Fakin' Jamaican 6

I keep doing these picks. It started some time ago with a cassette tape, a mixtape for a buddy who said he hated reggae, but I knew he really didn't because he like all these bands that had faux reggae beats. So I made him a pick of what I called White Washed Reggae. Now it's Fakin Jamaican. It's expanded from there, but just a bit. So here's my latest installment. And just to be clear these picks bear little to no resemblance to the original tape. But the idea is similar. I still have some tracks that I have been holding on to for future installments.

Fakin' Jamaican 6

110 Rolling Stones - Hey Negrita

111 Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song

112 Paul McCartney - C Moon

113 Mr. Vegas - Heads High

114 Tanto Metro & Devonte - Everyone Falls In Love

115 Crooklyn Clan - Where The Ladies At (Go Down Baby)

116 Lumidee - Never Leave You (uh ooh, uh ooh!)

117 Lionize - You're Trying To Kill Me

118 David Lindley - She Took Off My Romeos

119 Japan - ...Rhodesia

120 Alberto y Los Trios Paranoias - Snuffin' Inna Babylon

121 Keith Richards - Words Of Wonder

122 Frighty & Colonel Mite - Life Is What You Make It...Raggamuffin Love

123 Audio Active - Burning Of The Midnight Lamp

124 Expendables - Bowl For Two

125 Streetlight Manifesto - Here’s to Life

126 Matisyahu Featuring Nameless - One Day

127 Ron Wood - I Can Feel The Fire

128 Mick Jagger - Running Out Of Luck

Life's Good

You'll see there is a difference between yesterday's pick and today. But there is also some similarity. I had some of these tracks in yesterday's pick, but moved them here because it was more appropriate. I told you about Joe Walsh being here, yesterday. The Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis was moved too. I already had Jimmy Buffett, so that was moved here. I also moved the Travis Tritt cover to this one. Frankie Goes To Hollywood just fit better here as did Byron Lee (one of the best soca songs ever - I think better than most all else). One of my favorites is the Jorge Buccio. If you haven't visited Puglias in Little Italy in New York (Hester and Mulberry), you haven't lived. Jorge plays there and is amazing. Family style Italian food and him playing and singing. Tell him I sent you. You will have a good time. You'll understand his song after you go. The cover is inspired by the clothing company. But I did it my way.

Life's Good

01 Dean Martin with Jerry Lewis - Relax-Ay-Vo

02 Stephen Stills - Love the One You're With

03 Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good

04 Marine Girls - Lazy Ways

05 Chic - Good Times

06 Earth, Wind & Fire - Good Time

07 Kool & The Gang - Good Time Tonight

08 Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax

09 Beach Boys - Good Time

10 Young Bombs - Better Day

11 Byron Lee & the Dragonaires - Happy-This Party Is It

12 Owl City featuring Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time

13 Jorge Buccio - The Napkin Song

14 Alan Jackson - Good Time

15 Etta James - Slow And Easy

16 Jimmy Buffett - Cheeseburger in Paradise

17 Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine

18 10cc - Lazy Ways

19 Travis Tritt - Take It Easy

20 Flying Burrito Brothers - Lazy Days

Slow Down To Look

This was fun to make, but perhaps not as easy to explain. I had a couple of  songs to start out with. The Eagles, Rupert Holmes, Jimmy Buffet, Toby Keith were there. I didn't want to just have a music of getting drunk songs, but more of an I'm buzzed and happy, not doing anything especially important feeling. So John Cruz came about, Zac Brown, Bob Marley. Notice that the version I have from John Cruz is his original version, not the live one with Jack Johnson and Jackson Brown (I just like it better). I almost added Joe Walsh, but decided it would make a better pick with him tomorrow. A couple of the songs I almost didn't add, but did anyway. And one I almost forgot, but am really glad I added (Queen). Too perfect for this. The title is from the Eagles and the cover I put together has Winslow in the background, although the Truck is from a different state. I always feel like Penn and Teller in Fool Us when I write these things. Enough information, but sort of in code.

