Top 25 songs of 1995 (#11-20)

11. Only Happy When It Rains- Garbage

12. Vow- Garbage

13. A Girl Like You- Edwin Collins

14. Crush with Eyeliner- REM

15. Not For You- Pearl Jam

16. Can't Stop Loving You- Van Halen

17. This is a Call- The Foo Fighters

18. She- Green Day

19. Kiss My Ass- Ted Nugent

20. Queer- Garbage

Top 25 songs of 1995: #21-25

My favorites only...



21. Good- Better Than Ezra

22. Don't Tell Me What Love Can Do- Van Halen

23. The World I Know- Collective Soul

24. Bang and Blame- REM

25. Hot or Cold- Ted Nugent

Ted Nugent: Stranglehold (1975)

Rock n Roll had hit a wall by 1974. Ted Nugent represented the next generation which helped reenergize the genre in the mid-70s. Although Bruce Springsteen is credited with saving rock n roll, Nugent, KISS, and other acts also emerged to reinvigorate the music scene in the face of evil disco. This song is just a classic jam.

Live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHDA5nHlDrQ



Studio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c3d7QgZr7g

Ted Nugent: Little Miss Dangerous (1986)

"Little Miss Dangerous" is about Ted Nugent's girlfriend of the time. In 1978, he began the relationship with the then seventeen-year-old Pela Massa. Nugent convinced her parents to sign documents making him legal guardian. He really was her daddy! On a side note, "Little Miss Dangerous", the song not Pela, appeared in an episode of Miami Vice. Nugent also made an appearance on the show, starring as a drug dealer who died in a shootout at the end.

From Miami Vice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HWofalawQw

and the original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YPst1CMnOI&feature=related

Ted Nugent: Kiss My Ass (1995)

1995's Spirit of the Wild marked Ted Nugent's return to his old school hard rock sound. The album really bared Ted's soul and included odes to hunting and politics. "Kiss My Ass" is Ted's response to the political class and culture of the time. It makes for an interesting listen because of all the individuals Ted tells to "kiss his ass" as well as putting forth Ted's own political views. Those facing Ted's wrath include: Gang bangers, Janet Reno, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Jesse Jackson, the IRS, Howard Stern, the U.N., liberals, Sarah Brady, Beavis and Butthead, Courtney Love, and the Crips and Bloods. Politically, he attacks animal rights activists, hippies, professional protesters, vegans, and incest.

Warning: Song may offend some....especially those of the progressive persuasion.

Studio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C26qUC26ju4

Live:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCseFm6a2EY

852. Baby Please Don't Go by the Amboy Dukes (1967)

"Baby Please Don't Go" is a blues standard dating to 1935. Big Joe Williams recorded the original which has been covered over 1,000 times. The most famous version comes from Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes who recorded it in 1967. Van Morrison's band, Them, also covered it in 1964.  Others to record a version include Aerosmith, AC/DC, Bob Dylan, and Muddy Waters.

Big Joe Williams:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g22l1hnAnlA

Them (Van Morrison):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wah7MqEHFg

The Amboy Dukes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi8h9_KgFpc

935. Great White Buffalo by Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes (1974)

Ted Nugent gives a history lesson in "Great White Buffalo." He accurately details the relationship between Native Americans and the environment and how white encroachment onto Indian lands decimated the buffalo. Hunting buffalo became fashionable for easterners and the federal government adopted a policy of extermination in order to pacify Indian lands. Without the buffalo, the natives lacked food and raw materials for survival. The demise of the buffalo ended the plains way of life for native peoples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMZwS0ZonEU

953. Wango Tango by Ted Nugent (1980)

I wonder what this song is about? Ted is always upfront!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FEVz5BGyO4

960. Motor City Madhouse by Ted Nugent (1975)

Ted Nugent, professional guitarist and wackmaster extrordinaire, was one of the biggest acts of the mid-seventies. He belongs in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, but his politics and love of hunting alienates him from many of the voters. Plus Jann Wenner is a wuss. "Motorcity Madhouse" was a Detroit radio favorite for a couple of decades.

Studio Version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyIQHEJTULQ

Live Version from 1977:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRiw4vZxSj4

967. Journey to the Center of Your Mind by the Amboy Dukes (1968)

Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes capitalized on the late sixties psychedelic trend with "Journey to the Center of Your Mind." This is a great example of rock music of the period and appears on the group's second album. The band helped influence heavy metal and hard rock. Ted Nugent went on to become one of the biggest rock stars during the seventies.

Check out a young Nugent on the guitar in this clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN2VNFpiGWo