"Barely" Songs

These are "Barely" Songs. Which is not to say that they barely qualify as songs. In fact, they're quite good. The "Barely" in question appears in the title of each, which is the single unifying theme of the songs. Otherwise, they're all completely unrelated. As per usual... Ready, set, enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Duncan Sheik  ~  "Barely Breathing"

2)  Deana Carter  ~  "I Barely Knew"

3)  Counting Crows  ~  "Barely Out Of Tuesday"  (The video quality on this one bites, but the sound quality is quite good.)

4)  Lucy Swann  ~  "Barely Dancing"

5)  The Hold Steady  ~  "Barely Breathing"

6)  Billy Ray Cyrus  ~  "Barely Enough"

7)  Black Coffee  ~  "I Barely Knew Her"

8)  Lee Greenwood  ~  "Barely Holding On"

9)  Elysian Fields  ~  "Barely Recognize You"

10)  Fruit Bats  ~  "Barely Living Room"

11)  Highway 101  ~  "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart"

12)  Rilo Kiley  ~  "Jenny, You're Barely Alive"

13)  Lee Aaron  ~  "Barely Holdin' On"

14)  Johnny Paycheck  ~  "I'm Barely Hangin' On To Me"

15)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  "I Can Barely Breathe"

16)  a-ha  ~  "Barely Hanging On"

17)  Frank + Derol  ~  "Barely Love You"

18)  The Fray  ~  "I Can Barely Say"

19)  Anchormen  ~  "Borrowed And Barely Used Tomb"

20)  Jillian Shea  ~  "Barely Changed"

21)  Robbie Fulks  ~  "Barely Human"

22)  The Verve Pipe  ~  "Barely (If At All)"

23)  Knox Hamilton  ~  "Barely Missed You"

24)  George Jones  ~  "These Days (I Barely Get By)"

25)  MUFF  ~  "Barely"

Songs About Nurses

It's National Nurses Week, and we here at Wax & Tracks ("we" meaning me and my dead bird) are celebrating it with a fresh batch of Songs About Nurses. Listen, share, tag people, and most importantly...Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The White Stripes  ~  “The Nurse”

2)  Bush  ~  “Nurse”

3)  Billy Bragg  ~  “A Nurse’s Life Is Full Of Woe”

4)  Cascada  ~  “Night Nurse”

5)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  “She’s A Nurse”

6)  The Sugarcubes  ~  “Happy Nurse”

7)  Jethro Tull  ~  “Nursie”

8)  Sonic Youth  ~  “Dude Ranch Nurse”

9)  Katatonia  ~  “Sweet Nurse”

10)  Cherry Glazerr  ~  “Nurse Ratched”  (This video is unnecessarily brutal. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Well, actually, there is. Whatevs.)

11)  JJ Cale  ~  “Devil’s Nurse”

12)  Carolyn Rodriguez  ~  “Night Nurse”

13)  Failure  ~  “The Nurse Who Loved Me”

14)  Swift  ~  “Nurse”

15)  Gregory Isaacs  ~  “Night Nurse”

16)  Country Joe McDonald  ~  “Thank The Nurse”

17)  Oceansize  ~  “Music For A Nurse”

18)  SSgt. Barry Sadler  ~  “Salute To The Nurses”  (If you just happen to have been a nurse serving in Vietnam during the war, this song is specifically devoted to you.)

19)  Guided By Voices  ~  “Titus And Strident Wet Nurse”

20)  R.E.M.  ~  “Everybody Hurts”  (This song and the next few in this set are less ABOUT nurses but more about what nurses DO. Here, they help you when you’re hurt.)

21)  Evanescence  ~  “Bring Me To Life”  (Yep, they can do that, too.)

22)  Bette Midler  ~  “Wind Beneath My Wings”  (Any nurse who’s ever taken good care of you more than lives up to this song.)

23)  Coldplay  ~  “Fix You”  (Yup, that’s a big part of their job.)

24)  The Fray  ~  “How To Save A Life”  (Oh, they KNOW how!)

25)  Starflyer 59  ~  “Card Games & Old Friends”  (What every nurse does during their day-long breaks at work, right? Of course this song DOESN’T describe nurses, but references one of the most foolish statements ever to come out of the mouth of a politician. If you’re a nurse, or you love one, or you simply pay attention, you know what I’m talking about.)

More “Enough” Songs

Didn't get "enough" of the "Enough" Songs yesterday? Well, here's more! If these aren't "enough" for you, then you're on your own. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Ariana Grande ft. Nathan Sykes  ~  “Almost Is Never Enough”

2)  Matthew West  ~  “Strong Enough”

3)  Evanescence  ~  “Good Enough”

4)  Apocalyptica ft. Doug Robb  ~  “Not Strong Enough”

5)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Strong Enough To Bend”

6)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough”

7)  Kari Jobe  ~  “Always Enough”

8)  Con Funk Shun  ~  “Got To Be Enough”

9)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  “The Goonies ‘r’ Good Enough”

10)  Chevelle  ~  “Well Enough Alone”

11)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Enough Of Me”

12)  The Cure  ~  “Never Enough”

13)  Chumbawamba & Credit To The Nation  ~  “Enough Is Enough”

14)  Smash Mouth  ~  “Can’t Get Enough Of You, Baby”

15)  The Captain & Tennille  ~  “Good Enough”

16)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Ain’t Good Enough For You”

17)  Emeli Sandé  ~  “Enough”

18)  The Fray  ~  “Enough For Now”

19)  Patty Smyth ft. Don Henley  ~  “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough”

20)  Exile  ~  “I Can’t Get Close Enough”

21)  Epica  ~  “Never Enough”

22)  Phil Collins  ~  “Hang In Long Enough”

23)  Hillsong Worship  ~  “Christ Is Enough”

24)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Promise Ain’t Enough”

25)  Maisy Kay  ~  “Enough”

“Heartless” Songs

No matter which way you spin it, these songs are utterly "Heartless." At least, their titles seem to indicate that they are. Some really good songs here. One of them in triplicate. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Uriah Heep  ~  “Heartless Land”

2)  Kanye West  ~  “Heartless”

3)  Heart  ~  “Heartless”

4)  Broken Bells  ~  “Heartless Empire”

5)  Anthony B  ~  “Mr. Heartless”

6)  Låpsley  ~  “Heartless”

7)  Sandyland  ~  “Heartless”

8)  Teaze  ~  “Heartless World”

9)  Milo Greene  ~  “Heartless”

10)  The Fray  ~  “Heartless”  (Yes, it’s a cover of the Kanye West song above, but distinctive enough in its own right to merit inclusion here.)

11)  Jim Sturgess  ~  “Heartless”

12)  Baillie & The Boys  ~  “Heartless Night”

13)  Joel Plaskett  ~  “Heartless, Heartless, Heartless”

14)  Opine  ~  “Heartless”

15)  Vanilla Ninja  ~  “Heartless”

16)  Tomorrows Bad Seeds  ~  “Heartless / Ain’t No Sunshine (Medley)”

17)  Vision  ~  “Heartless”

18)  Alela Diane  ~  “Heartless Highway”

19)  Nasty Habit  ~  “Heartless”

20)  My Politic  ~  “Heartless”

21)  Justin Nozuka ft. Zaho  ~  “Heartless (La Promesse)”

22)  Mick Flannery  ~  “Heartless Man”

23)  Neon Waltz  ~  “Heavy Heartless”

24)  Bright Lights  ~  “Heartless”  (An industrial/EDM cover of the Kanye song above. Again, distinctive enough from the original to justify a spot here.)

25)  Cry To The Blind  ~  “Heartless”