Friday Fives
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A volcano beneath Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier erupted on Wednesday. Here are songs in my collection with the word volcano in the title. Beck - VolcanoJimmy Buffett - VolcanoThe Presidents of the United States of America - VolcanoDamien Rice - VolcanoVeruca Salt - Volcano GirlsMatthew Good - Volcanoes
I used to do this every Friday, but I've only done it once this year. This isn't a Friday, but I'm doing this anyway. Who's going to stop me? You? Ha ha ha ha ha. Here are my favourite Simpsons characters that were killed off. Bleeding Gums MurphyBeatrice "Bea" SimmonsFrank
I used to do this every Friday, but I haven't done it in a year or so. My wife just told me we're watching Smart People tonight, so here are my favourite Dennis Quaid films TrafficThe Big EasyAny Given SundayThe RookieInnerspace
We lost some cool cats in 2008. Here are the five most significant celebrity passings of 2008, in this guy's humble opinion. Jeff HealeyGeorge CarlinPaul NewmanIsaac HayesHeath LedgerAnd since this is all about me, my family lost someone far too soon in 2008. Very early in the year, Uncle Bruce
My favourite Vince Vaughn films SwingersInto The WildOld SchoolWedding CrashersDodgeball: A True Underdog Story
My favourite Crash Test Dummies songs Superman's SongAfternoons and Coffee SpoonsAndrogynousThe Ghosts That Haunt MeMmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
My favourite Flight of the Conchords songs If You're Into ItHiphopapotamus v RhymenocerousBusiness TimeNot CryingHumans are Dead
My favourite songs with "monster" in the title, with apologies to Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Kickers Monsters - Band of HorsesMonster Hospital - MetricMonster - L7Of Birds, Moons & Monsters - MGMTMonster in the Mirror - Grover
My favourite songs that will "scare" you Scared - The Tragically HipRunning Scared - Roy OrbisonY'all Scared - OutkastScarecrow - BeckScarecrow - Ministry
My favourite songs with "busy" in the title Born to Get Busy - Cypress HillToo Busy Thinking About My Baby - Marvin GayeBusy Bodies - Elvis CostelloGet Busy - Mr. LeeGet Busy - Sean Paul
My favourite songs from the Velvet Underground HeroinHere She Comes NowI'm Waiting for the ManRock and RollWhite Light / White Heat
My favourite films about radio, or at least featuring radio Grosse Pointe BlankHoward Stern's Private PartsPump up the VolumeGood Morning, VietnamTalk Radio
The best films with Nicolas Cage in 'em Raising ArizonaAdaptationFast Times at Ridgemont HighLeaving Las VegasMoonstruck
The best "hair" songs (or songs with "hair" in the title) Hair of the Dog - NazerethHockey Hair - AtmosphereHair - The CowsillsBlack is the Color of My True Love's Hair - Nina SimoneBlack Hair - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
My favourite songs with "boat" in the title Love Boat Captain - Pearl JamRiverboat Fantasy - David WilcoxMissed the Boat - Modest MouseDay-O (Banana Boat) - Harry BelafonteSittin' on the Boat Dock - Freddy King
My favourite George Clooney films O Brother, Where Art Thou?Out of SightThe Perfect StormThree KingsFrom Dusk Till Dawn
My all-time favourite songs with "electric" in the title She's Electric - OasisThe Body Electric - RushThe Electric Co. - U2Electric Relaxation - A Tribe Called QuestOver the Electric Grapevine - Primus
Five Neil Young songs that still take this dude's breath away Down By The RiverCowgirl In The SandHeart Of GoldOld ManCinnamon GirlOn preview, this is a stupid Friday Five. How do I pare this list down to five? Where's "Helpless" or "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" or "Southern Man"
After five days of waking up to EZ Rock, here are five things I've discovered Bryan Adams released a lot of crap since Summer Of '69Celine Dion can sure nail those high notesA lot of songs came from the American Idol franchiseKim Stockwood was/is a singerI need to be
My favourite Olympic moments witnessed live Men's Hockey Gold in Salt Lake CityBen Johnson's Victory in the 100m in Seoul (Read More)Donovan Bailey's Gold in the 100m in AtlantaAlex Baumann's second Gold in Los AngelesSimon Whitfield's Triathalon Gold in Sydney
These are five films I reference on a very regular basis Pulp FictionFight ClubOffice SpaceShawshank RedemptionThe Karate Kid
My all-time favourite songs with "edge" in the title Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic - Public EnemyMan On The Edge - Iron MaidenLivin' On The Edge - AerosmithRazor's Edge - AC/DCPictures From The Edge - Tom Cochrane & Red Rider
My all-time favourite songs with "birthday" in the title Birthday - The BeatlesHappy Birthday, Lisa - Michael Jackson and Bart7th Birthday - The Lowest of the LowSunday (The Day Before My Birthday) - MobyHappy Birthday Mr. Burns - The Ramones
My favourite Michael Keaton movies Jackie BrownBatmanBeetle JuiceOut of SightMr. Mom
The best sports rivalries Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal CanadiensBoston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersToronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsCanada vs. RussiaNew York Yankees v. Boston Red Sox