5 Songs to Get You Through the Week #27

5 Songs to Get You Through the Week is a feature I run on Young Ears, Fresh Perspective on Sundays/early hours of Monday morning where I pick out 5 tunes that I think are notable and tell you a bit about them. The point is to give you some rocking music to help you deal with your weekday blues. You can either listen to one each day, listen to them all at once, or any other combination that you feel. As long as you can get through the week without the man getting you down, that's all I care about. Without further ado, here are the 5 tracks I've picked out for this week:

1.  For All the Cows, by The Foo Fighters

Personally I feel this is one of the absolute best songs The Foo Fighters have ever put out. It has a bluesy swingy feel during the verses and puts things into overdrive during the choruses. In a way I kind of get a vibe from it that reminds me of The Doors at certain points. Naturally the lyrics are full of mid-90's introspective theme that criticize society, but it works for this song. Plus, it's a great way for Dave Grohl to start making his own sound after the death of former Nirvana band mate Kurt Cobain.

2. In the Navy, by Alestorm

Now I know The Village People aren't rock music by any stretch of the imagination, but this cover done by pirate metal band Alestorm makes it WAY better. Where everything in the original was disco, they have made it pure metal with overdriven guitars, thundering drums, and dirty Scottish pirate vocals. I kid you not, this is a version of In the Navy that you can actually headbang and mosh to. I know. I never thought I'd live to see the day were such a thing would be able to be said with full seriousness.

3. Lie to Me, by Jonny Lang

Singer/guitarist Jonny Lang was only a teen when he hit the blues music scene in the late 90's, but he took it by storm with his cover of the song Lie to Me. With his vibrato guitar technique and soulful vocals, it made it seem like the late Stevie Ray Vaughan had come back from the dead via reincarnation. Although he mainly plays Christian music now the mainstream will always have this fiery passionate blues tune to jam to whenever someone has been stretching the truth with how faithful they are being.

4. New, by Paul McCartney

This track from Paul McCartney's 2013 album of the same name proves that the man still has all song writing magic that he has ever (if not more) and that his voice is still in as good of shape as it was back in the day. New is a Beatles-esque jaunt that talks about how love feels when it's new. I kind of get the image of romping through a field of daisies; especially during the build-up at the beginning. Despite all that, McCartney still manages to give the song a bit of modern edge to show that while he is true to his roots he has also managed to progress as a musician at the same time.

5. Metal Guru, by T. Rex

Metal Guru is an upbeat cheery tune that in a way is a celebration of life. This song flawlessly blends electric guitars with horns. It's glam rock at its finest if you ask me because it takes the standard pop four chord progression and uses it to make something catchy, original, and memorable. It's the kind of song you jam in the middle of a huge party; or at least you would if it's a party where the people attending actually have taste in music and don't just listen to all the top 40 garbage that goes around these days.