Round 4 1. Wanda Jackson - Fujiyama Mama (Vintage rockabilly from an absolute firecracker. Also fun to imagine how much of an uproar this would cause if released today. #CancelWandaJackson. The lyrics might be culturally insensitive, but the Japanese made this song a huge hit back in the day.)
2. Guns N' Roses - Live and Let Die (Sometimes it feels like GNR are the most popular cover band of all-time. Considering how little music they recorded together, a disappointingly large percentage seems to be covers. This, "KOHD," "Sympathy for the Devil," the
Live Like a Suicide EP, the entire
Spaghetti Incident album, and that's not even factoring in concert staples like "The Seeker" and "Whole Lotta Rosie." However, as I say every time they're nominated, GNR is my favorite band, and I much prefer their version of "Live and Let Die" over the original, as they inject the perfect dose of attitude and muscle into McCartney's tune.)
3. Pink Floyd - Time (I've heard this countless times in my life, but I've never stopped enjoying it. If anything, I like it more as I get older, and as someone who thinks to himself, "Where did the time go?" at least once a day, the lyrics feel more poignant with each setting sun)
4. Frank Sinatra - My Way (Hard not to feel distinguished any time this classic plays.)
5. Joe Diffie - A Night to Remember (I would've hated this when I was younger, as it's the embodiment of the corny country that I found so lame as a teen, and which my mom seemed to listen to all the time. But tastes change, and I actually found myself liking this tune quite a bit as it went along.)
6. Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way (A bit played out for me, but that guitar sound is something I'm naturally drawn to.)
7. Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto - In the Basement, Part 1 (The link wouldn't work for me, so listened to
this version instead. Curious to hear it with Part II since this song ended just as I was starting to get into it.)
8. Gateballers - The all = poem (There's something oddly indistinguishable about this song. Listened to it twice and still unsure what I think of it.)
9. The Heimatdamisch: Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses) (A mixture of LOL and WTF.)