Original video located here. Accessed 8th December 2017
Song title: Sure
Artist: Hatchie
Year: 2017
Why I like this song:
I took one listen to this and I got that tingle of excitement one gets when they discover something new.
It sounds like this gal is keeping the dream pop flag flying. Which is fine by me. So my interest is piqued - which is hard to do seeing how much music I have absorbed over the years.
So you got my attention Hatchie - your move.
Song title: You're Not The Only One Who Feels This Way
Artist: Ammonia
Year: 1997
Why I like this song:
And now for something with some personal resonance.
This song came out during my last high year of high school and was subsequently adopted as my 'End of High School' theme. Now, a lot of people (particularly Millennials) point to that Vitamin C 'Friends Forever' song as their End of High School theme but I put this forward as a counter-point.
I will certainly not be the first to admit this but High School was not an easy time for me - and by the end of that four year journey i felt a) drained (in more ways than one), and b) uncertain towards what will happen next. And this song, for me, perfectly illustrates such a mindset. And is certainly far more true to life than that Friends Forever song.
Just listen to it.
Original video located here. Accessed 21st November 2017
Song title: Love Rollercoaster
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Originally Done By: Ohio Players
Year: 1997
Why I like this song:
Not sure what the RHCP fans make of this twenty years later. Me? I think it rocks! The video is a hoot and special mention must go to the kazoos XD
Original video located here. Accessed 20th November 2017
Song title: Thunderstruck
Artist: AC/DC
Year: 1990
Why I like this song:
R.I.P Malcolm Young
Say hi to Bon for us
Original video located here. Accessed 19th November 2017
Song title: The Crab Song
Artist: Faith No More
Year: 1987
Why I like this song:
R.I.P. Chuck Mosely
I think this is the best of that era of Faith No More. Clearly the direction that would lead to The Real Thing was already underway but Chuck was still giving his all.
He may have been overshadowed by his successor but he was still part of the Faith No More story.
Original video located here. Accessed 16th November 2017
Song title: Your Woman
Artist: White Town
Year: 1997
Why I like this song:
A classic one hit wonder - only not really: the guy behind this song has actually had an active music career since. Some witty lyrics and the use of a sample that others can only dream of.
Original video located here. Accessed 7th November 2017
Song title: Hitchin' A Ride
Artist: Green Day
Year: 1997
Why I like this song:
Including a Green Day song in this blog is something of a no-brainer to me. I listened to them a lot during my High School years and they were a constant presence in one form or another. Consider them my gateway drug to the world of Punk Rock XD
Funny how much a song can be defined by a descending bass line.