Wah?

Like in Wha'Happen? I don't know. I had been working on a mixtape at the end of last year which turned into Feel Like It and that led to WTF? and I had a bunch of songs I didn't use for either. And I was collecting a few more that I wanted in a mixtape. This popped out. There is no rhyme or reason to this. The mashup at the beginning was something I had been working on for a little bit. Always wanted to use 10cc and Hall & Oates for something. This came out. Wha? And how does it work with Tower Of Power? And Pitbull? It doesn't. I put in another mashup (not mine this time). I also added a couple of extended remixes of songs that I wanted to pick for this. The CJ & Co. was because of K's Disco Fever post on Butterboy's site. I just felt it was terrible to not have that album mix represented, especially since it was the very first track played at Studio 54. So, blame that one on K. Ask me some time about living in the Bay Area and having ToP playing anywhere they can. What a great band! This track was not the big hit, but it was for us.

Wah?

01 10cc vs Hall & Oates -  I'm Not In Love-She's Gone (Big Boys mix)

02 Diana Ross - Love Hangover (Extended Alternate Version)

03 Tower Of Power - Squib Cakes

04 C2C - Happy

05 CJ & Co - Devil's Gun

06 Fetchin Bones with Hope Nichols - You Sexy Thing

07 Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (Extended Floorfiller)

08 Boney M. - Sunny

09 Cerrone - Trippin On The Moon

10 Black Eyed Peas vs Sugarhill Gang - My Humps vs Rappers Delight

11 Kool & The Gang - Chocolate Buttermilk

12 Pitbull - Jumpin

13 Saturday Night Band - Touch Me On My Hot Spot

What's The Connection? Sparkle 1

I was listening to a bunch of old Blaxploitation records and adjacent. Wandered off a bit and soon was listening to Curtis Mayfield, Tower Of Power, Earth, Wind & Fire and Cameo all of them had a Sparkle song. That's when I started making this Connection. All songs with Sparkle in the title. It went a bit away from the original starting point, but all good songs. And I think by now you get that I don't care too much about the same genre. I like them all. Rock, Reggae, old, new, it doesn't matter as long as I like it.

What's The Connection? Sparkle 1

01 Bill Nelson - A Dip In The Sparkle Jar

02 Robin Guthrie - Sparkle

03 Vince Gill - Sparkle

04 Four Coquettes - Sparkle and Shine

05 Hank Snow - Those Blue Eyes Don't Sparkle Anymore

06 Earth, Wind & Fire - Sparkle

07 møndberg - You Sparkled Like Silver

08 Seal - Sparkle (Extended Version)

09 Everclear - Sparkle

10 DJ Tiësto - Sparkles

11 Steppenwolf - Sparkle Eyes

12 Cameo - Sparkle

13 Peter Murphy - Fake Sparkle Or Golden Dust

14 UB40 - Sparkle Of My Eyes

15 Tower Of Power - Sparkling In The Sand

16 Curtis Mayfield - Sparkle

17 Aretha Franklin - Sparkle

18 High Llamas - Sparkle Up

19 No Doubt - Sparkle

What's The Connection? Spiders 2

Finally I get to post volume two of the Spider connection. The last one had some great tracks on it, but I didn't have the room for these ones. Now you get them. Volume one of the Spider WTC is good, though. Make sure you get it. This one has Spiderman theme. Not the Ramones version or the original. This time from Aerosmith. Just seemed like the right choice, even though I like several other versions a lot, perhaps even more. Enjoy these selections. Remember, I made this and I do not like Spiders at all.

What's The Connection? Spiders 2

24 The Flaming Lips - The Spiderbite Song

25 Kansas - The Spider

26 Ten Years After - Spider In My Web

27 Raffi - Spider on the Floor

28 Them - Black Widow Spider

29 Aerosmith - Theme From Spider Man

30 Queens Of The Stone Age - Spiders and Vinegaroons

31 Cliff Richard - Spider Man

32 Herbie Hancock - Spider

33 Weezer - The Spider

34 Brian Eno - Spider And I

35 Carly Simon - Itsy Bitsy Spider

36 System Of A Down - Spiders

37 David Bowie - Glass Spider

38 Jon Anderson - Spider

39 Moby - Spiders

40 White Zombie - Spiderbaby (Yeah-Yeah-Yeah)

Smooth & Tangy BBQ 2

More of the country BBQ pick. These are some more of the Smooth and Tangy songs like volume 1 a few days ago. This is pretty mainstream country. Like the others it started with some playlists in a DJ magazine. It will play well at any BBQ where you have country fans. In Texas, they are very proud of their BBQ. You cannot go into a decent restaurant and not be able to order some kind of brisket. Taco brisket, breakfast brisket. I haven't found it yet, but I wouldn't be surprised to see brisket ice cream.

