Astro Zombies! Either the original by The Misfits, or the cover by MCR.
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
What songs make you chair dance, or bop around while you're cleaning or doing laundry? I want to put together a playlist to listen to when I'm stressed or depressed or being self-critical.
Very old school: Three dog night's Joy to the world; Elton John's Crocodile rock. Bruce Springsteen's Viva Las Vegas
Slightly less old school: Cobra Starship's Guilty pleasure
The Dirtbombs — Motor City Baby
MCR - Thank You For The Venom (Live, Warped Tour)
Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (which I was actually bed dancing to while I was in labor)
Bob Seger - Rock N Roll Never Forgets
Hell, anything by Bob Seger except "Beautiful Loser" and "Against the Wind." (Which are great, just not cheery.)
Outkast - Hey Ya!
The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Elton John - Step into Christmas, Island Girl
My "fun" playlist includes things like Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Poison (BBD), Brass Monkey (Beastie Boys), Shining Star (Earth Wind & Fire), If I Was Your Girlfriend (Prince).
Ack, another great weirdo gone. RIP Paul Katner. Definitely preferred the Airplane to the Starship, but at least he knew when to get off (and prevent them from using Jefferson in the product that produced "We build this city"). "After Bathing at Baxter's" is a long time favorite of mine of whacked-out psychedilica that's less than well known. Doesn't hurt as much as Bowie for sure as the vital years were long gone, but still a bit of a kick in the teeth.
Google Play price for the Hamilton OC recording is $0.99
I've been working my way through the Bowie catalog (in my car) in reverse (mainly so I can pick up some earlier stuff I only have on vinyl). Interesting to pick stuff up like that he took the chorus of a song on HEATHEN to use as the main part on the song Lazarus from his last album/musical title track. Not the words but the music. I'm curious how conscious that was, but it's wonderful. Those later albums (and I don't mean just Outside or Earthling) have a lot going on I missed before.
Here's a question that has been bothering me. I've read reviews of, for example, Justin Bieber's new album, that talk about the messages he's sending with his songs - redeeming his public image, relationship commentary and stuff. But obviously Justin Bieber does not write his own songs - he's not a singer-songwriter. And I read about how these star pop song producers - mostly from like Norway for some reason - write songs and shop them around to various pop stars. So, why do music reviewers talk about a new album by one of these pop stars as if it's revealing personal truths about the artist's life? Am I missing something?