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- Skeeter Davis ~ The End of The World (1962)
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First line is the same as the title of prev
- Primus - Tippi Toes
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Skeeter is the name of the mosquito that appears in Primus stuff and is the cover art for the Misc Debris album
- They Might Be Giants - "Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head"
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connection to the lyric "feed your head" ... feed the puppet head!
- They Might Be Giants - Why Does the Sun Shine?
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Connection: They Might Be Giants
I honestly had a hard time picking one TMBG song as they have so many great jams. Honorable mentions include "Birdhouse in your Soul" and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
- Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway - White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane cover)
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Bunny -> rabbit
- Soul Glo - Jump (or Get Jumped) ((By the Future))
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Bad Brains are a classic hardcore fusion band, and Soul Glo are a modern take on hardcore fusion.
- MC 900 Ft. Jesus - "If I Only Had A Brain"
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connection to "steps". This song is from the album "One Step Ahead of the Spider"
- Bad Brains - The Meek
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Brain, brains...it is a grey matter area.
- Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) - Neil Young
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The electric (and superior) version of "My My, Hey Hey," also frequently cited as the birth of grunge.
- NOFX - Linoleum
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This live album and Out Come the Wolves (ruby soho) both came out in 1995. And skate punk ruled the world.
Also worth checking out is the NOFX / Rancid BYO split album where they cover each other songs https://youtu.be/w3C1XttOHZk?si=XYSRqQtErDxljhy6
- Bright Eyes - "Lover I Don't Have to Love"
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connection to the Ruby Soho lyric "her lover's in the distance"
- Rancid - 1998
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I just think it has similarly filthy sounding guitar/bass. So good.
Edit: filthy riffs like hey hey my my (into the black) by Neil Young.
- Metallica - Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
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Welcome home, but thrash instead of corpse paint.
- Neil Diamond - Red, Red Wine
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Red wine is obviously the connection.
It was either this, or "Champagne Supernova" but I figured the world doesn't need more Oasis and a lot of people might not know that Neil Diamond write and performed the original version of "Red, Red Wine"
- Watsky - "Dreams & Boxes"
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connection to the lyric "that dream is my reality"
- Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova
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A feel-good hit of this summer
- Limbeck - In Ohio on Some Steps
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I first heard both Bright Eyes and Limbeck as a result of my first college roommate.
- Queens of the Stone Age - Feel Good Hit of the Summer
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Queens, and also because Amaarae's song certainly could be the "feel good hit of the summer"
- Urban Dance Squad - The Devil
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Tres Manos, amazing guitar player. This track from the album Mental Floss for the Globe. Not their best on their debut album, Tracks like Fast Lane, A prayer for my demo, No Kid, Deeper shade of soul…this album imo should be known better outside the Netherlands.
- Drab City - "Devil Doll"
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connection: "devil" from the Chemical Brothers lyric "you're the devil in me I brought in from the cold"
- chemical brothers - setting sun
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Connection: CHEMICAL. Also, it borrows the main musical theme from the Beatles' tomorrow NEVER knows
- My Chemical Romance - "I Never Told You What I Do for a Living"
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connection: this album also came out in 2004
- Tom Waits - Hoist That Rag
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Les Claypool (of Primis) plays bass on this track
- Primus - The Devil Went Down To Georgia
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Original from the Charlie Daniels band, but I like this one because Primus sucks.
- Bright Eyes - "Devil Town"
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connection: last song's album name had "noise" in it. this album's name has "noise" in it.
- Soul Glo - "31"
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connection to the lyric "I pledge for creation's soul." This song is by a group called Soul Glo.
- Bonobo - Days To Come
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Monday, tomorrow it's a Tuesday...other days to come
- Melanie - Ruby Tuesday
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After Monday is Tuesday.
Went with a lesser known but great cover.
- Frenchy and the Punk - "Dark Carnivale"
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connection: happy from the album Happy Madness bonus: it's seasonal 🎃