Stairway to Heaven by Far Corporation: I like remakes if don't try to sound like original. This one has lots of strings & vocal patches on keys. Not guitar driven either,which is uniquely different. Like Acoustic guitar fills. Almost 'Frankie goes to Hollywood' feel at the end. I was 1of2 people in LaX that liked this ...song better than original back in 80's when Voted on radio. Still looking for the other person...
I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas One of my favorie bands. Melodic, awesome vocal rhythms & in this case just a positve feel good tune that makes you wanna shake your booty thang...
ReplyDeleteDeanna Carter's Sunny Day is not quite a country song. It's lyrics ring true to my first love...music. I like he line, "God's gonna blow your clouds away..." Clean bluesy guitar w/ lots of reverb...
ReplyDeleteJamiriqui's Just Dance is like Disco all over again....I like it because of the awesome Napoleon Dynamite dance moves....yeah baby, be proud, dress loud
ReplyDeleteI like Fools Shine On by Brother Cane because of the crunch sound on rhythm guitars in contrast to the bongo drum in contrast to the slow melodic vocals. And then the chorus has that great catchy line, 'They Must Shine On...'
ReplyDeleteGrissom's Overture by John M. Keane: This is from CSI, & Grissom was my favorite character. Miss him...
ReplyDeleteIn My Life by THE most influential band EVER: the Beatles. I love this song because of it's introspection, and of course the Harpsichord classical style solo. And the high vocal "In my Life..." at the end, gives us a hint of the strong emotions about this...
ReplyDeleteSuite Sister Mary by Queensryche (the Pink Floyd of metal). This comes from the concept album Operation Mind Crime. Everyone should listen to this once in their lifetime. Positively one of my favorite bands...
ReplyDeleteThe Roof is on Fire by the Bloodhound gang. Obnoxiously good. Love the line, I'm kind like Han Solo, always strokin' my own wookie...
ReplyDeleteSon of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield for obvious reasons.
ReplyDeleteUptown Girl by Billy Joel: my favorite song writer because he's always trying to re-invent his style...
ReplyDeleteGod Save the People from the Movie Godspell. Actually preferred this musical depiction of Jesus over Jesus Christ Superstar. Somethin' about Jesus with an afro & suspenders was cool...This song has great acoustic Guitar work to start it off, great melody line, and then kicks in with some great piano. Clips along at a great pace with a slight hint of revival music in the chorus.
ReplyDeleteBreathe Me by Sia is a more current song I actually discovered online. I think Rae or Nicole(lil' sis) had it on their page at one time. Pretty... I like the human condition it addresses. The lyrics are brilliant and talk about the self destructive side in all of us and how helpless we feel sometimes...
ReplyDeleteCreepy Green Light by Type O Negative. Kari & Wade turned me on to these guys. They are a Goth metal band. I love the fat sound they have. The bass has an overdrive on it, the keys are ethereal, and Peter Steel has that awesome deep voice....
ReplyDeleteCatch You in Your Dreams by Outkast is just catchy- no pun intended. The rap thythms and melody both are great...
ReplyDeleteI don't care how cheesey this song is or how old. it make makes me wanna groove. Leo Sayer's You make Me Feel like Dancing. Memorable event on the Muppet Show as well...
ReplyDeleteAlice in Chains' No Excuses. I like this song because of the unique 4th & 5th step harmonies sung legato while the bass actually has the moving hook. Interesting vague lyrics about loyalty, working on a failing relationship, and/or unconditional love...
ReplyDeleteLeather, Jeans, t-shirts, Crunch Guitars, gravelly low voice & piercing high vocals can only mean Judas Priest. The song is Turbo Lover...
ReplyDeleteThe 1947 Three Flames version of Open the Door, Richard is kinda of a big band number. I like the repetitive corrective verses. Thanks Sandy
ReplyDeleteTake You Back by Frank Stallone brings back great memories of going to see the movie RockyII. Joel, Cathie & I as kids went to an event. During the whole fight scene, I remember everyone in the theatre standing up & yelling like they were at a real fight...
ReplyDeleteOhio Players from the 70's: Fire. Funk it up and get your groove thang on. Swank guitars and great horn section. It's all about the primal instincts in the lyrics...yow
ReplyDeleteOrdinary Man...a little know song from one of my favorite 80's metal bands, Triumph.
ReplyDelete"Once I thought the truth was gonna set me free.
But now I feel the chains of its responsibility.
I will not be a puppet, I cannot play it safe
I'll give myself away with a blind and simple faith
I'm just the same as you I just do the best I can
That's the only answer...for an ordinary man"
Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road by Loudon Wainright III...Hippie Bluegrass 70's rock @ it's finest. Alot of fond memories teachin' this to my boys on Road Trips. Ended up changin the lyrics every verse. Dead Cow, Dead Poop, Dead Elephant...
ReplyDeleteGrace Griffith's Sailing is a beautiful folk song with a great Celtic Reel called Ships are Sailing to end it.
ReplyDeleteJammin' Me by Tom Petty got alot of attention in the Eighties for the lyrics, "Take Back Vanessa Redgrave, Take Back Joe Piscopo. Take Back Eddie Murphy, Give 'em all some place to go..." One of my favorite Petty songs by far ...
ReplyDeleteAlter Bridge's Brand New Start: How appropriate this song came up. It never gets old. In my top 10 of favorite guitar solos. And the lyrics, oh the lyrics:
ReplyDelete"This desert road that we call home;
This is our destiny.
We'll chase the setting sun as we outrun a life of agony.
God how we ache to be free"
AC/DC's Hells Bells: Who would've thought 1 of greatest Rock Songs would start with gong or tube bell. Then guitars lull you into fall sense of security w/mellow start. The new singer w/that signature gravelly high pitch vocal then comes in as if to remind you, this is AC/DC. And the hard rock guitars sneak in until y...ou realize too late that you're head-bangin'. Brian Johnson's debut was huge. I love this song.
ReplyDeleteHere Come the Sun...the Beatles...nothing more needs to be said...the perfect Winter Solstice song.
ReplyDeleteVesperae solennes de confessore for soloists, chorus, & orchestra, K. 339: Laudate Dominum a timeless classic by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Been used alot in gun fight sequences in movies.
ReplyDeleteDuring the 90's Rock took a turn for the worst. The Black Crowes unabashedly revived the movement, flipping a finger to all nay-sayers who said rock is dead. Twice as Hard by far one of their signature songs... Long Live the Rock in all it's ressurections...
ReplyDeleteJust a Gigolo/I Ain't got Nobody by David Lee Roth. I never understood why a rock singer with one of the all time greatest Rock-n-Roll screams had such a penchant for old time music. But it's always great selections, and a nice change from stuff he's known for. I love the video for this one. He's what I call delightfully obnoxious.
ReplyDeleteWhisky Lullaby by Allison Krauss & Brad Paisley. There's really only one other female singer who mesmerized me w/ her voice, and she is long gone now. I love the clear crystal purity & tambre of Allison's voice. This song reflects back to country themes from the 70's in which she duets w/ Brad Paisley. A tragic love story for dysfunctional times.
ReplyDeleteI Don't Need Love is absolutely frenetic on guitars. It was never a hit for Sammy Hagar, but man the rhythm guitars are just smokin'. Not recommended while driving. It will get you a speeding ticket.
