I settled on the theme of "Catapult" Songs after reflecting on how enduring my affection was for mid-90s roots rock. Thus, the Counting Crows song at the top of this set. However, every song herein is really solid. So...enjoy! ~ JH
1) Counting Crows ~ "Catapult"
2) Blonde Gentlemen ~ "Catapult"
3) Jack Savoretti ~ "Catapult"
4) Dawn Verhey ~ "Catapult"
5) Daniel Ellsworth + The Great Lakes ~ "Catapult"
It's magic time! Sadly, it's not real magic. No actual spells or potions are present here. But there're plenty of Songs About Spells & Potions to go around. So grab your wand...don't forget the magic words...and enjoy! ~ JH
1)The Sweeplings~“Under Your Spell”
2)Car Astor~“Potions”
3)Austra~“Spellwork"
4)Julia Zelg~“Love Potion”
5)Lacuna Coil~“Spellbound”
6)The Searchers~“Love Potion N0. 9”
7)LaRissa Vienna & The Strange~“Break The Spell”
8)The Charlie Daniels Band~“No Potion For The Pain”
9)BeatGhosts ft. Yuli~“Spell”
10)Hank & Cupcakes~“Sweet Potion”
11)Alphabeat~“The Spell”
12)Ducado & Zenya~“Redemption’s Potion”
13)Elvis Costello~“The Spell That You Cast”
14)CHON~“Potion/Puddle”
15)Emily Reo~“Spell”
16)Eric Nam ft. Woodie Gochild~“Potion”
17)Daughtry~“Break The Spell”
18)Puscifer~“Potions”
19)Jenny Hval~“Spells"
20)Nicki Minaj~“Pills N Potions”
21)Bea Miller~“Open Your Eyes (Deep Blue Songspell)”
22)Canopy Climber~“Potion”
23)Bryan Ferry~“I Put A Spell On You”
24)Arctic Monkeys~“Potion Approaching”
25)Rebecca Ferguson~“Strange & Beautiful (I’ll Put A Spell On You)”
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”
Last but not least, here's Vol. 3 in this miniseries featuring Songs About Secrets. I saved some really good ones for this post, and I hope you will enjoy! ~ JH
1) Queens Of The Stone Age ~ “The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret”
2) dodie ~ “Secret For The Mad”
3) Bee Gees ~ “Secret Love”
4) Katie Melua ~ “In My Secret Life” (Yes, I already posted the original version of this Cohen classic in Vol. 1 of this series. But, let’s be honest, Katie sings it so much more beautifully than Leonard ever could have.)
5) Van Halen ~ “Secrets”
6) Doris Day ~ “Secret Love”
7) Passion Pit ~ “Little Secrets”
8) Roxette ~ “Secrets That She Keeps”
9) The Cure ~ “Secrets”
10) Phil Wickham ft. Madison Cunningham ~ “The Secret Place”
11) Dashboard Confessional ~ “The Secret’s In The Telling”
12) Kat Graham ft. Babyface ~ “Secrets”
13) Audio Adrenaline ~ “Secret”
14) Zara Larsson ~ “Secret”
15) Rick Springfield ~ “What’s Victoria’s Secret?”
16) Skunk Anansie ~ “Secretly”
17) Tears For Fears ~ “Secrets”
18) The Veronicas ~ “Secret”
19) Bruce Springsteen ~ “Secret Garden”
20) Kylie Minogue ~ “Secret (Take You Home)” (For some reason, the video repeats without sound around the 3:25 mark. So you can probably just stop it there.)
