“Creep” is most probably Radiohead’s most “normal” song. Especially with their later stuff, there’s a lot of experimentation and electronic strangeness. Many of their hardcore…
Month: October 2018
10/10/2018: “Acceptable In The 80’s” by Calvin Harris
For me, something like this is how pop music should be. I’ve written about whether “should be” is the right way to talk about music,…
09/10/2018: “Radio Ga Ga” by Queen
The song “Video Killed The Radio Star” has much of the same message, but it’s nowhere near as potent as this. “Radio Ga Ga” is…
08/10/2018: “The Slaughter” by Cutty Ranks
Cutty Ranks is a hugely prolific Dancehall deejay, who was especially massive from the late 80s to the late 90s. His badboy style, with a…
07/10/2018: “Reaching Out” By Nero
Nero were huge at one point, about 6-7 years ago. Their brand of dubstep-tinged synth pop obviously struck a chord. But although they had their…
06/10/2018: “Welcome To The Jungle” by Guns ‘N’ Roses
There aren’t many songs that rock harder than this one. So much so, that VH1 actually voted it the greatest hard rock song of all…
05/10/2018: “Burning Down The House (45 Version)” by Talking Heads
Talking Heads have got to be one of the best things to come out of the 80s alternative scene. As part of the New Wave…
04/10/2018: “Odessa” by Caribou
Caribou impressed me massively when he posted a Spotify playlist of his influences. This playlist contains about 1000 songs from all around the world, and…
03/10/2018: “Take Five” by Dave Brubeck Quartet
“Take Five” is the biggest selling Jazz single of all time, and quite possibly the most famous Jazz song ever… The song was composed by…
02/10/2018: “Drain You” by Nirvana
Nirvana released Nevermind in 1991, and shot to super stardom. Arguably, this had tragic results, but the album, however much Cobain wanted to turn his back…