Songs - A-Z List (part 12)

These are the ten tracks I've chosen for the letter K, the titles are links to videos.



1. Knife Edge - ELP.
Emerson Lake and Palmer were a band I got into when I was younger, they were one of the bands I remember one of my brothers playing quite a bit. I became a big fan of their first album, Trilogy, Tarkus and Pictures At An Exhibition. This is a track I remember really well and that I still like a lot.




2. Kevin Carter - Manic Street Preachers.
I have no idea why exactly but from the first time I ever heard this track I really liked it. I bought the album because, like many people, I really got into Design For Life but this is one of a few other tracks on the album that really grabbed me.


3. Kop Karma - ManBreak.
I first heard this track on a free CD that was on the cover of a magazine, can't remember which one now. It is another song that I can't really say exactly why I like it so much, I just know I do.


4. Kashmir - Led Zepplin.
A classic track from a classic band. It is difficult with some bands to list favourite songs but if I were to put together a list of favourite Zeppelin tracks this one would definitely be on it.




5. King Of The Road - Roger Miller.
I remember hearing this song when I was a kid. It was one of those songs that just seemed to be around a lot and which really stuck in my mind, I've heard a few covers of this but still think the original is the best.




6. King Rocker - Generation X.
Billy Idol when he was good, before he became a Hollywood rock star and became a cartoon punk. I was never a really big fan of Generation X but there are a few of their songs that I always liked. This is verging on Punkabilly, and in many ways is more Rockabilly than Punk, but whatever you want to class it as (me I just call it music), it is just a good song.




7. Knights Of Cydonia - Muse.
Muse are an odd band, they seem to be either really serious in their songwriting or sound almost like they're taking the piss, either out of themselves and/or their music. Personally I love that and I think this song, and the video for it are excellent.




8. Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan.
I find that Steely Dan are a band that, apart from possibly Reeling In The Years, people either really like or really dislike. I like them a lot, I like the mix of styles they seem to blend together to great effect, I like the lyrics and the imagery they use in them, I like the feel and atmosphere of their songs, and this is one of many of their songs I really like.




9. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd.
At times, I don't think you can beat a good soul classic and this is one that I've always liked. It has been covered a number of times, some of which I really like, David Bowie's version is great, and some of which I don't, Aimee Stewart's discoy version is just plain annoying, but I still think this is a brilliant version and one well worth a listen.




10. Killer - Adamski.
I'm not an Adamski fan, but I like Seal's voice and I just think this is a good song that is well produced and well put together.





That's all for this post, more soon.....ish 😀

Songs - A-Z List (part 11)

These are the ten tracks that I've chosen for the letter J.



1. Joan Crawford - Blue Oyster Cult.
A great, if rather strange, song. This is from what is, in my opinion, their best album. There isn't really much more I can say about it, it is just a really good song with brilliant lyrics.



2. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry.
Going back to my Rock 'n' Roll, Teddy Boy years, this has long been a track I love. It has been covered many, many times, by many different artists. Not all of those versions were great but a lot were, I still think the original is great. A real classic.



3. Junior's Eyes - Black Sabbath.
Another song from one of my favourite albums by my favourite band. I have said before, and I stand by it, that the Never Say Die album is vastly under rated. This is a great song, that's all I have to say really.



4. Jilted John - Jilted John.
Not a great song but a great moment in my youth. I remember this song so well, on the radio, on Top Of The Pops, and then I bought the single. It was a good laugh but I can't say that it was a good song. Still raises a bit of a smile, but now days more in memory than because of it's humour.



5. Juke Box Jive - The Rubettes.
Another slice of music from my youth. Wasn't a huge fan of The Rubettes but this song just seemed to be played everywhere for a while and it has stuck in my mind. A good bit of boppy fun.



6. Just Like Eddie - Heinz.
A good example of British Rock 'n' Roll, I believe the guitar on this was played by Ritchie Blackmore later to find world wide fame in Deep Purple and Rainbow. I'm not completely sure that it does sound "Just Like Eddie" but it is good.



7. Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa.
An excellent, short Rock Opera from the brilliant Frank Zappa. The story in this song is great and well put together and, I'm sure one that more than a few musicians from the 60's could relate to.



8. Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy.
A song I have sung myself more than once. It is an excellent song by a great band from a brilliant album. Another one of my favourite bands.



