Songs About Wallets

What's in your wallet? Maybe it's these songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Regina Spektor  ~  "Wallet"

2)  Adrianne Lenker & Buck Meek  ~  "Wallet"

3)  A Tribe Called Quest  ~  "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo"

4)  The Fall of Troy  ~  "Chain Wallet, Nike Shoes"

5)  Anoushka Shankar ft. Alev Lenz & Nina Harries  ~  "Wallet"

6)  Jack Stauber's Micropop  ~  "Just Take My Wallet"

7)  KDDO ft. Cassper Nyovest  ~  "eWallet"

8)  Gang of Four  ~  "A Hole In The Wallet"

9)  Staleworth  ~  "That's Not My Wallet"

10)  5 Seconds of Summer  ~  "Empty Wallets"

11)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones  ~  "Hope I Never Lose My Wallet"

Superb Songs By Muslim Musicians

The following songs have been "extreme vetted" for quality and have been cleared to post in this blog. Fair warning: Any preconceived notions you may have or existing stereotypes you might espouse may be dramatically challenged. Enjoy?  ~  JH


1)  Narcy ft. Shadia Mansour  ~  "Hamdulillah"

2)  Brother Ali  ~  "Us"  (This guy doesn't exactly have the same skin tone as most of the folks in this post, for two reasons. First, he's an albino...so there's that. Second, he's an American who converted to Islam as an adult.)

3)  Yuna  ~  "Lanes"  (This sweet songbird hails from the island nation of Malaysia.)

4)  A Tribe Called Quest  ~  "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo"  (Two of this group's four members are practicing Muslims, so technically they qualify.)

5)  The Kominas  ~  "See Something Say Something"

6)  Alsarah & The Nubatones  ~  "Habibi Taal"

7)  Lupe Fiasco  ~  "Kick Push"

8)  Omar Offendum  ~  "Straight Street"

9)  K'naan  ~  "Take A Minute"

10)  Maher Zain  ~  "Number One For Me"

11)  Sami Yusuf  ~  "Forgotten Promises"

12)  A.R. Rahman  ~  "Infinite Love"

13)  Yusuf Islam  ~  "Peace Train"  (In case you didn't recognize him [and who could blame you?], Islam is the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens.)

14)  Hamza Robertson  ~  "From The Soul"

15)  Krewella   ~  "Alive"  (The two girls [sisters] in this group are Muslim. Though, judging by the video, I'd wager a guess that they don't adhere to all the tenets of their faith "religiously.")

16)  Maitre Gims  ~  "Bella"  (Wish I spoke French. Then I might understand a word of this. Still a good-sounding song and a cool vid, though.)

17)  Kareem Salama & The Witwits  ~  "Love Will Live On"

18)  Assala  ~  "Aisha Ala Ely Fat"  (This is a pretty song, too. I don't understand any of the lyrics whatsoever. But it sounds wonderful!)

19)  Native Deen  ~  "Not Afraid To Stand Alone"

20)  Saif Adam  ~  "Believe"

21)  Harris J  ~  "Salam Alaikum"  (Ladies and gentlemen, the Muslim version of Justin Bieber. You're welcome. And I'm sorry. In case you're wondering, the song's title means "Peace Be Unto You.")

22)  Humood  ~  "Kun Anta"  (How could anyone have a problem with the positive, empowering message of this song?)

23)  Raef  ~  "You Are The One"

24)  ZAYN ft. Taylor Swift  ~  "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"  (I'll bet you didn't expect to see Taylor Swift in this post! She is not, however, the Muslim in this song. That would be Zayn Malik, former member of the British boy band One Direction.)

25)  Zain Bhikha  ~  "Someday"  (Last but not least, this song...because peace among all mankind is a very good thing.)

