Monday Morning Music - Somebody To...

Monday Morning Music is whatever tune I've got in my head when I wake up.

Queen - Somebody To Love

 "Somebody to Love" is a song by British rock band Queen, written by Freddie Mercury. The song offers listeners something similar to that of Queen's earlier hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" with its complex harmonies and guitar solos; however instead of mimicking an English choir, the band turned to a gospel choir. Mercury's fascination and admiration for Aretha Franklin was a major influence for the creation of this song. It was the first single from A Day at the Races, on which Mercury, May and Taylor multitracked their voices to create the impression of a 100-voice gospel choir.

The original is a classic, but my crush on Anne Hathaway makes my mind jump to this version -

Anne, if you're out there, call me!

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Monday Morning Music - So Whatcha See You Might Not Get

Monday Morning Music is whatever tune I've got in my head when I wake up.

Beastie Boys - Sabotage

"Sabotage" is a 1994 song by American hip-hop group Beastie Boys, released as the first single from their fourth studio album Ill Communication.  A moderate commercial success, the song was notable as well for its video, directed by Spike Jonze.  The video is presented as the opening credits of a fictional 1970s-style police show called Sabotage, with the band members appearing as the show characters.

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Monday Morning Music - It Took Some Time For My Hormones To Tell

Monday Morning Music is whatever tune I've got in my head when I wake up.

The Northern Pikes - She Ain't Pretty

 "She Ain't Pretty" is a single by Canadian rock band The Northern Pikes, from their 1990 album Snow in June. It is the song for which the Pikes are best known.  In 1991, Pretty was nominated for a Juno award for Single of the Year; its music video, which integrated claymation and early use of morphing, and which the National Post has described as "fantastic", was likewise nominated for a Juno.

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Monday Morning Music - When The Pimp's In The Crib, Ma

Monday Morning Music is whatever tune I've got in my head when I wake up.

Snoop Dogg (featuring Pharrell) - Drop it Like it's Hot

 "Drop It Like It's Hot" is a 2004 rap number-one hit single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell. Snoop performs the chorus and the second and third verses (of three), while Pharrell performs the first verse. The song gained some critical attention for its very sparse production, which was essentially just tongue clicks, keyboards and a drum machine beat which, compared to much early 2000s rap, was very minimalist.

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Monday Morning Music - I'm Back

Monday Morning Music is whatever tune I've got in my head when I wake up.

AC/DC - Back in Black

"Back in Black" is a song by AC/DC, appearing as the first track on side two of their 1980 album of the same name. Known for its opening guitar riff, the song was AC/DC's tribute to their former singer Bon Scott. His replacement Brian Johnson recalled to Mojo magazine in 2009 that when the band asked him to write a lyric for this song, "they said, 'it can't be morbid – it has to be for Bon and it has to be a celebration.'" He added: "I thought, 'Well no pressure there, then' (laughs). I just wrote what came into my head, which at the time seemed like mumbo, jumbo. 'Nine lives. Cats eyes. Abusing every one of them and running wild.' The boys got it though. They saw Bon's life in that lyric."

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Monday Morning Music - Risin' Up To The Challenge Of Our Rivals

Monday Morning Music is whatever tune I've got in my head when I wake up.

Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger

 "Eye of the Tiger" is a song by American rock band Survivor. It was released in May 1982 as a single from their third album Eye of the Tiger. It was written at the request of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust". The song was to be the theme song for the movie Rocky III, in which Stallone was playing the main role.

This isn't the official video, which is just the band walking thru darkened streets to an abandoned factory.  I think I made the right choice.

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Monday Morning Music - And what you say about his company is what you say about society

Monday Morning Music is whatever tune I've got in my head when I wake up.

Rush - Tom Sawyer

 Tom Sawyer is a song by Canadian rock band Rush, named after Mark Twain's literary character.  Geddy Lee has referred to the track as the band's "defining piece of music...from the early '80s" 
"Tom Sawyer" came about during a summer rehearsal holiday that Rush spent at Ronnie Hawkins' farm outside Toronto (sounds like Peterborough to me!).

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