"Arcade" Songs

I heard the first song in this playlist on the radio for the first time yesterday and was so captivated that I decided to make a whole blog post out of "Arcade" Songs. I regret nothing. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Duncan Laurence ft. FLETCHER  ~  "Arcade"

2)  Echolight  ~  "Arcade"

3)  Neon Indian  ~  "Arcade Blues"

4)  Icon of Sin  ~  "Arcade Generation"

5)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Devil's Arcade"

6)  Neil Young  ~  "Music Arcade"

7)  Roy Orbison  ~  "Penny Arcade"

8)  Hell Is For Heroes  ~  "Arcades"

9)  Lou Reed  ~  "Down At The Arcade"

10)  The Cyrkle  ~  "Penny Arcade"

11)  Superchunk  ~  "Sunset Arcade"

12)  Blaqk Audio  ~  "Dark Arcades"

13)  Trizzy  ~  "Arcade"

14)  Andrew Gold  ~  "Penny Arcade"

15)  Jackson 5  ~  "Penny Arcade"  (Not the same song as either of the two above with the same title.)

"Jukebox" Songs

I had a ton of fun compiling this post and the one that follows. Turns out there have been quite a few great songs about jukeboxes. Many of them are country songs, but plenty of other genres are represented here as well. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Don't Rock The Jukebox"

2)  Foreigner  ~  "Juke Box Hero"

3)  Joshua Hedley  ~  "Mr. Jukebox"

4)  Gene Watson  ~  "The Jukebox Played Along"

5)  Joe Diffie  ~  "Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die)"

6)  Carl Perkins  ~  "Let The Jukebox Keep Playing"

7)  Mark Chesnutt  ~  "Brother Jukebox"

8)  Mickey Gilley  ~  "Jukebox Argument"

9)  The Honeycutters  ~  "Jukebox"

10)  Perry Como  ~  "Juke Box Baby"

11)  Alabama  ~  "Jukebox In My Mind"

12)  Johnny Paycheck  ~  "Jukebox Charlie"

13)  Ken Mellons  ~  "Jukebox Junkie"

14)  Hank Williams, Jr.  ~  "Lyin' Jukebox"

15)  Reese Witherspoon  ~  "Juke Box Blues"

16)  Jerry Lee Lewis  ~  "Jukebox Junky"

17)  Doug Stone  ~  "A Jukebox And A Country Song"

18)  Charley Pride  ~  "The Happiest Song On The Jukebox"

19)  Eddie Rabbitt  ~  "Two Dollars In The Jukebox"

20)  Rory Gallagher  ~  "Juke Box Annie"

21)  Wynonna & The Big Noise  ~  "Jesus And A Jukebox"

22)  The Jackson 5  ~  "Joyful Jukebox Music"

23)  Buck Owens  ~  "Put A Quarter In The Jukebox"

24)  Mark Chesnutt  ~  "Numbers On The Jukebox"  (Inexplicably, this guy has recorded three – at least! – songs with the word "Jukebox" in the title. This one, #7 above, and another in the follow-up to this post.)

25)  The Kinks  ~  "Juke Box Music"

Songs About Holograms & Labels

"Holograms" and "Labels" have nothing to do with each other. Which is precisely why I've paired them together in this post. If that makes no sense to you at all, don't worry. You're normal. I'm the weirdo. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Jedward  ~  “Hologram”

2)  Broken Social Scene  ~  “Major Label Debut”

3)  M83  ~  “Holograms”

4)  Katelyn Tarver  ~  “Labels”

5)  Stephanie Mabey  ~  “Heart-Shaped Hologram”

6)  Doug Stone  ~  “Warning Labels”

7)  Digitalism  ~  “Holograms”

8)  Laysha  ~  “Pink Label”

9)  Katie Herzig  ~  “Hologram”

10)  Nas  ~  “White Label”

11)  Mountain States  ~  “Hologram”

12)  Rachel Platten  ~  “Labels”

13)  Dhruva Tara  ~  “Hologram”

14)  Albert Hammond  ~  “Names, Tags, Numbers, & Labels”

15)  Nameless  ~  “Holograms”

16)  Ryan Follese  ~  “Put A Label On It”

17)  Butterclock  ~  “Holograms”

18)  Jackson 5  ~  “Label Me Love”

19)  These New Puritans  ~  “Hologram”

20)  Squeeze  ~  “Labeled With Love”

21)  Hunter & The Bear  ~  “Hologram”

22)  Myrtle Sarrosa ft. Abra  ~  “Label”

23)  Richie Dews  ~  “Hologram”

24)  Wilco  ~  “I Love My Label”

25)  Fol Chen  ~  “The Holograms”

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)

"Just Because" Songs

Sometimes you don't need a reason to post some good songs. And sometimes, you realize that there are a lot of good songs with the phrase "Just Because" in their titles. The latter is specifically the impetus for this post. The former is always the impetus for any of these posts. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ray Charles  ~  “Just Because”

2)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Just Because I’m A Woman”

3)  Jane’s Addiction  ~  “Just Because”

4)  Chalee Tennison  ~  “Just Because She Lives There”

5)  Ginuwine  ~  “Just Because”

6)  Krista Detor  ~  “Just Because”

7)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  “Just Because You’re Mine”

8)  Shayna Zaid  ~  “Just Because”

9)  Bear Lake  ~  “Just Because You Can”

10)  Anita Baker  ~  “Just Because”

11)  My Morning Jacket  ~  “Just Because I Do”

12)  Johnnie Taylor  ~  “Just Because”

13)  Lina Santiago  ~  “Just Because I Love You”

14)  War  ~  “Just Because”

15)  Merise  ~  “Just Because”

16)  Bernie Williams ft. David Benoit  ~  “Just Because”  (For any baseball fans who may tuning in: Yes, THAT Bernie Williams!)

17)  Selah Sue  ~  “Just Because I Do”

18)  Lloyd Price  ~  “Just Because”

19)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “Just Because”

20)  Mathew Maokh  ~  “Just Because You're Breathing Doesn't Mean You're Alive”

21)  Skunk Anansie  ~  “Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)”

22)  Jerry Lee Lewis  ~  “Just Because”

23)  Body Language  ~  “Just Because”

24)  Jackson 5  ~  “Just Because I Love You”

25)  Nikka Costa  ~  “Just Because”