How Can It Be Remixed?

45 minutes of glacial Norwegian pop, courtesy of a-ha.

Most of these are 12" extended versions from the 1980s, including a couple that remained unreleased until 2016. I've also opted for one contemporary 21st century remix, plus revamps of their two biggest songs from the same decade.

Mark Vidler aka Go Home Productions is perhaps best known as a master of the mash-up, but also turned his hand to some (unofficial) remixes. The Sun Always Shines On T.V. appeared on a GHP compilation in 2007 but dates from 2-3 years previously.

The Twelves are a pair of Brazilian boys, clearly inspired by the likes of Daft Punk and Justice, who released music on the trendy Kitsune label and did tons of remixes for the hip and beautiful likes of New Young Pony Club, Black Kids, La Roux, Groove Armada and Fever Ray. Their remix of Take On Me appeared on a Chevrolet (Brazil)-commissioned promo for the Vectra GT sports car. 

Of the rest, you get Morten Harket's vocals on full display, be it for ballads, club tracks or rockier numbers (or at least, Norway's singular take on the genre). I wouldn't call myself a huge fan of a-ha, then or now, but they knew how to write and play songs laden with hooks, for sure.

Happy Friday, everyone!

1) The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Go Home Productions Remix By Mark Vidler) (2007)

2) You Are The One (Dub Mix Edit By Justin Strauss & Daniel Abraham) (1988)

3) Cry Wolf (Extended Version By Magne Furuholmen, Paul Waaktaar & Gerry Kitchingham) (1986)

4) Stay On These Roads (Extended Remix By Alan Tarney & John Hudson) (1988)

5) I've Been Losing You (Extended Mix By John 'Jellybean' Benitez) (1986)

6) Summer Moved On (Remix By C.L.A.S.S. Production aka Andreas Herbig) (2000)

7) Touchy! (House Mix By Paul Simpson) (1988)

8) Take On Me (The Twelves Remix By João Amaral & Luciano Oliveira) (2009)

1986: Cry Wolf EP: 3

1986: I've Been Losing You EP: 5

1988: Stay On These Roads EP: 4

2000: Summer Moved On EP: 6

2007: GHP Unofficial Remixes 2: 1

2009: Vectra GT Remix EP (promo CD single): 8

2016: Time And Again: The Ultimate a-ha (2x CD): 2, 7

How Can It Be Remixed? (45:39) (KF) (Mega)

Unwrapped

After 2021's inaugural Boxing Day themed selection and 2022's even more tenuous link to gifts, I'm stretching credulity (and your patience) to the limit, with 14 wrap songs. That's wrap, not rap. And no, I've not hit the Harvey's Bristol Cream yet.

 

There are a couple of actual Christmassy songs in this selection, starting with Saint Etienne and a song from their fabulous festive album, A Glimpse Of Stocking. Randy Travis also makes a brief appearance, before Barry Adamson takes him around the back and duffs him up.

 

There's a bit of leftover mash (up) from Mark Vidler aka Go Home Productions - apart from The Police and Elvis Costello, how many other artists can you pick out? There's disco, Northern Soul, calypso (from O.M.D. no less), techno pop (for all you Amelia Fletcher fans out there) and some beautiful noise from The Delgados.

Green Gartside shares the mic with Annie Lennox, Idha (at least I think it's her) does the same with Edward Ball, whilst Gang Of Four clearly aren't sharing with anybody. There's a rare B-side from Sharkboy and to, ahem, wrap things up the single-that-nearly-was from XTC.

 

No refunds!

