The New Year Connection

There is a little overlap in theme, but I've tried to make this mostly about the day of New Year, not necessarily New Year's Eve. Although you could easily argue that several of these tracks could be New Year's Eve songs. This What's the Connection? is supposed to be New Year's Day. Starting the New Year. New resolutions, new goals, new start. It's brand new. But to many of us, it's also sleeping late feeling hungover or staying up and watching a parade. Eating leftover cold pizza (or is that only me?) Leave me a comment on how it is for you and if I missed a glaring song for the New Year. Click on the fresh as a daisy in the snow cover I designed. Looking forward to a year more of these compilations.

The New Year

01 Carole King - New Year's Day

02 Robbie Williams - New Year's Day

03 Sugababes - New Year (Non Christmas Version)

04 Taylor Swift - New Year's Day.mp3

05 Regina Spektor - New Year

06 Guided By Voices - What Begins On New Year's Day

07 Karen Souza - New Year's Day

08 Pentatonix - New Year's Day

09 Death Cab For Cutie - The New Year

10 Rupaul with Siedah Garrett - Brand New Year

11 Bill Nelson - The World Sleeps Late On New Years Day

12 Hurts - All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day

13 U2 - New Year's Day

14 Bon Jovi - New Year's Day

15 Van Morrison - Celtic New Year

16 Scary Gary Alan - New Year's Resolutions

17 Rob Thomas - New Year's Day

18 Cliff Richard - This New Year

19 A Great Big World - This Is The New Year

20 Otis Redding - New Year's Resolution

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Connection 2

Here's part 2 of the What's The Connection? What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? All the same song done by different people in different styles. Tomorrow we'll do another playlist with another theme in this holiday spirit. Remember to click on the cover graphic that I designed. And to leave me a comment on what version you like best (or that I missed). I was constrained with these playlists to the length of a CD as that's what I originally made them to become. Either way, enjoy the music.

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? 2

19 The Carpenters - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

20 Rod Stewart with Ella Fitzgerald - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

21 Patti Labelle - What Are You Doing New Year's

22 Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox with Rayvon Owen & Olivia Kuper Harris - (What Are You Doing) New Year's Eve

23 Steve Perry - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

24 Boney James - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

25 Johnny Mathis - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

26 Lee Ann Womack - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

27 Herb Alpert - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

28 Lena Horne - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

29 The Orioles - What Are You Doing New Years Eve

30 Chicago - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

31 Straight No Chaser - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

32 The Stylistics - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

33 Margaret Whiting - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

34 The Head And The Heart - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

35 Gladys Knight & The Pips - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

Happy New Year Connection 3 (Auld Lang Syne)

Here it is: Even More! This What's The Connection? gives you more of that wonderful song Auld Lang Syne, as if you needed more. But I guess you should know what it came from. Auld Lang Syne may be old Scottish for "Old Times"  or "Long, Long Ago" and although it is traditionally used to close out the Old Year, it was also sued as a song at farewells, funerals and even graduations. The text was written by Robert Burns. It's said that the first line: "For Auld Lang Syne" just means "For the Sake Of Old Times". So I guess now you might find other occasions to use this playlist. Make sure to click on the cover. And have a Happy New Year for the sake of old times!

Happy New Year! 3

51 Reel Big Fish - Auld Lang Syne

52 Barenaked Ladies - Auld Lang Syne

53 Byron Lee and the Dragonaires - Auld Lang Syne

54 Black On White Affair - Auld Lang Syne

55 Less Than Jake - The New Auld Lang Syne

56 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Auld Lang Syne

57 Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin - Auld Lang Syne (Live)

58 Brave Combo - Auld Lang Syne

59 Richard Cheese - Auld Lang Syne

60 Barbra Streisand - Auld Lang Syne (Ballad)

61 The Lonesome Travelers - Auld Lange Syne

62 Susan Boyle - Auld Lang Syne

63 Chris Isaak - Auld Lang Syne

64 Platters - Auld Lang Syne

65 Bill Keith - Auld Lang Syne

66 James Taylor - Auld Lang Syne

67 Mariah Carey - Auld Lang Syne - The New Year's Anthem

68 The Mermen - Auld Lang Syne

69 Kenny G - Auld Lang Syne

70 Frank Zappa - Auld Lang Syne (Live At The Palladium - 103181 - Show 2)

71 Cheap Trick - Auld Lang Syne

72 The Stylistics - Auld Lang Syne

73 Colbie Caillat - Auld Lang Syne

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Connection 1

Planning ahead for New Year's Eve is a pretty normal thing. Going out and finding a party or celebration used to be what you did, especially as a single person on New Year's Eve. Perhaps not so much in times like today, but this song might still be relevant in Tinder times. You tell me. I'm married and older, so I bang on pots at midnight (if we can stay up). That's what I am doing New Year's Eve. If we go out it will be early and with family and friends. Yep, boring. But we still sneak in a New Year's kiss at midnight if we can. Enjoy this two part What's The Connection? Whatever you do this New Year's Eve, I hope it's with someone you love, like the cover of this playlist.

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? 1

01 Engelbert Humperdinck - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

02 Mel Torme - Happy Holiday-Let's Start The New Year Right-What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

03 Stacie Orrico - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

04 King Curtis - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

05 Les Paul - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

06 Idina Menzel - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

07 Lou Rawls - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

08 Jim Brickman - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

09 Norah Jones - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

10 Kacey Musgraves - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

11 Barbra Streisand - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

12 Garth Brooks - What Are You Doing New Years Eve

13 Various - What Are You Doing New Years Eve

14 Bette Midler - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

15 Ella Fitzgerald - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

16 Nancy Wilson - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

17 Carpenters - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

18 Brian Setzer Orchestra - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve

Happy New Year Connection 2 (Auld Lang Syne)

A continuation of the Auld Lang Syne What's The Connection? We had so many different version of that song that it was crazy. And really how many times do you want to hear this song. I get that it usually is only played after midnight on New Year's Eve and you are usually busy at that time, not paying that much attention to the version playing. But now you can really focus in on your favorite version. In the next day or so, look for even more. The cover is still interesting.

Happy New Year  2

27 Bunny Sigler - Auld Lang Syne

28 Michael Doucet - Auld Lang Syne

29 Jimi Hendrix - Little Drummer Boy-Silent Night-Auld Lang Syne

30 MXPX - Auld Lang Syne

31 Idina Menzel - Auld Lang Syne

32 Mannheim Steamroller - Auld Lang Syne

33 Sun Ra - Auld Lang Syne

34 Bing Crosby - Auld Lang Syne

35 Billy Idol - Auld Lang Syne

36 Andrew Bird - Auld Lang Syne

37 Slade - Auld Lang Syne (You'll Never Walk Alone)

38 Ingrid Michaelson - Auld Lang Syne

39 Michael McDonald - Auld Lang Syne  O Tannebaum

40 Bobby Darin - Christmas Auld Lang Syne

41 Rod Stewart - Auld Lang Syne

42 Relient K - Auld Lang Syne

43 Pink Martini - Auld Lang Syne

44 Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Auld Lang Syne

45 Billy Joel - Auld Lang Syne

46 B.B. King - Auld Lang Syne

47 The Drifters - Auld Lang Syne

48 Marc Anthony - Christmas Auld Lang Syne

49 Die Toten Hosen - Auld Lang Syne

50 The Smithereens - Auld Lang Syne

Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! Lucky New Year Connection

This New Year's Connection is all about New Year's songs.  Not any one genre at all. You may notice that I named this What's The Connection? in the Dutch traditional greeting for the New Year. I have some Dutch in my heritage, so it's what my family says. I get that it's impossible to pronounce if you do not speak Dutch. Just remember that the "G" is softer than you think. Anyway enjoy the cover (Amsterdam fireworks in the background) and the weird songs mixed in with more mainstream stuff. More New Year's stuff coming.

Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! Lucky New Year

01 Lightnin' Hopkins - Happy New Year
02 Eagles - Funky New Year
03 Kid Rock - Happy New Year
04 Violent Femmes - Happy New Year Next Year
05 The Residents - Mr. Skull's New Year's Eve Song
06 Camera Obscura - Happy New Year
07 James Brown - Merry Christmas My Baby And A Very, Very Happy New Year
08 Bing Crosby - Let's Start the New Year Right
09 Tom Waits - New Year's Eve
10 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Happy New Year Blues
11 Graham Parker - New Year's Revolution
12 Barry Manilow - It's Just Another New Years Eve
13 Bowling For Soup - Merry Flippin' Christmas (Happy Freakin' New Year)
14 Brave Combo - Mambo in a Brand New Year
15 The Malibooz - And A Happy New Year
16 Michael Franks - The Way We Celebrate New Years
17 O'Jays - Christmas Just Ain't Christmas, New Years Ain't New Years Without The One You Love
18 Pink Martini - Congratulations-A Happy New Year Song
19 B.B. King - Bringing In A Brand New Year
20 Dan Wilson - What A Year For A New Year
21 Joe Walsh - New Year's Eve

Happy New Year Connection (Auld Lang Syne)

This is one of those playlists that you will only use every year. Several versions of Auld Lang Syne in this What's the Connection? Once we changed the format of our station right around the holidays and to get people ready we played Auld Lang Syne for a whole week up to New Year's Day. Very funny, but got boring quick. Tons of versions were submitted to us and we ended up with hours worth of the song. These are some of the ones we started with. The background of the cover was an excerpt of a drawing in colored pencil by my ex-wife, who had some amazing drawing talents. Click on it. One of these songs in this playlist is not Auld Lang Syne, but has it in the title and a few just use the song as "inspiration." BTW there is a good connection for the end of the year done by Butterboy. Check out his "It was a Very Good Year" Connection. It's good. I wish I had compiled it.

Happy New Year!

01 MFSB - 12;00 Countdown Medley

02 Guy Lombardo - Auld Lang Syne

03 Glenn Miller Orchestra - Auld Lang Syne

04 Tom Scott - Auld Lang Syne

05 Corky Hale - Auld Lang Syne

06 Joe Hackney - Auld Lang Syne

07 Highway Jazzmen - Auld Lang Syne

08 Arthur Lyman - Auld Lang Syne

09 Gary Hoey - Auld Lang Syne

10 Gilda Radner - Roseanne Roseannadanna

11 Alan Sherman - Old Lang's Sign

12 Michael Zanabili - Auld Lang Syne

13 Peter Buffett and the New World Ensemble - Auld Lang Syne

14 Bill Keith - Auld Lang Syne

15 Salsoul Orchestra - New Year's Medley

16 Boney M - Auld Lang Syne

17 Chas & Dave - Auld Lang Syne

18 Beach Boys - Auld Lang Syne

19 Phantom Of The Opera Cast - Auld Lang Syne

20 Jingle Cats - Auld Lang Syne

21 Gloria Estefan - Christmas Auld Lang Syne

22 Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne

23 G-Clefs - I Understand (How You Feel)

24 UK Subs - Auld Lang Syne

25 Esquivel - Auld Lang Syne

26 Salivating Army Band (Tales From The Crypt) - Should Old Cadavers Be Forgot

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Connection volume 1 & 2

Since it's the day before Christmas, I'm posting two volumes (or think of them as disc one and disc two) of my What's The Connection? All about Santa Coming To Town. There are plenty more versions of this song, if you aren't tired of it already. But these two volumes should satisfy you for now. Let me know if I skipped your favorite version in the comments. BTW, this Santa cover always makes me think of a wanted poster. Merry Christmas!

WTC? Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Volume 1

01 B2K - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

02 Pentatonix - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

03 James Bond & Sluggy - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

04 Azz Izz Band - Santa Clause Is Coming To Town

05 Bootsy Collins - Santa's Coming (Santa Claus Is Coming To Town)

06 Jimmy McGriff - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town·White Christmas

07 Joshua Redman - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

08 Cajun Gold - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

09 Patti Page - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

10 Patti LaBelle - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

11 Joyce - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

12 Nat King Cole - Santa Claus is Coming to Town

13 The Caribbean Jazz Project - Santa Claus is Coming to Town

14 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

15 The Carpenters - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

16 Bruce Springsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

17 Fred Astaire - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

Volume 2

18 Cecilia Dale - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

19 Tony Bennett - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

20 The Crystals - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

21 Ella Fitzgerald - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

22 Lena Horne - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

23 Frank Sinatra - Santa Claus is Coming to Town

24 The Supremes - Santa Claus is Coming to Town

25 Ray Charles - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

26 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

27 Grady Gaines And The Texas Upsetters - Grady And Santa Is Coming To Town

28 Michael Bolton - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

29 Beach Boys - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

30 Byron Lee and the Dragonaires - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

31 The Pointer Sisters - Santa Claus is Coming to Town

32 Frank Sinatra & Cyndi Lauper - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

33 The Ventures - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

34 Joseph Spence - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

35 John Davidson - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

36 The Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

37 The Whispers - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

38 Burl Ives - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Here Comes Santa Claus Connection

This is the second to the last of the Christmas playlists I will post this year. I hope you enjoy it. All about Here Comes Santa Claus in this What's The Connection? playlist. The song is short so there are a lot of versions and they all still fit on one CD if anyone still does that. I like this Santa on the cover best. He's coming right down Santa Claus Lane and over to your house. Enjoy all of these version. I hopefully did not get any doubles with earlier playlists. Let me know if I missed one, or if I missed your favorite version of this song in the comments. PS: The Frogs are talking about a cat.