ReplyDeleteTake Your Mama, is stil frickin' awesome. This weird, strange, glam rock, dance pop, disco band came out @ the turn of the century. Scissor Sisters 1st album has no bad song on it. I like the dueling acoustic rhythm guitar vs. the descending electric guitar. The high pitch vocals and catchy melody. Take Your Mama is about going to a male strip club & your mother discovering your sexual proclivities...
ReplyDeleteSuspicious Minds by the King. Still have fond memories of Irene Keenan singing this. Damn near sounded like Elvis himself.
ReplyDeleteI do not like to wallow in the past. And yet it is important to look back on occassion so that I may learn from it. The most emotionally honest 9-11 song that does not pander to blind patriotism, revenge, or 'we're the best'...: Where were You(when the world stopped turning) Alan Jackson
ReplyDeleteI don't remember how I discovered these guys, but I'm sure it was online. It was probably the title that caught my attention. To me they're a much more heavy version of Sytem of a Down. Great harmonies, lighting fast guitars, & atypical bass lines plus intelligent lyrics make Goddess Gagged by Protest the Hero a great song.
ReplyDeleteShiny Toy Guns: You Are the One. Love the sound, love the melody. Mysterious lyrics, but catchy.
ReplyDeleteSmooth Up in Ya by Bullet Boys. Classic 80's anthem. Damn he sings so high in full voice.
ReplyDeleteI'm not the slightest bit Norwegian, but if you need a quick shot of testosterone, the Viking prayer from the 13th Warrior Movie will do the trick. Yes, this is on my random MP3 selections. "Lo, there do I see my father. Lo, there do I see mother, & my sisters, & my brothers. Lo, there do I see the line of my people b...ack to the beginning! Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them..."
ReplyDeleteHe Shows Me by Kelli Dawn Kron. A former local songwriter who I miss very much recorded an album w/ alot of other area songwriters, and this one was an honor to play on. Still find it the most beautiful of her songs and it was her daughter who wrote it...near tears sometimes listening to it. Hope all is well in Tennessee Kelli....
ReplyDeleteCloser by NIN(nine inch nails) positively one of the most romantic songs of the times. It really captures the essence of the struggle of the human male in his quest for true love. Yes, men have feelings too, and this sums it all up. Beautifully written, perfect for weddings or a quiet candle light dinner for two..... S...arcasm doesn't translate well to the written page in all of its subtlety.
ReplyDeleteBefore Evanesance, There was a Within Temptation. A band from Holland who I personally think is far better. Borders on Goth metal but such great melodies. Sharon den Adel is postively gorgeous. The song is Mother Earth & it blew me away the first time I heard it. Still does...almost like epic soundtrack material for your life...
ReplyDeleteThis song is so good it's gonna take extra entries to explain why I like it so much...
ReplyDeleteSteve Walker is a good friend of mine from Winona & I love the discussions & debates we have over music. He's a DJ for KG95. He turned me on to Rise Against, of which I was initially skeptical. There are so many neo-punk bands out there, that regardless of lyrics they all sound so similar. Dancing for rain is musically brilliant; a beautiful classical guitar intro cast away immediately for frenetic rhythms and deliberately rushed lyrics. Then the instrumental bridge brings back the classical guitar and then incorporates electric guitar hook at a slower pace. Great contrasts that ends with a rageful scream, "This drought bleeds on..."
They're deliberately vague lyrics could have so many interpretations...so for me I see it as a social/political commentary. Sweat shops and the pollution that Big business can cause, and our deliberate attempt to appease ourselves with a small act of protest or change & then move on without continuing the work for a better world for all...
Only proves that Rise Against is a rare exception, a great neo- punk band that doesn't sound like the others...
Jungleland by Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. Something indefinable about this song. It's gritty, reminds me of innertown of a big city. It's raucous and catchy, and for a Springsteen song, it's piano driven...and that's always a plus. Miss ya Danny Federici.
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ReplyDeleteHey hey, I was wondering if this was ever gonna come up. Known mostly from a car commercial ten years ago, this band was start for Rod Stewart. Troubadogs did a cover of 'Faces' called Ooh La La. Positively one of my favorite songs all time w/ universal meaning for everyone. I love listening, playing, & singing this song. Nothing but good memories. (not to be confused with the Fugees' Ooh La La La- note the extra La)
ReplyDeleteFor Thanksgiving Day, the Dixie Chicks Let Him Fly. One of my favorite country bands, for standing their ground, for playing their own instruments, for writing their own songs, for their beautiful harmonies. This one was written by Patty Griffin, but I love its simplicity. 'Tis the art of letting go....
ReplyDeleteAlways Look on the Bright Side of Life Monty Python's Life of Brian soundtrack The whistle is classic and the damn thing sticks with you even in a foul mood. One os the funniest things I've ever seen. Christ on a cross singin' this...(ok so it's Brian, not Christ, but still awesome)
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ReplyDeleteJoan Osbourne's Crazy Baby: Simple Bluesy melody with minimal accompaniment. Lyrics remind me of a once very close friend who I've worried about for too long....
ReplyDeletePositively one of the best songs INXS ever put out. New Sensation's got catchy rhythms and I love Hutchins' voice in this...psyched we're learnin' this in SellOut
ReplyDeleteThe Old Playground by Bruce Hornsby was never a hit, but I like the point/ counterpoint of the differing cultures in sports the lyrics relay. And who knew a drum machine could be so catchy....
ReplyDeleteAnyone who can write their own songs as well as sing them is a plus in my book. I thought all of her songs I had heard were good & catchy, but being so young and writing these, made me a fan of Taylor Swift. This is Invisible. Alot of her lyrics have the same recurring theme, but what the hey, she's a teenage girl...
ReplyDeleteWhen We are One by Gabriel Mann is a ballad with troubling lyrics. I don't remember where I found this song but I relate so much to it, and am not sure I understand why. Haunting melody in a minor key with stark piano. Not quite sad, nor melancholic, but gets me everytime....
ReplyDeleteLet's Call the Whole Thing Off by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald. Timeless, classic...I love how their chemistry relays to vinyl...(or digital, in this case)
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ReplyDeleteMy Town, by David Stoddard. He was one of the state songwriter winner's & I got to see him in at the Big Top Chautauqua last year & was blown away. Bought 2 of his cd's right then & there. Really great lyrics in a folk style. Has alot of good social commentary...
ReplyDeletei live in a nondescript small little town
where the sun comes up and the sun goes down
we got mcdonald’s and a walmart
but no more downtown
i guess that you’ve probably been there... See More
where everything’s franchise, so everything sells
for five pennies less, the stuff flies off the shelves
now everything here’s just like everything else
so i guess that you’ve probably been there
you’ve probably been to my town
my town, my town
where we’re all out of shape ‘cause we don’t go outside
yet we all have three cars from which to decide
‘cause why should you walk a block when you could ride
and i guess that you’ve probably been there
and with satellite you can get so much TV
what does it matter that there’s nothing to see
we pirate the cable so we get it all for free
and i guess that you’ve probably been there
where we talk about high school as if we’re still there
but it’s been 20 years, yet we seem unaware
and if we learned something, we don’t remember or care
and i guess that you’ve probably been there
we don’t trust anyone who’s not from here
all the locals supply all our cocaine and beer
and anyone different is probably queer
and I guess that you’ve probably been there
I've always been a sucker for remakes, particularly when the artist makes the song their own. The more unrecognizable than the original the better. Now, there are some cases where it doesn't work, but Joe Cocker has made a very good living remaking cover tunes. Come Together by the Beatles is a perfect example. This is... from the "Across the Universe" movie soundtrack.
