Songs About Hurting, Vol. 4

This is where I introduce you to today's theme. But it's not that big of a reveal when we're on the fourth and final volume of an existing series. So I'll just say, "Here it is." Ahem...here it is. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Chappell Roan  ~  "Good Hurt"

2)  Big Country  ~  "Hurt"

3)  The Venus Project  ~  "Won't Hurt"

4)  First Aid Kit  ~  "Truth Can Hurt"

5)  Jasmine Sokko  ~  "Hurt"

6)  Mint Condition  ~  "You Don't Have To Hurt No More"

7)  Lady Antebellum  ~  "Hurt"

8)  Robert Plant  ~  "Hurting Kind"

9)  Carpenters  ~  “Hurting Each Other”

10)  Texas  ~  "It Hurts Me Too"

11)  SG Lewis ft. AlunaGeorge  ~  “Hurting”

12)  Shania Twain  ~  "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"

13)  The Jezabels  ~  "Hurt Me"

14)  Shelby Lynne  ~  "I Love You So Much It Hurts"

15)  Austra  ~  "Hurt Me Now"

16)  Sheryl Crow  ~  "It Don't Hurt"

17)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Every Little Bit Hurts"

18)  Patty Griffin  ~  "Hurt A Little While"

19)  Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  "Hurt So Good"

20)  KOLE  ~  "Hurt Me"

21)  Carly Simon  ~  "Hurt"

22)  Lulu  ~  "Hurt Me So Bad"

23)  Charly Bliss  ~  "Hurt Me"

24)  Patty Loveless  ~  "Hurt Me Bad (In A Real Good Way)"

25)  Eurythmics  ~  "You Hurt Me (And I Hate You)"

“Flaming” Songs

These songs are ON FIRE! Well, at the very least they’re “flaming.” Which could mean that they’re engulfed in flames, are bright orange or red in color, or are extraordinarily passionate about something. Some of the songs are simply about flames, whether of the hot and burning kind or of the metaphorical romantic kind. One of them is about Cheetos. Whatever you’re looking for in these songs, it’s probably here. So…enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Paul McCartney  ~  “Flaming Pie”

2)  David Guetta & Sia  ~  “Flames”

3)  Coheed and Cambria  ~  “Old Flames”

4)  Nat King Cole  ~  “My Flaming Heart”

5)  Miranda Lambert  ~  “Keeper Of The Flame”

6)  Reel Big Fish  ~  “Down In Flames”

7)  KISS  ~  “Flaming Youth”

8)  Bill Nelson  ~  “Flaming Desire”

9)  Patty Griffin  ~  “Flaming Red”

10)  BT  ~  “Flaming June”

11)  Paramore  ~  “Let The Flames Begin”

12)  Melanie Meriney  ~  “Flame”

13)  Foreigner  ~  “The Flame Still Burns”

14)  Dr. John  ~  “The Flaming Sword”

15)  Bec Sandridge  ~  “In The Fog, In The Flame”

16)  Vitamin Z  ~  “Burning Flame”

17)  Vena Cava & Project Veresen ft. Raya  ~  "Flames"

18)  Tinashe  ~  “Flame”

19)  Clairo  ~  “Flaming Hot Cheetos”

20)  Kesha ft. Dolly Parton  ~  “Old Flames (Can’t Hold A Candle To You)”  (Raise your hand if you saw this collaboration coming. Yeah, me neither.)

“Catch” & “Throw” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's part 3 of 4 in my baseball-related songs series. These are "Catch" and "Throw" Songs. Next up, more of the same. Get your glove ready...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Passenger  ~  “Catch In The Dark”  (This dude's voice just takes me to another place. I'm not sure where it is, but it's a happy place. In other words, I'm jealous.)

2)  Bee Gees  ~  “Don’t Throw It All Away”

3)  Avicii ft. Matisyahu & Wyclef Jean  ~  “Can’t Catch Me”

4)  Hall & Oates  ~  “Throw The Roses Away”

5)  The Cure  ~  “Catch”

6)  Manafest  ~  “Throw It Away”

7)  Art Department  ~  “Catch You By Surprise”

8)  Patty Griffin  ~  “Love Throw A Line”

9)  Matt Simons  ~  “Catch & Release”

10)  The Magic Numbers  ~  “Throwing My Heart Away”

11)  Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five  ~  “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Cryin’”

12)  Candlebox  ~  “A Stone’s Throw Away”

13)  John Anderson  ~  “Would You Catch A Falling Star”

14)  The Proclaimers  ~  “Throw The ‘R’ Away”  (I don't believe I've ever heard a song entirely about someone's difficult-to-understand accent. Until now.)

15)  Nellie McKay  ~  “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying”  (Not the same song as the Louis Jordan one above.)

16)  Kina Grannis  ~  “Throw It Away”

17)  Silversun Pickups  ~  “Catch And Release”

18)  Default  ~  “Throw It All Away”

19)  Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar  ~  “Never Catch Me”

20)  Robert Earl Keen  ~  “Love’s A Word I Never Throw Around”

"Useless" Songs

These songs are good for nothing...but a listen. Indeed, many of the songs included aren't half bad (which means they're at least half good, if my math is correct). All of them have one thing in common: the word "Useless" in their titles. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Imogen Heap  ~  "Useless"

2)  This Century  ~  "Young And Useless"

3)  Rose Redd  ~  "Perfectly Useless"

4)  Depeche Mode  ~  "Useless"

5)  Insomniac Folklore  ~  "Useless"

6)  Phil Fill  ~  "Words Become Useless"

7)  New Order  ~  "Guilt Is A Useless Emotion"

8)  A Sunny Day In Glasgow  ~  "In Love With Useless (The Timeless Geometry In The Tradition Of Passing)"

9)  The Fireflies  ~  "It's Useless"

10)  Cloud Nothings  ~  "Useless"

11)  Oingo Boingo  ~  "Can't See (Useless)"

12)  Tiny Animals  ~  "Useless"

13)  The Neopolitins  ~  "Useless Arguments"

14)  Elvis Costello  ~  "All This Useless Beauty"

15)  Suntears  ~  "Useless"

16)  Extra Blue Kind  ~  "Make Yourself Useless"

17)  Emmy J Mac  ~  "Useless Shade Of Man"

18)  Friska Viljor  ~  "Useless"

19)  Mikey Smith  ~  "Useless"

20)  Patty Griffin  ~  "Useless Desires"