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"

Songs About Discovery

Listen to these songs and you might just discover a thing or two. I'm not sure what exactly, but in any piece of music there is much to be discovered. So, what are you waiting for? Enjoy 'em already!  ~  JH

1)  Madsun  ~  "Discovery"

2)  Kailee Morgue  ~  "Discovery"

3)  Lecrae  ~  "Self Discovery"

4)  Freaks & Geeks ft. Ruth Royall  ~  "Discovery"

5)  Overself  ~  "Discovery"

6)  Syn Cole & Victor Crone  ~  "Discovery"

7)  Brian McKnight  ~  "Discovery"

8)  Ocean Districts  ~  "Discovery"

9)  Dio  ~  "Discovery"  (Well, that was...weird!)

10)  Mike Oldfield  ~  "Discovery"

11)  The Crane Wives  ~  "New Discovery"

12)  Elton John  ~  "The Greatest Discovery"

13)  Liza Anne  ~  "Terrible Discovery"

14)  Chris de Burgh  ~  "Discovery"

15)  Evergrey  ~  "Dark Discovery"

16)  Simple Minds  ~  "Sense Of Discovery"

17)  Smog  ~  "Cold Discovery"

18)  Biffy Clyro  ~  "Joy.Discovery.Invention"

19)  Ayreon  ~  "Phase 1: Singularity: The Teacher's Discovery"

20)  OK/NO  ~  "Discovery"  (This dude's live vocals aren't the best, but the instrumentation is 🔥, which more than makes up for it.)

21)  BoA  ~  "Discovery"

22)  Rivers & Robots  ~  "Discovery"

23)  Anna von Hausswolff  ~  "Discovery"

24)  Warpaint  ~  "Disco/Very" / "Keep It Healthy"

25)  Sandra Kolstad  ~  "Discovery (Every Part A Part Of The Picture)"

"Through" Songs , Vol. 2

I told you I wasn't "through" with " Through " Songs. And here's proof! Enjoy! ~  JH


1)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "Through The Years"

2)  Britt Nicole  ~  "Through Your Eyes"

3)  Joe Cocker  ~  "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window"

4)  Martina McBride  ~  "I'm Gonna Love You Through It"

5)  Jeremy Zucker  ~  "Comethru"

6)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "Follow Through"

7)  Powfu  ~  "Running Through The Rain"

8)  Amy Winehouse  ~  "Mr. Magic (Through The Smoke)"

9)  Dio  ~  "Straight Through The Heart"

10)  Creedence Clearwater Revival  ~  "Run Through The Jungle"

11)  Charlie Puth  ~  "Through It All"

12)  Hillsong Worship  ~  "Through It All"

13)  Metallica  ~  "Through The Never"

14)  Phil Collins ~  "Look Through My Eyes"

15)  Stone Sour  ~  "Through Glass"

16)  Will Reagan  ~  "Through  And Through"

17)  George Jones  ~  "Walk Through This World With Me"

18)  Rise Against  ~  "Re-Education (Through Labor)"

19)  Marvin Gaye  ~  "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"

20)  The Script  ~  "Run Through Walls"

21)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Right Through You"

22)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Shot Through The Heart"

23)  DragonForce  ~  "Through The Fire And Flames"

24)  CityAlight  ~  "Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me"

25)  Tiny Tim  ~  "Tiptoe Through The Tulips"

More “Naked” Songs

About three years ago, I posted a bunch of songs with the word "Naked" in their titles, with the caveat that the word in the title of each was more metaphorical than literal. The songs, I explained, denoted one's lack of embellishment, lack of concealment or disguise, or one's honesty and transparency. Since then, I've discovered a lot of good "Naked" Songs that I missed, and added a few new ones that were released in the interim. That's why there's this tremendously tardy terminus... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Joan Jett & The Blackhearts  ~  “Naked”

2)  James Arthur  ~  “Naked”

3)  Brielle Von Hugel  ~  “Naked”

4)  ME The Band  ~  “Naked”

5)  Tracy Bonham  ~  “Naked”

6)  Northpilot  ~  “Naked Before My Captors”

7)  Barbara Weiss  ~  “Naked”

8)  David Crosby ft. Chris Thile  ~  “Naked In The Rain”

9)  Cat Power  ~  “Naked, If I Want To”

10)  Chris Staples  ~  “Let Us Be Naked (Eef Barzelay)”

11)  Kalliopi  ~  “Naked”

12)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  “Naked Sunday”

13)  Tracy Irve  ~  “See You Naked”

14)  Dio  ~  “Naked In The Rain”

15)  Blue Pearl  ~  “Naked In The Rain”

16)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Get Naked With Me”

17)  Nostalghia  ~  “Naked As A Hand”

18)  The 1975  ~  “Please Be Naked”

19)  Chloe Charles  ~  “Take Me Naked”  (I promise you, it's not as lurid as it sounds.)