Slow Down To Look

01 Israel Iz Kamakawiwo'ole - What A Wonderful World

02 John Cruz - Island Style

03 Jason Mraz - Have It All

04 Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song

05 Zac Brown Band - Toes

06 Queen - Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon

07 George Strait - Here For A Good Time

08 Ray Charles - Let's Go Get Stoned

09 Jack Johnson - Better Together

10 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds

11 Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Piña Colada Song)

12 Weezer - Island in the Sun

13 Eagles - Take It Easy

14 Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

15 Kenny Chesney - No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems

16 The Toyes - Smoke Two Joints

17 Alan Jackson with Jimmy Buffett - It's Five O'Clock Somewhere

18 Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville

19 Joe Nichols - Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off

20 Toby Keith - Red Solo Cup

21 John Denver - Rocky Mountain High

22 Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good

SoS

This is a pick of non related songs, except by the closeness of the Camelot Key to Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits. I didn't do a RIYL (Recommended If You Like) because the songs don't sound like that song, but they are mixable with that song. Sort of. I've listened to it several times and there are some surprising segues, but not too jarring. It's pretty listenable in that order, even though the BPM's vary, they tend to go up in energy and then drop back down with a key change. I tried to make it as smooth as possible, without staying completely true to the premise. Just fun. A few of the bands, I stayed away from their biggest hits, but for some it just worked out. Hopefully, there are a couple of tracks that will surprise you (in a good way). I like that the morse code is NOT Sultans of Swing. Although that would have been funny for the few people that know morse code.

SoS

01 King Harvest - Dancing in the Moonlight

02 Ambrosia - Biggest Part of Me

03 Santana - Flor D'Luna (Moonflower)

04 Association - Windy

05 Steely Dan - Do It Again

06 The Zombies - She's Not There

07 War - Low Rider

08 Badfinger - Day After Day

09 Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

10 Kissing The Pink - Big Man Restless

11 Gary Myrick And The Figures - She Talks In Stereo

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

13 Chicago - Street Player

14 Earth Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland

15 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through The Jungle

16 Stranglers - All Day And All Of The Night

17 Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Passenger

18 Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be A Cowboy

19 Cars - Tonight She Comes

20 Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra

Country Beatles

This isn't fair, but the Beatles together and solo did have country influences in their music. Some is in this pick. Personally, I think the Stones did country better (see Country Stones), but the Beatles did have some good songs that really sound country. Some just have that hint of country flavor. That doesn't make the songs bad. No, in fact, some of them are excellent Beatles songs with a Beatles sound. Ringo was a big country fan. He had a whole country album as a solo artist and several of the Beatles tracks with a real country flair are featuring Ringo. But all of them had some country influences. I know I could have picked a bunch of others. Let me know if I missed a really obvious one (especially solo stuff), but here's my pick of countrified Beatles. BTW, I love this cover! My first attempt at AI.

