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Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room) ~ Paul Lekakis

Many, many, (many) moons ago, I had a thing for a dude* who told me, straight up, that all he wanted from me was a bit of fun, nothing too serious. It devastated me but I appreciated that he didn't mess me around, just laid out his intentions and anything that happened after that was based on a conscious, clear-eyed decision on my part. That's how I view this raucous, raunchy tune in all its fist-pumping glory - no pretensions of love or romance, just an invitation to a bit of the old boom-boom. God love ya, Paul Lekakis - and you ain't exactly hard on the eyes, neither.

*Edit: Just in case there's any confusion - the dude in question was not the singer of this song; I just meant to say that this song reminds me of that situation.

 

Because the Night ~ Patti Smith Group

A song so gut-wrenching, so soul-inflaming, and so true that U2 wishes they'd written it, I quiver when I hear it. Dayum, Patti Smith (and Bruce Springsteen, who co-wrote it). Da-yum. (And let's not forget the 10,000 Maniacs Unplugged version, where Natalie Merchant's voice gives that spine-tingling catch as she sings, "...take me now..." toward the end of the tune...yowsa).

Blade in the Back ~ U.N.K.L.E. (featuring Gavin Clark)

Y'all, I am guessing this song's about betrayal, and I have to guess at its meaning, as I can't really make out the lyrics, nor can I find them online (if one o' y'all got 'em, I'd be much obliged to learn what they are). I include it because that growling, grinding riff really revs my motor. Woof.