What's The Connection? Kings 1

I should have waited until King's day for this, but I couldn't wait until April to post this. I was too late for No Kings Day so this will just appear for no reason whatsoever. Plenty of songs about Kings, so I am sure I will be doing the next several volumes of this connection on one of the days I mentioned above (or maybe it will just appear). We don't have Kings in the United States (no matter what people say), but I know that around the world people love their royal families. Closest we ever got was the Kennedy family (and Camelot) but that was ended abruptly. Americans have issues with kings. Some great King Songs, though, no matter which country produced the artist. I like all these, for sure.

What's The Connection? Kings 1

01 Adam And The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier

02 John Lee Hooker - Crawling King Snake Blues

03 Nina Hagen - King of Hearts

04 Run-DMC - King Of Rock

05 Hollies - King Midas in Reverse

06 Deep Purple - Speed King

07 Joe Jackson - King of the Day

08 Echo & The Bunnymen - King of Kings

09 Earth, Wind & Fire - King Of Groove

10 Roger Miller - King Of The Road

11 Johnny Cash - King of the hill

12 Cheap Trick - Who D'King

13 Cornell Hurd Band - From A Jack To A King

14 David Bowie - Bring Me the Disco King

15 James Brown - King Heroin

16 Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain

17 Brian Eno - King's Lead Hat

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

19 Lou Reed - Warrior King

What's The Connection? Game Shows 1

I was looking for video games like Space Invaders and Frogger, etc and naturally thought about game shows. I put some obvious ones that had game show in the title and then some songs about specific game shows and even that were about games shows. I used Weird Al's version of the Greg Kihn song, because I think it's hilarious. The Kihn version is darn good though. A couple of songs with lyrics referring to Game Shows and one with a made up game show as part of the song (the Meatmen which btw, was the first song I thought of for this connection). I didn't use any theme songs or covers of theme songs, but I think there are a few of those around. What is/was your favorite Game Show?

What's The Connection? Game Shows 1

01 Bootsy Collins - Hollywood Squares

02 Godley & Creme - Sale Of The Century

03 Ray Stevens - Game Show Love

04 Kelis - Game Show

05 Kay Starr - Wheel Of Fortune

06 Train - Hey, Soul Sister

07 Tipper - Gong Show

08 Nelly featuring City Spud - Ride Wit Me

09 Eddie Walters - Makin' Whoopee!

10 Gloria Gaynor - Let's Make A Deal

11 Thompson Twins - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

12 Weird Al Yankovic - I Lost On Jeopardy

13 Jimmy Buffett - Door Number Three

14 Giorgio Moroder - The Chase

15 George Strait - Hollywood Squares

16 Barenaked Ladies - It's All Been Done

17 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us

18 The Meatmen - Punker-Ama

19 Lawndale - The Story Of Vanna White

20 Amos Lee - Game Show

What's The Connection? Frogs 1

This connection came about  because I was looking for songs about video arcade games I played years ago. Frogger was one of them. I didn't find many songs about the arcade game, but I did find a bunch of songs about frogs. A few really good ones and some not that great. I'm pretty sure I liked the Space Invaders one better, but then Iliked the game better, too. Frogger was fun though, for awhile. I wasn't great at it, but did decent enough. At least two of the songs on this playlist are actually about the game.

What's The Connection? Frogs 1

01 Gray Fox - Hawg Frog

02 Shonen Knife - Frogphobia

03 All - Frog

04 David Bowie-Lou Reed - Hop Frog

05 Todd Rundgren - Froggy Went A Pumpkin

06 Mad Professor Meets Gaudi - Frog Venom Dub Treatment

07 Peter Gabriel - Kiss That Frog

08 Les Brown - Leap Frog

09 Group 1850's Peter Sjardin - Night Of The Frogs

10 Whistling Alex Moore - Going back to Froggy Bottom

11 Buckner & Garcia - Froggy's Lament

12 Amanda Plummer-Fisher Stevens-Lou Reed-Willem Dafoe - Every Frog Has His Day

13 Ambrosia - Mama Frog

14 Dave Ball + Genesis - Sex & The Married Frog

15 Kool & The Gang - Electric Frog Part 1

16 Baba Brooks Band - Froggy

17 Big Daddy - Daddy Frog

18 Jimmy Stayton - The Hep Old Frog

19 The Flaming Lips - Frogs

20 Fish - Plague Of Ghosts - (Iii) Chocolate Frogs

21 Emerson Lake & Palmer - Bullfrog

22 Bad Religion - Frogger

23 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - A Globe Of Frogs

24 Big Joe Maher - Froggy Bottom (Uptempo East Coast Swing)

What's The Connection? Free 4

Here in the United States, we're having elections. Every November 4th there are some elections somehwhere here. Not the major one (every four years) nor the midterms (next year) but this one will be important for certain areas of the country. Who knows how it will turn out, but having elections is part of being free (which is the connection today). It's part 4, so you know you can find more Free songs by searching. Some cool free songs today, so add them to your  collection of freedom. It's funny how for the last month or so people have been protesting about not being free and yet they can only protest, because they are free. It's ironic?

