Winslow Leech
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A song that is about murder, assassination or mentions Rome- Murder, assassination…Or ROME? OK, it took me a second to get this one, until I realised today’s date is March 15th, The Ides of March, assassination of Caesar… I selected the song Vehicle by The Ides of March, now I know that’s a bit of a stretch because its the band name not the song name, but c’mon, it’s a great song by the Ides of March…and a stranger wants you to hop inside his car, it could be about murder after all…
(by the way Svengoolie fans, The Ides of March are a band from Berwyn Illinois… Yes that’s right BERWYN!)Winslow LeechParticipantA song that mentions clocks or time- Time Has Come Today (the Chambers Brothers song) as done by The Ramones!
Winslow LeechParticipantA song with a 10-letter word in the title – Teenage Depression by Eddie and the Hot Rods, great band live on UK tv (they made them clean up a few lyrics, lol)…
Winslow LeechParticipantA song about planets or space- the Byrds song Mr. Spaceman by Bill Mumy (Will Roninson/Lost in Space) with The Dead Elvi at the Chiller Theatre Expo in NJ 2003…
Winslow LeechParticipantA song with find or found in the title – Baby, Now That I Found You by the Foundations…on Top of the Pops 1967…
Winslow LeechParticipantA song with lose or lost in the title – Lost in America by Alice Cooper…
Winslow LeechParticipantA song by a band/artist from a city with two names-
New Orleans, home to the band Rock City Morgue, featuring Sean Yseult…Winslow LeechParticipantB-Side of a one hit wonder- Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett was a one hit wonder, but what a hit it was, it quickly became the permanent unofficial theme of Halloween! It was a number one hit when it was released in 1962 and charted several more times in later years (notably in ’70 & ’73 when it was reissued)… The original B-side was Monsters’ Mash Party, a very similarly themed jam 🎃…
Winslow LeechParticipantA band with mixed genders- The Muffs, performing Lucky Guy… GREAT band!… Rest In Peace Kim…
Winslow LeechParticipantA song by a band whose name has 4 or more words in it- My Life with The Thrill Kill Kult (with guest vocalist Lydia Lunch) doing Dirty Little Secrets…
Winslow LeechParticipantA song by a band that relocated- The Dead Boys moved from Cleveland Ohio to New York City in 1977… Sonic Reducer is one of their very best songs.. Great band, great song, they put on an incredible live show and I was lucky enough to have seen them dozens of times! RIP Stiv…
Winslow LeechParticipantElements- earth, air, fire or water in the title- Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown…Vincent Crane (Atomic Rooster) on keyboards… This video is from a 1968 UK TV performance on Top of the Pops…
Winslow LeechParticipantA song with a form of RUN or HIDE in the title – Run For Your Life is a song by The Beatles from their 1965 LP Rubber Soul, here’s a great cover version by the Cowboy Junkies…
Winslow LeechParticipantA song that asks a question- Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Joe Jackson…
Winslow LeechParticipantA song that mentions New Orleans or Mardi Gras- The real Battle of New Orleans was a U.S. victory in the War of 1812. The song Battle of New Orleans was originally written and performed by Jimmy Driftwood in 1957, but it went largely unnoticed. Johnny Horton recorded his version in 1959 and had a number one international hit. It was such a popular song that it was covered many more times by many diverse artists including, Lonnie Donegan, the Royal Guardsmen, Harpers Bazaar, Doug Kershaw, Johnny Cash, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dolly Parton, Bill Haley, Kingfish, Les Claypool(from Primus)… this version is by Leon Russell from his 1973 lp Hank Wilson’s Back…
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