What's The Connection? Because

This is part three of the Because connections (go see them for clever remarks.) One Beatles cover from the pretty bad (but I liked it) Sgt Peppers movie with the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton and a bunch of guests. One of those musical guests was Alice Cooper. I have BIllie Piper on here (she'll probably show up on some other playlists or connections as well) Some 2012 Sweet, a Kenny Chesney song and the Carpenters are all on this one. You'll not be surprised that eventually there will be another one of these coming.

What's The Connection? Because

44 Robert Cray Band - Right Next Door (Because Of Me)

45 Marva Whitney - I Made a Mistake Because It's Only You, Pts. 1 & 2

46 Jesse McCartney - Because You Live

47 Ginuwine - Just Because (Street Tracks)

48 Carpenters - Because We Are In Love (The Wedding Song)

49 Leon Payne - I Love You Because

50 98° - Because of You

51 Billie (Piper) - Because We Want To

52 Ne-Yo - Because Of You

53 Vic Damone - Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful

54 Sweet - Because The Night

55 Mordicai Jones - All Because Of A Woman

56 Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me

57 Popera - Because I Love You

58 Duane Eddy And The Rebels - Because They're Young

59 Lewis Talley - Because You Can't Be Mine

60 Elvis Presley - Just Because

61 Alice Cooper, The Bee Gees - Because

62 Geordie - All Because of You

63 Scanty Sandwich - Because Of You

64 Kenny Chesney - Because of Your Love

65 Frankie Beverly & the Butlers - Because of My Heart

Blame It On T.D.S.

Not sure how many more of these I will do, but I do like them. I have to take no responsibility for any of the songs on this pick, because I am blaming it on a malady, disease or condition. My wife was listening to this and said only in your brain do these songs make any sense together. I told her it wasn't my fault. I blamed it all on the orange man, which makes sense. It doesn't go together because of the BPM - They're all the same (133). It doesn't make sense because they are all in mixable camelot order, but they are. It definitely doesn't make sense that the Tubes, the Village People and the Fabulous Poodles are all on it and next to each other, touching. Yuck! But don't blame me. Unless you like it, but it's still not me.

Blame It On T.D.S.

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

02 Elton John - The Bitch Is Back

03 Luxuria - Public Highway

04 Garbage - Boys Wanna Fight

05 Tones on Tail - OK This is the Pops

06 Tubes - Don't Touch Me There

07 Village People - Macho Man (Long Version)

08 Fabulous Poodles - Mirror Star

09 Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) (12 inch version)

10 The B-52's - Dirty Back Road

11 Frank Zappa - Cocaine Decisions

12 Herbie Mann - Do It Again

13 Adrian Belew - Op Zop Too Wah

14 The Jam - Away From The Numbers

15 Electric Light Orchestra - Shine A Little Love

16 Stranglers - Always The Sun (Long Hot Sunny Side Up...)

17 The Pandoras - In And Out Of My Life (In A Day)

18 Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle

19 Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons - Dawn (Go Away)

20 Who - I'm A Boy

Top Pick Albums 1983

Like the last couple of months, Yesterday the single songs, today the albums that I picked in 1983. I listened to these albums over and over. I'm picking one to highlight here and that's the Nina Hagen. Mostly because I am Pol and she sang about loving Paul. Close enough. I had both the German version and the American version. both great. And not just because the Red Hot Chili Peppers guested on it. These are my top ten albums and the top songs from them for the first ten choices. Then the next ten songs are others I really liked, too. I almost used the The The album as my highlight cover, because it sure was different and I liked it a lot. But all of these albums have something amazing about them. I probably listen less now to the Eurythmics and Zappa albums but only because other albums of their's have taken their place.

Top Pick Albums 1983

01 Violent Femmes - Add It Up

02 Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Walking On Thin Ice

03 Talking Heads - Burning Down The House

04 Nina Hagen - I Love Paul

05 Eurythmics - Jennifer

06 Bauhaus - She's In Parties

07 Frank Zappa - Cocaine Decisions

08 David Bowie - China Girl

09 Echo & The Bunnymen - The Cutter

10 The The - This Is The Day

11 The The - I've Been Waitin' For Tomorrow

12 Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun

13 Elvis Costello And The Attractions - Everyday I Write The Book

14 Nina Hagen - Was Es Ist

15 David Bowie - Let's Dance

16 Frank Zappa - The Jazz Discharge Party Hats

17 Talking Heads - Making Flippy Floppy

18 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

19 Echo & The Bunnymen - The Back Of Love

20 Bauhaus - Slice Of Life

Top Pick 1983

So it's the last Thursday of the month and I have been posting my pick of each year in the 80's and posting them. Never did on this site.  I made these into cassettes and then later into CD's and gave them to friends and radio listeners that asked for them. Until I ran out each year. Like the previous top picks, I do the single songs on Thursday and the next day it's the top ten albums. I was still listening to Earth Wind & Fire, but the albums were not that amazing as they used to be. Rap was getting into my sphere, but lots of New Wave was on my radar. I hope you like these choices. All from stuff I owned at the time and played the hell out of. I wonder how much of this I still would keep on the list? Would you put any of it on your list?

Top Pick 1983

01 Shonen Knife - Twist Barbie

02 The Cure - The Love Cats

03 Cabaret Voltaire - Just Fascination

04 Aztec Camera - Oblivious

05 Depeche Mode - Everything Counts

06 Grandmaster Melle Mel - White Lines

07 Human League - (Keep Feeling) Fascination

08 Soft Boys - Rock 'n' Roll Toilet

09 Madness - Our House

10 Roxy Music - Like A Hurricane

11 Big Country - In A Big Country

12 Yello - I Love You

13 New Order - Blue Monday

14 Blondie - Rush Rush

15 Shriekback - Lined Up

16 The B-52's - Don't Worry

17 Earth Wind & Fire - Magnetic

18 Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away

19 REM - Radio Free Europe

20 The Cramps - Psychotic Reaction

Beatle John

I really didn't think it would come this quick, but I am already at John Lennon. This is the second part of this pick. First was George's Beatles songs (see above link for more Beatles and related playlists) and that one tells you the limits I set on myself for these. Since John and Paul are credited for most of the songs, I tried to get songs that were mostly attributed to John. It's funny to me, that some of these tracks, I would at first glance assign blame to Paul or even George, but John had a good grip on the writing process of each of them. I like all these songs (on all four volumes) so tell me which ones are your favorites.

Beatle John

01 Beatles - Come Together

02 Beatles - I Am The Walrus

03 Beatles - Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

04 Beatles - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

05 Beatles - Help!

06 Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

07 Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

08 Beatles - All You Need Is Love

09 Beatles - In My Life

10 Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping

11 Beatles - Rain

12 Beatles - Revolution

13 Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows

14 Beatles - Yer Blues

15 Beatles - Across the Universe

16 Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun

17 Beatles - Don't Let Me Down

What's The Connection? Want 3

I started the Want WTC back in May of this year and quite a few have been posted already (with more coming). A couple of suggestions you guys have made are in here and frankly I have a ton waiting. I just want to dole them out judiciously. These are just connected with Want in the title for this connection. Continued numbering and cover similarity from before.

