Wax and Tracks

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

"High" & "Dry" Songs

What's a music blogger to do when he starts running out of "Opposites" to make posts out of? He starts making posts involving two "Related" words instead. Sure, it's a dumb idea – but these are some really good songs. Enjoy! ~ JH

1) Blondie ~ "The Tide Is High"

2) Amy Winehouse ~ "Tears Dry On Their Own"

3) Cults ~ "High Road"

4) Cold War Kids ~ "Hang Me Up To Dry"

5) Three Days Grace ~ "The High Road"

6) Bon Jovi ~ "Dry County"

7) John Legend ~ "So High"

8) Befriend The Bears ~ "Bone Dry"

9) Broken Bells ~ "The High Road"

10) The Control ~ "Out To Dry"

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11) HiRemedy ~ "Sugar High"

12) Ben Saunders ~ "Dry Your Eyes"

13) Vince Gill ~ "Go Rest High On That Mountain"

14) Maisie Berry ~ "Dry Your Eyes"

15) Megadeth ~ "High Speed Dirt"

16) Gungor ~ "Dry Bones"

17) Ben Folds Five ~ "Sky High"

18) Armada Of Secrets ~ "Bleeding Me Dry"

19) Ella Hooper ~ "Low High"

20) Amanda Jenssen ~ "Dry My Soul"

21) Alabama ~ "High Cotton"

22) Owl Eyes ~ "Love Run Dry"

23) Bruce Springsteen ~ "High Hopes"

24) Ruarri Joseph ~ "Until The Luck Runs Dry"

25) Gentlemen Roosevelt ~ "High & Dry"

Friday, May 9, 2014

"Mother" Songs

It would be inaccurate to say that this is a collection of songs about mothers in honor of Mother's Day this Sunday. While most of the songs in this collection are about someone's actual mother, some are using the word "mother" metaphorically to represent a matriarchal idea. So what we actually have here is an eclectic collection of songs which just happen to have the word "mother" in their titles. That being said, there's some good stuff here. Enjoy! ~ JH

1) CHVRCHES ~ "The Mother We Share"

2) Tracy Bonham ~ "Mother Mother"

3) Era ~ "Mother"

4) Mr. T ~ "Treat Your Mother Right" (I know I just posted this "classic" song back in January, but it's worth a repeat!)

5) Christina Aguilera ~ "Oh Mother"

6) The Dead Weather ~ "Treat Me Like Your Mother"

7) ABBA ~ "Does Your Mother Know?"

8) Lauren Alaina ~ "Like My Mother Does"

9) Bon Jovi ~ "If I Was Your Mother"

10) Journey ~ "Mother, Father"

11) Lil' Mo ~ "Mother Of Your Child" (Oh, snap! She told HIM!)

12) Blondie ~ "Mother"

13) Pretty Maids ~ "Mother Of All Lies"

14) Kingsfoil ~ "What Your Mother Taught You"

15) Lita Ford ~ "Mother"

16) Terri Small ~ "From Mother To Daughter"

17) Vern Gosdin ~ "Mother Country Music"

18) Fat Freddy's Drop ~ "Mother Mother"

19) The Beatles ~ "Your Mother Should Know"

20) Anneke van Giersbergen ~ "My Mother Said"

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Old-School Hip-Hop

Here's a small sampling of songs from the earliest days of hip-hop music, ranging from the late 1970s to the mid-'80s. These are the foundations on which modern hip-hop is based. Funny, there's a lot more positivity, far less emphasis on sex, drugs, and violence, and hardly any objectionable language to speak of in these songs. What happened, hip-hop? ~ JH

1) Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force ~ "Planet Rock"

2) The Sugarhill Gang ~ "Rapper's Delight"

3) Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five ~ "It's Nasty" (It's not really...)

4) Spoonie Gee ~ "The Big Beat"

5) Newcleus ~ "Jam On It"

6) Treacherous Three ~ "Feel The Heartbeat"

7) Funky 4 + 1 ~ "That's The Joint" (Not that kind of joint...)

8) Kurtis Blow ~ "The Breaks"

9) Busy Bee ~ "School Days"

10) Lovebug Starski ~ "You've Gotta Believe"

11) Cold Crush Brothers ~ "Fresh, Wild, Fly, And Bold"

12) Fab 5 Freddy ~ "Change The Beat"

Monday, May 5, 2014

Canciones Para El Cinco De Mayo

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo! In honor of this Mexican (and American) holiday, aquí está una muy excelente colección of songs by popular Mexican-born singers and bands. Enjoy! ~ JH

1) Paulina Rubio ~ "Me Gustas Tanto"