Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em

We might as well rock out to some smoke-related tunes when we’re not outside in the haze.

Our smoky playlist includes:

This Fire – Franz Ferdinand

Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple (live)

Smoke baby – Hawksley Workman

Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix

Dust in the Wind – Kansas

Smokin’ – Boston

Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash

Smoke gets in your eyes – The Platters

Marijuana – Reverend Horton Heat (Hey, there are a lot of “smoke” and 420 jokes flying.)

Cinder and Smoke – Iron & Wine (via hi54lofi)

B.C. is on Fire – The Pack A.D. (So obvious I didn’t think of it for hours.)

Burning down the house – Talking Heads (though I didn’t link to their version)

We didn’t start the fire – Billy Joel (Clearly we’re blaming B.C for this one.)

Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em – Fun Lovin’ Criminals

The Motor City is Burnin’ – John Lee Hooker (I linked to MC5′s version.)

I Smell Smoke – Johnny Winter

I went all bluesy at the end there.

More today:

Disco Inferno – The Trammps (Burn, baby, burn)

That made me think of The Roof is on Fire by The Bloodhound Gang (NSFW)

Paris is Burning – Ladyhawke, Peaches remix (There’s also the St. Vincent song called Paris is Burning.)

Ashes to Ashes – David Bowie

Smoke Rings – Django Reinhardt

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Here’s one way to track the smoke: It’s a smoke radar.

And on the health side of things, you can always keep track of air quality through Alberta Health Services.

This entry was posted by Jeff on Thursday, August 19th, 2010 at 3:43 pm and is filed under MUSIC, Photos and tagged with , , , , , . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

6 Responses to “Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em”

  1. Leah says:
    August 19, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    Have you looked at Environment Canada’s forecast recently? They have an icon for everything, apparently. http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-50_metric_e.html

    As for a song, well, it’s not about the right kind of smoke, but whatever. It’s been stuck in my head most of today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkCqKFJ80Gs&feature=related

  2. JillComm says:
    August 19, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    I recommend Burn This City as well.

    Also, I am sitting in a well-sealed office and my clothes still smell like mesquite. Yum.

  3. Jeff says:
    August 19, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    Neat! That Pack A.D. link totally became an audio player in the post.

  4. selenized says:
    August 19, 2010 at 11:15 pm

    Paris is Burning? That’s the best I could come up with.

  5. Derjis says:
    August 19, 2010 at 11:24 pm

    How about anything by the Friendly Fires?

  6. Laurie says:
    August 20, 2010 at 9:30 am

    You forgot Disco Inferno!(Trammps version, not 50 Cent version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opY4qcidFk)

    Buuuuurn baby burn