Showing posts with label David Phelps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David Phelps. Show all posts

Friday, June 9, 2017

"Lo" & "Behold" Songs

And the strangely cohesive ideas just keep on comin'! Here's a set of songs featuring – you guessed it! – the words "Lo" and/or "Behold" in their titles. Odd though it may seem, this is a surprisingly solid set of songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  James Taylor  ~  “Lo And Behold”




2)  Hillsong Worship  ~  “Behold (Then Sings My Soul)”




3)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Lo Que Soy”  (This is the first of several songs in this collection that are entirely in Spanish. “Lo” is a fairly common word in Spanish, so it makes its way into songs a lot. This title translates roughly: “What I Am.”)




4)  The Mikado Cast  ~  “Behold The Lord High Executioner!”




5)  Lisa Hannigan  ~  “Lo”




6)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Behold Our God”




7)  Stereolab  ~  “Lo Boob Oscillator”  (This song, which is entirely in French, has absolutely nothing to do with the middle word in its title. I know this, not because I know a word of French, but because I used Google Translate.)




8)  David Phelps  ~  “Behold The Lamb”




9)  Shakira  ~  “Lo Hecho Está Hecho”  (Title translation: “What’s Done Is Done.”)




10)  The Horrible Crowes  ~  “Behold The Hurricane”




11)  Santana  ~  “Jin-Go-Lo-Ba”




12)  Sandi Patty  ~  “We Shall Behold Him”




13)  Doug Kershaw  ~  “Diggy Liggy Lo”




14)  Steini  ~  “Behold”




15)  Matisyahu  ~  “So Hi So Lo”




16)  Ray Boltz  ~  “Behold”  (That permed mullet, though...)




17)  Yuridia  ~  “Lo Que Son Las Cosas”  (Title translation: “What Things Are.”)




18)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Behold! The Night Mare”




19)  Dirty Projectors  ~  “Swing Lo Magellan”




20)  Bella & Aerie Camp ft. Jeremy, Adrienne, & Egan Camp  ~  “Behold”




21)  Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer  ~  “Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo”  (It’s been FAR too long since I’ve seen a girl sing and dance with a puppet.)




22)  Taylor Leonhardt  ~  “Behold”




23)  Shannon Saunders  ~  “Lo-Fi”




24)  Nazca  ~  “Behold”




25)  Renée Fleming and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir  ~  “Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming”

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

"Beginning" Songs, Vol. 2

This is part 2 in a 6-part series featuring "Beginning," "Middle," and "Ending" songs. We began with "Beginning." We conclude the "Beginning" today. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Brandi Carlile  ~  “Beginning To Feel The Years”




2)  Black Sabbath  ~  “End Of The Beginning”




3)  Osmond Brothers  ~  “Before The Beginning”  (I'm the only person I know who would follow up a Black Sabbath song with one by the Osmond Brothers. I'm #smh at my own self!)




4)  Natalie Cole  ~  “I’m Beginning To See The Light”  (Yeah, it's the same song as the first Ella Fitzgerald song in the previous post, but both ladies performed it so excellently, I couldn't decide which to exclude. Besides, Natalie Cole just passed away a few months ago and I hadn't had a chance to include her in any posts since then – to my knowledge, at least – and she was certainly overdue for a tribute.)




5)  Manfred Mann’s Earth Band  ~  “In The Beginning, Darkness”




6)  The Stills  ~  “In The Beginning”




7)  Bucks Fizz  ~  “New Beginning”




8)  Chicago  ~  “Beginnings”




9)  Finch  ~  “New Beginnings”




10)  Crystal Lewis  ~  “Beginning Again”




11)  Tyler Ward  ~  “Beginning Of A Bad Idea”




12)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “The Beginning And The End”




13)  Kalafina  ~  “To The Beginning”  (I don’t understand a word they’re singing, but it’s kind of fantastic!)




14)  David Phelps  ~  “End Of The Beginning”




15)  The Living End  ~  “The Ending Is Just The Beginning”


Monday, November 16, 2015

Songs About "Singers"

In previous entries, I've done "Songs About Songs," "Songs About Music," and the like. But I've never done a post featuring Songs About Singers. Or, more specifically, songs with the word "Singer" (or its plural) in their titles. Well, now is as good a time as any, so let's go! Enjoy!  ~  JH


1)  Cake  ~  “Opera Singer”




2)  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds  ~  “The Singer”




3)  The Moody Blues  ~  “I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)”




4)  Anna Nalick  ~  “The Lullaby Singer”




5)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Pop Singer”




6)  Bee Gees  ~  “The Singer Sang His Song”




7)  The Decemberists  ~  “The Singer Addresses His Audience”




8)  Sonny & Cher  ~  “Mama Was A Rock And Roll Singer”




9)  Teitur  ~  “The Singer”




10)  Animal Collective  ~  “Another White Singer”




11)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  “Singers”




12)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Mary Tom Speer-Reid  ~  “When All God’s Singers Get Home”




13)  Ty Segall  ~  “The Singer”




14)  Califone  ~  “Funeral Singers”




15)  David Phelps  ~  “The Singer”




16)  Miranda Colchester  ~  “The Singer”




17)  Jimi Jamison  ~  “It’s The Singer, Not The Song”




18)  Vince Freeman  ~  “The Singer”




19)  Kevin Max  ~  “Return Of The Singer”




20)  Elkie Brooks  ~  “Pearl’s A Singer”



Wednesday, January 8, 2014

"Odd" & "Even" Songs


You do realize there are many more pairs of opposites that I haven't yet tapped for these inane music posts, don't you? No? Well, there are. Quite a mixed bag of songs we have here, ranging from grunge rock to old-time gospel to cheesy '80s pop to country music. So enjoy it already!   ~  JH



1)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  "Odds Are"




2)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Even Flow"




3)  MuteMath  ~  "Odd Soul"




4)  Eli Young Band  ~  "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"




5)  Kavinsky  ~  "Odd Look"




6)  David Choi  ~  "Won't Even Start"




7)  Sick Puppies  ~  "Odd One"




8)  U2  ~  "Even Better Than The Real Thing"




9)  The Cuckoo Clocks  ~  "Odd Per Clock"




10)  Polar Dear  ~  "Even If I'm Late"




11)  David Bowie  ~  "Space Oddity"




12)  Kutless  ~  "Even If"




13)  Neal Hefti & His Orchestra  ~  "The Odd Couple Theme"




14)  Air Supply  ~  "Even The Nights Are Better"




15)  Arid  ~  "Seven Odd Years"




16)  Heart  ~  "Even It Up"




17)  Promise ft. Jhene Aiko  ~  "Against The Odds"




18)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Not Even The King"




19)  Phil Collins  ~  "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)"




20)  Jessy Dixon ft. David Phelps & Guy Penrod  ~  "I Can't Even Walk"