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 Delirium

Here's a bunch of Songs About Delirium. Because the world's a crazy place, that's why! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Blackbriar  ~  "Beautiful Delirium"

2)  MGMT  ~  "Flash Delirium"

3)  Ladyhawke  ~  "My Delirium"

4)  My Starving Lion  ~  "Delirium"

5)  Lacuna Coil  ~  "Delirium"

6)  Glasmus  ~  "Delirium"*

7)  Bernadette Novembre  ~  "Delirium"

8)  Coheed and Cambria  ~  "Delirium Trigger"

9)  Julia Westlin  ~  "Delirium"

10)  Yes  ~  "The Gates Of Delirium"  (This song is 23 minutes long! If you choose not to listen to it in its entirety, no one – least of all, me – will blame you!)

11)  Lady Zamar  ~  "Delirium"

12)  Vernau Mier Quartet  ~  "Delirium"

13)  Aurealis  ~  "Delirium"

14)  Beware Of Darkness  ~  "Delirium"

15)  Epica  ~  "Delirium"

16)  Prophet Defroster  ~  "Delirium"

17)  Sophie Coyle  ~  "Delirium"

18)  Triple Pepperoni Trio  ~  "Delirium"

19)  Billie  ~  "Delirium"

20)  Katy B  ~  "Dark Delirium"

21)  Ellie Goulding  ~  "Intro (Delirium)"

22)  The Rasmus  ~  "Delirium"

23)  Narcotic Wasteland  ~  "Delirium Tremens"

24)  Lamb  ~  "Deep Delirium"

25)  Montgomery Brothers  ~  "Delirium"

"Phantom" Songs

No ghosts were harmed in the making of this post. But I found plenty of Songs About Phantoms for you to enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jessie Paege  ~  "Phantom"

2)  The Shins  ~  "Phantom Limb"

3)  The Messenger Birds  ~  "Phantom Limb"

4)  Nightwish  ~  "Phantom Of The Opera"

5)  Kamelot ft. Lauren Hart  ~  "Phantom Divine (Shadow Empire)"

6)  Tora Tora  ~  "Phantom Rider"

7)  Namika  ~  "Phantom"

8)  Alice In Chains  ~  "Phantom Limb"

9)  Epica  ~   "The Phantom Agony"

10)  Hearts Hearts  ~  "Phantom / Island"

11)  Candela  ~  "Phantom Feelings"

12)  Rob Zombie  ~  "Return Of The Phantom Stranger"

13)  Varley  ~  "Phantom Studies"

14)  NateWantsToBattle  ~  "Phantom"

15)  Ziemba  ~  "Phantom See"

16)  Parov Stelar  ~  "The Phantom"

17)  Steam Phunk  ~  "Phantom"

18)  Erasure  ~  "Phantom Bride"

19)  Claudia Tripp  ~  "Phantom"

20)  Dirty Heads  ~  "Phantom"

21)  Old Man Canyon  ~  "Phantoms & Friends"

22)  Lindsey Stirling  ~  "Phantom Of The Opera"  (Yeah, I already posted a version of this song above, but technically this is a medley of the title song and a few others from the musical. Plus, it's Lindsey Freakin' Stirling! So...yeah.)

23)  AstroMaps  ~  "Phantom People"

24)  Metallica  ~  "Phantom Lord"

25)  Arcades  ~  "Phantom"

26)  Deftones  ~  "Phantom Bride"

27)  Dead!  ~  "Phantom"

28)  Badass Wolf Shirt  ~  "Phantom Warnings"  (Please excuse the truly odd, albeit crude name of the artist and enjoy a truly odd electronica tune with an equally odd visual accompaniment.)

29)  Nightly  ~  "Phantom"

30)  Low Roar  ~  "Phantoms"

"Lack"-ing Songs

These songs are great and all, but they're "lack"-ing something. Well, not really, but they do all have the word "lack" in their titles. And that's something, isn't it? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Courtney Barnett  ~  "Crippling Self Doubt And A General Lack Of Confidence"  (I can totally relate to this one! Ha!)

2)  RATT  ~  "Lack Of Communication"

3)  Ben Gibbard  ~  "A Lack Of Color"

4)  Nick Lowe  ~  "What Lack Of Love Has Done"

5)  Skott  ~  "Lack Of Emotion"

6)  The Why Store  ~  "Lack Of Water"  (I used to LOVE this song! I probably haven't heard it in over 20 years, and I recognized the opening riff instantly!)

7)  Being As An Ocean  ~  "Grace, Teach Us What We Lack"

8)  The Bad Plus & Joshua Redman  ~  "Lack The Faith But Not The Wine"

9)  Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps  ~  "Lack Of Height"

10)  Restless Heart  ~  "For Lack Of Better Words"

11)  Theory Hazit  ~  "For Lack Of A Better Word"

12)  The Honeydrips  ~  "(Lack Of) Love Will Tear Us Apart"

13)  The Vaccines  ~  "A Lack Of Understanding"

14)  Epica  ~  "Another Me (In Lack' Ech)"

15)  Blues Traveler  ~  "The Poignant And Epic Saga Of Featherhead And Lucky Lack"

16)  Daryle Singletary  ~  "Love Or The Lack Of"

17)  Vicki Sue Robinson  ~  "Lack Of Respect"

18)  Mouthpi3ce  ~  "Lack Of Knowledge"

19)  Vanessa-Mae  ~  "I'm A-Doun For Lack O' Johnnie"

20)  Violent Femmes  ~  "Lack Of Knowledge"

21)  Joseph Arthur  ~  "Lack A Vision"

22)  Friendly Fires  ~  "Lack Of Love"

23)  The Von Bondies  ~  "Lack Of Communication"

24)  Nneka  ~  "Streets Lack Love"

25)  The Early November  ~  "My Lack Of Skill"

26)  Pearl Bailey  ~  "Lack Of Education"