Heard today on all radio stations playing oldies.
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Friday, December 27, 2013
Smith & Burrows - When the Thames Froze
When I dream tonight, I'll dream of you
When the Thames froze
So tell everyone that there's hope in your heart
Tell everyone or it will tear you apart
The end of Christmas day, when there's nothing left to say
The years go by so fast, let's hope the next beats the last
When the Thames froze
So tell everyone that there's hope in your heart
Tell everyone or it will tear you apart
The end of Christmas day, when there's nothing left to say
The years go by so fast, let's hope the next beats the last
Thursday, December 26, 2013
The Killers ft. Dawes - Christmas in LA
Last year, we've had a recap of all the charity Christmas singles released by The Killers since 2006. Here's the 2013 song.
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Counting Crows - A Long December
There is reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Simon & Garfunkel - Hazy Shade of Winter
Look around: leaves are brown and the sky is a hazy shade of winter.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
Not something one should get lost in...
Sunday, December 15, 2013
The Bambi Molesters feat. Chris Eckman - Ice and Pinewood Trees
And because I liked it so much there, we're back in Croatia. Surf rock is alive and well there and represented by the Bambi Molesters. For this song, they teamed up with vocalist Chris Eckman from the Walkabouts.
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Blla Blla Blla... - Kujt i bije
These guys come from Albania and have hypnotic rhythms to their songs.
Friday, December 13, 2013
The Ant - For Us
The Ant is a musical project of Rijeka native Anthony Kukuljan. Welcome to alternative Croatia.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Monday, December 9, 2013
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Friday, December 6, 2013
Crazy Town - Butterfly
That's what it sounds like when bad boys go from a Revolving Goor policy to love songs.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Pink feat. William Orbit - Feel Good Time
Here's Pink and Charlie's Angels announcing the feel good times: it's weekend.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Led Zeppelin - In My Time of Dying
In my time of dying, want nobody to mourn. All I want for you to do is take my body home.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
If she could turn back time, she probably wouldn't dress like that. But if that's the price for that powerpack voice... hell, bring on the creepy stockings.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Weird Al Yankovic - Another One Rides The Bus
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
The best kind of transportation ever...the fast one. And the world can revolve around it.
Bachelor Girl - Buses and Trains
So I walked under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kinda the same
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kinda the same
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Saturday, November 16, 2013
The Undisputed Truth vs. The Temptations vs. Adamski & George Michael vs. Adamski & Seal - Papa Was a Rolling Stone (/Killer)
The Undisputed Truth song (mainly forgotten), made a hit by The Temptations, found its way into Adamski's blend with Killer, performed by George - a meddley covered by Seal. And you can dance to just about any of the versions.
Friday, November 15, 2013
P.P. Arnold vs. Rod Stewart vs. Sheryl Crow - First Cut Is the Deepest
A Cat Stevens song to sing to ladies and gents alike.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Joni Mitchell vs. Ana Moura - A Case of You
Recently, I had the pleasure of enjoying Ana Moura's graceful presence live and one of the songs she performed was Joni Mitchell's A Case of You.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
The Dubliners vs. Thin Lizzy vs. Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar
Sometimes you need it to pass a Monday...
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Rolling Stones - Laugh, I Nearly Died
Been travelling far and wide
Wondering who's going to be my guide.
Wondering who's going to be my guide.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
The Contours - Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)
Sounds an awful lot like Twist and Shout to me, but hey, these guys promise they can do the twist as well.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
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Friday, November 1, 2013
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Stevie Nicks - Annabel Lee
Here's one of the voices of Fleetwood Mac, setting to music a poem by Edgar Allen Poe. What more could you need to get ready for Halloween?
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Monday, October 28, 2013
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Sting - Heavy Cloud, No Rain
And what do you do when your heart yearns for rain, but the relief just won't come? Just let Sting soothe you, I suppose...
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Weather Girls - It's Raining Men
Of course, there can't be any proper weather forecast without the weather girls and their classic.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Len - Steal My Sunshine
And sometimes, the only thing you're in love with is the summer and its lazy, sunny mood...