Country Beatles

01 Wings - Sally G

02 Traveling Wilburys - End Of The Line

03 Beatles - Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

04 Beatles - Don't Pass Me By

05 Paul McCartney & Wings - Country Dreamer

06 George Harrison - I Don't Care Anymore

07 John Lennon - Tight A$

08 Beatles - You Like Me Too Much

09 Beatles - I'm A Loser

10 Beatles - Rocky Raccoon

11 Beatles - Act Naturally

12 Beatles - What Goes On

13 Beatles - Baby's In Black

14 Ringo Starr - $15 Draw

15 George Harrison - Woman Don't You Cry For Me

16 Paul McCartney - One More Kiss

17 George Harrison - Behind That Locked Door

18 Ringo Starr - Beaucoups Of Blues

19 Beatles - Words Of Love

20 Ringo Starr - So Wrong For So Long

21 Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko

22 George Harrison - I Live For You

23 Ringo Starr - Loser's Lounge

24 George Harrison - Any Road

25 John Lennon - Move Over Ms. L.

26 Beatles - Honey Don't

Yoko Ono Pick

There are some people who will just ignore this pick, but they would be silly to do so. There are some people who will say that she does not belong in the Beatles family posts, but they would be wrong. Yoko Ono deserves better than she has gotten. I have no idea how she is as a person, but she's been a pioneering force in music. Decades later there are still bands discovering how amazing she is. These are some of my favorites of hers. I love the tracks (4 & 5) with Frank Zappa and the Mothers (with Yoko in the bag). The newer stuff with her son Sean is amazing too. The almost jazzy rock with Voorman is brilliant. The stuff that ended up being remixed relentlessly (although I posted the original versions) is great. She got rediscovered again by dance music. And of course the first track which is one of my favorites. To me, this is all good.

Yoko Ono Pick

01 Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice

02 Yoko Ono - Why

03 Yoko Ono - Why Not

04 John & Yoko Plastic Ono Band - Scumbag

05 John & Yoko Plastic Ono Band - Au

06 Yoko Ono - I'm Dying

07 Yoko Ono - Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy'sOnlyLookingforHerHandintheSnow)

08 Yoko Ono - Warzone

09 Yoko Ono - Hell in Paradise

10 Yoko Ono - Kiss, Kiss, Kiss

11 Yoko Ono - Coffin Car

12 Yoko Ono - Open Your Box

13 Yoko Ono - Talking To The Universe

14 Yoko Ono - Death of Samantha

15 Yoko Ono - It's Been Very Hard

Beatles Family

I figured I might as well post this one too. So far you've gotten Solo Beatles the last two days, just the sons, rockin, weird, beatlesque and now this one. It's got tracks from each son (mostly dupes from the sons pick) although for Dhani I used his tribute to dad with Prince doing an amazing solo. And for Zak I used a track with him and The Who. I included the Steve Miller, Elton John and David Bowie because it has guest spots from Beatles. Same with the solo Ringo Starr tracks. I picked the solo Linda McCartney because it has James on it. The Paul McCartney track also has his family on bacground vocals. The George Harrison tracks are about the Beatles and has Ringo on both tracks and one of them also has Paul and Linda (and Denny Laine). The John Lennon track has Paul on it. The Yoko track (I will eventually post my pick of my favorites of hers) has John on it and it's one of my favorites. Two Beatles tracks. One is the last one of the reconstructed Beatles tracks I hadn't used yet (see the last two days). And one has the fifth Beatle (Billy Preston) on it. He was pretty much family. The order is by BPM. The cover bugs me, but I like it anyway. It's hard to find a photo with everyone of the family members. I had one with all the wives, one with the "main" wives and none with all the kids. I chose this one with each Beatle and one kid as a baby each. Not fair to the other kids, sorry. Not fair to the wives. Only Linda is partially visible. To me, I only would have considered Linda, Yoko, Barbara and Olivia, even though they all had at least one other major love. I consider the others all tragic stories in one way or another.

Beatles Family

01 Sean Lennon - Dead Meat

02 Steve Miller Band (Paul) - My Dark Hour

03 Beatles - Real Love

04 George Harrison - When We was Fab

05 David Bowie - Fame

06 Ringo Starr - I'm The Greatest

07 Ringo Starr - Goodnight Vienna

08 John Lennon - Lucille

09 Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice

10 Tom Petty; Jeff Lynne; Steve Winwood; Dhani Harrison; Prince - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

11 Linda McCartney with James McCartney - The Light Comes From Within

12 The Who with Zak Starkey - Real Good Looking Boy

13 Elton John with Dr. Winston O'Boogie (John) - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

14 Paul McCartney - Everybody Out There

15 George Harrison - All Those Years Ago

16 Beatles - Get Back

17 Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes

18 Traveling Wilburys - Heading For The Light

19 James McCartney - Angel