 

1) Unwrap Me: Saint Etienne (2010)

2) Shrinkwrapped: Gang Of Four (1995)

3) Wrap It Up: Eurythmics ft. Green Gartside (1982)

4) Wrapped Detective: Go Home Productions (2004)

5) Wrap My Arms Around Him: Amelia Fletcher (1991)

6) Wrap Your Arms Around Me: KC & The Sunshine Band (1976)

7) How Do I Wrap My Heart Up For Christmas: Randy Travis (1988)

8) Under Wraps: Barry Adamson (1989)

9) Gold Wrapper: Sharkboy (1993)

10) Wrapped, Tied And Tangled: LaVern Baker (1968)

11) All Wrapped Up: O.M.D. (1984)

12) Wrapped Up In Lonesome Blues: Edward Ball (1996)

13) Under Canvas Under Wraps: The Delgados (1996)

14) Wrapped In Grey: XTC (1992) 

 

Unwrapped (47:25) (KF) (Mega)

 

If you're a glutton for punishment, then click on the links at the top of the post for the previous selections from 2021 and 2022.

Fingers & Thumbs

One of those posts where the title pretty much says it all. Today's Dubhed Dozen features songs (and one artist) with either 'finger' or 'thumb' in the title. Sometimes, that's the extent of my thought process...!

I wasn't short on choices though and I like some of the unusual bedfellows that spring from these 'themed' selections. I mean, I don't think you're going to find another mix today that has an opening salvo of His Bobness, electronic duo Spooky, rap rascals Beastie Boys and Neil Young and Crazy Horse. I think it works, but you'll be the judge of that.

I detoured from the theme to include Stiff Little Fingers because, I mean, why not? Apologies to Larry Heard aka Mr. Fingers though, who just missed out in the final shortlist. Another time, Larry, another time.

 

Julian Cope of course has a song for every occasion and theme and today is no exception. Dubhed stalwart Andrew Weatherall could also have made the cut with a remix of a song by Jonny Halifax, in his day job as Honkeyfinger. Sadly, another one that didn't make the final 12 although it did pop up in one of my Weatherall mixes back in May 2021.

After a (mostly) guitar-driven run, Jenny Hval brings some calm and class and one might think a fitting close to proceedings. But no, I have to go and take the piss by bolting on a mash-up of The Beach Boys and a 1980s TV ad theme. Thanks (or insults) to Mark Vidler aka Go Home Productions, this may have been the song's sole opportunity to make an appearance on this blog so of course I had to do it.

1) Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues: Bob Dylan (1965)

2) Fingerbobs (Album Version): Spooky (1996)

3) Finger Lickin' Good (Government Cheese Mix): Beastie Boys (1992)

4) Powderfinger (Live): Neil Young & Crazy Horse (1978)

5) Soul Finger (Alternative Version) (Cover of The Bar-Kays): Dexy's Midnight Runners (1981)

6) Sore Thumb: Fujiya & Miyagi (2008)

7) Alternative Ulster: Stiff Little Fingers (1978)

8) Disposable Thumbs: Endless Boogie (2021)

9) The Air Near My Fingers: The White Stripes (2003)

10) She's Got A Ring On Her Finger (& Another One Through Her Nose): Julian Cope (2005)

11) Thumbsucker: Jenny Hval ft. Félicia Atkinson (2019)

12) Wouldn't It Be Nice To Have A Finger Of Fudge?: Go Home Productions (2008)

Fingers & Thumbs (45:55) (Box) (Mega)

Oh iPod I Love You

A slightly different blast from the past today as I take another dip into the dusty archives of my previous blog. This selection was posted on 7th April 2007 as individual MP3s. Originally an iPod Top 20 most played selection, I've re-sequenced and re-created the playlist as two 'sides' which flow more naturally, to these ears at least. As you'll see, I was deep into an obsession with mash-ups at the time, which accounted for half of the Top 20.

Over to my former 30-something self...

I finally got around to upgrading from my much loved Panasonic portable cassette player to an iPod Nano last month. Even though I'm making very slow progress with uploading stuff from my record collection (about 500 songs so far, barely half the 4GB space), I've been giving my iPod a good run for it's money. It's been great to hear songs that I haven't listened to in a while, as well as discovering a whole load of stuff on the internet. The shuffle option has proved to be highly addictive when it comes to unusual playlists. I quit smoking (again) on Tuesday and (honest, guv) the moment I lit up my last fag, Chumbawamba's Give The Anarchist A Cigarette kicked into my headphones. Thankfully, so far my iPod's skipped John Lennon's Cold Turkey, which is also lurking in there somewhere...