What's The Connection? Free 4

61 Cabaret Voltaire - Be Free

62 Hayseed Dixie - Rockin' In The Free World

63 Deniece Williams - Free

64 Violent Femmes - I'm Free

65 Foo Fighters - I Feel Free

66 Los Canarios - Free Yourself

67 Garth Brooks - We Shall Be Free

68 The KLF - Born Free

69 Sonny & Cher - Set Me Free

70 Depeche Mode - Free

71 Voice Farm - Free Love

72 Ratt - Nobody Rides For Free

73 Sweet - Set Me Free

74 Jimi Hendrix - Free Spirit

75 The Flaming Lips - Free Radicals

76 Scorpions - I've Got To Be Free

77 The Clash - Stay Free

78 Supertramp - Free As A Bird

79 Velvet Underground - I'm Set Free

Eff You We Do What We Want

I guess we shouldn't use the "F" word here, but the title of this pick is called Fuck You We Do What We Want. It's about rebellion, but more of a personal kind. Or at least it tends towards that. The title comes from Rage Against The Machine lyrics. I am pretty sure I broke my rules, but too bad, I like all the songs. Been really busy, so this is all I am writing about this.

Fuck You We Do What We Want

01 Judas Priest - Breaking The Law

02 Billy Idol - Rebel Yell

03 Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name Of

04 Who - My Generation

05 Steve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run

06 Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Bad Reputation

07 Grateful Dead - Friend Of The Devil

08 Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)

09 Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized

10 Paul McCartney - Band On The Run

11 David Bowie - Rebel Rebel

12 Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man

13 Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl

14 Alice Cooper - School's Out

15 Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K.

16 Sweet - Teenage Rampage

17 Guns N' Roses - Out Ta Get Me

18 MC5 - Kick Out The Jams

19 Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law

20 Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It

21 Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)

22 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up Stand Up

What's The Connection? Shaker

I could have sworn that I had already posted this. I uploaded the playlist but never posted it here. Shaking My Head. I don't know why. I did post the Earthquake connection, but never got around to this one. Oh well, here it is now. All songs with Shaker in the title. And no matter what the cover looks like that is not the shaker these songs are talking about, well most of them aren't talking about that. You'll figure it out.

What's The Connection? Shaker

01 Spirit - Earth Shaker

02 Lancasters - Earthshaker

03 Anubian Lights - MutaShaker (Thank You)

04 Spyro Gyra - Shaker Song

05 Yo La Tengo - Shaker

06 Yesterday And Today - Earthshaker

07 Oasis - Shakermaker (Remastered)

08 Triumph - Little Texas Shaker

09 Ying Yang Twins - Salt Shaker

10 Wreckx-N-Effect - Rump Shaker

11 Midnight Oil - Shakers and Movers

12 James Gallagher - Ford And Shaker

13 Time - Shaker Shake

14 Star Quad - Booty Shaker (DJ Red Greg Edit)

15 Cabaret Voltaire - Theme from Earthshaker

16 Foghat - Motel Shaker

17 Twilight Circus Dub Sound System - Floorshaker

18 The Clash - Movers And Shakers

19 Bill Nelson - Shaker

20 Dr. Feelgood - Sugar Shaker

What's The Connection? Shake Your 2

It was less than a week ago that I posted part one of this Shake Your connection, so check that one out and all the other related Shake comps I have also already posted. Not really related is the Shaker post, which, I don't remember if I ever posted, but I did make it. Hmmm... I'll have to post it if I haven't already. Anyway, I transgress, This has more songs about Shaking your stuff. A couple of doubles with other shake comps and even the other volume, but hopefully different versions when I could find them. I do have two songs that are Shake You and not Your. The first two on this volume, but look who it is. I had to add them.

What's The Connection? Shake Your 2

20 Maceo Parker - Shake Everything You Got

21 Mr Jamo - Shake What You Brought With You, Baby

22 Lightnin' Hopkins - Shake Yourself

23 Slim Harpo - Shake Your Hips

24 Bunny Sigler - Shake Your Booty

25 Fleetwood Mac - Shake Your Moneymaker

26 Salt 'n' Pepa - Shake Your Thang (It`s Your Thang)

27 Universal Robot Band - Dance And Shake Your Tambourine

28 Barenaked Ladies - Shake Your Rump

29 Young Fresh Fellows - Shake Your Love

30 Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love

31 Flies on the Square Egg, The Starlight Singers - Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)

32 Giorgio Moroder - Shake Your Booty

33 Cameo - Shake Your Pants

34 C.C.Catch - Shake Your Head

35 The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Shake Your Way To Heaven

36 The Throwdowns - Shake Your Bones

37 Blues Brothers with Ray Charles - Shake Your Tailfeather

38 Afroman - Shake Your Ass

39 13th Floor Elevators - Shake Your Hips