Thursday, January 31, 2019

“Whisper” & “Scream” Songs, Vol. 1

I'm returning to oft-treaded ground with this two-part "opposites" series of posts. Here we have a bunch of Songs About Whispers and Screams. Next time, we will have more of the same. Plenty of good stuff to hear here, so check it out already. And...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  George Michael  ~  “Careless Whisper”




2)  Judas Priest  ~  “Screaming For Vengeance”




3)  A Fine Frenzy  ~  “Whisper”




4)  Bim  ~  “Scream”




5)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “The Whisper”




6)  Anna Blue  ~  “Silent Scream”




7)  Randy Travis  ~  “Whisper My Name”




8)  Ozzy Osbourne  ~  “Let Me Hear You Scream”




9)  Donna Summer  ~  “Heaven’s Just A Whisper Away”




10)  UB40  ~  “The Earth Dies Screaming”




11)  Evanescence  ~  “Whisper”




12)  Tokio Hotel  ~  “Scream”




13)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions ft. Glenn Tilbrook  ~  “From A Whisper To A Scream”




14)  Kate Ryan  ~  “Scream For More”




15)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name”




16)  Margaret Berger  ~  “Scream”




17)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Sensuous Whisper”




18)  Funeral For A Friend  ~  “Kicking And Screaming”




19)  Earl Klugh  ~  “Whispers And Promises”




20)  Frightened Rabbit  ~  “The Loneliness And The Scream”




21)  Chastity Brown  ~  “Whisper”




22)  Kelis  ~  “Scream”




23)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “Whisper In The Dark”




24)  Chris Cornell  ~  “Scream”




25)  Passenger  ~  “Whispers”




26)  Third Day  ~  “Kicking And Screaming”




27)  Alison Moyet  ~  “Whispering Your Name”




28)  Amen Corner  ~  “Scream And Scream Again”




29)  The Dear Hunter  ~  “Whisper”




30)  Europe  ~  “Scream Of Anger”


Wednesday, January 30, 2019

More “Alright” Songs

If you thought yesterday's "Alright" Songs were alright, then you're sure to love these "Alright" Songs as well. Because they're even MORE alright. If that's even possible. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Bob Dylan  ~  “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright”




2)  Beckah Shae  ~  “I’ll Be Alright”




3)  J.J. Jackson  ~  “But It’s Alright”




4)  Lucy Rose  ~  “Be Alright”




5)  The Who  ~  “The Kids Are Alright”




6)  Niykee Heaton  ~  “I’ll Be Alright”




7)  Joe Cocker  ~  “Feelin’ Alright”




8)  Alabama Shakes  ~  “Always Alright”




9)  Supergrass  ~  “Alright”




10)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “I Know It’s Wrong (But That’s Alright)”




11)  Journey  ~  “I’ll Be Alright Without You”




12)  Dar Williams  ~  “It’s Alright”




13)  The Offspring  ~  “The Kids Aren’t Alright”




14)  Laura Mvula  ~  “That’s Alright”




15)  Zac Brown Band  ~  “All Alright”




16)  Kim Wilde  ~  “It’s Alright”




17)  William Fitzsimmons  ~  “Maybe Be Alright”




18)  Wretch 32 ft. Anne-Marie & PRGRSHN  ~  “Alright With Me”




19)  UB40  ~  “Love Is All Is Alright”




20)  Shania Twain  ~  “I’m Alright”




21)  The Police  ~  “It’s Alright For You”




22)  Chloe x Halle  ~  “The Kids Are Alright”




23)  Jamiroquai  ~  “Alright”




24)  Jain  ~  “Alright”




25)  Motion City Soundtrack  ~  “Everything Is Alright”


Tuesday, January 29, 2019

“Alright” Songs

The titles of these songs belie their actual quality. They may be "Alright" Songs, but they're much more than alright. In fact, they're pretty awesome. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Darius Rucker  ~  “Alright”




2)  Eurythmics  ~  “It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)”




3)  Dean Lewis  ~  “Be Alright”




4)  Ariana Grande  ~  “Be Alright”




5)  Kenny Loggins  ~  “I’m Alright”




6)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Alright”




7)  Elton John  ~  “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting”




8)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “I’m Gonna Be Alright”




9)  Keaton Henson  ~  “Alright”




10)  Ella Fitzgerald  ~  “Alright, Okay, You Win”




11)  Elvis Presley  ~  “That’s All Right”




12)  Anouk  ~  “Alright”




13)  Rod Stewart  ~  “Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)”




14)  Jo Dee Messina  ~  “I’m Alright”




15)  Mungo Jerry  ~  “Alright Alright Alright”




16)  Paula Abdul  ~  “Alright Tonight”




17)  Joshua Radin  ~  “Everything’ll Be Alright”




18)  Tep No ft. Lizz Kellermann  ~  “It’s Alright”




19)  Queen  ~  “Doing All Right”




20)  Ashley Tisdale  ~  “It’s Alright, It’s OK”




21)  Fractures  ~  “It’s Alright”




22)  Camera Obscura  ~  “This Is Love (Feels Alright)”




23)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “Be Alright”




24)  Ledisi  ~  “In The Morning / Alright”




25)  Jesus Christ Superstar Cast ft. Sara Bareilles, Brandon Victor Dixon, & John Legend  ~  “Everything’s Alright”


Monday, January 28, 2019

More Songs About Waiting

Approximately three months ago, I posted a set of Songs About Waiting. While I didn't tell you that there would eventually be more of these, there actually are. If you were waiting all this time for them, your wait is over. If you weren't waiting for them at all, consider this post an unexpected pleasure. Or something like that. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Nelly Furtado  ~  “Waiting For The Night”




2)  Kian  ~  “Waiting”




3)  Bananarama  ~  “Robert De Niro’s Waiting”




4)  Zack Hemsey  ~  “Waiting Between Worlds”




5)  Chris Norman  ~  “Waiting”




6)  MonaLisa Twins ft. John Sebastian  ~  “Waiting For The Waiter”




7)  Jake Bugg ft. Noah Cyrus  ~  “Waiting”




8)  Vök  ~  “Waiting”




9)  Brad Paisley  ~  “Waitin’ On A Woman”




10)  Kelela  ~  “Waitin’”




11)  Buck Owens & The Buckaroos  ~  “Waitin’ In Your Welfare Line”




12)  Nadro ft. Veronica Bravo & Timmy Commerford  ~  “Waiting For You”




13)  The Flaming Lips  ~  “Waitin’ For Superman (Is It Getting Heavy?)"




14)  Nickless  ~  “Waiting”




15)  Heavy D & The Boyz  ~  “Got Me Waiting”




16)  Remady & Manu L  ~  “Waiting For”




17)  Wye Oak  ~  “Watching The Waiting”




18)  Kris Menace ft. Black Hills  ~  “Waiting For You”




19)  Future Islands  ~  “Seasons (Waiting On You)”




20)  Me & My  ~  “Waiting”




21)  New Order  ~  “Waiting For The Sirens Call”




22)  Oliver Heldens & Throttle  ~  “Waiting”




23)  Greyson Chance  ~  “Waiting Outside The Lines”




24)  Unlike Pluto ft. Joanna Jones  ~  “Waiting For You”




25)  Cr3on x Lost Capital  ~  “Are You Waiting”