“Lights,” “Camera,” & “Action” Songs, Vol. 2

More "Lights," "Camera," & "Action" Songs coming your way in 3...2...1... shoot! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Neil Young  ~  “Distant Camera”

2)  The Flamin’ Groovies  ~  “Shake Some Action”

3)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Neon Lights”

4)  Elton John  ~  “The Camera Never Lies”

5)  Powerman 5000  ~  “Action”

6)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Bright Lights”

7)  Yuna  ~  “Lights And Camera”

8)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “No Action”

9)  Wade Bowen  ~  “Turn On The Lights”

10)  The Bird And The Bee  ~  “I Hate Camera”

11)  Queen  ~  “Action This Day”

12)  Meiko  ~  “Leave The Lights On”

13)  Michael Franks  ~  “The Camera Never Lies”

14)  Erasure  ~  “Heavenly Action”

15)  U2  ~  “City Of Blinding Lights”  (For some reason, the song cuts off abruptly three-and-a-half minutes into it. Still good, though.)

16)  Nina Gordon  ~  “Number One Camera”

17)  Def Leppard  ~  “Action”

18)  Blanche  ~  “City Lights”

19)  The Tragically Hip  ~  “Pigeon Camera”

20)  Toby Keith  ~  “A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action”

21)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Leave Before The Lights Come On”

22)  Matt and Kim  ~  “Cameras”  (NOTE: This video is not for the faint of heart, as the band members – a man and a woman, no less – are depicted beating the living crap out of each other. For no good reason, at that.)

23)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Action/Adventure”

24)  NF  ~  “Green Lights”

25)  Lyric  ~  “Camera Shy”

“Mad” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of great songs with the word "Mad" in their titles. I'm not posting them because I'm particularly "mad" about anything; I just happened to randomly run across several of these while listening to music last week and thought I'd bring them all together (and some of their friends) in a couple of posts. If you like these, there's more where they came from tomorrow. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “Are You Still Mad?”

2)  Tears For Fears  ~  “Mad World”

3)  Hooverphonic  ~  “Mad About You”

4)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Mad Sounds”

5)  Izzy Bizu  ~  “Mad Behaviour”

6)  Queen  ~  “I’m Going Slightly Mad”

7)  Terri Clark  ~  “I Just Wanna Be Mad”

8)  Hardwell ft. Jake Reese  ~  “Mad World”

9)  Katharina Busch  ~  “Getting Mad”

10)  Sting  ~  “Mad About You”

11)  The Dead Weather  ~  “I’m Mad”

12)  Issues  ~  “Mad At Myself”

13)  Elli Ingram  ~  “Mad Love”

14)  Third Day  ~  “You Make Me Mad”

15)  Elana Stone  ~  “She Went Mad And Drank Seawater”

16)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “Mad As Rabbits”

17)  JoJo  ~  “Mad Love”

18)  Scorpions  ~  “I’m Goin’ Mad”

19)  The Breeders  ~  “Mad Lucas”

20)  Haste The Day  ~  “Mad Man”

Songs About Evil Twins

They say everyone has a twin. Some of them are evil. These songs are about those. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Galactic Cowboys  ~  “Evil Twin”

2)  Scanners  ~  “Evil Twin”

3)  Thomas Dolby  ~  “My Evil Twin Brother”

4)  Corbin/Hanner  ~  “My Evil Twin”

5)  They Might Be Giants  ~  “My Evil Twin”

6)  Noise Box  ~  “My Evil Twin”

7)  Porcupine  ~  “Evil Twin”

8)  Rachel Bockover  ~  “My Evil Twin”

9)  Freaks On Floor  ~  “Evil Twin”

10)  Stephen EvEns  ~  “Evil Twin”

11)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Evil Twin”

12)  RatRace  ~  “Evil Twin”

13)  The High Dials  ~  “Evil Twin”

14)  Tom Larsen Band  ~  “Evil Twin”

15)  Buddy Guy ft. Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, & Brad Whitford  ~  “Evil Twin”

16)  Six Weeks  ~  “Evil Twin”

17)  Falb  ~  “Evil Twin”

18)  The Magnetic Fields  ~  “I Wish I Had An Evil Twin”

19)  George Montague  ~  “Evil Twin”

20)  Birdengine  ~  “The Evil Twin”

“Snap,” “Crackle,” & “Pop” Songs, Vol. 1

My latest harebrained idea for a music post. Songs with the words "Snap,' "Crackle," and/or "Pop" in their titles. There will be a Vol. 2, but that's it. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Snap Out Of It”

2)  Paul Westerberg  ~  “Crackle & Drag”

3)   Lady Gaga  ~  “ARTPOP”

4)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Snap”

5)  Neil Diamond  ~  “Cracklin’ Rosie”

6)  Hugh Grant & Scott Porter  ~  “Pop! Goes My Heart”

7)  Icona Pop  ~  “Clap Snap”

8)  Max Roach Quintet  ~  “Crackle Hut”

9)   The Sugarcubes  ~  “Blue-Eyed Pop”

10)  Bridgit Mendler  ~  “Snap My Fingers”

11)  Photograph  ~  “The Crackle Of The Radio”

12)  Radiohead  ~  “Pop Is Dead”

13)  Herbie Hancock Trio  ~  “One Finger Snap”  (This song is in excess of 14 minutes in length. Just so you know.)

14)  Mudlow  ~  “Crackling”

15)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Pop Singer”

16)  The Spill Canvas  ~  “Aim Snap Fall”

17)  OP8 ft. Lisa Germano  ~  “Cracklin’ Water”

18)  Duran Duran  ~  “Pop Trash Movie”

19)  Thi’sl  ~  “Snap Off”

20)  Not Drowning, Waving  ~  “Cold And The Crackle”

"Sit" & "Stand" Songs

Did it ever occur to me that people might get tired of all these "Opposites" music posts that I keep putting together? Yes.  ~  JH

1)  Lucius  ~  "Don't Just Sit There"

2)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  "Stand By My Woman"

3)  Jake Miller  ~  "Sit Back And Relax"

4)  Superchick  ~  "Stand In The Rain"

5)  HEXTET  ~  "Sit Down My Friend"

6)  Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble  ~  "Couldn't Stand The Weather"

7)  The Graduate  ~  "Sit & Sink"

8)  Poison  ~  "Stand"

9)  The First  ~  "Sit Tight"

10)  Jewel  ~  "Stand"

11)  Sarah Vaughan  ~  "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter"

12)  Billy Talent  ~  "Stand Up And Run"

13)  AC/DC  ~  "Can I Sit Next To You, Girl?"

14)  Adelitas Way  ~  "Last Stand"

15)  Lene Marlin  ~  "Sitting Down Here"

16)  Stevie Nicks  ~  "Stand Back"

17)  Jack Johnson ft. Ben Harper  ~  "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"

18)  Days Of The New  ~  "Touch, Peel, And Stand"

19)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"

20)  Ben E. King  ~  "Stand By Me"