Monday, July 17, 2017

Songs About The Month Of July, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of songs about the month of July. If you like 'em, good news, there's more of 'em tomorrow! If you don't like 'em, bad news, there's more of 'em tomorrow! Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  311  ~  “Sunset In July”




2)  Laura Veirs  ~  “July Flame”




3)  Uriah Heep  ~  “July Morning”




4)  Kris Wu  ~  “July”




5)  Soundgarden  ~  “4th Of July”




6)  The Bombpops  ~  “CA In July”




7)  Sally Shapiro  ~  “Love In July”




8)  Little Hurricane  ~  “Fourth Of July”




9)  Jason Michael Carroll  ~  “Love Like July”




10)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Miss Fourth Of July”




11)  Ocean Colour Scene  ~  “July”




12)  Wild Pink  ~  “4th Of July / Great Apes”




13)  The Decemberists  ~  “July, July!”




14)  Katatonia  ~  “July”




15)  Aimee Mann  ~  “4th Of July”




16)  Ernie Halter  ~  “In July”




17)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “Fourth Of July”




18)  Charlie Worsham  ~  “Mississippi In July”




19)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  “Fourth Of July”




20)  Sarah Brightman  ~  “Winter In July”


Thursday, July 13, 2017

Songs About Ice Cream

In honor of National Ice Cream Month (yes, that's actually a thing!), here's an exceptionally eclectic (that's not bad, by the way) collection of Songs About Ice Cream. There's plenty to see, hear, and lick – I mean, LIKE! – here. So what are you waiting for? Keep cool and enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Marion Harper  ~  “Ice Cream”




2)  The Time  ~  “Ice Cream Castles”




3)  Red Velvet  ~  “Ice Cream Cake”




4)  Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band  ~  “Ice Cream For Crow”




5)  The Salty Caramels  ~  “Jeni’s Ice Cream”




6)  Battles ft. Matias Aguayo  ~  “Ice Cream”




7)  Hannah Montana  ~  “Ice Cream Freeze (Let’s Chill)”




8)  Chris Barber Band  ~  “Ice Cream”




9)  Aquaaerobika  ~  “Ice Cream”  (Why, yes, that IS an inflatable wig!)




10)  CYclone  ~  “Ice Cream Truck”




11)  Sandy Dane  ~  “Peace, Love, & Ice Cream”




12)  Fox Chapel  ~  “Ice Cream”




13)  Dilly Dally  ~  “Ice Cream”




14)  Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers  ~  “Ice Cream Man”




15)  New Young Pony Club  ~  “Ice Cream”




16)  Pink Fairies  ~  “Waiting For The Ice Cream To Melt”




17)  Slow Skies  ~  “Ice Cream"




18)  The Moon Kids  ~  “Ice Cream”




19)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  “Ice Cream”




20)  Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters  ~  “Ice Cream Man”




21)  Shonen Knife  ~  “Ice Cream City”




22)  Martha  ~  “Ice Cream And Sunscreen”




23)  Soundopamine  ~  “Ice Cream”




24)  Veronica King  ~  “Ice Cream Sundae”




25)  Hyuna  ~  “Ice Cream”




BONUS TRACK:  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “I Love Rocky Road”  (Nope, this one doesn’t have the words “Ice Cream” in the title, but it’s fairly hilarious and, let’s face it, belongs here.)


Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Songs About Evil Twins

They say everyone has a twin. Some of them are evil. These songs are about those. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Galactic Cowboys  ~  “Evil Twin”




2)  Scanners  ~  “Evil Twin”




3)  Thomas Dolby  ~  “My Evil Twin Brother”




4)  Corbin/Hanner  ~  “My Evil Twin”




5)  They Might Be Giants  ~  “My Evil Twin”




6)  Noise Box  ~  “My Evil Twin”




7)  Porcupine  ~  “Evil Twin”




8)  Rachel Bockover  ~  “My Evil Twin”




9)  Freaks On Floor  ~  “Evil Twin”




10)  Stephen EvEns  ~  “Evil Twin”




11)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Evil Twin”




12)  RatRace  ~  “Evil Twin”




13)  The High Dials  ~  “Evil Twin”




