NATO Phonetic Alphabet Songs

Some of you may be reading the title of this post and asking yourself (or me, remotely), "What the heck is the NATO Phonetic Alphabet?" While you may not know it by this name (it has a couple of other common names, which are equally clunky), you will probably recognize the concept. If you've ever watched a crime drama, for instance, you've likely heard a law enforcement officer spell out the letters of a license plate over a radio, only to have it sound something like "Victor-Bravo-Foxtrot-One-Zero-Seven." Each letter in the traditional alphabet has a word designation in this NATO Phonetic Alphabet, and one song of each of those letter-words is represented in this set. Because, why not? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Com Truise  ~  “Alfa Beach”

2)  Ledisi  ~  “Bravo”

3)  Milla Jovovich  ~  “Charlie”

4)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Delta Dawn”

5)  Colton Dixon  ~  “Echo”

6)  Josh Abbott Band  ~  “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot”

7)  Caravan  ~  “Golf Girl”

8)  Eagles  ~  “Hotel California”

9)  Aerosmith  ~  “Taste Of India”

10)  We The Kings  ~  “Check Yes Juliet”

11)  Lana Del Rey  ~  “Florida Kilos”

12)  Gary P. Nunn  ~  "Corona Con Lima"

13)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson”

14)  Christopher Cross  ~  “November”

15)  Elton John  ~  “Oscar Wilde Gets Out”

16)  Paul Anka  ~  “Papa”

17)  Susanna Heystek  ~  “Joys Of Quebec”

18)  Chairlift  ~  “Romeo”

19)  Maddie & Tae  ~  “Sierra”

20)  Antonia  ~  “Tango”

21)  Bloc Party  ~  “Uniform”

22)  Darlene Zschech  ~  “Victor’s Crown”

23)  Jana Kramer  ~  “Whiskey”

24)  Clutch  ~  “X-Ray Visions”

25)  James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, & Judy Garland  ~  “Yankee Doodle Dandy”

26)  Bruce Dickinson  ~  “Zulu Lulu”

Songs About Gentlemen

And now it's time for the "Gentlemen." Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “That Green Gentleman”

2)  Family Force 5  ~  “Kountry Gentleman”

3)  Short Stack  ~  “Ladies And Gentlemen”

4)  Annie Lennox  ~  “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen”

5)  Ralph Tresvant ft. New Edition  ~  “Stone Cold Gentleman”

6)  Fish  ~  “A Gentleman’s Excuse Me”

7)  Drink Up Buttercup  ~  “Gods And Gentlemen”

8)  Saliva  ~  “Ladies And Gentlemen”

9)  The Afghan Whigs  ~  “Gentlemen”

10)  Japan  ~  “Gentlemen Take Polaroids”

11)  Spiritualized  ~  “Ladies And Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space”

12)  We Lost The Sea  ~  “A Gallant Gentleman”

13)  City And Colour  ~  “Ladies And Gentlemen”

14)  Bing Crosby  ~  “That Sly Old Gentleman”

15)  The White Stripes  ~  “I’m Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman”

16)  Anne-Marie  ~  “Gentleman”

17)  Milla Jovovich  ~  “Gentleman Who Fell”

18)  Christy Moore  ~  “St. Patrick Was A Gentleman”

19)  James Dean Bradfield  ~  “An English Gentleman”

20)  Eels  ~  “Gentleman’s Choice”

21)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  “Ladies And Gentlemen, Pt. 1”

22)  Brown Paper Bag  ~  “Gentleman Of The Footpath”

23)  Jessie Brune  ~  “Gentleman Dog”

24)  Matty B  ~  “Gentleman"

25)  Kim Logan  ~  “Gentleman”

Songs About Aliens

Here's a one-off post just for kicks, featuring a bunch of Songs About Aliens. Sometimes the aliens in question are of an extraterrestrial nature, and sometimes they're just from other countries. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Erasure  ~  “Alien”

2)  Katy Perry  ~  “E.T.”

3)  Bush  ~  “Alien”

4)  Katie Melua  ~  “Tiny Alien”

5)  Genesis  ~  “Illegal Alien”

6)  MGMT  ~  “Alien Days”

7)  SOKO  ~  “I Thought I Was An Alien”

8)  David Bowie  ~  “Loving The Alien”

9)  Nerina Pallot  ~  “Alien”

10)  Scorpions  ~  “Alien Nation”

11)  Skillet  ~  “Alien Youth”

12)  Carpenters  ~  “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft”

13)  Joe Satriani  ~  “Surfing With The Alien”

14)  Milla Jovovich  ~  “The Alien Song (For Those Who Listen)”

15)  Ferras  ~  “Aliens & Rainbows”

16)  Kat Eaton  ~  “Alien”

17)  Megadeth  ~  “Hangar 18”

18)  Kesha  ~  “Aliens Invading”

19)  Grouplove  ~  “Borderlines And Aliens”

20)  The Kelly Family  ~  “Fell In Love With An Alien”

21)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “Alien”

22)  The Brunettes  ~  “If You Were Alien”

23)   Lecrae ft. Tedashii  ~  “Aliens”

24)  Britney Spears  ~  “Alien”

25)  Counting Crows  ~  “Elvis Went To Hollywood”