ReplyDeleteAlot of the songs are actually better than the original, in my opinion. Great Movie, too...
ReplyDeleteOne Step Up by Bruce Springsteen. This was during his more refined period...after Born in the USA got so much attention. I love the realness of the picture he paints, talking about the stuff around him and how it reflects his troubled relationship...
ReplyDeleteBird on a wire outside my motel room
but he ain't singin'
Girl in white outside a church in June
But the church bells they ain't ringing .
I'm sitting here in this bar tonight... See More
but all I'm thinkin' is:
I'm the same old story
same old act
Brad Paisley's A Little Mud on the Tires often makes me wonder if the lyrics are strictly straight forward or he's using a metaphor. Me? I tend to lean toward the metaphor, because it makes me smirk. The guitar solo paints the perfect picture...
ReplyDeleteHakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
ReplyDeleteHakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
It means no worries for the rest of your days It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
From the Lion King Soundtrack, talk about empowerment w/ a catchy tune...
Helpless by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young is a cool tune. Never been a fan of Neil Young's voice in early career, but the harmonies these guys put out were incredible. Not sure if they're talking about a break-up or being snowed in (fitting for today) in Northern Ontario. There is some argument as to which town it is ab...out, as he is from that area, but I don't think that's important. When in a certain mood, this song will reach out to you...
ReplyDeleteOne of the most underrated guitar players in the world, in my humble opinion is Lindsey Buckingham. This song is from his first solo album, I believe, called Out of the Cradle. The song is 'Doing What I Can'. Very similar in nature to one of Fleetwood Mac's later songs, 'Big Love' which I'm sure he wrote...
ReplyDeleteTrue Lies by Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a great contemporary blues song. I love the rhythm guitar's riff throughout the whole song. Perfect blues lyrics about being cheated on and then lied to despite all the evidence. Great rockin' blues...
ReplyDeleteThis is llike Alternative Country, but sooooo soulful. This is 'Lovin' Arms' by the Wood Brothers. Discovered this song on an Iowa station driving the beautiful backroads of Wisconsin up on the ridge. Love this song. It's like he berates himself for loving & having to leave.
ReplyDeleteHere's a sample :
Ride on a big jet plane
Cryin' into your sleeves
Cos you miss those lovin arms... See More
A lullaby keeps on playing
And you're thinking its a dream
Cos you miss those lovin arms
And you got a good mind to pray
Say It's all part of his plan
But what if he has got slippery hands
Well it's a sad face you're wearing
Like a burned out sun
Cos you miss those lovin arms
The Street of Dreams by Rainbow is a good 80's classic rock song. I love Joe Lynn Turner's voice...
ReplyDeleteThe theme to the classic anime show StarBlazers always brings back memories of getting up early with Dad before school to watch the show. Didn't want to wake up to go to school, but Dad would get up with me to make sure I didn't miss another exciting episode...
ReplyDeleteWill do an extra song each day about Xmas songs I like, I think. That will account for the 12 days....
ReplyDeleteOK, I've gotta be realistic. There are actually 22 songs for the Christmas Season that I have to mention in the next 12 days. Consider it a bonus. Be warned, there are few typical carols in here, and quite a few funny ones as well as irreverent....
lot of people are sick of the overplayed carols in all their various interpretations, & I am too...except for these gems...which will never get old for me...
Apocalyptica, the metal playing cello group does a nice version of Oh Holy Night. I've always liked this song...mostly because I'm a sucker for good melody. And w/ no singing, one can really appreciate the music of the season for what it is. Even Goth people have to enjoy a little light in order to truly appreciate the dark.
ReplyDeleteBob & Doug McKenzie's 12 Days of Christmas. From the 80's. Funny ratoinalization about where the 12 days come from with a killer rhumba drum machine mix...
ReplyDeleteChristmas Time by Alvin & the Chipmunks another non-typical Christmas song. No Andrea, I really have this song on my Christmas mix cd.
ReplyDeleteWhite Christmas by Bing Crosby: a timeless classic. Can be a little meloncholic depending on your mood, but being from the south, I can no longer imagine the season w/o snow.
ReplyDeleteKeeping the Faith by Billy Joel. Why? Because he is by far, my most favorite songwriter. I like the message behind this song. Remeber your roots. Remember where you came from....and represent.
ReplyDeleteHonky Tonk Superman by Aaron Tippin is just a funny song. There are some redeeming qualities to being a redneck...I guess.
ReplyDeleteSimply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time by Paul McCartney is obnoxiously repetitive, and yet sticks in your head. Basically, it catches the essence of radio & muzak during christmas.
ReplyDeleteBaby, It's Cold Outside by Jessica Simpson & Nick Luchey. Aaahhh yes, and now they both have been left out in the cold. I actually love her voice in this song. Guess I'm just a sucker for breathy sexy vocals. Appeals to my neanderthal side....
ReplyDeleteI have no idea who did it but I love this version of Blue Christmas. Laugh my ass off everytime. It's Porky Pig singing, but there's a great kazoo solo. But what really makes the song besides the stuttering is the woman cackling in the background. Completely different spin than your typical ho ho ho
ReplyDelete'Do They Know it's Christmas?' by the super group Band Aids. Started by Bob Geldoff he got alot of different artists during the 80's to come together for one song. All proceeds went to helping the people of Africa w/ the epidemic of AIDS. To me, this sums up everything about Xmas; it's the giving, not the season.
ReplyDeleteDo you really think Christ cared about his birthday? I don't think so, sounds like too much ego for him...
"And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time.
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life."
Sister of Charity by 69 Eyes reminds me of Type O Negative. It sounds like Peter Steele singin'. I like the gregorian chant in the background with the huge church bell. It's missing a guitar solo, but I'm almost afraid that would ruin the feel. Just overall great sound with good lyrics.
ReplyDeleteLove shines over agression
Another wound heals in your heart
Gimme fears of the strong
The warfare politics... See More
The decay of the west
Rule of Benedict
I've never seen the dawn like this before
Tears on the night turn to diamonds on your eyes
In the face of the world's ugliness
Sister of charity
Remains a mystery
ahem, well, it's on my mp3 player so... America(you're getting what you asked for) by Everthorn. Written four years ago after W was re-elected. It's a Metal rap song & I love the epic orchestration in the beginning.
ReplyDeleteJingle Bell Rock is a classic with that timeless guitar intro. And what's Christmas without Bobbie Helms, who sounds like Berl Ives...
ReplyDeleteThe Hannukah Song by Adam Sandler. Positively one of the most underrated song writers. Finally some commercial recognition for the 'Festival of Lights'.
ReplyDeleteAulde Lange Syne/ Merry Christmas Baby by Christina Aguilera is a great blues song and sexy as all get out. I really think this was arranged perfectly to show of her vocal gymnastic talents....Stick w/ the blues Christina & stay away from the pop. Too much pop is bad for you.
