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Friday, July 24, 2020

Songs About Bananas

I never knew there were so many good Songs About Bananas until I went and looked for them. And boom, there they were! And now, boom, here they are! And there's more where these came from! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Little Big  ~  "Go Bananas"




2)  Gwen Stefani  ~  "Hollaback Girl"




3)  Conkarah ft. Shaggy  ~  "Banana"




4)  Anitta & Becky G  ~  "Banana"




5)  A. Sinclair  ~  "Bananas"




6)  Aldo Ranks  ~  "La Banana"




7)  Die Antwoord  ~  "Banana Brain"




8)  Liquid Saloon  ~  "Polaroid Banana"




9)  Netta  ~  "Nana Banana"




10)  Kany Garcia & Residente  ~  "Banana Papaya"




11)  Mariano Otero  ~  "Bananas"




12)  Jack Johnson  ~  "Banana Pancakes"




13)  Gallas  ~  "My Banana"




14)  Nicole Cole  ~  "Banana"




15)  Khikko  ~  "Bananas"




16)  Bread & Butter  ~  "Banana O'Clock"




17)  Halfby ft. Alfred Beach Sandal  ~  "Slow Banana"




18)  Momoland  ~  "Banana Chacha"




19)  Harry Belafonte  ~  "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"




20)  Elysanij  ~  "Coquito y Banana"



Monday, February 17, 2020

Songs For President's Day


This is me attempting to do something interesting for President's Day. Each song in this set bears the surname of a U.S. President in its title. I didn't do anything crazy, like post a song for each of our 45 pPresidents. But I found as many as I could, and you're going to have to be okay with that. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Counting Crows  ~  "Washington Square"




2)  Aerosmith  ~  "Adam's Apple"  ("Adams"... "Adam's".... Close enough!)




3)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  "Jefferson Jericho Blues"




4)  George Thorogood ft. Albert Collins  ~  "Madison Blues"




5)  Pharrell Williams ft. Kelly Osbourne  ~  "Marilyn Monroe"




6)  blink-182  ~  "Adam's Song"  (Again, "Adams"... "Adam's".... Close enough!)





7)  Johnny Cash & June Carter  ~  "Jackson"




8)  The Toadies  ~  "Tyler"




9)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Polk Salad Annie"




10)  Jack Johnson  ~  "Taylor"




11)  Dinosaur Jr.  ~  "Pierce The Morning Rain"




12)  PJ Harvey  ~  "Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln"




13)  Mick Flavin  ~  "Jennifer Johnson And Me"




14)  Bob Dylan  ~  "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"




15)  John Prine & Sara Watkins  ~  "Late John Garfield Blues"




16)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"




17)  Jewel  ~  "Cleveland"




18)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  "Cleveland Rocks"  (Remember, Cleveland served as President twice in nonconsecutive terms. So he counts as two Presidents.)




19)  Conor Oberst  ~  "Roosevelt Room"




20)  Hozier  ~  "Jackie And Wilson"




21)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  "Tonya Harding"




22)  Elvis Costello  ~  "Hoover Factory"




23)  Joywave   ~  "Like A Kennedy"




24)  INXS  ~  "Johnson's Aeroplane"




25)  Elton John  ~  "Postcards From Richard Nixon"




26)  Jerry Reed  ~  "Lord, Mr. Ford"




27)  Tor Miller  ~  "Carter & Cash"




28)  Violent Femmes  ~  "Old Mother Reagan"




29)  Traffic  ~  "Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush"




30)  Wakey! Wakey!  ~  "Clinton St. Girl"




31)  Bruce Dickinson  ~  "Laughing In The Hiding Bush"




32)  Moby & The Homeland Choir  ~  "Trump Is On Your Side"  (The sarcasm is strong with this one. And I tend to agree with the sentiments.)