Here Comes Santa Claus

01 Willie Nelson - Here Comes Santa Claus

02 The Chipmunks - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right

03 Billy Idol - Here Comes Santa Claus

04 Starland Vocal Band - Here Comes Santa Claus

05 Esquivel - Here Comes Santa Claus

06 Clockhammer - Here Comes Santa Claus

07 Doris Day - Here Comes Santa Claus

08 Red Foley - Here Comes Santa Claus

09 The Frogs - Here Comes Santa's Pussy

10 Bob Dylan - Here Comes Santa Claus

11 Glen Campbell - Here Comes Santa Claus

12 Nerf Herder - Here Comes Santa Claus

13 Byron Lee and the Dragonaires - Here Comes Santa Claus

14 Rupaul - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)

15 Mariah Carey - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)-Housetop Celebration

16 Dwight Yoakam - Here Comes Santa Claus

17 Elvis Presley & Frank Sinatra - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)

18 Bing Crosby - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)

19 Nick Mason (Pink Floyd) - Here Comes Santa

20 Jeff Golub - Here Comes Santa Claus

21 Frank DeLima & Honolulu Boy Choir - Here Comes Santa In a Red Canoe

22 Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans - Here Comes Santa Claus

23 Buck Owens - Here Comes Santa Claus Again

24 Chicago - Here Comes Santa Claus-Joy To The World

25 The Platters - Here Comes Santa

26 The Puppini Sisters - Here Comes Santa Claus

27 Davie Allan & The Arrows - Here Comes Santa Claus

28 38 Special - Here Comes Santa Claus

29 Ramsey Lewis Trio - Here Comes Santa Claus

30 Asleep At The Wheel - Here Comes Santa Claus

31 The Jordanaires - Here Comes Santa Claus

32 The Brian Setzer Orchestra - Here Comes Santa Claus

Xmas Cookie Santa 1 Pol's Pick

This is part of my Xmas Cookie series, but a side connection. All of the songs on this spinoff are about Santa. So there are a couple of doubles, sorry. I like those Santa songs a lot. But it's just one or two from some of the previous Xmas Cookie volumes. Either way I hope you like them in this new setting. Songs like Nick's Early Years, or the perspective of two women who love Santa in My Man is too good to leave off. Don't worry lots of others in here that are not on any of the previous picks. A couple of traditional songs, some that will become classics and a few more out there Santa Songs. Gotta like the Santa cookie cover. Makes you wonder, does Santa eat himself if he eats that cookie?

Xmas Cookie Santa 1

01 Kylie Minogue - Santa Baby

02 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - A Party For Santa

03 Elvis Presley - Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)

04 Cadillac Tramps - Santa's Back In Town

05 The Inner Voices - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus

06 Louis Prima - Shake Hands With Santa Claus

07 Romy Kaye & Christina "Conch" Chabalaba - My Man

08 Steve Poltz - Santa

09 Ray Stevens - Santa Claus is Watching You

10 B.B. King & John Popper - Back Door Santa

11 Ramonas - Santa's Got A GTO

12 Jackknife - Santa Claus Never Forgets

13 Hilary Duff - Santa Claus Lane

14 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Santa's Messin' With The Kid

15 Beach Boys - Santa's Beard

16 The Andrews Sisters - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)

17 Christoph and Paul Rice - Nick's Early Years

18 Village People - Disco Santa Claus (Noel)

19 Sugar Ray - Little Saint Nick

20 Josephine Premice - Mama, Give Me What You Gave Santa Claus

21 Ella Fitzgerald - Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney

22 The Brian Setzer Orchestra  - Everybody's Waiting for the Man With the Bag

23 Byron Lee and the Dragonaires + Barry Biggs - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

24 Nerf Herder - Santa's Gotta Mullet

25 Bob Rivers - I Am Santa Claus

26 Brave Combo - Must Be Santa (Polka)

27 Martels - Rockin' Santa Claus

28 The Diaboliks - Santa's Sack

29 Untamed Youth - Santa's Gonna Shut 'em Down

Xmas Cookie 5 Pol's Pick

Continuation of the Xmas Cookie saga. Some old and some new. One of my favorite tracks from the movie Holiday Inn . Not strictly a Christmas movie since it covers all the major holidays with songs, but I watch it every year anyway. It isn't going to play on regular TV, though because of some blackface scenes, but ignore the historical references and just enjoy the music. The Snow track is superb. Nina Hagen one of my all time favorite artists, plus more Dean Martin mix it up with a couple of more recent tracks I enjoyed. As usual, click on the Reindeer Cookie cover. Notice that some of the same songs appear in each volume, but with different artists? Like Mele Kalikimaka. Whenever I can, I do.

Xmas Cookie 5

01 Nina Hagen - Silent Night

02 Elvis Presley - Merry Christmas Baby

03 Michael Buble - The Christmas Song

04 Dean Martin - Silver Bells

05 Y La Bamba - Senor Santa

06 Maroon 5 - Happy Christmas (War Is Over)

07 Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Peggy Lee & Trudy Stevens - Snow

08 Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

09 Taylor Swift - White Christmas

10 Man Or Astroman - Frosty The Snowman

11 Arthur Lyman - Mele Kalikimaka

12 Tracy Thorn - In The Cold, Cold  Night

13 The Wiggles - Here Come The Reindeer

14 Carly Rae Jepsen - Mittens

15 Johnny Mathis - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

16 Danny Elfman - Ooogie Boogie's Song

17 Bob Rivers - Smells Like The Night Before Christmas

18 Blake Shelton - Santa's Got A Choo Choo Train

19 Crazy Frog - Jingle Bells (New Club Mix)

20 Dragonette - Merry Christmas (Says Your Text Message)

21 T-Rex - Christmas Bop

22 Lady Antebellum - A Holly Jolly Christmas

23 Burl Ives - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

24 Justin Bieber - Mistletoe

25 The Killers - I Feel It In My Bones

Xmas Cookie 4 Pol's Pick

The next in the series of Xmas Cookie Picks. A few tracks from the soundtrack of Olive The Other Reindeer (a very cute animated Christmas movie) Not just because of Michael Stipe, but also because of Drew Barrymore. There may be another one on one of the other volumes, I forget which. Found a few Grinchy songs again this year, along with great alternative versions of more traditional tracks. Gotta mix it all up. Anyway the album cover is cute, click on it. Keep looking every day for more of these over the next couple of days.

Xmas Cookie 4

01 The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song

02 Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas

03 Ray Coniff - White Christmas

04 Bob Rivers - Me And Mrs. Claus

05 Goldfrapp - Winter Wonderland

06 Colbie Caillat - Mistletoe

07 Chris Isaak - Mele Kalikimaka

08 Bob Rivers - Police Stop My Car (Feliz Navidad)

09 Joseph Spence - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

10 Straight No Chaser - The 12 Days Of Christmas (Live)

11 The Amazing Jonny Polonsky - Jingle Bells

12 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with Drew Barrymore - Merry Christmas After All

13 Jack Moriarty - All I Got For Christmas Was A Bunch Of Crud

14 Sarah Silverman - Give The Jew Girl Toys

15 Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Ain't No Chimneys

16 Ringo Starr - I Wanna Be Santa Claus

17 It's  A Cow Christmas - Santa Cow

18 The Woggles - Santa Claus

19 Pet Shop Boys - It Doesn't Often Snow At Christmas

20 Augie Rios - Donde Esta Santa Claus

21 Rooney - Merry Christmas Everybody

22 White Stripes - Candy Cane Children

23 Mark Zydiak - Frosty The Dope Man

24 Neon Trees - Wish List

25 Michael Stipe - We're Not So Bad

26 Duke Tumatoe - Turn On Your Christmas Tree

27 Crazy Drunk Lady - Twelve Days Of Christmas

Xmas Cookie 3 Pol's Pick

Number three in the series of Pol's Pick's for Christmas. This Xmas volume again has a version Mele Kalikimaka. I put one in whenever I can find a version. One of the first Christmas albums that I wore out was Bing Crosby's White Christmas which had that song on it. Since I, at the time, lived in Southern California where I never saw snow and they decorated palm trees, I immediately was drawn to the song. Still love it today, even though I don't see decorated palm trees at Christmas much anymore.  A couple of things about this volume. First it has one of the first "doubles". If you got the Christmas G volume, you'll notice the Gayla Peevey and Peter Alsop on there as well. Sorry, but I did this one first and later made the G rated one and realized that those songs had to be on the G volume. This one also has Kate Bush, one of my favorite artists of all time. And a bunch of really cool songs, including the Tryfles from a Midnight Xmas Mess compilation lp (I've never seen it on CD or MP3 before, so enjoy). Those are some great lp's so look for them. Notice the cover is another cookie and leave a comment and tell me what you liked. And yes, I know King Missle isn't "really" a Christmas song, but it fits so well anyway.

