Just 12 songs. Sigh.
Changes - David Bowie
Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Father and Son - Cat Stevens
Fell In Love With a Girl - White Stripes
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Heart-Shaped Box - Nirvana
Instant Karma - John Lennon
Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
Photograph - Def Leppard
Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones
You'll Never Find - Lou Rawls
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July Travesties
A miserable 14 songs... pah.
Animal - Neon Trees
Bedrock Anthem - Weird Al Yankovic
Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
Happy - Rolling Stones
Hello - Lionel Ritchie (duet w/Mya)
Heroes - David Bowie
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Israelites - Desmond Dekker & the Aces
Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townsend
Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
Sick of Myself - Matthew Sweet
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
Valerie - Zutons
June Travesties
The usual midteens (17, to be exact). How did I ever manage 40+ in a month? Jinkies.
Bad Case of Loving You - Robert Palmer
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Animals
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Feel Like Making Love - Bad Company
High and Dry - Radiohead
High School Confidential - Rough Trade
My Life - Billy Joel
Polka Your Eyes Out - Weird Al Yankovic
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
Shakin' All Over - Guess Who
Suffragette City - David Bowie
Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
Valerie - Zutons
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted - Jimmy Ruffin
Whistle For the Choir - Fratellis
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Bad Case of Loving You - Robert Palmer
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Animals
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Feel Like Making Love - Bad Company
High and Dry - Radiohead
High School Confidential - Rough Trade
My Life - Billy Joel
Polka Your Eyes Out - Weird Al Yankovic
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
Shakin' All Over - Guess Who
Suffragette City - David Bowie
Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
Valerie - Zutons
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted - Jimmy Ruffin
Whistle For the Choir - Fratellis
White Wedding - Billy Idol
May Travesties
17 this month (or 18 if you count We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions as two):
Angie - Rolling Stones
Fool In the Rain - Led Zeppelin
Go With the Flow - Queens of the Stone Age
God Only Knows - Beach Boys
I've Just Seen a Face - Beatles
Jersey Girl - Bruce Springsteen
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm - Crash Test Dummies
My Old School - Steely Dan
My Sacrifice - Creed
Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
Run-around - Blues Traveler
She Talks To Angels - Black Crowes
Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
There Goes the Fear - Doves
We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions - Queen
Angie - Rolling Stones
Fool In the Rain - Led Zeppelin
Go With the Flow - Queens of the Stone Age
God Only Knows - Beach Boys
I've Just Seen a Face - Beatles
Jersey Girl - Bruce Springsteen
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm - Crash Test Dummies
My Old School - Steely Dan
My Sacrifice - Creed
Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes
Run-around - Blues Traveler
She Talks To Angels - Black Crowes
Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
There Goes the Fear - Doves
We Will Rock You / We Are the Champions - Queen
April Travesties
Between having a job I actually take semi-seriously and my fragile innards, looks like the teens are the new standard... just 14 songs belted out in April.
All Right Now - Free
Black - Pearl Jam
Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Dream Weaver - Gary Wright
Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp
Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye
Jackson - Johnny Cash & June Carter (duet w/Laura)
Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Tom Sawyer - Rush
Valerie - Zutons
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - Beatles
Young Americans - David Bowie
March Travesties
Just 13. I miss the days when I'd average better than one song a night for the entire month.
Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
Drift Away - Uncle Kracker
Fascination Street - Cure
I Was Wrong - Social Distortion
If You Leave - OMD
Intervention - Arcade Fire
Man In The Box - Alice In Chains
Old Man - Neil Young
On The Loose - Saga
Shotgun - Jr Walker & the All-Stars
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
Drift Away - Uncle Kracker
Fascination Street - Cure
I Was Wrong - Social Distortion
If You Leave - OMD
Intervention - Arcade Fire
Man In The Box - Alice In Chains
Old Man - Neil Young
On The Loose - Saga
Shotgun - Jr Walker & the All-Stars
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
Last Night's Epiphany
While having a ridiculously good time at the Saul Williams show last night, I think for the first time I finally understood the Situationist movement.
I went more or less at random. An awesome, gorgeous co-worker is a huge fan of his, and had been pestering me for a few days to come with. All I knew of Saul's work was his early slam stuff like Coded Language, so it seemed like both a good opportunity to try out his new material and hang out with someone I'd been looking for more opportunities to hang out with (because don't we all want to surround ourselves with awesome, gorgeous people?)
