December 20, 2009...9:18 pm

Christmas Rapping

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While wrapping gifts–Monday’s Radio Free Lunch idea hit me. We’ll play rock songs with rapping in them. Think Rapture by Blondie or Give It Away by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Update:  Today’s Playlist

Say Hey I Love You, Michael Franti and Spearhead

Rapture, Blondie

Loser, Beck

The Rapper, The Jaggerz

One Week, Barenaked Ladies

Feel Good Inc, Gorillaz

What I Got, Sublime

McDonald’s Daily Cheese

Rapper’s Delight, Sugar Hill Gang

Radio Song, REM

Subterrianian Homesick Blues, Bob Dylan

Wrapped Around Your Finger, The Police

Christmas Wrapping, The Waitresses

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  • Faith No More – Epic

  • Walk this Way – Aerosmith/Run DMC
    Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine

  • Work it Out – Jurassic Five w/Dave Matthews
    China girl – David Bowie

    Cheese:
    I will always love you – Dolly Parton

  • Run DMC, Christmas time in Hollis
    LOVE LOVE LOVE that

  • “Last Resort”-Papa Roach
    “Loser”-Beck
    “Two Turntables And A Microphone”-Beck
    “Relax”-Frankie Goes To Hollywood
    “Killing In the Name”-Rage Against The Machine
    “Bottles And Cans”-Rehab
    “In The End”-Linkin Park
    “Falling Away From Me”-Korn
    “Sabotage”-Beastie Boys

  • “What I Got” – Sublime
    “Do You Right” – 311

  • Tough one to think of choices-

    Of course any Beastie Boys or Chili Peppers could be included. faith No More and Beck are good choice as well.

    Not sure if everyone else does but I consider these variations…

    End of the World- REM
    We Didn’t Start the Fire- Billy Joel

    As for rap songs done by rock artists…

    Going Back to Cali – Sevendust
    It’s Tricky – Bloodhound Gang or even Fire water Burn (hadn’t heard that in awhile)
    Shame – System of a Down/Wu-tang
    Low (by. Flo-rida covered)- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
    Under Pressure- My Chemical Romance/The Used
    Bitches aint sh**- Ben Folds
    Not rock but Phish did Gin and Juice

  • Daily Cheese – “Waterfalls” by TLC

  • What about Run DMC with Aerosmith…. Walk This Way?

  • Set Adrift on Memory Lane-P.M. Dawn (recognize the hook?)
    The Sweetest Day-Control Freq
    Walk on the Wild Side-Lou Reed

    Best tune you’ve probably never heard:
    I know why the Caged Bird Sings-Buckshot Lefonque-Maya Angelou raps the poem, and Branford Marsalis sets the hook.

  • WRAPPING!!!!

    What about The Waitresses
    Christmas Wrapping!!!!

    Thanks
    Veronica

  • You have to do Christmas in Hollis, it is the penultimate Christmas “wrapping” song!


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