Showing posts with label Townes Van Zandt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Townes Van Zandt. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Days of the Week Songs: "Thursday"

It's Thursday, which seems like as good a time as any to resume my "Days of the Week" series featuring songs about...well, Thursday! Here's hoping you'll enjoy 'em!  ~  JH


1)  Jess Glynne  ~  "Thursday"




2)  The Weeknd  ~  "Thursday"




3)  David Bowie  ~  "Thursday's Child"




4)  Steve Cole  ~  "Thursday"




5)  Pet Shop Boys ft. Example  ~  "Thursday"




6)  Jude Barclay  ~  "Another Thursday Night"




7)  Rollins Band  ~  "Thursday Afternoon"




8)  Jim Croce  ~  "Thursday"




9)  Morphine  ~  "Thursday"




10)  Donovan  ~  "Jersey Thursday"




11)  Matt Costa  ~  "Sweet Thursday"




12)  Eartha Kitt  ~  "Thursday's Child"




13)  The ChameleonsVox  ~  "Thursday's Child"




14)  Harry Nilsson  ~  "(Thursday) Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today"




15)  The Futureheads  ~  "Thursday (A Cappella)"




16)  Johnny Mathis  ~  "Sweet Thursday"




17)  Lostboycrow  ~  "Thursday"




18)  Country Joe and the Fish  ~  "Thursday"  (I'm not sure what to make of the little ditty that precedes the song here, but I wholeheartedly do NOT endorse it!)




19)  Run the Jewels  ~  "Thursday in the Danger Room"




20)  They Might Be Giants  ~  "I Lost Thursday"




21)  Mitski  ~  "Thursday Girl"




22)  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  ~  "Suite Thursday"






23)  Charlie Hunter Trio  ~  "Thursday the 12th"




24)  Giles, Giles, & Fripp  ~  "Thursday Morning"





25)  Olivia Barton  ~  "Thursday"




26)  Townes Van Zandt  ~  "Like a Summer Thursday"


Thursday, May 18, 2017

Songs About Hills & Valleys, Vol. 2

Because life is full of "Hills" & "Valleys," here's another set of songs about them. The first one here is one of my all-time favorites. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  LIGHTS  ~  “Cactus In The Valley”




2)  Iron Maiden  ~  “Run To The Hills”




3)  Jeannie C. Riley  ~  “Harper Valley P.T.A.”




4)  Ron Sexsmith ft. Chris Martin  ~  “Gold In Them Hills”




5)  Bread & Wine ft. Ben Smith  ~  “Mountain To Valley”




6)  Jackson Browne  ~  “A Child In These Hills”




7)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Valleys Of The Young”




8)  The Rocket Summer  ~  “Hills And Valleys”




9)  Mudhoney  ~  “Beneath The Valley Of The Underdog”




10)  Johnny Cash ft. Flip Wilson  ~  “Oklahoma Hills”




11)  Laura Marling  ~  “The Valley”




12)  Thom Yorke  ~  “Harrowdown Hill”




13)  Townes Van Zandt & Nanci Griffith  ~  “Tecumseh Valley”




14)  Neil Young  ~  “Mansion On The Hill”




15)  Dawes  ~  “Peace In The Valley”




16)  Kathy Mattea  ~  “Agate Hill”




17)  Steve Hackett  ~  “Valley Of The Kings”




18)  Calamity Jane Cast ft. Doris Day & Howard Keel  ~  “Black Hills Of Dakota”




19)  Midnight Oil  ~  “In The Valley”




20)  George Ezra  ~  “Angry Hill”




21)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “The Valley Runs Low”




22)  Weezer  ~  “Beverly Hills”




23)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Blue Valley Songbird”




24)  Gorillaz  ~  “On Melancholy Hill”




25)  Eisley  ~  “The Valley”


Friday, March 24, 2017

“Brand New” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's Vol. 2 (of 2) in a miniseries of posts featuring songs with the words "Brand New" in their titles. If you missed Vol. 1, you can check it out here. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Alicia Keys  ~  “Brand New Me”




2)  Wet Wet Wet  ~  “Brand New Sunrise”




3)  Townes Van Zandt  ~  “Brand New Companion”




4)  Fireflight  ~  “Brand New Day”




5)  Gov’t Mule  ~  “Brand New Angel”




6)  Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash  ~  “Brand New Dance”




7)  The Subways  ~  “My Heart Is Pumping To A Brand New Beat”




8)  Colton Dixon  ~  “Brand New Life”




9)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “A Brand New Me”




10)  Aaron Tippin  ~  “She Feels Like A Brand New Man Tonight”




11)  You Me At Six  ~  “Brand New”




12)  The Stylistics  ~  “You Make Me Feel Brand New”




13)  Elvis Presley  ~  “There’s A Brand New Day On The Horizon”




14)  Julie Brown  ~  “Brand New Girl”




15)  KJ-52  ~  “Brand New Day”




16)  Paul Weller  ~  “Brand New Toy”




17)  Bryan Adams  ~  “Brand New Day”




18)  Lisa Miskovsky  ~  “A Brand New Day”




19)  Shooter Jennings  ~  “Brand New Goodbye Song”




20)  Kodaline  ~  “Brand New Day”




21)  Sting  ~  “Brand New Day”




22)  St. Vincent  ~  “Just The Same But Brand New”




23)  Jason Lytle  ~  “Brand New Sun”




24)  Dead Or Alive  ~  “Brand New Lover”




25)  Thirty Seconds To Mars  ~  “Capricorn (A Brand New Name)”


Tuesday, March 15, 2016

“Do” Or “Die” Songs, Vol. 4

Last but not least, this collection of "Do" or "Die" songs. You know you're curious to see which ones I left out in the first three editions. So go ahead...click and enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Beach Boys  ~  “Do You Wanna Dance?”




2)  Keaton Henson  ~  “If I’m To Die”




3)  Jessie Ware  ~  “What You Won’t Do For Love”




4)  PM Dawn  ~  “I’d Die Without You”




5)  ABBA  ~  “The Way Old Friends Do”




6)  Wang Chung  ~  “To Live And Die In L.A.”




7)  CHVRCHES  ~  “What Do You Mean?”




8)  Townes Van Zandt  ~  “Waitin’ Around To Die”




9)  Angel Taylor  ~  “Like You Do”




10)  The Human League  ~  “Do Or Die”




11)  OK Go  ~  “Do What You Want”




12)  Morrissey  ~  “First Of The Gang To Die”




13)  Garbage  ~  “Why Do You Love Me?”




14)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Live And Die”




15)  Only The Young  ~  “I Do”




16)  Shelby Lynne  ~  “I Won’t Die Alone”




17)  Caro Emerald  ~  “Dr. Wanna Do”




18)  Steve Winwood  ~  “John Barleycorn (Must Die)”




19)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “All I Wanna Do”




20)  Katherine Jenkins  ~  “Love Never Dies”