This was the most difficult of the senses so far, as far as finding a good number of decent songs to include. As it was, I had to include not only songs with "Smell" in the title, but also ones containing the word "Scent" (which I think is perfectly acceptable). Even at that, a good number of the songs included here are by artists who we shall call "lesser-known" (which is code for, you've never heard of them and would never have a reason of hearing of them were it not for this post). But they're still all good, nonetheless. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Ringo Starr ~ "Stop And Smell The Roses"
2) R.E.M. ~ "Mine Smell Like Honey"
3) Ike & Tina Turner ~ "I Smell Trouble"
4) Nirvana ~ "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
5) "Weird Al" Yankovic ~ "Smells Like Nirvana"
6) bRUNA ~ "Smell Memory"
7) Chris Rice ~ "Smell The Color 9" (No real music video here, but far too good a song not to include in this post.)
8) The Upset Victory ~ "On The Scent Of Your Intent"
9) Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ "That Smell"
10) Andy Elwell ~ "Scent Of Gas"
11) You Me & Iowa ~ "Make Your Home (Smell Delicious)"
12) Huh Gak ~ "Memory Of Your Scent"
13) Josh Taerk ~ "Smell The Roses"
14) Moscaburro ~ "Scent"
15) Hidden Cameras ~ "Smells Like Happiness"
16) Phish ~ "Scent Of A Mule"
17) Flies On You ~ "Can You Smell That Burning Noise?"
18) Flip Grater ~ "The Smell Of Strangers"
19) Free Swim ~ "The Smell Of Pregnancy"
20) Marcy Playground ~ "Sex And Candy" (Okay, so it doesn't have the words "smell" or "scent" in the actual title [though "smell" figures prominently in the chorus], but this mid-'90s gem was one of the first songs I thought of for this entry, so yeah…)
As promised, here's the follow-up to the previous post – it's a collection of songs with the word "Fat" in their titles. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) "Weird Al" Yankovic ~ "Fat"
2) Queen ~ "Fat Bottomed Girls"
3) Violent Femmes ~ "Fat"
4) The Fat Boys ~ "Fat Boys"
5) Jewel ~ "Fat Boy"
6) David Gilmour ~ "Fat Old Sun"
7) Jethro Tull ~ "Fat Man"
8) Robbie Williams ~ "No One Likes A Fat Pop Star"
9) Amy Grant ~ "Fat Baby"
10) Little Feat ~ "Fat Man In The Bathtub"
11) Fats Domino ~ "The Fat Man"
12) Tori Amos ~ "Fat Slut" / "Bliss" (BLOGGER'S NOTE: The first song in this two-song medley is neither malicious nor offensive in context. Rather, it's an outraged response to someone being called this despicable name.)
This post is a postscript to this week's related-but-not-really-related series of posts featuring Songs About Crying, Flying, Lying, Trying, and Dying. I never planned to do one on Songs About Spying, but I sort of randomly looked it up to see if there were any songs that would qualify, and as it turns out there were. I had to dig a little deeper to find the same number of songs for this one that I'd done for the others, but I was ultimately successful in doing so. Oh yeah, and for those of you who like commentary, you'll probably like this one. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Super Junior ~ "Spy" (I have no idea what they're singing about, aside from the fact that they spell out "S-P-Y" a few times – but the song's got a nice beat and you can dance to it, so whatevs.)
2) Erica Baxter ~ "I Spy" (I've never heard of her, but apparently this lady's song was co-written by Natasha Bedingfield, whom I like a lot.)
3) "Weird Al" Yankovic ~ "Spy Hard" (Ya gotta love "Weird Al." Even if you try not to. Ya just gotta.)
4) Was (Not Was) ~ "Spy In The House Of Love" (Über-stylish hairdos and headwear abound in this video. No, not really.)
5) Paul McCartney ~ "Spies Like Us" (I never saw the '80s movie of which this is theme song. Was it any good?)
6) Mikhael Paskalev ~ "I Spy" (This guy takes the whole Risky Business underwear dance to a whole 'nother level. Not that that's a good thing. The song's good, though.)
7) Never Land Pirate Band ~ "Spy Glass" (I must be losing my mind for including this song! Not that it's horrible or anything. I've just seen way too many episodes of this show to be viewing videos of songs from it in my spare time.)
8) Project 86 ~ "Spy Hunter" (I don't blame them for knocking that guy out with the guitar. The cannon might've been a bit much, though.)
9) Let's Go Bowling ~ "Spy Market" (Video quality is poor, but the song is pretty good. So I guess it evens out.)
10) Bauhaus ~ "Spy In The Cab" (Raise your hand if you thought the singer was a sketchy-looking girl until he started singing horribly.)
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11) Steve Winwood ~ "Spy In The House Of Love" (Winwood's music seems to sound the same yet still fresh over the years. This one was a minor success some ten years after his most well-known hits, but sounds like it could've come from the same albums as those.)
12) The Doors ~ "The Spy" (No video here – just good music. So don't complain!)
13) Animal Logic ~ "There's A Spy (In The House Of Love)" (I'm not at all familiar with this band or this song, but it appears to be somewhat of a "lost gem.")
14) Coldplay ~ "Spies" (Okay, so maybe they're a pretty good band after all.)
15) Feral Children ~ "Spy/Glass House" (The good: This guy can play drums and sing simultaneously. The bad: He's not that great of a singer. The ugly: Archery with ballpoint pen ink reservoirs.)
16) The Moffatts ~ "Spy" (Sound quality isn't the best – neither is the video quality for that matter – but these guys can hold their own among most middle-of-the-road live bands. Which is saying…something.)
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17) INXS ~ "Spy Of Love" (He dances weirdly – all girlish-like. And his shirt is too shirt. But that's probably the point.)
18) Guster ~ "I Spy" (Never heard of these guys before, either. While some of the song's lyrics leave much to be desired, the band's incredible talent does not.)
19) Riccardo Gioggi ~ "The Spy Song" (WOW! That is all I have to say.)
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20) Painted Air ~ "Spies" (Finally…we've reached the end of this post. I should probably say something about the song, huh? It's kind of…well, it's…it's 4 minutes long, that's what it is.)
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In light of last Friday's promise of a one-week sabbatical from "Opposites" music posts, this is not one of those. This IS a small collection of songs with "Stupid" in the title, but there isn't a counterpart post of "Smart" or "Intelligent" songs in the works. So rest easy, and enjoy! ~ JH
1) Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman ~ "Somethin' Stupid"
2) P!nk ~ "Stupid Girls"
3) Garbage ~ "Stupid Girl"
4) "Weird Al" Yankovic ~ "Dare To Be Stupid"
5) Darren Hayes ~ "Stupid Mistake"
6) Shania Twain ~ "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
7) Cold ~ "Stupid Girl"
8) Sarah Buxton ft. Jedd Hughes ~ "Stupid Boy"
9) Framing Hanley ~ "You Stupid Girl"
10) Saving Abel ~ "Stupid Girl (Only In Hollywood)"