Xmas Cookie 3

01 King Missle - Jesus Was Way Cool

02 Peter Alsop - When Jesus Was A Kid

03 Kate Bush - Home For Christmas

04 Claudine Longet - I Don''t Intend To Spend Christmas Without You

05 Nina Hagen - Ave Maria

06 Sarah Taylor & Bill Mumy - I've Got Some Presents For Santa

07 Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

08 Corporal Blossom - White Christmas

09 Cocteau Twins - Frosty the Snowman

10 Shonen Knife - All I Want For Christmas

11 Duke Tumatoe - It's Christmas (Let's Have Sex)

12 Singing Dogs - Jingle Bells

13 Ivor Biggun - You Can't Have A Shag With A Snowman

14 Rita Faye Wilson - Sleigh Bells, Reindeer & Snow

15 Gayla Peevey - I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

16 The Little Stinkers - I Farted On Santa's Lap (Now Christmas Is Gonna Stink For Me)

17 Carolyn Mark - Song for the Girl With Two Of Everything

18 Cornell Hurd Band - It Gets Like This Every Christmas

19 Bette Midler - Mele Kalikimaka

20 Supremes - My Favorite Things

21 Spice Girls - Christmas Wrapping

22 Brian Setzer Orchestra - Take A Break Guys

23 Pandemonium - No Presents For Me

24 BIlly Idol - Yellin' At The Xmas Tree

25 Randy Bachman - Taking Care Of Christmas

26 Tryfles - Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)

27 Bob Rivers - Sled Zeppelin

Xmas Cookie 2 Pol's Pick

Part of an ongoing series of Christmas picks. Every year I pick my favorite Xmas songs. Some more mainstream than others. Please pre-listen to these Pol's Picks before you play for children or your work, although this volume isn't that bad. And yes, I like these songs (including Britney and Pussycat Dolls). The tome goes all over the place like most of these in the series. I will put up more each day before Christmas. Notice the cover is different on each. I hope this puts you in the Christmas Spirit. And make sure you leave a comment and tell me your favorite Xmas song.

Xmas Cookie 2

01 Mannheim Steamroller - Stille Nacht (Silent Night)

02 Tom Paxton - Reindeer on My Roof

03 Billy Idol - White Christmas

04 Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of the Year

05 Bob Rivers - Walkin' 'Round in Women's Underwear

06 Chris Isaak - Christmas On TV

07 Pussycat Dolls - Santa Baby

08 Britney Spears - My Only Wish This Year

09 Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Winter Wonderland

10 The Knife - Christmas Reindeer

11 Bootsy Collins - Santa's Coming (Santa Claus Is Coming To Town)

12 The Killers - Great Big Sled

13 Barenaked Ladies - Elf's Lament

14 El Vez - Feliz Navidad

15 Jet - Back Door Santa

16 Less Than Jake - I'm Gettin Nuttin For Christma

17 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Rockabilly Christmas

18 Tom Hanks - Hot Chocolate

19 Fancy - Jingle Bells And Candy Canes

20 Coldcut - Coldcut`s Christmas Break

21 The Cheeky Girls - Have A Cheeky Christmas

22 Brian Setzer Orchestra - Dig That Crazy Santa Claus

23 Danny Elfman - What's This?

Xmas Cookie 1 Pol's Pick

I love Christmas. And I love Christmas songs. Especially the more unusual ones. It's just one of those things I collect. I started making Xmas cassettes years ago. Designing covers and giving them to family and friends . The Xmas Cookie Pol's Pick series is a copy of the first CD's I made following all of that. I hope you enjoy some of these, are offended by at least a few and hopefully there's one that you have never heard before that you end up loving like I did in this series. I'll post a few of them over the next couple of days until Christmas. I'm guessing that a few of these have not yet been in your regular Christmas song list. Unless you worked at Digi-Design when they first got started, you won't recognize, Hieronymous Johnson, for instance. He went by several names and bands in the Silicon Valley Bay Area. Some are obvious hits from the time. Enjoy them all. I especially love the Swamp Zombies, Romy and Conch because they nailed it. And the Fluf, Deadbolt and Steve Poltz are perfect for the Grinches in your life. BTW, none of these in the series is completely SAFE for work or kids, so please listen first. I love the plain cover, too.

Xmas Cookie 1

01 Christina Aguilera - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

02 Spice Girls - Sleigh Ride

03 Yello - Jingle Bells (Santa Club Mix)

04 Orquesta De La Luz - White Christmas (Navidades Blancas)

05 Fleming and John - Winter Wonderland-Misty Mountain Top

06 Bobby Lloyd and the Skeletones - Do You Hear What I Hear - You Really Got Me

07 Jimi Hendrix - Little Drummer Boy-Silent Night - Auld Lang Syne

08 The Hollytones - Christmas Is Coming Twice This Year

09 Toby Keith - Santa I'm Right Here

10 Poi Dog Pondering - Mele Kalikimaka

11 Christoph and Paul Rice - Nick's Early Years

12 Romy Kaye & Christina "Conch" Chabalaba - My Man

13 Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas

14 Stan Francis - Jingle, Jingle, Jingle

15 Swamp Zombies - Mr. Heat Miser

16 Sloppy Seconds - Hooray For Santa Claus

17 Jim Carey - You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch

18 Fluf - Merry Christmas N' Shit

19 Hieronymous Johnson - Christmas, Sir, Is A Humbug

20 Deadbolt - I'm The One Who Gunned Santa Down

21 Steve Poltz-The Rugburns - I Hate Fucking Christmas

22 The Rugburns - Shoplifters Dance

23 Erik Lindgren - A Special Personalized Christmas Greeting To You From All The Retailers Of America

Slipped My Disco 4 Connection

My goodness, we're already at volume four of this What's The Connection? series. That's because there are so many disco songs by non-disco artists. Although at least one of these never had a bigger hit than their disco hit. Keep commenting with your favorite disco hits, I'm sure I will be making more of these. As usual check out the hand designed playlist cover. And check out the other volumes if you like this one. A couple of second hits, jazz, punk, funk, pop rock and more all trying to get disco.

Slipped My Disco 4

01 Lou Reed - Disco Mystic

02 Cat Stevens - Was Dog a Doughnut

03 Crusaders - Street Life

04 Diana Ross - Upside Down

05 The Clash - The Magnificent Dance (Edit)

06 Heart - Straight On

07 Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell

08 Queen - Back Chat

09 The Gap Band - Early in the Morning

10 Alice Cooper - Clones (We're All)

11 Toto - I'll Supply The Love

12 Beck - Get Real Paid

13 Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love

14 Philip Lynott - Yellow Pearl

15 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - My Eyes Adored You

16 One Way - Cutie Pie

17 Sparks - The Number One Song In Heaven

Make Love Not War volume 4 (Hippie Music Connection)

The last one of this Make Love Not War series, so far. This Hippie What's The Connection? barely qualifies as a connection, but I do hope you enjoy a little insight into my brain. The other volumes are good, so check them out. I end the series (until I decide to add more) with Jimi's Star Spangled Banner which is appropriate, don't you think? click on the cover. Also make sure to comment with any "missing" tracks, now that you've seen all 89 of them so far. I guess eventually I will post all my Acid Rock picks.

