If you don't have a black cat on your wall...

...you're wack!


You're so wack!

(mp3) Bert Jansch - Black cat blues
Available on Edge of a Dream (2002)

If you don't have Trainspotting on your wall...

...you're wack!


You're so wack!

(mp3) Primal Scream - Trainspotting
Available on Vanishing Point (1997)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #81

(mp3) Jimmy Buffer - Yarps
Available on Songs That Suck (2009)

(mp3) Angelfish - You can love her
Available on S/t (1994)

(mp3) Rivers Cuomo - Buddy Holly (demo)
Available on Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (1993)

(mp3) Sunny Day Real Estate - Phuerton skuerto
Available on Diary (1993)

(mp3) Oathbreaker - Mælstrøm
Available on Mælstrøm (2011)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #80

(mp3) The Wonder Stuff - Welcome to the cheap seats (live)
Available on Cursed With Insincerity (2001)

(mp3) Paul Simon - Everything put together falls apart
Available on S/t (1972)

(mp3) The Velvet Undergound - Oh, sweet nuthin!
Available on Loaded (1970)

(mp3) Nicolai Dunger - The girl with the woolen eyes
Available on Play (2009)

(mp3) Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby got back
Available on Mack Daddy (1992)

Outside the Simian Flock

I know orangutans and gorillas aren't monkeys, but what are you gonna do?

Not much.

(zip) Metal Bastard's Monkey Songs (64 mb)

1. Tiny Tim - Orange the orangutan (1967)
2. Foo Fighters - Monkey wrench (1997)
3. The Hellacopters - Monkey boy (2005)
4. Brant Bjork - Hey, monkey boy (2003)
5. Arctic Monkeys - Who the fuck are Arctic Monkeys? (2006)
6. Beastie Boys - Brass monkey (1986)
7. Hyacinth House - Swedish signs on Monkey Island (2008)
8. Johnny Dowd - Monkey run (2002)
9. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Fable of the brown ape (2004)
10. Khonnor - An ape is loose (2004)
11. The Beatles - Everybody's got something to hide except me and my monkey (1968)
12. Them Belfast Gypsies - The gorilla (1967)
13. Daniel Johnston - Big business monkey (1983)
14. The Specials - Monkey man (1979)
15. The Pixies - Monkey gone to heaven (1989)

Pay for your music.

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #79

Had rock as a genre already peaked by 1966?

Listen to this song by Mouse & The Traps and you may realise that there has not been a better rock 'n' roll song written in the last 45 years.

(mp3) Mouse & The Traps - Maid of sugar, maid of spice
Available on The Fraternity Years (compilation, 1997)

(mp3) Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren - Goodness gracious me
Single (1960)

(mp3) Miles Davis - Paraphernalia
Available on Miles in the Sky (1968)

(mp3) Dernière Volonté - Corps languissant
Available on Immortel (2010)

(mp3) Neil Young - Guitar solo 4
Available on Dead Man Original Soundtrack (1996)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #78

(mp3) Sarah Vaughan - The time for love is anytime
Available on The Cactus Flower Original Soundtrack (1969)

(mp3) Pet Shop Boys - Being boring
Available on Behaviour (1990)

(mp3) Ornette Coleman - Focus on sanity
Available on The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959)

(mp3) George Givot - Bella notte
Available on V/A - Disney's Greatest Love Song (2008)

(mp3) Jack Black - Let's get it on (Marvin Gaye cover)
Available on V/A - High Fidelity Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000)

Merz' Britpop Extravaganza Vol. 3

As you may or may not recall, almost exactly a year ago I posted two compilation of 90s British music as a tribute to both Britpop and the excellent, legendary, immense, spectacular blog Mars Needs Guitars and its maker Merz.

In 2009 he shared dozen and dozens of songs from the wonderful Britpop era in a long, extensive, and impressive series of posts. As an hommage to a great man and a great scene I compiled two sets of these songs here. Volume two has been down for quite some time but is now up again, so do check that out.

Well, here's volume 3 - another 15 tracks Merz so carefully picked out for us.

