Songs About Flares

These songs are sure to light up the sky. Or something like that. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Quinn XCII ft. Chelsea Cutler  ~  "Flare Guns"

2)  Madi  ~  "Flares"

3)  Amen Dunes  ~  "I Know Myself" / "Rocket Flare"

4)  The Script  ~  "Flares"

5)  311  ~  "Solar Flare"

6)  The Amity Affliction  ~  "15 Pieces Of Flare"

7)  LUCY  ~  "Flare"

8)  The Mountain Goats  ~  "Twin Human Highway Flares"

9)  Nomad  ~  "2 Flares"

10)  Relient K  ~  "Flare"

11)  MEØWMEØW  ~  "Flares"

12)  Cockney Rejects  ~  "Flares 'N' Slippers"

13)  Veio  ~  "Flare Of Defiance"

14)  Half Man Half Biscuit  ~  "Venus In Flares"

15)  Meghan Trainor  ~  "Red Flare"

16)  Sød Ven  ~  "Flare"

17)  Cö Shu Nie  ~  "Flare"

18)  The Ready Set  ~  "Soular Flares"

19)  Rachel Wagner  ~  "Flares"

20)  Channels ft. Kat Kennedy  ~  "Flare"

21)  the HIATUS  ~  "The Flare"

22)  Thievery Corporation  ~  "Light Flares"

23)  Loose Connection  ~  "Solar Flares"

24)  Redd Kross  ~  "Elephant Flares"

25)  Alexa Borden  ~  "Flares"

26)  NIVIRO  ~  "Flares"

27)  Falling Up  ~  "Flares"

Songs About Staying At Home

My  family and I may be a bit of an anomaly these days, but we're still doing a fair bit of staying at home. So, I decided to do a post of Songs About Staying At Home. But for those of you who are somewhat less homebody-ish, don't worry -- you're up next (with Songs About Going Out). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dua Lipa  ~  "Break My Heart"  (The oft-repeated hook is "I should've stayed at home..." So, don't start with me!)

2)  Canaan Cox  ~  "Stay Home"

3)  Kyler Fisher  ~  "Stay At Home"

4)  Sheryl Crow  ~  "Stay At Home Mother"

5)  Jon Lajoie  ~  "Stay At Home Dad"

6)  Baba Brinkman  ~  "Stay Home"

7)  Big & Rich  ~  "Stay Home"

8)  Faye Risakotta  ~  "Stay Home"

9)  Martha and the Muffins  ~  "Stay Home And Dance"

10)  CG5  ~  "Stay At Home!"

11)  311  ~  "Don't Stay Home"

12)  Rod Stewart  ~  "Can We Stay Home Tonight?"

13)  Jerry Jeff Walker ft. Fingers Taylor & Jimmy Buffett  ~  "Time To Stay Home"

14)  Needtobreathe  ~  "Let's Stay Home Tonight"

15)  Punchline  ~  "Just Stay Home"

16)  Sleep On It  ~  "Stay At Home"

17)  Mick Jagger  ~  "She's The Boss"

18)  Mental As Anything  ~  "Stay At Home Girl"

19)  Joe  ~  "Let's Stay Home Tonight"

20)  Alana Ervin  ~  "We Can Still Be Lovers (Stay Home)"

21)  Donovan Woods  ~  "On The Nights You Stay Home"

22)  One Night Only  ~  "Stay At Home"*

23)  New Kids On The Block, Boyz II Men, Big Freedia, Jordin Sparks, & Naughty By Nature  ~  "House Party"

24)  Men At Work  ~  "Stay At Home"

25)  Blake Reid  ~  "Stay Home"

26)  Port Cities  ~  "On The Nights You Stay Home"

27)  Superchunk  ~  "Staying Home"

28)  Eddy Arnold  ~  "Mommy, Please Stay Home With Me"

29)  American Football  ~  "Stay Home"

30)  Kitty Wells  ~  "I'd Rather Stay Home"

"Block" & "Charge" Songs

Even though it really isn't my favorite sport, I sorta miss watching basketball games. I particularly enjoy seeing people getting fouled. I dunno why. These songs are inspired by my slight affinity for basketball and two things that happen a lot in any given game: "Blocks" and "Charges." Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  "Jenny From The Block"

2)  311  ~  "Charge It Up"

3)  The Church  ~  "Block"

4)  The Band CAMINO  ~  "Free Of Charge"

5)  Warren Zevon  ~  "Tenderness On The Block"

6)  Shandi Sinnamon  ~  "Charles In Charge"  (Yep, it's the theme song from the -- beloved? benign? banal? -- '80s sitcom starring Scott Baio.)

