“Mess”-y Songs

If you're one of those people who has it all together, someone who's on top of everything at all times – I'm sorry, but I don't have much in common with you. On the other hand, if you're a hot mess and you own it, wave your lighters and/or cell phone flashlights in the air, 'cuz these songs are for YOU! (And me.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bebe Rexha  ~  “I’m A Mess”

2)  The Marvelettes  ~  “Don’t Mess With Bill”

3)  Kiiara  ~  “Messy”

4)  Jim Croce  ~  “You Don’t Mess With Jim”

5)  Maribelle  ~  "I'm A Mess Without You"

6)  Cage The Elephant  ~  “Mess Around”

7)  Cimorelli  ~  “I’m A Mess”

8)  Paul McCartney & Wings  ~  “The Mess”

9)  Chromeo  ~  “Hot Mess”

10)  Switchfoot  ~  “Mess Of Me”

11)  Avante Black  ~  “Make A Mess”

12)  Ben Folds Five  ~  “Mess”

13)  Ed Sheeran  ~  “I’m A Mess”

14)  Kasey Chambers  ~  “Beautiful Mess”

15)  Vance Joy  ~  “Mess Is Mine”

16)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “God Bless This Mess”

17)  Ray Charles  ~  “Mess Around”

18)  Diamond Rio  ~  “Beautiful Mess”

19)  The B-52’s  ~  “Dance This Mess Around”

20)  Aerosmith  ~  “Stop Messin’ Around”

21)  The Rasmus  ~  “I’m A Mess”

22)  Bon Jovi  ~  “God Bless This Mess”

23)  Emily Kinney  ~  “Mess”

24)  Jason Mraz  ~  “A Beautiful Mess”

25)  Parachute  ~  “The Mess I Made”

BONUS TRACK:  Alanis Morissette  ~  “Hands Clean”  (I’m tacking this one on as a bonus track because it’s a good song, even though it doesn’t have the word “mess” or “messy” anywhere in its title. The phrase “This could get messy…” figures prominently in the pre-chorus though, so it makes the cut.)

"Anyway" Songs

Thus begins a new miniseries of posts. Because...well, I don't know why. These are "Anyway" Songs. You should also expect to see "Anytime," "Anyplace," "Anywhere," and possibly "Anymore" songs in the next few days. But I wouldn't put it past me to skip a few days in between posts in the series. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Martina McBride  ~  “Anyway”

2)  Blues Traveler  ~  “But Anyway”

3)  Miya Folick  ~  “Anyway”

4)  Cee Lo Green  ~  “Anyway”

5)  Alicia Witt  ~  “Anyway”

6)  J. Perry  ~  “Anyway”

7)  Trisha Yearwood  ~  “I Would’ve Loved You Anyway”

8)  Sidewalk Prophets  ~  “You Love Me Anyway”

9)  Evarose  ~  “We Can Pretend Anyway”

10)  Foreigner  ~  “Fool For You Anyway”

11)  Unusual Symphony  ~  “Anyway”

12)  Jon McLaughlin  ~  “I Want You Anyway”

13)  Tatiana Manaois  ~  “Not Like You Care Anyway”

14)  Ben Folds Five  ~  “Do It Anyway”

15)  Banditos  ~  “Long Gone, Anyway”

16)  Miguel  ~  “What’s Normal Anyway?”

17)  Ji Nilsson & Marlene  ~  “Love You Anyway”

18)  Jack Garratt  ~  “I Couldn’t Want You Anyway”

19)  Deana Carter  ~  “We Danced Anyway”

20)  Slum Sociable  ~  “Anyway”

21)  The Corrs  ~  “I Never Loved You Anyway”

22)  Dillon Chase ft. Kadence  ~  “Do It Anyway”

23)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Anyway”

24)  Boyzone  ~  “Love You Anyway”

25)  Ash.  ~  “Anyway”

Songs About Leather

It must be Random Blog Post Friday, or something, 'cuz here's a bunch of Songs About Leather. I don't explain 'em, I just post 'em, people! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Stevie Nicks  ~  “Leather And Lace"

2)  Saxon  ~  “Denim And Leather”

3)  Willie Nelson  ~  “Tougher Than Leather”

4)  Tori Amos  ~  “Leather”

