Showing posts with label Ella Fitzgerald. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ella Fitzgerald. Show all posts

Sunday, June 6, 2021

More Songs About Being Wanted

Here are more Songs About Being Wanted, as previously promised. Enjoy!  ~  JH


1)  Lady A(ntebellum)  ~  "Wanted You More"




2)  Holly Brook  ~  "Wanted"




3)  Anne Murray  ~  "Wanted"




4)  Joshua Radin  ~  "Wanted"




5)  George Thorogood & The Destroyers  ~  "Wanted"




6)  Ella Fitzgerald  ~  "Boy Wanted"




7)  Larkin Poe  ~  "Wanted Woman / AC/DC"




8)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "All She Wanted"




9)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  "Not 'Cause I Wanted To"




10)  Richard Marx  ~  "Last Thing I Wanted"




11)  Santana  ~  "All I Ever Wanted"




12)  Sara Groves  ~  "What I Thought I Wanted"




13)  Kansas  ~  "All I Wanted"




14)  Butterfly Boucher  ~  "I Wanted To Be The Sun"




15)  Marie Osmond  ~  "I Only Wanted You"




16)  Hawk Nelson  ~  "Everything You Ever Wanted"




17)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Wanted Man"




18)  Vanessa Carlton  ~  "Ordinary Day" / "Wanted"




19)  Lyle Lovett  ~  "If I Were The Man You Wanted"




20)  Mark Chesnutt  ~  "I Just Wanted You To Know"




21)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  "If I Only Wanted To"




22)  Dawes  ~  "If I Wanted Someone"




23)  Ty  Herndon  ~  "She Wants To Be Wanted"




24)  The Bangles  ~  "Everything I Wanted"




25)  Alexz Johnson  ~  "I Just Wanted Your Love"



Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Songs About Baskets

I got you a few good Songs About Baskets to listen to. You're extremely welcome. Enjoy!  ~  JH


1)  Green Day  ~  "Basket Case"




2)  Ella Fitzgerald  ~  "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"




3)  Cake  ~  "She'll Hang The Baskets"




4)  Sara Bareilles  ~  "Basket Case"




5)  Ray Charles  ~  "Don't Put All Your Dreams In One Basket"




6)  Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers  ~  "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket"




7)  Mia Carruthers  ~  "Bell And A Basket"




8)  CrazyEightEight  ~  "Bastard From A Basket"





9)  Warren Zevon  ~  "Basket Case"




10)  Jasmine Rae  ~  "Eggs In A Basket"




11)  Phil Ochs  ~  "Basket In The Pool"




12)  Michael Thomas Howard  ~  "Tiny Birch Basket"


Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Songs About Blankets

I don't even know why I'm posting a bunch of Songs About Blankets, but it appears that I am. So you might as well enjoy them!  ~  JH



1)  BTS  ~  "Blanket Kick"





2)  Gilbert O'Sullivan  ~  "Underneath The Blanket Go"






3)  Buck Owens  ~  "We Split The Blanket"






4)  Amanda Palmer & Jason Webley  ~  "Electric Blanket"






5)  Trevor Hall  ~  "Under The Blanket"






6)  Metric  ~  "Wet Blanket"






7)  The Rocket Summer  ~  "Blankets"






8)  Jeff Beck ft. Imogen Heap  ~  "Blanket"






9)  Billie Jo Spears  ~  "Blanket On The Grond"






10)  Typecast  ~  "Blanket"






11)  Sananda Maitreya  ~  "Blanket On The Ground"






12)  Dean Brody  ~  "Little Yellow Blanket"






13)  QOH  ~  "Blanket"






14)  Neko Case & Her Boyfriends  ~  "Whip The Blankets"






15)  Violent Soho  ~  "Blanket"






16)  Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald  ~  "Under A Blanket of Blue"






17)  Hundred Waters  ~  "Blanket Me"






18)  Papa Roach  ~  "Blanket Of Fear"






19)  Kelleia  ~  "Blanket"






20)  Eels  ~  "Packing Blankets"






21)  Kiso ft. Kayla Diamond  ~  Blanket"






22)  Mayday Parade  ~  "Even Robots Need Blankets"






23)  The Dejas  ~  "Blanket Song"






24)  Harry Nilsson  ~  "Blanket For A Sail"






25)  METZ  ~  "Wet Blanket"






26)  Elbow  ~  "Blanket Of Night"






27)  Fruit Bats  ~  "Union Blanket"






28)  Meat Puppets  ~  "Blanket Of Weeds"




Tuesday, January 29, 2019

“Alright” Songs

The titles of these songs belie their actual quality. They may be "Alright" Songs, but they're much more than alright. In fact, they're pretty awesome. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Darius Rucker  ~  “Alright”




2)  Eurythmics  ~  “It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)”




3)  Dean Lewis  ~  “Be Alright”




