Songs About The Wind, Vol. 2

Mmkay, so I accidentally lied. This isn't, in fact, merely a 2-part series. There's such an abundance of great Songs About The Wind that I can't bear to leave out so many good ones. So there will be a Vol. 3. But for now, enjoy these great tunes!  ~  JH

1)  Alela Diane & Wild Divine  ~  "The Wind"

2)  Zac Brown Band  ~  "The Wind"

3)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  "Hasten Down The Wind"

4)  Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)  ~  "The Wind"

5)  Doris Day  ~  "Any Way The Wind Blows"

6)  Randy Travis  ~  "Wind In The Wire"

7)  Gretchen Parlato  ~  "Winter Wind"

8)  Demis Roussos  ~  "My Friend The Wind"

9)  Kathy Mattea  ~  "Walk The Way The Wind Blows"

10)  Neil Young  ~  "Prairie Wind"

11)  Emmylou Harris  ~  "Hickory Wind"

12)  Saxon  ~  "Ride Like The Wind"

13)  Maren Morris  ~  "Second Wind" / "Halo"

14)  Poison  ~  "Ride The Wind"

15)  Emmy Rossum  ~  "Summer Wind"  (Why should Willie Nelson have all the fun? Other than the fact that he is the one, the only Willie Nelson, of course. Anyway...his version of this song appeared in Vol. 1, but Rossum's is, if not better, at least classier.)

16)  Chicago  ~  "Chasin' The Wind"

17)  Doe Paoro  ~  "The Wind"

18)  Greta Van Fleet  ~  "The Cold Wind"

19)  Lisa Gerrard  ~  "The Wind That Shakes The Barley"

20)  Pharrell Williams  ~  "Gust Of Wind"

21)  Jessie Baylin  ~  "The Winds"

22)  Mr. Big  ~  "Goin' Where The Wind Blows"

23)  The Magic Numbers  ~  "Ride Against The Wind"

24)  Kenny Loggins  ~  "Will Of The Wind"

25)  Serena Ryder  ~  "Blown Like The Wind At Night"

Songs About Races

I was challenged by a friend to put together a set of Songs About Races, and since I'm always up for a  challenge, here it is. As usual, I got carried away with the number of songs I chose. But it turned out even better than I expected. I hope you will agree...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Melanie Martinez  ~  "Race"

2)  Sawyer Brown  ~  "The Race Is On"

3)  Thirty Seconds To Mars  ~  "The Race"

4)  Suzi Quatro  ~  "The Race Is On"

5)  Glen Hansard  ~  "Race To The Bottom"

6)  Heather Nova  ~  "Until The Race Is Run"

7)  OneRepublic  ~  "Born To Race"

8)  Melissa Manchester  ~  "Race To The End"

9)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Race For The Prize"

10)  Bonnie Tyler  ~  "Race To The Fire"

11)  Yello  ~  "The Race"

12)  Lana Del Rey  ~  "Off To The Races"

13)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "The Race Is On"  (This song goes on a least 6 minutes too long. Feel free to stop playing it as soon as it becomes annoying to you. Which, for some, might be after 5 to 10 seconds.)

14)  Brody Dalle  ~  "Rat Race"

15)  The Rapture  ~  "Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks"

16)  Diane Birch  ~  "In It For The Race"

17)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Camptown Races"

18)  Halie Loren  ~  "My Rainbow Race"

19)  Primus  ~  "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver"

20)  Bernice Johnson Reagon  ~  "Guide My Feet, While I Run This Race"

21)  Serena Ryder  ~  "Racing In The Street"

22)  Girl In A Coma  ~  "Race Car Driver"

23)  Dan Auerbach  ~  "Run That Race"

24)  Toyah  ~  "Race Through Space"

25)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones  ~  "Wonderful Day For The Race"

26)  Oh Pep!  ~  "The Race"

27)  Ralph Breaks The Internet Cast ft. Sarah Silverman & Gal Gadot  ~  "A Place Called Slaughter Race"

28)  The Specials  ~  "Rat Race"

29)  Ruti  ~  "Racing Cars"

30)  Fall Out Boy  ~  "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"