ReplyDeleteChristmas at Ground Zero by Weird Al Yankovich is the perfect goth Christmas song. Nothing celebrates the season quite like an air raid drill siren.
ReplyDeleteIt's Christmas at ground zero
There's panic in the crowd
We can dodge debris while we trim the tree
Underneath the mushroom cloud
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Ronald Reagan:
Well, the big day is only a few hours away now.
I'm sure you're all looking forward to it
as much as we are.
You might hear some reindeer on your rooftop
Or Jack Frost on your windowsill
But if someone's climbing down your chimney
You better load your gun and shoot to kill
It's Christmas at ground zero
And if the radiation level's okay
I'll go out with you and see all the new
Mutations on New Year's Day
It's Christmas at ground zero
Just seconds left to go
I'll duck and cover with my Yuletide lover
Underneath the mistletoe
It's Christmas at ground zero
Now the missiles are on their way
What a crazy fluke, we're gonna get nuked
On this jolly holiday
What a crazy fluke, we're gonna get nuked
On this jolly holiday!
Chop Suey by System of a Down.Super fast lyrics during the verses & slow beautiful harmonies in the chorus. It's schizoprenic but gorgeous. Never quite under stood the meaning of this song, but they say it's about drug addiction & how portions of society view death & Christ....There was nothing like this when it first came out.
ReplyDeleteI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus by the Rugrats....I love the dixieland blues through out the song.
ReplyDeleteU2's 'Peace on Earth' reminds me of the Beatles' 'So this is Christmas'. Another meaning of the season that rings true. God & Christ never justified killing. Man's interpretation of God's Word did. I wish everyone Peace on Earth so that no one has to die or carry the burden of killing...
ReplyDeleteHeaven on Earth
We need it now
I'm sick of all of this
Hanging around
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Sick of sorrow
I'm sick of the pain
I'm sick of hearing
Again and again
That there's gonna be
Peace on Earth
Where I grew up
There weren't many trees
Where there was we'd tear them down
And use them on our enemies
They say that what you mock
Will surely overtake you
And you become a monster
So the monster will not break you
And it's already gone too far
You said that if you go in hard
You won't get hurt
Jesus can you take the time
To throw a drowning man a line
Peace on Earth
Tell the ones who hear no sound
Whose sons are living in the ground
Peace on Earth
No who's or why's
No one cries like a mother cries
For peace on Earth
She never got to say goodbye
To see the color in his eyes
Now he's in the dirt
Peace on Earth
They're reading names out
Over the radio
All the folks the rest of us
Won't get to know
Sean and Julia
Gareth, Anne, and Breeda
Their lives are bigger than
Any big idea
Jesus can you take the time
To throw a drowning man a line
Peace on Earth
To tell the ones who hear no sound
Whose sons are living in the ground
Peace on Earth
Jesus in the song you wrote
The words are sticking in my throat
Peace on Earth
Hear it every Christmas time
But hope and history won't rhyme
So what's it worth
This peace on Earth
Thurl Ravenscroft. Who the heck names their kid that? Classic Christmas song meant for all them 'bah humbuggers' and jaded hearts that can't take a break for at least one day every year. And Christmas day is the perfect day for a break. I think every one would like to be able to sing as low as Thurl Ravenscroft, the guy who sang Mr. Grinch.
ReplyDeleteI would like to make a decree that all people named Dave be called Felix during the Christmas season. Afterall José Feliciano started the whole ball rolling . I had no idea there was such a celebration during the Xmas season. We should all celebrate Felix Davidad...
ReplyDeleteTalk about exploding on to the scene...On firecracker after another. I love the lyrical rhythms and brilliant phrases he puts together. Yeah, Eminem is obscene, controversial and funny. Yeah, you can catch more flies w/ honey than vinegar. But most of us just want to kill the fly anyways. This song is Role Model & is...... a criticism of himself & the people who follow him.
ReplyDeleteThe Night Santa Went Crazy by Weird Al Yankovich is totally ireverrent. It takes on the commercialization of Christmas and what society is like now. Awesome....
ReplyDeleteSanta Baby is sung like from a mob bosses' gal. Again, the materialness of the season sung sexy, with a slight hint of bad. "Hurry down my chimney tonight"? I've got Madonna's version.
ReplyDeleteThis song blew me away the first time I heard it. I'm not much of a video fan, but I saw this on VH-1 and went out & bought the cd right away for this one song.Rome Wasn't Built in a Day by Morcheeba almost reflects back to Motown's glory years. Just a great feeling piece of music.
ReplyDeleteYou & me
Were meant to be
Walkin' free
in Harmony....
The video was shot on the streets in Britain, where they're from. The rumor that Brits are stuffy is dis-proven...
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Back to the Earth by Rusted Root: a jam band w/ a unique sound. This is my favorite song of theirs. Great acoustic guitars w/ the hey yah chanted in the background. Then breaks into a raucous tribal drum circle which then incorporates the beginning as the circle is complete.
ReplyDeleteOh Holy Night by Eric Cartman. A true classic from the makers of SouthPark.
ReplyDeleteSo, This is Christmas by John Lennon & Yoko Ono. Regardless of your beliefs, your religion, your politics, your race or sex; I wish you all a Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteCheech & Chong's The Story of Santa Clause another great classic from a stoner's perspective. "Oh yeah, I know that Dude, I used to play with that dude, man." "No man, Santa Clause is not a musician man." "I'm hip, man, that dude didn't know any tunes..."
ReplyDeletePositively, my most favorite Christmas song. I play this every Christmas Eve when I go to bed. So, beautifully arranged and magical when I look out my bedroom windows at all the beautiful white snow, with chritmas lights twinkling every where, spreading cheer thru the night while all is quiet. Silent Night by Mannheim Steamroller
ReplyDeleteA little known 80's band with phenomenal musicians had 1 hit but never really reached the top of the charts. They're the band Zebra, & the song is Who's Behind the Door?. This guy sings so frickin' High it's unbelievable....Great arrangements
ReplyDeleteLast words really sum it up:
How much more do you really think you know
Than a flower does about who's behind the door!
The final Christmas song in all its irreverence.
ReplyDeleteDing Fries Are Done sung to the tune of Carol of the Bells.
The Body of an American by Shane McGowan & the Pogues
ReplyDeleteEver since she came into the pop music scene, I haven't found a song of hers I haven't liked. Nelly Furtado has this cool nasal quality to her voice which changes into a breathy style when she hits the higher notes. Positively one of my favorite songs; helped me get over a difficult time in my life a few years ago. "All Good Things(come to an end)"
ReplyDeleteFat Rudy is a band originally from Winona. Saw these guys like fifteen years ago. Great blues band and good originals. Think they were a bunch of college kids at the time. Really liked the guitar players style. Bought their CD, & wonder often where are they now...the song is called Whiskey.
ReplyDeleteane's Addiction's Ocean Size is typical for their sound. To me they are like arena rock, and fun. The song is definitely from a coastal perspective, but metaphorical enough for anyone to get it...
ReplyDeleteModern Day Bonnie & Clyde by Travis Tritt is another keeper because it is another great signature song the Troubadogs did. Always think of us playing this with all the harmonies & all the instruments, but mostly the heart-felt soul & joy of just playing it together. Can't wait for the re-union- hell, I can't wait for practice!