So I went. It being a CMW event, I got there just about mid-card, which means I also caught the whole set of Spoek Mathambo, the act on before Saul, who was pretty damn tremendous. I love musicians that have fun transcending their influences, and while Spoek is clearly from the Fela Kuti school of party Afrofunk, little glimpses of stuff like Prince and the Ventures' Sleep Walk kept poking their heads out. He closed with a Joy Division cover by way of South Africa, and opened with what I could only describe as what Arcade Fire would sound like if they were fronted by Jeru the Damaja.
Saul himself was a fucking powerhouse. The band behind him killed it, he killed it. The new stuff is still lyrically intense but backed with a percussion and beat heavy sound that isn't so much hip hop as the heart beat of the universe. And a few times between songs he'd bust out his old slam stuff, including the 'in the name of' section from Coded Language is which he hilariously walked away from the mic and right up to the edge of the stage, which caused most of the crowd to go nuts and one sorry bastard behind me to desperately try to shush them so he could hear what Saul was saying (which he probably knew by heart anyway).
And in the middle of that sonic and lyric maelstrom, the penny finally dropped for me on what Guy Debord was hiding underneath all his academese and philosophical bafflegab.
Capitalism commodifies everything, right down to the iconic images of your heroes, and right down to your own experiences. That's what the Society of the Spectacle is about, at its core. When I plunked down my $30 to see Saul Williams, I'm not being sold entertainment. I'm the one engaged in and creating my own enjoyment of that show. The sad bastard shushing the crowd did not see the same show I did, dancing with at times total abandon alongside two awesome, gorgeous people (my co-worker was there with another friend) and getting my eyes and ears opened to the existence and power of two artists I was ignorant of until that moment.
No, what I'd been sold for my $30 was access. Privilege. The commodity, in this case, was the opportunity to engage in and create my enjoyment. If the show had been free, fundamentally, my experience would have been exactly the same.
In Situationist language, a spectacle is a commodified experience. A situation is a non-commodified experience. Dunno why it took so long for that simple distinction to clue in for me, but there it is.
Now that I understand it, though, I'm not sure that distinction is an entirely terrible thing in some cases.
Take pirated content, for instance. Sure, I can download a digital copy of a movie for free and watch it at home, but that's an entirely different experience from watching it in a darkened movie palace in 70 mm. Frankly, that's a privilege I am happy to pay for. Recorded music, on the other hand, there's no difference at all between buying a little CD or downloading the tracks for free. (Again, though, a lovely piece of vinyl with a great piece of art on the sleeve... different experience altogether. Which perhaps explains why vinyl didn't die when it was supposed to.)
Or take what I've always jokingly referred to as my two big Situationist events of the year, Nuit Blanche and TIFF. In both cases I can literally wander the streets and enjoy art or movies for "free" (never mind that someone is footing the bill for my participation somewhere along the way, and that I'm bombarded by advertisements in both. The fact is that I don't have to take money out of my wallet for the privilege.) Nuit Blanche, being just one evening long, is no problem. TIFF though, more and more I find that I simply can't live for 10 days straight in that mindset. It's not that I feel compelled to rush out and spend money on something. It's that 10 consecutive days of nothing but experience burns me out. I need time to process those experiences in some fashion, rather than just pile one on top of the other.
From this new perspective, I also realize that the one true Situationist joy in my life is my beloved karaoke addiction. I can wander into a bar, sing and be sung to, and never have to pay a dime to do it. (Of course, the expectation that you will buy food or booze or whatever is there, to keep the bar afloat, but it's not a requirement. It's a very PWYC kind of community.) But again, I couldn't do it 24/7.
The distinction between spectacle and situation is an important one, especially in a media-driven culture like ours, and it's one Hollywood would do well to understand and embrace as it watches its business model crumble around its ears. But unlike Guy Debord, I don't have enough Marxism in my blood to decry that distinction as an inherently evil one.
I went more or less at random. An awesome, gorgeous co-worker is a huge fan of his, and had been pestering me for a few days to come with. All I knew of Saul's work was his early slam stuff like Coded Language, so it seemed like both a good opportunity to try out his new material and hang out with someone I'd been looking for more opportunities to hang out with (because don't we all want to surround ourselves with awesome, gorgeous people?)
