To Cry You A Song - Animals

I was originally going to do this with song titles, and actually found many animals mentioned (including some odd ones like a sealion, dolphin, monkey, and bee). But then I looked at band names and was surprised at how many were named after animals. I figured I could put together a better list of songs when choosing from an artist's entire catalogue, and in fact, it turned out better than I expected. This particular list includes 15 very good to excellent songs, with 10 being Desert Island songs (marked with an *).

You may notice some notable names are missing from this compilation. Obviously, The Beatles fit the category, but because this turned into a more hard rock/heavy metal compilation, I decided to leave them off. Also, there's no Whitesnake, because technically the name's not about an animal. The same is true for W.A.S.P. Also missing are bands with intentionally misspelled names, such as Ratt and Jackyl, and bands with an adjective or qualifier before the name, such as Iron Butterfly, Fuzzy Duck, White Lion, etc.

Animal Tracks: (wow, another unintentional bad pun)

1. Budgie - Zoom Club (9:56)*

2. Buffalo - Intro: Pound Of Flesh / Shylock (10:33)*

3. Bull Angus - Run Don't Stop (4:27)*

4. Buzzard - Save Me (3:51)*

5. Chinchilla - Father Forgive Me (5:10)

6. Great White - Desert Moon (4:32)*

7. Jaguar - Eighties (3:49)*

8. The Lizards - Hungry World (4:41)

9. Praying Mantis - Panic in the Streets (3:43)

10. Raven - Ballad of Marshall Stack (5:38)*

11. Scorpions - Lovedrive (4:52)*

12. Viper - Knights of Destruction (3:13)

13. Wild Turkey - Butterfly (4:55)

14. Wolf - Genocide (3:41)*

15. Zebra - Arabian Nights (5:19)*

Disc length - 78:20

Albums:

Budgie - In for the Kill (1974)

Buffalo - Volcanic Rock (1973)

Bull Angus - Bull Angus (1971)

Buzzard - Gambler (1984)

Chinchilla - The Last Millenium (2002)

Great White - Hooked (1991)

Jaguar - Run Ragged (2003)

The Lizards - The Lizards Rule (2003)

Praying Mantis - Time Tells No Lies (1981)

Raven - All for One (1983)

Scorpions - Lovedrive (1979)

Viper - Soldiers of Sunrise (1987)

Wild Turkey - Battle Hymn (1971)

Wolf - Black Wings (2002)

Zebra - Zebra IV (2003)

Rock Island - Chapter Twelve

Tired of the games, you decide to go for a walk. You soon discover a pussycat swallowtail butterfly, one of the rarest in the world. As you excitedly follow the butterfly, you stumble across a thermal vent. You forget the butterfly and run back to tell Roy about your discovery. Soon everyone is taking hot baths and showers, and Roy even manages to create a hot tub using spare parts from the boat and space capsule.

Everyone appreciates your discovery. Ann Marie is especially happy. One night while enjoying a soak in the tub, she asks about the rest of your music. You finish the list:

• Socrates Drank the Conium - It's a Disgusting World
• Spirit - I Got a Line on You
• Stevie Ray Vaughan - Change It
• Styx - Lady; Lorelei; Miss America; Blue Collar Man; Renegade
• Sweet - Restless; Ballroom Blitz; Fox on the Run; Action; The Lies In Your Eyes; White Mice
• Ted Nugent - Stranglehold; Writing on the Wall; Hammerdown; Cat Scratch Fever; Smokescreen; Rawdogs and Warhogs
• Ten Years After - I'm Coming On; Standing at the Station
• The Nice - Rondo
• The Seeds - Pushin' too Hard
• The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
• The Yardbirds - Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
• Thin Lizzy - The Rocker; Angel of Death
• Tiger B. Smith - To Hell
• Toad - Thoughts
• Triumph - Ordinary Man; Too Much Thinking
• Truth and Janey - Down the Road I Go; Remember a. A Child b. Building Walls
• Tucky Buzzard - Which Way, When For Why
• UFO - Doctor Doctor; Rock Bottom; Let It Roll; Mother Mary; This Kid's (incl. Between the Walls); Too Hot to Handle; Lights Out; Love to Love; Chains, Chains; Long Gone; Makin' Moves
• Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself; Easy Livin'; The Magician's Birthday; Sell Your Soul; Red Lights; Cry Freedom; Against the Odds; Between Two Worlds; Overload
• Van Halen - Runnin' with the Devil; Eruption; You Really Got Me; D.O.A.; And the Cradle Will Rock...; Everybody Wants Some!!; Where Have All the Good Times Gone!
• Warhorse - Burning
• Wind - Dear Little Friend
• Zebra - Tell Me What You Want; Who's Behind the Door?; Wait Until the Summer's Gone; Arabian Nights

You're alone with Ann Marie. She catches you staring at her. And then you hear Roy calling for you. "I guess I need to go," you say.