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Sunday, November 24, 2019

Songs About Leaning


Sometimes you just need somebody to lean on, whether it's physically, emotionally, or otherwise. That's what these songs are all about. So...what are you waiting for? Enjoy 'em already! ~ JH



1)  Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ  ~  "Lean On"




2)  Club Nouveau  ~  "Lean On Me"  (The iconic synth-heavy '80s cover of a classic song.)




3)  Celina Sharma & Emiway Bantai  ~  "Lean On"




4)  Joe  ~  "Lean Into It"




5)  Kirk Franklin ft. Bono, Mary J. Blige, Crystal Lewis & R. Kelly  ~  "Lean On Me"




6)  Bill Withers  ~  "Lean On Me"  (The original – and still the best! – version of this song.)




7)  Speedy Ortiz  ~  "Lean In When I Suffer"




8)  Elvis Presley  ~  "I Need Somebody To Lean On"




9)  Cliff Richard  ~  "Lean On You"




10)  Gord Bamford  ~  "Leaning On A Lonesome Song"




11)  Melba Moore  ~  "Lean On Me"




12)  Sugarland  ~  "Lean It On Back"




13)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms"




14)  The National  ~  "Lean"




15)  Little Big Town  ~  "Lean Into It"




16)  George Formby  ~  "Leaning On A Lamppost"




17)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Lean On Me (Tonight)"




18)  Anna Of The North  ~  "Leaning On Myself"




19)  Cam'ron  ~  "Lean"




20)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  "Lean"




21)  Oh Land  ~  "Lean"




22)  7eventh Time Down  ~  "Lean On"




23)  Wynonna & The Big Noise  ~  "Things That I Lean On"




24)  Lizz Wright  ~  "Lean In"




25)  Marit Larsen  ~  "Lean On Me, Lisa"

Friday, January 25, 2019

Songs About "Getting It"

Unlike most of my posts of late, this is a one-off. No "Vol. 2" is forthcoming. (You're welcome.) Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Selena Gomez  ~  "Come & Get It"




2)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  "You Can Get It If You Really Want"




3)  En Vogue  ~  "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"




4)  Chevelle  ~  "I Get It"




5)  Diplo ft. MØ  ~  "Get It Right"




6)  Badfinger  ~  "Come And Get It"




7)  Climax Blues Band  ~  "Couldn't Get It Right"




8)  Mary Mary  ~  "Go Get It"




9)  Marvin Gaye  ~  "Let's Get It On"




10)  GLEE Cast ft. Lea Michele  ~  "Get It Right"




11)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  "Come On Get It"




12)  Pristin V  ~  "Get It"




13)  John Newman  ~  "Come And Get It"




14)  Oh, Weatherly  ~  "Get It Right"




15)  Pharrell Williams ft. Miley Cyrus  ~  "Come Get It Bae"




16)  The Power Station  ~  "Get It On (Bang A Gong)"




17)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "Get It Right"




18)  Craig Campbell  ~  "When I Get It"




19)  Johnnie Taylor  ~  "Somebody's Gettin' It"




20)  Gerry Rafferty  ~  "Get It Right Next Time"


Tuesday, September 4, 2018

"Take" or "Leave" Songs, Vol. 1

This is what happens when you do a three-part series of "Give" and "Take" Songs, but you still have way too many "Take" songs worth posting. You get a three-part series of "Take" or "Leave" Songs. Here's the first installment. I'm sure you will enjoy them all!  ~  JH



1)  Jess Glynne  ~  “Take Me Home”




2)  Charlie Puth ft. Boyz II Men  ~  “If You Leave Me Now”




3)  Chris Lane ft. Tori Kelly  ~  “Take Back Home Girl”




4)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Leaving Eden”




5)  The Saturdays  ~  “My Heart Takes Over”




6)  Phil Collins  ~  “If Leaving Me Is Easy”




7)  Orleans  ~  “Love Takes Time”




8)  Ellie Bleach  ~  “Leave Me Alone”




9)  UB40  ~  “Here I Am (Come And Take Me)”




10)  Chantal Kreviazuk  ~  “Leaving On A Jet Plane”




11)  Joe Nichols  ~  “Take It Off”




12)  Thelma Houston  ~  “Don’t Leave Me This Way”




13)  Dave Brubeck  ~  “Take Five”




14)  Lake Street Dive  ~  “Baby, Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts”




15)  Marti Webb  ~  “Take That Look Off Your Face”




16)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Leave Before The Lights Come On”




17)  Amy Grant  ~  “Takes A Little Time”




18)  R.E.M.  ~  “Leaving New York”




19)  James Brown  ~  “Papa Don’t Take No Mess”




20)  Maria Mena  ~  “Leaving You”




21)  We As Human ft. Lacey Sturm  ~  “Take The Bullets Away”




22)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “Baby, I’m Gonna Leave You”




23)  Drake ft. Rihanna  ~  “Take Care”




24)  Maroon 5  ~  “Never Gonna Leave This Bed”




25)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  “Takin’ It To The Streets”




26)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Leave Love Alone”




27)  Little River Band  ~  “Take It Easy On Me”




28)  Snakehips & MØ  ~  “Don’t Leave”




29)  Roger Hodgson  ~  “Take The Long Way Home”




30)  Foxes  ~  “If You Leave Me Now”




31)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Love Take Me Over”




32)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “Leave A Light On”




33)  Norton Hall Band  ~  “Take My Life”


Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Songs About Nostalgia

Nostalgia – in case you're not familiar with the word – can be defined as "a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations." Recently, I've been feeling nostalgic myself, so I put together this collection of songs. They're really good, too! Even the ones by people you've (and I've) never heard of. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  MØ  ~  “Nostalgia”




2)  Martin Luke Brown  ~  “Nostalgia”




3)  Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo  ~  “Nostalgia”




4)  Andrew Huang  ~  “Nostalgia”




5)  Adaline  ~  “Nostalgia”




6)  Surf Curse  ~  “Nostalgia”




7)  Stream Of Passion  ~  “Nostalgia”  (I don’t understand a word of what she’s singing, but this song is hauntingly beautiful and I could listen to it all day long!)




8)  David Sylvian  ~  “Nostalgia”




9)  NAO  ~  “Nostalgia”




10)  Fine Prince  ~  “Nostalgia”  (This video is adorable! That is all.)




11)  Vanessa White  ~  “Nostalgia”




12)  Elisa  ~  “Nostalgia”




13)  Mirror ft. Dave Gahan  ~  “Nostalgia”




14)  Sheila Layter  ~  “Nostalgia”




15)  VI Seconds  ~  “Lovely Nostalgia”




16)  Raisa  ~  “Terjebak Nostalgia”  (Here’s another one for which I don’t understand the lyrics at all, but I don’t even care because it’s such a gorgeous song!)




17)  Yanni  ~  “Nostalgia” 




18)  Dear Rouge  ~  “Nostalgia”




19)  Safia Mafia  ~  “Nostalgia”




20)  4LYN  ~  “Nostalgia”




21)  Sophie Zelmani  ~  “Nostalgia”




22)  Doe Paoro  ~  “Nostalgia”




23)  Patrick Stump  ~  “Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)”




24)  Hanine  ~  “Nostalgia”




25)  Larra Skye  ~  “Neverending Nostalgia”