SOUL SURMISE

STOCKI'S BEST OF 2019 PLAYLIST

(not just a list of songs but quite a few links and themes going on... enjoy)

 

MY ISLAND (feat. Stephen James Smith) - RYAN VEIL & ELMA ORKESTRA

(from Borders)

 

I THINK OF HOME - SNOW PATROL

(from Reworked)

 

DANCE WITH ME TO THE EDGE OF THE WORLD - THE ORPHAN BRIGADE

(from To Edge Of the World)

 

UNDERNEATH THE SKY - BUDDY & JULIE MILLER

(from Breakdown On 20th Ave. South)

 

EVERYTHING IS BROKEN (Feat. Jason Isbell) - SHERYL CROW

(from Threads)

 

BROKEN - COLDPLAY

(from Everyday Life)

 

LET LOVE REIGN - ROBBIE ROBERTSON

(from Sinematic)

 

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO WATER - JOE HENRY

(from The Gospel According To Water)

 

LOVE AND REVELATION - OVER THE RHINE

(from Love And Revelation)

 

SILVER THUNDERBIRD - MARC COHN & THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

(from Work To Do)

 

AHIMSA - U2 and A. R. RAHMAN

(from single)

 

CITY OF LOVE - DEACON BLUE

(from the forthcoming City Of Love)

 

THE LAST DAY - LUKE SITAL-SINGH

(from Golden State)

 

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARY - JOSH RITTER & THE MILK CARTON KIDS

(from single)

 

AFRICA (WAVING AT YOU) (feat. Onialeku Primary School) - JONNY FITCH

(from single)

 

BLIND LEADING THE BLIND - MUMFORD & SONS

(from single)

 

LAND OF THE FREE - THE KILLERS

(from single)

 

HUMAN (Live) - JACK SAVORETTI & WARD THOMAS

(from Singing To Strangers (Special Edition)

 

HUMAN - KITT PHILIPPA

(from Human)

 

THERE GOES MY MIRACLE (Film Version) - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

(from Western Stars - Songs From The Film)

 

CHANCE - KARINE POLWART

(from Karine Polwart's Scottish Songbook)

 

WAITING FOR YOU - NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS

(from Ghosteen)

 

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE (Take 1) - BOB DYLAN & JOHNNY CASH

(from The Bootleg Series Vol 15; Talking Through 1967-69)

 

SOLID GROUND - MICHAEL KIWANUKA

(from Kiwanuka)

 

SHAKE THE DUST - KATHLEEN TURNER

(from Like A lion)

 

COYOTE (live) - GLEN HANSARD

(from Joni 75)

 

THAT KIND OF LOVE - ANTHONY TONER

(from Our Lady Of The Wind and Rain)

 

YOU I KNOW - RUNABAY

(from Between the Lines)

 

HEAL - ALLISON MOORER

(from Blood)

 

INSTRUMENT - PIERCE PETTIS

(from Father's Son)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKI'S REM RARITIES PLAYLIST

(My REM Rarities Playlist includes b-sides, live versions, covers, soundtracks, a couple of Stipe solo things and even an Iain Archer song that Peter Buck plays on... just because that would have been unbelievable when we dreamed Iain into a music career back when Monster was released in 1994) 

9 DREAM 

(from Instant Karma: The Campaign To Save Darfur)

 

LOSING MY RELIGION (Chris Martin Feat Michael Stipe)

(from 12-12-12 The Concert For Sandy Relief)

 

MAN ON THE MOON (live)

(from What’s The Frequency Kenneth single)

 

WICHITA LINEMAN (live in Houston)

(from the Bittersweet Me single)

 

ALL THE RIGHT FRIENDS  

(from Vanilla Sky soundtrack)

 

AT MY MOST BEAUTIFUL (live at the BBC)

(from the Japanese mini single)

 

TO THE ONE I LOVE (live from Glastonbury)

(from The Great Beyond single)

 

WALL OF DEATH  

(from Beat The Retreat: Songs By Richard Thompson)

 

NEW TEST LEPER (acoustic/Seattle Studio)

(from Bittersweet Me single)

 

EVERYBODY HURTS (live from Glastonbury)

(from The Great Beyond single)

 

IN THE SUN (Joseph Arthur cover - Michael Stipe and Chris Martin)

(from Gulf Coast Relief EP)

 

DRIVE (live)

