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#OctAtoZBandChallenge Bonus H Halestorm "Straight Through The Heart" from the RJD tribute This Is Your Life🤘🤘 "Hanging from the cobwebs in your mind..." And that's 31 bands/artists I've not used before. Thank you @SharonHepworth3 for this fun challenge! youtu.be/le-xnM0QDzU

#OctAtoZBandChallenge Bonus S The Shys "Call In The Cavalry" from Astoria I Shazamed this from a beer commercial and fell in love. The drum beat & guitar riff kick major ass. "I woke up this morning, I think I need a kickstand..." youtu.be/Q9-TZXGy3e0

#OctAtoZBandChallenge Bonus F Foreigner "Dirty White Boy" from Head Games Not a big fan, but I love this tune. "I'm a loner but I'm never alone Every night I get one step closer to the danger zone..." youtu.be/tJSRfztl_tc

#OctAtoZBandChallenge Bonus W Link Wray "Rumble" You know when an instrumental is banned because it might incite juvenile delinquency it must be badass. And it is. youtu.be/NkWCP6P6_n8

#OctAtoZBandChallenge Bonus S Michael Stanley Band "He Can't Love You" from Heartland Great Mid-Western band. This got a lot of play on WSRD out of Youngstown OH. The Wizard! "He can't love you like I love you Come on, let the provin' begin..." youtu.be/Z6YcRqYw_4w

#OctAtoZBandChallenge Z Buckwheat Zydeco "Hot Tamale Baby" The king of zydeco. I dare you to listen to this and not move to the beat with a smile on your face. Et Toi! "I got a gal, she's a country gal..." youtu.be/KmlAzBbLuF8

#OctAtoZBandChallenge Y Yes "Tempus Fugit" from Drama My favorite song by Yes. Time flies indeed. "You were keeping your best situation An answer to-yes..." youtu.be/vzxZzIiO84Y

#OctAtoZBandChallenge X X-Ray Spex "Oh Bondage Up Yours!" Poly Styrene is a punk rock legend. And who says the saxophone isn't punk? "Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard But I think 'Oh bondage, up yours!'" youtu.be/FYMObdOqcRg

#OctAtoZBandChallenge W "Weird Al" Yankovic "The Saga Begins" Take a classic song, with an established rhythm & melody, and rewrite the lyrics to exactly retell Star Wars The Phantom Menace. And this is why Al is a genius. youtu.be/hEcjgJSqSRU

#OctAtoZBandChallenge V The Ventures "Classical Gas" Great instrumental from the surf guitar pioneers. Cover of a Mason Williams song.🎸🎸 youtu.be/m7rBIICeRW4

#OctAtoZBandChallenge U U2 "Bad" from Wide Awake In America I love this live version. "If you should ask then maybe They'd tell you what I would say True colors fly in blue and black Bruised silken skies and burning flack..." youtu.be/VEBOLXLODbM

#OctAtoZBandChallenge T Traffic "The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys" "The percentage you're paying is too high priced While you're living beyond all your means And the man in the suit has just bought a new car From the profit he's made on your dreams..."👍 youtu.be/vDGorIWYz-A

#OctAtoZBandChallenge S Sniff 'n' The Tears "Driver's Seat" from Fickle Heart Saw this in an episode of The Walking Dead and was like "I remember this song!"👍👍 "Doing all right A little jiving on a Saturday night..." youtu.be/V88yyayq6AY

#OctAtoZBandChallenge R Red Rider "Lunatic Fringe" from As Far As Siam Tom Cochrane's band in the 80's. When the sirens come in at the end I turn it ALL THE WAY UP! "Lunatic fringe I know you're out there..." youtu.be/sTFVMMCwsss

#OctAtoZBandChallenge Q Queen "Don't Stop Me Now" from Jazz One of my favorite Queen songs. RIP Freddie.✊✊ "I'm burnin' through the sky, yeah 200 degrees, that's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I'm travelling at the speed of light..." youtu.be/HgzGwKwLmgM

#OctAtoZBandChallenge P Public Enemy "Fight The Power" It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Chuck D is the man! Still relevant all these years later. Powerful. "Our freedom of speech is freedom or death We got to fight the powers that be..."🔥🔥 youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg

#OctAtoZBandChallenge O The Outlaws "Green Grass & High Tides" Better than "Freebird". There I said it! "Green grass and high tides forever Castles of stone souls and glory Lost faces say we adore you As kings and queens bow and play for you..." youtu.be/cz2CAtExXgQ

#OctAtoZBandChallenge N Naughty By Nature "O.P.P." I'm down! (I'm actually too nerdy to be down.) Love the "ABC" sample. "Dave drop a load on 'em..." youtu.be/73hSbcvnN0A

#OctAtoZBandChallenge M Meatloaf "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" Bat Out Of Hell It's at least 3 songs in 1! With a baseball game thrown in. Ellen Foley gives us hope... "It was long ago and it was far away And it was so much better that it is today..." youtu.be/C11MzbEcHlw

#OctAtoZBandChallenge L The Linda Lindas "Racist, Sexist Boy" The kids are alright! And punk rock is in good hands. And screw racists & sexists everywhere. "You are a racist, sexist boy And you have really dangerous toys..." youtu.be/J5AhU5Q7vH0