For more Britpop you can always download some Blur here and some Oasis here. Or if you prefer newer stuff, you can find some Arctic Monkeys here.

(zip) Merz's Britpop Extravaganza Vol. 3 (83 mb)

1. Edward Hall - The Mill Hill Self Hate Club (1997)
2. Terry Hall - Forever J (1994)
3. Stephen Duffy - London girls (1995)
4. Heavy Stereo - Cartoon moon (1996)
5. Supergrass - Caught by the fuzz (1994)
6. Pulp - Lipgloss (1994)
7. Echobelly - Give her a gun (1994)
8. The Stone Roses - Begging you (1994)
9. Oasis - Wonderwall (1995)
10. Embrace - Come back to what you know (1998)
11. Super Furry Animals - Hometown unicorn (1996)
12. Saint Etienne - London belongs to me (1991)
13. Suede - Still life (1994)
14. Kula Shaker - Tattva (Lucky 13 mix, 1996)
15. Blur - Country house (1995)

Pay for your music.

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #77

(mp3) Lightning Dust - Listened on
Available on S/t (2006)

(mp3) Crispin Hellion Glover - Auto-manipulator
Available on The Big Problem ≠ the Solution. The Solution = Let It Be (1989)

(mp3) The Besnard Lakes - And this is what we call progess
Available on The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night (2010)

(mp3) Tinariwen - Aldhechen manin
Available on Amassakoul (2004)

(mp3) Wild Man Fischer - The mope
Available on An Evening With Wild Man Fischer (1972)

The only good songs on Midlake's hideously overrated The Trials of Van Occupanther

You're welcome.

If you're not too familiar with Midlake, hearing these three fully adequate songs may inspire you to check out the rest of the album. Fight that urge. Trust me, totally not worth it.

(mp3) Midlake - Head home
(mp3) Midlake - Van Occupanther
(mp3) Midlake - Branches

Buy The Trials of Van Occupanther @ Amazon.com. Though you don't really have to now, as these three songs are all you need. Yes, I'm serious.

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #76

(mp3) Spark - Ett lejon i dig
Available on Ett Lejon I Dig (2009)

(mp3) Al Green - La-la for you
Available on Let's Stay Together (1971)

(mp3) Logh - The invitation
Available on North (2007)

(mp3) Hugh Laurie & Tony Slattery - If you can't smoke it, kick it to death
Available on The Cellar Tapes (1982)

(mp3) Pulp - Sheffield-sex city
Available on Babies (1992)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #75

(mp3) Brass Castle - Leather moments
Available on Get On Fire (2003)

(mp3) Crystal Stilts - Flying into the sun
Available on In Love With Oblivion (2011)

(mp3) No Doubt - By the way
Available on The Beacon Street Collection (1995)

(mp3) Papercuts - Outside looking in
Available on Can't Go Back (2007)

(mp3) Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders - Don't have to speak
Available on Red Light Fever (2010)

If you STILL don't have David Gilmour on your wall...

...you're wack!


You're so wack!

(mp3) David Gilmour - Island jam
Available on Smile (2006)

If you don't have Syd Barrett on your wall...

...you're wack!


You're so wack!

(mp3) Syd Barrett - Wined and dined
Available on Barrett (1970)

If you don't have Pink Floyd on your wall...

...you're wack!


You're so wack!

(mp3) Pink Floyd - Burning bridges
Available on Obscured By Clouds (1972)

If you don't have David Gilmour on your wall...

...you're wack!


You're so wack!

(mp3) David Gilmour - This heaven
Available on On An Island (2006)

Songs That Get My Juices Flowing #74

(mp3) The Strokes - The way it is (home demo)
Available on 12:51 (2003)

(mp3) Mind Spiders - Ripped
Available on S/t (2010)

(mp3) Josh Rouse - Fiesta Morena
Available on Valencia (2009)

(mp3) The Sisters of Mercy - Colours
Available on Floodland (1987)

(mp3) Mark Lanegan - Shilo town (Tim Hardin cover)
Available on I'll Take Care Of You (1999)