Make Love Not War volume 4

70 The Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life

72 Beatles - All You Need Is Love

73 Country Joe & The Fish - The Fish Cheer & I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag

74 Donovan - Mellow Yellow

75 The Fraternity Of Man - Don't Bogart That Joint

76 Joni Mitchell - Woodstock

77 Rolling Stones - We Love You

78 Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden

79 Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air

80 The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin

81 Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today

82 Oliver - Good Morning Starshine

83 Rascals - People Got To Be Free

84 Beatles - Within You Without You

85 The Cowsills - The Rain, The Park & Other Things

86 Grateful Dead - Dark Star

87 The Band - The Weight

88 Guess Who - Share The Land

89 Jimi Hendrix - Star Spangled Banner

Make Love Not War volume 3 (Hippie Music Connection)

 Another volume of the Make Love Not War Hippie music What's The Connection? If you want volume 1 or volume 2 follow the links. There are some tracks that I'm sure you were wondering if I was going to include them in this series on this volume. Once again, check out the cover for more information. Also the numbers are continued as usual. I have one more of these volumes coming soon.

Make Love Not War volume 3

46 Cat Stevens - Peace Train
47 Affinity - United States Of Mind
48 Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
49 Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee
50 Mindbenders - A Groovy Kinda Love
51 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion
52 The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine
53 Jackie Deshannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love
54 Mamas And The Papas - California Dreamin'
55 Strawberry Alarm Clock - Lady Of The Lake
56 Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
57 The Cowsills - Hair
58 Turtles - Happy Together
59 Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
60 Doors - Break On Through
61 Zombies - Time Of The Season
62 Seekers, The - I'll Never Find Another You
63 Monkees - Daydream Believer
64 Three Dog Night - Shambala
65 Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
66 Sweetwater - In A Rainbow
67 The Lovin Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic
68 Ravi Shankar & George Harrison - Hari Om
69 Rolling Stones - Paint It Black

Make Love Not War volume 2 (Hippie Music Connection)

Here's volume 2 of the What's The Connection? Make Love Not War. All hippie songs. Check out volume one for how I classify Hippie music. You don't have to tell me that my classification system is slightly off center, I know. It works for me. You will notice that the numbering sequence starts after the previous volume, so you can put them all in one folder. Just adjust your m3u playlist. Notice the same cover for each volume. At least I designed it myself. More volumes to come.

Make Love Not War volume 2

23 Neil Young - Heart Of Gold

24 Jefferson Airplane - Today

25 Animals - San Franciscan Nights

26 Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

27 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson And Clover

28 Harpers Bizarre - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

29 Led Zeppelin - That's The Way

30 Peter, Paul & Mary - If I Had A Hammer

31 Youngbloods - Get Together

32 Young Rascals - Groovin'

33 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Teach Your Children

34 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain

35 The Left Banke - Pretty Ballerina

36 Grass Roots - Let's Live for Today

37 Jesse Colin Young - Sunlight

38 Barry McGuire - Eve Of Destruction

39 Judy Collins - Both Sides Now

40 Richie Havens - Freedom

41 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky

42 Association - Windy

43 Bobby Darin - Walk Right In

44 Beatles - Let It Be

45 The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

Make Love Not War volume 1 (Hippie Music Connection)

Hippie music to me is a little different than psychedelic music or acid rock. It can mean anything, really, that you want it to. Hippies in the 60's listened to most all music that was out in the sixties. So this connection has more to do with that it is not necessarily psychedelic music (which I call paisley music in my weird classification system). And it's not necessarily acid rock (which I think of as psychedelic music that's harder rock, but not quite prog). But everything else that's left over. And it's usually connected in some fashion or another with peace and love and doing your own thing, man. Listen to this What's The Connection? and get an idea of what I mean. I have a few volumes of this, so be patient, They will be posted. Enjoy the cover.

Make Love Not War volume 1

01 Love - Alone Again Or

02 Stephen Stills - Love the One You're With

03 Buffalo Springfield - For What Its Worth

04 Woody Guthrie - This Land Is Your Land

05 Beatles - I Will

06 Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence

07 Scott McKenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)

08 Grateful Dead - Truckin'

09 Fifth Dimension - Aquarius-Let The Sunshine In

10 Bob Dylan - Blowin' In The Wind

11 Rascals - A Beautiful Morning

12 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

13 Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World

14 Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)

15 Quicksilver Messenger Service - Pride Of Man

16 Peter, Paul & Mary - Blowin' In The Wind

17 Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love

18 New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

19 Led Zeppelin - How Many More Times

20 Mamas And The Papas - Creeque Alley

21 John Lennon - Imagine

22 Canned Heat - Going Up the Country

Feedback Connection

This What's the Connection? is all songs with the use of feedback in them. It's not clear who the first artist was to use feedback in a recording, but I included all the main contenders. I also put in a few of my favorite songs using feedback. Generally Little Walter  was thought to be one of the first , but The Beatles I Feel Fine was the first to use feedback on purpose on a commercial rock recording. There are so many songs over history that could be used in this connection. Perhaps you will make the next compilation to add to this one. Leave a comment with your favorites that I left out. Give me some feedback on how you liked this connection. Click on the Feedback form.

WTC Feedback

01 Little Walter - Juke

02 The Johnny Burnette Trio - The Train Kept A-Rollin'

03 The Who - Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere

04 Fever Tree - San Francisco Girls (Return Of The Native)

05 The Who - My Generation

06 Beatles - I Feel Fine

07 Yardbirds - Train Kept A-Rollin'

08 Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze

09 Velvet Underground - Sister Ray

10 Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA

11 Neil Young - Like A Hurricane

12 Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey

13 Dome - Ampnoise

14 Rema-Rema - Feedback Song

15 Mothers Of Invention - Weasels Ripped My Flesh

X-Mas T Connection (Traditional Christmas Songs)

 On the way to Christmas this What's The Connection? is the more traditional side of Christmas. Last weekend I posted the Kids version of Christmas (Xmas G), and although some of those were traditional Xmas songs, these are more in line with that sentimentality. These are the songs we would play around Christmas time in our family. Not just the songs, but these are the artists I associate with these songs. I'm sure every family has their favorites, so be sure and share what your definitive version is in the comments. And click on the cover.