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Crowded House - Weather with You
Do I lie like a loungeroom lizard
Or do I sing like a bird released
Or do I sing like a bird released
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
B*Witched - Blame it on the Weatherman
Another short-lived girl group of the late 902, from Ireland, offer the suggestion to blame it all on the weatherman.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Albert Hammond - It Never Rains in Southern California
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California
But girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California
But girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Monday, October 21, 2013
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Annie Lennox - Into the West
The end song of Return of the King comes from the magic wand of Howard Shore and Annie Lennox.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Mousse T - Horny
Aparently, collaborating with Tom Jones on Sexbomb wasn't enough tension relief for Mousse T, so we went more direct with this hit. And if that rhythm doesn't get you grinding on the dancefloor, what the heck will?
Friday, October 18, 2013
Erasure - I Love to Hate You
Another band we've somehow missed and I have no idea how... And here's a special kind of love for you, too. Well, we all have our reasons... Love and hate, what a beautiful combination, sending shivers up and down my spine.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
No idea how we've managed to pass over this lady for so long, but I've corrected that mistake now. Oh, and if you want to know how Bonnie Tyler got her trademark voice, there is a cool article about it over at cracked.com.
Unfortunately, for me this song is forever linked with a nervous brakedown in my first year of college. And no, it wasn't because of the song, it just tipped the glass over.
Unfortunately, for me this song is forever linked with a nervous brakedown in my first year of college. And no, it wasn't because of the song, it just tipped the glass over.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Gotye - Eyes Wide Open
There's slightly more to Gotye than his overplayed and overspoofed Somebody That I Used to Know.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Friday, October 11, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Audiovent - Looking Down
These guys broke up after 11 years together and one album released by a major label and it's a darn shame if you ask me. But just for a moment there, they stood on top of the world, looking down.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
No Angels - Daylight in Your Eyes
An artifically formed girl band from Germany in the early 00's, three of the original five angels reformed a while back and continue performing.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Monday, October 7, 2013
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
It's the Eye of the Tiger, it's the thrill of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all with the Eye of the... Tiger...
Bryan Adams - The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You
Sometimes the only thing that can save a Monday is a bit of a fashion sense. Particularly when it comes down to whom to wear.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Leonard Cohen - Teachers
Oh teachers are my lessons done?
I cannot do another one.
They laughed and laughed and said,
Well child, are your lessons done?
I cannot do another one.
They laughed and laughed and said,
Well child, are your lessons done?
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Birdy ft. Mumford and Sons - Learn Me Right
Join in some Scottish dances, straight from the soundtrack of Brave. Here to entertain is Birdy and Mumford and Sons.
Friday, October 4, 2013
ABBA - When I Kissed The Teacher
One way to become a teacher's pet, is to kiss him (or her, for that matter) :)
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Alice Cooper - School's Out
I always used to play this loudly on the last day of school: school's out for summer, school's out forever.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Alanis Morissette - You Learn
You live, you love, you cry, you lose, you bleed, you scream - you learn.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall pt. 2
Can't really have a school themed week without this song - the chorus of generations.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Alice in Chains - Lesson Learned
Back to school week kick-off with another Lesson Learned. Your teachers for the day: Alice in Chains.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Laura Stoica - Cartierul cântă rock
Because we all love rock'n'roll, here's one of the rather few female voice Romanian rock music had.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Alphaville - Sounds Like a Melody
The ringing of your laughter, it sounds like a melody... a fine example of German synthpop.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
If you can sit still while listening to this, there is something seriously wrong with you.
Friday, September 20, 2013
The Monkees - I'm a Believer
Join the church of love - everyone's a believer, from the Monkees to Donkey.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Biffy Clyro - Bubbles
You are creating all the bubbles at night
I'm chasing round and trying to pop them all the time
We don't need to trust a single word they say
You are creating all the bubbles at play
I'm chasing round and trying to pop them all the time
We don't need to trust a single word they say
You are creating all the bubbles at play
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Monday, September 16, 2013
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Richie Sambora - Made in America
We started with a blue collar rocker, might as well end with one - an autobiography too.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
Here's what the term surf rock was invented for. And who invented good vibrations.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
Ode to the biggest, flashiest, brightest, most interesting, fascinating city there is. There is no other like New York. And no voice is better than that of Alicia Keys to sing about it.
Kim Wilde - Kids in America
A lady riding the new wave. Funny name to give, since all new waves are bound to end up as oldies...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
I keep telling myself that a 1985 song doesn't count as an oldie, since I was very much alive and pretty much kicking back then, but... who am I kidding. So here's a salute to 60s rock.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Ray Charles - Georgia on my mind
No american state ever had an anthem this beautiful. A love song dedicated to a home, not a person.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Scatman John - The Scatman
Here's a bit of an inspiring story, from a guy who turned his handicap into something great and who walked away from the tormented music star image. He said goodbye content with his life: I’ve had the very best life. I have tasted beauty.