4)  Ariana Grande  ~  “Be Alright”




5)  Kenny Loggins  ~  “I’m Alright”




6)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Alright”




7)  Elton John  ~  “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting”




8)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “I’m Gonna Be Alright”




9)  Keaton Henson  ~  “Alright”




10)  Ella Fitzgerald  ~  “Alright, Okay, You Win”




11)  Elvis Presley  ~  “That’s All Right”




12)  Anouk  ~  “Alright”




13)  Rod Stewart  ~  “Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)”




14)  Jo Dee Messina  ~  “I’m Alright”




15)  Mungo Jerry  ~  “Alright Alright Alright”




16)  Paula Abdul  ~  “Alright Tonight”




17)  Joshua Radin  ~  “Everything’ll Be Alright”




18)  Tep No ft. Lizz Kellermann  ~  “It’s Alright”




19)  Queen  ~  “Doing All Right”




20)  Ashley Tisdale  ~  “It’s Alright, It’s OK”




21)  Fractures  ~  “It’s Alright”




22)  Camera Obscura  ~  “This Is Love (Feels Alright)”




23)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “Be Alright”




24)  Ledisi  ~  “In The Morning / Alright”




25)  Jesus Christ Superstar Cast ft. Sara Bareilles, Brandon Victor Dixon, & John Legend  ~  “Everything’s Alright”


Thursday, December 13, 2018

25 Different Renditions Of “Frosty The Snowman”

Every couple of years or so, I do one of these posts featuring a bunch of different versions of a beloved Christmas song. Well, here's another one for your listening enjoyment. Feel free to skip around to the ones that interest you most. Outside of the original version (#5) and the one made popular in the animated special (#1), my top picks are #3, #14, and #22. Let me know in the comments which are your favorites. ~  JH



1)  Jimmy Durante  (Animated)




2)  August Burns Red  (Metalcore)




3)  Fiona Apple  (Poppy)




4)  Puddles The Clown & Mr. Bigfoot  (Bizarre)




5)  Gene Autry  (Original)




6)  Grace VanderWaal  (Ethereal)




7)  BWC Christmas Orchestra  (Metal)




8)  Zee Avi  (Depressing)




9)  The Beach Boys  (Harmony)




10)  USC Bassoon Choir  (Woodwinds)




11)  The Jackson 5  (Motown)




12)  The Harry Connick Big Band  (Swingin’)




13)  The Reverend Horton Heat  (Rockabilly)




14)  Leon Redbone & Dr. John  (Bluesy)




15)  Bing Crosby  (Traditional)




16)  Pepper Proud  (Innovative)




17)  Ella Fitzgerald  (Jazzy)




18)  The Ronettes  (Girlgroup)




19)  The Wombats  (Alternative)




20)  Urbana Reggaeton  (Spanish)




21)  The Ventures  (Percussive)




22)  Willie Nelson  (Twangy)




23)  Los Straitjackets  (Instrumental)




24)  DJ Laz  (Thumpin’)




25)  Bowling For Soup  (Punk)


Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Popular Songs Of 1937, Vol. 4

One more time for old time's sake. Literally. (I might have used that line before. Sue me.) With this post, we wrap the Popular Songs of 1937 series. Hope you have enjoyed it!  ~  JH



1)  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Cast  ~  “Whistle While You Work”




2)  Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli  ~  “Minor Swing”




3)  Benny Goodman & His Orchestra ft. Ella Fitzgerald  ~  “Goodnight, My Love”




4)  Fred Astaire  ~  “I Can’t Be Bothered Now”




5)  Frances Langford  ~  “Once In A While”




6)  Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra  ~  “You Can’t Stop Me From Dreamin’”




7)  Robert Johnson  ~  “Kind Hearted Woman Blues”




8)  Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra  ~  “The Morning After”




9)  Ivie Anderson  ~  “All God's Chillun Got Rhythm”




10)  Billie Holiday  ~  “A Sailboat In The Moonlight”




11)  Roosevelt Sykes  ~  “Night Time Is The Right Time”




12)  W. Lee O’Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys  ~  “Bear Cat Mama”




13)  Fred Astaire  ~  “Beginner’s Luck”




14)  Robert Johnson  ~  “When You Got A Good Friend”




15)  Bing Crosby  ~  “Blue Hawaii”




16)  Chick Webb & His Orchestra  ~  “Harlem Congo”




17)  Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians  ~  “So Rare”




18)  Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra  ~  “Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm”




19)  Patsy Montana  ~  “Pride Of The Prairie”




20)  Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell  ~  “Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)”




21)  Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra  ~  “Marie”




22)  Artie Shaw  ~  “Nightmare”




23)  Robert Johnson  ~  “Stop Breakin’ Down Blues”




24)  Bing Crosby  ~  “Smarty (You Know It All)”




25)  Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers  ~  “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off”