Songs About Mascara

While I'm (inexplicably) on a makeup-related kick in recent posts, here's a set of Songs About Mascara. Surprisingly, there were more than enough of these to fill a post. Who knew? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Julie Roberts  ~  "Men & Mascara"

2)  The Replacements  ~  "Little Mascara"

3)  Megan Nicole  ~  "Mascara"

4)  Mercury Rev  ~  "Mascara Tears"

5)  Sheryl Crow  ~  "Waterproof Mascara"

6)  Chillies x BLAZE  ~  "Mascara"  (I wish I knew what this person was singing about, 'cuz it sounds so nice. Oh, well...)

7)  Brynn Cartelli  ~  "Last Night's Mascara"

8)  Deftones  ~  "Mascara"

9)  Violet  ~  "Mascara"

10)  Richard Thompson  ~  "Mascara Tears"

11)  Saffron  ~  "Mascara"

12)  Space Raven  ~  "Her Mascara Was Born To Run"

13)  Lily Of The Suburbs  ~  "Mascara"

14)  Puppet Theory  ~  "Mascara"

15)  Sara Storer  ~  "Mascara & Song"

16)  Vipan Sangha  ~  "Mascara"  (Also got no clue what this dude is singing about. It's a little weird, but I kinda like it.)

17)  Mykki Blanco  ~  "Runny Mascara"  ("Gay Dog Food"???)

18)  Radius  ~  "Mascara"

19)  Ericka Guitron  ~  "Mascara Tears"

20)  Jonathan Joel  ~  "Mascara"

21)  Magazin  ~  "Maskara"  (No idea what she's singing about either. Real catchy, though!)

22)  The Rubinoos  ~  "Run, Mascara, Run"  (Well, that was weird...)

23)  The Exciters  ~  "Run Mascara"

24)  Blue Rodeo  ~  "Mascara Tears"

25)  Madison Stuart  ~  "Mascara"

26)  Tori Hathaway  ~  "Black Mascara Tears"

“Busy” & “Idle” Songs, Vol. 2

These songs are also "Busy" or "Idle" – at least according to their titles. And they're all good. So...enjoy! ~ JH



1)  Paramore  ~  “Idle Worship”  (Bonus Song: "No Friend" – You're welcome!)

2)  Blood Orange  ~  "Are You Sure You're Really Busy?"

3)  The Music  ~  “Idle”

4)  K’s Choice  ~  “Busy”

5)  Anthony Newley  ~  “Idle On Parade”

6)  Brooks & Dunn  ~  “God Must Be Busy”

7)  Sarah Vaughan  ~  “Idle Gossip”

8)  Olly Murs  ~  "Busy"

9)  Peter Murphy  ~  “Idle Flow”

10)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  "Busy Man"

11)  George Gershwin  ~  “Idle Dreams”

12)  Doug Stone  ~  "Too Busy Being In Love"

13)  Hem  ~  “Idle (The Rabbit Song)"

14)  k.d. lang  ~  "Busy Being Blue"

15)  The Replacements  ~  “Shiftless When Idle”

16)  The Crystal Method  ~  "Busy Child"

17)  Less Than Jake  ~  “American Idle”

18)  Aurea  ~  "Busy (For Me)"

19)  Maria Taylor  ~  “Idle Mind”

20)  The Harmaleighs  ~  "Sorry, I'm Busy"

21)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  “Idle Tales”

22)  Ace Wilder  ~  "Busy Doin' Nothin'"

23)  The Verve Pipe  ~  “Kiss Me Idle”

24)  Peppa Pig Cast  ~  "Busy Miss Rabbit"

25)  The Clash  ~  “Idle In Kangaroo Court”

“Hardly” Songs

These are "Hardly" Songs. Which is not to say that they hardly qualify as songs. In fact, they're quite good. The "Hardly" in question appears in the title of each, which is the single unifying theme of the songs. Otherwise, they're all completely unrelated. But I repeat myself... Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Cults  ~  “I Can Hardly Call You Mine”

2)  Dropkick Murphys  ~  “Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya”

3)  N’Dambi  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait”

4)  The Finks  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait”

5)  Juliette Lewis  ~  “Hardly Wait”

6)  The Movement  ~  “I Can Hardly Live Without You"

7)  Helen Corry  ~  “Hardly Breathe”

8)  Big Country  ~  “Hardly A Mountain”

9)  Cloudeater  ~  “Hardly Wait”

10)  Brandy  ~  “Hardly Breathing”

11)  The Replacements  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait"

12)  Johnny Cash  ~  “I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs"  (Neither do I!)

13)  Shu Ying  ~  “Hardly Spoken Girl"

14)  Sérgio Mendes  ~  “A Dream Come True (Can’t Hardly Wait)”

15)  Goodbye Honolulu  ~  “Hardly Speaking”

16)  Raspberries  ~  “I Can Hardly Believe You’re Mine”

17)  Lori McKenna  ~  “Hardly Speaking A Word”

18)  Fairport Convention  ~  "John Was Hardly More Than A Bewildered Observer At His Own Trial..."  (That's an incredibly long song title!)

19)  Wallis Bird  ~  “Hardly Hardly”

20)  The Summer Set  ~  "When The Party Ends (Can't Hardly Wait)"

21)  Bob Mould ft. Dave Grohl  ~  “Hardly Getting Over It”

22)  Loretta Lynn  ~  "A Man I Hardly Know"

23)  Nelson  ~  “I Can Hardly Wait”

24)  Banks & Steelz  ~  "Can't Hardly Feel"

25)  The O’Jays  ~  “I Can Hardly Wait For Christmas”  (Is it too early to post a Christmas song? Yes, it is. Did I go there anyway? Yes, I did.)

“Boom” Or “Bust” Songs, Vol. 2

More "Boom" & "Bust" Songs comin' atcha...NOW! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Young MC  ~  “Bust A Move”

2)  Brandon & Leah  ~  “Boom Boom Boom”

3)  Redd Carter  ~  “Bust My Baby Outta Jail”

4)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Boom Boom Pow”

5)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Busted”

6)  Miss Li  ~  “My Heart Goes Boom”

7)  Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers  ~  “Bustin’ Loose”

8)  Laleh  ~  “Boom”

9)  Patty Loveless  ~  “Busted”

10)  Shinedown  ~  “Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)”

11)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  “Busted Stuff”

12)  Highway 101  ~  “Bing Bang Boom”

13)  Ultramagnetic M.C.’s  ~  “Bust The Facts”

14)  Planetshakers  ~  “Boom”

15)  Vitamin C  ~  “Busted”

16)  Anjulie  ~  “Boom”

17)  The Replacements  ~  “Busted Up”

18)  The Bellamy Brothers  ~  “Kids Of The Baby Boom”

19)  for KING & COUNTRY  ~  “Busted Heart (Hold On To Me)”

20)  Imelda May  ~  “Johnny Got A Boom Boom”

21)  Kevin Simmons Band  ~  “Love Comes Busting In”

22)  Lulu  ~  “Boom Bang-A-Bang”

23)  Foghat  ~  “Bustin’ Up Or Bustin’ Out”

24)  Perry Como  ~  “Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)”

25)  Matthew Price  ~  “Love Or Bust”