Electrowave (Repost)

Repost with new links just so you can see the progression. Not the same as the Clash Of TheTitans series. First this is only one comp. But as I was making the other playlists, I realized there was some stuff that was much like new wave and little like electro and it was pretty good. So I took some new stuff and matched it with a couple of older tracks that fit to make this one for you. Ladytron, Freezepop and Miss Kittin started this for me, the rest came naturally.

Electrowave

01 Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd

02 Freezepop - Bike Thief (Kryptonite Remix)

03 Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon Is Now-

04 FPU - Ocean Drive (Tigas White Linen Vox)

05 Laptop - Greatest Hits

06 Ladytron - Seventeen

07 Blur - Girls & Boys

08 Golden Boy w-Miss Kittin - Rippin Kittin

09 Bis - Robotic (Adult Almost Instrumental Remix)

10 Wonderland Avenue - White Horse

11 Tiga & Zyntherius - Sunglasses At Night

12 Felix Da Housecat - Madame Hollywood (Tigas Mr Hollywood Version)

13 Love Inc - You're A Superstar

14 The Tubes - Prime Time

15 Mount Sims - Black Sunglasses

16 Count 2 Infinity - Popism

17 Soft Cell - What!

What's The Connection? Balls

Well, that World Cup could have gone better for an American with Dutch heritage. The U.S. is out, the Netherlands is out, and I am left doing the usual family math where disappointment somehow has two flags on it. At least my Belgian cousins are still happy, because their team is still playing with their balls. That is probably more than I needed to say, but here we are. I am not comparing this to boobs. Different subject entirely. This Connection just happens to be the one that still has something bouncing. 

What's The Connection? Balls

01 Isaac Hayes - Chocolate Salty Balls (P.S. I Love You)

02 The Goal Line Groovers - Playing With My Smart Balls

03 Jay & the Techniques - Keep the Ball Rollin'

04 Love And Rockets - Ball Of Confusion (USA Mix)

05 Marillion - If My Heart Were A Ball

06 The Casuals - Grab Your Balls We're Goin' Bowling

07 Devo - Snow Ball

08 Frank Zappa - Take Me Out to the Ball Game

09 Sparks - Balls

10 The Cramps - She's Got Balls

11 James - Goalie's Ball

12 Accept - Balls To The Wall

13 The White Stripes - Ball And Biscuit

14 The Rumour - That's The Way The Ball Rolls

15 Amy Rigby - Balls

16 Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball

17 City Surfers - Beach Ball

18 Eddie Spaghetti - If Anyone's Got the Balls

19 Bobby Vee - Rubber Ball

20 Stray Cats - Gonna Ball

21 AC-DC - Big Balls

Electroclash

I never understood why electroclash disappeared while so many of the ideas stuck around. The fashion mostly went away, but the attitude never really did. These tracks are full of icy synths, deadpan vocals, and enough swagger to convince you they don't care whether you like them or not. Apparently I do. If you're looking around the House for something a little stranger than the usual four on the floor, this Pick should do nicely. Twenty years later, it still sounds like the future showed up with a smirk.

Electroclash

01 Chicks On Speed - We Don't Play Guitars

02 Goldfrapp - Strict Machine

03 Pompous Elite - Citation Needed

04 Black Strobe - Me And Madonna

05 Fischerspooner - Emerge

06 Client - Rock and Roll Machine

07 Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Frank Sinatra

08 Princess Superstar featuring High & Mighty - Bad Babysitter

09 Ladytron - Seventeen

10 Mr Blackout Bean - Brewtal Awakening

11 Tiga - Pleasure From The Bass

12 Adult. - Hand To Phone

13 Tiga & Zyntherius - Sunglasses At Night

14 Golden Boy w-Miss Kittin - Rippin Kittin

15 Avenue D - Do I Look Like A Slut

16 Felix Da Housecat w-Miss Kittin - Silver Screen Shower Scene

17 Vitalic - La Rock 01

What's The Connection? Vacation (repost)

Repost  of this one from 2022: People tend to take vacations in the summer, although for many it's been staycations or having a holiday at home. But this was made some time ago, before the really bad inflation and huge gas prices. All the songs have vacation in the title. Yes, I know that some people say they go on holiday (that's another WTC?). This one is strictly a vacation connection. I knew I had to have the Go-Go's in here, the rest went around that. I came up with a few good ones. Again let me know if your favorite vacation song isn't in here. And enjoy whatever vacation you are having this year. I hope it's sweet. And yes, that's me on the Jetski.

