Songs About Heaven & Hell, Vol. 1

This is either an ill-advised or brilliantly conceived two-part series. I haven't figured that out just yet. Either way, I'm almost certain you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"  (It's actually not, but okay...)

2)  Meat Loaf  ~  "Bat Out Of Hell"  (I guess he had to leave in a hurry?)

3)  Fats Domino  ~  "My Blue Heaven"

4)  Billie Eilish  ~  "All The Good Girls Go To Hell"  (Something about this doesn't seem logical.)

5)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Heaven"  (First song I thought of when coming up with the idea for this post!)

6)  Lizzo  ~  "Good As Hell"  (A bit of an oxymoron, don't you think?)

7)  Breathe  ~  "Hands To Heaven"

8)  T. Graham Brown  ~  "Hell And High Water"  (When I was a kid, I used to wonder who Helen Highwater was. I still haven't found out!)

9)  Los Lonely Boys  ~  "Heaven"

10)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "Hell"

11)  Led Zeppelin  ~  "Stairway To Heaven"

12)  The All-American Rejects  ~  "Gives You Hell"

13)  Florence + The Machine  ~  "All This And Heaven Too"

14)  AC/DC  ~  "Highway To Hell"  (I hear it's broad and paved with good intentions.)

15)  Alice In Chains  ~  "Heaven Beside You"

16)  Dua Lipa  ~  "Hotter Than Hell"  (Is anything really, though?)

17)  MARINA  ~  "Handmade Heaven"

18)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  "Going To Hell"  (Fun fact: Taylor Momsen, the lead singer of this band, portrayed Cindy Lou Who in the Jim Carrey version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas way back in the early '00s. On a song-related note, going to hell is no joke. It really sucks! Avoid at all costs!)

19)  Kane Brown  ~  "Heaven"

20)  Metallica  ~  "Hell And Back"  (I don't think it really has a revolving door. Once you're there, you're stuck there.)

21)  Charlotte Gainsbourg ft. Beck  ~  "Heaven Can Wait"  (There are more weird images in this video than I can shake a stick at!)

22)  Pat Benatar  ~  "Hell Is For Children"  (At first, the title of this song makes no sense whatsoever. But when you figure out what she's really singing about, it makes perfect sense!)

23)  Foxes  ~  "Holding Onto Heaven"

24)  KISS  ~  "Hell Or Hallelujah"

25)  Orianthi  ~  "Heaven In This Hell"

"Take" or "Leave" Songs, Vol. 1

This is what happens when you do a three-part series of "Give" and "Take" Songs, but you still have way too many "Take" songs worth posting. You get a three-part series of "Take" or "Leave" Songs. Here's the first installment. I'm sure you will enjoy them all!  ~  JH

1)  Jess Glynne  ~  “Take Me Home”

2)  Charlie Puth ft. Boyz II Men  ~  “If You Leave Me Now”

3)  Chris Lane ft. Tori Kelly  ~  “Take Back Home Girl”

4)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Leaving Eden”

5)  The Saturdays  ~  “My Heart Takes Over”

6)  Phil Collins  ~  “If Leaving Me Is Easy”

7)  Orleans  ~  “Love Takes Time”

8)  Ellie Bleach  ~  “Leave Me Alone”

9)  UB40  ~  “Here I Am (Come And Take Me)”

10)  Chantal Kreviazuk  ~  “Leaving On A Jet Plane”

11)  Joe Nichols  ~  “Take It Off”

12)  Thelma Houston  ~  “Don’t Leave Me This Way”

13)  Dave Brubeck  ~  “Take Five”

14)  Lake Street Dive  ~  “Baby, Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts”

15)  Marti Webb  ~  “Take That Look Off Your Face”

16)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Leave Before The Lights Come On”

17)  Amy Grant  ~  “Takes A Little Time”

18)  R.E.M.  ~  “Leaving New York”

19)  James Brown  ~  “Papa Don’t Take No Mess”

20)  Maria Mena  ~  “Leaving You”

