Random Song: Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus

I got lost on a nostalgic chain of thought this morning. It started when I was thinking about the gig I'm going to next week, where I'm seeing Journey supported by Whitesnake and Thunder. I love Journey and their brand of soft rock, but I think we all know that their set is going to …

Random Song: “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” by Bob Dylan

I have a playlist called "Miserable" on my iPod filled with slightly mopey songs. I'm usually a pretty cheerful kind of guy, and not given to getting maudlin, unless I'm in my cups. I think this is part of the reason I quite like sad songs, it's a safe, enclosed way of fake misery. In …

Random Song: My Humps by Alanis Morissette

If there's a musical heaven and hell the Black Eyed Peas are guaranteed a seat in the ninth circle. From the twee "Where is the Love?" through a cavalcade of dross they're responsible for some of the most soul-crushingly awful pop music ever made. William, who appears to be the, and I use the term …

Random Song: (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) by The Beastie Boys

I'm a big rap/hip-hop fan and among my favourite artists in this genre are the Beastie Boys. From 1986 until last year's Hot Sauce Committee Part II they released a string of great albums and several awesome tracks. Coming across like the slightly offbeat, ever-so-nerdy cousin of mainstream rap. They delivered clever, witty rhymes and …

Random Song: Tribute by Tenacious D

I may have to stop doing lyric quizzes on Sporcle as it mainly seems to be a way of getting insanely catchy songs stuck in my head. Following "We Didn't Start The Fire" I found a quiz about this novelty rock song, and having not heard it or thought of it in ages was amazed …

Random Song: We Didn’t Start The Fire by Billy Joel

I like Billy Joel, I know he's not the coolest of artists, but I like a fair few of his songs, and this one in particular is a personal favourite. Its a song that Joel hasn't always been that positive about and its featured on a couple of "worst songs ever" lists, and lyrically its …

Random Song: Touch Me (I Want Your Body) by Samantha Fox

Thanks to my shiny new headphones I had music for today's run (more on that later) and one of the songs thats on my running mix is this slice of 80s cheese. For those who don't know, Samantha Fox was a glamour model in the 80s and due to her notoriety she landed a music …

Random Song: Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Joe Jackson

One of the many ways that I waste my time online is playing games on the website Sporcle. The site is jam-packed with quizzes on various topics, and for a lover of trivia like myself its a wonderful way to waste time. Anyway, today I did a quiz where you had name the songs that …

Random Song: I Just Want To Celebrate by Rare Earth

This song is so good that it kept me happy even when I was hung over and on a crowded bus, forcing me to stand for the entire journey while more and more people piled aboard. There is no greater testimony to a song's awesomness. Its on a Motown compilation of 100 tracks I have …

Random Song: Mmm-mmm-mmm-mmm by Crash Test Dummies

If you haven't heard this song you definitely need to check it out, it is quite possibly one of the most captivatingly bizarre pop songs ever recorded. Crash Test Dummies were a band in the 90s and this is their only hit, but its hard to explain why this caught the public imagination so much. …