So I went. It being a CMW event, I got there just about mid-card, which means I also caught the whole set of Spoek Mathambo, the act on before Saul, who was pretty damn tremendous. I love musicians that have fun transcending their influences, and while Spoek is clearly from the Fela Kuti school of party Afrofunk, little glimpses of stuff like Prince and the Ventures' Sleep Walk kept poking their heads out. He closed with a Joy Division cover by way of South Africa, and opened with what I could only describe as what Arcade Fire would sound like if they were fronted by Jeru the Damaja.
Saul himself was a fucking powerhouse. The band behind him killed it, he killed it. The new stuff is still lyrically intense but backed with a percussion and beat heavy sound that isn't so much hip hop as the heart beat of the universe. And a few times between songs he'd bust out his old slam stuff, including the 'in the name of' section from Coded Language is which he hilariously walked away from the mic and right up to the edge of the stage, which caused most of the crowd to go nuts and one sorry bastard behind me to desperately try to shush them so he could hear what Saul was saying (which he probably knew by heart anyway).
And in the middle of that sonic and lyric maelstrom, the penny finally dropped for me on what Guy Debord was hiding underneath all his academese and philosophical bafflegab.
Capitalism commodifies everything, right down to the iconic images of your heroes, and right down to your own experiences. That's what the Society of the Spectacle is about, at its core. When I plunked down my $30 to see Saul Williams, I'm not being sold entertainment. I'm the one engaged in and creating my own enjoyment of that show. The sad bastard shushing the crowd did not see the same show I did, dancing with at times total abandon alongside two awesome, gorgeous people (my co-worker was there with another friend) and getting my eyes and ears opened to the existence and power of two artists I was ignorant of until that moment.
No, what I'd been sold for my $30 was access. Privilege. The commodity, in this case, was the opportunity to engage in and create my enjoyment. If the show had been free, fundamentally, my experience would have been exactly the same.
In Situationist language, a spectacle is a commodified experience. A situation is a non-commodified experience. Dunno why it took so long for that simple distinction to clue in for me, but there it is.
Now that I understand it, though, I'm not sure that distinction is an entirely terrible thing in some cases.
Take pirated content, for instance. Sure, I can download a digital copy of a movie for free and watch it at home, but that's an entirely different experience from watching it in a darkened movie palace in 70 mm. Frankly, that's a privilege I am happy to pay for. Recorded music, on the other hand, there's no difference at all between buying a little CD or downloading the tracks for free. (Again, though, a lovely piece of vinyl with a great piece of art on the sleeve... different experience altogether. Which perhaps explains why vinyl didn't die when it was supposed to.)
Or take what I've always jokingly referred to as my two big Situationist events of the year, Nuit Blanche and TIFF. In both cases I can literally wander the streets and enjoy art or movies for "free" (never mind that someone is footing the bill for my participation somewhere along the way, and that I'm bombarded by advertisements in both. The fact is that I don't have to take money out of my wallet for the privilege.) Nuit Blanche, being just one evening long, is no problem. TIFF though, more and more I find that I simply can't live for 10 days straight in that mindset. It's not that I feel compelled to rush out and spend money on something. It's that 10 consecutive days of nothing but experience burns me out. I need time to process those experiences in some fashion, rather than just pile one on top of the other.
From this new perspective, I also realize that the one true Situationist joy in my life is my beloved karaoke addiction. I can wander into a bar, sing and be sung to, and never have to pay a dime to do it. (Of course, the expectation that you will buy food or booze or whatever is there, to keep the bar afloat, but it's not a requirement. It's a very PWYC kind of community.) But again, I couldn't do it 24/7.
The distinction between spectacle and situation is an important one, especially in a media-driven culture like ours, and it's one Hollywood would do well to understand and embrace as it watches its business model crumble around its ears. But unlike Guy Debord, I don't have enough Marxism in my blood to decry that distinction as an inherently evil one.
February Travesties
20! Much, much better.
#1 Crush - Garbage
25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
Chelsea Dagger - Fratellis
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Five Years - David Bowie
Heroes - David Bowie
I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
In The End - Linkin Park (duet w/Johnny Priceless)
Karma Police - Radiohead
Midlife Crisis - Faith No More
My Sacrifice - Creed
One Step Closer - Linkin Park
Perfect Day - Lou Reed
Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Valerie - Zutons
Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Nirvana
World In My Eyes - Depeche Mode
#1 Crush - Garbage
25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
Chelsea Dagger - Fratellis
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Five Years - David Bowie
Heroes - David Bowie
I Don't Like Mondays - Boomtown Rats
In The End - Linkin Park (duet w/Johnny Priceless)