21)  We As Human ft. Lacey Sturm  ~  “Take The Bullets Away”

22)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “Baby, I’m Gonna Leave You”

23)  Drake ft. Rihanna  ~  “Take Care”

24)  Maroon 5  ~  “Never Gonna Leave This Bed”

25)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  “Takin’ It To The Streets”

26)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Leave Love Alone”

27)  Little River Band  ~  “Take It Easy On Me”

28)  Snakehips & MØ  ~  “Don’t Leave”

29)  Roger Hodgson  ~  “Take The Long Way Home”

30)  Foxes  ~  “If You Leave Me Now”

31)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Love Take Me Over”

32)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “Leave A Light On”

33)  Norton Hall Band  ~  “Take My Life”

Songs About California, Vol. 1

I don't know why I thought of doing these posts (this is the first of two installments) featuring Songs About California, other than the fact that there has been a preponderance of quality tunes produced with our most populous state as the subject. This first set focuses primarily on songs by female artists. The second set will feature Cali songs by mostly guys or male-fronted bands. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Mamas & The Papas  ~  “California Dreamin’”

2)  Mazzy Star  ~  “California”

3)  Katy Perry  ~  “California Gurls”

4)  Dzeko ft. Brynn Elliott  ~  “California”

5)  Tori Amos  ~  “California”

6)  Grimes  ~  “California”

7)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “California”

8)  Amelia Lily  ~  “California”

9)  Joni Mitchell  ~  “California”

10)  Kina Grannis  ~  “California”

11)  Rihanna  ~  “California King Bed”

12)  Best Coast  ~  “California Nights”

13)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “California”

14)  Beth Hart  ~  “My California”

15)  Gretchen Wilson  ~  “California Girls”

16)  Neko Case  ~  “In California”

17)  Tori Kelly ft. LL Cool J  ~  “California Lovers”

18)  Lilly Wood And The Prick  ~  “Where I Want To Be (California)”

19)  Tammy Wynette & George Jones  ~  “Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms / Southern California”

20)  Angel Olsen  ~  “California”

21)  Lesley Gore  ~  “California Nights”

22)  Stars  ~  “California, I Love That Name”

23)  Jo Dee Messina  ~  “Heads Carolina, Tails California”

24)  Tamar Kaprelian  ~  “California”

25)  Kate Earl  ~  “California”

Songs About "Whatever"

So I guess this will be a series after all – of sorts. You know the drill by now: Here's a bunch of songs with the word "Whatever" in their titles. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Amelia Lily  ~  “Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)”

2)  Oasis  ~  “Whatever”

3)  Brandi Carlile  ~  “Whatever You Do”

4)  Zac Brown Band  ~  “Whatever It Is”

5)  En Vogue  ~  “Whatever”

6)  Imagine Dragons  ~  “Whatever It Takes”

7)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Whatever You Got, I Want”

8)  Bella Thorne  ~  “Call It Whatever”

9)  Lifehouse  ~  “Whatever It Takes”

10)  Vienna Teng  ~  “Whatever You Want”

11)  Pillar  ~  “Whatever It Takes”

12)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Whatever Gets You Through The Night”

13)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “Whatever It Takes”

14)  Toad The Wet Sprocket  ~  “Whatever I Fear”

15)  Martina McBride  ~  “Whatever You Say”

16)  Sanctus Real  ~  “Whatever You’re Doing (Something Heavenly)”

17)  Christina Milian ft. Joe Budden  ~  “Whatever U Want”

18)  finger eleven  ~  “Whatever Doesn’t Kill Me”

19)  Lene Marlin  ~  “Whatever It Takes”

20)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “Whatever You Like”

21)  Tina Turner  ~  “Whatever You Need”

22)  Westlife  ~  “Hey Whatever”

23)  David Nail  ~  “Whatever She’s Got”

24)  Karina Pasian  ~  “It’s Whatever”

25)  Gerry Rafferty  ~  “Whatever’s Written In Your Heart”