To pick up the story, 15 years on, apart from the cliché of a celebratory cigar when Lady K was born, I've not smoked since and I have never been tempted to try vaping.

 

I've been through 5 iPod Nanos since that initial purchase (the green one in the picture, if you're wondering); I worked them very hard. The subsequent iPods were all cheap secondhand purchases from eBay and for varying reasons all eventually gave up. I think my iPods were less forgiving than SWC's over at No Badger Required... 

You'll note that only 4 Nanos are pictured. The fifth - also pink and always the least wanted on eBay, it seems - fell from my pocket as I was racing to platform 12 at Leeds Railway Station to catch a train home. I saw it slide effortlessly across the platform before gliding briefly above the tracks then dropping down into the path of an incoming train. I'd like to say that either Dylan's Blood On The Tracks or Mylo's Destroy Rock & Roll was playing in that fateful moment but, to be honest, I don't remember and I was probably swearing too loudly to notice as I continued running for my train, my suddenly orphaned headphone cable trailing behind me... 

 

I retired my last Nano a couple of years ago and sold the 4 defunct iPods as parts on eBay. These days, my headphone and in-car music listening is all on my phone, with a never-ending variation of playlists.

 

As for mash-ups, I still love them, but my frankly ridiculous habit of downloading and collecting hundreds of them had significantly dropped by the end of the 2000s. The artists that I followed now seem to have mostly retired from mash-ups and are focused on other music-related pursuits.

 

IDC aka David McCarthy has released two albums, Overthrow The Boss Class (2008) and The Sun is Always Shining Above The Clouds (2011) and, according to his website, album #3 is currently in production.

 

McSleazy seems to have been retired around 2010-2011 and Grant J. Robson has since worked as a soundtrack composer and solo artist. His 4th album, Lit By The Dark, was released in 2021 and features The Vaselines' Eugene Kelly on The Burden, which is rather wonderful.

Team9 also ceased some years ago by all accounts and I've struggled to find any current website for Neil Mason. Info suggests that Neil is still based in Perth and working as a soundtrack composer and music producer.

Go Home Productions last released a couple of mash-ups in 2020, but Mark Vidler has more recently been involved with Graham Daniels as Addictive TV, including the incredible Orchestra Of Samples project. Mark was recently pictured with Devo and John Lydon at the Cruel World Fest in Pasadena, California.

 

Loo & Placido aka Laurent Lupidi & Jeremy Johnson are still going strong, celebrating over 20 years of mash-ups, more recent beneficiaries being XXXTentacion, Billie Eilish, Chvrches and Post Malone. 

Suffice to say, my digital music collection has grown exponentially since 2007 and my Top 20 most played list has significantly changed, skewed in part by school runs and Lady K's brief obsessions with Queen and, way out in front, Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man which was curtailed only by the lockdown in 2020. Of today's selection, only Lou Reed comes anywhere close, coming in at #84...

Anyway, enough of my yakking, without further ado here's today's selection for your listening pleasure.

Side One

1) Pain Killer (Album Version): Turin Brakes (2003)

2) Toop Toop Groove (Cassius vs. Madonna): Loo & Placido (2006)

3) In The Morning (Album Version By Geoff Barrow & Adrian Utley): The Coral (2005)

4) 7 Nation Rocker (Alter Ego vs. The White Stripes): IDC (2004)

5) Don't Call Me Song 2 (Madison Avenue vs. Blur): McSleazy (2000)

6) Satellite Of Love (Album Version By David Bowie & Mick Ronson): Lou Reed (1972)