5)  The Cribs  ~  “Leather Jacket Love Song”

6)  James Taylor  ~  “Slap Leather”

7)  Miesha & The Spanks  ~  “Leather Jacket”

8)  Widespread Panic  ~  “Imitation Leather Shoes”

9)  Mandolin Orange  ~  “Boots Of Spanish Leather”

10)  Ben Folds Five  ~  “Leather Jacket”

11)  wildFLWR  ~  “Wine & Leather”

12)  Judas Priest  ~  “Hell Bent For Leather"

13)  Wolf Alice  ~  “White Leather”

14)  Arkells  ~  “Leather Jacket”

15)  The Chills  ~  “I Love My Leather Jacket”

16)  Porches  ~  “Leather”

17)  Bette Midler  ~  “My Knight In Black Leather”

18)  Chet Atkins  ~  “English Leather”

19)  Ben Bullington  ~  “Buckles And Leather”

20)  Y & T  ~  “Lipstick & Leather”

21)  Stepdad  ~  “My Leather, My Fur, My Nails”

22)  Love Inks  ~  “Leather Glove”

23)  Cake  ~  “Italian Leather Sofa”

24)  The Blank Tapes  ~  “1,000 Leather Tassels”

25)  The Steel Wheels  ~  “Worn Wool, Soft Leather”

"Audio" & "Video" Songs

Here's a small collection of songs with either the word "Audio" or "Video" in their titles. Listen, watch, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Twin Atlantic  ~  “Audience And Audio”

2)  Lana Del Rey  ~  “Video Games”

3)  Press Play  ~  “Love Audio”

4)  FKA twigs  ~  “Video Girl”

5)  The Matches  ~  “Audio Blood”

6)  Beyoncé ft. Lady Gaga  ~  “Video Phone”

7)  Sundowner  ~  “Audio Geography”

8)  India.Arie  ~  “Video”

9)  Alien Music Club  ~  “Audio Visual Man”

10)  Aimee Mann  ~  “Video”

11)  Vintage High Sounds  ~  “Lady Audio”

12)  System Of A Down  ~  “Radio/Video”

13)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Audio Delite At Low Fidelity”

14)  Frank Zappa  ~  “Be In My Video”

15)  Echolyn  ~  “Audio Vérité”

16)  Morgan Page ft. Tegan and Sara  ~  “Video”  

17)  The Frantic  ~  “Audio & Murder”

18)  Buggles  ~  “Video Killed The Radio Star”

19)  Stone Sour  ~  “Audio Secrecy”

20)  Ben Folds Five  ~  “Video”

“Do” Or “Die” Songs, Vol. 1

Because my modus operandi is to come up what I think is a great idea for a post and then proceed to get utterly carried away with it, here's part 1 of what will be a 4-part series of posts featuring songs with the words "Do" or "Die" in their titles. Why ask why? Just listen and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “Love Me Like You Do”

2)  Alicia Keys & Jack White  ~  “Another Way To Die”

3)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Do I Wanna Know?”

4)  Paul McCartney & Wings  ~  “Live And Let Die”

5)  Bryan Adams  ~  “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”

6)  Boyce Avenue  ~  “When The Lights Die”

7)  Luke Bryan  ~  “Do I”

8)  Jann Arden  ~  “I Would Die For You”

9)  Colbie Caillat  ~  “I Do”

10)  The Band Perry  ~  “If I Die Young”

11)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)”

12)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “(Forever) Live And Die”

13)  Kutless  ~  “What Faith Can Do”

14)  Dirty Projectors  ~  “About To Die”

15)  Lisa Hannigan  ~  “What’ll I Do”

16)  Joe Diffie  ~  “Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die)”

17)  Ben Folds Five  ~  “Do It Anyway”

18)  Tarja  ~  “Die Alive”

19)  Bonnie Tyler & Todd Rundgren  ~  “Loving You’s A Dirty Job (But Somebody’s Gotta Do It)”

20)  TobyMac ft. NF  ~  “’Til The Day I Die”

21)  Tony Bennett & Aretha Franklin  ~  “How Do You Keep The Music Playing?”

22)  Thomas Rhett  ~  “Die A Happy Man”

23)  Lisa Loeb  ~  “I Do”

24)  Foo Fighters  ~  “Let It Die”

25)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Do Everything”