“Back To” Songs

Where I live, today is "Back To School" Day. Since most students and all teachers would probably just as soon not celebrate that fact, here's a collection of "Back To" Songs which have absolutely nothing to do with school. Herein, you'll find the artists going back to "me," "you," "the start," "Manhattan," "God," "Earth," and "the '80s," just to name a few. So don't stress out about school. Enjoy these songs instead (or perhaps in addition to)!  ~  JH

1)  Selena Gomez  ~  “Back To You”

2)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Back To Black”

3)  Lily Allen  ~  “Back To The Start”

4)  Daya  ~  “Back To Me”

5)  Marian Hill ft. Lauren Jauregui  ~  “Back To Me”

6)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Back To December”

7)  Alicia Keys  ~  “Back To Life”

8)  Rusted Root  ~  “Back To The Earth”

9)  Norah Jones  ~  “Back To Manhattan”

10)  Moonchild  ~  “Back To Me”

11)  Tristan Prettyman  ~  “Back To Home”

12)  Reba McEntire  ~  “Back To God”

13)  Weezer  ~  “Back To The Shack”

14)  Sofia Carson ft. Alan Walker  ~  “Back To Beautiful”

15)  Lily & Madeleine  ~  “Back To The River”

16)  Steve Aoki ft. Fall Out Boy  ~  “Back To Earth”

17)  Aqua  ~  “Back To The ‘80s”

18)  Lissie  ~  “Back To Forever”  (I adore the carefree, unpretentious spontaneity of this video. The song is also quite good!)

19)  Jason Mraz  ~  “Back To The Earth”

20)  Alice Merton  ~  “Back To Berlin”

21)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Back 2 Good”

22)  Susan Tedeschi  ~  “Back To The River”

23)  D’Angelo & The Vanguard  ~  “Back To The Future”

24)  38 Special  ~  “Back To Paradise”

25)  Louis Tomlinson ft. Bebe Rexha  ~  “Back To You”

"Strong" Songs

As promised, here's the follow-up to yesterday's post, "Strong" being a common opposite of "Faint" and all. Because I am striving to raise my daughter to be a strong, independent woman (at just three years old, she's already got the independent bit down pat), each of these "Strong" Songs is primarily sung and/or performed by "Strong" women. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

2)  London Grammar  ~  “Strong”

3)  Cher  ~  “Strong Enough”

4)  Alice Russell  ~  “Hard & Strong”

5)  Jewel  ~  “Stronger Woman”

6)  CHVRCHES  ~  “Strong Hand”

7)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Strong Enough”

8)  Kiesza  ~  “Stronger”

9)  Moriah Peters  ~  “Stand Strong”

10)  Kina Grannis  ~  “Strong Enough”

11)  Paula Cole  ~  “Strong Beautiful Woman”

12)  Sugababes  ~  “Stronger”

13)  Sara Evans  ~  “A Little Bit Stronger”

14)  Karmin  ~  “Coming Up Strong”

15)  Britney Spears  ~  “Stronger”

16)  Stacie Orrico  ~  “Strong Enough”

17)  Pixie Geldof  ~  “So Strong”

18)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Big And Strong”

19)  Mary J. Blige  ~  “Stronger”

20)  Clean Bandit ft. Alex Newell & Sean Bass  ~  “Stronger”

21)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Stronger Than Me”

22)  Judy Collins & Glen Campbell  ~  “Four Strong Winds”

23)  Mandisa  ~  “Stronger”

24)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Stronger Than Me”

25)  Vertical Worship  ~  “Strong God”

What Love Is, According To These Songs: Vol. 3

Last but not least, there's this set of songs about what "Love Is." Happy Valentine's Day, everybody! And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sofia Carson  ~  “Love Is The Name”

2)  Andy Gibb  ~  “Love Is Thicker Than Water”

3)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Love Is A Losing Game”

4)  Michael Bolton  ~  “Love Is A Wonderful Thing”

5)  Hazel English  ~  “Love Is Dead”

6)  Billy Ocean  ~  “Love Is Forever”

7)  Beth Hart  ~  “Love Is A Lie”

8)  McFly  ~  “Love Is Easy”

9)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Love Is Free”

10)  The The  ~  “Love Is Stronger Than Death”

11)  Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie  ~  “Love Is Here To Stay”

12)  The Wallflowers  ~  “Love Is A Country”

13)  Haley Reinhart  ~  “Love Is Worth Fighting For”

14)  U2  ~  “Love Is Blindness”

15)  The Supremes  ~  “Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone”

16)  Passion Pit  ~  “Love Is Greed”

17)  Girls Aloud  ~  “Love Is Pain”

18)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Love Is Strong”

19)  David Bowie  ~  “Love Is Lost (James Murphy Remix)”

20)  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  ~  “Love Is A Long Road”

21)  Hillsong United  ~  “Love Is War”

22)  Al Green  ~  “Love Is A Beautiful Thing”

23)  Morris Day  ~  “Love Is A Game”

24)  Sade  ~  “Love Is Found”

25)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “Love Is A Catastrophe”

BONUS TRACK:  Foreigner  ~  "I Want To Know What Love Is"  (Apparently, these guys are still trying to figure out what at least 75 other artists have already come to know. That love is, apparently, whatever you want it to be.)

“Finding,” “Keeping,” “Losing,” & “Weeping” Songs, Vol. 4

A little more "Finding," a little more "Keeping," a little more "Losing," and a little more "Weeping." And then...we're done! Vol. 4 of 4 in the series, at your service. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  King’s X  ~  “We Are Finding Who We Are”

2)  Captain & Tennille  ~  “Keeping Our Love Warm”

3)  a-ha  ~  “I’ve Been Losing You”

4)  Marcy Neumire  ~  “Angels Are Weeping”

5)  Archive  ~  Finding It So Hard”

6)  Yami Bolo  ~  “Love Keeping Us Together”

7)  Bernadette Peters  ~  “Losing My Mind”

8)  David Bowie  ~  “Weeping Wall”

9)  The Go-Betweens  ~  “Finding You”

10)  Air Supply  ~  “Keeping The Love Alive”

11)  The Cardigans  ~  “Losing A Friend”

12)  Eleni Karaindrou  ~  “The Weeping Meadow”

13)  Athena  ~  “Finding England”

14)  Travie McCoy ft. Brendon Urie  ~  “Keep On Keeping On”

15)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  “Losing”

16)  Lee Woods  ~  “Weeping Willow”

17)  Ben Harper  ~  “Finding Our Way”

18)  This Providence  ~  “Keeping On Without You”

19)  The Cranberries  ~  “Losing My Mind”

20)  Marie Osmond  ~  “Weeping Willow”

21)  Northern Faces  ~  “Finding Hope”

22)  Embrace  ~  “Keeping”

23)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Love Is A Losing Game”

24)  April Wine  ~  “Weeping Widow”