What's The Connection? Want 3

45 Beastie Boys - I Want Some

46 Queen - I Want It All

47 Cameo - I Want It Now (Single Version)

48 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Whatever We Want

49 Billie (Piper) - Because We Want To

50 REM - All I Want

51 Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy

52 Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me

53 Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

54 Nashville Pussy - We Want A War

55 The Cure - All I Want

56 Tubes - I Want It All Now

57 The Five Chances - All I Want

58 Pet Shop Boys - I Want A Lover

59 Morrissey - I Just Want To See The Boy Happy

60 KC & The Sunshine Band - All I Want

61 Cabaret Voltaire - I Want You

62 Beach Boys - All I Want To Do

63 Depeche Mode - I Want It All

64 Rolling Stones - I Just Want To See His Face

Blame It On S.T.D.

Another volume of the Blame It On... playlist pick. Five days ago, I blamed it on A.D.D. and ten days ago I blamed it on O.C.D.  and today I blame it on S.T.D. The thing I am blaming it on has nothing to do with the actual songs played.I will probably run out of things to blame it on soon enough and then I will have to take responsibility (sure.) I have a few more of these lined up, but not at 128 bpm like this one. Just right to get an S.T.D. (I'm guessing.) And certainly this Midnight Star track might contribute. A couple of tracks that I really have to mention. First, the Poltergeist track which is also on the Echo & The Bunnymen Family Pick. I like this track, but they are not as big as the band they came from. And also lesser known is the band Until December which has a good story worth checking out.

Blame It On S.T.D.

01 Midnight Star - Slow Jam

02 AC-DC - Sin City

03 Poltergeist - Your Mind Is a Box (Let Us Fill It With Wonder)

04 Wall Of Voodoo - Ring of Fire

05 Stranglers - Skin Deep

06 M.E.S.H. - Meet Every Situation Head On

07 Echo & The Bunnymen - Ticket To Ride

08 Walk The Moon - Shut Up and Dance

09 Philip Bailey with Phil Collins - Easy Lover

10 Smokey Robinson And The Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown

11 Until December - Heaven

12 Yello - Vicious Games

13 Duck Sauce - It's You

14 Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You

15 Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice (Orange Factory Radio Mix)

16 Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough

17 The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling

18 Sensato featuring Pitbull & Sak Noel - Crazy People (PO Clean Radio Edit)

19 Sweet - Fox On The Run

20 Tom Tom Club - The Man With The 4-Way Hips

Beatle George

I didn't make this playlist for anyone, but me. Lucky you, now have to deal with it too. The idea was simple. I had very limited space and I could only use actual Beatles tunes in this pick. I made a playlist of Beatles songs for each of the individual Beatles. No solo stuff allowed. And it had to be songs that were either written by or featuring that Beatle on vocals or in some major way. The limit was 17 songs (but there was no minimum - sorry Ringo). For George Harrison it was not too difficult. He had some amazing songs. If it wasn't for the other two, he'd have amassed quite a few hits, I'm sure. From his first song writing achievement through to the end and he went solo with that triple album his songs just are great. The cover is a manipulated closeup from caricatures of the band. Click the above link to see more. As I feel like it I will post the other members picks.

Beatle George

01 Beatles - Don't Bother Me

02 Beatles - Piggies

03 Beatles - I Me Mine

04 Beatles - Blue Jay Way

05 Beatles - The Inner Light

06 Beatles - Only A Northern Song

07 Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

08 Beatles - Savoy Truffle

09 Beatles - Love You To

10 Beatles - Within You Without You

11 Beatles - If I Needed Someone

12 Beatles - For You Blue

13 Beatles - Here Comes The Sun

14 Beatles - Think for Yourself

15 Beatles - Something

16 Beatles - Taxman

17 Beatles - I Need You

What's The Connection? OK 1

Okay, this connection is about being alright (or not) and nothing to do with Oklahoma. I just want to be clear. Somebody told me that there may be other meanings for OK, but if there are, that's not what this is about. If things are Ok or alright that's good. I started this WTC because of the Tones On Tail song and immediately afterwards thought of the Dickies (and the book.) I had a friend that first saw the book title and though it was pronounced "I'm Ock, You're Ock", not realizing until much later that it was "Oh Kay" Stuff like that happens to me all the time. My parents didn't believe in dyslexia or ADD (or even allergies - ask me about that story) and in fact my dad purposely would call all of the kids and our friends by their names, but backwards. Confusing for everyone, but there are still childhood friends who call my brother Ollecram. And they go by their backwards names, too. Only Bob got a free pass and that was okay for him. My dad challenged everyone.

What's The Connection? OK 1

01 Moe. - Okayalright

02 My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise)

03 kd Lang - You're OK

04 The Dickies - I'm Ok, You're Ok

05 The Sunglows - It's Okay

06 The Flaming Lips - Okay I'll Admit That I Really Don't Understand

07 John Holt - Ok Fred

08 Fine Young Cannibals - It's OK (It's Alright)

09 Christina Aguilera - I'm OK

10 Blow Monkeys - Ok Have It Your Way

11 Kenny - Baby I Love You, OK!

12 Def Dames Dope - It's Ok, It's All Right

13 Timmy Brown - Baby, It's Okay

14 Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay (Club 69 Remix)

15 The Limit - Ok Go

16 Tones on Tail - OK This Is The Pops

17 American Gypsy - I'm Ok You're Ok

18 Nic Dalton And His Gloomchasers - Okay Sydney, You Beat Me

19 KMFDM - R.U.OK

20 Kitty Pryde - Okay Cupid

21 REM - Make It All Okay

22 Jelly Roll - I Am Not Okay

23 McFly - I'll Be OK

What's The Connection? Obsession 2

Going back a few weeks I started the first part of the Obsession connection. I liked it. I think part two is pretty darn good too. I got some suggestions and used at least one ( I always check your recommendations out). And anytime I can use the Blow Monkeysin a connection, I'm always happy, so I did. No idea how that band got so associated with me on the radio, but it may have been the outrageous way I always said the band name. Anyway some good other tracks on here as well and the numbering continues from the last one. I just pop them all in one folder. Ok, I hope you enjoy today, but I really hope you enjoy tomorrow.