7) Get I.D. (Kelis vs. Kasabian): McSleazy (2004)

8) Sheltered Life (Radio Edit): Erlend Øye (2003)

9) Since You Love Me (Kelly Clarkson vs. David Guetta vs. The Egg): Loo & Placido (2006)

10) Uptight Maggie (Re-Vision) (Stevie Wonder vs. Rod Stewart): Go Home Productions (2004) 

 

Side Two

1) Oblivious (Remix By Felix Chamberlain & Ted Templeman) (7" Version): Aztec Camera (1983)

2) Oops I'm Loaded (Original Version) (Tweet vs. Primal Scream): Team9 (2006) 

3) The Doorbell Encore (Jay-Z vs. The White Stripes): Team9 (2005)

4) Lost In Music (Album Version) (Cover of Sister Sledge): The Fall (1993)

5) Naive Hustler (Mirwais vs. Simian Mobile Disco): IDC (2006)

6) I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have (Cover of Primal Scream): Idha (1994)

7) Give The Anarchist A Cigarette (Edit): Chumbawamba (1994)

8) Insatiable Love (Darilyn Mansun) (Darren Hayes vs. Marilyn Manson): McSleazy (2002)

9) Sometimes Always (Album Version): The Jesus & Mary Chain ft. Hope Sandoval (1994)

10) Tulsa Telephone Book (Live @ Roskilde Festival, Denmark) (Cover of Tom T. Hall): Calexico (2000) 

 

Side One (35:30)

Side Two (37:35)

Tori's Primal Joy

Exactly one year ago, I wrote about the Tori Amos song God, specifically The Dharma Kayã Mix by Manchester band The Joy, a 12 minute blissful excursion into ambient soundscapes that was a bit of a radical departure for Ms. Amos at the time.

The post then moved on to The Joy's own bonafide classic, Shine, featuring the wonderfully talented and much missed Denise Johnson. Denise also appeared on Primal Scream's epic track Screamadelica, which ironically didn't make it on to the classic album of the same name.

The original post included YouTube links to the featured songs, so I'm revisiting them with today's selection, albeit with a slight twist and tweak.

The selection is topped and tailed by Tori Amos, starting off with a song that I didn't feature last time, Raspberry Swirl, taken from 1998 album From The Choirgirl Hotel. Andy Gray, perhaps best known for replacing Steve Osborne as Paul Oakenfold's production partner in Perfecto and in turn responsible for the theme to reality TV show Big Brother, delivered a clutch of remixes for the single release, including this downtempo version.

 

The Joy's Shine is up next, not the 27 minute Hyperphoria Mix referenced in last year’s post but the Samadhi Mantra Mix, also remixed by The Joy's core of Ali Fletcher and David Tolan and coming in at a brisker 16 minutes. 

 

From Shine to Screamadelica, but not as you know it. The original Andrew Weatherall production is a sheer joy, digging a groove for nearly 11 minutes. However, I'm saving that one for another time. Here, Mark Vidler aka Go Home Productions adds (his own) guitar to provide a blistering, kick ass version that comes in at a neat 5 minutes. Naturally, Denise Johnson's vocals are more than a match for this different setting, soaring effortlessly above the riffs. This version originally appeared on 2005 online bootleg compilation Screamixadelica.

 

Last but definitely not least is the remix that (re)started this post, The Dharma Kayã Mix of God by Tori Amos, every bit as good as when I first heard it, nearly three decades ago.

 

1) Raspberry Swirl (Scarlet Spectrum Feels) (Remix By Andy Gray): Tori Amos (1998)

2) Shine (Samadhi Mantra Mix): The Joy ft. Denise Johnson (1994)

3) Screamadelica (Go Home Productions' Skreamadelikka Mix By Mark Vidler): Primal Scream ft. Denise Johnson (2005)

4) God (The Dharma Kayã Mix By The Joy): Tori Amos (1994)

Tori's Primal Joy (41:37)

The Blue Room Mix

A healthy portion of Sunday mash (up) to entertain and nourish you, courtesy of Go Home Productions aka Mark Vidler. This was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on 16th July 2006 and is a fun rush through some 60s stalwarts and 00s R'n'B & club staples, all wrapped up in under 20 minutes. Fabulous.