9. Jump in' Jive - Cab Calloway.
I love a good bit of big band jazz and Cab Calloway's Orchestra are great at playing it. I love this song and the way it's put together, and Cab Calloway's style. A great song.



10. Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton.
Another example of British Rock 'n' Roll from a man who was also a pretty good actor. I have no idea why exactly but this song has been a favourite of mine for years. Never understood why it hasn't been covered.




Well, that's aall for this post, any and all comments or suggestions for song for me to listen to are always welcome. See you again soon.

Songs - A-Z List (Part 10)

This is the 10th part of my list of songs, the first on this new blog, hopefully at some point I will be able to import the earlier parts of this list any my other posts from the old blog. Anyway, for those that don't know these are a list of ten songs all starting with the same letter (ignoring the word "the"), they are not nessecarily favourite songs just songs that stand out for one reason or another. The titles are links to videos. So here are the ten songs I've chosen for the letter I.


1. Into The Void - Black Sabbath.
Another of my favourite songs from my favourite band. I'm not sure why this track is one of my favourites but I have always really liked this song, the album it's from isn't necessarily one of their best but that's more to do with the production quality than the songs themselves.


2. In The Still Of The Night - The Five Satins.
I love a good bit of Doo-Wop and this is just that. A great song sung well and well made, just one of those tracks I will always love.


3. I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs.
I am not a huge fan of the Kaiser Chiefs, I do like some of their songs but they don't "wow" me really. This song is the first thing I heard from them and IMHO it is still the best thing I've heard by them.


4. I Owe You - Zolof The Rock 'n' Roll Destroyer.
This is an odd track, I discovered this on a blog a long time ago, so long ago in fact that I don't even remember what it was called. I'm not sure exactly what it is about it I like but from the first time I heard it I though "This is great" and the band have a fantastic name.


5. I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen.
A fantastic track by a brilliant man that I have only been into for a little while now. I love the lyrics to this song.


6. Immortal - Clutch.
A great song from an excellent album by a really good band. I have no idea where I first heard of Clutch but I put one of their albums on a Christmas list one year and got it, this track was on it and I thought it was great.



7. I Only Want To Be With You - The Tourists.
A song I remember, in it's original form from my early youth and family parties, and in this form from my later youth. A good cover version of a good song, who could ask for more.



8. I Thank You - ZZ Top.
Another great cover version by a great band. I've always liked ZZ Top and this track is really good. I love their earlier stuff, some of the later, meaning post Eliminator, stuff isn't quite so good but it still has it's merits.



9. In A Broken Dream - Python Lee Jackson.
A classic track. The band themselves were not huge and this was their only hit, but the song is just great and for me it is one of the best vocal performances that Rod Stewart has ever done.



10. I Love You, Love Me, Love - Gary Glitter.
This, I know, is going to be a very controversial choice. Let me start by saying that I detest Paul Gadd/Gary Glitter as a person, I think he should still be in jail for the terrible things he has done and should never have been released. Having said that I also want to say that Music has been a major, if not THE major thing in my formative years and as such has shaped my entire life, thus I find it impossible to remove memories of music from my mind. This track was one that I really liked when I was a teen and still like now, if you remove the song from the singer it is good and I always loved the sound of The Glitter Band. So that is why I exclude it here.



Well, that's all for this part of the list, more soon. Please leave a comment if you want, or some songs that you like that I might not have heard. Thanks.

Out With The Old, In With The New

As you may, or may not, be aware I had an entertainment blog on another blog site that had basically the same name as this blog. I have had to abandon that blog because the site it is on is rubbish and I now cannot gain access to my blog at all. I hope to be able to import the posts that I put on that blog at some point as I am not going to repeat them on here unless there is no possible alternative. Anyway, I was part way through, for those of you that don't know, an A-Z listing of songs. The tracks, and things, that I list are not my favourites necessarily but are just songs, or whatever, that I know and that stand out for me either in a good or bad way. So I will be carrying that list on from the point I stopped on the other blog.



As a welcome to this, new....ish blog, (maybe I should have added a V0.2 to the end of the blog name😄) I am going to post some random links to some songs and music I like. So here goes and welcome to the new home of my entertainment blog.



Leornard Cohen - I'm Your Man



Beth Orton - I Wish I'd Never Seen The Sunshine



Cradle Of Filth - Dusk And Her Embrace



Spoiler - Electrifying



Gregory Issacs - Night Nurse


That's it for this introduction, more soon.


Any comments always welcome, thanks.