Songs About Good Guys & Bad Guys

There's a lot of talk about superheroes and, in particular, superhero movies of late. In most if not all of those, there are both heroes and villains. This post has nothing to do with superhero movies, but it is chock full of Songs About Good Guys & Bad Guys. So...that's something, at least. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Morgan Johnston  ~  “Good Guy”

2)  Matthew Good  ~  “Bad Guys Win”

3)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “Good Guys Win”  (Video quality on this one is crap, but at least it sounds good.)

4)  Billie Eilish  ~  “Bad Guy”  (This is my new jam! Really, anything by her!)

5)  Collective Soul  ~  “Goodnight, Good Guy”

6)  Niykee Heaton  ~  “Bad Guy”

7)  MIKA  ~  “Good Guys”

8)  Reel Big Fish  ~  “Bad Guy”

9)  Aqua  ~  “Good Guys”

10)  Emarosa  ~  “Gold Dust” / “Say Hello To The Bad Guy”

11)  Melanie  ~  “The Good Guys”

12)  Bowling For Soup  ~  “Girl All The Bad Guys Want”

13)  Tove Lo  ~  “Good Guys”

14)  Meghan Patrick  ~  “The Bad Guy”

15)  The Bankrobber  ~  “A Good Guy With A Gun”

16)  Mindy Smith  ~  “Bad Guy”

17)  Boyz II Men  ~  “Good Guy”

18)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  “I Am Not The Bad Guy”

19)  Tenille Arts  ~  “Good Guys”

20)  Sistar  ~  “Bad Guy”  (Most of the lyrics are in Korean, some are in English, all of the subtitles are in Portuguese, and I’m still trying to make sense of it all. Yikes!)

21)  Granger Smith  ~  “When The Good Guys Win”

22)  Freddie Mercury  ~  “Mr. Bad Guy”

23)  Lakefield  ~  “Good Guy”

24)  Jack Johnson  ~  “Mediocre Bad Guys”

25)  Julia Jacklin  ~  “Good Guy”

BONUS TRACK:  Dave Mason  ~  “We Just Disagree”  (“There ain’t no good guys, there ain’t no bad guys, there's only you and me…”)

“Happen”-ing Songs

These songs are really “Happen”-ing! No, really, they actually are. At least their titles would have you believe that. Ready…set…enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “Anything Could Happen”

2)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Accidents Will Happen”

3)  United Pursuit ft. Andrea Marie  ~  “Let It Happen”

4)  Lady Gaga  ~  “Til It Happens To You”

5)  Emmah Toris  ~  “We’re Happening”

6)  Rainbow  ~  “Can’t Happen Here”

7)  Rachel Platten  ~  “Nothing Ever Happens”

8)  Enter Shikari  ~  “Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour…”

9)  Kate Voegele  ~  “Gravity Happens”

10)  Poliça & stargaze  ~  “How Is This Happening”

11)  Morrissey  ~  “I Know It’s Gonna Happen Someday”

12)  Desperate Journalist  ~  “Happening”

13)  The Supremes  ~  “The Happening”

14)  The RPMs  ~  “Let Things Happen”

15)  Lily Allen  ~  “Never Gonna Happen”

16)  JES  ~  “Anything Can Happen”

17)  Granger Smith  ~  “Happens Like That”

18)  Bee Bakare  ~  “Waiting To Happen”

19)  Dawes  ~  “Things Happen”

20)  Tayisha Busay  ~  “Nothing’s Happening”

Songs About Blue Jeans

This post may or may not have been inspired by a recent comment thread on my pastor’s Facebook page (he’s currently doing a series called “The Gospel In Blue Jeans”). That being said, the songs and artists expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views or musical preferences of my pastor (who I am intentionally not naming here). But I'll bet he’s going to looovvveee the first song in this list. Haha! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Neil Diamond  ~  “Forever In Blue Jeans”

2)  Granger Smith  ~  “Bury Me In Blue Jeans”

3)  Train  ~  “Angel In Blue Jeans”

