Songs About Gypsies, Vol. 1

 The sheer number of different songs about gypsies is astounding! That most of these "Gypsy" songs are actually good is even more astonishing! Needless to say, this is going to be a multi-parter. I don't even know how many installments yet. Let's just say "several." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Morgan Wade  ~  "Other Side"  (This is the song that inspired this series, and it doesn't even have the word "gypsy" in the title. Go figure!)

2)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "Gypsy"

3)  Santana  ~  "Gypsy Queen"

4)  Shakira  ~  "Gypsy"

5)  Dio  ~  "Gypsy"

6)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "The Gypsy"

7)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  "Gypsy"

8)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Gypsy Eyes"

9)  The Waterboys  ~  "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy"

10)  Black Sabbath  ~  "Gypsy"

11)  Cinderella  ~  "Gypsy Road"

12)  Aerosmith  ~  "Gypsy Boots"

13)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Gypsy Biker"

14)  Ben Kweller  ~  "Gypsy Rose"

15)  Dolly Parton  ~  "Gypsy, Joe, and Me"

16)  Luscious Jackson  ~  "Gypsy"

17)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Gypsy"

18)  Jan & Dean  ~  "The Gypsy Cried"

19)  Terri Clark  ~  "Gypsy Boots"

20)  Iya Terra  ~  "Gypsy Girl"

21)  Toto  ~  "Gypsy Train"

22)  Chris Norman  ~  "Gypsy Queen"

23)  Van Morrison  ~  "Gypsy in My Soul"

24)  Renaissance  ~  "Ocean Gypsy"

25)  George Strait  ~  "Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me"

More Songs "In The Light"

As promised a few minutes ago, here's another set of Songs "In The Light." Enjoy  ~  JH

1)  Keith Green  ~  "Asleep In The Light"

2)  Steve Winwood  ~  "In The Light Of Day"  (For some reason, the uploader broke this song up into two videos. If you play them one right after the other, it's almost seamless, though.)

3)  Enigma  ~  "In The Shadow, In The Light"

4)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "Love In The Light"

5)  Dr. Dog  ~  "I'm In The Light"

6)  U2  ~  "Alone In The Light"

7)  Alaska & Jeremy  ~  "Truth In The Light"

8)  Amy Grant  ~  "Walking In The Light"

9)  MIIA  ~  "In The Light Of Love"

10)  Santana  ~  "In The Light Of A New Day"

11)  Michael Franti & Spearhead  ~  "See You In The Light"

12)  James Ingram  ~  "Stand (In The Light)"

13)  AURYN  ~  "Breathe In The Light"

14)  Petra  ~  "Walkin' In The Light"

15)  Light The Torch  ~  "Wilting In The Light"

16)  Fishbone  ~  "A Movement In The Light"

17)  Horace Andy  ~  "In The Light"

18)  Hollow Coves  ~  "Beauty In The Light"

More Songs About Being Wanted

Here are more Songs About Being Wanted, as previously promised. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lady A(ntebellum)  ~  "Wanted You More"

2)  Holly Brook  ~  "Wanted"

3)  Anne Murray  ~  "Wanted"

4)  Joshua Radin  ~  "Wanted"

5)  George Thorogood & The Destroyers  ~  "Wanted"

6)  Ella Fitzgerald  ~  "Boy Wanted"

7)  Larkin Poe  ~  "Wanted Woman / AC/DC"

8)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "All She Wanted"

9)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  "Not 'Cause I Wanted To"

10)  Richard Marx  ~  "Last Thing I Wanted"

11)  Santana  ~  "All I Ever Wanted"

12)  Sara Groves  ~  "What I Thought I Wanted"

13)  Kansas  ~  "All I Wanted"

14)  Butterfly Boucher  ~  "I Wanted To Be The Sun"

15)  Marie Osmond  ~  "I Only Wanted You"

16)  Hawk Nelson  ~  "Everything You Ever Wanted"

17)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Wanted Man"

18)  Vanessa Carlton  ~  "Ordinary Day" / "Wanted"

