(Finished May 20th, 2018) The Best Songs of "Royals", Season 2, Episodes 1 to 3

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I had a very nice unknown commenter compliment one of my blogs about the best songs of Season 1 of "Royals". This is the best songs of "Royals" Season 2. Although I've stopped watching "Royals" I still remember how great of the music from Season 1.

One of the things I love about these songs is that they're still flying under the radar. At most they have a few hundred thousands YouTube views and it's only thanks to "Royals" that I'm even hearing these songs now.

Wolf Alice "You're A Germ":

Von Bonneville "Cards With The Devil":

I Am Harlequin "Something Else":

Lemaitre (featuring Jennie A) "Closer":

This is my least favorite of the three songs I've published so far, but I like this dude's vibe. I can see why he was touring with Ed Sheeran. Saint Raymond "Carry Her Home":

Saint Raymond "Everything She Wants":

As far as I can tell this song wasn't on "Royals", but this is another great song from Saint Raymond.

"I Want You":

Is this where I discovered Kid Karate from, it would make sense as I've been a fan of them about the same time that "Royals" started. This is "Don't Stop":

Powers "Loved By You":

Holly Miranda "Come On":

The Hot Damns "Wicked Games":

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(Finished May 19th, 2018) Selected Best Songs of November 11, 1995 (Part 2)

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13) Michael Jackson "You Are Not Alone":

12) Natalie Merchant "Carnival":

11) Del Amitri "Roll To Me":

10) Goo Goo Dolls "Name":

7) Take That "Back For Good":

6) Sophie B. Hawkins "As I Lay Me Down":

I do believe this is the first time I've heard this song. 5) Groove Theory "Tell Me":

One of the top 500 songs of all-time, an amazing song in every way. 4) Kiss "Seal From A Rose":



A bonus song from Seal, "Crazy":

I've had jobs like this:

"A man decides after seventy years
That what he goes there for, is to unlock the door"



3) Janet Jackson "Runaway":

2) Coolio (featuring L.V.) "Gangsta's Paradise":

1) Mariah Carey "Fantasy":

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(Finished May 19th, 2018) Selected Best Songs of November 11, 1995 (Part 1)

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I liked The Corrs, whatever happened to them? 72) The Corrs "Runaway":

I love, love Prince and still think the day he died was one of the worst things that could happen to music. Having said that this is the first time I've ever heard this song. Another Prince funktastic song, but it wouldn't even make Prince's Top 50 best songs. 67) Prince "I Hate U":

65) Better Than Ezra "Good":

Along with "Who Let The Dogs Out", one of the most pervasive ear worms of all-time. 

45) Los Del Rio "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)":

A song I couldn't place by the title, but quickly remembered once it started. A great song. 40) Everything But The Girl "Missing":

The incredibly beautiful Miss Williams and a great singer to boot. 34) Vanessa Williams "Colors of the Wind":

33) Bush "Comedown":

This was "Bullet's" first week on the countdown, a bullet to the countdown.

28) Smashing Pumpkins "Bullet With Butterfly Wings":

22) Collective Soul "December":

20) TLC "Waterfalls":

17) Blues Travel "Run-Around":



16) All-4-One "I Can Love You Like That":



15) Meat Loaf "I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth):

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(Finished May 17th, 2018) Chicks That Rock 2015 to Now, Part 4

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New Year's Day "Diary of a Creep" was released in 2018.

"Disgust Me":

"Crawling":

"Don't Speak":

I like this studio version better, it shows more what I'm going for in these chicks that rock blogs:

Their "Malevolence" was released on October 2, 2015.

"Kill Or Be Killed":

"I'm About To Break You":

"Alone":

Garbage's "Strange Little Birds" was released on June 10th, 2016.

"Empty":

"Blackout":

"Magnetized":



I know these blogs are 2015 onwards, but I had to throw an old school Garbage song in here. The old school Garbage is the best Garbage. This is "Androgyny":

This was definitely one of the best CDs of 2016. Rachel Platten's "Wildfire" was released on January 1, 2016.

"Fight Song":

"Stand By You":



"Lone Ranger":

"Beating Me Up":

"Waves" was released on October 27th, 2017.

"Collide":



"Labels":



"Good Life":

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(Finished May 14th, 2018) themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Era Band #17 The Smiths Part 7: #10 to #1

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10) "Ask":

9) "Shoplifters Of The World Unite":

8) "William It Was Really Nothing":



7) "This Charming Man":



6) "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want":



5) "Girlfriend In A Coma":



4) "Panic":



3) "Bigmouth Strikes Again":



This is more of what I think of when I think of this song, rather than that tame version above.



One of the most distinctive and noticeable beginning 8 seconds of a song and of course the whole song is just amazing. 2) "How Soon Is Now":



When I think of this song, I just think it's a classic. Although the lyrics are a bit bizarre, well it is a Smiths song, this is just a great, great song. 1) "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out":

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(Finished May 13th, 2018) themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Era Band #17 The Smiths Part 6: #19 to #11

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I've already written about Johnny Marr and Stephen Morrissey and highlighted some of their best non-Smiths work. However those weren't the only two members of The Smiths obviously. The other two main members were bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce.

Post Smiths Andy Rourke worked with Morrissey as a solo artist. He also worked with Sinead O'Connor and The Pretenders. As for Mike Joyce, he's known more for the lawsuits he filed, and won, than any post-Smiths musical accomplishments. Twenty years after The Smiths broke up both Rourke and Joyce tried to capitalize on the Smiths magic. I couldn't find any sales figures, but my guess is that it wasn't a big seller. They released a DVD titled "Inside The Smiths".

19) "The Boy With A Thorn In His Side":

18) "Shakespeare's Sister":

17) "What Difference Does It Make":

16) "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before":

"I was looking for a job, and then I found a job. And Heaven knows I'm miserable now" is one of the funniest lines in all of music. 15) "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now":

14) "Jeane":

13) "Is It Really So Strange":

12) "Hand In Glove":

11) "Shiela Take A Bow":

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(Finished May 13th, 2018) themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Era Band #17 The Smiths Part 5: #28 to #20

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Finally moving on with the Smiths countdown blogs.

28) "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore":

27) "Rubber Ring":

26) "Barbarism Begins At Home":

25) "Accept Yourself":

24) "Still Ill":

23) "London":

22) "Frankly Mr. Shankly":

21) "The Draize Train":



20) "The Queen Is Dead":

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