themusicaddict: February 2021

Sunday, February 28, 2021

(Finished February 28th, 2021) Part 1 of What Is Synth-Pop?: A Master List, Songs 18-34

Hello,

The below collection of videos is supposedly the 500 Greatest Synth-Pop Songs of All-Time. However I don't think there were really that many great Synth-Pop songs. My list won't be quite as thorough as the video below. But I've started to find a lot more amazing Synth-Pop songs that I never even knew existed.

As I usually do I find these songs at all sort of places. It's so many places that I didn't keep track of all of them. However I must give a special shout out to last.fm. For the most obscure- at least to me-songs on this list I found most of those songs at https://www.last.fm/tag/synthpop/tracks

Many of the videos below I got from the 500 Synth-Pop YouTube video above. My thanks to all.

1) New Order "Blue Monday":

2) Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence":

3) A Flock of Seagulls "I Ran (So Far Away)":

4) Yaz "Situation":

5) Prince "I Would Die 4 U":

6) The Human League "Don't You Want Me":

7) Erasure "A Little Respect":

8) M83 "Midnight City":

9) The Chvrches "The Mother We Share":

10) The Human League "Together In Electric Dreams":

11) Dead Or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)":

12) New Order "True Faith":

13) M "Pop Musik":

14) Prince "1999":

15) The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy "Peter Gunn":

16) Alison Moyet "Invisible":

17) Kim Wilde "Keep Me Hangin' On":

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Saturday, February 27, 2021

(Finished March 10th, 2021) Songs Rocking themusicaddict's World Now

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1) The Pretty Reckless "Death By Rock And Roll":

2) The Animals "House of the Rising Son":

3) The Power Station "Some Like It Hot":

4) Ten Years After "I'd Like To Change The World":

5) Scott McKenzie "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)":

6) The Cowsills "Hair":

7) Chris LeDoux "Hooked On a 8 Second Ride":

One of the best rock bands of the last couple years. Their last two CDs are really good. Check out both "We Will Ride" and "Ride To Nowhere". 8) Inglorious "Messiah":

9) Murray Head "One Night In Bangkok":

YouTube just introduced me to this very cool song. 10) Gary Numan "Intruder":

11) Ace Frehley "Outer Space":

12) The Art of Noise "Close (To The Edit)":

13) The Pretty Reckless "Witches Burn":

14) Hands "S.A.S.S.":

15) Perturbator featuring Carpenter Brut "Complete Domination":

16) Panic! At The Disco "Dancing's Not A Crime":

17) Dirty Honey "When I'm Gone":

18) Sia featuring Burna Boy "Hey Boy":

I'm not a big fan of The Weeknd, but I absolutely love this song. 19) The Weeknd "Blinding Lights":

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Friday, February 26, 2021

(Finished February 27th, 2021) Part 3 of Exploring New Wave Obscurities Together, Songs 35-51

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I couldn't decide to focus on Greatest Duets of all-time or exploring new wave music. I've decided to go with New Wave music that I'm not familiar with (and maybe a few favorites). These are songs I'm not familiar with at least from the title. Let's see how this works out. For the foundation of these blogs I'm using songs from the "Just Can't Get Enough" 15 CD compilation of new wave classics.

A few of these songs are pretty good, a few are okay but many are just terrible. I can see why based on these songs that many of these bands didn't make much of an impact.

35) XTC "Generals and Majors":

36) The Kings "Switchin' To Glide":

37) The Boomtown Rats "Up All Night":

Completely cheating here. This song isn't obscure to me, but I'm sure it's obscure to a lot of people. 38) The Greg Kihn Band "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)":

39) The Motors "Love and Loneliness":

40) Magazine "About The Weather":

This is one of the better New Wave obscurities. 41) Phil Seymour "Precious To Me":

42) Translator "Everywhere That I'm Not":

43) Altered Images "I Could Be Happy":

44) The Members "Working Girl":

45) The Monroes "What Do All The People Know":

46) The Undertones "It's Going To Happen":

Of course I know the classic David Bowie version of this song, but I was unaware that Bauhaus also sings a version. 47) Bauhaus "Ziggy Stardust":

The next several songs are from Volume 5 and I'm familiar with a lot more of these songs. However I'm not familiar with all of them. 48) Great Buildings "Hold On To Something":

49) Soft Cell "Sex Dwarf":

50) Gang of Four "I Love A Man In Uniform":

51) Japan "The Art of Parties":

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

(Finished February 25th, 2021) Part 2 of Exploring New Wave Obscurities Together, Songs 18-34

Hello,

A few of these songs are pretty good, a few are okay but many are just terrible. I can see why based on these songs that many of these bands didn't make much of an impact.

