White Wedding

This song is one of the best songs that Billy Idol came out with, which appeared on his album 'Billy Idol', in 1982. I chose a live version of this song, instead of the video that was played on MTV, back when they actually played music videos on there, because live concert performances RULE!!!



Were you a fan of Billy Idol's? If so, what was your favorite song?

Wild Thing

When I heard this song from the Troggs, when I was growing up, I thought that it sounded pretty cool. The music sounds sharp and kind of twangy, with a bit of a rock edge, which made it sound less like some of the other 60's songs, that were out there in 1964.
I was a big fan of Sam Kinnison as a stand up comedian, but when he decided to do a music video, of the song "Wild Thing", I thought that he was even more hilarious.
I included the Troggs original version, of this song, because Sam Kinnison's version, is more like a humorous parody of this song. Oh, and he could sing, but instead, preferred screaming :)




Sam Kinnison Wild Thing



Did you recognize any of the musicians in this video? I notice that two front men, were no where in sight. Do you know who they are?

Blue Monday

This is one of the coolest sounding synthesized songs, made with pre-recorded sounds, which were played on keyboards. I wanted to use a live video, so that you could see, what could be done, with electronic keyboards, during the early 80's. I believe that this type of music, was the gate way, toward the 90's alternative music trend.



Do you agree, that certain types of music, from an earlier decade, plays a key role into the next music trend, of the next decade? Even if you don't agree, I would still like to hear from you.

Devil Inside

I was saddened, by the fact that the lead singer of INXS, Michael Hutchence, was found dead, back on Nov.22, 1997, from what the coroner says, was a suicide. People who were close to him say, that it was more likely, an accidental death, resulting from auto-erotic asphyxiation. The other being that someone had killed him, and made it look like a suicide. He was only 37 years old.
This song is one of my favorites. It has a totally rocking sound to it, with a bit of truth within the lyrics.



What are your thoughts about Michael's early demise? Feel free to leave a comment.

Guns N Roses ... Was A Totally Cool Band

I absolutely loved this song, "Sweet Child O' Mine", because I thought that the music, had just enough of a rock metal sound, so that the song didn't come off as, 'just another rock ballad.' It had the romantic lyrics of any rock ballad, but it also had edgy metal music, to go with it.



Are you still a fan of Guns N Roses, or did you stop liking them after they broke up, and started their own bands? Slash and Duff - the Velvet Revolver, and Axel Rose - the new Guns N Roses.

99 Red Balloons

This is a song from a German girl, with an awesome back up band, especially the blond guy, with the portable keyboard.
I know this song is about war, but I like this song more, for the way that the music sounds.
I was hard pressed to find a live video, for this song, with English lyrics, but I never gave up, and so, here it is, for your viewing pleasure. Feel free to sing along with it, oh wait, you might not be able to do that, because, if I recall correctly, the radio stations seemed to play the German version, more than they did the English version, so most Americans, who don't speak German, may not have heard the English version enough, to learn the lyrics.



Be sure to watch this video frequently, so that you can learn the English lyrics, if you don't already know them.

Rock Me Amadeus

This song hit #1, in the U.S., even though this song, didn't have an English version, that was done by Falco. Sadly, he died in 1998, from a bad car accident, when he was 40, before he could make a planned come back.
I think that his music sounded cool, because of the way, that he used an orchestra, to beef up the music. Kind of like the band ELO did, with their music.
I chose this particular video because, even though it is a live show, it includes portions of their music video, along with a guy, who sounds like Penn Jillette, doing the date thing, at the beginning of the song, which isn't included, in most of their online videos.



Were you one of the people, who helped to move this song, to the #1 position, on the U.S. Billboard music charts? If so, feel free to leave a comment, and tell me all about it.