Showing posts with label Bruce Springsteen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bruce Springsteen. Show all posts

Friday, February 3, 2023

Songs About Gypsies, Vol. 1

 The sheer number of different songs about gypsies is astounding! That most of these "Gypsy" songs are actually good is even more astonishing! Needless to say, this is going to be a multi-parter. I don't even know how many installments yet. Let's just say "several." Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Morgan Wade  ~  "Other Side"  (This is the song that inspired this series, and it doesn't even have the word "gypsy" in the title. Go figure!)



2)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "Gypsy"



3)  Santana  ~  "Gypsy Queen"



4)  Shakira  ~  "Gypsy"



5)  Dio  ~  "Gypsy"



6)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "The Gypsy"



7)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  "Gypsy"



8)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Gypsy Eyes"



9)  The Waterboys  ~  "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy"



10)  Black Sabbath  ~  "Gypsy"



11)  Cinderella  ~  "Gypsy Road"



12)  Aerosmith  ~  "Gypsy Boots"



13)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Gypsy Biker"



14)  Ben Kweller  ~  "Gypsy Rose"



15)  Dolly Parton  ~  "Gypsy, Joe, and Me"



16)  Luscious Jackson  ~  "Gypsy"



17)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Gypsy"



18)  Jan & Dean  ~  "The Gypsy Cried"



19)  Terri Clark  ~  "Gypsy Boots"



20)  Iya Terra  ~  "Gypsy Girl"



21)  Toto  ~  "Gypsy Train"



22)  Chris Norman  ~  "Gypsy Queen"



23)  Van Morrison  ~  "Gypsy in My Soul"



24)  Renaissance  ~  "Ocean Gypsy"



25)  George Strait  ~  "Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me"


Saturday, June 19, 2021

Songs "In The Dark"

These are songs with the phrase "In The Dark" in their titles. Next up, more of the same. After that, songs with the phrase "In The Light" in their titles. Because symmetry is everything. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Vök  ~  "In The Dark"




2)  Ozzy Osbourne  ~  "Shot In The Dark"




3)  Joji  ~  "Slow Dancing In The Dark"




4)  Camila Cabello  ~  "In The Dark"




5)  Xiu Xiu  ~  "Stupid In The Dark"




6)  John Legend  ~  "Conversations In The Dark"




7)  Throw The Fight  ~  "Wolves In The Dark"




8)  Lady Gaga  ~  "Dance In The Dark"




9)  AC/DC  ~  "Shot In The Dark"




10)  Break My F***ing Sky  ~  "Before We Meet In The Dark"  (AGAIN with this band? The one with the amazing sound, but the shockingly profane name? Yeah, I reckon so...)




11)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Dancing In The Dark"




12)  Charlie Puth  ~  "In The Dark"




13)  Within Temptation  ~  "Shot In The Dark"




14)  Billy Squier  ~  "In The Dark"




15)  iann dior ft. Trippie Redd  ~  "Shots In The Dark"




16)  Rihanna  ~  "Dancing In The Dark"




17)  Destery Smith  ~  "Dancing In The Dark"




18)  Flyleaf  ~  "In The Dark"




19)  Au/Ra  ~  "Dance In The Dark"




20)  The Isley Brothers  ~  "Footsteps In The Dark"




21)  Hoobastank  ~  "Crawling In The Dark"




22)  The Band Perry  ~  "Stay In The Dark"




23)  Blind Guardian  ~  "A Voice In The Dark"




24)  Nina Simone  ~  "In The Dark"




25) John Hiatt & The Goners  ~  "Alone In The Dark"




26)  Suzi Quatro  ~  "In The Dark"



Thursday, May 20, 2021

"Power" Songs, Vol. 4

Last but not least, these "Power" Songs. Then we're done. Scout's honor. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Enchantya  ~  "Downfall To Power"




2)  Bastille  ~  "Power"




3)  Montana Sharp  ~  "Power"




4)  The Temptations  ~  "Power"




5)  Pam Rabbit  ~  "Animal Power"




6)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "Power Of A Million Lights"




7)  Adastia  ~  "Power"




8)  Girlpool  ~  "Powerplant"




9)  Porno  ~  "Music Power" (Despite the name of this group, neither this song nor the video has anything even remotely to do with porn.)




10)  Isley Brothers  ~  "Fight The Power"




11)  Jamie T  ~  "Power Over Men"




12)  Gorillaz ft. Noel Gallagher & Jehnny Beth  ~  "We Got The Power"




13)  Petite Meller  ~  "Power"




14)  The Posies  ~  "We R Power!"




