Top 5 Songs of November

Damn… Only 1 more month of 2018 to go! I swear I blinked and ended up in November.
Here’s another Top 5 for you all to get your teeth into. Don’t forget to click here to read my top 5 of October.

Remember there is a YouTube playlist which includes all these wonderful songs from each month, and also a Spotify playlist which you can find via searching for ‘jodieharris15‘.

BUY ME A BOAT – CHRIS JANSON
“Money can’t buy me happiness, but it can buy me a boat….” 

Another gem I picked up from chilling with my Dad one evening. Sort of just hit me in all the right spots you know?
I don’t know why, but this song just makes me think of happy relationships? I know! I have no idea why… it’s just where my mind wonders off to when this song is playing. Or I imagine myself singing it with genuinely talented people. It’s also a song that allows me to love myself, it’s always important to find songs that encourage and empower you…. who knows, maybe when JodieBowie takes off I’ll buy me a boat?!
It’s also true that money can’t buy happiness; you should do things that make you happy, and not for the ‘money’.

ALL THE SAME – THE DEAD DAISIES
“I can’t tame this bitch, but I want her all the same…” 

I saw the Dead Daisies in Oxford, and absolutely loved it! Had to include one in my top 5, very hard to choose but I decided on this one. I love a massive love for John Corabi (his voice), and he did sing at me a lot at this show… but this one is a fave as he looked and pointed at me whilst singing the line “I can’t tame this bitch”, pretty much made my entire day ❤
We all have that one rockstar that manages to coax us out of our shell, and be that inner rock chick you wish you could be 24/7 – John Corabi is just that, for me. Him as a person in general, just makes me want to keep pushing myself and keep aiming higher; he inspires me so much to just keep achieving, and I am grateful for that.

IT’S SO EASY – 27 DAYS
“Besides, you ain’t got anything better to do…”

This has been on repeat when I really need to knuckle down and get some work done. Especially on the festival front, it’s fast paced enough for me to actually crack on without getting distracted by everything surrounding me. These guys definitely deserve to be heard! Awesome cover of Guns ‘n’ Roses –  I think I almost prefer it to the original but I could just be being biased. Check it out anyway, cos they totally deserve to get noticed.
If you’d like to check them out live, they are playing my Rock Night on the 29th March at the Heartbreakers, so come on down!

HOLD ON – MASON HILL
“Can you hear my voice?… Just follow this sound…” 

It’s Mason Hill.. of course it was going to make it into my Top 5! If you follow these blogs, you probably will have noticed Mason Hill are literally my favourite band at the moment. Man, they are just glorious! A deeply satisfying band in all aspects. This song in particular, in my opinion is very satisfying, it’s got everything a great rock song should have, catchy riffs, hard hitting drums, powerful vocals, thumping bass… aaahhh… how can you not like this song man?! I like the fact that lyrically, it’s a song that sort of calls you out.. “Hold On…”, something I really needed to hear recently and the fact it came from these guys just adds and extra level of “come on, you can do it!” ❤
Also a little fun fact : I had this banger playing whilst on a train journey, where I got way too distracted by how awesome it is, that I didn’t noticed that I was the only one on the entire train……………….. was supposed to change platforms….. oopps. 

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL AIN’T DEAD! – THOSE DAMN CROWS
“Everybody sing now…………..” 

This is such a chant song! It’s almost like a chant you’d do before facing a fight.
Rock ‘n’ Roll certainly ISN’T dead, and if we can help it, it never will be – right?!
I’d happily send this song on a flaming arrow through the windows of my family. Rock ‘n’ Roll ain’t dead.. and it wont be for the foreseeable future!
A message for my family : You guys may not want me or love me, but I wasn’t put on this planet to please you. I was put on this planet to help bands with what ever it is they need. They are my family, and that makes me way more lucky than any of you ever will be. Yes, I’m a disappointment to you all…. but I’m a massive achievement to everyone else. Rock ‘n’ Roll AIN’T dead, and I’m eternally grateful for the passion, ambition, inspiration and fulfillment it has brought to my life.

 

I hope you guys have liked this weeks top 5, and perhaps found some new bands or songs that have opened your eyes and ears 🙂
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JodieBowie : Bands and Moods!

I don’t know about ya’ll but I listen to certain bands/songs depending on what mood I’m in. I thought this might be an interesting topic, and maybe you’ll discover some new music! That is of course always my aim. Music is a powerful thing, it definitely is in my life anyway. 

BAD ASS
When I wanna feel like an absolute bad ass, that I can achieve anything in this world and that I am seriously feckin’ cool – I reach out for Western Sand, Mason Hill, Kris Barras, Kid Rock; bands with really epic riffs and guitar solos. The sort of bands you just HAVE to head bang to and unleash your inner rock chick. I’m sure everyone has that band that brings them out of their shell. I head-bang so hard to those bands, that I get really bad neck-ache, and do the same thing all over again the next day!

REBELLING
I’ve only really just noticed this, which is mostly what has inspired this blog. Whenever I am meeting up with my Mum’s side of the family, I ALWAYS start listening to Steel Panther. I have a feeling it’s because of the whole image that they create, they are heavily about sex, rude language, they look like bad influences, they act like bad influences, they sing about drugs… they are the sort of band that you worry about your innocent daughter going to see. With that side of the family, I have always felt like the black sheep. I dress very different, my life-style is not accepted, I’m sort of ‘expected’ to be permanently drunk (you know, like us rockers always are *rolls eyes*) – and Steel Panther sort of give me this confidence to be “fuck you, this is me, I don’t care if you don’t like it” attitude, otherwise I’d probably just sit there and cry around them. When I would stay at my Nans I’d always take a photo of Steel Panther with me, and it would calm me down. In a way, I guess bands feel more like family to me…. that’s how powerful music really is! I feel like a lot of us ‘rejects’ rely on music and bands to make us feel human again.

