February 5, 2013

My Playlist (As of February 5, 2013)

In case anyone was wondering my playlist of songs that I play were, here's a list of the songs.

  1. Back in Black
  2. Thunderstruck
  3. Highway to Hell
  4. It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock N' Roll)
  5. You Shook Me All Night Long
  6. Panama
  7. Jump
  8. Bohemian Rhapsody
  9. We Will Rock You
  10. Don't Stop Me Now
  11. Under Pressure
  12. You're My Best Friend
  13. Spread Your Wings
  14. Another One Bites the Dust
  15. Bad
  16. Beat It
  17. Billie Jean
  18. Black or White
  19. Smooth Criminal
  20. Help
  21. Obla Di Obla Da
  22. Hey Jude
  23. Yesterday
  24. Hello Goodbye
  25. Let it Be
  26. Stairway to Heaven
  27. Time 
  28. I Wanna Rock N Roll All Night 
  29. Mister Blue Sky
  30. Strange Magic
  31. Telephone Line
  32. Livin' Thing
  33. Here Is The News
  34. Don't Bring Me Down
  35. Turn To Stone
  36. Evil Woman
  37. Ring of Fire
  38. Best That You Can Do    (Christopher Cross)
  39. Best That You Can Do    (Fitz & The Tantrums)
  40. You Know My Name
  41. Take on Me
  42. I Wish I Cared
  43. Forever Not Yours
  44. The Bandstand
  45. Shadowside
  46. Foot of the Mountain
  47. Little Man 
  48. Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) 
  49. Scatman's World
  50. Crazy
  51. Jailhouse Rock
  52. For Once in my Life
  53. Stuck in the Middle with You
  54. Pinball Wizard
  55. My Generation
  56. Baba O'Riley
  57. Darling I Do
  58. I'll Never fall in Love Again
  59. Alone Again (Naturally)
  60. Back in Time    (Huey Lewis and the News)
  61. The Power of Love
  62. What a Wonderful World
  63. We Have All The Time in the World
  64. Imagine
  65. Beautiful Day
  66. With or Without You
  67. Doctor Who on Holiday    (Green Day & The Timelords)   
  68. Don't Stop Believing
  69. Any Way You Want It
  70. Dream On
  71. More than a Feeling
  72. Someone Like You
  73. Skyfall
  74. Weapon of Choice
  75. Live and Let Die
  76. High & Dry
  77. A View to a Kill
  78. Rio
  79. Hungry Like The Wolf.
  80. Licence to Kill
  81. You Give Love a Bad Name
  82. We Weren't Born to Follow
  83. Bad Medicine
  84. Smells Like Teen Spirit
  85. Eye of the Tiger
  86. Foreign Affair
  87. Kids in America
  88. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
  89. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 
  90. Wake Me Up When September Ends
  91. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

February 4, 2013

The James Bond Themes - Part XXIII: Skyfall.

   Four years after "Another Way to Groan", the next Bond film would have Adele as its theme singer, and...I like it. I'll admit, I like Adele's singing, with a deepish voice that works well for a Bond theme and its emotional tone has a fine range. The instrumental works pretty well, and in the end the theme has a lasting effect. That's the last of the Bond themes for 2013, thank you for reading (and listening) to this.

Overall, I give it a rating of 5 out of 5 stars.

February 3, 2013

The James Bond Themes - Part XXII: Another Way to Die.

   It is fitting that song so disjointed from reality goes into a film that suffered from production disjointedness. And with so many other opportunities from Shirley Bassey to Eva Almer, they chose a duet that sounds more like a demo tape gone wrong. The problem isn't the instrumental, it works fine, but the voices do not go well with the song, looking more like it tried to be like a rock song and not a Bond theme. It just doesn't work that well. But is it horrible? Not as bad as "Tomorrow Never Dies" or "Die Another Day" So, let's end this retrospective with the sky falling.

Overall, I give it a rating of 2 out of 5 stars.

February 2, 2013

The James Bond Themes - Part XXI: You Know My Name.

   After "Bore Another Day" and the end of the Brosnan era of Bond, Daniel Craig would be the new Bond and there would be (obviously) have a new song.  But was it any good? Of course it was. This is a dynamic song that is riveting and electrifying in its approach and its use. It works well for the film and for the franchise itself.

Overall, I give it a rating of 4 out of 5 stars.

February 1, 2013

The James Bond Themes - Part XX: Die Another Day.

   Out of all the Bond themes I was going to review, this was the one I wanted to hear the least. After listening to it, I kinda know why. It is definately a weird, weird, experiment for a Bond song. It has more techno pop than actual depth, and the only reason that you could believe it was a Bond film was if you saw the opening credits to go with this. But even then, this is not a good theme. It has little use and while it may seem like it works for the plot...It doesn't make it any better.

Overall, I give it a rating of 1 out of 5 stars.