Songs About Gypsies, Vol. 1

 The sheer number of different songs about gypsies is astounding! That most of these "Gypsy" songs are actually good is even more astonishing! Needless to say, this is going to be a multi-parter. I don't even know how many installments yet. Let's just say "several." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Morgan Wade  ~  "Other Side"  (This is the song that inspired this series, and it doesn't even have the word "gypsy" in the title. Go figure!)

2)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "Gypsy"

3)  Santana  ~  "Gypsy Queen"

4)  Shakira  ~  "Gypsy"

5)  Dio  ~  "Gypsy"

6)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "The Gypsy"

7)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  "Gypsy"

8)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Gypsy Eyes"

9)  The Waterboys  ~  "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy"

10)  Black Sabbath  ~  "Gypsy"

11)  Cinderella  ~  "Gypsy Road"

12)  Aerosmith  ~  "Gypsy Boots"

13)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Gypsy Biker"

14)  Ben Kweller  ~  "Gypsy Rose"

15)  Dolly Parton  ~  "Gypsy, Joe, and Me"

16)  Luscious Jackson  ~  "Gypsy"

17)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Gypsy"

18)  Jan & Dean  ~  "The Gypsy Cried"

19)  Terri Clark  ~  "Gypsy Boots"

20)  Iya Terra  ~  "Gypsy Girl"

21)  Toto  ~  "Gypsy Train"

22)  Chris Norman  ~  "Gypsy Queen"

23)  Van Morrison  ~  "Gypsy in My Soul"

24)  Renaissance  ~  "Ocean Gypsy"

25)  George Strait  ~  "Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me"

Songs About Flying Away

Hi, welcome back to my music blog! I sorta took a five-month hiatus to clear my head. But now I'm back and better than ever...or something like that. I plan to post VERY regularly from this point on. Here's a bunch of Songs About Flying Away. I hope you will...ENJOY! ~ JH

1) Tones And I  ~  “Fly Away”

2) Lenny Kravitz  ~  “Fly Away”

3) Tom Walker  ~  “Fly Away With Me”

4) Joey + Rory  ~  “I’ll Fly Away”

5) Tim McGraw  ~  “The Last Dollar (Fly Away)”

6) Miley Cyrus ft. Billy Ray Cyrus  ~  “Butterfly Fly Away”

7) Poe  ~  “Fly Away”

8) Aerosmith  ~  “Fly Away From Here"

9) Nicole Kidman ft. Ewan McGregor  ~  “One Day I’ll Fly Away”

10) Nelly  ~  “Fly Away”

11) Nelly Furtado  ~  “I’m Like A Bird”

12) John Denver  ~  “Fly Away”

13) Michael Jackson  ~  “Fly Away”

14) Grits  ~  “Fly Away”

15) TheFatRat ft. Anjulie  ~  “Fly Away”

16) Haddaway  ~  “Fly Away”

17) The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Fly Away”

18) G-Eazy ft. Ugochi  ~  “Fly Away”

19) Lecrae & Zaytoven ft. nobigdyl.  ~  “Fly Away”

20) Honey Ryder  ~  “Fly Away”

BONUS TRACK: Sarah McLachlan ~ "Angel"

Songs For President's Day

This is me attempting to do something interesting for President's Day. Each song in this set bears the surname of a U.S. President in its title. I didn't do anything crazy, like post a song for each of our 45 pPresidents. But I found as many as I could, and you're going to have to be okay with that. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Counting Crows  ~  "Washington Square"

2)  Aerosmith  ~  "Adam's Apple"  ("Adams"... "Adam's".... Close enough!)

3)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  "Jefferson Jericho Blues"

4)  George Thorogood ft. Albert Collins  ~  "Madison Blues"

5)  Pharrell Williams ft. Kelly Osbourne  ~  "Marilyn Monroe"

6)  blink-182  ~  "Adam's Song"  (Again, "Adams"... "Adam's".... Close enough!)

7)  Johnny Cash & June Carter  ~  "Jackson"

8)  The Toadies  ~  "Tyler"

9)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Polk Salad Annie"

10)  Jack Johnson  ~  "Taylor"

11)  Dinosaur Jr.  ~  "Pierce The Morning Rain"

12)  PJ Harvey  ~  "Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln"

13)  Mick Flavin  ~  "Jennifer Johnson And Me"

14)  Bob Dylan  ~  "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"

15)  John Prine & Sara Watkins  ~  "Late John Garfield Blues"

16)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"

17)  Jewel  ~  "Cleveland"

18)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  "Cleveland Rocks"  (Remember, Cleveland served as President twice in nonconsecutive terms. So he counts as two Presidents.)

19)  Conor Oberst  ~  "Roosevelt Room"

20)  Hozier  ~  "Jackie And Wilson"

21)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  "Tonya Harding"

22)  Elvis Costello  ~  "Hoover Factory"

23)  Joywave   ~  "Like A Kennedy"

24)  INXS  ~  "Johnson's Aeroplane"

25)  Elton John  ~  "Postcards From Richard Nixon"

26)  Jerry Reed  ~  "Lord, Mr. Ford"

27)  Tor Miller  ~  "Carter & Cash"

28)  Violent Femmes  ~  "Old Mother Reagan"

29)  Traffic  ~  "Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush"

30)  Wakey! Wakey!  ~  "Clinton St. Girl"

31)  Bruce Dickinson  ~  "Laughing In The Hiding Bush"

32)  Moby & The Homeland Choir  ~  "Trump Is On Your Side"  (The sarcasm is strong with this one. And I tend to agree with the sentiments.)

Popular Songs Of 1990, Vol. 5

Popular Songs of 1990, Vol. 5? Seriously? Yes, seriously! Not only that, there's gonna be a Vol. 6.! And then we'll be done. (I think.) I promise! (With fingers crossed.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  KISS  ~  "Forever"

2)  Paul Overstreet  ~  "Richest Man On Earth"

3)  Wilson Phillips  ~  "Release Me"

4)  Depeche Mode  ~  "World In My Eyes"

5)  Calloway  ~  "I Wanna Be Rich"

6)  Roxette  ~  "It Must Have Been Love"

7)  Phil Collins  ~  "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven"

8)  Eddie Rabbitt  ~  "On Second Thought"

9)  Paula Abdul  ~  "Opposites Attract"

10)  Rodney Crowell  ~  "If Looks Could Kill"

11)  Aerosmith  ~  "Janie's Got A Gun"

12)  The Judds  ~  "Born To Be Blue"

13)  MC Hammer  ~  "Have You Seen Her?"

14)  The Oak Ridge Boys  ~  "No Matter How High"

15)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"

16)  Poison  ~   "Something To Believe In"

17)  George Michael  ~  "Praying For Time"

18)  Taylor Dayne  ~  "I'll Be Your Shelter"

19)  Vanilla Ice  ~  "Play That Funky Music"

20)  Shenandoah  ~  "Next To You, Next To Me"

21)  Madonna  ~  "Justify My Love"  (Viewer discretion strongly advised on this one! 🙈)

22)  INXS  ~  "Suicide Blonde"

23)  Prince  ~  "Thieves In The Temple"

24)  Sweet Sensation  ~  "If Wishes Came True"

25)  Marty Stuart  ~  "Hillbilly Rock"