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!