19)  Lyle Lovett  ~  "If I Were The Man You Wanted"

20)  Mark Chesnutt  ~  "I Just Wanted You To Know"

21)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  "If I Only Wanted To"

22)  Dawes  ~  "If I Wanted Someone"

23)  Ty  Herndon  ~  "She Wants To Be Wanted"

24)  The Bangles  ~  "Everything I Wanted"

25)  Alexz Johnson  ~  "I Just Wanted Your Love"

Popular Songs Of 2000, Vol. 1

If you found it hard to believe those Popular Songs of 2010 are already 10 years old, you will be even more shocked to find out that these songs – and the ones in the two posts that will follow – are now 20 years old! Unbelievable!! Apparently, I like exclamation points!!! Enjoy!!!!  ~  JH

1)  *NSYNC  ~  “Bye Bye Bye”

2)  Britney Spears  ~  “Oops! …I Did It Again"

3)  U2  ~  “Beautiful Day”

4)  The Corrs  ~  “Breathless”

5)  blink-182  ~  “Adam’s Song”

6)  Vitamin C  ~  “Graduation (Friends Forever)”

7)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “If You’re Gone”

8)  Sixpence None The Richer  ~  “There She Goes”

9)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Otherside”

10)  Audio Adrenaline  ~  “Hands And Feet”

11)  No Doubt  ~  “Ex-Girlfriend”

12)  Filter  ~  “Take A Picture”

13)  Enya  ~  “Only Time”

14)  Backstreet Boys  ~  “Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely”

15)  Destiny’s Child  ~  “Say My Name”

16)  Toby Keith  ~  “How Do You Like Me Now?!”

17)  Rebecca St. James  ~  “Wait For Me”

18)  Deftones  ~  “Change (In The House Of Flies)”

19)  Toni Braxton  ~  “He Wasn’t Man Enough”

20)  Vertical Horizon  ~  “Everything You Want"

21)  Stacie Orrico  ~  “Genuine”

22)  Santana ft. The Product G&B  ~  “Maria Maria”

23)  Jessica Simpson  ~  “I Think I’m In Love With You”

24)  Disturbed  ~  “Down With The Sickness”

25)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “I Turn To You”

26)  D’Angelo  ~  “Untitled (How Does It Feel?)”

Songs About The Wind, Vol. 3

Remember when that last hurricane was approaching the East Coast and I posted a couple sets of Songs About The Wind? Yeah, well, I had a lot more left over that didn't fit in those posts. So here's Vol. 3. One more set is forthcoming, and then we'll be done. Maybe... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "The Wind Cries Mary"

2)  Thea Gilmore  ~  "Icarus Wind"

3)  Ultravox  ~  "Reap The Wild Wind"

4)  Rhonda Vincent  ~  "Lonesome Wind Blues"

5)  Bright Eyes  ~  "Four Winds"

6)  Mindy Gledhhill  ~  "Feather In The Wind"

7)  Santana  ~  "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts"

8)  Jessica Rhaye  ~  "Four Strong Winds"

9)  Judas Priest  ~  "Riding On The Wind"

10)  Francesca Biancoli  ~  "Wind"

11)  Diamond Rio  ~  "Hearts Against The Wind"

12)  Joy Villa  ~  "Cold Wind"

13)  Stereophonics  ~  "Caught By The Wind"

14)  Caitlin Rushing  ~  "Fight Against The Wind"

15)  Ólafur Arnalds  ~  "Only The Winds"

16)  Alice Wallace  ~  "Santa Ana Winds"

17)  Alexander Rybak  ~  "Roll With The Wind"

18)  Great Lake Swimmers  ~  "The Talking Wind"

19)  The Cats  ~  "One Way Wind"

20)  Night Flowers  ~  "Cruel Wind"

21)  Passenger  ~  "Restless Wind"

22)  Liza Anne  ~  "Northern Wind"

23)  Gigo'n'Migo & Stoker ft. Phaksy Phillips  ~  "Love With The Wind"

24)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  "Wind And Walls"

25)  Fitz & The Tantrums  ~  "Winds Of Change"