"Block" & "Charge" Songs

Even though it really isn't my favorite sport, I sorta miss watching basketball games. I particularly enjoy seeing people getting fouled. I dunno why. These songs are inspired by my slight affinity for basketball and two things that happen a lot in any given game: "Blocks" and "Charges." Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  "Jenny From The Block"

2)  311  ~  "Charge It Up"

3)  The Church  ~  "Block"

4)  The Band CAMINO  ~  "Free Of Charge"

5)  Warren Zevon  ~  "Tenderness On The Block"

6)  Shandi Sinnamon  ~  "Charles In Charge"  (Yep, it's the theme song from the -- beloved? benign? banal? -- '80s sitcom starring Scott Baio.)

7)  Rosemary Clooney & Bing Crosby  ~  "Let's Take A Walk Around The Block"

8)  Keb' Mo ft. Rosanne Cash  ~  "Put A Woman In Charge"

9)  Alice Cooper  ~  "Prettiest Cop On The Block"

10)  Shirley Caesar  ~  "No Charge"

11)  Matt and Kim  ~  "Block After Block"

12)  Great Lake Swimmers  ~  "One More Charge At The Red Cape"

13)  The Coasters  ~  "Riot In Cell Block Number Nine"

14)  Faster Pussycat  ~  "Charge Me Up"

15)  Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill  ~  "Block Party"

16)  Albert Collins  ~  "Master Charge"

17)  The Chiffons  ~  "My Block"

18)  Nneka  ~  "In Charge"

19)  Marshmello  ~  "Blocks"

20)  SLVR  ~  "Charge"

21)  The Chemical Brothers  ~  "Block Rockin' Beats"

22)  Yinka  ~  "Take Charge"

23)  Wrabel  ~  "11 Blocks"

24)  DJ Finest  ~  "Charge"

25)  TryHardNinja  ~  "In Charge"  (And finally, a song with both words in it. The chorus begins: "In charge of building the world / Lay down the blocks and watch it grow...")

More Songs About Gloves & Masks

I told you there would be more of these, and darned if I wasn't telling the truth! Keep safe out there (and also stay home). And enjoy!  ~  JH


1)  The Smiths  ~  "Hand In Glove"

2)  Flying Colors  ~  "Mask Machine"

3)  Visage  ~  "Love Glove"

4)  Alice Cooper  ~  "The Man Behind The Mask"

 5)  KISS  ~  "Fits Like A Glove"

6)  The Nits  ~  "Mask"

 7)  Regina Spektor  ~  "Woolen Gloves"

8)  Feelbacks  ~  "The Mask"

 9)  Dashboard Confessional  ~  "Shirts And Gloves"

10)  Stellar  ~  "Mask"

11)  Rush  ~  "Kid Gloves"

 12)  Shauna Knapp  ~  "Mask"

13)  Elton John  ~  "Soul Glove"

14)  Crimson House  ~  "Hoodoo Mask"

15)  Air Supply  ~  "Body Glove"

"Killer" Songs

Looking for some "Killer" Songs to listen to? You just found them! Need I even say it? ENJOY!  ~  JH

1)  Kali Uchis  ~  "Killer"

2)  Queen  ~  "Killer Queen"

3)  Galactic Cowboys  ~  "If I Were A Killer"

4)  Vixen  ~  "Love Is A Killer"

5)  George Michael  ~  "Killer" / "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"

6)  Lana Del Rey  ~  "Serial Killer"

7)  Judas Priest  ~  "Painkiller"

8)  Madonna  ~  "Beautiful Killer"

9)  Iron Maiden  ~  "Killers"

10)  Little Big Town  ~  "Pain Killer"

11)  Bastille  ~  "Killer"

12)  Valerie Broussard  ~  "Killer"

13)  David Bowie  ~  "New Killer Star"

14)  Alabama Shakes  ~  "Killer Diller Blues"

15)  Better Than Ezra  ~  "The Killer Inside"

16)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  "Lover Killer"

17)  Alice Cooper  ~  "Killer"

18)  Dave Matthews Band ft. Warren Haynes  ~  "Cortez, The Killer"

19)  Talking Heads  ~  "Psycho Killer"