What's The Connection? Obsession 2

19 The Go-Betweens - Obsession With You

20 Michael McDonald - Obsession Blues

21 Kool & The Gang - Obsession

22 Army Of Lovers - Obsession

23 Ok Go - Obsession

24 Herbie Hancock - Obsession

25 Omarion - Obsession

26 The Ventures - Beautiful Obsession

27 The Blow Monkeys - Sweet Obsession

28 Sugababes - Obsession

29 Adrian Belew - Obsession

30 Tiësto - Obsession

31 Front Line Assembly - Obsession

32 Yukihiro Takahashi - This Strange Obsession

33 Dub Mentor - Obsession (Camel)

34 Ultra-Sonic - Obsession

35 L.A. Guns - Wild Obsession

36 Frankie J featuring Baby Bash - Obsession (No Es Amor)

What's The Connection? Lawyers & Law 2

Yesterday was part one of this connection: Lawyers and Law. I told you the Theme from Jaws was coming. Here it is. Also more Better Call Saul, Perry Mason, Night Court, Law And Order and even the People's Court. Does anyone recognize the track by Ima Robot? Yep, it's the theme song from the TV show Suits. Can't get more about lawyers than that show. Way more Court songs this time and lots of Order. I'm almost done with part three, but refining it some. It won't be tomorrow, but hopefully soon. You can barely tell, but the title is colored with a shelf from a law library. Only I would know, but now you do too.

What's The Connection? Lawyers & Law 2

24 John Williams - Main Title (Theme From Jaws)

25 Little Barrie - Better Call Saul Main Title Theme (Extended)

26 Surf Punks - Peoples Court

27 Jerry Goodman - Theme from Perry Mason

28 Thompson Twins - Love Is The Law

29 Pigmeat Markham - Here Comes The Judge

30 Capital Cities - Kangaroo Court

31 TeeVee Tunes - Night Court

32 Johnny Otis featuring Lem Tally - Court Room Blues

33 Fred Steiner - Perry Mason

34 The Pretenders - Fast Or Slow (The Law's The Law)

35 Ray Conniff - Theme from Perry Mason

36 The Temptations - Law Of The Land

37 Chris Isaak - Courthouse

38 Elvis Costello with the Metropole Orchestra - The Court

39 801 & Phil Manzanera - Law and Order

40 Mike Post - Law and Order

41 Love Committee - Law And Order

42 Pet Shop Boys - Love Is The Law

43 TeeVee Tunes - People's Court (The Big One)

44 Ima Robot - Greenback Boogie

45 Bob Noone - Imagine There's No Lawyers

46 Dave Porter - Better Call Saul End Credits

Blame It On O.C.D.

Five days ago, I started a new series of mixtapes that I called Blame It On... Mostly because I didn't want to take responsibility for the choices (that I made all on my own). The picks are all mine, but in going along with recent developments in society, I wanted to blame external forces for something that is entirely in my control. No personal responsibility. Let me know how it's working. Are you falling for it? I started with Radioactive Goldfish (who I love). I got a promo from the band at CMJ or SXSW or one of those conventions and I've been playing them ever since. Tell their promo guys it worked. It was cool vinyl. The fact that it sounded even better, definitely helped. BTW, OCD (which should be called CDO - think about it) has nothing to do with all the songs being 123  BPM. That's probably coincidence, but it isn't my fault whatever it is.

Blame It On O.C.D.

01 Paul McCartney - Goodnight Tonight

02 Everything But The Girl - Wrong

03 Front 242 - Welcome To Paradise-Headhunter (Medley)

04 Chris Isaak - Dancin'

05 Killing Joke - Love Like Blood

06 Radioactive Goldfish - LSD Is The Bomb

07 Voice Farm - Free Love

08 Chris and Cosey - Synthaesthesia

09 CJ & Co - Devil's Gun

10 Nina Hagen - Cosma Shiva

11 Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice

12 The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - If You Wanna Get To Heaven

13 Cerebral Corps - Myopia

14 The Clash - Radio Clash

15 Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)

16 The Raconteurs - Steady, As She Goes

17 Butthole Surfers - Dum Dum

18 Lightning Seeds - Pure

What's The Connection? Lawyers & Law 1

I included all mentions of lawyers or judges and also anything to do with the law in this connection (at least a three parter). I've done gigs with lawyers speaking and these are a couple of the songs I play. Pretty much the top lawyers people know are Perry and Saul, so I am including songs about them. The Bobby Darin talks about the shark in town and most people associate sharks with lawyers. It's not really a fair comparison for the bulk of lawyers, but the stereotype does exist. And yes Jaws will be on one of these volumes. I love the barely associated Fall Out Boy with longest title ever and you don't need to make a defense for including The Fall ever.

What's The Connection? Lawyers & Law 1

01 The Cruel Sea - Better Get a Lawyer

02 Ronny Jordan - The Law (Radio Edit)

03 Betty Hutton - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief

04 Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns And Money

05 Fall Out Boy - I'm Like A Lawyer With The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You)

06 The Motions - Make It Legal

07 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend featuring Burl Moseley - Don't Be A Lawyer

08 The Fall - Oswald Defence Lawyer

09 Hank Williams Jr. - Lawyers, Guns And Money

10 Who - A Legal Matter

11 Bob Noone - My Lawyer's Back

12 Scotty Anderson - Theme from Perry Mason

13 Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife

14 Junior Brown - Better Call Saul

15 Denis Solee - Theme from Perry Mason

16 Shorty Long - Here Comes The Judge

17 Reach - The Law

18 Butlers - Perry Mason

19 Jackson Browne - Lawyers In Love

20 Southern Express - Lawyers on the Loose

21 The Ventures - Storefront Lawyers

22 Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law

23 Mojo Nixon - Destroy All Lawyers

What's The Connection? Jump 3

I posted the first Jump connection back in March. Added another one and then just left it. But I did have more, plus even more suggestions (I will be adding another one or two eventually). This one has a few more of Jump as in dance. Jump, Jumpin', Jumping it is in here. From swing to blues, rockabilly and a little edm? This is a little different than the previous WTC's and that's okay. I did add two Brian Setzers on this one. I wasn't paying close enough attention and I liked both songs. None of these songs are related to the cover. They aren't that kind of jump.

What's The Connection? Jump 3

48 Joe Jackson - Jumpin' Jive

49 Brian Setzer Orchestra - Jumpin' East Of Java

50 Bobby Valentin - Jumping With Symphony Sid

51 Daylighters - Mad House Jump

52 Big Joe Turner - Jump for Joy

53 Elvin Bishop - Juke Joint Jump

54 Jack Cochran - Riverside Jump

55 Harold McKinnon - Little Jump Joint

56 Kylie Minogue - Jump

57 Chicago Line - Jump Back

58 Al Barkle - Jumpin' From Six to Six

59 Chris Spedding - Jump In My Car

60 Paul Anka - Jump

61 Byron Lee And The Dragonaires - Jump Up

62 Chemical Brothers - The Big Jump

63 One Of Them - Jump In (Extended Dance Mix)

64 Basement Jaxx featuring Slarta John - Jump N' Shout

65 Ike Turner - Cubano Jump (1954)

66 Brian Setzer - Jumpin' At The Capitol

67 Chuckie - Who Is Ready To Jump (Dillon Francis Remix)

68 Ray Rodriguez And His Orchestra - Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

69 The Shadows - Jumping With The Shadows

70 Three Riffs - Jumping Jack

71 Eight to the Bar - Jump, Jive & Wail

72 The Collins Kids - Hop, Skip and Jump

Happy Father's Day

This Father's day pick or maybe it's a connection is all about viewing fathers and fatherhood from different perspectives. Several are about being at a wedding and letting your baby go. At least one as a teen trying to get something from your father. Seeing your new baby as a father, watching your baby grow up. And even just trying to be a good father. So in one sense it's not about fathers, but about kids once you are a father. Nothing like it! As for me, I will never forget that feeling watching my baby being born, growing up and the sadness (and gladness) of that baby getting married and have a kid of their own. My Pop is on the cover. Happy Father's day to all!

