Well, We're all in quarentine now and haven't seen a live gig since St Patty's Day, even CIUT is in lockdown but it's not like I'm going stir crazy and compliling a list of vaguely Covid related tunes or any thing. But since you asked here's a list of vaguely Covid related tunes for your dancing-at-home-like-Risky-Business pleasure;
HUEY PIANO SMITH & THE CLOWNS ~ "THE ROCKING PNEUMONIA & THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU";
The orginal version of a song that would be better known as an Aerosmith.
LITTLE WILLIE JOHN ~ "FEVER";
The original and still the best version of this classic.
THE BEACH BOYS ~ "IN MY ROOM";
If there was anybody who probably would have enjoyed quarentine it was Brain Wilson.
THE McCOYS ~ "FEVER"
Still the best cover of this song.
AEROSMITH ~ "THE ROCKING PNEUMONIA & THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU";
Pretty sure Aerosmith are immune to any virus known to man at this point.
ROBERT PALMER ~ "DOCTOR DOCTOR";
Robert Palmer was like the frat-boy version of Brian Ferry which seems like a dumb idea but it works here.
ROXY MUSIC ~ "LOVE IS THE DRUG";
By this point Bryan Ferry was the lounge lizard version of early Bryan Ferry but it totally works
X-RAY SPECS ~ "GERM FREE ADOLESCENTS";
X-Ray Specs only ballad and it's as perfect as you could ask for.
JOY DIVISION ~ "ISOLATION";
Joy Division should be the official band of any quarantine
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN ~ "MY LIFE'S THE DISEASE";
And Echo & The Bunnymen can open for Joy Divison
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "PLACEBO EFFECT";
No; Echo & THe Bunnymen can open for Siouxsie & the Banshees, who can then open for Joy Division.
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES ~ "PLACEBO EFFECT";
A decade later the Banshees went bac and redid the song with a freaking string section and it totally worked.
SIMPLE MINDS ~ "NO CURE";
People forget how different Simple Minds sounded when they started out.
THE FIXX ~ "SHUTTERED ROOM";
And the Fixx can open for Simple Minds
MAGAZINE ~ "THE LIGHT POURS OUT OF ME";
"Time drags, My time crawls. Like an insect, up and down the walls"
WIRE ~ "I AM THE FLY";
"I shake you down to say please as you accept the next dose of disease".
MISFITS ~ "COUGH/COOL";
Glen Danzig in his early Jim Morrison phase
IGGY & THE STOOGES ~ "SICK OF YOU";
Iggy Pop in his Jim Morrison phase.
SOCIAL DISTORTION ~ "SICK BOY";
Because of course.
MUDHONEY ~ "TOUCH ME I'M SICK";
Becuase of course pt.2
SOCIAL STRIFE ~ "COVID-19";
Local Toronto band joins in with a decent effort
DIAMANDA GALAS ~ "THIS IS THE LAW OF THE PLAGUE";
She has an entire album with a plague theme that was actually about the AIDS pandemic but it's still relevant, not to mention scary.
VAN MORRISON ~ "TB SHEETS);
Van The Man once did a classic tuberculosis song. Then he went and ruined it by becoming a conspiracy theorist mask-hole.
VICTORIA SPIVEY ~ "TB BLUES";
The original tuberculosis blues. Jimmy Rodgers would later take the title and have a bigger hit with a different TB song.
MERLE HAGGARD ~ "TB BLUES";
Merle's version of the Jimmy Rodgers version.
