Songs About Leaning

Sometimes you just need somebody to lean on, whether it's physically, emotionally, or otherwise. That's what these songs are all about. So...what are you waiting for? Enjoy 'em already! ~ JH

1)  Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ  ~  "Lean On"

2)  Club Nouveau  ~  "Lean On Me"  (The iconic synth-heavy '80s cover of a classic song.)

3)  Celina Sharma & Emiway Bantai  ~  "Lean On"

4)  Joe  ~  "Lean Into It"

5)  Kirk Franklin ft. Bono, Mary J. Blige, Crystal Lewis & R. Kelly  ~  "Lean On Me"

6)  Bill Withers  ~  "Lean On Me"  (The original – and still the best! – version of this song.)

7)  Speedy Ortiz  ~  "Lean In When I Suffer"

8)  Elvis Presley  ~  "I Need Somebody To Lean On"

9)  Cliff Richard  ~  "Lean On You"

10)  Gord Bamford  ~  "Leaning On A Lonesome Song"

11)  Melba Moore  ~  "Lean On Me"

12)  Sugarland  ~  "Lean It On Back"

13)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms"

14)  The National  ~  "Lean"

15)  Little Big Town  ~  "Lean Into It"

16)  George Formby  ~  "Leaning On A Lamppost"

17)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Lean On Me (Tonight)"

18)  Anna Of The North  ~  "Leaning On Myself"

19)  Cam'ron  ~  "Lean"

20)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  "Lean"

21)  Oh Land  ~  "Lean"

22)  7eventh Time Down  ~  "Lean On"

23)  Wynonna & The Big Noise  ~  "Things That I Lean On"

24)  Lizz Wright  ~  "Lean In"

25)  Marit Larsen  ~  "Lean On Me, Lisa"

Scarlett Johansson's Okayest Not-Exactly-Hits

Today the lovely and talented Scarlett Johansson celebrates her 35th birthday. In addition to being a highly acclaimed and extremely well-paid actress, Ms. Johansson has also pursued an on-again, off-again career as a singer. While not as highly acclaimed as a vocalist, Scarlett has churned out some better-than-decent tunes – and a few stinkers. Here's a sampling of both. Endure! Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  "Anywhere I Lay My Head"

2)  "Falling Down"

3)  "Iguana Bird"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

4)  "Summertime"

5)  "Song For Jo"

6)  "One Whole Hour"

7)  "Shampoo"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

8)  "Before My Time"  (w/ J. Ralph & Joshua Bell)

9)  "Relator"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

10)  "Wear And Tear"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

11)  "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"  (w/ Craig Campbell)

12)  "Search Your Heart"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

13)  "Set It All Free"

14)  "I Don't Know What To Do"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

15)  "I Don't Wanna"  (w/ Beck Bennett)

16)  "Bad Dreams"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

17)  "Who Are You?"

  

18)  "Movies"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

19)  "Yesterday Is Here"

20)  "Last Goodbye"

21)  "I Am The Cosmos"  (w/ Pete Yorn) (NOTE: This is a fan-made video, and the girl "singing" in the vid is NOT Scarlett. But the female voice you hear IS hers.)

22)  "Funeral Service"  (Saturday Night Live sketch ft. Kenan Thompson)

23)  "Innocent When You Dream"

24)  "Bullet"

25)  "Blackie's Dead"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

26)  "Boys Don't Cry"

27)  "Clean"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

28)  "Trust In Me"

29)  "Candy"  (w/ The Singles)

30)  "The Moon Song"  (w/ Joaquin Phoenix)

"Hello" Songs

Apparently, it's World Hello Day! Who knew? First of all, a hearty hello to all of you out there in the blogosphere! Secondly, here's a set of songs with ONLY the word "Hello" as their titles. If I'd included all the good songs with the word ANYWHERE in their titles, it'd be an extremely overlong post. So, you're welcome for that! Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Adele  ~  "Hello"  (The quintessential "Hello" song? Definitely!)

2)  Lionel Richie  ~  "Hello"  (The OTHER essential "Hello" song. After all these years, that's STILL a creepy sculpture!)

3)  Karmin  ~  "Hello"  (She can sing, she's got bars, and she's not exactly hideous! Killer combo!)

4)  The Cat Empire  ~  "Hello"

5)  Evanescence  ~  "Hello"  ("Don't try to fix me – I'm not broken!" PERFECT LYRICS!)

6)  Hawk Nelson  ~  "Hello"

7)  Martin Solveig & Dragonette  ~  "Hello"

8)  J. Cole  ~  "Hello"

9)  Tristan Prettyman  ~  "Hello"

10)  Mohombi  ~  "Hello"

11)  KB ft. Suzy Rock  ~  "Hello"

12)  Take That  ~  "Hello"

13)  Schuyler Fisk  ~  "Hello"

14)  Hedley  ~  "Hello"

15)  Celeste Buckingham  ~  "Hello"

16)  The Book Of Mormon Cast  ~  "Hello"

17)  Julianne Hough  ~  "Hello"

18)  The Roop  ~  "Hello"

19)  Sugarland  ~  "Hello"

20)  Role Model  ~  "Hello"

21)  Jenyer  ~  "Hello"

22)  PRETTYMUCH  ~  "Hello"

23)  Karol G.  ~  "Hello"

24)  The Beloved  ~  "Hello"

25)  Tsebster & WOLFHOWL ft. Jex  ~  "Hello"

26)  Mallory Knox  ~  "Hello"

27)  Anka  ~  "Hello"

28)  Prism  ~  "Hello"

29)  Allie X  ~  "Hello"

30)  Blackfield  ~  "Hello"

31)  Nooky Jones  ~  "Hello"  (Great artist name, even better music!)