18) The Motels "Danger":

19) Martha and the Muffins "Echo Beach":

20) Fischer Z "So Long":

21) Klark Kent "Away From Home":

I love XTC and I was sure I had heard this song before, however I wasn't familiar with it by title alone. However I don't think I've actually heard this song. 22) XTC "Making Plans For Nigel":

23) Rockpile "Teacher Teacher":

24) Robert Palmer "Looking For Clues":

25) The Humans "I Live In The City":

Possibly the worst band name ever on so many levels. 26) Pearl Harbor and the Explosions "Drivin'":

27) The Nails "88 Lines About 44 Women":

28) Lene Lovich "New Toy":

29) Visage "Fade To Grey":

30) Kid Creole and The Coconuts "Stool Pigeon":

Now this is a great song. 31) The Selector "Too Much Pressure":

Let's try another song from The Selector. This is a very catchy song although not as good as the above song. 32) The Selector "Murder":

33) Gleaming Spires "Are You Ready For The Sex Girls?":

34) Devo "Freedom of Choice":

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

(Finished February 24th, 2021) Part 3 of The Best 70's One Hit Wonders, Songs 35-51

Hello,

As much as possible I tried to locate true one hit wonders, meaning having only one song in the Top Ten. And some of these musicians had multiple country hits, I'm focusing on songs that made the Top Ten in the Billboard Hot 100. Thanks to Ranker.com for the idea for this blog.

35) Coven "One Tin Soldier":

36) Billy Paul "Me and Mrs. Jones":

37) King Harvest "Dancing In The Moonlight":

38) The Jaggerz "The Rapper":

39) Climax Blues Band "Precious and Few":

40) Wild Cherry "Play That Funky Music":

41) Billy Swan "I Can Help":

42) David Soul "Don't Give Up On Us":

43) Alan O'Day "Undercover Angel":

44) Anita Ward "Ring My Bell":

45) Tom Johnston "Savannah Nights":

46) Steve Forbert "Romeo's Tune":

47) Gary Numan "Cars":

48) Leif Garrett "I Was Made For Dancin'":

49) Mountain "Mississippi Queen":

50) Gallery "It's So Nice To Be With You":

51) The Undisputed Truth "Smiling Faces Sometimes":

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

(Finished February 23rd, 2021) Part 3 of Random, Under Appreciated Songs of the 80s (and early 90s), Songs 35-51

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I'm going to go where YouTube, old memories and the greatest decade for music ever take me. Sorry it was a bs kind of day at work and it's done wore me out.

35) Sly Fox "Let's Go All The Way":

36) The Commodores "Nightshift":

37) Paul McCartney "Spies Like Us":

38) John Lennon "Nobody Told Me":

39) Pat Benatar "We Belong":

40) Martika "Toy Soldiers":

41) Simply Red "Money's Too Tight To Mention":

This is probably one of the least obscure songs on this blog. 42) Bananarama "Cruel Summer":

43) Bonnie Tyler "Holding Out For A Hero":

44) Paul Lekakis "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)":

45) Stevie Nicks "Edge of Seventeen":

46) ELO "Twilight":

"She's simply awesome." 47) Billy Ocean "Caribbean Queen":

48) Madonna "Express Yourself":

49) Real McCoy "Another Night":

50) Culture Beat "Mr. Vain":

51) Snap! "Rhythm Is A Dancer":

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(Finished February 23rd, 2021) Part 1 of The Best Songs For Setting A Relaxing Mood, Songs 1-17

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1) Ceu "Grains De Beaute":

2) Mazzy Star "Fall Into You":

3) Miranda Cosgrove "Kiss You Up":

Thanks "Nurses" for helping me discover this song and thanks to TuneFind.com for identifying the song.

4) bulow "Euphoria":

5) bulow "Own Me":

6) Dido "Thank You":

7) bulow "Not A Love Song":

8) Sade "Sweetest Taboo":

9) Grace featuring G-Eazy "You Don't Own Me":

10) Meiko "Boys With Girlfriends":

11) Audioslave "Dandelion":

12) The Cranberries "Linger":

13) Norah Jones "Come Away With Me":

14) Moby "Porcelain":

15) Massive Attack "Teardrop":

I know, I know that this is about one of one hundred songs I keep on posting over and over again. The Prince written, Sinead sung ballad is one of the most amazing songs ever. It's not just me but 237 million of my closest friends agree with me. Long live Sinead!! 16) Sinead O' Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U":

17) The Alan Parsons Project "Eye In The Sky":

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Monday, February 22, 2021

(Finished February 22nd, 2021) Part 1 of The Best Rock Songs of Recent Vintage: Songs 1-17

Hello,

These songs are in no particular order, basically when I thought of them/discovered them etc. As I always say there's a lot of great rock music out there you just have to look for it. This is meant to help the looking easier. Thanks to YouTube Music, Facebook's New Wave of Classic Rock group and anywhere else great rock music can be discovered. I'm focusing on songs from 2020 and 2021, but if songs from other years slip through I'l not be apologizing. Any rock song is eligible, but I'm mostly focusing on New Wave of Classic Rock songs and bands.

