Songs About Good Guys & Bad Guys

There's a lot of talk about superheroes and, in particular, superhero movies of late. In most if not all of those, there are both heroes and villains. This post has nothing to do with superhero movies, but it is chock full of Songs About Good Guys & Bad Guys. So...that's something, at least. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Morgan Johnston  ~  “Good Guy”

2)  Matthew Good  ~  “Bad Guys Win”

3)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “Good Guys Win”  (Video quality on this one is crap, but at least it sounds good.)

4)  Billie Eilish  ~  “Bad Guy”  (This is my new jam! Really, anything by her!)

5)  Collective Soul  ~  “Goodnight, Good Guy”

6)  Niykee Heaton  ~  “Bad Guy”

7)  MIKA  ~  “Good Guys”

8)  Reel Big Fish  ~  “Bad Guy”

9)  Aqua  ~  “Good Guys”

10)  Emarosa  ~  “Gold Dust” / “Say Hello To The Bad Guy”

11)  Melanie  ~  “The Good Guys”

12)  Bowling For Soup  ~  “Girl All The Bad Guys Want”

13)  Tove Lo  ~  “Good Guys”

14)  Meghan Patrick  ~  “The Bad Guy”

15)  The Bankrobber  ~  “A Good Guy With A Gun”

16)  Mindy Smith  ~  “Bad Guy”

17)  Boyz II Men  ~  “Good Guy”

18)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  “I Am Not The Bad Guy”

19)  Tenille Arts  ~  “Good Guys”

20)  Sistar  ~  “Bad Guy”  (Most of the lyrics are in Korean, some are in English, all of the subtitles are in Portuguese, and I’m still trying to make sense of it all. Yikes!)

21)  Granger Smith  ~  “When The Good Guys Win”

22)  Freddie Mercury  ~  “Mr. Bad Guy”

23)  Lakefield  ~  “Good Guy”

24)  Jack Johnson  ~  “Mediocre Bad Guys”

25)  Julia Jacklin  ~  “Good Guy”

BONUS TRACK:  Dave Mason  ~  “We Just Disagree”  (“There ain’t no good guys, there ain’t no bad guys, there's only you and me…”)

Still More Weird Christmas Songs, Vol. 3

One last shot of Weird Christmas Songs and then you'll have to wait till next year for more. (If I can find any more, that is.) Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler  ~  “Zombie Christmas”  (This song is so incredibly catchy, I know it would be a huge holiday hit…if it weren’t about the undead and all.)

2)  The Darkness  ~  “Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)”  (Nothing says Christmas like wailing guitars and a formidable falsetto!)

3)  Garfunkel and Oates  ~  “Present Face”  (We’ve all done this. And we’re gearing up to do it again in just a couple of weeks. So practice now!)

4)  Dragonette  ~  “Merry Xmas (Says Your Text Message)”  (Merry Mobile Christmas! And a tappy New Year!)

5)  Rebecca Zamolo ft. Madilyn Bailey  ~  “Christmas Sweater”  (Another ode to Christmas sweaters? Aww, you shouldn’t have!)

6)  Manila Luzon  ~  “Slay Bells”  (Apparently, they ring and kill. Are ya listenin’?)

7)  The Goodies  ~  “Father Christmas, Do Not Touch Me”  (Santa Claus is a perv? Sounds legit.)

8)  Gunther & The Sunshine Girls  ~  “Christmas Song (Ding Dong)”  (How festive!)

9)  Fred Figglehorn  ~  “Christmas Is Creepy”  (No, your voice is creepy, Fred!)

10)  Universal Robot Band  ~  “Disco Christmas”  (Actual quote from the lyrics: “I’m gon’ tell all the kids what a jive turkey you are, Santa Claus!” Well, alrighty then…)

11)  Aqua  ~  “Spin Me A Christmas”  (All you need are two turntables and a microphone.)

12)  Dave Days   ~  “Snapback Santa Hat”  (I would’ve pegged Santa to wear a fitted, but what do I know?)

13)  Esquivel!  ~  “Jingle Bells (Greetings From Esquivel!)”  (Ho-ho-how odd is this one?)

14)  Cledus T. Judd  ~  “Christmas”  (This guy is always good for a chuckle or two.)

15)  Ivana Raymonda  ~  “Happy White Christmas”  (Those dance moves, though…yeesh!)

16)  Barrington Levy ft. Trinity  ~  “I Saw Mommy Kiss A Dreadlocks”  (How did I not know that the word “dreadlocks” was singular? Maybe because it isn’t?)

17)  Dropkick Murphys  ~  “The Season’s Upon Us”  (This is too funny. No, really, it needs to be less funny. Make it stop.)

18)  Wesley Willis  ~  “Merry Christmas”  (Hands down, one of the worst "singers" I’ve ever heard. Just wow!)

19)  Willie Robertson  ~  “Rajin’ Cajun Redneck Christmas”  (Yep, they actually made a Duck Dynasty Christmas album. And you’re listening to one of the “hit” songs off it right now. You’re welcome!)

20)  Rhett & Link ft. Hannah Hart, Grace Helbig, Benny Fine, & DeStorm  ~  “Christmas Booty”  (I’ll just leave this one here without further comment...)

Songs About Hatchets & Lollipops

On a couple of isolated occasions in the past, I have posted songs featuring two different – and completely unrelated – words in their titles. The first was Ninjas & Yo-Yo's, the second was Lobsters & Comic Books. Since those were so well-received, and because I recently had inspiration for other completely unrelated posts, there's this collection of Songs About Hatchets & Lollipops. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Archive  ~  “Hatchet”

2)  The Chordettes  ~  “Lollipop”

3)  Father John Misty  ~  “This Is Sally Hatchet”

4)  BigBang & 2NE1  ~  “Lollipop”  (I have no idea what they’re singing about, but it’s awfully catchy!)

