Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Songs About Sleepwalking

Between seasonal allergies and overall busyness, I feel a bit like I've been  sleepwalking through life of late. In honor of that (or maybe despite it), here's a bunch of Songs About Sleepwalking for you – and me – to enjoy. If only I can stay awake long enough to listen!  ~  JH



1)  Low Chimes  ~  “Sleepwalking”




2)  The Wallflowers  ~  “Sleepwalker”




3)  Lissie  ~  “Sleepwalking”




4)  Santo & Johnny  ~  “Sleepwalk”  (You may not know this song by its title, but chances are you will recognize it immediately upon listening.)




5)  The Go-Go’s  ~  “You Can’t Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can’t Sleep)”




6)  Seven Mary Three  ~  “Sleepwalking”





7)  Carina Dahl  ~  “Sleepwalking”




8)  They Might Be Giants  ~  “Sleepwalkers”




9)  Nightwish  ~  “Sleepwalker”




10)  Ammonia  ~  “Sleepwalking”




11)  Emily King  ~  “Sleepwalker”




12)  The Chain Gang Of 1974  ~  “Sleepwalking”




13)  Hey Ocean!  ~  “Sleepwalker”




14)  The Parlotones ft. Jon Savage & Khuli Chana  ~  “Sleepwalker”




15)  Bonnie McKee  ~  “Sleepwalker”




16)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Sleepwalker”




17)  Tourist ft. Swim Mountain & Esther Joy  ~  “Sleepwalking”




18)  Lyle Lovett  ~  “Sleepwalking”




19)  Milk Inc.  ~  “Sleepwalker”




20)  Alvarez Kings  ~  “Sleepwalking, Pt. II”




21)  Maria Lawson  ~  “Sleepwalking”




22)  Gerry Rafferty  ~  “Sleepwalking”




23)  Avantasia  ~  “Sleepwalking”




24)  The Kinks  ~  “Sleepwalker”




25)  Nicole Atkins  ~  “Sleepwalking”




26)  Bring Me The Horizon  ~  “Sleepwalking”




27)  Erin McCarley  ~  “Sleepwalking”




28)  Something For Kate  ~  “Song For A Sleepwalker”



29)  Renee Olstead  ~  “Sleepwalk”  (This is essentially the same song as the one by Santo & Johnny above, except with vocals. But it was simply too good in its own right to be excluded from this collection. So here it is!)




30)  Logan Henderson  ~  “Sleepwalker”


Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Songs About “However”

OK, last but not least, the “However” songs. Admittedly, there weren’t as many to choose from with these, so finding good ones was a challenge. But I think it was a successful challenge, so I shouldn’t lose a timeout. (Huh? Never mind!) Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Soul II Soul  ~  “Back To Life (However Do You Want It)”




2)  Jesus Culture ft. Chris Quilala  ~  “However You Want”




3)  Kim Berry  ~  “However, Cautiously”




4)  Glay  ~  “However”




5)  Gin Wigmore  ~  “Written In The Water – Live However”




6)  Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit  ~  “However Long”




7)  Nina  ~  “However Much I Love”




8)  Squipplepippy  ~  “Experience. However”  (The best band name of the day. They win it. Hands down.)




9)  City Harbor  ~  “Come However You Are”




10)  Beartooth  ~  “However You Want It Said”




11)  Show-Ya  ~  “However”




12)  Paul McCartney  ~  “However Absurd”




13)  Sad Breakfast  ~  “Nonsense, However…Still Far Away”




14)  The Who  ~  “However Much I Booze”




15)  Tracey Bunn  ~  “However Long”




16)  Sent By Ravens  ~  “However Long It Takes”




17)  Marco Bosco  ~  “However”




18)  Fabric  ~  “However Far You Say (I Will Jump It)”




19)  Vandaveer  ~  “However Many Takes It Takes”




20)  Peter Gallagher  ~  “However Dark The Night”


Monday, February 26, 2018

Songs About “Whenever”

Second-to-last in this somewhat-series is this set of songs with the word "Whenever" in their titles. You know, for whenever you feel like listening to "Whenever" songs. Perhaps today? Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Mariah Carey & Brian McKnight  ~  “Whenever You Call”




2)  Rick Astley  ~  “Whenever You Need Somebody”




3)  Jill Scott  ~  “Whenever You’re Around”




4)  Van Morrison ft. Cliff Richard  ~  “Whenever God Shines His Light”




5)  Melissa Manchester & The Muppets  ~  “Whenever I Call You Friend”




6)  Mike and the Mechanics  ~  “Whenever I Stop”




7)  Doro  ~  “Whenever I Think Of You”




8)  Real Thing  ~  “Whenever You Want My Love”




9)  Vince Gill & Alison Krauss  ~  “Whenever You Come Around”




10)  JP Cooper  ~  “Whenever You Hold Me”




11)  Ace Of Base  ~  “Whenever You’re Near Me”




12)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her”




13)  T’Pau  ~  “Whenever You Need Me”




14)  The Zombies  ~  “Whenever You’re Ready”




15)  Donna Summer & Bruce Roberts  ~  “Whenever There’s Love”




16)  Donny Osmond  ~  “Whenever You’re In Trouble”




17)  Sting ft. Mary J. Blige  ~  “Whenever I Say Your Name”




18)  Matt Wertz  ~  “Whenever You Love Somebody”




19)  Olivia Newton-John & Gene Kelly  ~ “Whenever You’re Away From Me”




20)  John Travolta  ~  “Whenever I’m Away From You”




21)  The Secret Sea  ~  “Whenever The Sun Comes”




22)  Mike Reno  ~  “Whenever There’s A Night”




23)  Five Star  ~  “Whenever You’re Ready”




24)  Marshall Crenshaw  ~  “Whenever You’re On My Mind”




25)  Infernal  ~  “Whenever You Need Me”


Friday, February 23, 2018

Songs About “Whoever”

Continuing in this entertaining but otherwise pointless series, here's a bunch of songs with the word "Whoever" in their titles. Incidentally, I didn't find any good ones with the word "Whomever" in the title – for whatever that's worth. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Reba McEntire  ~  “Whoever’s In New England”




2)  Josh Ritter  ~  “To The Dogs Or Whoever”




3)  Nina Ã…ström  ~  “The Best Of Whoever You Are”




4)  The Beautiful South  ~  “Song For Whoever”




5)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “Whoever You Are, I Love You”




6)  Marillion  ~  “Thank You, Whoever You Are”




7)  Anna J  ~  “Whoever You Are”




8)  Brian Jonestown Massacre  ~  “Whoever You Are”




9)  Nightwish  ~  “Whoever Brings The Night”




10)  Beautiful Eulogy  ~  “An Open Letter To Whoever’s Listening”




11)  Emma Larson  ~  “Whoever You May Be”




12)  Murphy Elmore  ~  “Whoever Broke Your Heart”




13)  Brooke Forman  ~  “Whoever We Want”




14)  Geggy Tah  ~  “Whoever You Are”




15)  Alexis Hightower  ~  “Whoever You Are”




16)  Prefab Sprout  ~  “Whoever You Are”




17)  Dee Dee Bridgewater  ~  “Jody (Whoever You Are)”




18)  Lewis Taylor  ~  “Whoever”




19)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  “Whoever You Are”




20)  LZ7 ft. Guvna B  ~  “Whoever Said”




21)  Harriet  ~  “Whoever You Are”




22)  Deraj  ~  “Whoever”




23)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Whoever Did That Wasn’t Me”




24)  Tyler Hilton  ~  “Whoever You Are, Wherever You Are”




25)  Rufus  ~  “Whoever’s Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)”