Weekly Mix #78

Some of these mixes are better than I thought they were. There are even huge world wide hits on this one!

Mix #78 from Solidpants on 8tracks.

1. Welcome to the Boomtown by David & David
One hit wonders, sort of. They were both producers in L.A. who followed their in front of the microphone dreams

2. Red Paint by Matt & Kim

Not as good or catchy as Daylight. Brooklyn hipsters, the dream is over.

3.Girl Panic! by Duran Duran
They are back and better than have been since the Reflex! The All You Need Is Now album was produced by Mark Ronson who basically told them  forget everything they'd done the past 15 years and forget all music done in the past 15 years. Solid Gold man!
4.Lies by Thompson Twins

When's this reunion going to happen?

5.Bang, Bang, Bang by Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.
Let's all dance like it's the 80s that never happened.
6. Sleazy by Ke$ha

Sometimes pop is stupid I can't ignore it and I feel ashamed for it. Case in point, this song.

7. She Bop by Cindy Lauper

If you didn't know this song was about girl's playing five on one, you do now. This might be Ms. Lauper's sleaziest song.

8. Nobody's Fault by Aerosmith

Now we will rock! From the Rocks album that indeed rocks it's so damned good that it is right there Toys In The Attic.

9. Take This Waltz by Leonard Cohen

Back down a notch or two or three. Cohen is a strange artist who I can never really get into but can't quite cast off.

10.Too Hurt To Dance by Duffy

The littlest English pop star mopes for us.

11.(Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon

Our deceased friend gets retro and gives us some good music.

12.Dogs of Lust by The The

Some people love this band/this guy but I just think they're alright. This song from 15 years back is the last song I can recall from The The.

13.I Wanna Be Your Man by The Beatles

Let's all give it up now for Ringo! Singing an drumming Don Henly would never be the same.

14.Move It On Over by Hank Williams

It may sound like a song about dogs but it's not; it's not.

15.Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) by Roy Orbison
Continuing out trip into old time rock n' roll we listen to one of Roy's lovely tunes that shows what a great voice he had.
16.Louder Than Ever by Cold War Kids

Back to the now! The two songs I know by theses Long Beach guys are pretty good but they don't seem to really go for it.

17.Vampire Money by My Chemical Romance

The band that people get on my back for liking. I don't know, at least they play instruments and the singer can sing.

18.Infinity Guitars by Sleigh Bells
A lot of bands sound like this but this song does blow up so I like it. Fuzzy guitars and chick singer.
19.Finding Something to Do by hellogoodbye

So catchy you'll hate your self

20.Just Friends by Amy Winehouse

Amy and her band got a little ska going on this number. It's not the same since her passing but I din't know that at the time.

21.Only Girl (In the World) by Rihanna

I sound horrible for saying this but when she sings this song it puts her scuffle with Chris Brown in a different light. Crazy!

22.Suspicious Minds by Elvis Peresley
This is the light I'm talking about

Weekly Mix # 65

the 80s were a hell of a party so we'll start this mix there and who lasted from that time and who was influenced by the decade. The eighties are the new fifties which is weird if you remember the 80s because the 80s were artificially forced to be that way. Reaganomics and Galm Metal went very well together. Big hair forever!

1. I'm Alright by Kenny Loggins
Caddy Shack, baby! All I can think about is Rodney Dangerfield and that gopher dancing; it's a good thing. Next stop, Foot Loose and Top Gun.
2. Jack & Diane by John Mellencamp

Back when he was John Cougar, back when you suck on a chili dog by a Tastee Freeze and day dream, back in the 80s.

3. Goin' Out Swingin' by Mötley Crüe

Not bad rock for dudes as old as they are

4. Gypsy Road by Cinderella

I remember when this song was on massive play on the Mtv in 1988, back when metal was king!

5. Dressed Up Like A Millionaire by Damone

Rock n' Roll in the late 00s rarely gets a wicked as this, leave it to a Boston Band to make it happen.

6. Standing Still by Billy Boy Poison

I like this song because it has a siren in the intro beneath the guitars. These guys do give rock a try pretty hard, they  just miss the mark for some reason.

7. The Infanta by The Demberists

The Decemberists would have been better of being an 80s band when people would have cared.

8. Cold by Maxwell

Yeah, I like R&B sometimes, This is damn good track by the Man.

9. Let's Stay Together by Al Green

Hot music about monogamy, one of the best songs ever

10.Fuck You by Lily Allen

Funny songs are good and when the rhymes and melody click they're brilliant.

11.No You Girls by Franz Ferdinand
So . . . are they gay? Another catchy ditty by the UK boys.
12.They Say by Scars on Broadway

Some of the guys from System of a Down branched out and did a song that sounds exactly like System of a Down.

13.Sickman by Alice In Chains
Sad songs about girls are one thing but sad songs about drugs are a completely different beast. Exhibit A
14.Under The Bridge by The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Exhibit  B

15.Drag by Placebo

No, not a song about dressing in women's clothes.

16.Heads Will Roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Keyboards dominate on this one as the Hipsters get dancing.

17.Lovegame by Lady Gaga

Keep the dance vibe going. I hate this song the longer I know it.

18.Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cindy Lauper

Art School chick gets kicked out of School and turns singer and makes millions of dollars. Influences  thousands of chicks to dress from thrift stores.

19.Fuck the Pain Away by Peaches

That was the most brilliant moment in every mix I've made in my life. You figure it out.

20.With a Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker
It's strange when you can do a Beatles song better than the Beatles by Mr. Cocker  got it done.