ReplyDeleteWide Open Spaces by the Dixie Chicks. Favorite country group...still
ReplyDeleteTimeless....a perfect song for the end of the year. Lullaby by Billy Joel; a song that will give him immortality deliberate or not. His family & others will sing this to their children for generations to come.
ReplyDeleteGoodnight my angel, now it's time to dream,
And dream how wonderful your life will be.
Someday your child may cry, and if you sing this lullaby,
Then in your heart there will always be a part of me.
Someday we'll all be gone... See More
But lullabies go on and on
They never die
That's how you and I will be.
The mp3 selection for the first day of the New Year is not a song. It is the entire recording of 'the Battle of Wits' from my favorite movie, The Princess Bride. My wish is for everyone to see this at least once in the coming year...
ReplyDeleteDarlin' Danielle Don't by Henry Lee Summer was a video from the 80's that probably never reached the top 40. But I love the arrangement of this song. Real soulful...
ReplyDeleteI'm Going to Go Back There Someday was sung by Gonzo in the original Muppet Movie. Real pretty even w/ his voice, & the harmonica is mournful. Paul Williams was a good songwriter.
ReplyDelete'Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can't say. People just liked it better that way.' Have no idea what genre to catagorize this song in but it's frickin' awesome. They Might be Giants' song, Constantinople.
ReplyDeleteI never heard of Carlos Varela until I saw the movie Man On Fire w/ Denzel Washington. The song came on at such a powerful point in the movie, & although it was in spanish it impacted me and bridged the language barrier. I understand a little bit of spanish and the title is Una Palabra (One Word).
ReplyDeleteA word does not say anything
And at the same time it hides everything
Just as the wind that hides the water... See More
Like the flowers that mud hides.
A glance does not say anything
And at the same time it says everything
Like rain on your face
Or an old treasure map
A truth does not say anything
And at the same time it hides everything
Like a bonfire that does not go out
Like a stone that is born dust.
If one day you need me, I will be nothing
And at the same time I will be everything
Because in your eyes are my wings
And the shore where I drown,
Because in your eyes are my wings
And the shore where I drown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEiIe55lv_U
The Young Rascals Good Lovin' is a golden oldie that is timeless to me. Troubadogs used to do this w/ Randog singing. Speakin' of which....who's up for practice & when?
ReplyDeleteAll I Want is You by U2 is an awesome ballad. I'm not much into live versions of songs. (I think the crowd should just shut up so I can hear the song better.) However, the live version of this song is incredible w/ the crowd singin' the chorus at the end & the Beatlesque strings closing it out. Simply magical...
ReplyDeleteThe ultimate in cheese. This stuff is very gouda. Tom Jones' She's a Lady. Yes, this IS rock-n-roll, with a little bit of "hey, how's your steak" thrown in for good measure...
ReplyDeleteTrio is like a super group of female singers: Emmy Lou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, & Dolly Parton. Wonderful harmonies and different styles of music. Feels Like Home is a real mellow song that was remade, but in my opinion never held a candle to Trio's version.
ReplyDeleteI'm a real sucker for songs about home. When you're growing up, you can't wait to leave home. As you get older, you wanna make your own home, and finally realize the importance of home. It's no mistake that home sounds like the meditative chant "ohm".
Rough & Raw Blues slimmed down with little effects or production. This is what is so appealing about the Black Keys. Never understood the name for the band, they have no keyboard. The song is catchy and reminiscent of early 70's music. Have Love Will Travel is just a great song.
ReplyDeleteAn older song that was made somewhat famous by the Sonics- a prepunk band in the 60's.
Johnny Cash did a remake of 16 Tons that may not be as good as the original, but I've always been a Cash fan. Johnny Cash Live @ Folsum Prison Live was one of the first two albums I ever owned. I think I was 8 or 9 years old.
ReplyDeleteCeltic gone Country. Charlie Robison is a pretty good country singer, but his real claim to fame is marrying one of the Dixie Chicks. The Troubadogs used to cover the song John O'Reilly. First song I learned to play tin whistle on. Only in Wisconsin do they polka to a celtic style song with a churning train drum beat.
ReplyDeleteOK, a quick re-explanation of why I'm doing this song a day thing. Alot of people have asked. This started back in November when Rae, my ex, thought it would be a good idea to hit random on the mp3 player and share what it was, who it was by, and why you liked it. It's a good way to get to know each other.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, Rae proves her invaluable talent of being my muse on occasion. This went on for about a week, and apparently everyone else ran out of songs. I'm still going... I appreciate everyone's feedback and shall continue to keep going....Looking forward to more interaction...
ReplyDeleteLike a Fire to a Spoon by Steve Carlson is neo-folk. Steve is a local songwriter, with lots of good songs, who I had the fortune to play with in the folk band Penumbra with Dick Mial. He recorded an album several years ago of the songs we used to do at a local studio with Mike von Munchow. Great acoustic guitar work.
ReplyDeleteI think Cheech & Chong said it best. "HAHAHAHA, I'm so bloody rich & I only know 3 chords." With that in mind, my next song is by ELO, a great band that I absolutely love. Four Little Diamonds is a rockin' song, but like all their music, consists of basic music structure. I< IV< V< & occasionaly VI chords- for you mus...icians out there.
ReplyDeleteAnother of my favorite song writer's is Paul McCartney. He reaal has mastered the art of melody-counter melody. Ballroom Dancing is a catchy song from his Tug of War Album.
ReplyDeleteAfterGlow by INXS is an incredible song sung by the new singer JD Fortune. It was written for Michael Hutchins & his wife. Very powerful song...makes me very sad he's gone.
ReplyDeleteHere I am
Lost in the light of the moon
That comes through my window
Bathed in blue... See More
The walls of my memory
Divides the thorns from the roses
It's you and the roses
Touch me and I will follow
In your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go
I will find my way
When I see your eyes
Now i'm living
In your afterglow
Here I am
Lost in the ashes of time
But who owns tomorrow
In between
The longing to hold you again
I'm caught in your shadow
I'm losing control
My mind drifts away
We only have today
Touch me and I will follow
In your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go
I will find my way
I will sacrifice
Till that blinding day
When I see your eyes
Now i'm living
In your afterglow
When the veils are gone
As I let you go
As I let you go
Touch me and I will follow
In your afterglow
Heal me from all this sorrow
As I let you go
I will find my way
I will sacrifice
Now i'm living
In your afterglow
Bathed in blue
The walls of my memory
Divides the thorns from the roses
It's you who is closest
Very sad...I miss you Michael.
Freedom isn't Free is from the brilliant minds of the South Park Creators. It comes from their marionette satire movie, Team America: World Police. In ancient times satirists were used to keep the king or people of authority in check. I think this is why they say there's a little bit of truth in every joke. This movie... was frickin' hysterical and left no sacred cow un-eaten.
ReplyDeleteFreedom isn't free
It costs folks like you and me
And if we don't all chip in
We'll never pay that bill
Freedom isn't free... See More
No, there's a hefty fuckin' fee.
And if you don't throw in your buck 'o five
Who will?
What would you do
If someone told you to fight for freedom?
Would you answer the call
Or run away like a little pussy ?