Happy Father's Day

01 Gary Allan - Tough Little Boys

02 Trace Adkins - Just Fishin'

03 George Strait - Love Without End, Amen

04 Ricky Van Shelton - Keep It Between The Lines

05 Bob Carlisle - Butterfly Kisses

06 Lonestar - My Front Porch Looking In

07 Gerald Levert - Wind Beneath My Wings

08 Violent Femmes - Gimme The Car

09 Oscar Brown Jr. - Dat Dere

10 Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely

11 Cole Swindell - You Should Be Here

12 Kenny Chesney - There Goes My Life

13 Chuck Wicks - Stealing Cinderella

14 Rodney Atkins - Watching You

15 Darius Rucker - It Won't Be Like This for Long

16 Brad Paisley - He Didn't Have to Be

17 Billy Ray Cyrus Feat Miley Cyrus - Ready, Set, Don't Go

18 Craig Campbell - Family Man

19 Harry Chapin - Cats In The Cradle

What's The Connection? Flags 1

Today is Flag Day in the United States so this connection of Flag songs is appropriate. Not all patriotic songs. In fact we start with burning one. Not all American flags. We have everything from No Flag to different colored flags to pirate flags and having sex on a flag. There's a finish line flag and songs about being finished (dead) and having a flag represent your life and service. Only one song about the actual day: Flag Day! So have a good one, even if you don't celebrate it.

What's The Connection? Flags 1

01 Starkweathers - Burn The Flag

02 Billy Talent - Red Flag

03 Brad Paisley - American Flag on the Moon

04 Charlie Daniels Band - This Ain't No Rag, It's A Flag

05 Combustible Edison - The Checkered Flag

06 David Byrne - Black Flag

07 Bebe Winans - You're A Grand Old Flag

08 Housemartins - Flag Day

09 Everything But The Girl - Hang Out The Flags

10 Johnny Cash - Ragged old flag

11 Roger Waters - Folded Flags

12 Elvis Costello - No Flag

13 Wire - Pink Flag

14 Neil Young - Flags of Freedom

15 KMFDM - Sex On The Flag (12' Mix)

16 Rick Wakeman - International Flag

17 Moraz Bruford - Flags

18 Barenaked Ladies - The Flag

19 Tom MacDonald & Adam Calhoun - American Flags

20 Shonen Knife - White Flag

21 K'naan - Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)

22 The Move - Wave the Flag and Stop the Train (Mono Version)

23 Kenny Chesney - Pirate Flag

24 Gwen Stefani - Red Flag

Blame It On A.D.D.

I'm thinking this might be a new series of mixtapes, where I pick stuff and blame it on something or someone else. This one will be Attention Deficit Disorder. Look a squirrel! So there really is a connection between these songs. I'm just not telling you what it is. Good luck! BTW, the covers will be similar enough to know it's related, but they will each stand on their own. What do you think I should blame future ones on? Also just so you know the original Blame Connection is here.

Blame It On A.D.D.

01 Awolnation - Sail

02 Carter Tutti Void - T 3.2

03 David Bowie - Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

04 Was (Not Was) - Spy In The House Of Love (Streetsahead Mix)

05 Love & Rockets - So Alive

06 Talking Heads - Girlfriend Is Better

07 The B-52's - Mesopotamia

08 Thomas Dolby - Airhead

09 Yello - Jungle Bill

10 Concrete Blonde - Joey

11 Psychic TV - Papal Breakdance

12 Cabaret Voltaire - Sluggin' For Jesus

13 Department of Crooks - Plan 9 From Las Vegas

14 Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses

15 Figures On A Beach - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

16 Yaz - Situation

Beach Boys Pick

I had made this pick just for me, but since Brian Wilson just passed away, I figured I would share this Beach Boy Pick with you. It does not cover all their albums, but it does cover quite a few. What I can tell you about these songs is that these are my favorites that I turn to quite often. Back when Endless Summer and I was listening to the Beatles White Album a lot. My cousin and I would argue who was better. Beach Boys or Beatles. We figured then that it was a tie. Both had genius artist/musicians and had great songs. Listening back to these tracks (some of which weren't even out back then) it was closer than we even thought. Brian Wilson was a wiz in the studio and the boys had the most delicious harmonies. Just listen and enjoy. BTW, I'm sorry your favorites aren't on here. It really is my favorite picks.

Beach Boys Pick

01 Beach Boys - I Just Wasn't Made For These Times

02 Beach Boys - The Warmth Of The Sun

03 Beach Boys - In My Room

04 Beach Boys - Surfer Girl

05 Beach Boys - Kokomo

06 Beach Boys - California Girls

07 Beach Boys - God Only Knows

08 Beach Boys - Heroes And Villains

09 Beach Boys - Do It Again

10 Beach Boys - Don't Worry Baby

11 Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice

12 Beach Boys - Little Deuce Coupe

13 Beach Boys - Here Comes The Night

14 Beach Boys - All Summer Long

15 Beach Boys - Help Me Ronda

16 Beach Boys - Wendy

17 Beach Boys - Be True To Your School

18 Beach Boys - Catch A Wave

19 Beach Boys - I Get Around

20 Beach Boys - Dance Dance Dance

21 Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

22 Beach Boys - That's Why God Made The Radio

23 Beach Boys - Fun, Fun, Fun

24 Beach Boys - Barbara Ann

25 Beach Boys - Surfin' USA

26 Beach Boys - 409

27 Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari

CaS

I have no idea what the title mean in this mixtape pick. I was messing around on the keyboard and that's what came out. Obviously, my left hand. The whole mix came because I was listening to the Little Richard. I also put it into another upcoming pick folder (another volume of my Green Onions series). The Little Richard will fit in nicely. But that led me to several other tracks like the Funkadelic track that I used on an Eddie Hazel pick some time ago. I mixed it up a bit with some new wave and some poppy songs by the Sylvers and the DeFranco Family. I like it.