LONG JOURNEYS
For those long journeys, I really like just listening to one band with lots and lots of songs. The sort of bands where you can look out the window, watch the world pass by and lose yourself in your imagination. Massive Wagons and Beth Blade and The Beautiful Disasters are two bands I love listening to on long journeys. I recently played some Beth Blade whilst on the way to visit my Nan in Ascot with my Dad, and we found a song for pretty much every mood so we were well happy! If you can get my Dad dancing whilst driving, or singing a-long… TRUST ME, you’re a bloody good band haha.
I often stick Massive Wagons on when I’m going for a walk, or The Treatment and Those Damn Crows.. they are a great band to listen to whilst on the way to work; they give me the “you can do it” attitude.

DRUNK
I listen to all kinds of music and bands when I’m hammered. It’s usually a variety of songs rather than bands in all honesty. It’s usually all those cheesy classics that you HAVE to dance to. For example :
Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll, Footloose, Proud Mary, Play That Funky Music, Welcome To The Jungle, Place Your Hands, Here I Go Again, Green Onions, Burning Love, Edge of Seventeen, Hey Baby, Superstition, Don’t Feel Like Dancing, Morning Glory……. you get the idea.
I am a huge dancer! If there’s a song I like being played anywhere… I WILL dance to it… sober, drunk, at home or in public. These are just some of the best tunes to cover the entire dance floor with… and believe me I do.
If I’m having a proper rocking out session, I always start with “Stop, Stop!” they are the best band to get a party started with, I work my way through all 3 albums before moving on to the cheesy classics 😛
*Fun Fact : I’ve been sober for 4 months now, but you still can’t beat these tunes!

Chris Payn

RELAXED
If you follow me on Instagram, you probably will have seen that I am mostly at a Chris Payn gig somewhere. Let’s hope he don’t read this or it’ll probably weird him out hahaha.
I usually go to his shows rather spontaneously, but it’s usually when I need to just sit and zone out for a good while. I always come home feeling refreshed, and reminded why I do what I do and I get so many new ideas – I guess I get inspired. I’ve taken a few friends to see him, and honestly, I think it’s better than going to see a full rock band because you can sit and listen, have a drink, have a chat, have a dance, sing-a-long, and the atmosphere is so much calmer than a bunch of people jumping up and down, pushing people out the way, screaming in your ear…. maybe I’m just getting old!!!
I also listen to a lot of Paul Weller when I feel like I need a breath of fresh air. His voice is so smooth and soothing, it just melts all my worries away. He is so yummy to look at as well, I can’t help but just fade away thinking about how incredibly talented he is. Weller is for sure my favourite musician hands down ❤

SAD
I’m not entirely sure what I reach out for when I’m down. I mean, I guess there are specific song such as “Poster Girl for Pain” or “Angel with a Dirty Face” by Beth Blade… or most of the songs by The Wilderpeople. I think Suede is a band I reach out for when I am really low. They’ve always been there to catch me when life is not good. Songs that genuinely make me cry are “Wild Ones” and “Stay Together”; I mean proper tears as well. Especially Wild Ones, that is an absolutely beautiful song, musically, vocally, lyrically.. man, makes me well up just thinking about it.

EXCITED
If I feel super excited about something, or I feel like I’m really achieving something, I often play The Dead Daisies. I think it’s because in my little head and heart, that is the direction I want to go. I want to be working with bands like them, and putting on the shows they do etc. That would be absolutely fantastic in my head. I absolutely love John Corabi, and I guess he sort of helps the fire in my belly to keep burning – what with his amazing stage presence and incredible vocals… can’t really beat that ultimate rockstar attitude can you. Makes my heart beat faster and makes me want to keep aiming for my dreams!!

SEXY
Come on, we all have certain songs that turn us into a sex goddess! Mine just happens to be Tyler Bryant and The Shakedown.
If I’m needing an extra alter-ego boost… the Rocky Horror soundtrack never fails to make me feel my absolute unbreakable best!!
If I’m still awake in the early hours of the morning, I am probably dressed up as Dr.Frank ‘n’ Furter strutting my stuff or in my underwear pretending I’m some sort of Shania Twain, with really sexy long hair and a much more attractive face haha.

SINGING
Most of you probably don’t know, but I absolutely love singing. I can’t say I’m very good at it, but I do get great enjoyment out of it. I usually warm up with Mason Hill, I always get impressed when I can get through a Mason Hill song… they also make me feel like a bad ass rock star, so it’s always good to get the confidence and energy going. I usually delve into some Marco Mendoza, his songs are great to sing-a-long to, I usually go for “You Got Me”, “I Want You”, “Live For Tomorrow” and “Lettin’ Go”. Of course I do the standard bit of Bowie, The Stones, Queen, Guns n Roses – then if I want to prove to myself I genuinely have some talent, I move on to the T.Rex, Gretchen Wilson, McFly, Paul Weller … I wish I could say I can do a good Quatro, but that would be fibbing, I can’t even attempt the Suzi!

 

I hope this has been a some what entertaining/interesting blog! I thought I’d change things up a bit and this idea popped into my head. Please also check me out on social media to keep updated :
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Speak soon ❤

Jodie x ❤ x