THE RIZDALES ~ "SO CLEAN";
London band sends us off with a helpful note
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Thursday, 17 September 2020
Friday, 4 March 2016
The Lego Will Rock
I swear I could watch these every day for the rest of my life;
JOY DIVISION ~ "TRANSMISSION";
JOY DIVISION ~ "SHE'S LOST CONTROL";
THE SEX PISTOLS ~ "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN";
KILLING JOKE ~ "REQUIEM";
THE DAMNED ~ "NEW ROSE";
MOTORHEAD ~ "ACE OF SPADES";
THE CULT ~ "SHE SELLS SANCTUARY";
AC/DC ~ "THUNDERSTRUCK";
IRON MAIDEN ~ "THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST";
IRON MAIDEN;
KISS ~ "DETROIT ROCK CITY";
ADAM ANT ~ "STAND AND DELIVER";
And I don't even like Kiss, in fact I loathe them. Now I await Lego Bauhaus, Siouxsie, Sabbath, Runaways and Van Halen;
BAUHAUS ~ "DARK ENTRIES";
SIOUXSIE ~ "HONG KONG GARDEN";
BLACK SABBATH ~ "PARANOID";
THE RUNAWAYS ~ "CHERRY BOMB";
VAN HALEN ~ "JUMP";
JOY DIVISION ~ "TRANSMISSION";
JOY DIVISION ~ "SHE'S LOST CONTROL";
THE SEX PISTOLS ~ "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN";
KILLING JOKE ~ "REQUIEM";
THE DAMNED ~ "NEW ROSE";
MOTORHEAD ~ "ACE OF SPADES";
THE CULT ~ "SHE SELLS SANCTUARY";
AC/DC ~ "THUNDERSTRUCK";
IRON MAIDEN ~ "THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST";
IRON MAIDEN;
KISS ~ "DETROIT ROCK CITY";
ADAM ANT ~ "STAND AND DELIVER";
And I don't even like Kiss, in fact I loathe them. Now I await Lego Bauhaus, Siouxsie, Sabbath, Runaways and Van Halen;
BAUHAUS ~ "DARK ENTRIES";
SIOUXSIE ~ "HONG KONG GARDEN";
BLACK SABBATH ~ "PARANOID";
THE RUNAWAYS ~ "CHERRY BOMB";
VAN HALEN ~ "JUMP";
Sunday, 24 April 2011
The top 40 greatest rock and roll songs about radio
1. Mexican Radio ~ Wall of Voodoo
Who else could be number one really? An instantly memorable song, even if they never did anything else, and as far as most people are concerned they didn't, this would still earn them kudos. Also a great video BTW, clearly the reason videos were invented in the first place. To bad the only copy I could find is a second generation copy. Fucking copyright Nazis.
2. Border Radio ~ The Blasters
One of the all time great opening riffs courtesy of brother Dave Alvin, one of the great all time vocals courtesy of brother Phil. Great piano too. No real video though.
3. Transmission ~ Joy Division
Only Joy Division could make a depressing song about the radio, but nobody ever made depression sound so inviting either. Bernard Albrecht is a sadly underrated guitarist, especially by Bernard Albrecht. And Stephen Morris is a drum pounding bastard.
4. Do you remember rock and roll radio ~ The Ramones
They may have led the leather jacketed punk hordes but hey were old romantics at heart. That Phil Spector collaboration wasn't all that crazy after all, although he clearly was. Later covered by Kiss. But they suck.
5. This is Radio Clash ~ The Clash
The exact moment when they left three chord bashing punk behind. But not too far behind.
6. Top Twenty ~ The Undertones
Granted the relationship between this song and radio is actually pretty slight, title notwithstanding, but what the Hell.
7. Radio Free Europe ~ REM
The master of mumblings finest moment. No I don't know what he's on about any more than you do, but there's a good chance he doesn't either.
8. Rock and Roll ~ The Velvet Underground
Turns out that Lou Reed was another old softy after all. Who knew? Actually after Sunday Morning that should have been pretty obvious.
9. Road Runner ~ The Modern Lovers
Also an even greater driving song, for those who like to multitask.
10. The Spirit of Radio ~ Rush
I don't even like Rush, actually I actively dislike them, but you have to give credit where it's due. Their tribute to the old CFNY is refreshingly unpretentious and has their best guitar riff by far.
11. Moondog ~ The Treniers
Originally done as a tribute/suck up to legendary DJ Alan Freed done circa 1956 by the R&B Doo Wop twins. But he didn't care for the song so it got forgotten. So no video.
12. The Radio Boogie ~ L.C. Smith & His Southern Playboys
Another early track; this time a hillbilly boogie number from 1954 from this otherwise obscure guy. It's since been covered by various bluegrass and rockabilly bands giving it a second life.
13. Do you remember Rock and Roll Radio ~ The Ramones
The Boys take another shot at breaking onto the airwaves with a radio anthem. Cleaner production this time. Radio ignores them again. Hey they even made a video, what more did you people want?