CaS

01 Funkadelic - Music for My Mother

02 Jerry Harrison - Bobby

03 Blackfoot Sue - Standing in the Road

04 The Sylvers - Cotton Candy

05 Kenny - The Bump

06 Dyke & The Blazers - Funky Broadway (Part 1)

07 Dexys Midnight Runners - Dance Stance

08 Depeche Mode - But Not Tonight

09 The DeFranco Family - Abra-Ca-Dabra

10 The Yum Yums - Gonna Be a Big Thing

11 The Cure - The Exploding Boy

12 Arctic Monkeys - The View from the Afternoon

13 Franz Ferdinand - This Fire

14 The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums

15 Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien

16 Snow Patrol - Run

17 Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues

18 Joy Division - These Days

19 Little Richard - The Rill Thing

20 Primal Scream - Higher Than the Sun (12 inch Mix)

What's The Connection? Dusk 1

Was working on this one for a while. A connection of songs that all have Dusk in the title. Seems like there is a lot of Jazz and Prog that wants to use it. I haven't done a Dawn connection, but I suppose I will have to look now. I started this because The The have an album called Dusk (but no songs), so I started looking. This is what you get. As for the cover, I know it's not quite a background of Dusk, per se, but I loved this shot of pink lightning at almost dusk. The lettering is colored with dusk.

What's The Connection? Dusk 1

01 Paul Weller - Dusk Til Dawn

02 Zayn Malik featuring Sia - Dusk Till Dawn

03 Genesis - Dusk

04 Rick Wakeman - Dusk

05 Bill Nelson - Illuminated At Dusk

06 KLF - Pulling out of Ricardo and the Dusk is Falling Fast

07 Friends Of Dean Martinez - Dusk

08 Stan Kenton - Dusk

09 Artie Shaw And His Orchestra - Dusk (Evensong)

10 Jah Wobble - Dusk

11 The A-Teens - From Dusk Till Dawn

12 Bud Powell - Dusky 'n' Sandy

13 Pelican - Immutable Dusk

14 Duke Ellington - Dusk In The Desert

15 Pet Shop Boys - Dancing In The Dusk (Demo)

16 Bullet - Dusk Till Dawn

17 Tangerine Dream - Song Of The Whale (To Dusk)

18 John Surman - At Dusk

19 George Duke - From Dusk To Dawn

20 Groove Armada - Dusk You & Me

sna

This mixtape has nothing to do with an airport in California. It's another leftover songs playlist. I had wanted to use the Redbone track, so it kind of started with just wanting to use it on a pick and a few others that I had waiting to be used. The Deadbolt was a track I didn't use on my Swamp rock compilation, but I liked. The Blondie will be used in an upcoming comp of songs that sound like better produced old songs. A few of the others I just hadn't found a home, so they ended up here. I hope you like the way they flow.

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01 Blondie - In The Flesh

02 Redbone - Come And Get Your Love

03 Jack Johnson - Better Together

04 Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down

05 Grateful Dead - Truckin'

06 Gino Soccio - Dancer

07 Free - All Right Now

08 Fastball - The Way

09 Bachman Turner Overdrive - Don't Get Yourself In Trouble

10 The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

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

12 AC-DC - Highway To Hell

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

14 Eddie Money - Two Tickets To Paradise

15 Switchfoot - This Is Your Life

16 Peter and Gordon - World Without Love

17 Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

18 Badfinger - Without You

19 Deadbolt - James Bond Theme-You Only Live Twice

What's The Connection? Steppin 2

Continuing on this connection of steppin or stepping, this is volume 2. If you are looking for volume one of Steppin go here. That will tell you the story. This one has, I believe, only one doubles on it. Same song, different artists. Tony Bennett does a fairly different version than Jo Stafford & Gordon Macrea so I figure you won't mind too much. The rest, even though they may have similar or the same names, they are different songs.  Compare it to the first volume yourself, I didn't double check that direction. 

What's The Connection? Steppin 2

24 Tony Orlando & Dawn - Steppin' Out {Gonna Boogie Tonight}

25 Tony Bennett - Steppin` Out With My Baby

26 King Tubby - The Stepping Dub

27 Ryuichi Sakamoto - Steppin' Into Asia

28 Da Problem Solvas - Keep On Steppin (Steppers Song)

29 Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half-Steppin'

30 Wire - Stepping Off Too Quick

31 Love Unlimited - High Steppin' Hip Dressin' Fella (You Got It Together)

32 Herbie Hancock - Steppin' In It

33 Johnny Maestro & the Crests - I'm Steppin' Out of the Picture

34 John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Steppin' Out

35 Trevor Horn featuring Seal - Steppin' Out

36 Elvin Bishop - Stepping Up In Class

37 Yabby U feat. Tommy McCook - Steppin' High

38 Peter Tosh - Stepping Razor

39 Betty Davis - Stepping In Her I. Miller Shoes

40 Patrick Hernandez & Jorge Ben - Someone's Stepping On My Mushrooms

41 Steel Pulse - Steppin' Out

42 Jo Stafford & Gordon Macrea - Steppin' Out With My Baby

43 Mad Professor - Stepping Razor

Bad Bayou Swamp

This pick is not a part two of Bad Bayou Voodoo, but it is related (a lot). Nothing to do with any TV show, but it was inspired by the last pick I did back in 2022. It was always about the feel of the music. Kinda swampy, kinda voodoo, kinda bayou. Turns out there were more swampy songs than voodoo, so it lost the voodoo part of the title. Chris Isaak returns as does Jace Everett and Tony Joe White and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Hard to do a Swamp Rock compilation without them (and who would want to?) I added a couple of bluesier tunes and less of the sexy tunes, but you'll still like it, I hope.

Bad Bayou Swamp

01 Jim Stafford - Swamp Witch

02 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Keep On Chooglin'

03 Little Feat - Fat Man In The Bathtub

04 Open Road - Swamp Fever

05 JJ Grey & Mofro - On Fire

06 Lightnin' Slim - Bad Luck Blues

07 Meters - Fire On The Bayou

08 Tony Joe White - Undercover Agent For The Blues

09 Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee

10 Katie Webster - I'm Bad

11 Los Lonely Boys - Born On The Bayou

12 Jimmy Walker - Swamp Country

13 Swampwater - Big Bayou

14 Southern Culture on the Skids - Swamp Thing

15 John Fogerty - The Old Man Down The Road

16 Chris Jagger's Atcha! - Junk Man

17 Chris Isaak - Voodoo

18 Th' Legendary Shackshakers - Swampblood

19 Dale Hawkins - Susie-Q

20 Tommy Bell - Swamp Girl

21 The Tailgators - Pick Up The Deck

22 Deadbolt - Swamp Witch

23 Jace Everett - Burn For You

KML

It was just time for another three letter mixtape pick. This time it's KML. No idea why it became all caps this week. Just turned out that way. Not much in common with each other except that they are all around 121 BPM and are in Camelot mixing order. There's a tiny jump between Supertramp and Sparks and also between Fine Young Cannibals and The Gourds, but then there would have to be anyway. Enjoy it anyway. And yes, it was The Residents that started my train of thought on this one (not Hall & Oates). It is amazing how my mind tends to wander sometimes.