Friday, June 21, 2019

Songs About What "You Need"

I'm not sure how these songs get away with telling YOU, of all people, what YOU need. But that's – apparently – why they exist. Don't take my word for it, though. Check 'em out for yourself. Plenty of good tunes here, so I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "You Need To Calm Down"




2)  Paul McCartney, Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, & Rod Stewart  ~  "All You Need Is Love"  (Wow, what a lineup!)




3)  Candye Kane  ~  "You Need A Great Big Woman"  (Who doesn't?)




4)  Duran Duran  ~  "All You Need Is Now"




5)  The Jezabels  ~  "All You Need"




6)  Elton John  ~  "It's Me That You Need"




7)  Joey + Rory  ~  "All You Need Is Me"




8)  Alex Clare  ~  "Tell Me What You Need"




9)  BANKS  ~  "What You Need"




10)  INXS  ~  "What You Need"




11)  Wade Hayes & Megan Mullins  ~  "What You Need From Me"




12)  Jack Johnson  ~  "What You Thought You Need"




13)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Anytime You Need A Friend"




14)  Malcolm McLaren  ~  "You Need Hands"




15)  Against The Current  ~  "Something You Need"




16)  Ed Sheeran  ~  "You Need To Cut Your Hair"




17)  Shanice  ~  "You Need A Man"




18)  Rick Astley  ~  "Whenever You Need Somebody"




19)  Weyes Blood  ~  "Do You Need My Love?"




20)  Son Lux  ~  "The Fool You Need"




21)  Tina Turner  ~  "Whatever You Need"




22)  The Brevet  ~  "All You Need To Know"




23)  Jody Watley  ~  "I'm The One You Need"




24)  The Cardigans  ~  "I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer"




25)  Oh Honey  ~  "Take All The Time You Need"



Friday, May 24, 2019

Songs About Rodeos

I haven't been to a rodeo since I was a kid. And even then it was held at summer camp, so I'm not sure if that could be considered a "real" rodeo. Anyway, these are Songs About Rodeos to tickle your ears and keep you entertained...for at least eight seconds. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Joey + Rory  ~  “Rodeo”




2)  Gene Clark & The Firebyrds  ~  “Rodeo Rider”




3)  Vern Gosdin  ~  “This Ain’t My First Rodeo”




4)  Mötley Crüe  ~  “Rodeo”




5)  Kathy Mattea  ~  “Clown In Your Rodeo”




6)  The White Buffalo  ~  “Hogtied Like A Rodeo”




7)  Garth Brooks  ~  “Rodeo”




8)  The Weepies  ~  “Citywide Rodeo”




9)  Moe Bandy  ~  “Bandy, The Rodeo Clown”




10)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “King Of The Rodeo”




11)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Rodeo Girls”




12)  Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers  ~  “Queen Of The Rodeo”




13)  Don Williams  ~  “She’s In Love With A Rodeo Man”




14)  Amy Ray  ~  “Rodeo”




15)  George Strait  ~  “Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy”




16)  The Bamboos ft. Megan Washington  ~  “King Of The Rodeo”




17)  Jerry Jeff Walker  ~  “Rodeo Cowboy”




18)  Jewel  ~  “Last Dance Rodeo”




19)  Vince Gill  ~  “Ridin’ The Rodeo”




20)  Manafest  ~  “Rodeo”




21)  Lynn Anderson  ~  “Rodeo Cowboy”




22)  The Magnetic Fields  ~  “Papa Was A Rodeo”




23)  Toby Keith  ~  “Rodeo Moon”




24)  Escondido  ~  “Rodeo Queen”




25)  Cody Johnson  ~  “Dear Rodeo”




26)  Harvey Danger  ~  “Sad Sweetheart Of The Rodeo”




27)  Seasick Steve  ~  “Last Rodeo”




28)  Pretty Maids  ~  “Rodeo”




29)  Emmylou Harris & Nash Ramblers  ~  “Sweetheart Of The Rodeo”




30)  Jack Johnson & G. Love  ~  “Rodeo Clowns”