13 Songs A Day...Issue #006

After the Holiday Break, back again with another baker's dozen of songs to jam to as we start enjoying 2010.

Starting off with a great tune by DC's Shai. This is "The place where you belong", returning to the list at #13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOzFBCg-ooo

Former frontman for House Of Pain, Everlast, is in at #12 with his great 1998 song, "What it's like". Everlast now leads a reunited House Of Pain who perform under the name La Coca Nostra.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gliNv1eFF3w

An English glam rock band probably only really known in the US by the Quiet Riot cover of their 1970s hit Come On Feel The Noise, Slade did have a handful of American hits. This one, from 1982, was a fave of mine as a kid....the lyrics are very odd at times, but its a cool, and unusual tune to this day. This is "Run runaway" at #11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJwTvBexyJM

Cracking the top 10 with arguably the greatest song these 5 men from Germany have ever recorded. At least in my view, "The Zoo" tops the list of songs by the Scorpions. Here is that 1979 jam, at #10.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXuV56594bY

Next is the Godfather of Funk, George Clinton. He hits #9 with his 1993 cult classic. This is "If anybody gets funked up(It's gonna be you)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MRtkAEDbjU

Fleetwood Mac stays on the list at #8. This is the former #1 hit, "Seven wonders". I REALLY am going through a Fleetwood Mac-resurgence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b4F_ppjnKU

Climbing back onto the list is the 1984 hit from UK musician Joe Jackson. Here is "You can't get what you want(til you know what you want)" at #7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo759np9-nM

Entering the list today half way through is the best song by 1980s rock band Warrant. From their 1990 album "Cherry Pie", this is the hard-hitting smash, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at #6.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx6f68Wd9dc

Now we reach the top five! From Seattle, several musicians from many different area bands got together for record one album in 1991 in memory of singer Andrew Wood, of Seattle's Mother Love Bone. Featuring Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and others, this song and video became a big hit. The sound and feel of this song is just like a fall/winter day in the Pacific Northwest. It feels cool, damp and dark.....just a good song. "Hunger strike" at #5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjNjJR9jUGo

A classic slow jam hits at #4. Keith Washington's powerful voice just took the R&B world by storm in the early 90s. Why he only released 3 albums still stuns me. The success of this song led to him getting a recurring role on the soap General Hospital. Keith also starred on the series Dexter recently. He has announced plans for a new album, and that can only be a good thing. Here is his 1991 slow jam for the ages, "Kissing You".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI3VTFnSL1w

The top 3 is up next and we begin with another slow jam. This is a clever little ditty from 1997 from Benton Harbor, Michigan's own Rome. He just released a new album in 2009, but until he tops this, "I Belong to you" will be his signature song. #3...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d_APWAAQs0

The top two songs are up next and in the runner-up slot we have a returning tune....from the Great White North, here is Red Rider with their classic cut "Lunatic fringe"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp9852hq0W0

We have reached the peak! Todays' number one song is another British act. From 1982, this is The Fixx, and "Red Skies"...making it's list debut at #1.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCM4_5uB1ww

enjoy!