Monday, December 7, 2015

Scott Weiland’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Stone Temple Pilots Years

Rock 'n' roll lost a unique talent last week. Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, was found dead on his tour bus on December 3rd. He was just 48 years old. Yet many who were familiar with his personal life weren't all that surprised that he died "before his time" – rather, many fans were surprised he lasted as long as he did. Scott was long plagued by problems with substance abuse, in addition to suffering from bipolar disorder. Regardless of how one may regard his personal life, it's virtually undeniable that Weiland left behind a wealth of great music. As a tribute to his music, of which I have been a fan for 20+ years (many songs have appeared on this blog previously), I present the following two-part series. First up, Scott's best-known songs with Stone Temple Pilots. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  “Sex Type Thing”




2)  “Crackerman”




3)  “Plush”




4)  “Wicked Garden”




5)  “Creep”




6)  “Big Empty”




7)  “Vasoline”




8)  “Interstate Love Song”




9)  “Unglued”




10)  “Pretty Penny”




11)  “Dancing Days”  (Led Zeppelin cover)




12)  “Big Bang Baby”




13)  “Trippin’ On A Hole In A Paper Heart”




14)  “Lady In A Picture Show”




15)  “Down”




16)  “Sour Girl”




17)  “Break On Through (To The Other Side)”  (The Doors cover)




18)  “Days Of The Week”




19)  “Hello, It’s Late”




20)  “Revolution”  (The Beatles cover)




21)  “Cinnamon”




22)  “Between The Lines”




23)  “Take A Load Off”


Friday, December 4, 2015

“Young” & “Restless” Songs

Here's a good grouping of songs with either the word "Young" or "Restless" in their titles (and one with both). Lots of songs I could have picked for these, but I tried to limit it to the very best ones. So, in other words, you will probably...enjoy!  ~  JH


1)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Young And Beautiful”




2)  Switchfoot  ~  “Restless”




3)  Rod Stewart  ~  “Forever Young”




4)  Audrey Assad  ~  “Restless”




5)  The Coasters  ~  “Young Blood”




6)  Within Temptation  ~  “Restless”




7)  Michael BublĂ©  ~  “You Make Me Feel So Young”




8)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “Restless”




9)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “Young At Heart”




10)  New Order  ~  “Restless”




11)  Gary Puckett & The Union Gap  ~  “Young Girl”




12)  Elton John  ~  “Restless”




13)  Shirley Bassey  ~  “The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men”




14)  Passenger  ~  “Restless Wind”




15)  Marcus Mumford  ~  “I Was Young When I Left Home”




16)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “Restless”




17)  Adele  ~  “When We Were Young”




18)  Bob Dylan  ~  “Restless Farewell”




19)  The Corrs  ~  “So Young”




20)  Peter Cetera  ~  “Restless Heart”




21)  Lesley Gore  ~  “Young Love”




22)  Kakkmaddafakka  ~  “Restless”




23)  Andy Mineo ft. KB  ~  “Young”




24)  Green Day  ~  “Restless Heart Syndrome”




25)  Lyric Dubee  ~  “Young & Restless”


Thursday, December 3, 2015

“Fantastic” Songs

Here's a small collection of truly "Fantastic" songs. Don't believe me? Check 'em out! Each and every song here includes the word "Fantastic" in its title. See..."Fantastic" songs! Go ahead, give 'em a try. And enjoy!  ~  JH


1)  Man Man  ~  “Life Fantastic”




2)  David Bowie  ~  “Fantastic Voyage”




3)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  “Some Fantastic”




4)  Alphabeat  ~  “Fantastic 6”




5)  Marillion  ~  “Fantastic Place”




6)  Squeeze  ~  “Some Fantastic Place”




7)  Ball Park Music  ~  “Trippin’ The Light Fantastic”




8)  Lakeside  ~  “Fantastic Voyage”




9)  Montaigne  ~  “I’m A Fantastic Wreck”




10)  Pajaro Sunrise  ~  “Kinda Fantastic”




11)  Danny Breaks  ~  “Transmit Fantastic”




12)  Soko  ~  “Fantastic Planet”




13)  Jericho  ~  “Trip The Light Fantastic”




14)  Haircut 100  ~  “Fantastic Day”




15)  William Onyeabor  ~  “Fantastic Man”


Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Songs About Toys

It's the holiday season, and toys are probably being bought and sold left and right even as I type this sentence. So here's a bunch of songs about Toys that you can listen to when you yourself are not out buying or selling toys. Enjoy!  ~  JH


1)  Keane  ~  “Broken Toy”




2)  Martika  ~  “Toy Soldiers”




3)  Elvis Costello  ~  “I’m Your Toy”




4)  La Roux  ~  “I’m Not Your Toy”




5)  Passenger  ~  “Stolen Toys”




6)  Katie Melua  ~  “Toy Collection”




7)  Roachford  ~  “Cuddly Toy”




8)  The Madhatters  ~  “Another Toy On The Shelf”




9)  Aerosmith  ~  “Toys In The Attic”




10)  Roxette  ~  “Joy Of A Toy”




11)  Mint  ~  “Brand New Toy”




12)  Chelsea Jyles  ~  “Boy Toy”




13)  Primus  ~  “The Toys Go Winding Down”




14)  Cowboy X  ~  “Japanese Toy”




15)  Frenzy  ~  “Clockwork Toy”




16)  Sinitta  ~  “Toy Boy”




17)  Porcupine Tree  ~  “Radioactive Toy”




18)  honeyhoney  ~  “Little Toy Gun”




19)  Joe Nichols  ~  “Old Toy Trains”




20)  Peter, Paul, and Mary  ~  “The Marvelous Toy”


Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Songs About Guns

Here's a bunch of songs about guns. Don't tell me I can't post them. Remember that little thing called the Second Amendment? Yeah, that's the one. Enjoy!  ~  JH


1)  Vampire Weekend  ~  “Giving Up The Gun”




2)  The Kooks  ~  “Eddie’s Gun”




3)  CHVRCHES  ~  “Gun”




4)  Aerosmith  ~  “Janie’s Got A Gun”




5)  Def Leppard  ~  “Billy’s Got A Gun”




6)  Billy Idol  ~  “Don’t Need A Gun”




7)  Elton John  ~  “Ballad Of A Well-Known Gun”




8)  Chris Cornell  ~  “Cleaning My Gun”




9)  Oh Land  ~  “Sun Of A Gun”




10)  Twenty One Pilots  ~  “Guns For Hands”




11)  Green Day  ~  “21 Guns”




12)  ZZ Ward  ~  “Put The Gun Down”




13)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Don’t Take Your Guns To Town”




14)  Beirut  ~  “Elephant Gun”




15)  Dirty Projectors  ~  “Gun Has No Trigger”




16)  Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds  ~  “If I Had A Gun…”




17)  Robert Cray  ~  “Smoking Gun”




18)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “Guns And Horses”




19)  Social Distortion  ~  “Machine Gun Blues”




20)  Ice Cube ft. George Clinton  ~  “Bop Gun (One Nation)”




21)  Metric  ~  “Gold Guns Girls”




22)  The Jesus And Mary Chain  ~  “Blues From A Gun”




23)  Gary Clark, Jr.  ~  “Shotgun Man”




24)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Little Toy Guns”




25)  The Blues Brothers  ~  “Shotgun Blues”