'Cause the only reason that you're here
Is 'cause folks died for you in the past
So maybe now it's your turn
To die kicking some ass
Outkast came out with a movie like 2-3 years ago called Idlewild. I've never seen it, but I love their songs. This one is called Life is Like a Musical. Reminds me of drivin' down the road & listening to a pop station back in the late 70's- early 80's. Not that I was actually driving back then.
ReplyDeleteA Bad Good Bye is a duet Wynona Judd & Clint Black. Interesting lyrics for a love song. I'm gonna leave you, but I love you too much to hurt you, so I won't.
ReplyDeleteI knew it was bound to happen. The rare exception...the one polka song I like. The title alone is just funny to me. The audacity of even putting it out there, as if it's ok....James Last's version of I Don't Want her, You Can Have her, She's too Fat for Me Polka. There, I said it. The one polka song I like. If the truth will set you free, then why do I feel ashamed? We will speak no more of it....
ReplyDeleteThis
ReplyDeleteis a more recent song I got. Jane actually turned me on to it. The band
is from the UK and are called Elbow. They are a melodic rock band,
which I am a sucker for. The name of the song is A Day Like This.
WARNING: This song is not for people with jaded perspectives, or who have no interest in hope & love & would rather their perspective remain dark.
If there is the perfect song of summer I identify with it is Dave Matthew's Crash into Me. I love the sound, and the sultry lyrics of love's entanglements & innocence
ReplyDeleteBefore there was Northern Exposure, there was TV show called Due South. Not as quirky, but funny & poignant just same. Always had great music in soundtrack. "Ride Forever" was cool because of how they applied the song to the Show. The cavalry of retired Canadian Mounties ride to the rescue of the main character.
ReplyDeleteI never forgot the message and imagery from that one episode...& years later found the CD. Thank god this song was on there.
It's about being told you're too damn old to do what you've been doing for so long, and doing it anyways.
And I rode near all my life on a ranch near Devil's Gate
And I seen this world around me bend and flip and change
Hey it feels like rain
That's a thundercloud
I've been called a coward but I've seen two world wars
And I lost my son Virgil -- my Korean reward
And my Lucy died last summer
You ask me if I cry
Hell, I'll show you tears
They're all over this ground
They're falling from these Blue Alberta Skies
We're gonna ride forever
You can't keep horsemen in a cage
Should the angels call, well it's only then
I might pull in the reins
Now they tell me I'm an old man
They tell me I am blind
They took my drivers license
This house ain't far behind
I say,"Hey jump back all you big suits
'Cause you got something wrong
Cause I ain't gone, no I ain't gone"
I am still breathing
And I still have my pride
And I have my memories
Your life it never dies
Like the wind that blows in thunder
Like the stallion on the fly
I got it all and I'm standing tall
Underneath these Blue Alberta Skies
We're gonna ride forever
You can't keep horsemen in a cage
Should the angels call, well it's only then
I might pull in the reins
So I say to all you old men
Don't let yourselves get broke
If you think the world's gone crazy
And it's scratching at your throat
It's time to dust off that old saddle
Get it on a horse
Kick up your spurs
We're gonna run like stink
We're gonna tear across these Blue Alberta Skies
We're gonna ride forever
You can't keep horsemen in a cage
Should the angels call,
Well it's only then we might pull in the reins
We're gonna ride forever
You can't keep horsemen in a cage
Should the angels call,
Well it's only then we might pull in the reins
We're gonna ride forever
You can't keep horsemen in a cage
Should the angels call,
Well it's only then we might pull in the reins
Obviously I really love this song. Paul Gross, the main character actually wrote this. The chorus is awesome, w/ all the men singing in unison, powerfully w/ conviction & defiance. Can't think of a better way to feed the Peter Pan complex.
How do You Afford your Rock & RollLife-style by Cake is a quirky college song. The singer has this odd half sing -half rap vocal style. Love it
ReplyDelete"Sons of Scotland!" starts off the next mp3 selection. The final rousing speech of William Wallace in BraveHeart. Since this movie, it has become somewhat formulaic in similar genres.
ReplyDeleteWilliam Wallace: ...they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!
You really can't compare the two. Like Van Hagar to Van Halen, Audioslave is nothing like Rage Against the Machine but still really good. The song is the Original Fire.
ReplyDeleteI had heard that in the first Iraq War (Kuwait), the soldiers had this blaring from loud speakers on their tanks as they rode across the desert to battle. Thought it was a cool movie moment at the time. Stranglehold by Ted Nugent
ReplyDeleteDan Streicher
When I first got there I put a boombox on my humvee, blaring "why can't we be friends" by sublime
January 27 at 7:52pm
Classic lyrics that can never be duplicated...The Meh Nah Meh Nah song from the classic Muppet Show. Who remembers the response?
ReplyDeleteOK, make this quick. Computer getting fixed. Using boys desk top. Operation Mind Crime is one of the rare albums from the 90's that was unbelievably good. A Concept album. I like to refer to Queensryche as the 'Pink Floyd' of metal. Suite Sister Mary is the song, but you won't understand the brilliant lyrics w/o listening to the entire album.
ReplyDeleteAhhhh, one of my favorite Billy Joel songs; Never a hit, but great piano work that actually dances w/ the lyrics. Just a brilliant song, w/ awesome double sax solo. Summer Highland Falls from the Turnstiles album. Can also be found as live version on Songs in the Attic.
ReplyDeleteThey say that these are not the best of times
But they're the only times I've ever known
And I believe there is a time for meditation
In cathedrals of our own
Now I have seen that sad surrender in my lovers' eyes
I can only stand apart and sympathize
For we are always what our situations hand us
It's either sadness or euphoria
And so we'll argue and we'll compromise
And realize that nothing's ever changed
For all our mutual experience
Our separate conclusions are the same
Now we are forced to recognize our inhumanity
A reason coexists with our insanity
And so we choose between reality and madness
It's either sadness or euphoria
How thoughtlessly we dissipate our energies
Perhaps we don't fulfill each others fantasies
So we stand upon the ledges of our lives
With our respective similarities
It's either sadness or euphoria
Katy Perry is a neat vocalist, hints of voice lilts similar to Steve Perry & Sam Cooke. Also being gorgeous doesn't hurt, and song subjects can be titillating as well. This is a more innocent, less provocative song called Thinking of You.
ReplyDeleteTaj Mahal has got a great gravelly voice for the blues, greatly demonstrated in the song Scratch My Back
ReplyDeleteThe Madness of Viet Nam is one of the last speeches of Martin Luther King. I find it still applies to today's times. No Love, No Peace. Know Love, Know Peace.
ReplyDeleteLeast Complicated by the Indigo Girls has great harmonies and acoustic guitars. Just a really catchy tune from their Swamp Ophelia album.
ReplyDeleteCountin' Flowers on the Wall by the Statler Brothers...sucker for harmonies & crystal clear bass voices
ReplyDeleteNew Found Glory is one of my favorite bands of the current era. I love the song Boulders. "I never said that I didn't need you. Put down your arms & wrap them both around me."
ReplyDeleteEpic melody w/ great lyrics to close out...
Loreena McKennitt has beautiful music and is well researched in her inspirations. Always exotic sounding...magical. The song is The Mummer's Dance.