“Down” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 2

Fresh batch of "Down" & "Out" Songs, right here. Get 'em while they last! Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Rihanna  ~  “Man Down”

2)  Chris Stapleton  ~  “When The Stars Come Out”

3)  Troye Sivan  ~  “Talk Me Down”

4)  Van Morrison  ~  “They Sold Me Out”  (Bonus Song: "Celtic New Year" – You're welcome?)

5)  Bethel Music  ~  “Love Came Down”

6)  Fitz And The Tantrums  ~  “Don’t Gotta Work It Out”

7)  Skylar Grey  ~  “Tower (Don’t Look Down)”

8)  JoJo  ~  “Leave (Get Out)”

9)  Beastie Boys  ~  “Root Down”

10)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  “Shake It Out”

11)  Ximena Sariñana  ~  “Shine Down”

12)  Pete Rock & CL Smooth  ~  “Straighten It Out”

13)  One Direction  ~  “Drag Me Down”

14)  Matoma ft. Astrid S.  ~  “Running Out”

15)  The Kooks  ~  “Down”

16)  Radiohead  ~  “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”

17)  Rita Ora  ~  “I Will Never Let You Down”

18)  Royal Blood  ~  “Figure It Out”

19)  Norah Jones  ~  “One Flight Down”

20)  A Tribe Called Quest  ~  “Stressed Out”

21)  Nichole Nordeman  ~  “Slow Down”

22)  Reel Big Fish  ~  “Sell Out”

23)  Christon Gray ft. Dre Murray  ~  “Long Way Down”

24)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Check It Out”

25)  Pixie Lott  ~  “Lay Me Down”

"37" Songs

As of today, my wife is 37 weeks pregnant with our daughter. So here's an unnecessarily large collection of 37 songs with the number "37" (or "Thirty-Seven") in their titles or somewhere in their lyrics. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  AFI  ~  "Rabbits Are Roadkill On Rt. 37"

2)  Drowning Pool  ~  "37 Stitches"

3)  Florida Georgia Line ft. Luke Bryan  ~  "This Is How We Roll"

4)  A Tribe Called Quest  ~  "Bonita Applebum"

5)  Bridgit Mendler  ~  "Ready Or Not"

6)  Emmylou Harris & The Nash Ramblers  ~  "Guitar Town"

7)  Army Of Freshmen  ~  "Juliet"

8)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  "Pensacola"

9)  The Velvet Underground & Nico  ~  "Femme Fatale"

10)  Ricky Nelson  ~  "Ain't Nothin' But Love"

11)  Architecture In Helsinki  ~  "B4 3D"

12)  Harry Chapin  ~  "Sniper"

13)  Rory Gallagher  ~  "Cruise On Out"

14)  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds  ~  "We Real Cool"

15)  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band  ~  "Home Again In My Heart"

16)  Rival Sons  ~  "Good Things"

17)  Fefe Dobson  ~  "Can't Breathe"

18)  Rodney Atkins  ~  "He's Mine"

19)  Creedence Clearwater Revival  ~  "Travelin' Band"

20)  Liz Phair  ~  "Jealousy"

21)  King Kobra  ~  "Tough Guys"

22)  The Guess Who  ~  "Glamour Boy"

23)  Reggie And The Full Effect  ~  "37"

24)  Komputer  ~  "Valentina"

25)  Turin Brakes  ~  "Underdog (Save Me)"

26)  The Low Anthem  ~  "Boeing 737"

27)  Heaven 17  ~  Come Live With Me"

28)  Squeeze  ~  "853-5937"

29)  Alisa Vox  ~  "37"

30)  Marianne Faithfull  ~  "The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan"

31)  Novel Nature  ~  "1937"

32)  August Burns Red  ~  "Thirty And Seven"

33)  DMA's  ~  "Feels Like 37"

34)  Icicle Works  ~  "What She Did To My Mind"

35)  Lizzy Borden  ~  "Red Rum"

36)  Sebastian Ciceri  ~  "Scorpio ThirtySeven"

37)  Nina Hagen  ~  "1985 Ekstasy Drive"