Monday Morning Songs, More

I can't believe I didn't put this in on the first Monday Morning songs list. This is easily top five, ever.

Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley (the Fine Young Cannibals version is good, too, but this song is Oh. So. Good.)

Additions to Greatest Hits albums

Sam Cooke - Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964

Monday Morning Songs, Part II

More songs to add to the list: Told you all it was recurring:

- Mama Can't Buy You Love - Elton John
- The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann
- Freedom - Wham!
- The Humpty Dance - Digitial Underground (that song is just plain re-diculous)

Oh and another one to add...

-Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard - Paul Simon (this might be an all-time top five)

Monday Morning Songs

Note: The inspiration for this list goes out to Nick Hornby and Jack Black

The following are songs that on a Monday morning put you in a good mood and get you out of bed. As usual, they are in no particular order.

1. Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
2. Superstitious - Stevie Wonder
3. Crazy Train - Ozzy (no last name needed) and Randy Rhodes
4. Hooked on a Feeling - BJ Thomas (Blue Suede version not allowed; and neither is the Hasselhoff version. The video for the Hasselhoff video might make a "Videos that would make you wake up on a Monday morning" list, and firmly establishes Hasselhoff as the successor to Shatner. But that's a subject for an entirely different entry)
5. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
6. Tired of Being Alone - The Reverend Al Green (Can I get a "Hell's Yeah!!" "Hell's Yeah!!")
7. Sailing - Christopher Cross, if only but to throw your stereo a.) against the wall, b.) into the river, c.) into the garbage after destroying it with a hammer


This is an ever-expanding list. Be prepared for sequels.

Duets heaven

Warning: this is the first of what is sure to become a multi-part entry.

Here is a game created because of my own brand of sarcasm.

A friend was telling me about her new iPod, and I made a joke about her having Perry Como, and duets between Engelbert Humperdinck and Ice Cube. This got me to thinking about what some of the strangest duets in history have been.

Some nominees:

David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy
Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
Aerosmith and Run DMC - at the time this was huge


This then got me to thinking about what some of the greatest duets we would love to see would be, complete with the song they would sing. The original artist has been added in parentheses. Enjoy.


* Marilyn Manson and Amy Grant - Greatest Love of All (Whitney Houston) or Islands in the Stream (Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton)
* Toby Keith and Dixie Chicks - My Way (Frank Sinatra)
* Flava Flav and Tony Bennett (Sinatra was the first choice, but he's dead) - You Light Up My Life (Debby Boone)
* William Shatner and Barry Manilow - Detachable Penis (King Missile) or The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas (They Might Be Giants)
* They Might be Giants and Celine Dion - Little Red Corvette (Prince) or anything by Fugazi
* James Taylor and Ted Nugent - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonny Tyler) or Making Love Out of Nothing at All (Air Supply)
* Michael McDonald and KLF - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonny Tyler) or Making Love Out of Nothing at All (Air Supply)

Two that I legitimately would love to see:
* Neil Diamond and Sarah McLachlan - God Only Knows (Beach Boys
* Cat Power and Will Oldham - Massachusetts (Bee Gees)

Now back to the original list:
* Jimi Hendrix and Doris Day - Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)
* Roy Orbison and Andrea Bocelli - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Elton John) : Everyone thought Roy Orbison was blind, and Andrea Bocelli actually is: Tasteless, yes, but they can sing.
* William Shatner and Avril Lavigne - The Time Warp (Rocky Horror Picture Show)
* Biz Markie and Barbara Streisand - I Got You Babe (Sonny & Cher)
* Tori Amos and Michael Bolton - It's a Man's World (James Brown)
* Snoop Dogg and Melissa Etheridge - Open Arms (Journey)
* Ozzy Osbourne and Shania Twain - Reunited (Peaches and Herb)
* Rick Astley and Courtney Love - still undecided, but some choices are La Vie En Rose (Edith Piaf), Glory of Love (Peter Cetera), or Next Time I Fall in Love (Peter Cetera and Amy Grant). But whatever song they sing needs a visual of Rick Astley sitting on Courtney Love's lap with her wearing a black beret. Now ain't that a priceless visual?
* Fred Durst and Alanis Morrisette - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Elton John and Kiki Dee)
* Leonard Nimoy and Hilary Duff - Almost Paradise (Ann Wilson and Mike Reno)
* Cher and ODB - Endless Love (Diana Ross)
* Jessica Simpson and Tom Waits - 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) (Simon and Garfunkle)

Feel free to add your own, or vote for your favorite.
The Top Ten List will be released at some later point in Befuddling history, with each person who voted for the top duet receiving an album with a recording of all Top Ten hypothetical duets.