 

1) Marvin’s Not In Love (Part 1) (Marvin Gaye vs. 10cc): Go Home Productions
2) Strawfields To Skyplain: Mark Vidler
3) Cold Missy School Cut (Coldcut vs. Missy Elliot): Go Home Productions
4) Don’t Hold Back (Sweet Jane) (Chemical Brothers vs. The Velvet Underground vs. U2 vs. M/A/R/R/S vs. Blur): Go Home Productions
5) Ophelian Dub / Ophelia: Mark Vidler vs. Andre Popp
6) Velvet Sugar (The Archies vs. The Velvet Underground vs. Basement Jaxx): Go Home Productions
7) Riders Of Love (ABC vs. The Doors): Go Home Productions
8) I Can’t Freak Her (XTC vs. Adina Howard): Go Home Productions
9) Paul Wilson (The Beach Boys vs. Wings): Go Home Productions
10) All My Birds (The Beatles vs. Annie Lennox): Go Home Productions

 

The Blue Room Mix: Go Home Productions (19:18)

Revenge Is A Dish...Best Served Cold

Songs about revenge this morning. 'Nuff said.

Revenge Is A Dish... (17:19)

1) Revenge (Against The World): Martha & The Muffins (1980)

2) The Hazards Of Love 3 (Revenge!): The Decemberists (2009)

3) Kasparov's Revenge: Lo Fidelity Allstars (1998)

4) Revenge: Eurythmics (1981)

 

...Best Served Cold (18:53)

1) Living Well Is The Best Revenge (Album Version): R.E.M. (2008) 

2) The Princess Takes Her Revenge (Album Version By Prince Jammy): The Roots Radics (1982)

3) Genie's Revenge (Full Version) (Christina Aguilera vs. The Strokes): Go Home Productions (2002)

4) Wikki's Revenge: London Funk Allstars (1996)

5) Revenge: Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse ft. Wayne Coyne (2009)

Revenge Is A Dish... (17:19)

...Best Served Cold (18:53)

Can't You See That I Am Not Afraid?

You can blame Patrick Swayze for this one. I somehow found myself watching his 1989 'classic' film Road House - one of those nights where there's naff all on TV and you're too tired to watch anything too taxing. I won't dwell on the film - it's truly awful - though I managed an inward chuckle when I saw that the director's first name was Rowdy. Very apt.

 

Unsurprisingly, The Doors' Roadhouse Blues makes an appearance, albeit performed by the movie's bar band, in reality The Jeff Healey Band. Jeff also has a few lines with Swayze in the film, proving that he's also a great... guitar player.

Rather than going for the obvious and posting The Doors' original version of Roadhouse Blues, I've gone a bit Marmite and shovelled up a pile of 21st century remixes, which I guess you'll either love or hate. I'm in the former camp. Given the choice, I'd rather listen to this than the original motion picture soundtrack of Road House, even if it is currently going for 85p on Discogs...

 

1) Break On Through (Infected Mushroom Swing Remix) (2007)

2) People Are Strange (Reggae Version By Andy Rehfeldt) (2017) 

3) Riders On The Storm (N.O.W. Mix By Nightmares On Wax aka George Evelyn) (2000)

4) Hello I Love You (Adam Freeland Club Mix) (2006)

5) Strange Days (Thievery Corporation Remix) (2006)

6) Peace Frog (Andy Caracas Funk Re-Edit) (2016)

7) Roadhouse Blues (Mindelight Remix) (2007)

8) You're Lost Little Girl (Go Home Productions Remix By Mark Vidler) (2005)

9) Touch Me (The Reflex Re√ision) (2017)

10) The End (Riva Starr ReTrip) (2009)

Can't You See That I Am Not Afraid? (56:31) (KF) (Mega)

 

 

 

And if that's not enough to make you choke on your Corn Flakes... 