14. Radio Radio ~ Elvis Costello
The Ramones might not have been able to bludgeon their way onto the air but Elvis somehow managed it.
15. The left of the dial ~ The Replacements
However the Replacements couldn't buy a hit and had to rely on campus/community radio stations in Canada and the USA which are normally found on the left hand side of the FM dial. This was their tribute.
16. Listen to the radio ~ Tom Robinson Band
Normally known for his radical gay anthem (which pretty much doomed him in America of course) but this is yet another romantic ballad to the radio. Later resulted in a hit cover version in Canada by The Pukka Orchestra.
17. The 59 Sound ~ The Gaslight Anthem
The New Jersey Boys do their tribute to radio and Springsteen.
18. Sound System ~ Operation Ivy
The California boys do their tribute to radio and ska/punk.
19. Capital Radio One ~ The Clash
"You know what guys? We'll never get on the radio like this". Not in America anyway.
20. Blacks/Radio ~ The Psychedelic Furs
Only on the original UK version of the first album as some twits at the record company thought that Americans would find it offensive. Which is a little odd since nobody can make out most of the lyrics anyway.
21. On my radio ~ The Selector
One of the most beloved and versatile and also the most unstable of the 1980's Ska bands. Taken from their one and only album. They later reformed and covered their own song for this video.
22. Radio waves ~ Orchestral Maneuvers in the dark
Taken from their experimental Dazzle Ships album, before they got really lush and poppy.
23. Blasting Radio ~ The Desperate Bicycles
Another hopelessly obscure track; this time from one of the early UK post punk bands who put out one album and disappeared without a trace. No video of course.
24. R.A.D.I.O. ~ The Candidates
A now defunct band from Kitchener Ontario with a rousing radio anthem. That was of course completely ignored, so no video.
25. Rue Morgue Radio ~ Creepshow
It's the most blatant example of product placement/sucking up since...umm...The Treniers (see number 11) but that doesn't mean it's not a catchy song.
26. Gasoline Radio ~ Real Gone
Another defunct independent band from Toronto with a radio anthem you will never hear.
27. Radio ~ ~ System of a down
It's really stoopid but it's catchy.
28. Who listens to the radio ~ The Sports
A post punk band from down under who showed up in 1978 sounding like Thin Lizzy or The Boomtown Rats, had a couple of near hits and then vanished, at least in this hemisphere.
29. Clap for The Wolfman ~ The Guess Who
Yet another tribute to radio's past, although when this was done in the 1970's it was still possible to not sound bitter about it (see below). Later redone by Winnipeg rockabillies The Rowdymen.
30. The Last DJ ~ Tom Petty
This time it's not a wistful tribute to radio like those of Lou Reed, Tom Robinson or the Blasters, but a bitter rant about a lost age innocence. Which frankly has been gone for a long time.
31. Love her by radio ~ Billy Jones
Dating back to 1927 for this first radio ballad, at least the first one anyone can remember. Jones was also a member of a radio vaudeville troupe called the Happiness Boys who had a bunch of hits at the time. No video though. Too bad.
32. Turn the radio on ~ Lulu Belle and Scotty
From the 1930's, an old time country duo who also did the original version of "I told lately that I love you". No video again.
33. Cool disk jockey ~ Boyd Bennett
A 1950's rockabilly best known for his hit "My boy flattop" does his radio tribute/ suck up. (See numbers 11, 12 and 33) With similar results. Did this sort of thing ever work? No video of course.
34. Don Williams ~ Listen to the radio
A gentle ballad to the radio by the laid back country crooner
35. Rockabilly on the radio ~ Jack Smith
Latter day tribute to a radio that no longer exists.
36. The Radio Stars ~ Radio Stars
A Britsh post punk group on Stiff Records sing a song about themselves. It doesn't become a hit. Too small of a target audience?
37. Radios in motion ~ XTC
One of the first and best loved of the British post punk bands follows up the roll they were on with their "This is pop" single.
38. Black stations white stations ~ Martha and the Muffins
In which the very white Canadians Martha and the Muffins get all funky and make a point about about segregation on radio at a time when MTV played almost no black music at all. Great video as well, wonder why MTV didn't like it.
