Monday, December 14, 2015

“Fix” Songs

Apparently, we're back to doing "Opposites" music posts again, because these are a set of songs with the word "Fix" in their titles, and set to publish next are songs with the word "Break" in their titles. I don't know what else to say, other than to enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Blackstreet ft. ODB & Slash  ~  “Fix”




2)  Elbow ft. Richard Hawley  ~  “The Fix”




3)  Garbage  ~  “Fix Me Now”




4)  10 Years  ~  “Fix Me”




5)  Coldplay  ~  “Fix You”




6)  The Colourist  ~  “Fix This”




7)  James Morrison  ~  “Fix The World Up For You”




8)  Grizzly Bear  ~  “Fix It”




9)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Fix A Heart”




10)  Ryan Adams & The Cardinals  ~  “Fix It”




11)  for KING & COUNTRY  ~  “Fix My Eyes”




12)  Katie Costello  ~  “I Can’t Fix Us Two”




13)  UB40  ~  “Mr. Fix It”




14)  Kari Kimmel  ~  “Fix You Up”




15)  Jason Mraz  ~  “Frank D. Fixer”


Friday, December 11, 2015

“Oil” & “Water” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's a second and final group of songs that don't mix well together. Because they're "Oil" and "Water" songs. If you don't get it, I can't explain it to you. You're hopeless. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Incubus  ~  “Oil And Water”




2)  Adele  ~  “Water Under The Bridge”




3)  Kelly Joe Phelps  ~  “Beggar’s Oil”




4)  Brooke Fraser  ~  “Something In The Water”




5)  Petra  ~  “Midnight Oil”




6)  Needtobreathe  ~  “Washed By The Water”




7)  The Delines  ~  “The Oil Rigs At Night”




8)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Bring Me Some Water”




9)  Jethro Tull  ~  “North Sea Oil”




10)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  “Don’t Drink The Water”




11)  Ziggy & Stephen Marley  ~  “Water & Oil”




12)  Randy Travis  ~  “He Walked On Water”




13)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones  ~  “Royal Oil”




14)  Feist  ~  “The Water”




15)  Nathan Jess  ~  “Give Me Oil In My Lamp”




16)  VV Brown  ~  “Shark In The Water”




17)  Kathleen Edwards  ~  “Oil Man’s War”




18)  Jessie Ware  ~  “Taking In Water”




19)  Barbara Mandrell  ~  “The Midnight Oil”




20)  Ani DiFranco  ~  “Allergic To Water”


Thursday, December 10, 2015

“Oil” & “Water” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's a collection of songs that don't mix well together. Why not? Because some of them have the word "Oil" in their titles, while some bear the word "Water." Worse still, some have both the words "Oil" AND "Water" in their titles! The horrors! There were too many good ones that qualified to just make one post, so Vol. 2 (of 2) will happen next time. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Lights  ~  “Oil And Water”




2)  Boyz II Men  ~  “Water Runs Dry”




3)  Cariss Auburn  ~  “Oil On Water”




4)  Travie McCoy ft. Jason Mraz  ~  “Rough Water”




5)  Horsehead  ~  “Oil And Water”




6)  Florence + The Machine  ~  “What The Water Gave Me”




7)  Nipsey Russell  ~  “Slide Some Oil To Me”




8)  Live  ~  “Run To The Water”




9)  Erja Lyytinen  ~  “Oil And Water”




10)  FKA twigs  ~  “Water Me”




11)  Suburban Tribe  ~  “Oil And Water”




12)  Deep Purple  ~  “Smoke On The Water”




13)  Lost Hollow  ~  “Water & Oil”




14)  Eddie Money  ~  “Walk On Water”




15)  Foals  ~  “Snake Oil”




16)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  “Black Water”




17)  Dolly Parton  ~  “I’ll Oil Wells Love You”




18)  BANKS  ~  “Warm Water”




19)  Lame Dudes  ~  “Mojo Oil”




20)  Art Garfunkel  ~  “Bridge Over Troubled Water”


Wednesday, December 9, 2015

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”


Tuesday, December 8, 2015

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”