20)  Radical Something  ~  “Naked In Venice”

21)  Céline Dion  ~  “Naked”

22)  Pat Metheny Group  ~  “Naked Moon”

23)  Matilda  ~  “Naked”

24)  X Ambassadors  ~  “Naked”

25)  Grouplove  ~  “Naked Kids”  (I promise you, there are NO naked kids in this video!)

Songs About Dreamers, Vol. 2

Here's the second and final set of Songs About Dreamers. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jackson Browne ft. Los Cenzontles  ~  “The Dreamer”

2)  Niamh McGlinchey  ~  “Little Dreamer”

3)  Blake Shelton  ~  “The Dreamer”

4)  Julia Bentley  ~  “Dreamer”

5)  One OK Rock  ~  “Dreamer”

6)  Jenn Grant  ~  “Dreamer”

7)  Roger Hodgson  ~  “Dreamer”

8)  SHEL  ~  “I Was Born A Dreamer”

9)  Dio  ~  “I Could Have Been A Dreamer”

10)  Alisa Kozhikina  ~  “Dreamer”  (My word, but this child can sing!)

11)  Gene Watson  ~  “Dreams Of A Dreamer Gone Blind”

12)  Sophia Alexa  ~  “Cuban Dreamer”

13)  Status Quo  ~  “Little Dreamer”

14)  Coco Morier  ~  “Dreamer”

15)  Wade Bowen  ~  “Sun Shines On A Dreamer”

16)  Alexz Johnson  ~  “American Dreamer”

17)  Europe  ~  “Dreamer”

18)  Grace Kelly  ~  “Working For The Dreamers”

19)  Axwell ^ Ingrosso ft. Trevor Guthrie  ~  “Dreamer”

20)  Laura Lee Lovely  ~  “Dreamers”

21)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  “The Dreamer”

22)  Ana Egge & The Sentimentals  ~  “Dreamer”

23)  Mighty Oaks  ~  “Dreamers”

24)  Lion Babe  ~  “Little Dreamer”

25)  Avenue Inn  ~  “Dreamer”

“Gold,” “Silver,” & “Bronze” Songs

In case you were wondering (and I realize that you probably weren't) whether I was completely ignoring the fact that there's currently an Olympics going on, and if you were curious (and I know you weren't) as to whether or not I'd somehow integrate an Olympics theme into my music blogging, here are your answers. I wasn't ignoring the Olympics – in fact, I've shortened many a night's sleep of late watching the broadcasts. And I did come up with somewhat of an Olympic-themed post. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Imagine Dragons  ~  “Gold”

2)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Silver Wings”

3)  Joey Cape  ~  “Going For The Bronze”

4)  REO Speedwagon  ~  “Girl With The Heart Of Gold”

5)  Lee DeWyze  ~  “Silver Lining”

6)  Future Chaser  ~  “Bronze”

7)   Metallica  ~  “The Ecstasy Of Gold”

8)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Silver Lining”

9)  Ron Spielman  ~  “Bronze Age”

10)  Passenger  ~  “Fool’s Gold”

11)  Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones  ~  “Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine”

12)  The Red Hot Rhythm Rustlers  ~  “The Bronze Buckaroo”

13)  Glee Cast  ~  “Gold Digger”

14)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Silver Springs”  (Another Fleetwood Mac that would have been a nice addition to this post – if I hadn't decided to include only one song per artist – is this.)

15)  Keiko Matsui  ~  “Bronze Casting”

16)  Kimbra  ~  “Plain Gold Ring”

17)  Dio  ~  “Man On The Silver Mountain”

18)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  “A Bronze Head”

19)  Bing Crosby  ~  “Where The Blue Of The Night (Meets The Gold Of The Day)”

20)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Silver Train”

21)  Ribozyme  ~  “Bronze”

22)  Halsey  ~  “Empty Gold”

23)  Tony Bennett ft. Bill Charlap  ~  “Look For The Silver Lining”

24)  Bloody Aztec  ~  “Bronze”

25)  Lianne La Havas  ~  “Green & Gold”

26)  First Aid Kit  ~  “My Silver Lining”

27)   Ace Reporter  ~  “Bronze”

28)  Neil Young  ~  “Silver & Gold”

29)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  “Silver Lining”

30)  The Americans  ~  “Bronze Star”