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Karaoke Tuesday: “Punk Rock Girl”

April 22, 2014Music#KaraokeTuesday, 120 minutes, 80s, alternative, dead milkmen, karaoke, music videos, punk, songsChris

“Punk Rock Girl”
by The Dead Milkmen
from the album Beelzebubba
1988
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I’m not sure when or why I first sang this at karaoke, but it’s been one of my staples for quite a while. I never got into the Dead Milkmen, with the exception of this song, which I always loved. Fun fact – I always had a friend do “Stuart” from the same album as a monologue in acting class.

It’s a testament to why I love my core karaoke crew so much, because I can pick this song, and not only will they know it (which is incredibly rare in that kind of setting), but they love it and back me up on the chorus. And man, is this a fun song to sing and bounce around to.

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Cover Friday: “Never Let Me Down Again”

April 18, 2014Music#CoverFriday, 80s, 90s, alternative, covers, depeche mode, music videos, smashing pumpkins, songsLance

“Never Let Me Down Again”
by The Smashing Pumpkins (originally by Depeche Mode)
from the album Siamese Dream [Deluxe Edition]
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All week long I had been planning on a Pumpkins selection for #CoverFriday and then Chris up and did the same thing. And while I absolutely adore “Landslide” — I’d even go so far as to call it superior to the original — I had a different track in mind. Continue reading Cover Friday: “Never Let Me Down Again” →

Cover Friday: “Landslide”

April 18, 2014Music#CoverFriday, 90s, alternative, covers, smashing pumpkins, songsChris

“Landslide”
by The Smashing Pumpkins (originally by Fleetwood Mac)
from the album Pisces Iscariot
1994
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I heard this in a cafe earlier this week and it got stuck in my head.

Yes, I admit, the Pumpkins’ version of this song was my first exposure to it, and I loved it. I remember listening to this album my freshmen year of college, and there was one older guy who lived in the dorms who heard me playing it and quickly denounced it as being inferior to the original.

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Single Gun Theory – “From A Million Miles”

April 17, 2014Music#BestSongEver, 120 minutes, 90s, albums, alternative, mood music, music videos, single gun theory, songsLance

“From a Million Miles”
by Single Gun Theory
from the album Millions, Like Stars In My Hands, Daggers In My Heart, Wage War
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I remember the very first time I heard “From A Million Miles.” I was sitting in my bedroom and a slight breeze was coming through window. It was after midnight on a Sunday so it was dead quiet in the neighborhood and the only light was the glow from the TV. As soon as the video began to play, I was instantly transported someplace completely different. There was something so exotic about the sounds and imagery.

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April Duets: “El President”

April 16, 2014Music#aprilduets, 90s, alternative, drugstore, duets, music videos, radiohead, songs, thom yorkeChris

“El President”
by Drugstore w/ Thom Yorke
from White Magic for Lovers
1998
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Sorry Lance – this is post 2 of 3 of Thom Yorke duets for the #AprilDuets assignment. This is a song that I came across randomly I think as far back as the Napster days. I used to sometimes do searches for things I wouldn’t otherwise know about, like “Thom Yorke duet”.

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Karaoke Tuesday: “Why Can’t I Be You?”

April 15, 2014Music#KaraokeTuesday, alternative, karaoke, music videos, songs, the cure, wishlistChris

“Why Can’t I Be You?”
by The Cure
from the album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
1987
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Add this to the list entitled “Songs I Hope They’ll One Day Have at Karaoke But I’m Almost Certain They Never Will Until We Open the Chrance Karaoke Bar and Add It Ourselves”. There are certain songs that, if they haven’t been added yet, ain’t ever going to happen.

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Karaoke Tuesday: “Cult of Personality”

April 15, 2014Music#KaraokeTuesday, alternative, karaoke, living colour, metal, music videos, songsLance

“Cult of Personality”
by Living Colour
from the album Vivid
1988
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When I started regularly hitting up karaoke, I was having a hard time figuring out what songs to sing. As previously mentioned, my tastes tend to run 80s/90s alternative and there just wasn’t much to choose from that seemed karaokey. So I ended up stuck with 80s ballads or pop songs.

One night after some failed attempts at winging new songs, I was dejectedly flipping through the Karaoke Champ book and I stumbled across the Ls. And then I saw it, right in the middle of the second page… Continue reading Karaoke Tuesday: “Cult of Personality” →

Cover Friday: “Hungry Like The Wolf”

April 11, 2014Music#CoverFriday, 80s, 90s, alternative, covers, duran duran, pop, ska, songsLance

“Hungry Like The Wolf”
by Reel Big Fish (originally by Duran Duran)
from the album The Duran Duran Tribute Album
1997 Koch Records
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I’ve had a few drinks and some Mexican queso fries so I’m feeling a bit silly. This is a totally fun ska cover of a Duran Duran classic (and Lance karaoke staple). It takes a song that should be fun to begin with and makes it a total riot.

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April Duets: “I’ve Seen It All”

April 11, 2014Music#aprilduets, alternative, bjork, duets, radiohead, songs, soundtracks, thom yorkeChris

“I’ve Seen It All”
by Björk ft. Thom Yorke
from Selmasongs
2000
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I keep thinking of more and more choices for the monthly theme – #AprilDuets. And a warning, this may start a string of duet postings featuring Thom Yorke. This one’s got two of my favorite singers, especially around the time that this soundtrack came out.

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