20)  The Letter Black  ~  "Pain Killer"

21)  Alice In Chains  ~  "The Killer Is Me"

22)  Phoebe Bridgers  ~  "Killer"

23)  Thin Lizzy  ~  "Killer On The Loose"

24)  The Breeders  ~  "Walking With A Killer"

25)  Alaska 5000  ~  "Killer"

Songs About Venom & Flies

Remember when I used to post sets of songs with two different themes that had basically nothing to do with each other whatsoever? Yeah, me, too. This is one of those. Try it – you'll like it!  ~  JH

1)  Bullet For My Valentine  ~  "Venom"

2)  Deftones  ~  "Change (In The House Of Flies)"

3)  Icon For Hire  ~  "Venom"

4)  The Judds  ~  "Flies On The Butter"

5)  Richie Kotzen  ~  "Venom"

6)  Alice Cooper  ~  "Halo Of Flies"

7)  My Chemical Romance  ~  "Thank You For The Venom"

8)  Iron Maiden  ~  "Lord Of The Flies"

9)  Leaves' Eyes  ~  "Vengeance Venom"

10)  Ben Howard  ~  "Black Flies"

11)  Ted Nugent  ~  "Venom Soup"

12)  The Joy Formidable  ~  "While The Flies"

13)  Deadlights  ~  "Bathed In Venom"

14)  Nada Surf  ~  "Fruit Fly"

15)  Junior Brown  ~  "Venom Wearin' Denim"

16)  Depeche Mode  ~  "Fly On The Windscreen"

17)  Icarus Falls  ~  "Venom"

18)  Beck  ~  "Lazy Flies"

19)  Impellitteri  ~  "Venom"

20)  AlunaGeorge  ~  "Attracting Flies"

21)  Löve Razër  ~  "Venom"

22)  Benjamin Bates  ~  "Two Flies"

23)  Finn Andrews  ~  "One By The Venom"

24)  Dolly Parton  ~  "Eagle When She Flies"  (OK, so it's not the proper context of "flies," but are you really gonna argue with my including a Dolly Parton classic here?)

25)  Swollen Members  ~  "Venom"

26)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  "Vasoline"  (When I first got the idea for the post, this was the first song that came to mind. Even though the word "flies" doesn't appear in the title – nor does "venom," for that matter – the phrase "flies in the vasoline" [sic] is sung often throughout.)

27)  Eminem  ~  "Venom"

28)  Cherry Blind  ~  "House Of Flies"

29)  Disturbed  ~  "This Venom"

30)  Soundgarden  ~  "Drawing Flies"

Songs About Savages

Be forewarned: Some seriously savage stuff awaits you here. Proceed with caution. If you're not careful, you might even find yourself enjoying the songs. (Gasp!)  ~  JH

1)  Kerli  ~  "Savages"

2)  Paul Weller  ~  "Savages"

3)  Bahari  ~  "Savage"

4)  Theory Of A Deadman ft. Alice Cooper  ~  "Savages"

5)  Lights  ~  "Savage"

6)  Breathe Carolina  ~  "Savages"

7)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  "Savages"

8)  The Walkmen  ~  "Little House Of Savages"

9)  Crashing Atlas  ~  "Savages"

10)  Metallica  ~  "Am I Savage?"

11)  The Manhattan Transfer  ~  "10 Minutes Till The Savages Come"

12)  Kalin White  ~  "Savage"

13)  Eurythmics  ~  "Savage"

14)  Ultravox  ~  "Young Savage"

15)  Bow Wow Wow  ~  "(I'm A) TV Savage" / "Orang-Outang" / "See Jungle"

16)  Pretty Maids  ~  "Savage Heart"

17)  Cecile McLorin Savant  ~  "You Bring Out the Savage in Me"

18)  Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators  ~  "Beneath The Savage Sun"

19)  Papercuts  ~  "Life Among The Savages"

20)  Yngwie Malmsteen  ~  "Little Savage"

21)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  "Little Savage"

22)  The Shadows  ~  "The Savage"

23)  Veridia  ~  "Savage"

24)  The Waterboys  ~  "Savage Earth Heart"

25)  Judas Priest  ~  "Savage"