39. Radio Ga Ga ~ Queen
The very idea of Queen mocking radio for being trivial is, well, trivial. But it it's at least not bombastic (by Queen standards) and even catchy. Bonus points for the video swiped from Fritz Lang.
40. Turn up the radio ~ Autograph
A radio anthem from a 1980's hair metal band? What could possibly go wrong. Actually it's better than it really needed to be.
Honorable mention;
The radio still sucks ~ The Ataris
Yes I know it's only 30 seconds long. I didn't even bother to look for video for this one.
Honorable mentions (instrumentals);
1. Radio 4 ~ Public Image Ltd.
2. Whatever happened to radio valve road ~ Martha and the Muffins
3. Time Zones ~ Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
Dishonorable mentions;
1. We built this city ~ Starship
Widely considered to be one of the worst songs EVER. And one of the worst videos as well so kudos Starship; you have clearly earned your mark in Rock and Roll history.
Who else could be number one really? An instantly memorable song, even if they never did anything else, and as far as most people are concerned they didn't, this would still earn them kudos. Also a great video BTW, clearly the reason videos were invented in the first place. To bad the only copy I could find is a second generation copy. Fucking copyright Nazis.
2. Border Radio ~ The Blasters
One of the all time great opening riffs courtesy of brother Dave Alvin, one of the great all time vocals courtesy of brother Phil. Great piano too. No real video though.
3. Transmission ~ Joy Division
Only Joy Division could make a depressing song about the radio, but nobody ever made depression sound so inviting either. Bernard Albrecht is a sadly underrated guitarist, especially by Bernard Albrecht. And Stephen Morris is a drum pounding bastard.
4. Do you remember rock and roll radio ~ The Ramones
They may have led the leather jacketed punk hordes but hey were old romantics at heart. That Phil Spector collaboration wasn't all that crazy after all, although he clearly was. Later covered by Kiss. But they suck.
5. This is Radio Clash ~ The Clash
The exact moment when they left three chord bashing punk behind. But not too far behind.
6. Top Twenty ~ The Undertones
Granted the relationship between this song and radio is actually pretty slight, title notwithstanding, but what the Hell.
7. Radio Free Europe ~ REM
The master of mumblings finest moment. No I don't know what he's on about any more than you do, but there's a good chance he doesn't either.
8. Rock and Roll ~ The Velvet Underground
Turns out that Lou Reed was another old softy after all. Who knew? Actually after Sunday Morning that should have been pretty obvious.
9. Road Runner ~ The Modern Lovers
Also an even greater driving song, for those who like to multitask.
10. The Spirit of Radio ~ Rush
I don't even like Rush, actually I actively dislike them, but you have to give credit where it's due. Their tribute to the old CFNY is refreshingly unpretentious and has their best guitar riff by far.
11. Moondog ~ The Treniers
Originally done as a tribute/suck up to legendary DJ Alan Freed done circa 1956 by the R&B Doo Wop twins. But he didn't care for the song so it got forgotten. So no video.
12. The Radio Boogie ~ L.C. Smith & His Southern Playboys
Another early track; this time a hillbilly boogie number from 1954 from this otherwise obscure guy. It's since been covered by various bluegrass and rockabilly bands giving it a second life.
13. Do you remember Rock and Roll Radio ~ The Ramones
The Boys take another shot at breaking onto the airwaves with a radio anthem. Cleaner production this time. Radio ignores them again. Hey they even made a video, what more did you people want?
14. Radio Radio ~ Elvis Costello
The Ramones might not have been able to bludgeon their way onto the air but Elvis somehow managed it.
15. The left of the dial ~ The Replacements
However the Replacements couldn't buy a hit and had to rely on campus/community radio stations in Canada and the USA which are normally found on the left hand side of the FM dial. This was their tribute.
16. Listen to the radio ~ Tom Robinson Band
Normally known for his radical gay anthem (which pretty much doomed him in America of course) but this is yet another romantic ballad to the radio. Later resulted in a hit cover version in Canada by The Pukka Orchestra.
17. The 59 Sound ~ The Gaslight Anthem
The New Jersey Boys do their tribute to radio and Springsteen.
18. Sound System ~ Operation Ivy
The California boys do their tribute to radio and ska/punk.
