Jovi, Bonnie Tyler Super Hits by Bonnie Tyler, Secret Love: Live by Freddie Fender, Cold Hard Truth by George Jones, Cherry Pie by Warrant, My Love Ultimate Essential by Celine Dion
Grooveshark is a lesser known music engine but it’s a good one. It has some songs that I could not find anywhere else! Thank you Grooveshark.
Songs I like on Grooveshark:
Jody Thomas Gaskin - Powwow Princess, Jody Thomas Gaskin - Part of Being Anishinaabe, Rodney Carrington - Older Women, Cletus T. Judd - Cletus Went Down To Florida, Trace Adkins - Honkytonk Badonkadonk
I’m sure everyone has been to Youtube. Youtube has a TON of music videos on it. You can make playlists on Youtube as well but the thing that isn’t good there is that you can’t re-order your songs.
Some of my favorite songs on Youtube:
Shania Twain - Dance With the One That Brought You, Claude McKenzie - Pishumuss, Dude Mowrey - Hold On Elroy, Keith Secola - NDN Kars, Bill Miller - Tumbleweed, Robert Mirabal - Little Indians, Robbie Robertson - It’s a Good Day to Die, Shadowyze - Bumpy Roads, Marty Robbins - Cowboy in the Continental Suit
Yahoo has music too! Did you know that? Did you know they had videos too? Yahoo Music is probably the least of my favorite places to go for music but it’s alright.
Here’s a Yahoo music video I like:
Lisa Stewart - Under the Light of the Texaco
I hope you had fun with this one y’all. IT TOOK FOREVER!
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14 comments:
What an interesting concept. I'll be curious to see how and what you do over the next 362 days.
Thanks for visiting my site.
Thanks George.
I'm curious to see where this project takes me as well.
:)
I had a project playlist on my blog for well over 12 months but now it won't play. I get a message saying the songs are not available in my country (England) - very disappointing.
Thanks for stopping by my place and taking the time to comment. :)
Right Akelamalu. Project Playlist doesn't have the music rights or something to play music in Europe anymore. Flashwidgetz should work for you however and I believe you should be able to put it on your blog.
Great concept for a blog. Though how you find the time to explore the internet with FIVE kids is a miracle in itself!
Thanks for visiting my blog. I'll check back on your project.
Jody, thanks for stopping by...isn't the playlist fun...I have it on both my blogs...
Good Luck with your new adventure.
I took my playlist off my blog since so many people have it--they would interfere with each other when I had more than one tab open.
Anyway...I'll stop in to see what new and exciting things you find out there; especially the free stuff. ;)
and oh yeah--5 kids!!! Wow!
Hey Jen. I think you can add Project Playlist without having it auto start. That way you still have the option to have it on your page and it doesn't interfere with others.
I spend way too much time on the Internet.
Off to teach my night class.
:)
Hey Jody thanks for stopping my site. I'd be lost without my playlist.
There's also a couple of other music sites I like, one I just found out about this a.m., Radio Worship which has Christian music and Live365 opens up a virtual world of music.
Wow..you have just taught me many things! I'm going over to the free playlist link you have given! Thanks!
Secret to the garden....chickens! Sand helps quite a bit, too! If you have a county extension office nearby..take a sample of your clay and they'll give you a list of perfect ammendments to make.
Come back again soon!
That is awesome Flower!
You made me smile.
:)
Thanks.
Right on Susie.
I plan on doing a post about online radio stations within the next couple of weeks.
I love Project Playlist. Used to use their player on MySpace a lot. I don't put music on my blog, though. I like to listen to my own music while surfing blogs and other people's music interrupts my own.
Great post, Jody! I am familiar with some of these sites but not all of them. Thanks for the links and the reviews. I'm glad I am able to comment here now.
Thank you for visiting and commenting at my site also.
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