(from Strange Currencies single)

 

SUSPICION (live from Ealing Studios)

(from the Japanese mini single)

 

FIRST WE TAKE MANHATTAN 

(from I Am Your Fan; The Songs Of Leonard Cohen)

 

PHOTOGRAPH (feat Natalie Merchant) 

(from Born To Choose)

 

SO, CENTRAL RAIN (Performed on BBC’s ‘Later’ With Jools Holland)

(from At My Most Beautiful Japanese mini single)

 

WAKE UP (live version) (Atlanta)

(from Electrolite single)

 

INJURED BIRD (Michael Stipe & Vic Chestnutt)

(from The End Of Violence soundtrack)

 

MUNICH

(from Radio 1’s Live Lounge Volume 3)

 

E-BOW THE LETTER (Seattle Studio)

(from E-Bow The Letter single)

 

PERFECT CIRCLE (Performed on BBC’s ‘Later’ With Jools Holland)

(from Suspicion Japanese mini single)

 

I AM A LANDSLIDE (Tired Pony - including Peter Buck)

(from The Place We Ran From)

STOCKI'S SINEAD O'CONNOR PLAYLIST

I BELIEVE IN YOU

(from Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration)

 

REDEMPTION SONG (live)

(from This Is A Rebel Song Part 2)

 

ODE TO BILLIE JOE

(from Help: A Charity Project For The Children of Bosnia)

 

YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME

(from Red, Hot and Blue: A Tribute To Cole Porter)

 

DANNY BOY

(from Sea Of Dreams - Davy Spillane)

 

HEROINE

(From Captive - Edge and Sinead O'Connor)

 

HAUNTED

(from The Snake - Shane MacGowan and the Popes)

 

STREETS OF LONDON

(from Thank You for Hearing Me EP)

 

YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO FREE

(from No Prima Donna: The Songs Of Van Morrison)

 

HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY THAT I LOVE YOU (with Van Morrison and The Chieftains)

(From Live On Letterman)

 

SACRIFICE

(from Two Rooms: The Songs Of Elton John and Bernie Taupin)

 

THIS IS A REBEL SONG

(from This Is A Rebel Song EP)

 

IRISH WAYS & IRISH LAWS

(from Silent Night single)

 

MAKE ME A CHANNEL OF YOUR PEACE

(from Diana Princess of Wales Tribute)

 

PROPERTY OF JESUS

(from Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan Honouring 50 Years of Amnesty International)

 

LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN

(from Albert Nobbs soundtrack)

 

FACTORY GIRL (The Chieftains)

(from Tears of Stone)

 

FOGGY DEW (The Chieftains)

(from The Long Black Veil)

 

MIND GAMES

(from I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Deluxe edition)

 

HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN

(from Thank You For Hearing Me)

 

TROUBLE WILL SOON BE OVER

(from God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson)

 

LULLABY FOR CAIN

(from The Talented Mr Ripley soundtrack)

 

CHIQUITITA

(from Across The Bridge Of Hope)

 

WOE TO THE HOLY VOW (with Don Baker and Damian Dempsey)

(from Wow To The Holy Vow single)

 

WHEN A CHILD IS BORN 

(from the single)

 

SILENT NIGHT

(from the single)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKI'S TOM ODELL RARITIES PLAYLIST

As a fan of 70s songwriters like Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor I should be a fan of Tom Odell... and I sort of am... but I do prefer his covers and acoustic versions.

 

PIANO MAN (Billy Joel cover)

(from Jubilee Road Deluxe Edition)

 

I THINK IT'S GOING TO RAIN TODAY (Randy Newman cover)

(from Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Session 2015)

 

GO TELL HER NOW

(from the single)

 

TINY DANCER (Elton John cover)

(from BBC Radio 2; The Piano Room 2019)

 

GROW OLD WITH ME (KCRW MBE Session)

(from Grow Old With Me EP)

 

REAL LOVE (Beatles' cover)

(from the single)

 

ANOTHER LOVE

(from The Saturday Sessions From The Dermot O'Leary Show)

 

TRUE COLOURS (Cyndi Lauper cover)

(from the single)

 

DANCING IN THE DARK (Bruce Springsteen cover)

(from BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s Vol 2)

 

HOLD ME (acoustic)

(from The Artist Lounge)

 

MAGNETISED (acoustic)

(from the single)

