5 Songs to Get You Through the Week #154

5 Songs to Get You Through the Week is a feature I run on Young Ears, Fresh Perspective on Sundays/early hours of Monday morning where I pick out 5 tunes that I think are notable and tell you a bit about them. The point is to give you some rocking music to help you deal with your weekday blues. You can either listen to one each day, listen to them all at once, or any other combination that you feel. As long as you can get through the week without the man getting you down, that's all I care about. Without further ado, here are the 5 tracks I've picked out for this week:

1. Breadfan, by Budgie

That's right. Metallica didn't write this song. Their version is a cover. Shocker. Now that that's out of the way, Budgie in my opinion is one of the most under rated metal bands of the 70's. Burke Shelley's vocal style isn't for everyone, but it still goes pretty damn well with the kind of music they made. This tune in particular is the one that people who do know them remember them most for. Definitely worth checking out.

2. Can't Deny, by Brothers Moving

You would think from the sound these guys have that they're from the inner city in America, but actually they're from Denmark. Their studio recordings are pretty good, but watching them play live (through video at least) is a LOT more fun and entertaining. Especially when they are playing on a street corner in New York or something. Regardless, the vocal harmonies, gritty jazzy vocals, and the pure raw essence of it all is enough to get and keep anyone's attention.

3. All Dead All Dead, by Queen

Not the most well known track from the iconic New of the World album, but it definitely has that signature and flare of Queen. Guitarist Brian May does some of the vocals here and of course he slays it. May often did lead vocals on a handful of the band's songs. He might not be Freddie Mercury, but May's voice is just as unique and memorable in its own way. He is incredibly pleasant to listen to and a great song writer.

4. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, by Wham!

Yes, I put a Wham! song. It's catchy, fun, and upbeat. I put a lot of different kinds of tunes in these posts, but often times they aren't always the happiest. That said, George Michael was one hell of a talented vocalist, song writer, and performer no matter what your opinion of him is. The guy really had something and it's a shame that he died in his early 50's only little over a year or so ago. We'll never see another like him.

5. Rag and Bone, by The White Stripes

Ok, ok. Back to the drum smashing, amp cranking, string snapping rock n' roll stuff. This is a rather interesting tune from the White Stripes' final album Icky Thump that rather than having straight up lyrics and melodies, it's more like Jack and Meg White are bums who are trying to harass you at your door into giving them whatever random junk you have so they can sell or do something with it all while set to a really thumping rock n' roll tune. If nothing else it's a different way of doing things.