Songs About Storms

Yeah, I went there. I was already thinking about doing a Songs About Storms post when my friend Caleb sent me a playlist he'd put together. I "borrowed" some of the best ones from his list (most of the classic rock tunes you'll find here), added a few of my own, and here it is! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Billy Joel  ~  “Storm Front”

2)  Tracy Lawrence  ~  “One Step Ahead Of The Storm”

3)  Nate Ruess  ~  “Great Big Storm”

4)  SuRie  ~  “Storm”

5)  Smokey Robinson & John Legend  ~  “Quiet Storm”

6)  Elbow  ~  “Gentle Storm”

7)  Deep Purple  ~  “Stormbringer”

8)  Lifehouse  ~  “Storm”

9)  U2  ~  “Electrical Storm”

10)  Brad Paisley  ~  “Perfect Storm”

11)  Jeremy Camp  ~  “Storm”

12)  Dee Snider  ~  “Become The Storm”

13)  Bob Dylan  ~  “Shelter From The Storm”

14)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  “Calm Inside The Storm”

15)  Lena Horne  ~  “Stormy Weather”

16)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “Caught In The Storm”

17)  Classics IV  ~  “Stormy”

18)  Lukas Graham  ~  “Take The World By Storm”

19)  The Doors  ~  “Riders On The Storm”

20)  Trapt  ~  “Living In The Eye Of The Storm”

21)  Ryan Stevenson ft. GabeReal  ~  “Eye Of The Storm”

22)  REO Speedwagon  ~  “Ridin’ The Storm Out”

23)  Florence + The Machine  ~  “Various Storms & Saints”  (Really, Jason? Did you have to include a song by a band with the current hurricane’s name in it? Well, I didn’t plan it that way, but…yeah.)

24)  R. Kelly  ~  “The Storm Is Over Now”

25)  Gary Allan ft. Hillary Lindsey  ~  “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)”

26)  Maddie & Tae  ~  “After The Storm Blows Through”

27)  Kali Uchis ft. Tyler The Creator & Bootsy Collins  ~  “After The Storm”

28)  Mumford & Sons  ~  “After The Storm”

29)  Frank Turner  ~  “The Next Storm”

30)  Casting Crowns  ~  “Praise You In This Storm”

“If,” “And,” & “But” Songs, Vol. 3

One more round of "If," "And," & "But" Songs, and then we're done. Check 'em out – you never know, I may have saved the best for last! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes  ~  “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”

2)  Wilco  ~  “And Your Bird Can Sing”

3)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “But I Am A Good Girl”

4)  Peter, Paul, & Mary  ~  “If I Had A Hammer”

5)  Saxon  ~  “And The Bands Played On”

6)  Keith Urban  ~  “But For The Grace Of God”

7)  Lena Horne  ~  “If You Believe”

8)  Van Halen  ~  “And The Cradle Will Rock”

9)  Kirk Franklin  ~  “But The Blood (Medley)”

10)  Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band  ~  “If I Should Fall Behind”  (This is a truly moving song/performance!)

11)  He Is We  ~  “And Run”

12)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “But It’s Alright”

13)  Jimmy Soul  ~  “If You Wanna Be Happy”

14)  Don McLean  ~  “And I Love You So”

15)  Foo Fighters  ~  “But, Honestly”

16)  Diana Krall  ~  “If I Take You Home Tonight”

17)  Damien Jurado  ~  “And Now That I’m In Your Shadow”

18)  Cocteau Twins  ~  “But I’m Not”

19)  The Staple Singers  ~  “(If You’re Ready) Come Go With Me”

20)  Andy Williams  ~  “And We Were Lovers”

21)  Parikrama  ~  “But It Rained”

22)  Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash  ~  “If I Were A Carpenter”

23)   Lauren Bacall  ~  “And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine”

24)  Liza Minnelli  ~  “But The World Goes ‘Round”

25)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “If You Could Read My Mind”

26)  Jennifer Hudson & Jennifer Holliday  ~  “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”

27)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  “But I Do Love You”

28)  Ray Charles  ~  “If You Wouldn’t Be My Lady”

29)  Talking Heads  ~  “And She Was”

30)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?”

Songs About Ladies

Ladies and gentlemen, we here at Wax & Tracks ("we" meaning me and my dead bird) are proud to present a collection of songs about "Ladies" and "Gentlemen." Of course, it goes without saying..."Ladies" first! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Ladies Love Outlaws”

2)  Andy Grammer  ~  “Ladies”

3)  Queen Latifah ft. Monie Love  ~  “Ladies First”

4)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “All The Lovely Ladies”

5)  The Isley Brothers  ~  “Who’s That Lady?”

6)  Les Miserables Cast  ~  “Lovely Ladies”

7)  Kool & The Gang  ~  “Ladies’ Night”

8)  The Temptations  ~  “Treat Her Like A Lady”

9)  Beyoncé  ~  “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”

10)  Def Leppard  ~  “Lady Strange”

11)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Three Times A Lady”

12)  Lena Horne  ~  “The Lady Is A Tramp”

13)  The Whispers  ~  “Lady”

14)  Freddie Jackson  ~  “You Are My Lady”

15)  LaBelle  ~  “Lady Marmalade”

16)  Chris De Burgh  ~  “Lady In Red”

17)  Styx  ~  “Lady”

18)  Patti LuPone  ~  “The Ladies Who Lunch”

19)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “Luck Be A Lady”

20)  Joss Stone  ~  “Lady”

21)  Kenny Rogers ft. The Commodores  ~  “Lady”

22)  Stevie Nicks  ~  “Lady”

23)  Jeff Beck Band ft. Billy Gibbons  ~  “Foxy Lady”

24)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Hey, Lucky Lady”

25)  Little River Band  ~  “Lady”

Same Name, Different Song: Vol. 11

In case you missed the first 10 volumes of this ongoing series, here's another round of songs featuring two (or more) completely different songs with the same titles. Pick your favorites between each one, and comment wherever you saw this post. Or don't. The choice is yours. But please, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  "Someday We'll Be Together"

Pointer Sisters

vs.

Diana Ross & The Supremes

2)  "Pompeii"

E. S. Posthumus

vs.

Bastille

3)  "Love"

Nancy Adams

vs.

Lena Horne

4)  "Missing You"

Dan Fogelberg

vs.

John Waite

5)  "Love On The Rocks"

Sara Bareilles

vs.

Neil Diamond

6)  "Magic"

Ladyhawke

vs.

Olivia Newton-John

vs.

Coldplay

7)  "Love In The First Degree"

Alabama

vs.

Bananarama

8)  "Maneater"

Nelly Furtado

vs.

Daryl Hall & John Oates

9)  "Mexico"

James Taylor

vs.

Jefferson Airplane

10)  "Love Story"

Taylor Swift

vs.

Katharine McPhee