Topic Playlist! (Part 2)

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3001

The Now and Again Playlist

  1. Go Now - The Moody Blues
  2. Turn It On Again - Genesis
  3. Now I’m Here - Queen
  4. Sick Again - Led Zeppelin
  5. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
  6. Here Comes that Rainy Day Feeling Again - The Fortunes
  7. Long Time Boston
  8. When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
  9. Now Is The Hour - Bing Crosby
3002

The Now and Again Playlist

  1. Go Now - The Moody Blues
  2. Turn It On Again - Genesis
  3. Now I’m Here - Queen
  4. Sick Again - Led Zeppelin
  5. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
  6. Here Comes that Rainy Day Feeling Again - The Fortunes
  7. Long Time Boston
  8. When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees
  9. Now Is The Hour - Bing Crosby
  10. Back in the Saddle Again - Gene Autry

Covered in an unusual way (with link if available)

  1. Blue Monday - Orkestra Obsolete
3003

Covered in an unusual way (with link if available)

  1. Blue Monday - Orkestra Obsolete
  2. The Sound of Silence - Disturbed
3004

Covered in an unusual way (with link if available)

  1. Blue Monday - Orkestra Obsolete
  2. The Sound of Silence - Disturbed
  3. Baby Got Back - Jonathan Coulton

A soft-rock version of a hip-hop song about attractive backsides.

3005

Covered in an unusual way (with link if available)

  1. Blue Monday - Orkestra Obsolete
  2. The Sound of Silence - Disturbed
  3. Baby Got Back - Jonathan Coulton
  4. Satisfaction - The Residents
3006

Covered in an unusual way (with link if available)

  1. Blue Monday - Orkestra Obsolete
  2. The Sound of Silence - Disturbed
  3. Baby Got Back - Jonathan Coulton
  4. Satisfaction - The Residents
  5. Purple Haze - Pickin On Hendrix

Typical Bluegrass treatment of acid rock

3007

Covered in an unusual way (with link if available)

  1. Blue Monday - Orkestra Obsolete
  2. The Sound of Silence - Disturbed
  3. Baby Got Back - Jonathan Coulton
  4. Satisfaction - The Residents
  5. Purple Haze - Pickin On Hendrix
  6. Thunderstruck - Steven and the Seagulls
3008

Covered in an unusual way (with link if available)

  1. Blue Monday - Orkestra Obsolete
  2. The Sound of Silence - Disturbed
  3. Baby Got Back - Jonathan Coulton
  4. Satisfaction - The Residents
  5. Purple Haze - Pickin On Hendrix
  6. Thunderstruck - Steven and the Seagulls
  7. Satisfaction - Devo
3009

Covered in an unusual way (with link if available)

  1. Blue Monday - Orkestra Obsolete
  2. The Sound of Silence - Disturbed
  3. Baby Got Back - Jonathan Coulton
  4. Satisfaction - The Residents
  5. Purple Haze - Pickin On Hendrix
  6. Thunderstruck - Steven and the Seagulls
  7. Satisfaction - Devo
  8. Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes

Compare Naked Eyes’ synth-pop classic to Lou Johnson’s 1964 brass-heavy soul original.

3010

Covered in an unusual way (with link if available)

  1. Blue Monday - Orkestra Obsolete
  2. The Sound of Silence - Disturbed
  3. Baby Got Back - Jonathan Coulton
  4. Satisfaction - The Residents
  5. Purple Haze - Pickin On Hendrix
  6. Thunderstruck - Steven and the Seagulls
  7. Satisfaction - Devo
  8. Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
  9. Linda – Jan & Dean

A remake of a song written in 1946 by Jack Lawrence (link to the original version). The eponymous ‘Linda’ was his attorney’s one-year-old daughter, Linda Eastman… who would eventually grow up to marry Paul McCartney.
You know, the guy who played with a band called ‘Wings’?

-“BB”-

3011

Covered in an unusual way (with link if available)

  1. Blue Monday - Orkestra Obsolete
  2. The Sound of Silence - Disturbed
  3. Baby Got Back - Jonathan Coulton
  4. Satisfaction - The Residents
  5. Purple Haze - Pickin On Hendrix
  6. Thunderstruck - Steven and the Seagulls
  7. Satisfaction - Devo
  8. Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
  9. Linda – Jan & Dean
  10. Over the Rainbow - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Somewhat of a novelty act but with definite musical bona fides, the Gimmes specialize in hard-core punk versions of songs you wouldn’t think lend themselves to being covered as hard-core punk. They’re pretty fun, IMO.

3012

Songs told from the point of view of a dead person

  1. Love Vigilantes - New Order

(Pretty sure we can collectively come up with 10. I can think of a couple more if we get stalled.)

3013

Songs told from the point of view of a dead person

  1. Love Vigilantes - New Order
  2. Tunic - Sonic Youth

From the point of view of Karen Carpenter in heaven

3014

Songs told from the point of view of a dead person

  1. Love Vigilantes - New Order
  2. Tunic - Sonic Youth
  3. Long Black Veil - The Chieftains
3015

Songs told from the point of view of a dead person

  1. Love Vigilantes - New Order
  2. Tunic - Sonic Youth
  3. Long Black Veil - The Chieftains
  4. In The Distance - Lost Dogs
3016

Songs told from the point of view of a dead person

  1. Love Vigilantes - New Order
  2. Tunic - Sonic Youth
  3. Long Black Veil - The Chieftains
  4. In The Distance - Lost Dogs
  5. Please Don’t Bury Me - John Prine
3017

Songs told from the point of view of a dead person

  1. Love Vigilantes - New Order
  2. Tunic - Sonic Youth
  3. Long Black Veil - The Chieftains
  4. In The Distance - Lost Dogs
  5. Please Don’t Bury Me - John Prine
  6. D.O.A. - Bloodrock
3018

Songs told from the point of view of a dead person

  1. Love Vigilantes - New Order
  2. Tunic - Sonic Youth
  3. Long Black Veil - The Chieftains
  4. In The Distance - Lost Dogs
  5. Please Don’t Bury Me - John Prine
  6. D.O.A. - Bloodrock
  7. Highwayman – Jimmy Webb
    … was the inspiration for the name of the country supergroup The Highwaymen (consisting of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson), who did a chart-topping cover of the song

-“BB”-

3019

Songs told from the point of view of a dead person

  1. Love Vigilantes - New Order
  2. Tunic - Sonic Youth
  3. Long Black Veil - The Chieftains
  4. In The Distance - Lost Dogs
  5. Please Don’t Bury Me - John Prine
  6. D.O.A. - Bloodrock
  7. Highwayman – Jimmy Webb
  8. Where the Wild Roses Grow - Kylie Minogue / Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

"They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day"

3020

Songs told from the point of view of a dead person

  1. Love Vigilantes - New Order
  2. Tunic - Sonic Youth
  3. Long Black Veil - The Chieftains
  4. In The Distance - Lost Dogs
  5. Please Don’t Bury Me - John Prine
  6. D.O.A. - Bloodrock
  7. Highwayman – Jimmy Webb
  8. Where the Wild Roses Grow - Kylie Minogue / Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  9. Now That I Am Dead - Richard Thompson