31)  Emma Ruth Rundle  ~  "Races"

32)  Steve Hackett  ~  "Racing In A"

33)  The Wailin' Jennys  ~  "Racing With The Sun"

34)  Editors  ~  "The Racing Rats"

35)  St. Vincent  ~  "Human Racing"

36)  The National  ~  "Racing Like A Pro"

37)  Jack's Mannequin  ~  "My Racing Thoughts"

"Emergency" Songs

Certain people seem to think there's some kind of emergency going on. Whether there is or not, there are still these songs featuring the word "Emergency" in their titles. I hope you will urgently and ardently enjoy them!  ~  JH

1)  Paramore  ~  “Emergency”

2)  Kool & The Gang  ~  “Emergency”

3)  Beck  ~  “Emergency Exit”

4)  Poliça & s t a r g a z e  ~  “The Long Emergency”

5)  Steel Pulse  ~  “State Of Emergency”

6)  Tank  ~  “Emergency”

7)  Serena Ryder  ~  “Unlikely Emergency”

8)  Patrick Wolf  ~  “Accident & Emergency”

9)  Jamiroquai  ~  “Emergency On Planet Earth”

10)  Gossip  ~  “Melody Emergency”

11)  The Whispers  ~  “Emergency”

12)  Jordin Sparks  ~  “Emergency (911)”

13)  Bleeker  ~  “Emergency”

14)  Pretty Girls Make Graves  ~  “This Is Our Emergency”

15)  Foreigner  ~  “Urgent”  (Nope, the word “emergency” isn’t technically in the title, but it’s all throughout the song itself.)

16)  Playdough  ~  “Emergency Broadcast”

17)  Girlschool  ~  “Emergency”

18)  Nick Jonas & The Administration  ~  “State Of Emergency”

19)  Matt Costa  ~  “Emergency Call”

20)  Sweet Honey In The Rock  ~  “State Of Emergency”

21)  The Promise Ring  ~  “Emergency! Emergency!”

22)  Felicia Barton  ~  “Emergency”

23)  Silverstein  ~  “A Midwestern State Of Emergency”

24)  Icona Pop  ~  “Emergency”  (I don’t typically post videos of people dancing to a song, but in this case that was the only way I could post the “clean” version of this song.)

25)  The Pigeon Detectives  ~  “This Is An Emergency”

Songs About Rollercoasters

So...apparently it's National Roller Coaster Day. (Who makes this stuff up? Hint: Not me.) Since I'm currently at least three hours away from the nearest decent rollercoaster and have no prospects of riding one at any point today, there's this post featuring a bunch of Songs About Rollercoasters. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Ohio Players  ~  “Love Rollercoaster”

2)  Everything But The Girl  ~  “Rollercoaster”

3)  Luke Bryan  ~  “Roller Coaster”

4)  Vivian Green  ~  “Emotional Rollercoaster”

5)  The Partridge Family  ~  “Roller Coaster”

6)  The Gathering  ~  “Rollercoaster”

7)  Rapman  ~  “Rollercoaster”

8)  Aimee Mann  ~  “Rollercoasters”

9)  Bleachers  ~  “Rollercoaster”

10)  B*Witched  ~  “Rollercoaster”

11)  M. Ward  ~  “Rollercoaster”

12)  Mahalia  ~  “Rollercoaster”

13)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Roller Coaster”

14)  Tank And The Bangas  ~  “Rollercoasters”

15)  Ronan Keating  ~  “Life Is A Rollercoaster”

16)  Black Mountain  ~  “Rollercoaster”

17)  The Jesus And Mary Chain  ~  “Rollercoaster”

18)  The Dollyrots  ~  “Rollercoaster”

19)  Aaron Watson  ~  “Rollercoaster Ride”

20)  Sleater-Kinney  ~  “Rollercoaster”

21)  Spyro Gyra  ~  “Roller Coaster”

22)  Bean  ~  “Rollercoaster”

23)  David Choi  ~  “Rollercoaster”

24)  Serena Ryder  ~  “Rollercoaster”

25)  Warrant  ~  “Roller Coaster”