Showing posts with label Frank Zappa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frank Zappa. Show all posts

Friday, June 25, 2021

Songs About Chumps

Merriam-Webster defines a "chump" as a stupid or foolish person who is easily tricked. "Chump change," a phrase which appears multiple times here, is defined as a relatively small or insignificant amount of money. That's basically what these songs are all about. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Green Day  ~  "Chump"





2)  Quincy Jones  ~  "Chump Change"




3)  Frank Zappa  ~  "Suicide Chump"




4)  Holiday Ghosts  ~  "Chumps"




5)  The Murph  ~  "Chump"




6)  Butterglory  ~  "Chump Or Champ?"




7)  Radioinactive  ~  "Chump"




8)  Spirit Of The Beehive  ~  "Chump"




9)  Blackbutton  ~  "Chump"




10)  Albert King  ~  "Chump Change"




11)  Big Business  ~  "Chump Chance"




12)  The New Pornographers  ~  "Chump Change"




13)  Scott Ainslie  ~  "Chump Man Blues"




14)  Jawbox  ~  "Chump"




15)  Reefeater  ~  "Chump"




16)  Sammy Hagar & The Circle  ~  "Full Circle Jam (Chump Change)"




17)  Tetsuians  ~  "Chump Change"




18)  Hercules Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  ~  "All Time Chump"




19)  East Of Youth  ~  "Chump"




20)  Ricky Nelson  ~  "Chump Change Romeo"




21)  Klaus  ~  "Chump"




22)  Gang Starr  ~  "Execution Of A Chump"




23)  The Missouri River Cultural Conservancy  ~  "Chump Change"




24)  Little Charlie & The Nightcats  ~  "Dump That Chump"




25)  Pitchshifter  ~  "Chump Change"


Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Songs About Towns & Villages

Cities get all the attention these days, but towns and villages are really where it's at! So I put together a collection of Songs About Towns & Villages as a meager yet sincere tribute to them. I trust you shall...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus  ~  “Old Town Road”




2)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Village Ghetto Land”




3)  Thin Lizzy  ~  "The Boys Are Back In Town"




4)  Alpine  ~  “Villages”




5)  The Kooks  ~  “Around Town”




6)  The Kinks  ~  “Village Green Preservation Society”




7)  Sam Hunt  ~  “Break Up In A Small Town”




8)  Blackmore’s Night  ~  “The Village In The Sand”




9)  Jay-Z ft. Kanye West & Rihanna  ~  “Run This Town”




10)  Cam  ~  “Village”




11)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town”




12)  Andy Williams  ~  “Village Of St. Bernadette”




13)  Miranda Lambert  ~  “Famous In A Small Town”




14)  New Order  ~  “The Village”




15)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Ghost Town”




16)  Frank Zappa  ~  “Village Of The Sun”




17)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “Goodbye Town”




18)  Bizzle ft. Jin, Sho Baraka, & V. Rose  ~  “It Takes A Village”




19)  Dream Academy  ~  “Life In A Northern Town”




20)  Wrabel  ~  “The Village”




21)  Johnny Rivers  ~  “Poor Side Of Town”




22)  Pete Yorn  ~  “Crystal Village”




23)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Small Town”




24)  Andy Gullahorn  ~  “Village”




25)  Bronski Beat  ~  "Smalltown Boy"


Friday, February 17, 2017

"Audio" & "Video" Songs

Here's a small collection of songs with either the word "Audio" or "Video" in their titles. Listen, watch, and enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Twin Atlantic  ~  “Audience And Audio”




2)  Lana Del Rey  ~  “Video Games”




3)  Press Play  ~  “Love Audio”




4)  FKA twigs  ~  “Video Girl”




5)  The Matches  ~  “Audio Blood”




6)  Beyoncé ft. Lady Gaga  ~  “Video Phone”




7)  Sundowner  ~  “Audio Geography”




8)  India.Arie  ~  “Video”




9)  Alien Music Club  ~  “Audio Visual Man”




10)  Aimee Mann  ~  “Video”




11)  Vintage High Sounds  ~  “Lady Audio”




12)  System Of A Down  ~  “Radio/Video”