Karma Police - Radiohead
Midlife Crisis - Faith No More
My Sacrifice - Creed
One Step Closer - Linkin Park
Perfect Day - Lou Reed
Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Valerie - Zutons
Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Nirvana
World In My Eyes - Depeche Mode
January Travesties
10. Feh.
Fascination Street - Cure
Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
Jersey Girl - Bruce Springsteen
Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
Modern Love - David Bowie
Moondance - Van Morrison
Rock n Roll Suicide - David Bowie
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Shock the Monkey - Peter Gabriel
Time Is Running Out - Muse
Fascination Street - Cure
Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
Jersey Girl - Bruce Springsteen
Life During Wartime - Talking Heads
Modern Love - David Bowie
Moondance - Van Morrison
Rock n Roll Suicide - David Bowie
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Shock the Monkey - Peter Gabriel
Time Is Running Out - Muse
December Travesties
19 songs... getting better.
Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
Christmas At Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince
Jackson - Johnny Cash & June Carter (duet w/Emma)
Maneater - Hall & Oates
Panama - Van Halen
Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
Valerie - Zutons
We've Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (duet w/Nyree)
What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted - Jimmy Ruffin
When Doves Cry - Prince
Who Are You - Who
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Wild World - Cat Stevens
Wonderboy - Tenacious D
You Make My Dreams Come True - Hall & Oates
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
Your Time Is Gonna Come - Led Zeppelin
Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin
Christmas At Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince
Jackson - Johnny Cash & June Carter (duet w/Emma)
Maneater - Hall & Oates
Panama - Van Halen
Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
Valerie - Zutons
We've Got Tonight - Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton (duet w/Nyree)
What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted - Jimmy Ruffin
When Doves Cry - Prince
Who Are You - Who
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Wild World - Cat Stevens
Wonderboy - Tenacious D
You Make My Dreams Come True - Hall & Oates
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
Your Time Is Gonna Come - Led Zeppelin
November Travesties
Twelve is a little better, I guess. It still seems vaguely shameful though.
Africa - Toto
For The Girl - Fratellis
Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
Testify - Rage Against The Machine
Too Drunk To Fuck - Dead Kennedys
Up On the Roof - Drifters
Use Me - Bill Withers
Valerie - Zutons
Vaseline - Stone Temple Pilots
Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai
You've Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
Africa - Toto
For The Girl - Fratellis
Sunglasses At Night - Corey Hart
Supermassive Black Hole - Muse
Testify - Rage Against The Machine
Too Drunk To Fuck - Dead Kennedys
Up On the Roof - Drifters
Use Me - Bill Withers
Valerie - Zutons
Vaseline - Stone Temple Pilots
Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai
You've Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest
October Travesties
Nine? NINE????????
This won't do.
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Cult of Personality - Living Color
Jealous Guy - John Lennon
Middle of the Road - Pretenders
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
Night Moves - Bob Seger
Ole Black 'n' Blue Eyes - Fratellis
Panama - Van Halen
Punk Rock Girl - Dead Milkmen
This won't do.
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Cult of Personality - Living Color
Jealous Guy - John Lennon
Middle of the Road - Pretenders
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
Night Moves - Bob Seger
Ole Black 'n' Blue Eyes - Fratellis
Panama - Van Halen
Punk Rock Girl - Dead Milkmen
September Travesties
Quiet month, what with the film fest and inevitable post-fest crash and all.
A Small Victory - Faith No More
Cult of Personality - Living Color
Every Breath You Take - Police
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
Golden Years - David Bowie
Killer Queen - Queen
King of Pain - Police
Pure Morning - Placebo
Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
Time - Pink Floyd
A Small Victory - Faith No More
Cult of Personality - Living Color
Every Breath You Take - Police
Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
Golden Years - David Bowie
Killer Queen - Queen
King of Pain - Police
Pure Morning - Placebo
Street Fighting Man - Rolling Stones
Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
Time - Pink Floyd
July Travesties
21 songs... not bad, all things considered.