WTC Xmas T (Traditional Christmas)

01 Johnny Mathis - Ave Maria

02 Andy Williams - O Come All Ye Faithful

03 Julie Andrews - Silent Night, Holy Night

04 Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)

05 Judy Garland - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

06 Nat King Cole - O Tannenbaum

07 Perry Como - It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas

08 Barbra Streisand - I'll Be Home for Christmas

09 Bing Crosby - White Christmas

10 Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus

11 Doris Day - Silver Bells

12 Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

13 Fred Astaire - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

14 Perry Como - (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays

15 Whitney Houston - Do You Hear What I Hear-

16 Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells

17 Jimmy Durante - Frosty The Snowman

18 Burl Ives - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

19 Arthur Fiedler & the Boston Pops Orchestra - Sleigh Ride

20 Aretha Franklin - Winter Wonderland

21 MItch Miller & the Gang - Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly

22 Bing Crosby - Mele Kalikimaka

23 Johnny Mathis - We Need A Little Christmas

24 Dean Martin - A Marshmallow World

25 Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas

26 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock

27 Brenda Lee - Rockin' around the Christmas Tree

28 Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad

Jesus Connection (Songs with Jesus in the Title)

Once more a What's The Connection? made because the radio show after mine was a brilliant Christian Rock show. This time I had to get songs with Jesus in the title that were not necessarily pro Christianity. Although some of these really are. But they didn't have to be. These definitely did make up a lot of what I was listening to at that time and does include some of my favorite songs with Jesus in the title. Click on the cover as usual. And be sure to comment below with your favorite songs with Jesus in the title.

WTC Jesus

01 Gavin Bryars - Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet
02 Cabaret Voltaire - Slugging Fer Jesus
03 Laibach - Jesus Christ Superstar
04 Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
05 Counting Crows - Jumping Jesus
06 Bad Religion - American Jesus
07 The Birthday Party - Big-Jesus-Trash-Can
08 Jesus and Mary Chain - Bo Diddley Is Jesus
09 Mojo Nixon - Jesus At McDonalds
10 Jello Biafra-Mojo Nixon - Plastic Jesus
11 Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus
12 Dead Milkmen - I Dream Of Jesus
13 Violent Femmes - Jesus Walking On The Water
14 Frank Zappa - Jesus Thinks You Are A Jerk
15 Nirvana - Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam
16 Peter Alsop - When Jesus Was A Kid
17 King Missle - Jesus Was Way Cool
18 Velvet Underground - Jesus
19 Revolting Cocks - Bonus Jesus

Slipped My Disco 3 Connection

In the ongoing Slipped My Disco series, this What's The Connection? is interesting in that some of these bands ended up being known for their disco song, than the rest of their work. Plus a couple of jazz musicians who had a couple of disco hits. I'm sure you will think of more songs that fit into this connection and if you do, be sure to tell me what you thought of in the comments below (after clicking on the album cover, of course). Make sure you also check out volume 1 and volume 2 if you like this one.

Slipped My Disco 3

01 Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme

02 Herb Alpert - Rise

03 Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What A Night)

04 Brick - Dazz

05 David Christie - Saddle Up

06 Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue

07 Herbie Hancock - I Thought It Was You

08 James Taylor - Day Tripper

09 Brass Construction - Movin'

10 Titanic - Sultana

11 The New Ventures - Superstar Revue (Disco Version)

12 George Duke - I Love You More

13 Lindsey Buckingham - Trouble

14 Balance - Breaking Away

15 Petula Clark - Downtown (Disco Version)

Beer Connection volume 2 (songs about beer)

I love beer. I wish I could drink more of it. I actually was the owner of a brewery and restaurant (www.hoppy.com if you want to check it out - great beer and food - it's too late now. In this update edit, I have to say that covid killed us). They didn't play this What's The Connection? there, but they should have. Anyway this is volume 2 of the Beer series of connections. One day I'll make volume 3 (leave suggestions for songs in the comments).

WTC Beer volume 2

01 The The - There's A Tear In My Beer

02 Stray Cats - Lookin' Better Every Beer

03 Billie Holiday - Gimmie A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer)

04 Lacy J Dalton & Bobby Bare - Beer Drinkin' Christian

05 Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chickenshackers - One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer 

06 Buster Poindexter - The Worst Beer I Ever Had

07 David Bartholomew - Who Drank My Beer While I Was In The Rear

08 Billy Fingers - Beer Is Good For You

09 Elvis Crespo - La Cerveza

10 Glahe Musette Orchestra - Beer Barrel Polka

11 Da Yoopers - Beer Gut

12 Texas Tornados - Una Mas Cerveza

13 Reel Big Fish - Beer

14 The Reverend Horton Heat - Liquor, Beer & Wine

15 The Young Fresh Fellows - Beer Money

16 Kim Mitchell - Lager & Ale

17 Revolting Cocks - Beers, Steers & Queers

18 Nina Whett - Drink Beer And Fuck

19 The Replacements - Beer for Breakfast

20 Sleazy Jesus and the Splatter Pigs - Beer

21 Artless - Beer Is Better Than Girls

22 Splodgenessabounds - Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps Please

23 SWA - 100 Bottles Of Beer

24 Lowenbrau Beer - Here's To Good Friends

Beer Connection volume 1 (songs about beer)

There are so many songs about beer that you could probably never cover them all in playlists like this. Either way I have two volumes of this Beer What's The Connection? This volume has some greats. Notice that they are all beer songs. There are even more alcohol songs (I will post at least one in the future), but these all have something to do with beer, ale, stout etc, Leave a comment if you have a specific beer song I missed. BTW, I love the beer bubble effect in the word Beer on the cover.

WTC? Beer Volume 1

01 Tom T Hall - I Like Beer

02 Clean Living - In Heaven There Is No Beer

03 Frank Zappa - Titties 'n Beer

04 Hank Williams Jr & Hank Williams Sr - There's a Tear in My Beer

05 Toby Keith with Willie Nelson - Beer For My Horses

06 Two Nice Girls - I Spent My Last $10.00 (On Birth Control And Beer)

07 George Thorogood & The Destroyers - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

08 ZZ Top - Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers

09 Beck - Beer Can

10 David Byrne - The Man Who Loved Beer

11 Frankie Yankovic - Beer Barrel Polka

12 Eddie Noack - Beer Drinking Blues

13 Hank Thompson - A Six Pack To Go

14 Indigo Girls - Cold Beer And Remote Control

15 Rocky Ford Bill - Blowing Suds Off My Beer

16 Johnny Champion - Beer Drinking Daddy

17 Buddy Meredith - Flop Top Beer

18 Red Elvises - A Kegga Beer And Potato Chips

19 Goober And The Peas - Hot Women (Cold Beer)

20 Fear - More Beer

21 Black Flag - Six Pack

22 Starz - Good Ale We Seek

23 Unit 3 with Venus - Beer

Rock and Roll Connection Volume 3 (songs with Rock n Roll in the title)

Yet anther attempt at another volume of What Is The Connection? Rock and Roll. A couple of these songs would be in my ultimate Rock and Roll playlist (if I was constrained to one CD's worth of songs) and I would switch out some of the other volumes selections, but all in all a good Rockin' playlist, even if I was lazy in the cover. But make sure you check out the other volumes. Leave a comment if you have any Rock and Roll favorites I missed.

