Awww Mondays hosted by Sandee from Comedy Plus.
Welcome to Monday’s Music Moves Me on Sundays! The theme this week is Winter theme songs or band names relating to arctic animals, snow/snowmen, hibernation. Feel free to expand on the idea!
Let me go on record by saying, I’m not cleaning up the dance floor! Who invited these critters in the first place? What’s that, they aren’t four legged or winged or webbed toe critters? Ahhh, it’s the two legged kind of critter! Alright, I can handle this. When I came up with this theme, I thought yeah that sounds pretty cool and it does but gee, did I ever come up with a humdinger. Once inspiration kicked in then all was well. I decided to build a playlist comprising of arctic animals. The bands I found may not have an exact match but say as where arctic should be often times the word ‘white’ is used. That’s close enough for me.
My list consists of a few bands/artist I knew instantly by name and the rest are new discoveries. I hope you enjoy the music, just hit and let the music play!
Playlist tracks include:
- The Penguins was from the doo-wop era of the 50s an 60s and are best remembered for their top 40-hit. “Earth Angel” peaked the chart at #8 on Billboard Hot 100 but took the top spot on the R&B chart for 3-weeks. The song was used in the 80s hit film Back to the Future.
- Polar Bear is a new find. The London based group is an experimental jazz band. The ‘Best Band’ presented by the BBC Jazz Award in 2004 was given to them and in recent past they were honored with the ‘Best Jazz Act” in 2015 by MOBO Awards and Urban Music Awards. I sampled some of the bands’ music before settling on “Peepers” off of their 2008 album with the same name. Although I haven’t listened to the full album, I did find it on YT if you’re curious to hear more.
- Whitefoxx is a hair band from the 80s, a genre I wasn’t big into oddly enough at the time. Today, I have more appreciation for these bands. The band ‘s history dates to 1982 where they played covers under the name Precious Metal, base in Philadelphia. Due to lineup changes never achieved success. I don’t know if they had a song that’s well known. I enjoyed their sound but in the 80s the competition was fierce among the plethora of talent. I decided to feature “Fox In White” off the bands’ 1987 Whitefoxx album.
- The White Animals is a southern rock band from the 80s who didn’t reach the level of success of other well known southern rock bands like R.E.M. From what I read the group really didn’t take themselves serious. They opened for big acts like the Kinks, the Ramones, and Talking Head. They certainly had a good sound. I stumbled on The White Animals’s “Ecstasy” music video while listening to the next act in my line up.
- Walrus is a Memphis based band consisting of five members with a passion for music and desire to return to their rock roots from the 80s covering hits from their college days. Their cover of Steve Wonder’s “Superstition”. I’m not sure if the group is actively performing as their YT channel hasn’t had any new uploads in 8-years.
- White Rabbit from San Antonio, Texas is another rock n’ roll band influenced by classic rock bands of the 70s and 80s – GNR, Motely Crue, Metallica, and AC/DC. They released their debute album “Natural Disaster” in 2020. Today’s featured pick “N.S.A.” was one of two top EPs.
- White Rabbits, not to be confused with the previous harey bunch but this indie rock band is from Brooklyn, New York and as of 2014 has been on hiatus. The group produced three studio albums (2007-2012). Today’s featured song “It’s Frightening” is off of their 2009 album of the same name. The album charted #184 Billboard 200 (US), #6 Billboard Heat (US) , #31 Indie (US), & #188(UK).
- Seal doesn’t need any introductions. The British singer/songwriter joined the music industry in 1987 with $20M global record sells. I think the first time he showed up on my radar was long after his 1994 hit, “Kiss From A Rose”. It could be I have a mental block thrown. That year I gave birth to our last child who’s first 6-weeks were spent mixed up about nights and days. I was a walking disaster. How can it get worse? I had two young daughters 4 & 6 to make life more interesting. “Life On The Dancefloor” is off of Seal’s 2015 “7” album.
- The Sandpipers, the arctic is home to purple sandpipers, is an easy listening American trio who is best remembered for their 1966 cover of “Guantanamera”, peaking #9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #3 US Adult Contemporary charts. It became a Transatlantic Top 10 hit the same year.
- Whale was a Swedish 90s alternative rock band. The group broke up in 1999 after receiving little fanfare. I decided to feature their Sweden best charting song, “Pay For Me”.
- White Wolf was a Canadian heavy metal band, formerly known as Warrior. This genre is out of my norm. It was the band’s 1984 single, “Shadows in the Night” (side A) caught my eye and after listening to it, I thought it was worthy to share. The band formed in 1975. One source says the group broke up in 1988 but came together to record a third album in 2007. Wiki says as of 2016 the band occasionally performs at local venues.
January’s honorary co-hostess happens to me little ole me. This being said, the 4M co-hostess Marie, Stacy, Alana, and I invite you to hit the dance floor. 😘
This is a music linky party. Every other week we have a suggested music theme to build your song set around and all participants share YouTube or Vimeo videos for our music enthusiasts. Failure to meet this basic guideline puts your URL in danger of being removed or labeled – NO MUSIC.
Before I go, let me mention for those interested who took part in my January 1st BOTB, here is the outcome of that battle. That’s a wrap for now. This is CAAC signing off, please join me next time for Tickle Me Tuesdays. Have a boogietastic week! X💋X💋, Cathy
