Bigmouth Strikes Again: A Post-VMA Playlist for Kanye West

I love Kanye West. Seriously, I think Kanye West is one of the great popular artists of our times. So does Kanye West. That sort of supreme self-confidence -- and a certain careless genius for self-promotion -- helps explain why Kanye manages to get himself in high-profile trouble at award shows. Other people come to award shows and basically thank some people they know and claim to be somehow "humbled." Not Kanye West. I also really like Taylor Swift, so here's a playlist for Kanye to play while he works on his manners -- until the next award show.

"BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN" - The Smiths
"YOU TALK TOO MUCH" - Run-DMC
"I WANNA TALK ABOUT ME" -- Toby Keith
"SOMETHING STUPID" - Frank and Nancy Sinatra
"TALK OF THE TOWN" - The Pretenders
"RUDE MOOD" - Stevie Ray Vaughan
"A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY, A LITTLE BIT ROCK & ROLL" - Donnie & Marie Osmond
"TALK" - Coldplay
"TALK TALK" - Talk Talk
"SHUT UP" - Black Eyed Peas
"SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT" - Bonnie Raitt
"CARELESS WHISPER" - Wham
"I MAY BE RUDE BUT I'M THE TRUTH" - Cobra Starship
"SILENCE IS GOLDEN" - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

What would you play for Kanye?

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Comments

[Nor Cal Mom]

Oops I Did it Again-Good Ole' Britney Spears

[kathy001]

"15 Minutes of Shame" - Kristy Lee Cook
"What a Shame About Me" - Steely Dan
"Show me A Little Shame" - Ben Harper

I always get a kick out of Kanye's big mouth. Seems like he's always sticking his foot in it. Could be I see alot of myself in him. LOL! Whatever, I don't really think 15 minutes is enough this time - I think he need a good hour of being ashamed of himself. After that, I look forward to his next outburst.

[David Wild - Huffpost Blogger]

Love the Steely Dan song -- and the lost concept of fame too. Thanks Kathy.

[Rhubarbarian]

My first comment didn't get posted, I guess because some of the songs were redundant of other posts. Let me try again leaving You're so Vain and You're no Good out:

Get a Grip on Yourself - The Stranglers
Up the Junction - Squeeze
Cool Jerk - The Go-Go's

[David Wild - Huffpost Blogger]

Always happy to see the Stranglers, especially in such good company.
Thanks

[Aramingo]

Reaching back a ways: Talk Talk by The Music Machine

[David Wild - Huffpost Blogger]

Never enough "Talk Talk" -- or Talk Talk (see below)
Or how about the New York Dolls' version of "Don't Start Me Talkin'"

[clearwaterclearmind]

the band talk talk should be used as in public rebukes more often. they'v probably a song for most offences.

[clearwaterclearmind]

wow, i really mangled that poor sentence.

[David Wild - Huffpost Blogger]

I mangle all the time -- cleanwater

[JonG345]

I would play "Lady in Red" to remind Kanye how Beyonce was pretty cool about the whole thing.

[David Wild - Huffpost Blogger]

They were both ladies in red, right?

[superjules]

"You're a Jerk"- New Boyz

[ohjodi]

"BEAT IT".....lol

[BLBass]

You got it in your title: nothing tops Bigmouth Strikes Again for this moment, and it's better than most songs I've seen mentioned in the comments.

[Raiderfan0524]

Because Kanye is a hip-hop artist, might I suggest Ludacris' "Get Back"?

[Prefabfan]

Silence is Golden-Tremeloes

[David Wild - Huffpost Blogger]

I had the Four Seasons version, but dig the Tremeloes cover too. Any silence is welcome.

[drewziGNY]

Let's see....

"A$$hole"- Dennis Leary
"Cry Me A River"- Julie London
"Creep"-Radiohead
"Shout"-Tears For Fears
"Cool It Now"-New Edition
"Class"-Catherine Zeta-Jones and Queen Latifah
"You Dropped A Bomb On Me"-The Gap Band
"Shake It Up"- The Cars
"There! I've Said it Again"- Bobby Vinton
"Wooly Bully"-Sam the Sham and the Pharohs
"The Worst That Could Happen"-Brooklyn Bridge
"Cry Like A Baby"-The Box Tops
"Chain of Fools"-Aretha Frankiln
"Out Of Limits"-The Marketts
"What Kind of Fool Am I?"-Anthony Newley
"Sabotage"-The Beastie Boys
"What'd I Say?"-Ray Charles
"Big Shot"-Billy Joel

[David Wild - Huffpost Blogger]

I love any playlist with Beastie Boys and Brooklyn Bridge.
Thanks

[Rhubarbarian]

I forgot one:

Uncontrollable Urge - Devo

[David Wild - Huffpost Blogger]

Thank you for that great song out of left field. Devo seems more visionary every year.

[mrbc]

I Am The Slime --- Frank Zappa

[BLBass]

More appropriate for the venue than the outburst, but one of my favorites of all time. George Clinton's version is also fantastic.

[daedelus]

Blah-blah-blah -Iggy Pop