14)  Tom Larsen Band  ~  “Evil Twin”




15)  Buddy Guy ft. Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, & Brad Whitford  ~  “Evil Twin”




16)  Six Weeks  ~  “Evil Twin”




17)  Falb  ~  “Evil Twin”




18)  The Magnetic Fields  ~  “I Wish I Had An Evil Twin”




19)  George Montague  ~  “Evil Twin”




20)  Birdengine  ~  “The Evil Twin”


Tuesday, July 11, 2017

A Song For Every Word In The Preamble To The Constitution

This is exactly what it sounds like it is. Yay, democracy!  ~  JH



Click on each underlined portion of the Preamble to hear a song with that word (or phrase) in its title. The full playlist of songs is included below.


We, the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.


PLAYLIST:
A Tribe Called Quest  ~  "We The People"
Bastille  ~  "Of The Night"
Arrested Development  ~  "United Front"
Animal Liberation Orchestra  ~  "States Of Friction"
Paramore  ~  "In The Mourning / Landslide"
Curtis Mayfield  ~  "New World Order"
Mr. Big  ~  "To Be With You"
Everything Everything  ~  "Final Form"
Titus Andronicus  ~  "A More Perfect Union"
Modico  ~  "Ah, Establish"
Flyleaf  ~  "Justice & Mercy"
Nuell  ~  "Insure"
John Conlee  ~  "Domestic Life"
Galactic Cowboys  ~  "Sea Of Tranquility"
Ekolu  ~  "Provide For You"
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down  ~  "We The Common (For Valerie Bolden)"
Freddie Mercury  ~  "In My Defence"
Honey Wilson  ~  "Leaders Don't Promote Hate"
Dispatch  ~  "The General"
Buck Owens  & The Buckaroos  ~  "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line"
The Beatles  ~  "And I Love Her"
Indigo Girls  ~  "Secure Yourself"
Ellie Goulding  ~  "The Writer"
Laura Story  ~  "Blessings"
XTC  ~  "Statue Of Liberty"
Anberlin  ~  "We Owe This To Ourselves"
Babyface  ~  "And Our Feelings"
Soft Bullets  ~  "Posterity"
Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  "Do Everything"
Pontifex  ~  "Ordained"
Kate Bush  ~  "And Dream Of Sheep"
Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, & Frank Sinatra  ~  "The Oldest Established (Permanent Floating Crap Game In New York)"
Darius Rucker  ~  "This"
The Stationary Set  ~  "Constitution Of Love"
Ray Price  ~  "For The Good Times"
Judas Priest  ~  "United"
Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "United States"
Will Hoge  ~  "Middle Of America"

Monday, July 3, 2017

Songs For Independence Day

Here's my one post for the week. I'm taking a mini-vacation from music blogging. This set of songs has one thing in common: the word "Independence" in their titles. Many of them are, in fact, titled "Independence Day." But all, with one exception, are distinctly different songs. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Martina McBride  ~  “Independence Day”




2)  Elliott Smith  ~  “Independence Day”




3)  Björk  ~  “Declare Independence”




4)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Independence Day”




5)  Donna Summer  ~  “State Of Independence”




6)  Vic Chesnutt  ~  “Independence Day”




7)  U.D.O.  ~  “Independence Day”




8)  Lulu  ~  “Independence”




9)  Siena Root  ~  “Tales Of Independence”




10)  Melanie C  ~  “Independence Day”




11)  Gang Of Four  ~  “Independence”




12)  Barbie’s Cradle  ~  “Independence Day”




13)  Owen Pallett  ~  “Independence Is No Solution”




14)  Mahalia  ~  “Independence Day”




15)  Comsat Angels  ~  “Independence Day”




16)  The Band Perry  ~  “Independence”




17)  The Blue Van  ~  “Independence”




18)  Psy'Aviah  ~  “Song Of Independence”




19)  David Berkeley  ~  “Independence”




20)  Andrea Corr  ~  “State Of Independence”




21)  It Lives It Breathes  ~  “Independence Day”




22)  Marc Jordan  ~  “This Independence”




23)  The Triplets  ~  “Independence Road”




24)  Whiteheart  ~  “Independence Day”




25)  Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau  ~  “Independence Day”