1) The Pretty Reckless "My Bones":

2) H.E.A.T. "Rock Your Body":

Hopefully live performances will come back soon so that the videos will have a variety. 3) H.E.A.T. "Adrenaline":

4) H.E.A.T. "Under The Gun":

5) H.E.A.T. "Heaven Must of Won An Angel":

6) Mumford and Sons "Darkness Visible":

He reprised this for his "American Utopia" Broadway show, which is why it's here. 7) David Byrne with St. Vincent "I Should Watch TV":

8) Gary Clark Jr. "This Land":

9) Halsey "Nightmare":

10) AC/DC "Shot In The Dark":

11) AC/DC "Rejection":

12) AC/DC "Kick You When You're Down":

13) Billie Jo Armstrong "That Thing You Do":

14) Billie Jo Armstrong "Amico":

15) Hands Off Gretel "Kiss Me Girl":

16) Hands Off Gretel "I Want The World":

17) Hands Off Gretel "Alien":

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(Finished February 21st, 2021) Part 1 of Best Live Performances, Songs 1-14

Hello,

I was aiming for a specific performance of a song, not just any live performance. However if I run out of ideas I may go that route.

These first three performances are from "MTV Unplugged", is that even a show any more. 1) Rod Stewart "Reason To Believe":

2) Nirvana "Where Did You Sleep Last Night":

3) Eric Clapton "Layla":

The drummer is kicking butt on this song. 4) Midnight Oil "Kosciusko":

From "Frampton Comes Alive". 5) Peter Frampton "Baby, I Love Your Way":

From Live at Red Rocks. 6) U2 "Sunday Bloody Sunday":

7) Guns N' Roses "Knockin' On Heaven's Door":

From "World Wide Live" 8) The Scorpions "Big City Nights":

9) The Zoo":

10) "Since I've Been Loving You":

Live At Madison Square Garden 12) "Black Dog":

13) "What Is and What Should Never Be":

Live from "Celebration Day". 13) Led Zeppelin "Kashmir":

Live on March 1982 on the Speak of the Devil tour. 14) Ozzy "Crazy Train":

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Sunday, February 21, 2021

(Finished February 21st, 2021) Part 3 of Best Songs About Love the Second Time Around, Songs 35-52

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35) Take That "Back For Good":

36) Taylor Swift "I Wish You Would":

37) The Thompson Twins "Hold Me Now":

38) Toto "I Won't Hold You Back":

39) George Michael "One More Try":

40) Pink featuring Nate Reuss "Give Me One Reason":

41) John Lennon "(Just Like) Starting Over":

42) Sade "Still In Love With You":

43) Patsy Cline "Back In Baby's Arms":

44) Bette Midler "Every Road Leads Back To You":

I love Shinedown, they're an amazing band. 45) Shinedown "Second Chance":

46) Randy Goodrum "Second Chance At Love":

47) Timmy T "One More Try":

48) Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U":

49) Dan Hill featuring Vonda Sheppard "Can't We Try":

50) The Supremes "Back In My Arms Again":

51) Whitney Houston "Until You Come Back":

52) Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go":

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Saturday, February 20, 2021

(Finished February 23rd, 2021) Part 3 of Selected Best Duets, Songs 35-51

Hello,

Happy birthday to my favorite sister-in-law.

35) Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams "Too Much Too Little Too Late":

36) Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway "The Closer I Get To You":

37) Michael McDonald and Patti Labelle "On My Own":

From "Rent". 38) Rosario Dawson and Adam Pascal "Light My Candle":

39) Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson "Friends and Lovers":

40) Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. "You Don't Have To Be A Star":

41) Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland "Promiscuous":

42) James Taylor and Carly Simon "Mockingbird":

43) Frank and Nancy Sinatra "Something Stupid":

44) Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'":

I had never heard of this song before, but how powerful it is!! 45) Laura Osnes and Melissa Van Der Schyff "You Love Who You Love":

Wow that is so incredibly powerful, great songs written by Cyndi Lauper. From "Kinky Boots". 46) "Not My Father's Son":

47) The Spinners and Dionne Warwick "Then Came You":

From "Phantom of the Opera". 48) Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum "Music of The Night":

49) Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston "It Takes Two":

50) John Mellencamp and MeShell Ndegeocello "Wild Night":

Get ready for goosebumps!! 51) First Aid Kit "Ghost Town":

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

(Finished February 18th, 2021) Part 1 of The Best of Change Songs, Songs 1-17

Hello,

Rather unexpectedly I received a job offer at another branch of the bank I work for today. I'm strongly tempted, but not 100% sure I'm going to make the change. I thought this would be a good time to do a blog of songs about change. This is about all kinds of change. Thanks to Spinditty for many of these songs.