WTC Rock and Roll Volume 3

48 Donny & Marie Osmond - A Little Bit Country (A Little Bit Rock 'N Roll)

49 Young Fresh Fellows - Rock 'n' Roll Pest Control

50 Haim - Rock N Roll Rules

51 Sha-Na-Na - Rock 'N' Roll Is Here To Stay

52 Ringo Starr - A Dose Of Rock 'N' Roll

53 Queen - Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll

54 Y&T - Rock & Roll's Gonna Save The World

55 The Cure - I Hate Rock And Roll

56 Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Part 2 (The Hey Song)

57 The Runaways - Rock 'n' Roll

58 AC-DC - It's A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)

59 Brian Setzer - Rock 'n' Roll Ruby

60 Cheap Trick - Rock 'N' Roll Tonight

61 Johnny Winter - Rock And Roll

62 Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll

63 Beach Boys - Rock And Roll Music

64 Outlaws - Stick Around For Rock & Roll

65 Legs Diamond - Rock And Roll Man

66 Dio - King Of Rock And Roll

67 Electric Light Orchestra - Rock 'n' Roll Is King

68 Mother's Finest - Niggizz Can't Sang Rock & Roll

69 Jerry Lee Lewis with Jimmy Page - Rock And Roll

Rock and Roll Connection Volume 2 (songs with Rock n Roll in the title)

 Another one in the What Is The Connection? Rock and Roll series. Too many to just have one CD/Playlist of Rock n Roll songs. Same cover design for this volume, but click on it anyway. Notice that I ended the last one with I hate Rock N Roll and started this one with I love Rock N Roll. Coincidence?

WTC Rock and Roll Volume 2

23 Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll

24 Chuck Berry - Rock And Roll Music

25 Billy Lee Riley - Flyin' Saucer Rock N' Roll

26 Bongwater - Rock N Roll Part 2

27 The Cramps - God Damn Rock N Roll

28 Velvet Underground - Rock and Roll

29 Gruppo Sportivo - Rock N Roll

30 Soft Boys - Rock 'n' Roll Toilet

31 Mano Negra - Rock And Roll Band

32 Iggy Pop - My Baby Wants to Rock & Roll

33 David Bowie - Rock N Roll Suicide

34 C&C Music Factory - Here We Go , Let's Rock & Roll

35 Ramones - Rock N' Roll High School

36 Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

37 Jethro Tull - Too Old to Rock n Roll, Too Young to Die

38 Shonen Knife - Golden Years of Rock N Roll

39 Cake - Rock N' Roll Lifestyle

40 Danny And The Juniors - Rock N Roll Is Here to Stay

41 Righteous Brothers - Rock and Roll Heaven

42 Shaun Cassidy - That's Rock N' Roll

43 Herman Brood - Rock N' Roll Junkie

44 Spinal Tap - Rock and Roll Creation

45 King Missle - Rock-N- Roll Will Never Die

46 Simpletones - Rock N' Roll Star

47 XTC - History of Rock and Roll

Sixties Summer Love (Volume 3)

I recently got the Sixties Summer Love collection thanks to Butterboy. It's a two disc collection of some amazing love songs from the sixties, But I kept noticing that some of my favorites were not in there. So I decided to make a third disc full of songs in a playlist. This is the culmination of that decision. No rhyme or reason, just love songs from the sixties that weren't necessarily hits, but ones I liked and were not already on discs 1 & 2. On that premise, I also didn't change their cover, I just added a disc. I started the numbering after their first 50 songs.

Sixties Summer Love (Volume 3)

51 Turtles - You Showed Me
52 Yardbirds - For Your Love
53 Paul Revere & The Raiders - All I Really Need Is You
54 The Monkees - It's Nice To Be With You
55 Velvet Underground - I'll Be Your Mirror
56 Electric Prunes - I Happen To Love You
57 Association - Standing Still
58 The Mojo Man - Sit Down, I Think I Love You
59 The Rascals - A Girl Like You
60 Classics IV - Everyday With You Girl
61 Seeds - Fallin' In Love
62 Byrds - All I Really Want To Do
63 Chocolate Watch Band - I Ain't No Miracle Worker
64 Nazz - Hello It's Me
65 Hollies - Just One Look
66 The Zombies - I Want Her She Wants Me
67 Animals - I'm In Love Again
68 The Tremeloes - As You Are
69 Herman's Hermits - I'm Into Something Good
70 Kinks - I Need You
71 Frank Zappa - Anything
72 Spiral Starecase - More Today Than Yesterday
73 Grass Roots - Feelings
74 The Rationals - I Need You
75 Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
76 The Applejacks - I Go To Sleep

Rock and Roll Connection Volume 1 (songs with Rock n Roll in the title)

So many songs with Rock and Roll in the title, that it would be impossible to gather them all, but here is  my attempt to come up with the best ones. This What's The Connection? will come in several volumes, so I hope you look forward to them all. I designed the album cover so click on that. Leave a comment on what other Rock n' Roll songs you like. These are some of the ones I like.

WTC Rock and Roll Volume 1

01 Reunion - Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)

02 Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)

03 Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll

04 Motorhead - Rock 'N' Roll

05 Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night

06 AC-DC - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution

07 Rick Derringer - Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo

08 Edgar Winter - Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll

09 The Byrds - So You Want To Be A Rock'N' Roll Star

10 Boston - Rock & Roll Band

11 Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

12 Huey Lewis And The News - The Heart Of Rock 'N' Roll

13 Paul Collins' Beat - Rock 'N' Roll Girl

14 Billy Joel - It's Still Rock And Roll To Me

15 Bob Seger - Old Time Rock & Roll

16 Bad Company - Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy

17 Nashville Pussy - Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw

18 Ozzy Ozbourne - Rock 'n' Roll Rebel

19 Blue Oyster Cult - Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll

20 John Cale - Dirty Ass Rock 'N' Roll

21 Traffic - Rock and Roll Stew

22 Jesus and Mary Chain - I Hate Rock N Roll

Xmas G Connection (Christmas songs with a G rating for kids)

It's December 5th! So for little Dutch and Indo boys and girls, it's Christmas. Happy St. Nicholas Day to you. I grew up with this being the start of Christmas. We would put out our shoes by the fireplace and hope that St Nick would come and leave us some chocolate. We still celebrated Christmas as well. I guess I was lucky to get to celebrate twice. In honor of St. Nick, here is a What's The Connection? of all G rated Christmas songs. Perfect to play on Christmas morning with the kids unwrapping presents. Enjoy the playlist cover!

WTC Xmas G

01 Tom Paxton - Reindeer on My Roof

02 Peter Alsop - When Jesus Was A Kid

03 Thurl Ravenscroft - You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch

04 Spike Jones - All I Want For Christmas (Is My 2 Front Teeth)

05 Porky Pig - Blue Christmas

06 Singing Dogs - Jingle Bells

07 Ricky Zahnd & the Blue Jeaners - (I'm Gettin') Nuttin' For Christmas

08 Gene Autry - Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer

09 Art Carney - Santa And The Doodle-Li-Boop

10 The Chipmunks - Christmas Don't Be Late

11 Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas

12 Gayla Peevey - I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

13 Stan Francis - Jingle, Jingle, Jingle

14 Santa and His Helpers - Santa's Laughing Song

15 The Ronettes - Frosty The Snowman

16 Elmo & Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer

17 Mel Blanc - I Can't Wait Till Quithmuth Day

18 Jackson 5 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

19 Drew Barrymore - My Favorite Day (Reprise)

20 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Mr. Heatmiser

21 Jimmy Boyd - Santa Claus Got Stuck In The Chimney

22 Dick & Richard - Santa Caught A Cold On Christmas Eve

23 Marty Gold Children's Chorus - The Kitty Ate The Tinsel On The Christmas Tree

24 The Little Stinkers - I Farted On Santa's Lap (Now Christmas Is Gonna Stink For Me)

25 Tom Hanks - Hot Chocolate

26 The Wombles - Wombling Merry Christmas

27 The Wiggles - Here Come The Reindeer

28 The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy's Christmas

29 Bobby Boris Pickett - Monster's Holiday

30 Elvis Presley - Here Comes Santa Claus

31 Linus VanPelt with Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Monologue (with music)

Angels Connection (Songs with Angel in the title)

 Another one of these What's the Connections based done because I had a show just before a really good Christian music show. This one is all based on having Angel in the title. It encompasses a variety of genres, but like all the compilation playlists I make, consists of all songs that I own. As usual the cover that I designed is good to click on. Hard to find compilations that go from Tavares to Hendrix, with Costello as a mid point. Anyway, I know there are a ton of other Angel songs out there. What obvious ones am I missing? Leave a note in the comments. One day I'll have to make volume two of this.