 

I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE (Taylor Swift cover)

(from BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2013)

 

ROAR (Katy Perry cover)

(from BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge 2014)

 

SUMMER DAY

(from Moominvalley Soundtrack)

 

LITTLE DARLING

(from Grow Old With Me EP)

 

THE SOUND (1975's cover)

(from BBC Live Lounge 2016)

 

BEHIND THE ROSE

(from The Artist's Lounge)

 

IF YOU WANNA LOVE SOMEBODY (acoustic)

(from Heartstrings)

 

SILHOUETTE (piano version)

(from Wrong Crowd (East 1st Street Piano Tapes)

 

ELIZABETH (live)

(from Artist's Lounge)

 

HONKY TONK WOMAN (Rolling Stones cover)

(from iTunes Festival: London 2013 -EP)

 

SILENT NIGHT 

(from Spending All My Christmas With You EP)

 

 

 

 

STOCKI'S FLORENCE & THE MACHINE RARITIES PLAYLIST

I would like to be a Florence & The Machine fan but her work is a little overpowering for me but when she does radio sessions, acoustic versions and covers the I can listen... 

 

SHIP TO WRECK

(from BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge)

 

NOT FADE AWAY (Buddy Holly cover)

(from Rave On Buddy Holly)

 

OH DARLING (LIVE AT ABBEY ROAD) (Beatles's cover)

(from Lungs 10th Anniversary Edition)

 

NEVER LET ME GO

(from BBC Radio 2: The Piano Room 2019)

 

WHAT KIND OF MAN

(from Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2016)

 

TINY DANCER (Elton John cover)

(from Revamp: The Songs oF Elton John & Bernie Taupin)

 

STAND BY ME (Ben E King cover)

(from Songs From Final Fantasy XV single)

 

YOU'VE GOT THE LOVE (Little Noise Sessions)

(from Dog Days Are Over EP)

 

JENNY OF OLDSTONES (Game Of Thrones)

(from the single)

 

HALO (Beyonce cover)

(from The Best Of Radio 1's Live Lounge)

 

PATRICIA (acoustic)

(from the single)

 

BREATH OF LIFE

(from Snow White and The Huntsman Soundtrack)

 

JACKSON (feat. Josh Home)  (Johnny Cash cover)

(from MTV Presents Unplugged: Florence and The Machine)

 

MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME (from The Hootenany 2009 - with JOOLS HOLLAND

(from The Golden Age Of Song - Jools Holland and His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra)

 

MODERATION

(from the single)

 

I LOVE YOU ALL THE TIME (PLAY IT FORWARD CAMPAIGN) (feat. The Maccabees)

From I Love You All The Time (Play It Forward Campaign)

 

ARE YOU HURTING THE ONE YOU LOVE

(from Rabbit Heart; Raise It Up EP)

 

TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS (Otis Redding cover)

(from MTV Presents Unplugged: Florence and The Machine)

 

DRUMMING SONG (acoustic)

from Drumming Song EP)

 

MY BOY BUILDS COFFINS (acoustic)

(from Lungs 10th Anniversary Edition)

 

 

STOCKI'S COVERS OF U2 SONGS PLAYLIST

Another of my wee self indulgent playlists. This time it is covers of U2 songs. This collection took on a personality of its own and has a downbeat sound. That is why there is nothing from AHK-toong BAY-bi on here (you can read my review of that one HERE) 

There is also a wee section dedicated to Andy Rowen. Bad was written about him so after Luka Bloom's version of that I add a few songs of redemption... (Read my Surmise on Andy's amazing story HERE!

It all goes on an 80 CDR as is my old fashion wont!

 

OCTOBER - THE DIVINE COMEDY

(from Even Better Than The Real Thing Vol 3)

 

PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR

(from In The Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2)

 

WHO'S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES - DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBOURS

(from Through The Night: Live In The Studio)

 

RUNNING TO STAND STILL - ELBOW

(from Heroes)

 

IN A LITTLE WHILE - BRIAN HOUSTON

(from The Raw Sessions)

 

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU - KEANE

(from Radio 1's Live Lounge) 

 

ALL I WANT IS YOU - JARS OF CLAY

(from In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa)

 

EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING - JACK L

(from Even Better Than The Real Thing Vol 3)

 

BAD - LUKA BLOOM

(from Keeper Of The Flame)