4)  The Jeff Healey Band  ~  “Blue Jean Blues”

5)  Ladytron  ~  “Blue Jeans”

6)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Make-Up And Faded Blue Jeans”

7)  Jimmy Clanton  ~  “Venus In Blue Jeans”

8)  David Bowie  ~  “Blue Jean”

9)  The Heathens  ~  “Dirty Jeans”

10)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  “Walking In My Blue Jeans”

11)  David Dundas  ~  “Jeans On”

12)  Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps  ~  “Blue Jean Bop”

13)  Family Of The Year  ~  “Blue Jean Girl”

14)  Sammy Kershaw  ~  “Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On”

15)  Lana Del Rey  ~  “Blue Jeans”

16)  Peerless Quartet  ~  “Blue Jeans”

17)  Grace  ~  “Boyfriend Jeans”

18)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  “Blue Jeans And White T-Shirts”

19)  Stevie Nicks  ~  “Blue Denim”

20)  Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band  ~  “Bluejeans And Moonbeams”

It's About Time! Vol. 2: Minutes

Here's the second installment into my latest series of posts. These songs all have the word "Minutes" or "Minute" in their titles. Take a listen – it'll only take a few (...wait for it...) minutes! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Iron Maiden  ~  "2 Minutes To Midnight"

2)  Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland  ~  "4 Minutes"

3)  Granger Smith  ~  "5 More Minutes"

4)  Pantera  ~  "5 Minutes Alone"

5)  Capital Cities  ~  "One Minute More"

6)  Antonique Smith  ~  "Hold Up, Wait A Minute (Woo Woo)" 

7)  "Weird Al" Yankovic  ~  "One More Minute"

8)  Hi-Five  ~  "I Can't Wait Another Minute"

9)  The Hives  ~  "Wait A Minute"

10)  CIV  ~  "Can't Wait One Minute More"

11)  Tavares  ~  "It Only Takes A Minute"

12)  Michael McDonald  ~  "Minute By Minute"

13)  Gilbert O'Sullivan  ~  "A Minute Of Your Time"

14)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  "Did It In A Minute"

15)  Five Star  ~  "Can't Wait Another Minute"

16)  Cliff Richard & The Shadows  ~  "The Minute You're Gone"

17)  Carlene Carter  ~  "Meant It For A Minute"

18)  Uriah Heep  ~  "One Minute"

19)  Depeche Mode  ~  "Two-Minute Warning"

20)  tUnE-yArDs  ~  "Wait For A Minute"

Songs By People Named Smith

Here's another one of those I-heard-a-song-on-the-radio-that-I-really-like-and-wanted-to-put-on-the-blog-but-I-couldn't-think-of-a-logical-way-to-include-it-so-I-made-something-up posts. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sam Smith  ~  "Stay With Me"

2)  Patti Smith  ~  "Because The Night"

3)  Will Smith  ~  "Switch"

4)  Mindy Smith  ~  "Jolene"

5)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "How To Say Goodbye"

6)  Muriel Smith  ~  "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"

7)  Frankie Smith  ~  "Double Dutch Bus"

8)  Alice Smith  ~  "Be Easy"

9)  Granger Smith  ~  "Don't Listen To The Radio"

10)  April Smith & The Great Picture Show  ~  "Colors"

11)  Carl Smith  ~  "(When You Feel Like You're In Love) Don't Just Stand There"

Video wouldn't load properly – click link to view:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h-nosOFpNg

12)  Mamie Smith  ~  "Harlem Blues"

13)  Steve Smith  ~  "Time On My Hands"

14)  Sammi Smith  ~  "Help Me Make It Through The Night"

15)  Russell Smith  ~  "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"

16)  Carmen Smith  ~  "Love's On The Run"

17)  Margo Smith  ~  "It Only Hurts For A Little While"

Video wouldn't load properly – click link to view:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVIaAEoVd84

18)  Preston Smith  ~  "Oh, I Love You So"

19)  Sy Smith  ~  "The Art Of You"

20)  Kate Smith  ~  "God Bless America"