"Steam"-y Songs

These songs may or may not make you hot under the collar. Why? 'Cuz they're "Steam"-y!!! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Claudia Hoyser  ~  "Steam"

2)  Peter Gabriel  ~  "Steam"

3)  David Gray & Annie Lennox  ~  "Full Steam"

4)  My Morning Jacket  ~  "Steam Engine"

5)  Tina Turner  ~  "Steamy Windows"

6)  Silverchair  ~  "Steam Will Rise"

7)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  "Steaming"

8)  Gregory Porter  ~  "Don't Lose Your Steam"

9)  The Pajama Game Cast  ~  "Steam Heat"

10)  Greensky Bluegrass  ~  "Steam Powered Aeroplane"

11)  Poison Garden  ~  "Days Of Steam"

12)  Old 97's  ~  "Old Familiar Steam"

13)  Vanessa Amorosi  ~  "Steam"

14)  The Go-Betweens  ~  "Head Full Of Steam"

15)  Thea Gilmore  ~  "Whistle And Steam"

16)  Mastodon  ~  "Steambreather"

17)  Nicole Scherzinger  ~  "Steam"

18)  Bob Mould  ~  "Steam Of Hercules"

19)  Dengue Fever  ~  "Made Of Steam"

20)  Steve Hackett  ~  "The Golden Age Of Steam"

21)  Choo Choo Soul ft. Genevieve  ~  "Steam Train"

22)  Haircut 100  ~  "Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)"

23)  Merry Clayton  ~  "Steamroller"

24)  Sonic Youth  ~  "Pink Steam"

25)  Phoebe Bridgers  ~  "Steamroller"

“Anytime” Songs

First, there was "Anyway" Songs. Now there's "Anytime" Songs. I'm not sure which "Any-" is next, but there will be a next. And a next after that, and a next after that...eventually. But for now, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mariah Carey  ~  “Anytime You Need A Friend”

2)  Neil Finn  ~  “Anytime”

3)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Anytime”

4)  Paul Anka  ~  “Anytime (I’ll Be There)”

5)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Anytime, Anyplace”

6)  Cheap Trick  ~  “Anytime”

7)  Anthony Green  ~  “Anytime”

8)  Nena & Kim Wilde  ~  “Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime”

9)  Gotthard  ~  “Anytime, Anywhere”

10)  Boroughs  ~  “Anytime”

11)  Kara Grainger  ~  “I’ll Make Love To You Anytime”

12)  Brian McKnight  ~  “Anytime”

13)  My Morning Jacket  ~  “Anytime”

14)  Sarah Brightman  ~  “Anytime, Anywhere”

15)  Gilbert O’Sullivan  ~  “Anytime”

16)  Dave Depper  ~  “Anytime, Anywhere”

17)  Eddy Arnold  ~  “Anytime”

18)  Silked & Stained  ~  “Anytime, Anywhere”

19)  Tiffany Moníque  ~  “Anytime”

20)  Hoodoo Gurus  ~  “Come Anytime”

21)  McAuley Schenker Group  ~  “Anytime”

22)  The Beautiful Secret  ~  "Anytime Soon"

23)  The Lower Caves  ~  “Anytime”

24)  Evan Rachel Wood  ~  “I’d Have You Anytime”

25)  Journey  ~  “Feeling That Way / Anytime”

"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”

Songs About Strangling

Here's the latest in my ill-conceived yet oddly rewarding series of posts featuring songs about Things You Would Never Want To Happen To You. Of course, most if not all of the strangling herein is figurative, not literal. Because that would just be sick, right? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  My Morning Jacket  ~  “Strangulation”

2)  Four Star Mary  ~  “Strangled”

3)  The Maccabees  ~  “Hearts That Strangle”

4)  Bang Bang  ~  “Strangled Love”

5)  The Moonlandingz ft. Rebecca Lucy Taylor  ~  “The Strangle Of Anna”  (There's no other way to describe it. This music video is profoundly odd. Profoundly.)

6)  DefineD  ~  “Strangled”

7)  Therapy?  ~  “The Head That Tried To Strangle Itself”

8)  Citizen Zero  ~  “Strangle Hold”

9)  Strays At Home  ~  “Strangled”

10)  Burning Core  ~  “Don’t Strangle The Child”

11)  Goodwines  ~  “Heart To Strangle”

12)  Eldest 11  ~  “The Strangle”

13)  Eisenhower Field Day  ~  “Strangle The Days”

14)  Holliava  ~  “Strangle”

15)  Brother Firetribe  ~  “Strangled”

16)  Little Red Lung  ~  “Strangling Tree”

17)  Casino Shanghai  ~  “Strangling Me (With Your Love)”

18)  Calla  ~  “Strangler”

19)  Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal  ~  “Strangles”

20)  The Cardboard Crowns  ~  “Strangle”

Songs About Grabbing

Here's a bunch of Songs About Grabbing. Grabbing what, you might ask. All kinds of things, as it turns out: "Your Heart," "Thy Hand," "The Sunset," "A Girlfriend," "Your Gun," and so much MORE! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Nancy Sinatra  ~  “How Does That Grab You, Darlin’?”

2)  Dinosaur Jr.  ~  “Grab It”

3)  Disclosure  ~  “Grab Her”

4)  Julia Lee  ~  “Snatch And Grab It”

5)  Smoking Popes  ~  “Grab Your Heart And Run”

6)  Chevelle  ~  “Grab Thy Hand”

7)  Hundreds  ~  “Grab The Sunset”

8)  Steel Pulse  ~  “Grab A Girlfriend”

9)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Grab This Thing”

10)  Martha Jane & The Talisman  ~  “Grab It”

11)  Ric Ocasek  ~  “Something To Grab For”

12)  My Morning Jacket  ~  “Grab A Body”

13)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  “Grab A Hold”

14)  Anna Sage  ~  “Susan, Grab My Pants”  (I have no idea why this otherwise-innocuous song is called what it is. The phrase appears nowhere in the song’s lyrics.)

15)  Ratham Stone  ~  “Grab The Gold”

16)  Juliette & The Licks  ~  “Smash And Grab”

17)  AC/DC  ~  “Smash ’N’ Grab”

18)  Jethro Tull  ~  “Salamander / Taxi Grab”

19)  Nitty Gritty  ~  “Grab Your Gun”

20)  Buckethead  ~  “Binge And Grab”

21)  Ricardo Rebelo  ~  “Everybody Grab Somebody”

22)  Shotgun Betty  ~  “Grab Your Gun”

23)  Abbey Road Orchestra & USC Trojan Marching Band  ~  “Smash & Grab”

24)  Brian Courtney Wilson  ~  “Grab And Hold”

25)  The White Stripes  ~  “Cash Grab Complications On The Matter”