Songs About Freedom, Vol. 1

This is the first post in a four-part series, all of which will be released back-to-back-to-back-to-back. I meant to post them on July 4th – Independence Day and all – but I got busy for a few weeks. So, here they are! ~ JH

1)  George Michael  ~  “Freedom! ‘90”

2)  Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley  ~  “Freedom Was A Highway”

3)  Jon Batiste  ~  “Freedom”

4)  Sampa The Great  ~  “Freedom”

5)  Pharrell Williams  ~  “ Freedom”

6)  Hippie Sabotage  ~  “Dreaming Of Freedom”

7)  Jordan Hart  ~  “Freedom”

8)  Matisyahu  ~  “Fire Of Freedom”

9)  Allen Stone  ~  “Freedom”

10)  EMM  ~  “Freedom”

11)  Payton Howie  ~  “Freedom”

12)  MYDY  ~  “Freedom”

13)  Beyoncé  ~  “Freedom”

14)  Bethel Music Kids  ~  “Freedom”

15)  Rage Against The Machine  ~  “Freedom”

16)  Rose Bartu  ~  “Freedom”

17)  Ween  ~  “Freedom Of ‘76"

18)  Bryan & Katie Torwalt  ~  “Freedom Is Coming”

19)  Alice Cooper  ~  “Freedom”

20)  Bobby Darin  ~  “Simple Song Of Freedom”

21)  Taiacore  ~  “Freedom”

22)  New Build  ~  “Luminous Freedom”

23)  Gangstagrass  ~  “Freedom”

24)  Epica  ~  “Freedom – The Wolves Within”

25)  ENISA  ~  “Freedom”

Songs About Figuring It Out

When you "figure out" what these songs are all about, please let me know. Until then, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Blu DeTiger  ~  "Figure It Out"

2)  Royal Blood  ~  "Figure It Out"

3)  SWMRS  ~  "Figuring It Out"

4)  Rodney Atkins ft. Rose Falcon  ~  "Figure Out You (Riddle)"

5)  Dastic  ~  "Figure It Out"

6)  Bethan Wright  ~  "Figure It Out"

7)  Jovani  ~  "Figure It Out"

8)  Ashe  ~  "Figured Out"

9)  Half Moon Run  ~  "I Can't Figure Out What's Going On"

10)  Fleur East  ~  "Figure It Out"

11)  Anthony Ramos  ~  "Figure It Out"

12)  Grace Kelly  ~  "Trying To Figure It Out"

13)  The Wrecks  ~  "Figure This Out"

14)  Allen Stone  ~  "Figure It Out"

15)  Lee Brice  ~  "Hard To Figure Out (The Airport Song)"

16)  VersaEmerge  ~  "Figure It Out"

17)  Ron Pope  ~  "Figure It Out"

18)  Kula Shaker  ~  "Figure It Out"

19)  Smithfield  ~  "We'll Figure It Out"

20)  Eliott  ~  "Figure It Out"

21)  Plain White T's  ~  "Figure It Out"

22)  The Early November  ~  "Figure It Out"

23)  Lewis Capaldi  ~ "Figure It Out"

24)  Turnstile  ~  "Figure It Out"

25)  Erin McCarley  ~  "Gotta Figure This Out"

26)  Anna Graceman  ~  "Can We Figure It Out"

27)  Feeder  ~  "Figure You Out"

Songs About Saying So

Are these good songs? Yeah, they are. How do you know that? Because I say so, of course! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Doja Cat  ~  "Say So"

2)  3LW  ~  "'Til I Say So"

3)  Israel and New Breed ft. Hillsong  ~  "Say So"

4)  Allen Stone  ~  "Say So"

5)  Smokie Norful  ~  "Say So"

6)  My Favorite Highway  ~  "Say So"

7)  Britney Spears  ~  "When I Say So"

8)  Terror Jr.  ~  "Say So"

9)  Chloe x Halle ft. PS22 Chorus  ~  "I Say So"

10)  Harrison Craig  ~  "Even If You Say So"

11)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "Talk About It (Say So)"

12)  Uh Huh Her  ~  "Say So"

13)  Elton John  ~  "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"

14)  Graham Coxon  ~  "Say So What"

15)  Stephanie Mabey  ~  "'Til You Say So"

16)  Shannon Noll ~  "'Til We Say So"

17)  Esmée - It's Summer (Because We Say So)"

18)  A Flock Of Seagulls  ~  "Say So Much"

19)  Vinyl Theatre  ~  "If You Say So"

20)  Lea Michele  ~  "If You Say So"  (I'm fully aware of the current allegations being thrown Lea's way, and frankly, she probably IS a horrible person. But the song is good, and I don't generally make a habit of censoring artists because of their personal lives. If I did, I'd probably have no songs to post by anyone here.)

21)  Blue Stahli ft. Emma Anzai (of Sick Puppies)  ~  "Not Over Til We Say So"

22)  The Innocence Mission  ~  "I Hear You Say So"

23)  Bettye Lavette  ~  "Just Say So"

24)  Point Of Grace  ~  "Say So"

25)  Andraé Crouch  ~  "Say So"

“Real” & “Fake” Songs, Vol. 2

These songs are "Real." They're also "Fake." You take the good with the bad. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers  ~  “Real Love”

2)  Jeremy?  ~  “Fake Fruits”

3)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “You’re So Real”

4)  The Lone Bellow  ~  “Fake Roses”

5)  The Beatles  ~  “Real Love”

6)  Relient K  ~  “Faking My Own Suicide”

7)  Frank Turner  ~  “The Real Damage”

8)  Geraldine Hunt  ~  “Can’t Fake The Feeling”

9)  Trip Lee ft. Tedashii  ~  “Real Vision”

10)  James Bay  ~  “Best Fake Smile”

11)  Of Mice & Men  ~  “Real”

12)  Simply Red  ~  “Fake”

13)  Alter Bridge  ~  “Find The Real”

14)  Lostprophets  ~  “The Fake Sound Of Progress”

15)  Bloc Party  ~  “So Real”

16)  Black Cherry  ~  “Fake Blood”

17)  Russell Morris  ~  “The Real Thing”

18)  Phora  ~  “Fake Smiles”

19)  Joan As Police Woman  ~  “Real Life”

20)  CRX  ~  “Ways To Fake It”

21)  Belle & Sebastian  ~  “I’m Not Living In The Real World”

22)  Allen Stone  ~  “Fake Future”

23)  Trisha Yearwood  ~  “Real Live Woman”

24)  K. Sparks  ~  “Fake Is The New Real”

25)  Phoenix  ~  “The Real Thing”