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 People Named Betty

If your name happens to be Betty, this post is for you. If you just like the name Betty, this post is for you. If you just stumbled upon this post and have no idea what you're doing here, have no fear: this post is for you as well. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Betty"

2)  Ram Jam  ~  "Black Betty"

3)  Kim Carnes  ~  "Bette Davis Eyes"  (Betty...Bette...what's the difference?)

4)  Chuck Berry  ~  "Betty Jean"

5)  Pam Tillis  ~  "Betty's Got A Bass Boat"

6)  Al Jarreau  ~  "Betty Bebop's Song"

7)  Pink Martini  ~  "Bitty Boppy Betty"

8)  Bobby Vee  ~  "A Letter From Betty"

9)  Tiffany  ~  "Betty"

10)  Neil Sedaka  ~  "Betty Grable"

11)  Brooke Fraser  ~  "Betty"

12)  Gene Pitney  ~  "Little Betty Falling Star"

13)  Jamila Woods  ~  "Betty"

14)  John Prine  ~  "Iron Ore Betty"

15)  Chuck Willis  ~  "Betty An' Dupree"

16)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  "Betty Lonely"

17)  Split Enz  ~  "Betty"

18)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  "Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight"

19)  Sawyer Brown  ~  "Betty's Bein' Bad"

20)  Derry Weaver & Eddie Cochran  ~  "Itty Bitty Betty"

21)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  "Grunge Betty"

22)  Lorrie Morgan  ~  "Charlie And Betty"

23)  Hunters & Collectors  ~  "Betty's Worry, Or The Slab"

24)  Ini Kamoze  ~  "Betty Brown's Mother"

25)  Bobby Darin  ~  "Pretty Betty"

"Hop," "Skip," & "Jump" Songs

Here's a rousing collection of songs with the words "Hop," " Skip, " and/or "Jump" in their titles. Because I dunno why, that's why. Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Danny & The Juniors  ~  "At The Hop"

2)  Henson Cargill  ~  "Skip A Rope"

3)  Kris Kross  ~  "Jump"

4)  Ramones  ~  "Cretin Hop"

5)  Olly Murs ft. Chiddy Bang  ~  "Heart Skips A Beat"

6)  House Of Pain  ~  "Jump Around"

7)  Bobby Darin  ~  "Queen Of The Hop"

8)  Cold War Kids  ~  "Skip The Charades"

9)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  "Jump (For My Love)"

10)  XTC  ~  "Life Begins At The Hop"

11)  Lenka  ~  "Heart Skips A Beat"

12)  Lion Babe ft. Childish Gambino  ~  "Jump Hi"

13)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "Hop A Plane / Superstar"

14)  Claire Guerreso & Deepend  ~  "I'm Just A Skipping Stone"

15)  Van Halen  ~  "Jump"

16)  Led Zeppelin  ~  "Misty Mountain Hop"

17)  Zara Larsson  ~  "Skipping A Beat"

18)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Jump Then Fall"

19)  Dead Kennedys  ~  "Hop With The Jet Set"

20)  Buck Owens and the Buckaroos  ~  "My Heart Skips A Beat"

21)  Molly Kate Kestner  ~  "Jump"

22)  Mississippi John Hurt  ~  "Hop Joint"

23)  The xx  ~  "Heart Skipped A Beat"

24)  Adore Delano  ~  "Jump The Gun"

25)  The Collins Kids  ~  "Hop, Skip, And Jump"

Popular Songs Of 1958, Vol. 3

Last but certainly not least, there's this set of Popular Songs of 1958. If you think these are the leftovers, you're thinking wrong. I've saved some of the best for last! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Chuck Berry  ~  “Johnny B. Goode”

2)  The Chordettes  ~  “Lollipop”

3)  Marty Robbins  ~  “The Story Of My Life”

4)  Jimmie Rodgers  ~ “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine / Honeycomb”  (This double feature includes one 1958 hit – the first song here – and a chart-topper from the previous year.)

5)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “I’ve Got A Feeling”

6)  The Big Bopper  ~  “Chantilly Lace”

7)  Ed Townsend  ~  “For Your Love”

8)  Pat Boone  ~  “Sugar Moon”

9)  Jerry Lee Lewis  ~  “Breathless”

10)  Bobby Freeman  ~  “Do You Wanna Dance”

11)  Duane Eddy & The Rebels  ~  “Rebel ‘Rouser”

12)  The Coasters  ~  “Yakety Yak”

13)  Eddie Cochran  ~  “Summertime Blues”

14)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Hard-Headed Woman”

15)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “Problems”

16)  Perry Como  ~  “Magic Moments / Catch A Falling Star”  (Both of these songs were hits for Como in ’58.)

17)  Bobby Darin  ~  “Splish Splash”

18)  The Four Preps  ~  “Big Man”

19)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Ballad Of A Teenage Queen”

20)  The Diamonds  ~  “The Stroll”

21)  Jack Scott  ~  “My True Love”

22)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Lonesome Town”

23)  Little Anthony & The Imperials  ~  “Tears On My Pillow”

24)  Johnny Otis Band  ~  “Willie And The Hand Jive”

25)  The Royaltones  ~  “Poor Boy”