Songs About Zebras & Jerks

These two topics have nothing to do with each other. Unless, of course, you happen to come in contact with a particularly ornery zebra. In which case…the two are related. Yeah, I know…Weirdsville. Who cares? Just enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Rhett & Link  ~  “Dope Zebra”

2)  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles  ~  “Come On, Do The Jerk”

3)  The John Butler Trio  ~  “Zebra”

4)  The Bombpops  ~  “Jerk”

5)  Beach House  ~  “Zebra”

6)  Audio Push  ~  “Teach Me How To Jerk”

7)  Dreyma  ~  “Zebra”

8)  John Hiatt  ~  “She Loves The Jerk”

9)  The Deer Tracks  ~  “Red Eyed Zebra”

10)  Kelis  ~  “Jerk Ribs”

11)  Man Man  ~  “Zebra”

12)  The Andrews Sisters  ~  “Six Jerks In A Jeep”

13)  Rubber Duc  ~  “Zebra Horse”

14)  Kim Stockwood  ~  “You Jerk”

15)  Tori Amos  ~  “Mr. Zebra”

16)  The Time  ~  “Jerk Out”

17)  Scooter  ~  “Zebras Crossing The Street”

18)  Lunachicks  ~  “Jerk Of All Trades”

19)  Kiasmos & Högni  ~  “Zebra (1 + 1 = X)”

20)  Joyce Manor  ~  “The Jerk”

21)  The Magnetic Fields  ~  “Zebra”

22)  The Go-Go’s  ~  “Cool Jerk ’90”

23)  Joe Satriani  ~  “Butterfly And Zebra”

24)  The Brobecks  ~  “Everyone’s A Jerk But Me”

25)  Alicia Keys  ~  “Zebras And Airplanes”

26)  Buzzcocks  ~  “Jerk”

27)  Jack White  ~  “Ice Station Zebra”

28)  The Larks  ~  “The Jerk”

29)  Cisco Houston  ~  “Zebra Dun”

30)  The Pretty Things  ~  “The Jerk”

Songs About Stockings

If you haven't hung your stockings by now, it's about time you did. After all, Santa is coming soon! Or perhaps, if you no longer believe in the jolly old elf, it's time to hang your stockings because you recently washed them and your dryer's on the fritz. Either way, here's a collection of Songs About Stockings that you're likely to appreciate. Or not... Thanks for listening!  ~  JH

1)  The Andrews Sisters  ~  “Dance With The Dolly With The Hole In Her Stocking”

2)  Count Basie Orchestra  ~  “Shiny Stockings”

3)  Palmyra Delran  ~  “Coal In My Fishnet Stocking”

4)  Jack Skuller  ~  “Empty Stocking Blues”

5)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “Stockings”

6)  The Donkeys  ~  “New Blue Stockings”

7)  Peter Combe  ~  “Hang Up Your Stocking”

8)  The Sensational Alex Harvey Band  ~  “Hole In Her Stocking”

9)  Jane Badler  ~  “Black Silk Stockings”

10)  Don Ameche  ~  “Silk Stockings”

11)  Frankie Avalon  ~  “Bobby Sox To Stockings”

12)  Lulu Belle and Scotty  ~  “The Empty Christmas Stocking”

13)  The Fabulous Trio  ~  “Stockings And Shoes”

14)  Evan Rachel Wood & Zane Carney  ~  “Blue Stockings”

15)  Alison Krauss  ~  “Shimmy Down The Chimney (Fill Up My Stocking)”

16)  Stray Cats  ~  “Fishnet Stockings”

17)  Blind Lemon Jefferson  ~  “Stocking Feet Blues”

18)  The Sports  ~  “Black Stockings (For Chelsea)”

19)  Sun Ra  ~  “The Lady With The Golden Stockings”

20)  Les Trois Tetons  ~  “Stocking Feet Boogie”

Popular Songs Of 1948, Vol. 2

Here's the second and final installment in a miniseries of posts featuring the most Popular Songs of 1948. Because 70 years is a long time ago, and these songs are still amazing! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “That Wild And Wicked Look In Your Eye”

2)  Kay Kyser & His Orchestra ft. Gloria Wood  ~  “Woody Woodpecker Song”

3)  Freddy Martin & His Orchestra ft. Glenn Hughes  ~  “On A Slow Boat To China”

4)  Dinah Shore  ~  “Buttons And Bows”

5)  Al Jolson  ~  “Is It True What They Say About Dixie?”

6)  Jimmy Wakely  ~  “One Has My Name”

7)  Frankie Laine  ~  “Rosetta”

8)  Georgia Gibbs  ~  “Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams”

9)  Roy Rogers  ~  “ Blue Shadows”

10)  Merle Travis  ~  “Merle’s Boogie Woogie”

11)  Al Trace & His Orchestra ft. Bob Vincent  ~  “You Call Everybody Darlin’”

12)  Dick Haymes ft. Four Hits And A Miss  ~  “Little White Lies”

13)  Russ Morgan & His Orchestra  ~  “So Tired”

14)  Pee Wee King  ~  “Tennessee Waltz” / “You Belong To Me”

15)  Art Mooney  ~  “I’m Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover”

16)  Vaughn Monroe  ~  “Someday You’ll Want Me To Want You”

17)  Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra ft. Charles La Vere  ~  “Maybe You’ll Be There”

18)  The Andrews Sisters  ~  “Toolie Oolie Doolie”

19)  Glenn Miller Orchestra ft. Tex Beneke  ~  “St. Louis Blues March”

20)  Cowboy Copas  ~  “Tennessee Moon”

21)  Hawkshaw Hawkins  ~  “Doghouse Boogie”

22)  Tex Williams  ~  “Talking Boogie”

23)  Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra ft. Harry Prime & The Clark Sisters  ~  “Until”

24)  Bing Crosby  ~  “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes”

25)  Roy Acuff  ~  “Waltz Of The Wind”

“Anyone” Songs

Another one of those "Any-" posts up in here. There are only one or two more of these planned, so enjoy 'em while they last!  ~  JH

1)  Cream  ~  “Anyone For Tennis”

2)  PVRIS  ~  “Anyone Else”

3)  Stereophonics  ~  “Before Anyone Knew Our Name”

4)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “Anyone Who Had A Heart”

5)  Radiohead  ~  “Anyone Can Play Guitar”

6)  Stevie Nicks  ~  “If Anyone Falls”

7)  Eric Hutchinson  ~  “Anyone Who Knows Me”

8)  Kaki King  ~  “Can Anyone Who Has Heard This Music Really Be A Bad Person?”  (That is an excellent question!)

9)  Deep Purple  ~  “Anyone’s Daughter”

10)  Colour Me Wednesday  ~  “Don’t Tell Anyone”

11)  Duran Duran  ~  “Anyone Out There”

12)  Lance Carpenter & Krystal Keith  ~  “Anyone Else”

13)  A-ha  ~  “Did Anyone Approach You?”

14)  Kenny Rogers & Dottie West  ~  “Anyone Who Isn’t Me Tonight”

15)  Matt Cardle  ~  “Anyone Else”

16)  Irene Cara  ~  “Anyone Can See”

17)  The Andrews Sisters  ~  “Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)”

18)  Delta Rae  ~  “Is There Anyone Out There?”

19)  The Moldy Peaches  ~  “Anyone Else But You”

20)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “There’ll Never Be Anyone Else But You”

21)  Björk  ~  “Anyone Who Had A Heart”

22)  Blake Shelton  ~  “Anyone Else”

23)  Irma Thomas  ~  “Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)”

24)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  “More Than Anyone”

25)  Marissa Nadler  ~  “Anyone Else”