Smooth & Tangy BBQ 2

21 Brooks & Dunn - Neon Moon

22 Vince Gill - I Still Believe In You

23 Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind

24 Garth Brooks - The River

25 Dierks Bentley - Come A Little Closer

26 Alabama - God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You

27 Shania Twain - Youve Got A Way (Notting Hill Mix)

28 Tim McGraw - Don't Take The Girl

29 Alabama - Angels Among Us

30 Garth Brooks - The Dance

31 Montgomery Gentry - Lucky Man

32 Dolly Parton with Vince Gill - I Will Always Love You

33 Faith Hill - Breathe

34 George Strait - Carrying Your Love With Me

35 Kenny Chesney - The Good Stuff

36 Dixie Chicks - Landslide

37 Garth Brooks - Unanswered Prayers

38 Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying

39 Diamond Rio - Beautiful Mess

40 Clay Walker - Hypnotize The Moon

Exicinco (Exitos 5)

More of the Exitos series of picks. This pick is volume five and perfect for Cinco De Mayo. Some of my favorites mixed together. Different genres within the Latino "label" and all with my weird naming convention. Pardon me if you actually speak or write fluent Spanish. I had four years, but I obviously learned more in the restaurants I worked at and the soccer teams I played on. I even coached youth soccer and had to be able to speak my own broken Spanish to the parents (the kids had no problems with English). Having visited Central and Southern America and lived in areas of town where I was the only non-Latino on the block, I got exposed to some great music from all over, especially once everyone knew I was the "white" DJ who actually liked their favorite songs and played them at the block parties. These can be played at any mixed event and keep people happy. And have a great Cinco De Mayo!

Exicinco (Exitos 5)

01 Los Lobos featuring Antonio Banderas - Cancion Del Mariachi (Morena De Mi Corazon)

02 Vicente Fernández - El Rey

03 Ramon Ayala - Tragos Amargos

04 Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeño Band - Chile Pie

05 Caballo Dorado - No Rompas Mi Corazón (Achy Breaky Heart)

06 Mana - Oye Mi Amor

07 La Sonora Dinamita - Mi Cucu

08 Don Omar Featuring Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro

09 Alicia Villarreal - Ladrón

10 Margarita La Diosa De La Cumbia - Mi Bombon

11 Pedro Fernandez - Yo No Fum

12 El Coyote Y Su Banda - Y Que Paso

13 Ozuna - Del Mar

14 Romeo Santos - Propuesta Indecente

15 Banda El Recodo - Te Presumo

16 Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona - Bailando

17 Azul Azul - La Bomba (Diaz Bros. Remix)

18 The Guadaloops - Nunca Es Tarde

19 Celia Cruz - La Vida Es Un Carnaval

20 Marc Anthony - Vivir Mi Vida

21 Deorro With Elvis Crespo - Bailar

May The Fourth Be With You

Should have made this some time ago, but just didn't get around to finishing it. Always liked that Sar Wars fans took over May 4th as their own holiday. I especially like puns. And using May The Force Be With You is genius. Hence this pick. All Star Wars related songs. Some are about the movie or characters, some make new canon. A few covers of the soundtrack. I especially like Big Daddy's surf theme. Some use sound efx from the movies. The Earthlings and 2 Skinnee J's come to mind. I had to put two Weird Al songs in here to start and end the saga. I probably have enough to make part two for next year, but if you have a good track in mind that is not on here, recommend it in the comments. I will probably use it.

May The Fourth Be With You

01 Weird Al Yankovic - The Saga Begins

02 2 Skinnee J's - Mind Trick

03 The Wonder Years - Solo & Chewy! Holdin' It Down

04 The Earthlings - Active Programming (Expanded Star Wars Remix)

05 Blink 182 - A New Hope

06 The Presidents Of The United States Of America - Death Star

07 Raven - Star Wars

08 Supernova - Chewbacca

09 Richard Cheese - The Star Wars Cantina

10 Queens Of The Stone Age - These Ain't The Droids You're Looking For

11 MC Chris - Fett's Vette

12 Scientist & Prince Jammy - The Son Of Darth Vader

13 Meco - Star Wars Theme-Cantina Band (12 inch disco mix)

14 Jon Schmidt & Steven Sharp Nelson - Cello Wars (Radio Edit)

15 The Taj Motel Trio - Vader

16 Real Thing - Can You Feel the Force (12 inch)

17 Ash - Cantina Band

18 Big Daddy - Star Wars

19 Buckethead - Star Wars

20 Nerf Herder - I'm The Droid (You're Looking For)

21 Weird Al Yankovic - Yoda

Smooth & Tangy BBQ 1

More of the country BBQ pick. These are the Smooth and Tangy songs as opposed to the Hot & Spicy ones from the last several days. I have two volumes of this, but volume two will come after Cinco De Mayo. Again, this is pretty mainstream country. You'll figure out the difference between the Spicy one and this one once you  give it a listen. Like the others it started with some playlists in a DJ magazine.

Smooth & Tangy BBQ 1

01 Garth Brooks - Shameless

02 Hank Williams, Jr. - A Country Boy Can Survive

03 Garth Brooks - If Tomorrow Never Comes

04 Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces

05 Alabama - Feels So Right

06 Judds - Mama He's Crazy

07 George Strait - Amarillo By Morning

08 Deana Carter - Strawberry Wine

09 Alabama - We Made Love

10 Lee Greenwood - God Bless The USA

11 Lonestar - I'm Already There

12 George Strait - Carried Away

13 Little Big Town - Bring It On Home

14 Faith Hill with Tim McGraw - Let's Make Love

15 Buddy Jewell - Sweet Southern Comfort

16 Tim McGraw - The Cowboy In Me

17 Carrie Underwood - So Small

18 Tim McGraw - Where The Green Grass Grows

19 Rascal Flatts - Take Me There

20 Little Texas - My Love