"Instant" Songs

When you start listening to these songs, you will "Instant"-ly know that they're worth your time. No need to wait – feel free to enjoy them right away!  ~  JH

1)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "Instant Crush"

2)  Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band  ~  "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)"

3)  Sophia Fresh ft. T-Pain  ~  "This Instant"

4)  Charley Pride  ~  "Instant Loneliness"

5)  Lea Salonga  ~  "One Indescribable Instant"

6)  Daft Punk ft. Julian Casablancas  ~  "Instant Crush"

7)  The Who  ~  "Instant Party"

8)  Madonna  ~  "Impressive Instant"

9)  Ringo Starr  ~  "Instant Amnesia"

10)  Sheila  ~  "Chaque Instant de Chaque Jour"  (I know I've heard this tune before. Maybe as an instrumental. Or with English lyrics. I dunno, it just sounds very familiar...)

11)  UB40  ~  "Instant Radical Change Of Perception"

12)  Richie Kotzen  ~  "In An Instant"

13)  Doris Day  ~  "Instant Love"

14)  Golden Earring  ~  "Instant Poetry"

15)  Zemaria  ~  "Instant Lover"

16)  Beastie Boys  ~  "Instant Death"

17)  Hawksley Workman  ~  "Don't Take Yourself Away (Instant Nostalgia)"

18)  Delerium ft. Kirsty Hawkshaw  ~  "Fleeting Instant"

19)  Dan Hartman  ~  "Instant Replay"

20)  Erin McKeown ft. Ryan Montbleau  ~  "Instant Classic"

21)  Mr. Hudson  ~  "Instant Messenger"

22)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Instant Of The Hour After"

23)  Monoeyes  ~  "My Instant Song"

24)  The Ventures  ~  "Instant Guitars"

25)  Olivia Chaney  ~  Blessed Instant"

Songs About Monkeys

By now, you should come to expect the unexpected from these posts. So you shouldn't be surprised that I'm now blogging a bunch of Songs About Monkeys. Why even ask why? Just enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tones And I  ~  "Dance Monkey"

2)  George Michael  ~  "Monkey"

3)  Low  ~  "Monkey"

4)  Coal Chamber ft. Ozzy Osbourne  ~  "Shock The Monkey"  (Music purists, take note: The original version of this Peter Gabriel song appears elsewhere in the post, but these guys' rendition was too unique and interesting to exclude here.)

5)  Catfish  ~  "King Of Monkeys"

6)  Beastie Boys  ~  "Brass Monkey"

7)  T'Pau  ~  "Monkey House"

8)  Foo Fighters  ~  "Monkey Wrench"

9)  Margot Day  ~  "Fire Monkey"

10)  Pixies  ~  "Monkey Gone To Heaven"

11)  The Kills  ~  "Monkey 23"

12)  Peter Gabriel  ~  "Shock The Monkey"  (See, I told ya!)

13)  Ella Hooper ft. Robin Waters  ~  "Monkey Mind"

14)  Aldo Nova  ~  "Monkey On Your Back"

15)  PJ Harvey  ~  "The Orange Monkey"

16)  Mother Mother  ~  "Monkey Tree"

17)  Leo Moracchioli ft. Rabea & Hannah  ~  "Dance Monkey"  (Yeah, we've already heard this song before. But not a kick-butt heavy metal version of it. So...yay!)

18)  Jethro Tull  ~  "Steel Monkey"

19)  Beth Gibbons  ~  "Spider Monkey"

20)  B.B. King  ~  "Sell My Monkey"

21)  Amy Winehouse  ~   "Monkey Man"

22)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  "Tweeter And The Monkey Man"

23)  Bette Midler  ~  "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show"

24)  Dolly Parton  ~  "The Monkey's Tale"

25)  The Beach Boys & Annette Funicello  ~  "The Monkey's Uncle"

Popular Songs Of 1987, Vol. 3

And we're back to the Eighties! Popular Songs of 1987, Vol. 3 of 4 is now up and running. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Madonna  ~  “Who’s That Girl?”

2)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Hip To Be Square”

3)  Jody Watley  ~  “Looking For A New Love”

4)  Sting  ~  “We’ll Be Together”

5)  Prince ft. Sheena Easton  ~  “U Got The Look”

6)  George Strait  ~  “All My Ex’s Live In Texas”

7)  The Jets  ~  “Cross My Broken Heart”

8)  Bruce Hornsby & The Range  ~  “The Way It Is”

9)  Kim Wilde  ~  “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”

10)  Beastie Boys  ~  “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)”

11)  Highway 101  ~  “Somewhere Tonight”

12)  Club Nouveau  ~  “Lean On Me”

13)  Herb Alpert ft. Janet Jackson & Lisa Keith  ~  “Diamonds”

14)  Gregory Abbott  ~  “Shake You Down”

15)  Reba McEntire  ~  “The Last One To Know”

16)  Whitesnake  ~  “Here I Go Again”

17)  Aretha Franklin & George Michael  ~  “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”

18)  Restless Heart  ~  “I’ll Still Be Loving You”

19)  T’Pau  ~  “Heart And Soul”

20)  Billy Idol  ~  “Sweet Sixteen”

21)  Starship  ~  “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”

22)  Randy Travis  ~  “Forever And Ever, Amen”

23)  Exposé  ~  “Let Me Be The One”

24)  Robbie Nevil  ~  “C’est La Vie”

25)  The Judds  ~  “Cry Myself To Sleep”

“Down” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 2

Fresh batch of "Down" & "Out" Songs, right here. Get 'em while they last! Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Rihanna  ~  “Man Down”

2)  Chris Stapleton  ~  “When The Stars Come Out”

3)  Troye Sivan  ~  “Talk Me Down”

4)  Van Morrison  ~  “They Sold Me Out”  (Bonus Song: "Celtic New Year" – You're welcome?)

5)  Bethel Music  ~  “Love Came Down”

6)  Fitz And The Tantrums  ~  “Don’t Gotta Work It Out”

7)  Skylar Grey  ~  “Tower (Don’t Look Down)”

8)  JoJo  ~  “Leave (Get Out)”

9)  Beastie Boys  ~  “Root Down”

10)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  “Shake It Out”

11)  Ximena Sariñana  ~  “Shine Down”

12)  Pete Rock & CL Smooth  ~  “Straighten It Out”

13)  One Direction  ~  “Drag Me Down”

14)  Matoma ft. Astrid S.  ~  “Running Out”

15)  The Kooks  ~  “Down”

16)  Radiohead  ~  “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”

17)  Rita Ora  ~  “I Will Never Let You Down”

18)  Royal Blood  ~  “Figure It Out”

19)  Norah Jones  ~  “One Flight Down”

20)  A Tribe Called Quest  ~  “Stressed Out”

21)  Nichole Nordeman  ~  “Slow Down”

22)  Reel Big Fish  ~  “Sell Out”

23)  Christon Gray ft. Dre Murray  ~  “Long Way Down”

24)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Check It Out”

25)  Pixie Lott  ~  “Lay Me Down”