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 #68

This is one of the worst mixes I've ever put together. Sorry for the let down but hopefully you can get a little joy out of some of it. There are quite a few covers on here so that makes it sort of fun. Next weeks is totally better.


1. I Wanna Rock by Twisted Sister

I guess I really just enjoy kicking off mixes with 80's rock. This song got some notoriety when closed minded Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker. Twisted Sister made him stop using it as his walk on music.

2. So So Special by The Bardo

You don't know this band and don't pretend you do. They seem like good ol' boys playing good ol' rock and who knows, maybe they are.

3. K.I.A. by JET

Killed In Action, JET continues to suck and blow all at once but it's sometimes the only rock out there.

4. Down by 311

Chill! Rap and rock together at last! Well not really, they just expanded on the genre. Is this their biggest hit?

5. Meds by Placebo

Take your prescription drugs, be better, that's what this song is about.

6. This Is Why I'm Hot by Mims

Some songs make you feel cool/hot this is one of them. It makes me want a yacht and and all that goes with it.

7. I Told You I Was Freaky by Flight Of The Concords

Joke music is sometimes better than the real thing.

8. The One by Slaughterhouse

Hey! More rap rock that sucks! It was a free download.

9. Ain't No Rest For The Wicked by Cage The Elephant

This song is kinda' groovy but then it sucks all at the same time.

10.Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

This is the original, not the Jeff Buckley version or one of those stupid American idol attempts, this is the old man getting weird.

11.Don't Worry Baby by The Beach Boys

Romantic and backed with a huge Brian Wilson sound; this song is emotional and tender

12.Bad Romance by Lady GaGa

She can't really sing, she can't really dance  and she looks are Medusa like but she's a star. Every song she does is taken from someplace else almost shamelessly; this one to me starts off sounding like Eurasure.

13.Hang Up the Pinup by Cobra Killer

Here is your buzz saw indie rock for the week; it's the sort of song that evil elves would listen to.

14.Heartbreaker by Nirvana

Kurt replies, "I don't know it" to a fan who yells for the band to play the Zeppelin classic and then figures it out as if the hammer of the gods came down and smashed it into him. His vocals are proof to some sort of anguish at least.

15.Nice Boys by Rose Tattoo

Australian rockers showing up and getting down. Not everything down under is AC/DC and INXS

16.You're Crazy by Guns N' Roses

G n' R covered Rose Tattoo's  Nice Boys and they even covered this song on their EP. 

17.California Queen by Wolfmother

My interest in Wolfmother ended with their second album and it probably should have ended before that. More Aussie rock!

18.Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows by Lesley Gore

Leslie Gore is crazy as I've stated before, how can she sing this song, It's My Party and Now It's Judy's Turn To Cry? Wacky!

19.Hungry End by Dan Sartain

He's had much better songs and this one just seems like he's in a funk

20.Laura by Girls

It's a little ditty that makes one want to skip along the sidewalk

21.Long Tall Sally by The Backbeat Band

Remember this movie, Backbeat, starring Stephen Dorf as the fifth Beatle? The band they used to do the music had a line up that included Dave Pirner , Thurston Moore, Mike Mills, Dave Grohl and a couple other dudes; it's very aggressive pop.

22.Red Right Hand by Arctic Monkeys

Cover Nick Cave takes balls, I like the original best butu this version has a bit more speed.

23.Murder By Number by The Police
When this came out it wasn't on the record and only on the cassette. Sting and the boys show their humorous side by explaining you can kill people and rhyme.