All the Music from A to Z, y Todo la Musica de A a Z

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The Bottom Line 26 letters in the alphabet, 26 great songs that rock....plus a BONUS list! (...wow...)

Years can go by without me participating in so much as a single write-off, and here, in the space of a week, I'm actually doing two. Walls they are a crumbling and precents they are a breaking. And so, without further ado, here's my two cent contribution to JAGUARDOG's A-Z Music Writeoff...(and a happy 5th to ya, Jag!)

Naturally, being the wordy S.O.B. that I am, I can't just let well enough alone with a mere list. So, I'm gonna do two lists: the first is my all-time favorite list of albums I grew up with, and the second is my list of favorite latin albums (since I haven't listened to much english-language music in the last few years). But let's cut the chit chat and get on to the music, shall we...

A-Z: Music That Made Mrkstvns the Dweeb That He Is Today...

A: AC/DC (fave song: Highway to Hell, naturally...)
B: Blondie (fave song: Heart of Glass)
C: Clarence Carter (fave song: Strokin')
D: Doors (fave song: Riders on the Storm)
E: Gloria Estefan (fave song: Conga)
F: Fairport Convention (fave song: Chelsea Morning)
G: Grateful Dead (fave song: Truckin')
H: John Lee Hooker (fave song: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer, naturally...)
I: Indigo Girls (fave song: Land of Canaan)
J: Joan Jett (fave song: I Love Rock n Roll, really, I do...)
K: Kraftwerk (fave song: Autobahn)
L: Los Lobos (fave song: Will the Wolf Survive?)
M: Bob Marley (fave song: Get Up, Stand Up)
N: Willy Nelson (fave song: Crazy)
O: Roy Orbison (fave song: Pretty Woman)
P: Elvis Presley (fave song: Teddy Bear)
Q: Queen (fave song: Bohemian Rhapsody)
R: Todd Rundgren (fave song: Bang the Drum All Day)
S: Bruce Springsteen (fave song: Born to Run, shocked aren't ya?)
T: Tubes (fave song: White Punks on Dope)
U: U2 (fave song: Where the Streets Have No Names)
V: Van Halen (fave song: Hot for Teacher)
W: Muddy Waters (fave song: Mannish Boy)
X: XTC (fave song: Senses Working Overtime)
Y: Yes (fave song: Roundabout)
Z: ZZ Top (fave song: Legs)


TOP THREE FAVES IF YOU ASK ME TODAY:
1 - Springsteen's Born to Run (best darn song ever in the history of music....so take THAT you Mozart-lovin' mofos!
2 - Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock (STILL the King of this man's jungle!)
3 - Grateful Dead Uncle John's Band


A-Z: Music That Makes Mrkstvns Groove Like a Naked Man Today...

A: Ramon Ayala
B: Bacilos
C: Cafe Tacuba
D: Daddy Yankee
E: Gloria Estefan
F: Ibrahim Ferrer
G: Bebel Gilberto
H: Gary Hobbs
I: Intocable
J: Juanes
K: Kumbia Kings
L: La Ley
M: Mana
N: Emilio Navaira
O: Oreja de Van Gogh
P: Tito Puente
Q: Selena Quintanilla
R: Paulina Rubio
S: Shakira
T: Tigres del Norte
U: Alex Ubago
V: Carlos Vives
W:
X:
Y: Yerba Buena
Z: Zuco 103


...and there you have it. The mrkstvns A-Z music list, both the gringo version and the latino version, and a hearty salute to mi amigo antiguo, JAGUARDOG. And now we return you to your regularly scheduled program.




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