Planetary Songs, Vol. 2: "Earth" & "Mars"

Part 2 of this ongoing series brings things a little closer to home, then to our nearest neighbor. This snappy collection of songs about Earth and Mars is brought to you by the letter J and the number 4. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Earth Song"

2)  Duran Duran  ~  "Planet Earth"

3)  Björk  ~  "Earth Intruders"

4)  Deftones  ~  "Hole In The Earth"

5)  30 Seconds To Mars  ~  "Edge Of The Earth"

6)  Jamiroquai  ~  "Corner Of The Earth"

7)  Yeah Yeah Yeahs  ~  "Under The Earth"

8)  Within Temptation  ~  "Mother Earth"

9)  Jason Mraz  ~  "Back To The Earth"

10)  Melonie Cannon ft. Willie Nelson  ~  "Back To Earth"

11)  Coldplay  ~  "Moving To Mars"

12)  David Bowie  ~  "Life On Mars?"

13)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Captain Crash And The Beauty Queen From Mars"

14)  Ziggy Marley  ~  "I Don't Wanna Live On Mars"

15)  Kaiser Chiefs  ~  "Man On Mars"

16)  Ash  ~  "Girl From Mars"

17)  Robbie Williams  ~  "Viva Life On Mars"

18)  Sarah Brightman  ~  "Venus And Mars"

19)  Faith No More  ~  "Woodpecker From Mars"

20)  Marion Cotillard & Franz Ferdinand  ~  "Eyes Of Mars"

12 Songs For The Signs Of The Zodiac

Let me preface this post by stating that I put no credence whatsoever in astrology or astrological signs. I just think the names of the signs sound pretty cool, and I figured someone somewhere had written a song about each of them, or at least had written songs with the signs in the titles. And I was right. And here they are… Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  God Is An Astronaut  ~  "Sunrise In Aries"

2)  Steve Vai  ~  "Taurus Bulba"

3)  The Night Flight Orchestra  ~  "Gemini"

4)  My Chemical Romance  ~  "Cancer"

5)  Deep Purple  ~  "Maybe I'm A Leo"

6)  Van Morrison  ~  "Virgo Clowns"

7)  Jane Lui  ~  "Libra Armor"

8)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  "Scorpio Rising"

9)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Sagittarius Silver Announcement"

10)  30 Seconds To Mars  ~  "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)"

11)  The 5th Dimension  ~  "Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In"

12)  Tori Amos  ~  "Goodbye, Pisces"