 

WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN - DECLAN O'ROURKE

(from Even Better Than The Real Thing Vol 3)

 

GRACE - NICHOLE NORDEMAN

(from In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa)

 

40 - THE FRAMES

(from Even Better Than The Real Thing Vol 3)

 

STUCK IN A MOMENT (live) - MARTYN JOSEPH

(from Official Bootleg Vol 3)

 

NORTH & SOUTH - CHRISTY MOORE

(from Live At The Point 2006)

 

MISS SARAJEVO - GEORGE MICHAEL

(from Songs From The Last Century)

 

ONE - THE COWBOY JUNKIES

(from Early 21st Century Blues)

 

LOVE IS BLINDNESS - CASSANDRA WILSON

(from New Moon Daughter)

 

I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR - CHRISTINE COLLISTER

(from Into The Light)

STOCKI'S ELVIS COSTELLO RARITIES PLAYLIST

FULL FORCE GALE (Van Morrison cover)

(from No Prima Donna: The Songs Of Van Morrison)

 

THE LOVERS THAT NEVER WERE (cowritten with Paul McCartney)

(from Purse EP)

 

SHE 

(from Notting Hill Soundtrack)

 

SPARKLING DAY

(from One Day Soundtrack)

 

BRILLIANT DISGUISE (Bruce Springsteen cover)

(from It’s Time single)

 

IT HAD TO BE YOU (feat. Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks)

(from Boardwalk Empire Vol 2)

 

EDITH & THE KINGPIN (Joni Mitchell cover)

(from A Tribute To Joni Mitchell)

 

WALKING ON THIN ICE (Yoko Ono cover)

(from Every Man Has A Woman)

 

LICENSE TO KILL (Bob Dylan cover)

(from Chimes Of Freedom; Songs of Bob Dylan Honouring 50 Years Of Amnesty International)

 

TELL ME WHY (Neil Young cover)

(from The Bridge School Collection Vol 5)

 

BACK STABBERS

(from Vinyl; The Essentials (Best of Season 1))

 

POINT OF NO RETURN

(from Vinyl: Music From The HBO Original Series Volume 1.9)

 

LONG JOURNEY HOME (ANTHEM) with Anuna

(from Long Journey Home soundtrack)

 

THE NIGHT BEFORE LARRY WAS STRETCHED

(from Common Ground)

 

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE (Beatles’ cover)

(from Live Aid)

 

DON’T THROW YOUR LOVE AWAY 

(from Does This Train Stop at Merseyside;The Very Best Of Ian Prowse)

 

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

(from Return Of The Grievous Angel: A Tribute To Gram Parsons)

 

KISS LIKE YOUR KISS (with Lucinda Williams)

(from True Blood: Music From the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2)

 

I SURRENDER DEAR (feat. Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks)

(from Boardwalk Empire Vol 3)

 

DOWN ON THE BOTTOM (cowritten with Bob Dylan)

(from Purse EP)

 

I’LL STILL LOVE (co-written with Johnny Cash)

(from Johnny Cash: Forever Words)

STOCKI'S THE KILLERS' PLAYLIST

My playlist of The Killers. A couple of Brandon Flowers live covers, though I didn't consider his solo records for the list! 

 

HUMAN (live)

(from Live From The Royal Albert Hall)

 

ALL THE THINGS THAT I HAVE DONE (live)

(from Live 8)

 

LAND OF THE FREE

(single)

 

WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG

(from Sam's Town)

 

MR BRIGHTSIDE

(from Hot Fuss)

 

GOT MY MIND MIND SET ON YOU (Brandon Flowers live)

(from George Fest: A Night to Celebrate The Music Of George Harrison)

 

INSTANT KARMA (Brandon Flowers live)

(Imagine: John Lennon's 75th Birthday Concert)

 

THE MAN

(from Wonderful Wonderful)

 

SHOT AT THE NIGHT

(from Direct Hits)

 

SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT

(from Hot Fuss)

 

SAM'S TOWN (acoustic)

(from Live At The Royal Albert Hall)

 

MONA LISAS AND MAD HATTERS

(from Revamp: The Songs Of Elton John and Bernie Taupin)

 

ROMEO AND JULIET (Live from Abbey Road)

(from Sawdust)

 

ULTRA VIOLET (LIGHT MY WAY)

from AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered)

 