 

Light My Fire (Steptoe & Son Remix By Richard Whitehead): The Doors (2015)

 

(2024 update: Sadly, the video has since been removed from You Tube. The spoilsports!)

Hawkesbury Upton Top Ranking

I posted this homemade, slipshod DJ Mix on my Mixcloud page just over a year ago, in the early weeks of the first UK lockdown. We're currently in the latter stages of lockdown #3, and starting to re-engage with the world. Seems like a good time to give this another airing...

 

1.1) Is That You Mo-Dean? (Harpapella) (Remix By Moby): The B-52’s (1992)
1.2) Constancy: The The (2017)
1.3) A Long Hard Lazy Apprenticeship: The The (2017)
2) She's A Rainbow (Right Foot Yellow Mix By Fluke): World Of Twist (1991)
3) The Happy Song (Radio Edit): The Aliens (2007)
4) Children Of The Revolution: T.Rex (1972)
5) Ball Of Confusion (7” Mix): Love & Rockets (1987)
6) Triple Rhythm Stick (Beastie Boys vs. Ian Dury & The Blockheads): Go Home Productions (2006)
7) Lucky Number (Slavic Dance Version/Khayem Re-Edit): Lene Lovich (1978)
8) Good Times (Acapella): Chic (1979)
9) Rock With You (Feel That Heat) (Luxxury Edit): Michael Jackson (2016)
10) Everyday People: Sly & The Family Stone (1969)
11) Hey Mug (Outkast vs. The Streets): IDC (2005)
12) Elegant Chaos: Julian Cope (1984)
13.1) From Gardens Where We Feel Secure: Virginia Astley (1983)
13.2) Dub Be Good To Me (Acapella): Beats International (1990)
14) For A Reason (Single Mix): Dreadzone (2008)
15) Snobbery And Decay (That's Entertainment!): Act (1987)
16) My Own Way (Short Version): Duran Duran (1981)
17.1) Avril 14th (Album Version): Aphex Twin (2001)
17.2) I’m Not Tired: The The (2017)
17.3) Lying On My Side: The The (2017)
18) Be Thankful For What You've Got (Perfecto Mix By Paul Oakenfold & Steve Osborne) (ft. Tony Bryan): Massive Attack (1992)
19) Happiness (Quiet Village Remix By Matt Edwards & Joel Martin): Jonathan Jeremiah (2009)
20) Easter Song (Album Version): A Man Called Adam (1998)

 

And these were the inspirations for the mix title:

 

Hawkesbury Upton  

Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking (1977)

Bad Santa III (2020)

1) The Now Sound Of Christmas: The U.S. Air Force Dance Band ft. The Free Design
2) Get Behind Me, Santa!: Sufjan Stevens
3) Ain't No Chimneys In The Project: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
4) Let's Get It Together This Christmas: Harvey Averne Band
5) Silent Night: Bootsy Collins
6) All I Need Is Love: Cee-Lo Green & The Muppets
7) Step Into Christmas: The Wedding Present
8) Christmas In Vegas (Single Version): Marc Almond
9) Auld Lang Syne: Billy Idol
10) Holiday Takeout: Anni Rossi
11) Don't Believe In Christmas: The Sonics
12) Merry Merry Christmas: Alton Ellis ft. The Lipsticks
13) Cold Chillin’ Christmas: Cold Chillin' Juice Crew
14) Hot Club Of Christ: Aztec Camera
15) It Came Upon The Midnight Clear: Sufjan Stevens
16) Just Like Christmas: Kill It Kid
17) The Little Drummer Boy: Dengue Fever
18) Let's Unite The Whole World At Christmas: James Brown
19) R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas: Meco
20) Christmas (Baby Please Come Home): R.E.M.
21) Jesus Christ: Teenage Fanclub
22) Christmas Was Better In The 80s: The Futureheads
23) Christmas In Boston: Go Home Productions
24) Winter Wonderland: Ella Fitzgerald
25) A Christmas Message: Billy Idol

