A song about teachers or teaching- Well, the best song ever that fits this category is School’s Out by Alice Cooper, but I used that song elsewhere… So I will pick School Days by The Kinks, from their album Schoolboys in Disgrace…
A song with unusual vocals- Electricity by Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band… originally released in 1967… totally brilliant and original, the world still hasn’t caught up!
A song where you like the cover version better than the original-River Deep Mountain High by the Saints… The original Motown version was good, but the Saints’ cover is WAY BETTER!!! (Rest in peace Chris Bailey)…
A song with numbers or math- Concrete and Clay by the Unit 4 + 2… Yeah, the numbers and math are in the band’s name, close enough… It’s a great song from 1965…
A song by a band with brothers or sisters in it- Amateur hour by Sparks… Sparks led by Brothers Ron and Russell Mael (Russell vocals, Ron on keyboards)…
A song with a dance in the title- 1956, the dawn of rock and roll, Warren Smith recorded Ubangi Stomp on the Sun label… The song has since been covered by many diverse artists including Jerry Lee Lewis, the Trashmen, Alice Cooper, John Prine, The Stray Cats, Foghat, the Cichlids, Danny Gatton and Robert Gordon… Here’s the original, Ubangi Stomp…
A favorite song from 1975- Once Bitten Twice Shy by Ian Hunter (with Mick Ronson on guitar) From Ian Hunter’s debut LP following the break-up of Mott the Hoople… This is the original & best version of this song! (a bland cover version was recorded by Great White in 1989)…
