A Musical Goodbye to Mubarek

Rick at Ten Percent thought of this. I'm so jealous that I didn't.

Jackie Beat Is Pure Evil

That's why we love her. (Hat Tip: The Lisp)

"Don't Tell Me You're Gay"



Have a Wicked New Year!

RuPaul Sings to Santa

I wuv RuPaul. (Hat Tip: John Abuzz)

It's Christmas and I Hate You

This heartwarming song is by Paloma Faith & Josh Weller. (Hat Tip Earwicga)

Heavan 17 - Temptation and More

My favorite band is Depeche Mode. Most Americans know about them. My second favorite of all time is Heaven 17. They didn't get that big here in the US, even though they deserved to. Here's my favorite song of theirs, Temptation.



They did some really cool political music too. For instance, (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang



And, there's always, Let's All Make a Bomb



I'll leave you with Crushed by the Wheels of Industry.

MP3 Player Meme

There is a meme going around that you are supposed to set your MP3 player to shuffle and pick the first 15 tracks that show up. Here's my list.

She's Automatic
Rancid
And Out Come the Wolves

Save It For Later
English Beat
Special Beat Service

Living Room Music (2)
David Van Theighan
A Chance Operation: Tribute to John Cage

Video Killed the Radio Star
The Buggles
The Age of Plastic

Me & Mr. Jones
Amy Winehouse
Back to Black

C'est L'Amour
Edith Piaf
The Very Best of Edith Piaf

End of the Party
English Beat
Special Beat Service

Smackie the Frog
Mitch Hedberg
Strategic Grill Locations

Time
Eyewitness Travel Guide
Spanish Phrase Book

World in My Eyes
Depeche Mode
Remixes 81-04

Holding Back the Years
Simply Red
Picture Book

Temptation (Brothers in Rythm Remix)
Heaven 17
Higher and Higher - The Best of Heaven 17

Good Golly Miss Molly
Credence Clearwater Revival
Bayou Country

I Just Wanna See
Smash Mouth
Astro Lounge

Aria
Meridith Monk & Cage
A Chance Operation: Tribute to John Cage

Johnny Cash's Version of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt"

I had heard about Cash's cover of that amazing NIN song, but I hadn't actually heard it until I saw this YouTube video about the Iraq War.



Obviously, the cover isn't anywhere near as good as the original. But, it's still decent and pretty interesting. One thing I noticed was that Cash made an incongruous change in the words, substituting "I wear this crown of thorns" for the actual lyrics, "I wear this crown of shit." The effect of the change was to give an odd and inappropriate messianic tint to the song and water down some of the pain and degradation that "Hurt" is meant to express.

The Apples in Stereo Rock

I know they have been around a long time, but they are new to me.

Enjoy!