MikeMickXer Repertoire

AIN'T NO SUNSHINE (Listen) Bill Withers' huge hit of 1971 from his album "Just As I Am." The song was released as a single in September 1971 and became a breakthrough hit for Withers, reaching #6 on the U.S. R&B chart and #3  on the U.S. Pop chart.

LITTLE SISTER (Listen) Words & music by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Recorded by Elvis Presley and Dwight Yokem, among many others.

THESE ARMS OF MINE (Listen) Perhaps the earliest original song written and recorded by Otis Redding, released when he was singing with the group Johnny Jenkins and the Pinetoppers, probably in 1962.

BADFISH (Watch) 1992 reggae tune by the Sublimes.

ISRAELITES (Watch) Reggae tune by Desmond Decker and the Aces in 1968. The first reggae tune to reach #1 in Britain and the Top Ten in the USA.

USE ME Originally composed and recorded by Bill Withers, and was included on his 1972 album "Still Bill." It was his second-biggest hit in the United States, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

BEE-BOP-A-LULA 1956 rock & roll hit by Gene Vincent.

WICKED GAME Ethereal 1998 hit song by Chris Isaak.

SNAKE FARM (Watch) Eerie, hard-edged song by Texas song-writing legend Ray Wylie Hubbard. Inspired by a real snake farm near San Antonio, TX, that doubled as a brothel.

MYSTERY TRAIN Written by Junior Parker and Sam Phillips, and recorded in 1953. Elvis Presley's version of "Mystery Train" was released in1955 peaked at # 11 on the national Billboard Country Chart.

RING OF FIRE major 1963 country hit by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.

COME ON, EVERYBODY! Late 1950s hit by Eddie Cochran, who died in a car accident at the age of just 22. His biggest hit, "Summertime Blues," is considered a classic of R&R.

SHE'S SOMETHING ELSE Written and recorded in the late 1950s by Eddie Cochran.

GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER 1981 reggae tune by Black Uhura.

SUGAR BEE Released in 1961 by Cleveland Crochet, this song managed to hit the Top 100 nationally. It put Louisiana-style R&B on the map. Cover recorded by several blues and R&B acts over the years.

HOT, HOT, HOT dance floor hit written by Arrow in 1982. Covered and popularized by Buster Poindexter in 1987.

THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Huge 1970 hit by Sly and the Family Stone, roundly recognized as one of the most influential and popular funk songs of all time.

LOTTA LOVIN' 1957 rock & roll hit by Gene Vincent.

CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Rockabilly-styled song written by Freddie Mercury and performed by him with the rock group Queen. Was #1 on the hit charts in the USA in 1980. Covered by Dwight Yokun, Michael Buble, Diana Ross, and the The 88.

ANGEL OF THE MORNING Hit tune of 1968 by Merrilee Rush and The Turnabouts, who made it into a #7 hit on the pop music charts in the U.S.A. MikeMickXer follows artist Shaggy's version of the tune (which hit #1 in the USA in 2001) by giving the song a reggae lift.

STIR IT UP (Watch) Reggae hit written in 1967 by Bob Marley but recorded and made popular in the USA and Britain by Johnny Nash in 1972.

HAVING A PARTY 1962 hit by R&B legend Sam Cooke.

LET'S GET IT ON Sensual soul ballad and MoTown hit of the 1970s by Marvin Gaye.

MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT Classic Hank Williams Sr. original country hit from 1949.

WILD NIGHTS Early hit from Van Morrison's storied career. Covered by many, most notably John Mellencamp.

STEPPIN' OUT 1984 roots reggae song by Steel Pulse.

FEELS LIKE RAIN Blues icon Buddy Guy's original tune from 1993. On the recording, Bonnie Raitt adds vocal and guitar licks.

ROCKABILLY VAMPIRE Ralph Rebel's 2001 tribute to the camp horror genre.

DOUBLENECK GUITAR/WHOLE LOTTA LOVE/SMOKE ON THE WATER medley of songs beginning with 2007 tune by the Americana group The Bad Detectives, followed by Led Zeppelin's 1970 hit, and wrapping up with Deep Purple's 1972 hit.

BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT 1992 R&B hit by Willam DeVaughn.

ALL SHOOK UP Elvis Presley's #1 hit tune from 1957.

WHAT'S GOIN ON Smash MoTown hit by Marvin Gaye.

HOUSECALL 1991 hit by Shabba Ranks and Maxi Priest in the reggae/rap style.

WIPE OUT (Watch) 1963 instrumental hit by the Surfaris, featuring that inimitable Fender Jazzmaster guitar melody line and pounding drum riff through the classic 1-4-5 rock chord arrangement.

LONESOME TRAIN Rockabilly hit by Johnny Burnette from 1956.

TROUBLE 2004 folk/blues ballad by Ray LaMontagne.

THE WAY U DO THE THINGS U DO Temptations' smash MoTown hit of 1964, done in UB40's reggae style of 1989.