When I conceived this post, I had actually planned to broaden the category to “Demolition” so I could include classics like AC/DC’s “TNT” and the Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House.” The only two songs I knew of that were about wrecking balls were the ones by Neil Young and Creeper Lagoon. I had stumbled across a few more – when I mentioned a “crowded field” last week I was aware of maybe five additional songs – but nothing had me prepared for the overwhelming number of songs musicians have recorded about this iconic piece of construction equipment. I mean, it’s not like the category was “love” or “war.” So how many songs did I find?
Twenty-five songs. TWENTY-FIVE SONGS! And most of them are original songs. And there’s plenty more that I found out about but I wasn’t able to track down the mp3’s. There’s all kinds – some are indie tunes from recent years, there’s a few alt-country entries, there’s even one from a collection of National Socialist Black Metal bands (see if you can guess which one! I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised…). Since there’s so many songs, I’ve changed the voting a bit – you can vote for three different songs, and we’ll see who comes out on top.
Cranes and Crows – “Wrecking Ball”
Mother Mother – “Wrecking Ball”
Creeper Lagoon – “Wrecking Ball”
Joachim Garraud – “Wrecking Ball”
Harvey Danger – “Wrecking Ball”
Crooked Fingers – “Wrecking Ball”
Nekromantix – “Struck by a Wrecking Ball”
Spirit of the West – “The Wrecking Ball”
Gillian Welch (with Old Crow Medicine Show) – “Wrecking Ball”
Much the Same – “Wrecking Ball”
Beth Nielsen Chapman – “Heads Up for the Wrecking Ball”
Davenport Cabinet – “Kiss of a Wrecking Ball”
Bud Light Real American Heroes – “Mr. Wrecking Ball Operator”
Crash Anthem – “Wrecking Ball”
Emmylou Harris – “Wrecking Ball” (cover)
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Last week, Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits came from behind to finish with 44% of the votes, beating Buffalo Tom’s 33% and Metallica’s 22%. Next week we’ll dip back into Delilah’s well as we tackle the subject of Biblical Wives. If there’s anything you’re absolutely dying to see included, leave a note in the comments.
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