Bad Santa III (2020) (56:34) (KF) (Mega)

Bad Santa II (2017)

1) Christmas Message 1963: The Beatles

2) Deck The Halls: Carmen Dragon & The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
3) Christmas Message 1982: Simon Le Bon
4) Holiday I.D. 1988: Lou Reed
5) Don't Drink And Drive, Duh: Pee Wee Herman
6) (It's Gonna Be A) Punk Rock Christmas!: The Ravers
7) What A Wonderful World: Joey Ramone
8) Mambo Santa Mambo: The Enchanters
9) Christmas In Hollis: Run-D.M.C.
10) Jingle Bells (2006 Version): Sufjan Stevens
11) Space Christmas: Shonen Knife
12) A Knight Rider Christmas: KITT The Amazing Car Of Tomorrow
13) Nine Inch Noels: Bad Gods
14) Celebration: Morgan Fisher
15) Hooray For Santa Claus: Milton DeLugg & The Little Eskimos
16) Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto: James Brown
17) Zat You, Santa Claus? (The Heavy Remix): Louis Armstrong
18) Bells, Bells, Bells: Meco ft. Anthony Daniels
19) Come On Christmas: Saint Etienne
20) Carpenters Christmas (Karen Meets Roots Radics Uptown): Go Home Productions
21) Silent Night: The White Stripes
22) Silent Night: Music Box
23) Winter Wonderland: Cocteau Twins
24) Santa’s Beard: The Beach Boys
25) Apocalypso (Wiping The Smile Off Santa's Face): Mental As Anything
26) Wonderful Christmastime: The Shins
27) Santa, Bring My Baby Back To Me: Belle & Sebastian
28) Christmas Feeling Ska: Toots & The Maytals
29) I'm A Christmas Tree: Wild Man Fischer
30) Driving Home For Christmas: Pony Club
31) The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire): Aimee Mann
32) Sheila E.'s Christmas Message: Sheila E.

Bad Santa II (2017) (53:34) (KF) (Mega)

Bad Santa (2016)

1) A Visit! (Part 1): Santa Claus
2) Here Comes Santa Claus: Ramsey Lewis Trio
3) Christmas Rappin’: Kurtis Blow
4) The Little Drummer Boy: The Salsoul Orchestra
5) Post Apocalypse Christmas: Gruff Rhys
6) What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb?): Meco
7) Yellin’ At The Christmas Tree: Billy Idol
8) I Hate Christmas: Oscar The Grouch
9) Santa Claus: They Might Be Giants
10) Don’t Lose My Funky Sledge: TBC Poundsystem
11) Dear Santa (Bring Me A Man This Christmas): The Weather Girls
12) Kung-Fu Christmas: National Lampoon
13) Just Like Christmas: Low
14) Holiday ID: Randy Travis
15) I Wish It Was Christmas Today: Julian Casablancas
16) I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas: Gayla Peevey
17) Christmas Wrapping: Kylie Minogue & Iggy Pop
18) Disco Santa Claus: Raindolls
19) Come On! Let’s Boogey To The Elf Dance!: Sufjan Stevens
20) Christmas Music: Daniel Johnson*
21) Christmas Day (I Wish I Was Surfing): Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler
22) Hey Santa!: Hannah Peel & Tunng
23) Jingle Bell Rock: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
24) Christmas Medley: Pee Wee Herman
25) Christmas On The Block: Go Home Productions
26) Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy: David Bowie & Bing Crosby 

 

Bad Santa (2016) (55:30) (KF) (Mega) 

 

 

* Not to be confused with or misspelled as Daniel Johnston, which I have been doing for the last 8 years!