7)  Rosemary Clooney & Bing Crosby  ~  "Let's Take A Walk Around The Block"

8)  Keb' Mo ft. Rosanne Cash  ~  "Put A Woman In Charge"

9)  Alice Cooper  ~  "Prettiest Cop On The Block"

10)  Shirley Caesar  ~  "No Charge"

11)  Matt and Kim  ~  "Block After Block"

12)  Great Lake Swimmers  ~  "One More Charge At The Red Cape"

13)  The Coasters  ~  "Riot In Cell Block Number Nine"

14)  Faster Pussycat  ~  "Charge Me Up"

15)  Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill  ~  "Block Party"

16)  Albert Collins  ~  "Master Charge"

17)  The Chiffons  ~  "My Block"

18)  Nneka  ~  "In Charge"

19)  Marshmello  ~  "Blocks"

20)  SLVR  ~  "Charge"

21)  The Chemical Brothers  ~  "Block Rockin' Beats"

22)  Yinka  ~  "Take Charge"

23)  Wrabel  ~  "11 Blocks"

24)  DJ Finest  ~  "Charge"

25)  TryHardNinja  ~  "In Charge"  (And finally, a song with both words in it. The chorus begins: "In charge of building the world / Lay down the blocks and watch it grow...")

Songs About Jacks

Here's the next installment in the series of posts about playing cards. Songs About Jacks. You thought I forgot, didn't you? All is forgiven. And...you're welcome! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Rolling Stones  ~ "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

2)  Screaming Lord Sutch  ~  "Jack The Ripper"

3)  Dolly Parton ft. Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt  ~  "Apple Jack"

4)  Curtis Mayfield  ~  "Billy Jack"

5)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  "Hey Jack Kerouac"

6)  Anna Soklich  ~  "Jack Of Speed"

7)  311  ~  "Sometimes Jacks Rule The Realm" 

8)  Raydio  ~  "Jack And Jill"

9)  Judy Garland & Gene Kelly  ~  "Ballin' The Jack"

10)  Grateful Dead  ~  "Jack-A-Roe"

11)  Sarah Darling  ~  "Jack Of Hearts"

12)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Jack Of All Trades"

13)  Big Bad Voodoo Daddy  ~  "Jumpin' Jack"

14)  John Mellencamp  ~  "Jack & Diane"

15)  Clint Black  ~  "Cadillac Jack Favor"

16)  Ray Charles  ~  "Hit The Road, Jack"

17)  Carole King  ~  "Smackwater Jack"

18)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  "From A Jack To A King"

19)  Diana Krall  ~  "Hit That Jack, Jive"

20)  The Who  ~  "Happy Jack"

21)  Dixie Chicks  ~  "Lil' Jack Slade"

22)  Morrissey  ~  "Jack The Ripper"

23)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  "One Eyed Jacks"

24)  Jethro Tull  ~  "Jack-In-The-Green"

25)  Jesca Hoop  ~  "The House That Jack Built"

Songs About Electricity

This powerful collection of Songs About Electricity is sure to give you a charge! So plug in...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Silk City & Dua Lipa ft. Diplo & Mark Ronson  ~  “Electricity”

2)  Elton John  ~  “Electricity”

3)  Motörhead  ~  “Electricity”

4)  Delain  ~  “Electricity”  (It’s a shame her vocals don’t come through very good on this one, because she’s really quite a talented singer.)

5)  Midnight Star  ~  “Electricity”

6)  Schoolhouse Rocks!  ~  “Electricity, Electricity”

7)  Hello Kelly  ~  “Electricity”

8)  Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band  ~  “Electricity”

9)  Something For Kate  ~  “Electricity”  (My right ear enjoyed this. Apparently, stereo sound was not available when this was broadcast.)

10)  Julian Casablancas + The Voidz  ~  “Father Electricity”

11)  Weather Pending  ~  “Electricity”

12)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “Electricity”

13)  Spiritualized  ~  “Electricity”

14)  Nonpoint  ~  “Electricity”

15)  Anathema  ~  “Electricity”

16)  311  ~  “Electricity”

17)  Karianne Larson  ~  “Electricity”

18)  Suede  ~  “Electricity”

19)  Elisa  ~  “Electricity”

20)  Culture Code ft. Michael Zhonga  ~  “Electricity”

21)  Joni Mitchell  ~  “Electricity”

22)  Chick Corea Elektric Band  ~  “Elektric City”  (Electricity…”Elektric City”...close enough!)

23)  Paul Liddell  ~  “Electricity”

24)  Steam Powered Giraffe  ~  “Electricity Is In My Soul”

25)  Black Oak Arkansas  ~  “When Electricity Came To Arkansas”