Friday, September 6, 2013
The Doors - Hello, I Love You
Here's a guy who helped define the rock star sex idol image. And a declaration couldn't be more direct than this.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Monday, September 2, 2013
Sid Vicious - My Way
So, we start our remembrance of the dead with an unorthodox version of Frank Sinatra's My Way, performed by Sex Pistols's Sid Vicious.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Pulp - Common People
Watch your life slide out of view, and dance and drink and screw because there's nothing else to do.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Just as good a reason as any to hit the dancefloor: cause you'd look great on it.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Kings of Leon - Supersoaker
Someone actually asked if there are bands I wanted to see live and haven't. Well, here is one answer to that question.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Hole - Violet
And the sky was made of amethyst
And all the stars were just like little fish
You should learn when to go
You should learn how to say no
And all the stars were just like little fish
You should learn when to go
You should learn how to say no
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Monday, August 26, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums
Kiss me where the sun don't shine
The past was yours
But the future's mine
You're all out of time
The past was yours
But the future's mine
You're all out of time
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Tarja Turunen - I Walk Alone
I walk alone
Every step I take, I walk alone
My Winter storm
Holding me awake it's never gone
When I walk alone
Every step I take, I walk alone
My Winter storm
Holding me awake it's never gone
When I walk alone
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
Bad Religion - Punk Rock Song
This is just a punk rock song, written for the people who can see something's wrong...
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Joan Baez and Bob Dylan - With God On Our Side
"So now as I'm leavin', I'm weary as hell
The confusion I'm feelin' ain't no tongue can tell
The words fill my head and they fall to the floor
And if God is on our side, He'll stop the next war"
The confusion I'm feelin' ain't no tongue can tell
The words fill my head and they fall to the floor
And if God is on our side, He'll stop the next war"
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Friday, August 16, 2013
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Joan Baez - Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards, every one.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - Give Peace a Chance
On o the most prominent anti-war voices and one of the greatest anti-war anthems of the '70s. All we are saying is give peace a chance...
The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
Whilst not really a song about war, "Paint It Black" is featured on the soundtrack of the movie "Full Metal Jacket".
Monday, August 12, 2013
Def Leppard - Gods of War
We're fighting with the gods of war, but what the hell we're fighting for?
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Bob Marley vs. Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sheriff
I promised a dose of Slowhand later in the week and here it comes, with a cover of Bob Marley's I Shot the Sheriff. Go, outlaws, go *opening a can of something cold and fizzy*.
AC/DC vs. Hayseed Dixie - Highway To Hell
On Sunday, we have good old AC/DC and the hillbillies Hayseed Dixie taking us on the highway to Hell.
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Gene Kelly vs. Sammy Davis Jr. - Singing In The Rain
Gene and Sammy, covering a 1927 song, singing and dancing in the rain.
Friday, August 9, 2013
Gloria Jones vs. Soft Cell vs. Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love
This cover song made Marilyn Manson (at least his music if not his looks/videos) digestable for the wide world. Soft Cell has already made an appearance here with this song and it's small wonder - to my knowledge we might've as well posted it in our One Hit Wonders week - probably one of the best of that sort, though apparently they had a string of hits in the UK. I was rather surprised that it was actually a cover as well, the original being performed by Gloria Jones - tainting love since 1964.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Gary Moore vs. Nightwish - Over the Hills and Far Away
Get ready for dramatic drum beats, tantalizin violins and a momentous power package of a song - regardless whether the voice that delivers it is male of female. Over the Hills and Far Away is Gary Moore's song from 1987; Nightwish's cover is from the eponimous EP from 2001 (incidentally, the song that got me into Nightwish).
Metallica vs. Motorhead - Enter Sandman
Monsters of rock Motorhead covering monsters of rock Metallica: Enter Sandman!
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Bananarama vs. Ace of Base - Cruel Summer
Wiki says Bananarama is the all-female group with the most chart entries. Also, they were a girl band since before the Spice Girls made it cool. Ace of Base were the ABBA of the 90s, making Swedish pop hip once again. As for Cruel Summer... all you need to do is open the window.