19. Capital Radio One ~ The Clash
"You know what guys? We'll never get on the radio like this". Not in America anyway.
20. Blacks/Radio ~ The Psychedelic Furs
Only on the original UK version of the first album as some twits at the record company thought that Americans would find it offensive. Which is a little odd since nobody can make out most of the lyrics anyway.
21. On my radio ~ The Selector
One of the most beloved and versatile and also the most unstable of the 1980's Ska bands. Taken from their one and only album. They later reformed and covered their own song for this video.
22. Radio waves ~ Orchestral Maneuvers in the dark
Taken from their experimental Dazzle Ships album, before they got really lush and poppy.
23. Blasting Radio ~ The Desperate Bicycles
Another hopelessly obscure track; this time from one of the early UK post punk bands who put out one album and disappeared without a trace. No video of course.
24. R.A.D.I.O. ~ The Candidates
A now defunct band from Kitchener Ontario with a rousing radio anthem. That was of course completely ignored, so no video.
25. Rue Morgue Radio ~ Creepshow
It's the most blatant example of product placement/sucking up since...umm...The Treniers (see number 11) but that doesn't mean it's not a catchy song.
26. Gasoline Radio ~ Real Gone
Another defunct independent band from Toronto with a radio anthem you will never hear.
27. Radio ~ ~ System of a down
It's really stoopid but it's catchy.
28. Who listens to the radio ~ The Sports
A post punk band from down under who showed up in 1978 sounding like Thin Lizzy or The Boomtown Rats, had a couple of near hits and then vanished, at least in this hemisphere.
29. Clap for The Wolfman ~ The Guess Who
Yet another tribute to radio's past, although when this was done in the 1970's it was still possible to not sound bitter about it (see below). Later redone by Winnipeg rockabillies The Rowdymen.
30. The Last DJ ~ Tom Petty
This time it's not a wistful tribute to radio like those of Lou Reed, Tom Robinson or the Blasters, but a bitter rant about a lost age innocence. Which frankly has been gone for a long time.
31. Love her by radio ~ Billy Jones
Dating back to 1927 for this first radio ballad, at least the first one anyone can remember. Jones was also a member of a radio vaudeville troupe called the Happiness Boys who had a bunch of hits at the time. No video though. Too bad.
32. Turn the radio on ~ Lulu Belle and Scotty
From the 1930's, an old time country duo who also did the original version of "I told lately that I love you". No video again.
33. Cool disk jockey ~ Boyd Bennett
A 1950's rockabilly best known for his hit "My boy flattop" does his radio tribute/ suck up. (See numbers 11, 12 and 33) With similar results. Did this sort of thing ever work? No video of course.
34. Don Williams ~ Listen to the radio
A gentle ballad to the radio by the laid back country crooner
35. Rockabilly on the radio ~ Jack Smith
Latter day tribute to a radio that no longer exists.
36. The Radio Stars ~ Radio Stars
A Britsh post punk group on Stiff Records sing a song about themselves. It doesn't become a hit. Too small of a target audience?
37. Radios in motion ~ XTC
One of the first and best loved of the British post punk bands follows up the roll they were on with their "This is pop" single.
38. Black stations white stations ~ Martha and the Muffins
In which the very white Canadians Martha and the Muffins get all funky and make a point about about segregation on radio at a time when MTV played almost no black music at all. Great video as well, wonder why MTV didn't like it.
39. Radio Ga Ga ~ Queen
The very idea of Queen mocking radio for being trivial is, well, trivial. But it it's at least not bombastic (by Queen standards) and even catchy. Bonus points for the video swiped from Fritz Lang.
40. Turn up the radio ~ Autograph
A radio anthem from a 1980's hair metal band? What could possibly go wrong. Actually it's better than it really needed to be.
Honorable mention;
The radio still sucks ~ The Ataris
Yes I know it's only 30 seconds long. I didn't even bother to look for video for this one.
Honorable mentions (instrumentals);
1. Radio 4 ~ Public Image Ltd.
2. Whatever happened to radio valve road ~ Martha and the Muffins
3. Time Zones ~ Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
Dishonorable mentions;
1. We built this city ~ Starship
Widely considered to be one of the worst songs EVER. And one of the worst videos as well so kudos Starship; you have clearly earned your mark in Rock and Roll history.
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