Five Songs You Adore From Musicians You Don’t Normally Care About

             You are probably familiar with the concept “one hit wonder”. There are lots of bands and singers who just made one popular song and later either disappeared from the face of the earth or they just never made something even remotely popular. However, I am going to use this concept much more differently here.  The band or singer might be insanely popular with tons of successful songs but you only like a song or two from them. Either the general style isn’t your cup of tea or you just don’t really care about the other songs. But one song in particular is irresistible to you. So I will share some of mine. And hopefully,you will give yours.

Radiohead- High and Dry.

I have been familiar with their songs for over a decade and Radiohead is just too depressing for my taste. I don’t like the vocals, the music or the lyrics. But just when I was sure I disliked all of their songs, I heard High and Dry. It is an adorable acoustic little song and I loved it. Maybe Radiohead fans will disagree but I find it to be the most un-Radiohead song ever. And that’s why I love it.

Muse- Supersonic Black Hole.

Everything I said about Radiohead pretty much goes for Muse as well. I can’t stand the high-pitched vocals. And the music is more electric than rocknroll. However this song’s music is so good, catchy and addictive that I just love it. I discovered it while watching Twilight and the song was used perfectly at a baseball game. Oh, it wasn’t any game. It was a baseball game between super-fast vampires with supernatural capabilities. Imagine the strength and the speed and combine it with the song. I still would prefer another vocalist but hey, I can go high-pitched for this one song.

Here’s the scene from the movie.Not great visual quality but it does the trick.

Anouk- Nobody’s Wife

This song appeals to my independent and feminist nature. I love the music, they lyrics and the vocals everything The energy is great, the video is cool and the singer is just the reflection of that free spirit. I listened to Anouk’s other songs and while they are pretty OK, they lack this energy. So if you sayt Anouk, I will say Nobody’s Wife.

Blur – Song 2

After listening to Song 2,  I had thought Blur was the one when it came to bands. But I can’t even stand most of their songs and find some to be just barely tolerable. However Song 2…. It is my favorite party song, fitness song, karaoke song. I love this song whenever and wherever. Now, it would even be on my list of my top 15 songs ever list. But the band? Brit-pop is not my thing.

Lenny Kravitz- Are you gonna go my way?

Brilliant rock anthem. Just brilliant. Now, I have nothing against Kravitz. He is a terrific performer and has a really good voice. But if you took away every Lenny song apart from this, I wouldn’t miss them much. But you just can’t take this song away. I love it. It is all about dancing,head-banging and energizing. My special thanks to Kravitz for an amazing song.