More Weird Christmas Songs!

I posted a collection of Weird Christmas Songs almost two years ago on my original blog, The Plural Of Hyena. Today, I follow those songs up with this brand-new collection of even More Weird Christmas Songs. Prepare to have your mind blown just a bit. Oh yeah, and while you're at it, you might as well...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Ramones  ~  “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)”

2)  Max Headroom  ~  “Merry Christmas, Santa Claus”

3)  Carlene Davis  ~  Santa Claus (Do You Ever Come To The Ghetto?)”

4)  The Killers  ~  “The Cowboy’s Christmas Ball”

5)  Wendell Ferguson  ~  “Santa Claus Is Dead”

6)  Lou Monte  ~  “Dominic The Donkey (The Italian Xmas Donkey)”

7)  Jeff Foxworthy  ~  “Redneck 12 Days Of Christmas”

8)  Glad Fanny  ~  “I’m Gonna Lasso Santa Claus”

9)  Homer & Jethro  ~  “Santa Claus, The Original Hippie”

10)  Bryan Adams  ~  “Reggae Christmas”

11)  Mystery Science Theater 3000 Cast  ~  “Merry Christmas…If That’s Okay”

12)  Kanye West ft. Prynce Cy Hi & Teyana Taylor  ~  “Christmas In Harlem”

13)  DEVO  ~  “Merry Something To You”

14)  Marty Robbins  ~  “Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey”

15)  Loretta Lynn  ~  “To Heck With Ole Santa Claus”

16)  Kurtis Blow  ~  “Christmas Rapping”

17)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “The Night Santa Went Crazy”

18)  Tiny Tim  ~  “Santa Claus Has Got The AIDS This Year”  (There’s a supposedly innocent story behind this song – you can Google it – but I don’t buy it for a second. I think the song’s simply mean-spirited…and weird. Lest we forget weird.)

19)  Froggy Fresh  ~  “Christmas”

20)  Jan Terri  ~  “Rock ’N’ Roll Santa”

21)  Suzannah  ~  “Mom & Daddy, Please Don’t Steal For Me This Christmas”

22)  Mud  ~  “Lonely This Christmas”

23)  Rev Run ft. Ma$e, Puff Daddy, Snoop Dogg, Salt N Pepa, Onyx, & Keith Murray  ~  “Santa Baby”

24)  Heywood Banks  ~  “You Ain’t Gettin’ Diddly Squat”

25)  The Cheeky Girls  ~  “Have A Cheeky Christmas”

Scott Weiland’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: Velvet Revolver, Other Projects, & Solo Work

As previously promised, here's part 2 of 2 in a series devoted to the music of the recently deceased Scott Weiland, rock star. What follows are his hit songs with Velvet Revolver, as well as a few songs he did with other bands and several of his solo songs. Aside from the Velvet Revolver songs, "Greatest Hits" might be a misnomer with these, as Weiland's solo work in particular was not super-successful, commercially speaking. But much of it was still worth a listen. So listen already! And maybe, just maybe...enjoy?  ~  JH

VELVET REVOLVER:

1)  “Set Me Free”  

2)  “Slither”    

3)  “Fall To Pieces”  

4)  “Dirty Little Thing”  

5)  “Come On, Come In”  

6)  “She Builds Quick Machines”  

7)  “The Last Fight”  

8)  “Get Out The Door”  

9)  “Let It Roll”  

THE MAGNIFICENT BASTARDS:

10)  “Mockingbird Girl”  

ART OF ANARCHY:

11)  “’Til The Dust Is Gone”

12)  “Time Every Time”

SCOTT WEILAND & THE WILDABOUTS:

13)  “Modzilla”

14)  “Way She Moves”

SOLO PROJECTS:

15)  “Barbarella”

16)  “Divider”

17)  “Son”

18)  “Missing Cleveland”

19)  “Tangle With Your Mind”

20)  “Killing Me Sweetly”

AND FINALLY, BECAUSE IT’S THE HOLIDAY SEASON…

21)  “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”

22)  “Winter Wonderland”

23)  “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”

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”

“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 Bublé  ~  “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”