KML

01 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

02 Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (LP Version)

03 The Residents - Betty's Body

04 ORS - Moonboots (US Special 12'' Disco Mix)

05 The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey

06 Benny Mardones - Into the Night

07 Ray Barretto - A Deeper Shade Of Soul

08 Supertramp - It's Raining Again

09 Sparks - More Than A Sex Machine

10 Killing Joke - Turn To Red

11 Casio Social Club - Rock The Discotheque (Original Mix)

12 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss on My List

13 Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women

14 Fine Young Cannibals - Blue

15 The Gourds - Gin And Juice

16 Skinny Fabulous - BTW (Behaving The Worst)

17 Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes

18 Train - Drive By

19 The Beat Farmers - Big Rock Candy Mountain

Specialty Dances 1

I never gave these out to anyone and especially not willy nilly like some of my old mixtapes. Way back when (this is an old CD I made) DJ's were able to get unauthorized compilations first on record and then when CD's first came out also on CD of compilations of things like the biggest or newest hits. This one guy put out a series of them and all they said on the outside was All The Original Hits - Digital DJ Tools and then a number. They were great. Instead of bringing 15 to 20 albums just for that many songs that you knew you would probably play at a wedding or a gig, you could bring one pick (eventually 20 or so CD's). I made my own of Specialty Dances that weren't already on another CD of songs that you wouldn't always play, but someone, somewhere would request it and here it would be. This is before TikTok was a thing. Anyway this is my first volume of it. Your copy of a DJ cheat CD. Nowadays, DJ's probably look it up online and stream it, but then, they'd be like "OMG, you have that song?!"

Specialty Dances 1

01 Cupid - Cupid Shuffle

02 Mixx Master Lee featuring Red Rum - Stomp (Mississippi Cha Cha Slide Main Version)

03 Tiny Tim - The Chicken Dance

04 Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz

05 Alabama - Dancin', Shaggin' On The Boulevard

06 Los del Rio - Macarena

07 Marcia Griffiths - Electric Boogie

08 Van McCoy - The Hustle

09 Madonna - Vogue (Promo Dance Edit)

10 Fat Les - Vin-Da-Loo

11 Happy Polkateers - Beer Barrel Polka

12 Ottawan - Hands Up!

13 Black Lace - Agadoo

14 Village People - YMCA

15 Jorge Buccio - Napkin Song

16 Fast Food Rockers - Fast Food Song

17 DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide (Radio Edit)

18 Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe

19 Darren James - Hokey Pokey (Short Mix)

20 Hampton the Hampster - The Hampsterdance Song

21 The Diamonds - The Stroll

22 Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Time Warp

Tim Curry Pick

Like probably most people, I discovered Tim Curry through his movies first and then his singing career. Although I must say from the beginning those crossed over nicely when they did. He has played so many iconical roles. From Rocky Horror Picture Show (on stage as well as the movie) to Annie and It and Home Alone II. It didn't matter how big the role was, he took over in his scenes. Some people perhaps, don't realize he also was a voice over actor. On this pick, I chose a song from Fern Gully animated picture, tracks from Rocky Horror, songs from the Disney Park and solo work over the years. These sometimes cheesy songs are my favorites of the amazing Tim Curry. I didn't include anything from Spam-A-Lot or the movie Annie, because I thought there just wasn't enough of him in them.

Tim Curry Pick

01 Tim Curry - Baby Love

02 Tim Curry - I Can Make You A Man

03 Tim Curry - Working On My Tan

04 Tim Curry - Simplicity

05 Tim Curry - I Put A Spell On You

06 Tim Curry - Just 14

07 Tim Curry - I Do The Rock

08 Tim Curry - Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire

09 Tim Curry - Sweet Transvestite

10 Tim Curry - We Went As Far As We Felt Like Going

11 Tim Curry - Toxic Love

12 Tim Curry - Biting My Nails

13 Tim Curry - Paradise Garage

14 Tim Curry - I'm Going Home

15 Tim Curry - Anyone Who Had A Heart

16 Tim Curry - Birds Of A Feather

17 Tim Curry - I Will

18 Tim Curry - No Love On The Street

19 Tim Curry - Charge It

20 Tim Curry - Ballad Of Davy Crockett

Todd Rundgren covers 1

Hard to pick covers from Todd Rundgren, because he's actually done a complete album of covers. But for this one, I included not just his solo work, but also a couple of his covers in Nazz, a brilliant one in Utopia, a couple from his solo work and then several that are not on any of his own albums, but on tribute albums. He's done tributes to the Doors to tributes to Yes. By far not all of his covers (I actually even put on one or two covers a few days ago that I didn't use today.)

Todd Rundgren covers 1

01 Todd Rundgren & Geoff Downes - Alabama Song

02 Nazz - Train Kept A-Rollin'

03 Todd Rundgren & Jeff Beck - Cissy Strut

04 Todd Rundgren & Carmine Appice - Anyway Anyhow Anywhere

05 Todd Rundgren & Robin Holcomb - The House Carpenter

06 Todd Rundgren - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

07 Todd Rundgren, Rick Wakeman, Tony Levin - Welcome To The Machine

08 Todd Rundgren - Dust My Broom

09 Todd Rundgren - 96 Tears

10 Todd Rundgren - Two Out of Three Ain't Bad

11 Utopia - Do Ya (Alternative Mix)

12 Todd Rundgren - Love Of The Common Man

13 Nazz - Kicks

14 Todd Rundgren - Planet Queen

15 Todd Rundgren - Bluebird Is Dead

16 Todd Rundgren - Without You

17 Todd Rundgren, John Wesley, Tony Kaye, Billy Sherwood, Jay Schellen - Roundabout

18 Todd Rundgren - 21st Century Schizoid Man

What's The Connection? You Want Me 1

I've had few of these Want connections and it's time for You Want Me in the title. I am keeping it organized on my side under Want and calling it Want You Me so its fits in near the other ones alphabetically. I was able to use Elvis Presley on this one as well as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimi Hendrix, the Sylvers, Prince and even two Barry White associated songs. Notice that Sly and the Chili Peppers have the same song, but different. Also notice the cover. Same but different.

