This is the first post in a four-part series, all of which will be released back-to-back-to-back-to-back. I meant to post them on July 4th – Independence Day and all – but I got busy for a few weeks. So, here they are! ~ JH
1) George Michael ~ “Freedom! ‘90”
2) Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley ~ “Freedom Was A Highway”
This is me attempting to do something interesting for President's Day. Each song in this set bears the surname of a U.S. President in its title. I didn't do anything crazy, like post a song for each of our 45 pPresidents. But I found as many as I could, and you're going to have to be okay with that. Enjoy?~JH
1) Counting Crows ~ "Washington Square"
2) Aerosmith ~ "Adam's Apple" ("Adams"... "Adam's".... Close enough!)
3) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ~ "Jefferson Jericho Blues"
4) George Thorogood ft. Albert Collins ~ "Madison Blues"
5) Pharrell Williams ft. Kelly Osbourne ~ "Marilyn Monroe"
6) blink-182 ~ "Adam's Song" (Again, "Adams"... "Adam's".... Close enough!)
7) Johnny Cash & June Carter ~ "Jackson"
8) The Toadies ~ "Tyler"
9) Elvis Presley ~ "Polk Salad Annie"
10) Jack Johnson ~ "Taylor"
11) Dinosaur Jr. ~ "Pierce The Morning Rain"
12) PJ Harvey ~ "Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln"
13) Mick Flavin ~ "Jennifer Johnson And Me"
14) Bob Dylan ~ "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"
15) John Prine & Sara Watkins ~ "Late John Garfield Blues"
16) Christopher Cross ~ "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
17) Jewel ~ "Cleveland"
18) The Presidents Of The United States Of America ~ "Cleveland Rocks" (Remember, Cleveland served as President twice in nonconsecutive terms. So he counts as two Presidents.)
19) Conor Oberst ~ "Roosevelt Room"
20) Hozier ~ "Jackie And Wilson"
21) Sufjan Stevens ~ "Tonya Harding"
22) Elvis Costello ~ "Hoover Factory"
23) Joywave ~ "Like A Kennedy"
24) INXS ~ "Johnson's Aeroplane"
25) Elton John ~ "Postcards From Richard Nixon"
26) Jerry Reed ~ "Lord, Mr. Ford"
27) Tor Miller ~ "Carter & Cash"
28) Violent Femmes ~ "Old Mother Reagan"
29) Traffic ~ "Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush"
30) Wakey! Wakey! ~ "Clinton St. Girl"
31) Bruce Dickinson ~ "Laughing In The Hiding Bush"
32) Moby & The Homeland Choir ~ "Trump Is On Your Side" (The sarcasm is strong with this one. And I tend to agree with the sentiments.)
Let's take a brief respite from the Personal Pronouns series to enjoy a sensational set of Songs About Gushing. Which on the surface, sounds pretty gross, but in actuality is just a bunch of songs with the word "Gush" (in one form or another) in their titles. I hope you like 'em!~JH
1) LEVELS ~ "Gush"
2) the GazettE ~ "Gush"
3) The Remedies ~ "Gush"
4) Aluvu ft. Farris ~ "Gush"
5) Kagoule ~ "Gush"
6) Hope Dealers ~ "Gush"
7) YODO ~ "Gush"
8) Astral Cloud Ashes ~ "Gush"
9) Andrew Vladeck ~ "Gush"
10) Karmalatta ~ "Gush"
11) The Colourflies ~ "Gush"
12) The Light Princess Cast ~ "Tinkle, Drizzle, Bubble, And Gush" (A musical by TORI FREAKING AMOS?!?! [And some other guy...] Yes, PLEASE!!! WHY have I not heard of this before now?!?!)
13) Superheaven ~ "Gushin' Blood"
14) Band Of Gold ~ "Gush"
15) Alyssa Jacey ~ "Gush"
16) Trentemøller ~ "Gush"
17) Internet Beef ~ "Gush"
18) Piano Tribute Players ~ "Gush" (Original song by Pharrell Williams)
19) Miranda Sex Garden ~ "Gush Forth My Tears"
20) Roadkeeper ~ "Gushers"
21) Shygirl ~ "Gush"
22) Nocturnal Blonde ~ "Still Gushing"
23) Netherbird ~ "Twilight Gushes Forth"
24) Mountaineer ~ "Gush It Gosie"
25) The Louie Bellson Quintet ~ "A Gush Of Periwinkles"
