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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

"Strange," "Queer," & "Odd" Songs

Did you ever see or hear something that didn't sound quite right that caused you to furrow your brow in confusion? Yeah, these songs, too. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Billie Holiday  ~  “Strange Fruit"




2)  Garbage  ~  “Queer"




3)  Boy Willows  ~  “So Odd"




4)  Anna Calvi & David Byrne  ~  “Strange Weather”




5)  Stanley Holloway  ~  “My Word! You Do Look Queer!”  (It's important to note here that the word "queer" both does and doesn't mean what it traditionally did, which is, something or someone that's atypical or different in some way.)




6)  Hey Violet  ~  “O.D.D.”




7)  John Grant  ~  “Is He Strange”




8)  Count Basie  ~  “Queer Street”




9)  Mariah Carey ft. Westlife  ~  “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)”




10)  The Black Keys   ~ “Strange Times”




11)  STRFKR  ~  “Queer Bot”




12)  Molly Hatchet  ~  “Beatin’ The Odds”




13)  Mickey & Sylvia  ~  “Love Is Strange”




14)  Cait and the Critters  ~  “Queer”




15)  Demon Hunter  ~  “Slight The Odds”




16)  Lynsey De Paul  ~  “Strange Changes”




17)  Thee Oh Sees  ~  “Camera (Queer Sound)”




18)  Julia Nunes  ~  “Odd”




19)  Wishbone Ash  ~  “Strange Affair”




20)  Thompson Twins  ~  “Queer”




21)  Daniele Liverani  ~  “Odd Valley”




22)  Bic Runga  ~  “Suddenly Strange”




23)  Fletcher Henderson  ~  “Queer Notions”




24)  Harry Chapin  ~  “Odd Job Man”




25)  Cream  ~  “Strange Brew”




26)  Lazy Eye  ~  “Queer”




27)  Weezer  ~  “Odd Couple”




28)  Aqualung  ~  “Strange And Beautiful”




29)  Alison Rayner Quintet  ~  “Queer Bird”




30)  Carmen Justice  ~  “Against The Odds”