ReplyDeleteThis is a band I still want deperately to see. This is their song just about everyone has heard at least once. Being an electrician, it is only natural that I have this on my Zune. Current by the Blue Man Group.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame really. Extreme is known for their ballads but they are a really kick ass band. Nuno Bettancourt is unbelievable on guitars & songwriting. Little Jack Horny is a prime example of Big Band meets Metal.
ReplyDeleteCrutch's Burning Beard is hard rockin' song with socio-political overtones. I love this song.
ReplyDeleteThe House of Tom Bombadil is an instrumental from Nickel Creek. Awesome 3-piece NewGrass band. Paints a perfect picture of the scene in The Fellowship of the Ring Book.
ReplyDeleteI love the odd harmonies and great classic rock guitar sound in Alleah, by Donnie Iris. And the high pitch scream of her name is perfect....really captures the essence of desire
ReplyDeleteI can TOTALLY relate. I love this song. Talk about conflicted & still trying to do the right thing. Nice Guy by Wil Smith; It IS possible to rant nicely.
ReplyDeleteThe band is called Epica. I believe they are from the Netherlands. They are a phenomenal symphonic heavy metal band. The odd thing is the male vocalist sounds like he's singing Broadway style. But I love the crunch speed guitars, and rich piano & strings sounds. Truly worthy of their name. The song is the Lost & Dead.
ReplyDeleteThe Wannabe 80's band that was really kick ass and came out 10 years ago, The Darkness has a great power ballad called Love is Only a Feeling. Great resonating guitar hook- not with a resonator guitar- and chorus.
ReplyDeleteIt might have been Tim, Chad, or Jeff that turned me on to the Robert Randolph Family Band. I remeber setting up for a gig one night , & listening to this. The rhythms, the unbelievable guitar work! And it was a Pedal Steel Guitar?! You gotta be kidding me! Went out & got the first 3 CDs right away. The song is Deliver Me. I'll never forget Tim's story of when he first discovered them in Vegas.
ReplyDeleteOK, I admit it. Commercials are one of my best sources for music. I hear it on the tube or radio, research it online, and go get it. Feist's 1234 (the ipod commercial) is a prime example.
ReplyDeleteIn 2004, the greatest songwriting duo to ever be created was.....created. Better than Lenin & McCarthy, far superior to Ferrante & Tiescher...we're talking about the super duo who reached into the hearts & minds of man and brought out their sensitive side. No longer a has-been & wannabe, Ladies & Gentlemen I bring you.....
ReplyDeleteWilliam Shatner & Ben Folds
Ideal Woman
I want you to be you... See More
Don't change
Cause you think I might like you to be different
I fell in love with you
I don't want you blonde
I don't want you not to swear, not to sweep
It's you I fell in love with
Your turn of phrase, your sensitivity, your irrational moves
Well maybe that could go
But everything else, I want you to be you
I want you to dance whenever you feel it
Up by the bandstand
In the parking lot
Up on the table
Well, maybe the table can go
But I want you to be you
I love what you wear cause you wear it so well.
That shawl
That clinging dress
The svelte black jacket
Those leopard capris
Well, maybe not the capris
But I want you to be you
I love what you eat
You want yogurt? you got yogurt!
Papaya? it's yours!
Chewing gum? chew away!
I just want you to be you...
Spit out the gum, it doesn't work...
When you sleep, you're the most beautiful
In the moonlight, your soft skin glows
Your hair scroll on the pillow a vision
The murmuring breath, the slight snore
ughhhhhh....The slight snore...
I want you to be you
You & I by Budgie. Here's a band from the 70's that an old fiancee turned me onto. Never for got the music and eventually got most of their songs.This was like album rock, not hit or classic rock.
ReplyDeleteShe Loves You by the Beatles. Nothing more to say.
ReplyDeletewell maybe, yeah, yeah, yeah
This is the first song that actually made me cry. The violin in this is so powerful in it's capture of emotions, I wept without the manly attempt at suckin' the tears back in. Just a grown man cryin' in his car. I don't even know where I first heard this other than I was in the car...."She is Like the Swallow' by Cara Dillon
ReplyDeleteThe Devil Uisge Bheath(The Devil Whiskey) is a traditional Celtic folk song by the Battlefield Band. Don't think there is any Celtic blood in me, but I'll argue I have an Irish heart.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a big fan of songs I can't understand. I've gotta be able to appreciate the melody and know what the singer is saying, but-like polka- there is an exception. The high pitched guttural screams of Jordan Billie kind of syncopate with the instruments in this stuttering rageful song from the Blood Brothers. Real Hardcore sound with some great lyrics: Feed Me to the Forest
ReplyDeleteThanks for the survival rags.
thanks for the soiled skies.
thanks for the fucked up future.
We can learn to love misery.
I love the social commentary of hating the city and all it provides..
The Great Satchmo, Louis Armstrong: Jeepers Creepers
ReplyDelete'Welcome to the Brian Street Theater. Have a fruit roll up. Aren't you gonna eat it? Aww for chrissake!'
ReplyDeleteCanadian humor is good & quirky- odd, but good. So is this song by the Bare Naked Ladies. If I Had a Million Dollars is always a crowd pleaser when the Troubadogs do it. Speaking of which, we play this weekend at Fox Hollow...
Haven't you always wanted a Monkey?!
Steven Walker says:
If you are listening to the live version from Rock Spectacle...they open this song with Grade 9..."I've got a blue and red addidas bag and a humongous binder...I tried my best not to look like a minor niner...went out for the football team to prove that I'm a man...I
guess I shouldn't tell them that I like Duran Duran!" Side note...Grade 9 is also in the movie The Mighty Ducks!
Fat Bottom Girls by Queen. I love playing this song with the Troubadogs. Start off like a black gospel choir singing, and break into a bluegrass polka. Wahoo!
ReplyDeletePeople went nuts for this song, once they recognized it. Everyone drunk in a crowded room, trying to polka: Cat's & Dogs living together....Mass Hysteria!
Pure Prairie League's Amie is a timeless toe-tappin, good time waltzin' classic. Also covered by the Troubadogs. Will not be able to sleep tonight, I am so psyched.
ReplyDeleteThere are very few perfect country song titles. Most are cliche`s of some sort, but this famous balladeer known mostly for his romantic country love songs- who should be known as a great guitar picker- put out a song that largely insulted alot of his fan base...women. Vince Gill's "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Nigh...t that Chew Your Ass out all Day Long". Took alot of guts, but speaks the truth in so many ways
ReplyDeleteRonnie James Dio put Dungeons & Dragons to music. Don't Talk to Strangers is merely one example of his great lyrics.
ReplyDeleteDon't talk to strangers
Cause they're only there to do you harm
Don't write in starlight
Cause the words may come out real
Don't hide in doorways... See More
You may find the key that opens up your soul
Don't go to Heaven cause it's really only Hell
Don't smell the flowers
They're an evil drug to make you lose your mind
Don't dream of women cause they'll only bring you down
What is this? A key to solving some grand adventure?
My son Nathan turned me on to these guys. This is an awesome song by Prodigy called Warrior's Dance. It's like industrial house music on speed. Love the simulated Uileean Pipes in the song.
ReplyDeleteAnd So it Goes; my personal theme song for many years. Simple rule, sometimes less is more when writing. Billy Joel is such a versatile songwriter, Classical, pop, bluegrass, blues, heavy metal(at it's time), rock, country. Aspire to him every time I get inspired.