5(1)@50: 50 Revolutions Per Minute: 1970-2020

1970 - Double Barrel: Dave & Ansel Collins

1971 - Move On Up (Full Length Version): Curtis Mayfield

1972 - Satellite Of Love (Album Version By David Bowie & Mick Ronson): Lou Reed

1973 - Dance With The Devil: Cozy Powell

1974 - Emma: Hot Chocolate

1975 - Fight The Power (Part 1 & 2) (Album Version): The Isley Brothers

1976 - Disco Inferno (Edit By Khayem): Trammps

1977 - I Feel Love (12" Version By Giorgio Moroder & Pete Bellotte): Donna Summer

1978 - Shot By Both Sides (Single Version): Magazine

1979 - Twat (Live): John Cooper Clarke

1980 - Twist And Crawl (12" Version): The Beat

1981 - The Sound Of The Crowd (Complete) (12" Version): The Human League

1982 - Forever Now (Album Version By Todd Rundgren): The Psychedelic Furs

1983 - Rip It Up (The Intermediate Edit): Orange Juice

1984 - "It's One Louder, Isn't It?”: Spinal Tap

1985 - Raspberry Beret (LP Version): Prince & The Revolution

1986 - Summer Of Love (Single Edit By Shep Pettibone): The B-52’s

1987 - Just Like Heaven (Remix By Bob Clearmountain): The Cure

1988 - Voodoo Ray (Original Mix): A Guy Called Gerald

1989 - W.F.L. (The Vince Clarke Mix): Happy Mondays

1990 - Loaded (Andrew Weatherall Mix): Primal Scream

1991 - 101 (Sonic Shuffle) (Remix By Andrew Weatherall & Hugo Nicholson): Finitribe

1992 - Fallen (Nancy & Lee Mix By Andrew Weatherall & One Dove): One Dove

1993 - What Godzilla Said To God When His Name Wasn't Found In The Book Of Life (Home Demo): American Music Club

1994 - Becoming More Like God (Radio Edit): Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart ft. Anneli Drecker

1995 - Planet Telex (Album Version): Radiohead

1996 - Les Yper-Sound (Album Version): Stereolab

1997 - Dry The Rain (Single Version): The Beta Band

1998 - Feelings: Leila ft. Donna Paul

1999 - Les Nuits (Album Version): Nightmares On Wax

2000 - The Time Is Now (Full Length Version): Moloko

2001 - Paths (Future Sound Of London 'Cosmic Jukebox' Remix Edit): Robert Miles ft. Nina Miranda

2002 - Lessons Learned From Rocky I To Rocky III (Album Version): Cornershop

2003 - New New York: Tes

2004 - Shut Up, Let's Hook Up (GHP Pink Gees Unclean Mix By Go Home Productions): Jason Downs

2005 - No Reason To Cry: The Go-Betweens

2006 - Petrococadollar: Scritti Politti

2007 - Revival: Soulsavers ft. Mark Lanegan

2008 - I Heard Wonders (Album Version): David Holmes

2009 - Sunlamp Show (Disco Bloodbath Effect): The Aliens

2010 - Kiss Kiss Kiss (Acoustic Version): Martina Topley-Bird

2011 - Pure Imagination Part 1: Darwin Deez

2012 - Picking Up The Pieces (Khayem's Lonely In Your Nightmare Remix): Paloma Faith

2013 - Golden Years (Luxxury Edit): David Bowie

2014 - GMF (Live In Concert): John Grant ft. The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

2015 - Ding Ding Sa: Sa Dingding

2016 - Lush Life (Dancehall Remix): Zara Larsson ft. Tinie Tempah

2017 - Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) (Album Version): Sparks

2018 - Curse Of The Contemporary: LUMP

2019 - The Return: Sampa The Great ft. Alien, Jace XL, Thando Sikwila & Whosane

2020 - La Bande A Papa: Vanessa Contenay-Quiñones

 

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