Blondie vs. Nouvelle Vague - Heart Of Glass
Female voice vs. female voice, singing about fragile hearts.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Bob Dylan vs.Guns'n'Roses - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Another Bob Dylan classic - Knockin' on Heaven's Door and wiki only knows how often this one has been covered. Guns'n'Roses did it their way and opened the eyes of a generation to some 60s heroes. And I've intentionally skipped another famous cover by Eric Clapton, we'll be hearing more of him later.
Depeche Mode vs. Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus
Your own, personal, Jesus is brought today by Depeche Mode and by Johnny Cash.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Bob Dylan vs. Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue vs. Florian Pittis - Death Is Not the End
A classic depressive song or anti-depressant, as you will. The original is by one of the most covered artists out there, I guess, with the cover being a hauntingly beautiful duet by Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue. Bonus - the Romanian translation by folk legend Florian Pittis.
Sunday, August 4, 2013
USA for Africa - We Are the World
Bob Geldof's 1984 Band Aid also inspired the creation in 1985 of United Support of Artists for Africa, lead by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. Both supergroups directed raised money for famine relief in Ethiopia. USA for Africa featured 47 artists and this single together with the Hands Across America event raised almost $100 million.
Lou Reed & Bono & Dr. John & Elton John & D. Bowie & Duran Duran - Perfect Day
The perfect day to chill...
Saturday, August 3, 2013
N-Eat Groove & Rocca - Scream
Firma were one of the most promising alternative bands in Romania before more or less fading into oblivion (after a rather uninspired video for Baby's Crying, pretty much mimicking Radiohead's Just). If parallels be allowed and proportions kept in mind, lead singer Rocca's collaboration with N-Eat Groove sounds quite a bit like what Brian Molko did with Timo Maas. A pity endurance is not also paralleled.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Bryan Adams & Tina Turner - It's Only Love
Bryan Adams' hugest album was probably 1984's Reckless, riding high on the radio-friendly rock wave. Tina Turner has been rocking it out since 1958 and still going strong. It's Only Love was a duet by the two awesomes featured on said album. Here's however a live version with great chemistry from a 1999 concert. One can only imagine how it is to celebrate your birthday and 40 years of performance on stage. To paraphrase some other giants who just won't stop - it's only love for rock'n'roll but we like it.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Derek Sherinian, Billy Idol, Slash, Tony Franklin - In the Summertime
Wherever radio waves reach, there's probably no person alive who doesn't know this song. You might however not know this version of it, so let me throw some Wikipedia bits at'cha, to figure just why it sounds so awesome.
Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, Yngwie Malmsteen, Kiss, and Black Label Society. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994–1999, is the founder of Planet X and also one of the founding members of Black Country Communion.
William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955[1]), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, and was a member of the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States.
Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), better known by his nickname Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N' Roses, Slash formed the side project Slash's Snakepit. He then co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver, which re-established him as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s. Slash has since released two solo albums.
Anthony James "Tony" Franklin is an English rock musician, best known for his work on the fretless bass guitar with Roy Harper, The Firm, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers, John Sykes' Blue Murder, David Gilmour, Kate Bush, Whitesnake, and most recently with Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, Yngwie Malmsteen, Kiss, and Black Label Society. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994–1999, is the founder of Planet X and also one of the founding members of Black Country Communion.
William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955[1]), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X. He then embarked on a successful solo career, and was a member of the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States.
Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), better known by his nickname Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N' Roses, Slash formed the side project Slash's Snakepit. He then co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver, which re-established him as a mainstream performer in the mid to late 2000s. Slash has since released two solo albums.
Anthony James "Tony" Franklin is an English rock musician, best known for his work on the fretless bass guitar with Roy Harper, The Firm, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers, John Sykes' Blue Murder, David Gilmour, Kate Bush, Whitesnake, and most recently with Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Anouk & Sarah Bettens - I Alone
This song is featuring three magic ingredients to be awesome. Firstly, I Alone is one of the singles from Throwing Copper, the album that brought Live their commercial breakthrough. Second, the voices are the most successful female vocalists the BeNeLux has offered. Anouk may be remembered only for her hit Nobody's Wife, but she has continued success in her home country Netherlands. Sarah Bettens is the lead singer of Belgian rockers K's Choice.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
UB40 & Chrissie Hynde - I Got You Babe
Sonny and Cher's classica duet I Got You, Babe has known quite a lot of versions, including one "performed" by Cher and... Beavis & Butthead. Since it's so hot and summery, though, let's get a bit raggae. Raggae pop band UB40 hail from Birmingham, UK, while Hereford native Chrissie Hynde is the leader of the Pretenders. And they got each other since 1985.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds with P.J. Harvey - Henry Lee
The story told through this song is centuries old, but no version is as successful as the one by Nick Cave and P. J. Harvey. A story of love, disappointment, murder and punishment.
