Showing posts with label Barbra Streisand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barbra Streisand. Show all posts

Thursday, December 19, 2019

"He," "Him," & "His" Songs, Vol. 1


Continuing with the Personal Pronouns series, here's the first of what will probably be at least 2 sets of "He," "Him," & "His" Songs. I'm not being as stringent about where the word appears in the title this time around, with the exception of the "He" songs – there were far too many that qualified without paring the choices down somehow. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Hollies  ~  "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"




2)  Lily Allen  ~  "Him"




3)  Cornershop  ~  "What Did The Hippie Have In This Bag?"




4)  Eleanor Friedberger  ~  "He Didn't Mention His Mother"




5)  Rupert Holmes  ~  "Him"




6)  Jennifer Nettles ft. Brandy Clark  ~  "His Hands"




7)  Brad Paisley  ~  "He Didn't Have To Be"




8)  Sam Smith  ~  "HIM"




9)  Rhonda Vincent & The Rage  ~  "His Promised Land"




10)  Hole  ~  "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)"




11)  G-Eazy & Halsey  ~  "Him & I"




12)  America  ~  "To Each His Own"




13)  Heather Hedley  ~  "He Is"




14)  Pistol Annies  ~  "Don't Talk About Him, Tina"




15)  Nirvana  ~  "Even In His Youth"




16)  Mark Schultz  ~  "He Is"




17)  Sinead Harnett  ~  "Him Too"




18)  Lady Gaga  ~  "Fashion Of His Love"




19)  Jeremy Camp  ~  "He Knows"




20)  Yvonne Elliman  ~  "I Don't Know How To Love Him"




21)  Roberta Flack  ~  "Killing Me Softly With This Song"




22)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  "He Knows My Name"




23)  Steam  ~  "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"




24)  Carla Thomas  ~  "Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)"




25)  Fifth Harmony  ~  "He Like That"






26)  Céline Dion & Barbra Streisand  ~  "Tell Him"




27)  Reba McEntire  ~  "She Thinks His Name Was John"


Tuesday, October 29, 2019

"Clear" Songs


As if it wasn't blatantly obvious, yesterday's post featured a set of songs that were clearly "Vague," both in their titles and probably in their context, too. On the other hand, you also have five fingers, as well as this collection of tunes with the word "Clear" in their titles. Duh! So...enjoy! ~ JH



1)  CHVRCHES  ~  "Clearest Blue"




2)  Andy Grammer  ~  "Smoke Clears"




3)  Clean Bandit ft. Noonie Bao  ~  "Dust Clears"




4)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  "When The Coast Is Clear"




5)  Grace VanderWaal  ~  "Clearly"




6)  Nada Surf  ~  "Cold To See Clear"




7)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever"




8)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  "Clear As The Driven Snow"




9)  Jewel  ~  "Perfectly Clear"




10)  Moby & The Void Pacific Choir  ~  "The Light Is Clear In My Eyes"




11)  Lake Street Dive  ~  "Clear A Space"




12)  Needtobreathe  ~  "Clear"




13)  Catherine Forte  ~  "In The Clear"




14)  The New Violence  ~  "Clear My Head"




15)  Wozniak  ~  "Clear"




16)  Alabama  ~  "Clear Across America Tonight"




17)  Jess Starreveld  ~  "Loud + Clear"




18)  Miley Cyrus  ~  "Clear"




19)  Oakman  ~  "Clear Enough"




20)  Ella Koon  ~  "Clear Cut"




21)  Sabrina  ~  "Clear"




22)  Maggie Thorn  ~  "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning"




23)  Jenna Bryson  ~  "Clear"




24)  Lianne Kaye  ~  "Clear"




25)  ZIV  ~  "Soft And Clear"




Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Songs About Supper

As I'm posting this, I am hungry. Soon I will eat lunch and a few hours later, I will eat supper. Since I've already done "Breakfast," "Lunch," and "Dinner" songs previously, here's a sensational set of Songs About Supper. So what are you waiting for? Grab your fork, dive in, and enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Mamas & The Papas  ~  "Sing For Your Supper"




2)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "Supper Time"




3)  Los Campesinos!  ~  "Sad Suppers"




4)  Mirah and Spectratone International  ~  "Supper"




5)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Carson's Last Supper"




6)  Everything Everything  ~  "Yuppie Supper"




7)  The Last Gang  ~  "Sing For Your Supper"




8)  A Minor Forest  ~  "So Jesus Was At The Last Supper"  (Well, duh!)



9)  Joey + Rory  ~  "Suppertime"




10)  Count Basie  ~  "After Supper"




11)  Greensky Bluegrass  ~  "Less Than Supper"




12)  Chely Wright  ~  "The Last Supper"




13)  Edens Edge  ~  "Last Supper"




14)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  "Burns' Supper"




15)  Grandpa Jones ft. Ramona Jones  ~  "Old Dan Tucker"




16)  Howard Jones  ~  "Last Supper"




17)  Grave Digger  ~  "The Last Supper"




18)  Larry Norman  ~  "The Last Supper"




19)  Krazy Madness  ~  "The Last Supper"




20)  My Bloody Valentine  ~  "The Last Supper"

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Songs About Practice

What are we talking about? We're talking about practice. Not a game, not a game, not a game. We're talking about practice. Songs About Practice, in particular. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  DJ Steve Porter ft. Allen Iverson, Jim Mora, Dennis Green, Joe Namath, Mike Gundy, & Terrell Owens  ~  “Press Hop”




2)  Barbra Streisand  ~  “Piano Practicing” / “The Minute Waltz”




3)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Art Of Heartbreak”




4)  Tori Amos ft. Natashya Hawley  ~  “Cactus Practice"





5)  Santana  ~  “Practice What You Preach”




6)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Something Real”




7)  Testament  ~  “Practice What You Preach”




8)  The Swan Princess Cast  ~  “Practice, Practice, Practice”




9)  Chiodos  ~  “We’re Talking About Practice”




10)  Gemma Ray  ~  “How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall?”




11)  Hank Williams, Jr.  ~  “Practice What I Preach”




12)  Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen  ~  “Practice, Practice, Practice”




13)  Bubba Sparxxx ft. JJ Lawhorn  ~  “Past Is Practice”




14)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her”




15)  Drake  ~  “Practice" 




16)  Emilie Autumn  ~  “Private Practice (Dr. Sharp, Emilie)”




17)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Cinderella”




18)  Ravi Shankar  ~  “Temple Scene and Dance Practice”




19)  Barry White  ~  “Practice What You Preach”




20)  Cute Is What We Aim For  ~  “Practice Makes Perfect”




21)  Andy Griggs ft. Martina McBride  ~  “Practice Life”




22)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Cropduster”




23)  Larry Hooper  ~  “Practice What You Preach”




24)  Biffy Clyro  ~  “Good Practice Makes Permanent”




25)  Fight For Friday  ~  “Target Practice”




26)  The Moffatts  ~  “Practice Makes Perfect”





BONUS TRACK:  Sparks  ~  “How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall?”  (This is the original version of the song in #10. Both were too good to leave one of them out.)