Original video located here. Accessed 31st August 2019
Song title: The Message
Artist: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Year: 1982
Why I like this song:
Day 18: A song from the year you were born
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Friday, August 30, 2019
Nineties Revisited: Otherside
Original video located here. Accessed 30th August 2019
Song title: Otherside
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Year: 1999
Why I like this song:
Day 17: A song you'd sing a duet with someone on karaoke.
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Classics: Hey Jude
Original video located here. Accessed 29th August 2019
Song title: Hey Jude
Artist: The Beatles
Year: 1968
Why I like this song:
Day 16: A song that's a classic favorite
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Got it Covered: I Believe I Can Fly
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Nineties Revisited: Don't I Hold You
Original video located here. Accessed 27th August 2021
Song title: Don't I Hold You
Artist: Wheat
Year: 1999
Why I like this song:
You know how it is: You hear a song, you think it's nothing special, but it leaves an impression - so much so that over a decade later you remember the song, you hunt it down and you see it in a new light.
Those who have been following this series would pick up that I have been favoring lesser-known songs over more-well known songs. So what makes this song special over the seventy songs that preceded it?
I will admit I am a sucker for atmosphere and for me, this song succeeds to that end. For this, it is down to the keyboard effects throughout that makes this song ideal for an autumn day. The lyrics, which talks of romance, in particular of infatuation and awkwardness, is the icing on the cake.
Classics: How Deep is Your Love
Original video located here. Accessed 27th August 2019
Song title: How Deep Is Your Love
Artist: The Bee Gees
Year: 1978
Why I like this song:
Day 14: A song you'd like to be played at your wedding.
Monday, August 26, 2019
Classics: Spacelab
Original video located here. Accessed 26th August 2019
Song title: Spacelab
Artist: Kraftwerk
Year: 1978
Why I like this song:
Day 13: A song you like from the 70s:
Choon of the Month: Fear of Missing Out
Original video located here. Accessed 26th August 2019
Song title: Fear of Missing Out
Artist: Ainslie Wills
Year: 2019
Why I like this song:
As I'm getting older, and absorb more music, it subsequently becomes harder to come across something that stands out.
And then something like this comes along.
Ye gods, does this hit like a truck. Never in my life have I heard a song that articulates the dread of my approaching forties, where everyone seems to be doing better than you and life has passed you by.
The fact that the lyrics presents a problem but then offers no resolution makes it even more striking.
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Nineties Revisited: Don't Tell Me What to Do
Original video located here. Accessed 25th August 2019
Song title: Don't Tell Me What to Do
Artist: Baby Animals
Year: 1993
Why I like this song:
Day 12: A song from your preteen years
Saturday, August 24, 2019
Classics: Frankenstein
Original video located here. Accessed 24th August 2019
Song title: Frankenstien
Artist: Edgar Winter Group
Year: 1972
Why I like this song:
Day 11: A song you never get tired of
Friday, August 23, 2019
Nineties Revisited: The Drugs Don't Work
Original video located here. Accessed 23rd August 2019
Song title: The Drugs Don't Work
Artist: The Verve
Year: 1997
Why I like this song:
Day 10: A song that makes you sad
This Song Rocks: Keep
Original video located here. Accessed 23rd August 2019
Song title: Keep
Artist: Hatchie
Year: 2019
Why I like this song:
I recently purchased Hatchie's album and have been enjoying it a lot. But, as is often the case, the best moment comes at the end.
This is such a rush to listen to, with the layers of guitars and vocals - particularly during the chorus. I like songs that are akin to running out of the house and out under a clear blue sky and this is one of them.
I also like the lyrics where Hatchie is addressing a troubled partner. Seems a rare occurrence when many songwriters seem more intent to attacking former lovers. So if this was Hatchie going against the grian then I hope she does more of it as it's clearly working for her.
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Nineties Revisited: Alright
Original video located here. Accessed 22nd August 2019
Song title: Alright
Artist: Supergrass
Year: 1995
Why I like this song:
Day 9: A song that makes you happy
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
This Song Rocks: Feel Good Hit of the Summer
Original video located here. Accessed 21st August 2019
Song title: Feel Good Hit of the Summer
Artist: Queens of the Stone Age
Year: 2000
Why I like this song:
Day 7: A song about drugs / alcohol
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Nineties Revisited: Woke Up This Morning
Original video located here. Accessed 20th August 2019
Song title: Woke Up This Morning
Artist: Alabama 3
Year: 1999
Why I like this song:
Day 7: A song to drive to.
Monday, August 19, 2019
This Song Rocks: You Said
Original video located here. Accessed 19th August 2019
Song title: You Said
Artist: Altai
Year: 2019
Why I like this song:
This has some solid production behind it but the most striking thing about it is the strings.
Top stuff all around.
Nineties Revisited: Loose Fit
Original video located here. Accessed 19th August 2019
Song title: Loose Fit
Artist: Happy Mondays
Year: 1990
Why I like this song:
Day 6: A song that makes you want to dance
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Got it Covered: Wipeout
Original video located here. Accessed 18th August 2019
Song title: Wipeout
Artist: Gary Hoey and Donovan Frankenreiter
Originally Done By: The Surfaris
Year: 1996
Why I like this song:
Day 5: A song that needs to be played loud
Saturday, August 17, 2019
The Asian Connection: In the Land of Twilight
Original video located here. Accessed 9th November 2019
Song title: In the Land of Twilight
Artist: Emily Bindiger / Bee Train
Year: 2002
Why I like this song:
Day 4: A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget
Friday, August 16, 2019
This Song Rocks: Long Time
Original video located here. Accessed 24th August 2022
Song title: Long Time
Artist: Salmonella Dub
Year: 2003
Why I like this song:
Day 3: A song that reminds you of summertime
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Back to the Eighties: 2 Late
Original video located here. Accessed 15th August 2019
Song title: 2 Late
Artist: The Cure
Year: 1989
Why I like this song:
Day 2: A song you like with a number in the title
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Classics: I See Red
Original video located here. Accessed 18th December 2022
Song title: I See Red
Artist: Split Enz
Year: 1979
Why I like this song:
I saw on a friend's Facebook page: A 30 Day Song Challenge.
I may as well give it a go.
Day 1: A Song You Like With a Colour in the Title
Friday, August 9, 2019
Explorations: After the Gold Rush
Original video located here. Accessed 9th August 2019
Song title: After the Gold Rush
Artist: Neil Young
Year: 1970
Why I like this song:
Recently I've been discovering the music of one Neil Young.
Those who know me will know that I take great pride in my musical tastes: I care little for genre and will gladly play anything that, in my mind, sounds awesome. So perhaps it is fitting that I should eventually come to Neil Young: A guy who has jumped from proto-grunge, country, blues, hard-rock and back again.
Personally I previously knew Neil Young through his latter day material: Downtown, Rockin' in the Free World and being the Godfather of Grunge. I've also heard his 1990 album Ragged Glory and thought it was superb (as well as being more than capable of standing alongside the grunge albums of the early nineties).
But Neil's fans maintain his 70's material is his best so I had a look.....
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