"Chinese" Songs, Vol. 1

These songs are not sung in Chinese. They are not by Chinese artists. They just have the word "Chinese" in their titles. Nothing more, nothing less. And there's more where these came from, too! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Lake Malawi  ~  "Chinese Trees"

2)  Guns N' Roses  ~  "Chinese Democracy"

3)  Phoebe Bridgers  ~  "Chinese Satellite"

4)  M. Ward  ~  "Chinese Translation"

5)  Alison Gold  ~  "Chinese Food"  (Ladies and gentlemen, one of the stupidest "songs" ever written, and just as poorly performed. From the folks who brought us Rebecca Black's "Friday." So why should we expect any less?)

6)  Coldplay  ~  "Chinese Sleep Chant"

7)  Eric Idle  ~  "I Like Chinese"

8)  Philip Bailey  ~  "Walking On The Chinese Wall"

9)  Eric B. & Rakim  ~  "Chinese Arithmetic"

10)  George Formby  ~  "Chinese Laundry Blues"

11)  Jedi Mind Tricks  ~  "Chinese Water Torture"

12)  Ramones  ~  "Chinese Rock"

13)  Blur  ~  "Chinese Bombs"

14)  R.E.M.  ~  "Seven Chinese Brothers"

15)  MC Jin  ~  "Chinese New Year"

16)  The Pretenders  ~  "Boots Of Chinese Plastic"

17)  Queen  ~  "Chinese Torture"

18)  The Decemberists  ~  "My Mother Was A Chinese Trapeze Artist"

19)  Baltimora  ~  "Chinese Restaurant"

20)  Lily Allen  ~  "Chinese"

Songs About Popstars

There are surprisingly  not that many good Songs About Popstars. But I found some nonetheless. So, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Pretenders  ~  "Popstar"

2)  DJ Khaled ft. Drake  ~  "Popstar"

3)  Scatman John  ~  "Popstar"

4)  DaBaby ft. Kevin Gates  ~  "Pop Star"

5)  Suede  ~  "Popstar"

6)  Jamie Cullum  ~  "I Want To Be A Popstar"

7)  Peachy!  ~  "Pop Star"

8)  Paul Oakenfold & Robert Vadney  ~  "Pop Star"

9)  Cat Stevens  ~  "Pop Star"

10)  Donovan  ~  "Talkin' Pop Star Blues"

"Lonely" Songs, Vol. 5

You thought we were done with "Lonely" Songs? Not even close! Here's Vol. 5, and there are still 4 more sets to come! So don't worry about nothing...just enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Rita Ora  ~  "How To Be Lonely"

2)  Midland  ~  "Mr. Lonely"

3)  Yola  ~  "Lonely The Night"

4)  Air Supply  ~  "Lonely Is The Night"

5)  The Maine  ~  "Lonely"

6)  KZ Tandingan  ~  "Two Less Lonely People In The World"

7)  The Pretenders  ~  "Didn't Want To Be This Lonely"

8)  Tonight Alive  ~  "Lonely Girl"

9)  Matt Maeson  ~  "Me And My Friends Are Lonely"

10)  Blake Shelton ft. Ashley Monroe  ~  "Lonely Tonight"

11)  Drake Bell  ~  "Call Me When You're Lonely"

12)  The Departed  ~  "Prayer For The Lonely"

13)  X Ambassadors  ~  "Free & Lonely"

14)  Sweetbox  ~  "For The Lonely"

15)  Philip Brooks  ~  "I'm Getting Lonely"

16)  5 Seconds Of Summer  ~  "Lonely Heart"

17)  Future Bible Heroes  ~  "I'm Lonely (And I Love It)"

18)  Beck Pete  ~  "Lonely"

19)  The Rascals  ~  "Lonely Too Long"

20)  The Feeling  ~  "Never Be Lonely"

21)  Cash+David  ~  "When You're Lonely"

22)  gnash  ~  "Lonely Again"

23)  Imelda May  ~  "Leave Me Lonely"

24)  Luh Kel  ~  "Lonely"

25)  Journey  ~  "Ask The Lonely"

26)  Chloe x Halle  ~  "Lonely"

27)  The Keymakers  ~  "Lonely"

28)  Jackie Wilson  ~  "Lonely Teardrops"

29)  Scooter  ~  "I'm Lonely"

 

30)  Yumi Zouma  ~  "Lonely After"

Songs About Love AND Hate

These are your classic love-hate songs. Where affection and disdain go hand in hand, and love and hate commingle. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Gnash ft. Olivia O’Brien  ~  “I Hate U, I Love U”

2)  Neon Trees  ~  “I Love You (But I Hate Your Friends)”

3)  Rihanna ft. Ne-Yo  ~  “Hate That I Love You”

4)  Michael Kiwanuka  ~  “Love & Hate”

5)  Sister Shotgun  ~  “For The Love Of Hate”

6)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “The Ballad Of Love And Hate”

7)  Céline Dion & Luciano Pavarotti  ~  “I Hate You Then I Love You”

8)  The Strokes  ~  “Between Love And Hate”

9)  Halestorm  ~  “Love/Hate Heartbreak”

10)  Joe Nichols  ~  “I Hate The Way I Love You”

11)  Moya  ~  “Love Hate”

12)  Fishbone  ~  “Love…Hate”

13)  Lacuna Coil  ~  “You Love Me ‘Cause I Hate You”

14)  Alex Goot  ~  “Love To Hate Myself”

15)  Joan Jett & The Blackhearts  ~  “I Hate Myself For Loving You”

16)  Def Leppard  ~  “When Love And Hate Collide”

17)  Tarja  ~  “Love To Hate”

18)  Yarn  ~  “Love/Hate”

19)  The Pretenders  ~  “Thin Line Between Love And Hate”

20)  Erasure  ~  “Love To Hate You”

Popular Songs Of 1987, Vol. 1

This is the series of posts you've been waiting for! Well, some of you, at least. Especially if you're, like me, in the latter part of your thirties. Part 1 of 4, Popular Songs of 1987. And....GO!  ~  JH

1)  The Bangles  ~  “Walk Like An Egyptian”

2)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Livin’ On A Prayer”

3)  Whitney Houston  ~  “Didn’t We Almost Have It All”

4)  Restless Heart  ~  “Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong Or Right)”

5)  Tiffany  ~  “I Think We’re Alone Now”

6)  Bruce Hornsby & The Range  ~  “Mandolin Rain”

7)  Heart  ~  “Alone”

8)  U2  ~  “With Or Without You”

9)  Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam  ~  “Head To Toe”

10)  George Strait  ~  “Ocean Front Property”

11)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Bad”

12)  The Pretenders  ~  “Don’t Get Me Wrong”

13)  Dan Hill & Vonda Shepard  ~  “Can’t We Try”

14)  Bananarama  ~  “I Heard A Rumour”

15)  Crowded House  ~  “Don’t Dream It’s Over”

16)  Kenny G  ~  “Songbird”

17)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  “Change Of Heart”

18)  INXS  ~  “Need You Tonight”

19)  Wang Chung  ~  “Everybody Have Fun Tonight”

20)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Control”

21)  Reba McEntire  ~  “What Am I Gonna Do About You?”

22)  Chris De Burgh  ~  “Lady In Red”

23)  Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes  ~  “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life”

24)  R.E.M.  ~  “The One I Love”

25)  Madonna  ~  “Open Your Heart”