WTC? Angels

01 Real Life - Send Me An Angel

02 Roxy Music - Angel Eyes

03 Lene Lovich - Angels

04 Eurythmics - There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

05 Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

06 Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel

07 Elvis Costello & the Attractions - (Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes

08 Marc Almond - Angel in Her Kiss

09 Belly - Angel

10 Golden Earring - Angel

11 Jimi Hendrix - Angel

12 Bill Nelson - Angel Like You

13 Everything But The Girl - Angel

14 Sarah McLachlan - Angel

15 The Penguins - Earth Angel 

16 Rosie & The Originals - Angel Baby

17 The Belmonts - Come On Little Angel

18 Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts - Angel Of The Morning

19 Mark Dinning - Teen Angel

20 The The - Angel

Slipped My Disco 2 Connection

There are so many disco songs done by artists that were not considered disco artists that I could do many of these connections. These are mostly rock bands doing their one obligatory disco song to test the waters. Most never did a second. But we got some great disco tunes because of it. Volume 1 of the Slipped My Disco series was good, but missed by not having these tracks. Click on the cover and leave a comment on your favorite disco song by a non disco band to maybe use in a future What's The Connection?

Slipped My Disco 2

01 Toto - Georgy Porgy

02 Steely Dan - The Fez

03 Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2

04 Frankie Valli - Swearin' To God

05 Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street

06 Eagles - One Of These Nights

07 Led Zeppelin - Trampled Under Foot

08 Blondie - Heart Of Glass

09 Third World - Now That We've Found Love

10 Herbie Hancock - Tell Everybody (disco version)

11 Mike Oldfield - Guilty

12 Kinks - Wish I Could Fly Like Superman

13 Paul McCartney - Goodnight Tonight

14 J. Geils Band - Come Back

15 KISS - I Was Made for Lovin' You

16 Camel - Summer Lightning

17 Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Friday Connection (songs with Friday in the title)

A What's The Connection? for a Friday. Not as many great Friday songs, although I'm sure I am missing something (let me know in the comments). And I was totally lazy for the cover, appropriating a creative commons image and barely touching it. Click on it anyway. A few of these tracks are just so great and any compilation with both the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fishbone can't be bad. And those aren't the best tracks...

WTC? Friday

01 Funkadelic - Friday Night, August 14th

02 Nancy Sinatra - Friday's Child

03 The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind

04 Rascal Flatts - Friday

05 Red Hot Chili Peppers - If You Have To Ask (Friday Night)

06 Doves - Friday's Dust

07 Rebecca Black - Friday

08 Bell & James - Livin' It Up (Friday Night)

09 Eric Paslay - Friday Night

10 Fishbone - DUI Friday

11 The Professionals - Friday Night Square

12 Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)

13 Love And Kisses - Thank God It's Friday

14 Genesis - Get 'Em Out By Friday

15 Steely Dan - Black Friday

16 kd Lang - Friday Dance Promenade

17 The Cure - Friday I'm In Love

18 Yello - Friday Smile

19 The Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning

20 The Replacements - Love You Till Friday

21 Atomic Rooster - Friday The 13th

Western Connection (Cowboys and Indians)

What's the Connection? became a lot about themes in song titles. Was this word or another used in the title of the song. That isn't that difficult to do, if you have all your songs cataloged by album and artist. But it's harder to get a theme like Westerns done, because you have multiple things going on at the same time. Watching old westerns to me means time with my dad going to the movies and seeing The Magnificent Seven, Little Big Man, Red Sun, etc. Usually Cowboys and Indians. Back then there was no PC term. I was a proud member of the Y-Indian Guides as a kid in the probably made up tribe name: the Wa-Kay tribe. But we took it seriously. So here are some of my favorite songs reminding me of Westerns. Click the cover as usual. And if you have any favorite songs of yours that remind you of Westerns, make sure to leave a comment 

WTC Westerns

01 Wall Of Voodoo - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-Hang 'Em High (Live)

02 Big & Rich - Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)

03 Kylie Minogue - Cowboy Style

04 Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy

05 Goober & The Peas - Funky Cowboy

06 Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band - I'm an Indian, Too

07 Pet Shop Boys - Go West

08 Steve Miller Band - Space Cowboy

09 Camper Van Beethoven - Cowboys from Hollywood

10 Gichy Dan - Cowboys and Gangsters

11 Paul Revere & the Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)

12 Ted Nugent - Snakeskin Cowboys

13 Frank Zappa - Theme From 'Bonanza'

14 Escape Club - Wild Wild West

15 Boys Don't Cry - Wanna Be A Cowboy

16 Bow Wow Wow - Cowboy

17 Outlaws - Gunsmoke

18 Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero

What Plants Crave Connection (RIYL Brawndo - Idiocracy)

This Connection was inspired by me watching the movie Idiocracy too many times. From President Camacho to "Not Sure" (Joe) and Frito and the rest, this movie was always very funny to me and now seems to be coming true. I had to make this playlist of  dumb, stupid, idiotic, moronic songs because it has electrolytes. Like Brawndo. I had as much fun making this playlist as watching the movie. I've probably watched this movie more times than any other movie except four. So it sort of is a RIYL. If you like the movie, you might like these songs. But it's also a What's The Connection? Click on the album cover and comment below about other idiotic songs you like.

What Plants Crave

01 Sparks - Your Call's Very Important to Us.  Please Hold.

02 Beck - Loser

03 Radiohead - Creep

04 Swamp Zombies - Creep

05 Beatles - I'm A Loser

06 Young Fresh Fellows - Trek to Stupidity

07 Fred August Campbell & The Spur Of The Moment Band - The I-95 Asshole Song

08 Ginny Arnell - Dumb Head

09 Kevin Bloody Wilson - DILLIGAF

10 Paul Revere & the Raiders - Ballad of a Useless Man

11 Weird Al Yankovic - Dare To Be Stupid

12 Depeche Mode - Useless

13 Frank Zappa - Dumb All Over

14 Garbage - Stupid Girl

15 Adrian Belew - Incompetence Indifference

16 Devo - One Dumb Thing

17 Joy Division - Failures

18 KMFDM - Moron

19 Pop-O-Pies - World-O-Morons

20 The Mac Ladds - Village Idiot

21 Green Day - American Idiot

22 Funkadelic - Super Stupid

23 Tom Green - I'm An Idiot

(In case you were left hanging: Animal House, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Welcome To Woop Woop, Fifth Element)