13)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Audio Delite At Low Fidelity”




14)  Frank Zappa  ~  “Be In My Video”




15)  Echolyn  ~  “Audio Vérité”




16)  Morgan Page ft. Tegan and Sara  ~  “Video”  




17)  The Frantic  ~  “Audio & Murder”




18)  Buggles  ~  “Video Killed The Radio Star”




19)  Stone Sour  ~  “Audio Secrecy”




20)  Ben Folds Five  ~  “Video”



Thursday, November 3, 2016

"Sinister" Songs

By now, you know the drill. These are "Sinister" Songs, but they're not really sinister. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Black Keys  ~  “Sinister Kid”




2)  The Breeders  ~  “Sinister Foxx”  (This may very well be the best song you’ll ever hear with the oft-repeated refrain: “Has anyone seen the iguana?” It may also be the only one that exists.)




3)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  “If You’re Feeling Sinister”




4)  Modern Sons  ~  “Sinister Romance”




5)  Loney Dear  ~  “Sinister, In A State Of Hope”




6)  The Coffin Daggers  ~  “The Sinister Urge”




7)  Bad Religion  ~  “Overture / Sinister Rouge”




8)  Eternal Tears Of Sorrow  ~  “Sinister Rain”




9)  Pavement  ~  “Sinister Purpose”




10)  Nude Furniture  ~  “Sinister Sweat”




11)  Frank Zappa  ~  “Sinister Footwear II”




12)  Reverb Galaxy  ~  “Sinister Island”




13)  No-Man  ~  “Sinister Jazz”




14)  Jessie J  ~  “Sinister”




15)  Powerwolf  ~  “Mr. Sinister”




16)  The Breakes  ~  “Sinister Games”




17)  Frankie Cosmos  ~  “Sinister”




18)  The Moon-Rays  ~  “Sinister Surf”




19)  Relinquished  ~  “Sinister Dreams”




20)  Jerry Vayne  ~  “A Sideshow So Sinister…”




21)  Béla Fleck & The Flecktones  ~  “The Sinister Minister”




22)  Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers  ~  “Sinister Woman”




23)  Cinemascape  ~  “Sinister”




24)  Silent Rumor  ~  “Sinister”




25)  Resistance 13  ~  “Profound Sinister Brown”


Wednesday, November 2, 2016

“Cleveland” “Indians” Songs

All things being equal, here's a bunch of songs with either the word "Cleveland" or "Indians" (or "Indian") in their titles. Go team! Whichever team it is you may be pulling for! And...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Jewel  ~  “Cleveland”




2)  Anthrax  ~  “Indians”




3)  Lily Holbrook  ~  “Cowboys And Indians”




4)  Frankie Yankovic  ~  “Cleveland The Polka Town”




5)  Elton John  ~  “Indian Sunset”




6)  Lana Cantrell  ~  “Give It Back To The Indians”




7)  Forlorn Strangers  ~  “Cleveland”




8)  Karen O  ~  “Indian Summer”




9)  Run-D.M.C.  ~  “Three Little Indians”




10)  Frank Zappa  ~  “Let’s Move To Cleveland”  (WARNING: This song is more than 16 minutes in length. Just so you know.)




11)  Stereophonics  ~  “Indian Summer”




12)  Vanilla Ninja  ~  “When The Indians Cry”




13)  Dave Thomas ft. Wallace Coleman  ~  “Going To Cleveland”




14)  Manic Street Preachers  ~  “Indian Summer”




15)  Blood, Sweat, & Tears  ~  “Cowboys And Indians”




16)  Edwin McCain  ~  “Cleveland Park”




17)  Sinéad O’Connor  ~  “A Perfect Indian”




18)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “Big Indian”




19)  Scott Weiland  ~  “Missing Cleveland”




20)  Brooks & Dunn  ~  “Indian Summer”




21)  State Radio  ~  “Indian Moon”




22)  Handsome Devils  ~  “Cleveland Co.”




23)  David Bazan  ~  “Indian Summer”




24)  Roger Whittaker  ~  “Indian Lady”




25)  Tim McGraw  ~  “Indian Outlaw”