What's The Connection? Vacation

01 Young Fresh Fellows - Empty Set Takes a Vacation

02 Sister Sledge - Let's Go On Vacation

03 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Mideast Vacation

04 Ricky Nelson - A Long Vacation

05 Lionel Richie - Sweet Vacation

06 Orleans - I Need A Break (From My Vacation)

07 The Party - Summer Vacation

08 Bo Diddley - Bo's Vacation

09 Buddy Guy - Your Mind Is On Vacation

10 Alabama - Vacation

11 Johnny Cash - When I Take My Vacation In Heaven

12 The Ramones - Endless Vacation

13 The Fleshtones - Bazooka Joe's Vacation

14 Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation

15 Black Oak Arkansas - Spring Vacation

16 Chuck Berry - Vacation Time

17 Van Morrison - Your Mind Is On Vacation

18 Sugarland - Operation Working Vacation

19 Connie Francis - Vacation

20 Vitamin C - Vacation

21 Freezepop - Vacation

22 Circle Jerks - Paid Vacation

23 Beach Boys - Spring Vacation

24 Go-Go's - Vacation

What's The Connection? Sunshine (repost)

Another repost with new links and new blurb: Every long weekend seems to reach the same point. The fireworks are over, the coolers are a little lighter, somebody forgot to put the lawn chairs away, and life starts easing back toward normal. Then the sun comes up, the coffee tastes just as good, and somehow summer keeps right on going. Maybe that's the best part about this season. Even after the celebrations are over, there's still another sunny day waiting. It's hot out so do something that cools you off. This Connection follows sunshine in just about every mood imaginable. Sometimes it warms things up, sometimes it disappears, and sometimes it shows up exactly when it is needed most. Whether you're spending the day outside or hiding from the heat, I hope this one brightens it just a little.

What's The Connection? Sunshine

01 Beatles - Good Day Sunshine

02 Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

03 Ray Charles - You Are My Sunshine

04 Donovan - Sunshine Superman

05 Tom Tom Club - Sunshine and Ecstasy

06 Earth Wind & Fire - Sunshine

07 Katrina And The Waves - Walking On Sunshine

08 Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love

09 Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

10 The Brady Bunch - It's A Sunshine Day

11 Jonathan Edwards - Sunshine

12 Nina Hagen & Cast - Let The Sunshine In

13 Love & Rockets - It Could Be Sunshine

14 Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Walking In The Sunshine

15 Fishbone - Everyday Sunshine

16 Eddy Grant - Walkin' On Sunshine

17 Joi - Sunshine & The Rain

18 Fuzzbox - Pink Sunshine

19 Prince - Play In The Sunshine

20 Dean Martin - Powder Your Face With Sunshine (Smile! Smile! Smile!)

21 Lee Oskar - Sunshine Keri

22 Praxis - Sunshine

What's The Connection? Summer (repost)

This is a repost with new links from four years ago with a whole new blurb: Summer always seems a little shorter than I remember. Maybe that's because we try to pack so much into it before the days start getting shorter again. Beach trips, backyard cookouts, vacations, long evenings that somehow disappear too quickly, and all the songs that end up becoming part of those memories. It doesn't really matter what year they came from. Every summer eventually finds its own soundtrack. This Connection stays with one season from beginning to end, wandering through breezy afternoons, hot city streets, romance, nostalgia, and just enough sunshine to make you forget how hot it actually is. Whether you're heading for the beach, the lake, the backyard, or just the air conditioning, these songs should fit somewhere along the way. I hope your summer lasts a little longer than it usually seems to.

What's The Connection? Summer

01 Kool & the Gang - Summer Madness

02 Bangles - Bitchen Summer

03 Bananarama - Cruel Summer

04 The B-52's - Summer Of Love

05 Lil' Brian and the Zydeco Travelers - Summer Girl

06 Dino - Summergirls

07 War - Summer

08 Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer

09 Mungo Jerry - In The Summer Time

10 The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer

11 Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze

12 Stevie Wonder - Summer Soft

13 Chad and Jeremy - A Summer Song

14 The Danleers - One Summer Night

15 Jamies - Summertime, Summertime

16 Sly and the Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime

17 Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City

18 Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues

19 Shonen Knife - Summertime Boogie

20 Surfin' Lungs - Who Stole The Summer

21 Stray Cats - Lonely Summer Nights

America 250

America celebrates Independence Day every year, but turning 250 only happens once. Watching this year's World Cup has made the occasion feel even more special. Along with the matches, it has been fun seeing visitors from around the world discovering everyday American life for the first time. Sometimes it takes someone seeing your home with fresh eyes to remind you how many little things you have quietly taken for granted all along. That seems like a pretty good reason to celebrate. This Connection follows a few of the ideas that have shaped the country along the way: liberty, freedom, home, music, and a Saturday night or two. It even begins with the birthday song I have sung to friends and family for years whenever their special day comes around. After all, 250 candles deserve something a little different. I have a feeling some of those visitors are going home with a different picture of America than the one they arrived with. This year's 4th of July seemed like the right time to celebrate that.

America 250

01 Sheriff John - Birthday Cake Polka

02 Jennifer Rocket - Stand Up Baby

03 Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom

04 Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band

05 George Thorogood & The Destroyers - American Made

06 Lee Greenwood - God Bless The USA

07 David Bowie - Young Americans

08 Earth, Wind & Fire - Freedom

09 Sister Sledge - All American Girls

10 Alan Jackson - Home

11 Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy

12 Common Ground - This Is America

13 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama

14 Journey - Liberty

15 Garth Brooks - American Honky-Tonk Bar Association

16 Kim Wilde - Kids In America

17 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl

18 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Liberty

19 John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads

20 Junior Brown - Freedom Machine

21 Beach Boys - Back Home

22 Brad Paisley - American Saturday Night