ReplyDeleteI like to refer to Molotov as the 'Rage Against the Machine of Mexico'. Musically, maybe not, but lyrically they are just as controversial & brilliant. This one is called Beaner (Frijolero) & addresses the issue of crossing borders from both sides. Pretty racial...
ReplyDeleteI'm so Ronery by Kim Jong Il. Alright , so it's not the real Kim Jong Il. It's the marionette of Kim Jong Il. Not sure which one is singing this, but it's either Matt Stone or Trey Parker from the movie soundtrack, Team America.
ReplyDeleteBrilliantly vague commentary on war by Peter Gabriel: Games without Frontiers
ReplyDeleteHans plays with Lotte, Lotte plays with Jane
Jane plays with Willi, Willi is happy again
Suki plays with Leo, Sacha plays with Britt
Adolf builds a bonfire, Enrico plays with it
-Whistling tunes we hid in the dunes by the seaside
-Whistling tunes we're kissing baboons in the jungle
It's a knockout
If looks could kill, they probably will
In games without frontiers-war without tears
Games without frontiers-war without tears
Andre has a red flag, Chiang Ching's is blue
They all have hills to fly them on except for Lin Tai Yu
Dressing up in costumes, playing silly games
Hiding out in tree-tops shouting out rude names
-Whistling tunes we hide in the dunes by the seaside
-Whistling tunes we piss on the goons in the jungle
It's a knockout
If looks could kill they probably will
In games without frontiers-wars without tears
If looks could kill they probably will
In games without frontiers-war without tears
Games without frontiers-war without tears
Gifts & Curses by YellowCard breaks the mold on lead solos in Hard Rock. This is a multilayer-ed song with a great bridge in the middle. a Violin as a major instrument in a rock band...Awesome. Came out in the late 90's/early 00's.
ReplyDeleteI'm very selective about my rap. The first time I heard this was in the movie Office Space; very funny movie. Damn, It Feels Good to be a Gangster by the Geto Boys.
ReplyDeleteYou Always Hurt the Ones you Love by Clarence Frogman Henry. A true golden oldie of unavoidable truth.
ReplyDeleteWho the heck names their kid Fee? Fee Waybill did a solo song for the movie Dream a Little Dream with the Corey Brothers back in the 80's. The song is You'd Better Wait, and his mom named him John Waldo. But what the heck, is he advertising there's a price? For those of you who don't know...he's the singer for the Tubes.
ReplyDelete"Those wrinkles ain't nothin' to be scared of. They're just a product of time & true love..." Diamond Rio's awesome harmonies & lyrics really make this song. 'Wrinkles'
ReplyDeleteKill the Wabbit by Ozzy Fudd. Chad & I are still trying to get the band to play this.
ReplyDeleteHeard this on XM radio 2 years ago. They Might be Giants' Little Bird House in your Soul. Quirky band , but an awesome catchy tune.
ReplyDelete"People will come, Ray". They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom..." I love this movie soliloquy from Field of Dreams. (yes this counts as a random MP3 listing.)
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure where to place this band. They're labeled indie rock, but some of their stuff is so retro punk; Pin for instance is more punk. Then again wasn't punk the first indie rock?
ReplyDeleteThe band is called the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
I have always aspired to Paul Rodgers approach to singing. So soulful...Ready for Love by Bad Company is a prime example of it.
ReplyDeleteOk. Gotta do it. It came up on random. This was written by a musician I play with in response to a request to play more country music. He shall remain anonymous until he decides to come forward. It's really a good song. Funny lyrics- if you're a guy & a catchy melody. Maybe you could request him to play it sometime. The song is, "I Wanna Test-drive your Vagina".
ReplyDeleteA song for the times: Daft Punk's Technologic. Write it, read it, click, erase it.....
ReplyDeleteWhen the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, That's Amore`....The late great Dean Martin. C'mon, you know you want to rock from one foot to the other when you hear this. It sounds just as good sober as drunk- That is art at its highest form.
ReplyDeleteWait a Minute by the BlueGrass Brothers. Saw these guys at Larryfest a couple of years ago. Wow, great harmonies, excellent Mandolin player...
ReplyDeleteRonnie James Dio: Egypt(Still your Chains are On)
ReplyDeleteMy absolute most favorite Killers' Song. Probably a part of the soundtrack of my life. Not exactly sure why, but I always think of Dan (one of my best friends' son) when I listen to this. "I've Got Soul but I'm not a Soldier."
ReplyDeletePositively a song ahead of it's time. The rhythms and sounds could be played today. The Doors are not one of my favorite bands, but they did have some good songs I liked, but none of the ones they overplay on the radio. This is Peace Frog.
ReplyDeletePositively one of my favorite movies is Across the Universe. They remake a bunch of Beatles songs for the soundtrack. This one is Black Bird. I love this version almost better than the original. Sorry John, Paul, George & Ringo
ReplyDeleteThe double stop intro on guitars is really kinda cool for the song Fallen Leaves by Billy Talent. My youngest kid, Cole turned me on to them. The lyrics are awesome too.
ReplyDeleteHere's a song for all the ladies. You too, Cherie(snicker snicker). It'll make ya cry tears of joy. Jann Arden is from Canada but had a couple of good albums about ten years ago. This one is from her Living Under June album. Good Mother is such a great song. Full of affirmations and love. Wow, to write something so inspiring would be so complete for a lifetime.
ReplyDeleteThe Little River Band isn't known for any edgy songs.But they have at least on good rocker that really cooks. I think it's the last thing closest to a hit they have done. I believe they even abbreviated their name for this as LRB. Anyways, the song is Playing to Win.
ReplyDeleteOK. We're all in the same boat on this one. Unless someone can help me out. The song is on my MP3 player as "I've Got it Bad". Female singer, blues genre, great sound for the harp(harmonica). That's it. Sandy Hotchkiss gave me a cd of various artists but no labels. I've found most of them. Any ideas?
ReplyDeleteSome of the words:
I've got it bad for wine.
I've got it bad for champagne.
But you're the only drug that hits me in the brain.... See More
I've got it bad
I've got it bad for you baby.
I've got it bad bad bad
Coz you're the best thing I ever had...
One of my fondest memories of college was my second year at UW-L. I was in a Vocal Jazz group and got invited to this house party. It was full of music, art & theater students. I hardly knew anyone there but had such a blast with the diverse conversations going on.
ReplyDeleteBut the key moment to the whole night was while the music played on in the background, someone decided to turn it up because Dire Strait's Romeo & Juliet was playing. Everyone in every room & up the stairs, I swear was singing along. Conversation stopped. We all cheered after the song was over. It was electric; a unifying bond.
Kathleen Edwards is another Candian singer. Think she's into country genre. Saw the video for this & had to have it. Great lyrics. "I Make the Dough, You Get the Glory"
ReplyDeleteLiving Dead Girl by Rob Zombie is a prime example of the real heir to Dio. Alot of his lyrics are fantastical and speak of dark magic. Of course this is all allegory...
ReplyDeleteLong Walk Home is another song by a local songwriter. Steve Carlson has a wonderful folk/crooner voice. I really like the way everything fits in this song.
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