Africa - Toto
All Apologies - Nirvana
And If Venice Is Sinking - Spirit of the West
Animal Nitrate - Suede
Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Broken Wings - Mister Mister
Burden In My Hand - Soundgarden
Caravan - Van Morrison
China Grove - Doobie Brothers
Dance Dance - Fall Out Boy
Down In the Tube Station At Midnight - Jam
Fell In love With a Girl - White Stripes
Freak On a Leash - Korn
Groove Me - King Floyd
Heart of the Matter - Don Henley
Jump - Van Halen (w/live band)
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Mr. Brownstone - Guns 'n' Roses
Panama - Van Halen
Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Situation - Yaz
Africa - Toto
All Apologies - Nirvana
And If Venice Is Sinking - Spirit of the West
Animal Nitrate - Suede
Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Broken Wings - Mister Mister
Burden In My Hand - Soundgarden
Caravan - Van Morrison
China Grove - Doobie Brothers
Dance Dance - Fall Out Boy
Down In the Tube Station At Midnight - Jam
Fell In love With a Girl - White Stripes
Freak On a Leash - Korn
Groove Me - King Floyd
Heart of the Matter - Don Henley
Jump - Van Halen (w/live band)
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Mr. Brownstone - Guns 'n' Roses
Panama - Van Halen
Sister Christian - Night Ranger
Situation - Yaz
June Travesties
Another quiet month, just 18 songs. Officially song #500 since I started tracking was Dirty Deeds, which has a whole story behind it. If only I had a blog or something in which to tell it...
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Cruella de Ville - Replacements (kind of)
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC
Divorce Song - Liz Phair
Drugs Don't Work - Verve
Epic - Faith No More
Fascination Street - Cure
Get Down On It - Kool & the Gang
Good Times Bad Times - Led Zepplin
High and Dry - Radiohead
I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman
Mayor of Simpleton - XTC
Respect - Erasure
Run-around - Blues Traveler
She's Not There - Zombies
Situation - Yaz
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Cruella de Ville - Replacements (kind of)
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC
Divorce Song - Liz Phair
Drugs Don't Work - Verve
Epic - Faith No More
Fascination Street - Cure
Get Down On It - Kool & the Gang
Good Times Bad Times - Led Zepplin
High and Dry - Radiohead
I Can Dream About You - Dan Hartman
Mayor of Simpleton - XTC
Respect - Erasure
Run-around - Blues Traveler
She's Not There - Zombies
Situation - Yaz
Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
May Travesties
25 songs, and up to 497 different songs sung. Number 500 will be coming any day now...
#1 Crush - Garbage
867-5309 - Tommy Tutone
Aenema - Tool
Angel of Harlem - U2
Animal - Neon Trees
Baby Please Don't Go - Them
California Love - 2Pac
Crying - Roy Orbison
Dragula - Rob Zombie
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Police
Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Groovin' - Rascals
In the End - Linkin Park
In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
Jealous Guy - John Lennon
Jump - Van Halen
Panama - Van Halen
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Sweet Transvestite - from Rocky Horror Picture Show
Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Today - Smashing Pumpkins
Waterfalls - TLC
Welcome Back Kotter - John Sebastian
Whole of the Moon - Waterboys
#1 Crush - Garbage
867-5309 - Tommy Tutone
Aenema - Tool
Angel of Harlem - U2
Animal - Neon Trees
Baby Please Don't Go - Them
California Love - 2Pac
Crying - Roy Orbison
Dragula - Rob Zombie
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - Police
Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Groovin' - Rascals
In the End - Linkin Park
In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley
Jealous Guy - John Lennon
Jump - Van Halen
Panama - Van Halen
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Sweet Transvestite - from Rocky Horror Picture Show
Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Today - Smashing Pumpkins
Waterfalls - TLC
Welcome Back Kotter - John Sebastian
Whole of the Moon - Waterboys
April Travesties
Only 18 songs... shameful. I am up to 485 different titles sung though. #500 should come in June or July.
Animal - Neon Trees
Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin
High School Confidential - Rough Trade
History Repeating - Propellerheads w/Shirley Bassey
Hit 'Em Up Style - Blu Cantrell
Howlin' For You - Black Keys
Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townsend
Rosalita - Bruce Springsteen
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Stop - Spice Girls
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
The Dead Heart - Midnight Oil
The Living Years - Mike & the Mechanics
We Can Work It Out - Beatles
Animal - Neon Trees
Buffalo Stance - Neneh Cherry
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin
High School Confidential - Rough Trade
History Repeating - Propellerheads w/Shirley Bassey
Hit 'Em Up Style - Blu Cantrell
Howlin' For You - Black Keys
Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townsend
Rosalita - Bruce Springsteen
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Stop - Spice Girls
Superfly - Curtis Mayfield
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
The Dead Heart - Midnight Oil
The Living Years - Mike & the Mechanics
We Can Work It Out - Beatles
#abckaraoke Update
So far...