Seether & Amy Lee - Broken
They are a post-grunge band from South Africa. She is from California and better known as being the founding member and voice of Evanescence. Together, they clain to be Broken.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Bryan Ferry - Slave to Love
This is a typical case of saving the best for last, this time taking on the sound of the voice of Roxy Music. One of the most sultry songs ever written (and sung). It has that delta heat of Black Velvet and belongs to Bryan Ferry.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Touch and Go - Would You...?
Reaching back to Eurodance tracks of the 90s for Saturdays and there's no small supply of sexy time songs there. And that even without playing anything from the obviously named German duo E-rotic. Here's something a bit more jazzy and just as direct.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Whitesnake - Slow and Easy
Now, I am not much of a gerontophiliac, if you think this is where we're headed today. But David Coverdale somehow manages to be one sexy old geezer. He's never been quite shy to sing about it and I doubt he heard many no's to the invite below.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Rammstein - Mann gegen Mann
We have skipped these guys in the German week cause they were duh-level obvious. But they've a reputation for scandalous songs and this is one of them. Oh, and the video is probably NSFW.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Cyndi Lauper - She Bop
Cyndi Lauper has an album with a title that describes her perfectly - She's So Unusual. That album incidentally features one of the songs that lead to the creation of Parental Advisory stickers. She Bop was the culprit as it created a fuss among puritans outraged by its topic: masturbation.
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Depeche Mode - Master and Servant
A Pain That I'm Used To is a bit too new for Ruby Tuesday, so we can skip the S&M part today and just focus on the D&s. Depeche can suit any mood and need just fine.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Nine Inch Nails - Closer
Nine Inch Nails have a pretty good idea of how to get rid of Monday tensions...
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Henri Salvador - Chambre avec vue
A beautiful relaxing song and a video showcasing some really beautiful spots.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
K.D. Lang - Constant Craving
If Saint Lu is craving, she still has a long way to go to the state K.D. Lang's in, which is Constant Craving.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Saint Lu - Craving
Saint Lu is actually Luise Gruber, a blues rock singer from Austria. And she is Craving.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
I think we don't have enough Nirvana around here. And because the 90s are not 10 years ago, as I sometimes think, this song is actually 20 years old.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Tom Waits - Hell Broke Luce
A voice like the creaking irons of torture instruments of hell. Because it's Monday and Hell Broke Luce.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Alphabeat - Fascination
Because nothing invites happiness in quite like retaining a childlike fascination for the world. The Danes from Alphabeat can testify that with their summer hit from 2007.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Doing Time - I Was a Ye-Ye Girl
Get yourselves dancing while celebrating the free spirits and high moods of the 60s. For your information, this is what wiki says: Yé-yé was a style of pop music that emerged from France, Italy and Spain in the early 1960s. The term "yé-yé" derived from "yeah! yeah!".
Friday, July 12, 2013
The Last Shadow Puppets - Standing Next to Me
The Last Shadow Puppets is a side-project of the frontmen of Arctic Monkeys and The Rascals. Because beautiful things come out from friendship.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Joe Cocker - I Come in Peace
He comes in peace, like all anciently wise creatures of the Universe do. This one's off Joe Cocker's 22nd's album, released in November last year, and dammit, he's been going on and on since 1961. Most of us can't even say that about our lives, let alone our careers.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Erykah Badu - Honey
In the aftermath of the German week, here is German R&B queen Erykah Badu and her love song to old fashioned record stores :)
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Abba - The Day Before You Came
A song so old, that Dallas was new and thrilling back then. It even gets a shout-out.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Sportfreunde Stiller - Applaus
Never knew much about Sportfreunde Stiller other that they existed... However, I saw them live last year and it was a really enjoyable show. And what better way to end the German week, than in a resounding round of applause.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Mark Oh - Tears Don't Lie
Speaking of German DJs of whom even noobs of the electronic scene like me have heard...
Friday, July 5, 2013
Marius Müller-Westernhagen - Sexy
Well, sexy is not necessarily something I would call this guy... but since a sexy has made him so miserable, I think he deserves a bit of attention as a consolation prize.