What's The Connection? You Want Me 1

01 Y&T - If You Want Me

02 Pointed Sticks - What Do You Want Me to Do_

03 Joe Diffie - If You Want Me To

04 Chris Isaak - Baby What You Want Me To Do

05 Prince - What Do You Want Me 2 Do

06 Red Hot Chili Peppers - If You Want Me to Stay

07 The Schoolboys - Please Say You Want Me

08 Sly & The Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay

09 Etta James - Baby What You Want Me To Do

10 Elvis Presley - Anyway You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)

11 Jimi Hendrix - Baby What You Want Me To Do

12 The Jesus And Mary Chain - Why'd You Want Me

13 Salt-N-Pepa - Do You Want Me (Remix)

14 Santth - Do You Want Me Baby, Like I Want You

15 John Wetton - As Long As You Want Me Here

16 The Waterboys - What Do You Want Me to Do

17 Goober & The Peas - If You Want Me

18 Sylvers - Any Way You Want Me

19 The Icicle Works - What Do You Want Me To Do

20 Barry White - I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To

21 Jimmy Reed - Baby, What You Want Me to Do

22 Love Unlimited - If You Want Me, Say It

Todd Rundgren With

I've been listening to a lot of Todd Rundgren recently and I already have a great connection pick of his production work that I called Rundgren Productions. Check it out. This one is a little different, although he did produce some of these songs or albums that they came from. On this pick he had to have played an instrument or sang on the recording. So for some that was easy since he was officially a band member in Nazz, Utopia and The New Cars. So he probably did both. Some he just played guitar (think Meat Loaf and the guitar that sounds like a motorcycle). Or drums and voice like the Ringo Starr All Starr Band. All sorts of combinations. No one is sure how many on the Jules Shear because it leaves it open. The duets, we know he sang. So look it up if you really want to know. I kept some of the "With's" for another playlist of covers because he also has some great covers. It's coming somewhat soon.

Todd Rundgren With

01 Nine Inch Nails - All Time Low (Todd Rundgren Remix)

02 Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell

03 The New Cars - Warm

04 Utopia - Love Is The Answer

05 Todd Rundgren with Bobby Womack - The Want Of A Nail

06 Nazz - Open My Eyes

07 Tubes - Piece By Piece

08 The Residents - The Aging Musician (edit)

09 Utopia - Set Me Free

10 Jules Shear - Whispering Your Name

11 The New Cars - More

12 Utopia - I Just Want To Touch You

13 Hall & Oates - Have I Been Away Too Long

14 The New Cars - Not Tonight

15 Alice Cooper - Road Rats

16 Nazz - Hello It's Me

17 Bonnie Tyler with Todd Rundgren - Loving You's A Dirty Job But Somebody's Gotta Do It

18 Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band - Bang the Drum All Day (Tower Theatre Upper Darby, PA 10-30-15)

What's The Connection? Wants 1

If you have been hating these Want connections, I have bad news. Here's another off shoot. You've had a couple of days away from this series, but I am not done by a long shot. As for meaning, Wants is a lot different than Want. As you will notice right away. Some of my favorites include the Zappa, Parliament, The Stranglers. But it's hard to keep this one to just a couple because I love the Aristocats cover by Brian Setzer. And there are several tracks where Everybody Wants something. And even one with two Wants. So now you get it.

What's The Connection? Wants 1

01 Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants

02 Parliament - P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)

03 Bobby Womack - Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out

04 Stranglers - Who Wants The World

05 Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever

06 Michael Franks - The Lady Wants To Know

07 Sweet - Everybody Wants To Be Someone

08 Frank Zappa - My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama

09 Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World

10 NERD - She Wants To Move

11 Don Henley - All She Wants To Do Is Dance

12 Wham! - Everything She Wants

13 Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants

14 Brian Setzer - Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat

15 Tom Tom Club - Who Wants An Ugly Girl

16 Iggy Pop - My Baby Wants to Rock & Roll

17 Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants

18 Gladys Knight And The Pips - Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)

19 Van Halen - Everybody Wants Some!!

Top Pick Albums 1982

Yesterday the single songs, today the albums that I picked in 1982. I'm not sure if they would all be the same choices if I was picking them today, but this is what I picked back then. Like usual, all albums I owned (still own) and listened to and played a lot. It's my top ten albums and the top songs from them for the first ten choices. I rounded it out with my second choice of each album for the second ten. alooking back, some are hits and some didn't go anywhere on the charts, but that's what I thought was good then. As representative, I include the cover of Scorpions on this post, but all the covers are available to you. Not as good as the Love Drive cover, but interesting enough.

Top Albums Pick 1982

01 Scorpions - Blackout

02 Toto - Africa

03 The Motels - Only The Lonely

04 Prince - Little Red Corvette

05 Roxy Music - More Than This

06 Asia - Heat Of The Moment

07 Michael Jackson - Beat It

08 Nina Hagen - Born In Xixax

09 Frank Zappa - Valley Girl

10 Kate Bush - Sat In Your Lap

11 Toto - Rosanna

12 The Motels - So L.A.

13 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

14 Prince - 1999

15 Kate Bush - There Goes A Tenner

16 Nina Hagen - Cosma Shiva

17 Frank Zappa - No Not Now

18 Asia - Cutting It Fine

19 Roxy Music - Avalon

20 Scorpions - Can't Live Without You

Top Pick 1982

The last Thursday of the month, so I am posting my Top picks of the year 1982. Like the previous Top picks, these are my favorite songs from the year. They didn't have to be released as a single and most likely very few if any were, but I really have no idea since I haven't ever checked. Tomorrow I will post my favorite albums of the year. I do not believe that I picked any songs here that will duplicate tomorrow, nor even appear on the albums. Some of these tracks on today's pick did come from great albums, however. I went back and forth then about which I used. Frankly, I think it was a toss up for a few. A couple only appeared on EP's but they were all good.

Top Pick 1982

01 Stranglers - Golden Brown

02 Fun Boy Three with Banarama - It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)

03 British Electric Foundation featuring Paula Yates - These Boots Are Made For Walking

04 Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy

05 Masami Tsuchiya - Rice Music

06 The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

07 Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)

08 Translator - Everywhere That I'm Not

09 ABC - Poison Arrow

10 The Cure - Let's Go To Bed

11 Visage - Damned Don't Cry

12 Flipper - Sex Bomb

13 Missing Persons - Words

14 Pop-O-Pies - Truckin'

15 Depeche Mode - See You

16 Lene Lovich - New Toy

17 The B-52's - Throw That Beat In A Garbage Can

18 Soft Cell - What

19 Go-Go's - We Got The Beat

20 Romeo Void - Never Say Never

What's The Connection? Don't Want 1

Two days ago I posted the connection of I Don't Want songs and today it's almost the same. There just is no "I" in the connection, so I can use Human League again. Great song of theirs. And I also get to use Zappa, the Tubes, Budgie and Pablo Cruise! What a combination! Notice that there are a few bands with the same title songs. They are different songs. Also a couple of Don't Want's in parentheses. And not all of these songs have "Don't" and "Want" right after each other, but they all have both words in the title. Enjoy these. Whether you want or don't want them, more are coming