A: Alphaville - Forever Young
B: Blue Rodeo - Try
C: Chicago - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is
D: Doobie Brothers - China Grove
E: Emotions - Best Of My Love
F: Foreigner - Double Vision
G: Guns 'n' Roses - Mr. Brownstone
H: Howard Jones - New Song
I: Isley Brothers - Who's That Lady
J:
K: K's Choice - Not An Addict
L:
M: Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years
N: Neon Trees - Animal
O:
P: Propellerheads w/Shirley Bassey - History Repeating
Given the ones I've missed so far, I'm tempted to just do Jenny From the Block to cover all three letters.
A: Alphaville - Forever Young
B: Blue Rodeo - Try
C: Chicago - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is
D: Doobie Brothers - China Grove
E: Emotions - Best Of My Love
F: Foreigner - Double Vision
G: Guns 'n' Roses - Mr. Brownstone
H: Howard Jones - New Song
I: Isley Brothers - Who's That Lady
J:
K: K's Choice - Not An Addict
L:
M: Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years
N: Neon Trees - Animal
O:
P: Propellerheads w/Shirley Bassey - History Repeating
Given the ones I've missed so far, I'm tempted to just do Jenny From the Block to cover all three letters.
March Travesties
33 songs. Quiet month due to stupid (i.e. what everyone else considers normal) work hours and stupid illness.
Up to 477 different songs sung in the database. I may have to start a pool on when I crack 500.
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen (w/live band)
California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys (w/live band)
Everlong - Foo Fighters (w/live band)
Feel Like Making Love - Bad Company
Good Times Bad Times - Led Zepplin (w/live band)
High School Confidential - Rough Trade
I Will Follow - U2
If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
In The End - Linkin Park (duet w/Johnny Priceless)
Intervention - Arcade Fire
Johnny Come Home - Fine Young Cannibals
Kick Out the Jams - MC5 (w/live band)
London Calling - Clash (w/live band)
Lookin' Out My Back Door - CCR
Missing You - John Waite
Morning Glory - Oasis
Mr. Brownstone - Guns n Roses
New Song - Howard Jones
Not An Addict - K's Choice
Old Man - Neil Young
One - U2
Panama - Van Halen (w/live band)
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
Rock n Roll Suicide - David Bowie
Say It Ain't So - Weezer (w/live band)
See You Again - Miley Cyrus
Street Spirit - Radiohead
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys
Waterfalls - TLC
Who's That Lady - Isley Brothers
Won't Get Fooled Again - Who (duet w/Rhea, w/live band)
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
Up to 477 different songs sung in the database. I may have to start a pool on when I crack 500.
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen (w/live band)
California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys (w/live band)
Everlong - Foo Fighters (w/live band)
Feel Like Making Love - Bad Company
Good Times Bad Times - Led Zepplin (w/live band)
High School Confidential - Rough Trade
I Will Follow - U2
If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
In The End - Linkin Park (duet w/Johnny Priceless)
Intervention - Arcade Fire
Johnny Come Home - Fine Young Cannibals
Kick Out the Jams - MC5 (w/live band)
London Calling - Clash (w/live band)
Lookin' Out My Back Door - CCR
Missing You - John Waite
Morning Glory - Oasis
Mr. Brownstone - Guns n Roses
New Song - Howard Jones
Not An Addict - K's Choice
Old Man - Neil Young
One - U2
Panama - Van Halen (w/live band)
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
Rock n Roll Suicide - David Bowie
Say It Ain't So - Weezer (w/live band)
See You Again - Miley Cyrus
Street Spirit - Radiohead
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys
Waterfalls - TLC
Who's That Lady - Isley Brothers
Won't Get Fooled Again - Who (duet w/Rhea, w/live band)
You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
I'm a Terrible Person
I fell out of sequence at #abckaraoke.
I was a week behind - still had to do my J song, even though it was K week - but by the time I got to Tequila Sunrise last night it was slammed, and I knew I would only be able to sing once, and I really wanted to try Not An Addict, and I was a bit tipsy...
Fail. Massive, massive fail.
I was a week behind - still had to do my J song, even though it was K week - but by the time I got to Tequila Sunrise last night it was slammed, and I knew I would only be able to sing once, and I really wanted to try Not An Addict, and I was a bit tipsy...
Fail. Massive, massive fail.
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