Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Songs About Bells


Those who prefer the finer things in life will appreciate these next two posts. For in them, you'll find all the Bells and Whistles you could ever ask for. Rather, all the songs with "Bells" and "Whistles" in their titles you could ever ask for. Where do I come up with this stuff? And why? I don't know. And I don't know. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Metallica  ~  "For Whom The Bell Tolls"




2)  Anita Ward  ~  "Ring My Bell"




3)  Radiohead  ~  "Morning Bell"




4)  Imaginary Cities  ~  "Bells Of Cologne"




5)  Matt Nathanson  ~  "Mission Bells"




6)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "One Less Bell To Answer / A House Is Not A Home"




7)  Ryan Adams  ~  "Answering Bell"




8)  Aimee Mann  ~  "Pavlov's Bell"




9)  Bee Gees  ~  "For Whom The Bell Tolls"




10)  Gregory & The Hawk  ~  "Voice Like A Bell"




11)  Pixies  ~  "Ring The Bell"




12)  The Beautiful South  ~  "Bell Bottomed Tear"




13)  The Browns  ~  "Three Bells"




14)  Phildel  ~  "Funeral Bell"




15)  Eric Clapton  ~  "Bell Bottom Blues"




16)  The Fifth Dimension  ~  "Wedding Bell Blues"




17)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  "Ring My Bell"




18)  Teena Marie  ~  "If I Were A Bell"




19)  Elvis Costello  ~  "One Bell Ringing"




20)  The Naked And Famous  ~  "Bells"




21)  Tony Bennett  ~  "When Do The Bells Ring For Me?"




22)  Vanessa Carlton  ~  "Hear The Bells"




23)  Snow Patrol  ~  "Those Distant Bells"




24)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  "Ring Them Bells"




25)  Tori Amos  ~  "Bells For Her"




BONUS TRACK:  Bob Dylan  ~  "Ring Them Bells"  (It's only fair that I should include the original version of the Sarah Jarosz song above. It's also only fair that I should warn you – in case, you haven't guessed already – that Bob doesn't sing his own song nearly as well. Not by half. But he sure knows how to pen a good tune, don't he?)


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