1) Motley Crue "Time For Change":

2) REO Speedwagon "Roll With The Changes":

3) The Scorpions "Winds of Change":

Some songs are about when change isn't really that much of a change. 4) Cinderella "The More Things Change":

From one of the best 80s soundtracks "Vision Quest". 5) John Waite "Change":

Whether you want to change or not you inevitability will.

6) Cyndi Lauper "Change of Heart":

7) Cyndi Lauper "Money Changes Everything":

8) The Airborne Toxic Event "Changing":

9) Damone "New Change of Heart":

10) Dwight Yoakam "Things Change":

11) Journey "Change For The Better":

12) Gavin DeGraw "Everything Will Change":

13) Raydio "You Can't Change That":

14) Sarah Brightman "Love Changes Everything":

15) Tears For Fears "Change":

16) INXS "Don't Change":

17) Sia "Courage To Change":

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

(Finished February 17th, 2021) Part 2 of Random, Under Appreciated Songs of the 80s (and early 90s), Songs 18-34

Hello,

I've added the early 90s to this blog as so many songs from the 80s are indistinguishable from the early 90s.

You're not the only one to think the picture below was Michael Hutchencence.

18) When In Rome "The Promise":

19) Billy Joel "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me":

Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers,

You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers"

Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways

It's still rock and roll to me

20) Phil Collins "I Missed Again":

21) Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence":

22) John Parr "St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)":

23) The Eurythmics "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)":

24) INXS "The One Thing":

25) Midnight Oil "Beds Are Burning":

26) Christopher Cross "Arthur's Theme (The Best You Can Do)":

27) Fiction Factory "(Feels Like) Heaven":

28) The Police "Synchronicity 2":

29) Laura Branigan "Self Control":

30) Klymaxx "I Miss You":

31) Prince "Kiss":

32) Roxette "It Must Have Been Love":

One of my top 5 favorite Def Leppard songs. 33) Def Leppard "Women":

34) The very smooth Gregory Abbott "Shake You Down":

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

(Started February 16th, 2021) The Best Songs About Money And By Eddie Money

Hello,

I went to Ranker, which is a great website as I'm always relying on their lists for my blogs, looking for inspiration. However a subject didn't really break out for me. Since I didn't want to spend my whole night looking for a topic. I settled for a topic I rarely, if ever, have posted songs about- money. I went to ranker.com and have selected the best money songs from their list.

And what other song would I start with besides this song? 1) Pink Floyd "Money":

2) Abba "Money Money Money":

3) Dire Straits "Money For Nothing":

4) AC/DC "Moneytalks":

5) Cyndi Lauper "Money Changes Everything":

6) The Pet Shop Boys "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)":

7) Barenaked Ladies "If I Had $1,000,000":

8) Macy Gray "It Ain't The Money":

9) Antonio Banderas "And The Money Keeps On Rolling In and Out":

10) Broken Witt Rebels "Money":

11) Prince "Money Don't Matter 2 Night":

12) The Flying Lizards "Money (It's What I Want)":

13) "Daddy's Money":

14) Rush "The Big Money":

15) Simply Red "Money's To Tight To Mention":

16) Willie Nelson "If You Got The Money Honey I Got The Time":

17) The O'Jays "For The Love Of Money":

18) ABC "How To Be A Millionaire":

19) Johnny Kemp "Just Got Paid":

20) Don't Pay The Ferryman

21) U2 "Daddy's Going To Pay For Your Crashed Car":

These songs are the best of Eddie Money:

) "Take Me Home Tonight":

) "Two Tickets To Paradise":

"I Wanna Go Back":

"Baby Hold On":

"Shakin":

"Think I'm In Love":

themusicaddict

Monday, February 15, 2021

(Finished February 24th, 2021) Great Songs That Are More Obscure Than They Should Be

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An amazing cover of the Sly Fox classic. 1) The Wondergirls featuring Robbie Williams "Let's Go All The Way":

2) Prince "Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 2)":

3) The Four Tops "Remember When":

This song slipped out of my consciousness for decades until I heard it again a couple of years ago. I can't believe this amazing song isn't more well known and played. 4) Martha and the Vandellas "Nowhere To Run":