Old timers

I love the original punk bands! If not for their music but at least for their guts haha! Who else would dare to make a video (or come on stage for that matter) in leather pants, with a mane of hair that covers half of your face (even worse than emo kids these days) and half stoned? Now I understand why Ozzy can barely move his ass around. Moral of the story? Drugs are bad for you!

Number 7 from The Ramones:



Obviously, this is posted here for the video and not the song. The Ramones are an ok band, but this is not one of their best songs. The video on the other hand is hilarious! So people, make love not war! (I guess that sums up the message haha)

To be home or not to be home? That is the question...

Christmas somehow seems to be the time to avoid certain people. And this can be done either by not being home, or simply by telling the person to stay away ("I won't be home" vs. "Don't come home").

Fall Out Boy brings us #8:



I love how punks spin off old classics and make them into complete opposites haha!

Caroling

There's no particular concept for this post. It's just a song that I adore and that I listen to over and over and over again and which makes me laugh every time. The lyrics are simply brilliant!

Number 9 from Blink:



Outside the carolers start to sing
I can't describe the joy they bring
Cause joy is something they don't bring me
My girlfriend is by my side
From the roof are hanging sickles of ice
Their whiny voices get irritating
It's Christmas time again

So I stand with a dead smile on my face
Wondering how much of my time they’ll waste
Oh God, I hate these Satan’s helpers
And then I guess I must have snapped
Because I grabbed the baseball bat
And made them all run for shelter

It’s Christmas time, again
It’s time to be nice to the people you can’t stand, all year
I’m growing tired of all this Christmas cheer
You people scare me
Please stay away from my home
If you don’t want to get beaten down
Just leave the presents and then leave me alone

Well, I guess it’s not cool to freak on Christmas Eve
Cause the cops came and arrested me
They had an unfair advantage
And even though the jail didn’t have a tree
Christmas came a night early
Cause a guy named Bubba unwrapped my package

It’s Christmas time, again
It’s time to be nice to the people you can’t stand, all year
I’m growing tired of all this Christmas cheer
You people scare me
Please stay away from my home
If you don’t want to get beaten down
Just leave the presents and then leave me alone

I won’t be home, I won’t be home for Christmas
I won’t be home, I won’t be home for Christmas

Recap

Yesterday's history

Tomorrow is a mystery
But today is a gift
That's why it's called the "present"

(Master Oogway - Kung Fu Panda)

Sorry I couldn't help myself. I had planned to post the quote of the month on the 26th like I usually do, but this fitted so well here that I couldn't resist. And I do know that this quote doesn't originate from Kung Fu Panda, but that's where I discovered it and I'm too lazy to look for the first person who actually said this.

Ghost of Christmas Future

It's always good when you can predict what is going to happen:



"Well I'm getting nuttin' for Christmas because I contributed to the green-house effect which melts the Polar Ice Caps which melts the North Pole where Santa Clause lives and he's mad."

Hahaha!!!! In that case I think that stores are going bankrupt this holiday!

Ghost of Christmas Present

Moving on from the past, this song is the epitome of present times (for people in the 16-25 age group in any case). It talks about alcohol, sex and puts you in a party mood. What more can you want? Maybe some depth? No? That's asking too much, isn't it? Oh well, at least it's cheerful.

Oh people please be warned. The song contains coarse language!! You will listen to it at your own risks and perils and I won't take any responsibility for it.

So without further ado, here's #11:

Ghost of Christmas Past

I'll just get this done with so that I will stop thinking about it and ergo be able to finally concentrate on economics.

So after you have made your Christmas list (materialistic beings that we are), you start to think back and that's when the past kicks in (nostalgia and self-pitiying are inherent to human beings) bringing us to this song.

Here's #12 from the JEWs (hahaha I love how that double meaning kicks in):



This is not exactly the song I wanted to post (it's a remix). But I couldn't find a decent video of the original (and when I say original, that depends on your definition since this is a cover for an even older song). But anyway, I discovered that this remix is actually not bad.