5)  Adam Torres  ~  “Hatchet”

6)  Aasha Marie ft. Point Ash & CW Allen  ~  “Lollipop”

7)  Relient K  ~  “Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet”

8)  Margaret  ~  “Lollipop”

9)  Yo La Tengo  ~  “Pass The Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind”

10)  Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass  ~  “Lollipops And Roses”

11)  Movements  ~  “Hatchet”

12)  MIKA  ~  “Lollipop”

13)  Deke Dickerson  ~  “Hatchet Man”

14)  Lesley Gore  ~  “Sunshine, Lollipops, And Rainbows”

15)  Swim Good  ~  “Hatchet”

16)  Alvvays  ~  “Lollipop (Ode To Jim)”

17)  federation X  ~  “The Hatchet Man”

18)  Aqua  ~  “Lollipop (Candyman)”

19)  Perry Como  ~  “A Hatchet, A Hammer, A Bucket Of Nails”

20)  Shirley Temple  ~  “On The Good Ship Lollipop”

21)  As We Ascend  ~  “Hatchet”

22)  Bryan Loren  ~  “Lollipop Luv”

23)  The King Street Giants  ~  “One Hatchet, One Pitchfork”

24)  Seya  ~  “Lollipop”  (I’m not as fluent in Spanish as I used to be, but I think she’s saying she wants a lollipop. Repeatedly.)

25)  Low  ~  “Hatchet”

26)  The Lollipops  ~  “Lollipop Lips”

27)  Oh Captain!  ~  “Hatchet”

28)  The Wizard Of Oz Cast  ~  “We Represent The Lollipop Guild”

29)  The Safety Fire  ~  “Red Hatchet”

30)  Lil Wayne  ~  “Lollipop”  (This is the instrumental version, by the way. You didn’t think I was going to post the actual song here, did you? ‘Cuz it’s garbage. But hey, this has a nice beat and you can dance to it, so here it is.)

“Suck”-y Songs

I could've sworn I did a post of "Suck"-y Songs a few years ago. But upon searching through all my previous blog posts, I couldn't find evidence to back it up. So here it is...complete with newer songs that I wouldn't have been able to include a few years ago, even if I *had* posted it then. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Avonlea  ~  “It Sucks”

2)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Ride This Train / You Wild Colorado / The Whirl And The Suck / Big River”

3)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “My Life Would Suck Without You”

4)  Cornershop  ~  “Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast”

5)  Abigail Breslin  ~  “You Suck”

6)  Jesus Jones  ~  “Suck It Up”

7)  Aqua  ~  “If The World Didn’t Suck (We Would All Fall Off)”

8)  Simple Plan  ~  “You Suck At Love”

9)  The Murmurs  ~  “You Suck”

10)  MxPx  ~  “Everything Sucks (When You’re Gone)”

11)  Republica  ~  “Suck, Baby, Suck”

12)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Suck It And See”  (According to Urban Dictionary, the title of this song is derived from a “charming British expression referring to trying out something [that is] untested or…unknown.” The more you know…)

13)  Emma Blackery  ~  “Sucks To Be You”

14)  Yuck  ~  “Suck”

15)  Poliça  ~  “Baby Sucks”

16)  Four Year Strong  ~  “It Must Really Suck To Be Four Year Strong Right Now”

17)  Best Kept Secret  ~  “Suck It Up, Princess”

18)  Dope  ~  “Everything Sucks”

19)  Shiloh  ~  “Goodbye, You Suck”

20)  Mudhoney  ~  “Suck You Dry”

Songs By Dynamic Danish Artists, Vol. 1

When you read the title for this post, you may have thought, "Boy, he's REALLY running out of good ideas now!" But that's actually not the case. I have long been a fan of many musicians hailing from Denmark. In fact, fully half of the artists featured here and in the follow-up post have appeared previously on my music blog. Some of the bands/singers are extremely well-known, not only in Europe, but here in the U.S. as well. All of them are immensely talented and more than worthy of being showcased here. I hope you'll enjoy the songs as much as I did in compiling them!  ~  JH

1)  Lukas Graham  ~  “7 Years”

2)  Tina Dico  ~  “Count To Ten”

3)  Michael Learns To Rock  ~  “Sleeping Child”

4)  Aqua  ~  “My Oh My”

5)  D-A-D  ~  “Sleeping My Day Away”

6)  The Raveonettes  ~  “Last Dance”

7)  Alphabeat  ~  “Fascination”

8)  Camille Jones  ~  “The Creeps”

9)  Safri Duo  ~  “Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)”

10)  Oh Land  ~  “Sun Of A Gun”

11)  Kashmir  ~  “Graceland”

12)  Natasha Thomas ft. Sugar Daddy  ~  “It’s Over Now”

13)  Outlandish  ~  “Look Into My Eyes”

14)  Agnes Obel  ~  “Riverside”

15)  The Floor Is Made Of Lava  ~  “Lost In The Woods”

16)  Fallulah  ~  “I Lay My Head”

17)  Phlake  ~  “Angel Zoo”

18)  MØ  ~  “Final Song”

19)  Christopher  ~  “Told You So”

20)  Aura Dione ft. Rock Mafia  ~  “Friends”

21)  Figurines  ~  “The Air We Breathe”

22)  Emmelie de Forest  ~  “Hopes & Fears”

23)  Royal Hunt  ~  “Tears Of The Sun”

24)  The Asteroids Galaxy Tour  ~  “The Sun Ain’t Shining No More”

25)  Pretty Maids  ~  “Little Drops Of Heaven”