15)  Greta Van Fleet  ~  "Flower Power"




16)  Building 429  ~  "Power Of Your Name"




17)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  "Alternative Power To The People"




18)  Dan Fogelberg  ~  "The Power Of Gold"




19)  Moon Boots ft. Black Gatsby  ~  "Power"




20)  Hezekiah Walker  ~  "Power Belongs To God"




21)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (With All Your Power)"




22)  Procol Harum  ~  "Power Failure"




23)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "The Power Of Prayer"




24)  Israel Houghton  ~  "The Power Of One"




25)  The Magnetic Fields  ~  "Strange Power"


Friday, April 23, 2021

"Arcade" Songs

I heard the first song in this playlist on the radio for the first time yesterday and was so captivated that I decided to make a whole blog post out of "Arcade" Songs. I regret nothing. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Duncan Laurence ft. FLETCHER  ~  "Arcade"




2)  Echolight  ~  "Arcade"




3)  Neon Indian  ~  "Arcade Blues"




4)  Icon of Sin  ~  "Arcade Generation"




5)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Devil's Arcade"




6)  Neil Young  ~  "Music Arcade"




7)  Roy Orbison  ~  "Penny Arcade"




8)  Hell Is For Heroes  ~  "Arcades"




9)  Lou Reed  ~  "Down At The Arcade"




10)  The Cyrkle  ~  "Penny Arcade"




11)  Superchunk  ~  "Sunset Arcade"




12)  Blaqk Audio  ~  "Dark Arcades"




13)  Trizzy  ~  "Arcade"




14)  Andrew Gold  ~  "Penny Arcade"




15)  Jackson 5  ~  "Penny Arcade"  (Not the same song as either of the two above with the same title.)


Monday, March 15, 2021

What "We Are," According To These Artists

If you were wondering what "we are," these artists have the answer for you. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Dua Lipa  ~  "We're Good"




2)  fun. ft. Janelle Monáe  ~  "We Are Young"




3)  U.S.A. for Africa  ~  "We Are The World"




4)  Queen  ~  "We Are The Champions"




5)  Empire Of The Sun  ~  "We Are The People"




6)  Sister Sledge  ~  "We Are Family"




7)  The Madden Brothers  ~  "We Are Done"




8)  The White Stripes  ~  "We're Going To Be Friends"




9)  Alicia Keys  ~  "We Are Here"




10)  Taylor Swift  ~  "We Are Never Getting Back Together"




11)  Kesha  ~  "We R Who We R"




12)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "We Are Alive"




13)  Thompson Twins  ~  "We Are Detective"




14)  Sharon Van Etten  ~  "We Are Fine"





15)  The Wizard Of Oz Cast  ~  "We're Off To See The Wizard!"




16)  Avril Lavigne  ~  "We Are Warriors"




17)  Rita Coolidge  ~  "We're All Alone"




18)  Grand Funk Railroad  ~  "We're An American Band"




19)  The Calling  ~  "We Are Forgiven"




20)  Led Zeppelin  ~  "We're Gonna Groove"




21)  Twisted Sister  ~  "We're Not Gonna Take It"




22)  The Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "We Are The Normal"




23)  Iggy Pop  ~  "We Are The People"





24)  Steve Perry  ~  "We're Still Here"





25)  Billy Currington  ~  "We Are Tonight"



Saturday, March 6, 2021

Songs About Sharing & Caring, Vol. 2

Here's another set of Songs About Sharing & Caring. Because you needed them, that's why. Enjoy! ~ JH


1) Kate Miller-Heidke ft. Passenger  ~  “Share Your Air”





2) Ella Henderson  ~  “Take Care Of You”





3) Stereophonics  ~  “We Share The Same Sun”





4) Tom Rosenthal  ~  “Take Care”





5) Aretha Franklin  ~  “Share Your Love With Me”





6) The SOS Band  ~  “Tell Me If You Still Care”





7) Jessie Ware  ~  “Share It All”





8) Voices That Care  ~  “Voices That Care”  (This “supergroup” includes such luminaries as Celine Dion, Randy Travis, Peter Cetera, Bobby Brown, Luther Vandross, Will Smith, Garth Brooks, Kathy Mattea, Pointer Sisters, Little Richard, Kenny G, Mark Knopfler, just to name a few.)





9) Mary J. Blige  ~  “Share My World”





10) Bruce Springsteen  ~  “We Take Care Of Our Own”




11) Dr. Hook  ~  “Sharing The Night Together”





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





13) Bobby Vee  ~  “Sharing You”





14) Bachman-Turner Overdrive  ~  “Takin’ Care Of Business”





15) LANY  ~  “Sharing You”





16) Beach House  ~  “Take Care”





17) Indigo Girls  ~  “Share The Moon”





18) Aaliyah  ~  “I Care 4 U”





19) Lennon & Maisy  ~  “Share With You”





20) The Marias  ~  “Care For You”