What's The Connection? Don't Want 1

01 The JAMs - Don't Take Five (Take What You Want)

02 Wall Of Voodoo - They Don't Want Me

03 British Electric Foundation - Don't Want To Know

04 Frank Zappa - Honey, Don't You Want a Man Like Me

05 Pablo Cruise - Don't Want To Live Without It

06 Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me

07 Human League - Don't You Want Me

08 David Byrne - Don't Want To Be A Part Of Your World

09 Bobo Jenkins - Baby Don't You Want to Go

10 Fever - Don't You Want Me

11 Jason Deane - Don't Ever Want To See You No More

12 Major Lance - You Don't Want Me No More

13 Budgie - (Don't Want To) Find That Girl

14 Eagles - The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks

15 Bill Withers - Don't You Want to Stay

16 Tubes - Don't Want To Wait Anymore

17 Eric Burdon & The Animals - Don't Want Much

18 Main Ingredient - Just Don't Want To Be Lonely

19 Ted Nugent - Don't You Want My Love

What's The Connection? Want 2

Go back a couple of days to see part one of this connection. This actually continues and isn't an offshoot like yesterday, so very, very similar cover and the numbering continues from volume one. These are just more of my favorite Want songs. These don't always flow genre-wise at all, but I like the songs. I've told my story with Storm and the Balls, so I won't repeat it, but they are great. Same with the Tubes. Devo is just always a fav. And how can you dislike Chic plus Lobo on the same ticket?

What's The Connection? Want 2

25 Devo - Girl U Want

26 Andy Gibb - I Just Want To Be Your Everything

27 Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

28 Depeche Mode - I Want You Now

29 Nina Simone - I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl

30 Eartha Kitt - I Want To Be Evil

31 Captain & Tennille - The Way I Want To Touch You

32 Sinéad O'Connor - I Want To Be Loved By You

33 Storm and The Balls - I Want You to Die

34 Chic - I Want Your Love

35 Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

36 Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

37 Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To

38 Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want

39 Bowling For Soup - Girl All The Bad Guys Want

40 AC-DC - If You Want Blood (You've Got It)

41 Ohio Players - I Want To Be Free

42 Bread - Baby I'm-a Want You

43 Tubes - Don't Want To Wait Anymore

44 Lobo - I'd Love You to Want Me

What's The Connection? I Don't Want 1

This is an off shoot from yesterday's connection. I tell you it was what I want, what I really really want. (zig a zig). As I slap myself for knowing the Spice Girls so much that it came right up as I am typing this. A couple of doubles from yesterday, but all today is what I Don't Want. So no Human League. But the Descendents are fair game. Only Sir Douglas Quintet has a song that doesn't want anything in particular. Cover is similar, but numbering starts over.

What's The Connection? I Don't Want 1

01 Elvis Costello - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

02 The Donnas - I Don't Want To Go To School

03 Descendents - I Don't Want To Grow Up

04 Foreigner - I Don't Want To Live Without You

05 Gap Band - I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up & Dance

06 Rod Stewart - You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It)

07 Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - I Don't Want To Be Alone Tonight

08 Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want to Be a Hero

09 Luke Bryan - I Don't Want This Night To End

10 Sir Douglas Quintet - I Don't Want

11 Magic Sam - I Don't Want No Woman

12 Texas - I Don't Want A Lover

13 Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

14 Jackie Wilson - I Don't Want to Lose You

15 Pet Shop Boys - I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More

16 George Harrison - I Don't Want To Do It

17 Bryan Ferry - I Don't Want To Go On Without You

18 Peter And Gordon - I Don't Want To See You Again

19 Everything But The Girl - I Don't Want to Talk About It

20 Big Time Sarah - I Don't Want No Man

21 Luther Ingram - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right

22 Ramones - I Don't Want You

23 Annette Funicello - I Don't Want To Play In Your Yard (Studio)

What's The Connection? Want 1

Lots of songs with Want in the title. This connection includes some of my favorite want songs and some will  repeat with other want subsidiary connections coming along. For instance there are a lot of songs about Don't Want or I Don't Want, so I'll probably make some of those. And perhaps a couple of Wants as well. Maybe Really Wanting something. I tried to spread it out in here and got a few of my very favorites (at least over the next couple like this). I'll make the covers relate to each other too.

What's The Connection? Want 1

01 Elvis Costello - (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea

02 Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back

03 Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want

04 Jackson Five - I Want You Back

05 Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way

06 The Alan Parsons Project - I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You

07 Tubes - What Do You Want From Life

08 Sly & The Family Stone - I Want to Take You Higher

09 John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're the One That I Want

10 Huey Lewis And The News - I Want A New Drug

11 Todd Rundgren with Bobby Womack - The Want Of A Nail

12 Human League - Don't You Want Me

13 Elvis Presley - I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

14 Byrds - All I Really Want To Do

15 Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is

16 The Smiths - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

17 Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)

18 Roxy Music - All I Want Is You

19 The Tourists - I Only Want to Be With You

20 Talking Heads - Girls Want To Be With The Girls

21 Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)

22 Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand

23 Shnazz - (I Want To) Jump On Your Bones

24 Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me (Studio)

Picking On Milo (Descendents)

I first heard the Descendents EP Bonus Fat (1981) because of my housemate and had to get their first album Milo Goes To College (1982). I loved some of the songs and loved the fact that there were songs less than a minute (heck, less than 30 seconds). I played these songs later on the radio and there basically was barely enough time to cue up the next record. Was crazy time in the radio booth. I put the 15 second ones on "cart" - it was the only way to play them. Either way this pick has a little of  all the studio albums. None of the offshoot All (sorry they had a couple of good songs too.) Only Milo. The cover is a Milo-fied version of me goatee and mohawk included. This is some good punk rock from a cool band.

Picking On Milo (Descendents)

01 Descendents - Who We Are

02 Descendents - Kids

03 Descendents - Get The Time

04 Descendents - Sour Grapes

05 Descendents - I'm The One

06 Descendents - Without Love

07 Descendents - Silly Girl

08 Descendents - Cheer

09 Descendents - Descendents

10 Descendents - Clean Sheets

11 Descendents - Wendy

12 Descendents - Cool To Be You

13 Descendents - I Wanna Be A Bear

14 Descendents - Glad All Over

15 Descendents - Cameage

16 Descendents - Bikeage

17 Descendents - Coolidge

18 Descendents - Myage

19 Descendents - Van

20 Descendents - Sick-O-Me

21 Descendents - I Don't Want To Grow Up

22 Descendents - Suburban Home

23 Descendents - Pervert

24 Descendents - 'merican

25 Descendents - Nothing With You

26 Descendents - I'm Not A Loser

27 Descendents - Coffee Mug

28 Descendents - I Like Food

29 Descendents - Everything Sux

30 Descendents - Orgo 51

31 Descendents - Victim Of Me

32 Descendents - Hope

33 Descendents - All

34 Descendents - Ride The Wild

35 Descendents - I'm Not A Punk

36 Descendents - My Dad Sucks

37 Descendents - Weinerschnitzel

38 Descendents - When I Get Old

39 Descendents - Good Good Things