Top 5 Royalty Songs of All Time, Election Day in West Hartford, Field Hockey State Tournament Game

Good morning, West Hartford! Today is Monday, Nov. 4, 2013; there are 57 days left in the year.

Lorde’s “Royals” is tearing up the charts as we speak. So, it got me thinking, first, “What’s a nice 16-year-old New Zealand girl doing singing about Kansas City’s professional baseball team?”

Then, when my wife pointed out that I’m a moron, I thought, geez, what are the best songs ever that deal with royalty? Then my wife pointed out that I’m a moron again. But she does that a lot.

Anyhoo, here are my top 5 songs on monarchies:

5. Duke of Earl (Gene Chandler, 1962) - Check out the link. This song is still amazing.

4. Candle in the Wind - Goodbye England’s Rose (Elton John, 1997) - Not a fan of this song, but it was a touching tribute to the fallen Princess Diana.

3. Two Princes (Spin Doctors, 1992) - If you were in college in the early 1990s, you owned Pocket Full of Kryptonite. This was the ubiquitous single off that album. I never want to hear it again.

2. Under Pressure (Queen with David Bowie, 1981) - Well, the song isn’t about royalty, but the band is named Queen, and this, in my opinion, is its best song. Sue me.

1. King of Rock (Run DMC, 1985). OK, this is a sentimental pick, but man the 9th grade me thought this was the coolest song ever. I will cop to always wondering who the sucker MCs were who needed to call DMC “sire.” Meh. This was my introduction to rap, and I’ve always loved it.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead this week:

1. You may have heard there is an election on Tuesday. Check out the candidates and a sample ballot here.

2. State tournament time, people! Conard and Hall have a huge field hockey match in the first round of the state Class L tournament on Nov. 6 (Wednesday). Under the lights at Hall, no less. Get your popcorn ready.

3. The West Hartford Community Theater is staging Les Miserables at Sedgwick Middle School all this week until Nov. 10. Grab your tickets here.

4. The West Hartford Garden Club is donating more than 100 disease-resistant American elm trees to the Town of West Hartford. A ceremony will take place on the grounds of the Elmwood Community Center on Monday, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m.