SOMEBODY TOLD ME

(Hot Fuss)

 

JOSEPH, BETTER YOU THAN ME (feat Elton John and Neil Tennant)

(the single)

 

THE CALLING

(from Wonderful Wonderful)

 

BE STILL

(from Battle Born)

 

 

STOCKI'S AFRICAN MUSIC PLAYLIST

AFRICA WAVING - JONNY FITCH

(from https://jonnyfitch.bandcamp.com)

 

AFRIKA - ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO

46664 (Part 2 - Long Walk To Freedom)

 

WAKA WAKE (THIS TIME FOR AFRICA) - SHAKIRA

(from the single)

 

AFRICA - FAT AND FRANTIC

(from Quirk)

 

ASIMBONANGA - JOHNNY CLEGG AND FRIENDS

(from 46664 (Part 2 - Long Walk To Freedom)

 

FACTORY OF MAGNIFICENT SOULS - IONA

(from Circling Hour)

 

SING - ANNIE LENNOX

(from Songs Of Mass Destruction)

 

THERE WILL BE A TIME - MUMFORD & SONGS AND BAABA MAAL

(from Johannesburg EP)

 

MOVE ON UP (Feat BONO & JOHN LEGEND) - ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO

(from OYO)

 

DIAMONDS ON THE SOULS OF HER SHOES - LADYSMITH BLACK MOMBAZO

(from The Star and The Wisemen)

 

BANTU BIKO STREET - SIMPHIWE DANA

(from On Bantu Biko Street)

 

TIMSHEL (feat Mumford & Sons) - RHYTHMS DEL MUNDO

(from Rhythms Del Mundo Africa)

 

MYSTERIOUS WAYS - ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO

(from In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2)

 

SCATTERLINGS OF AFRICA (LIVE) - JOHNNY CLEGG AND SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR

(from Live at The Nelson Mandela Theatre)

 

GUMBOOTS (LIVE) - PAUL SIMON

(from The Concert In Hyde Park)

 

HOMELESS - LADY SMITH BLACK MOMBAZO

(from 46664 (Part 2 - Long Walk To Freedom)

 

PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR

(from In The Name Of Love: Africa Celebrates U2)

 

REDEMPTION SONG - ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO

(from Spirit Rising)

STOCKI’S U2 CHILLED OUT PLAYLIST VOL 2

EVERY BREAKING WAVE

(from BBC Radio 2 The Piano Room)

 

STAY (FARAWAY, SO CLOSE) - CRAIG ARMSTRONG feat. BONO

(from As If To Nothing)

 

IF YOU WEAR THAT VELVET DRESS - JOOLS HOLLAND feat. BONO

(from MORE FRIENDS)

 

DROWNING MAN - MADELYN IRISH feat. BONO

From Bono: The  Complete Solo Recordings Vol 3)

 

ONE TREE HILL REPRISE (Brian Eno Remix)

(from Joshua Tree Super Deluxe)

 

SONG FOR SOMEONE (from Acoustic Sessions)

(from Songs of Innocence (Deluxe)

 

BOOK OF YOUR HEART

(from Songs Of Experience (Deluxe Edition)

 

AMERICAN PRAYER - BONO, EDGE, BEYONCE & DAVE STEWART)

(from 46664 Concert)

 

CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - BONO

(from Honeymoon In Vegas Soundtrack)

 

A MAN & WOMAN (acoustic)

(from All Because Of You single)

 

I WANNA BE AROUND - BONO with TONY BENNETT

(from Tony Bennett Duets)

 

CEDARWOOD ROAD (from Acoustic Sessions)

(from Songs Of Innocence (Deluxe)

 

TOWER OF SONG - Leonard Cohen and U2

(from Window In The Skies  single)

 

A DYING SAILOR TO HIS SHIPMATES - BONO

(from Rogue’s Gallery - Pirate Ballad, Sea Song and Chanteys)

 

WHEN THE STARS GO BLUE - THE CORRS feat. BONO

(VH1 Presents The Corrs (Live In Dublin)

 

SHE’S A MYSTERY TO ME

(from All Because Of You single)

 

STARING AT THE SUN

(From Bono: The Complete Solo Sessions)

 

AVE MARIA (Jacknife Lee Mix)

(from Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own single)

 

MOTHERS OF THE DISAPPEARED (acapella)

(from Bono: The Complete Recordings 3)