"Secret" Songs, Vol. 2

OK, so this one is actually going to be a three-parter instead of the two-parter originally promised. Turns out there were way too many good "Secret" songs to leave out. Here's Vol. 2. Stay tuned till tomorrow for Vol. 3 (and final). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Maroon 5  ~  “Secret”

2)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “It’s No Secret”

3)  Johnny Rivers  ~  “Secret Agent Man”

4)  Missy Higgins  ~  “Secret”

5)  Nada Surf  ~  “What Is Your Secret?”

6)  Carly Simon  ~  “We Have No Secrets”

7)  Megadeth  ~  “A Secret Place”

8)  The Bangles  ~  “He’s Got A Secret”

9)  Babyface  ~  “Never Keeping Secrets”

10)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Your Little Secret”

11)  The Fixx  ~  “Secret Separation”

12)  The Corrs  ~  “Secret Life”

13)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Secret Messages”

14)  case/lang/veirs  ~  “Best Kept Secret”

15)  Pillar  ~  “Secrets & Regrets”

16)  Feist   ~  “Secret Heart”

17)  Pat Metheny Group  ~  “So May It Secretly Begin”

18)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “Secretly / Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?)”

19)  Sonata Arctica  ~  “Victoria’s Secret”

20)  Jefferson Airplane  ~  “It’s No Secret”

21)  Angels & Airwaves  ~  “Secret Crowds”

22)  Anastacia  ~  “Secrets”

23)  Thriving Ivory  ~  “Secret Life”

24)  Judy Collins ft. Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops  ~  “Secret Gardens”

25)  Quincy Jones ft. Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, & Barry White  ~  “The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)”

“Enough” Songs

I'm not hard to please. If you ask me how much I want of something – whether it be money, clothes, Christmas presents, or what have you – I'll probably just answer "enough." Not too much, not too little. Just..."enough." That's what these songs are all about, too. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Depeche Mode  ~  “Just Can’t Get Enough”

2)  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  ~  “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”

3)  Bad Company  ~  “Can’t Get Enough”

4)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Strong Enough”

5)  The D.O.C.  ~  “It’s Funky Enough”

6)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Everything Is Never Enough”

7)  Matt Maher  ~  “Your Grace Is Enough”

8)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Just Can’t Get Enough”

9)  A Rocket To The Moon  ~  “Ever Enough”

10)  K.Flay  ~  “High Enough”

11)  The Fabulous Thunderbirds  ~  “Tuff Enuff”

12)  Lea Michele  ~  “Being Good Isn’t Good Enough”

13)  Wade Hayes  ~  “Old Enough To Know Better”

14)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  “Good Enough”

15)  Simply Red  ~  “Enough”

16)  Stacie Orrico  ~  “Strong Enough”

17)  James Taylor  ~  “Enough To Be On Your Way”

18)  Blood Orange ft. Samantha Urbani  ~  “You’re Not Good Enough”

19)  April Wine  ~  “Enough Is Enough”

20)  Donna Summer & Westlife  ~  “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)”

21)  Live  ~  “Forever May Not Be Long Enough”

22)  Cimorelli  ~  “Good Enough”  (Well, that was gut-wrenching…)

23)  Barry White  ~  “Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe”

24)  Loretta Lynn  ~  “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man)”

25)  Damn Yankees  ~  “High Enough”

Songs About Not Giving Up, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of Songs About Not Giving Up. Because what could be a more admirable thing NOT to do than to give up? There were too many good ones of these to fit into one post, so a second (and final) set of them will follow tomorrow. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jason Mraz  ~  “I Won’t Give Up”

2)  Lissie  ~  “Don’t You Give Up On Me”

3)  The Maine  ~  “Don’t Give Up On Us”

4)  Birdy  ~  “Never Give Up”

5)  Joe Cocker  ~  “Don’t Give Up On Me”

6)  Paula Abdul  ~  “Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up”

7)  Colony House  ~  “Won’t Give Up”

8)  Noisettes  ~  “Don’t Give Up”

9)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Hold On (Never Give Up, Never Give In)”

10)  Armin van Buuren ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  “Not Giving Up On Love”

11)  Racoon  ~  “Don’t Give Up The Fight”

12)  Regine Velasquez  ~  “Never Give Up”

13)  Josh Groban  ~  “You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)”

14)  Delta Goodrem  ~  “Not Giving Up”

15)  David Soul  ~  “Don’t Give Up On Us”

16)  Papa San ft. Jael Wiafe  ~  “Don’t Give Up The Fight”

17)  Newton Faulkner  ~  “I’m Not Giving Up Yet”

18)  Veronica Ballestrini  ~  “Don’t Give Up On Me”

19)  Barry White  ~  “Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up”

20)  Yolanda Adams  ~  “Never Give Up”

Things These Artists Have “Got,” Vol. 3

What else could these artists possibly have "got" that hasn't been covered already? Find out for yourself. Oh, yeah...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Muddy Waters  ~  “I’ve Got My Mojo Working”

2)  St. Lucia  ~  “We Got It Wrong”

3)  Michael Jackson  ~  “We’ve Got Forever”

4)  Loretta Lynn  ~  “I’ve Got A Picture Of Us On My Mind”

5)  The Dear Hunter  ~  “We’ve Got A Score To Settle”

6)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “I’ve Got That Old Feeling”

7)  Barry White  ~  “I’ve Got So Much To Give”

8)  Loreen  ~  “We Got The Power”

9)  Fred Astaire  ~  “I’ve Got My Eyes On You”

10)  Leah Daniels  ~  “We Got Snow”

11)  Pitch Perfect Cast  ~  “I’ve Got The Magic In Me”

12)  Young Soul Rebels  ~  “I Got Soul”

13)  Oscar Peterson Trio ft. Ben Webster  ~  “I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)”  (Yes, we did hear this song – albeit with vocals – before in this series. But this instrumental version was WAY too good to exclude.)

14)  Lennon & Maisy  ~  “We Got Love”

15)  Aaron Tippin  ~  “I Got It Honest”

16)  Joey Heatherton  ~  “I’ve Got Your Number”

17)  Motörhead  ~  “I Got Mine”

18)  Joan Chamorro Quartet ft. Alba Armegou & Luigi Grasso  ~  “I’ve Got A Date With A Dream”

19)  Backstreet Boys  ~  “We’ve Got It Goin’ On”

20)  Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton  ~  “We’ve Got Tonight”

21)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”

22)  Natalie Cole  ~  “I’ve Got Love On My Mind”

23)  Pearl Jam  ~  “I Got Id”

24)  Alex Winston  ~  “We Got Nothing”

25)  Steve Wariner  ~  “I Got Dreams”

Songs About Music, Vol. 2

So, here's more of the same awesome stuff featured in my last post. It's more songs with the word "Music" in their titles. You likely will have heard of several of them. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Blue Oyster Cult  ~  "Dr. Music"

2)  Gloria Estefan & *NSYNC  ~  "Music Of My Heart"

3)  Barry White  ~  "Let The Music Play"

4)  Dolly Parton & Alison Krauss  ~  "Sweet Music Man"

5)  Cass Elliot  ~  "Make Your Own Kind Of Music"

6)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Sweet Music"

7)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  "Swamp Music"

8)  Jordin Sparks  ~  "S.O.S. (Let The Music Play)"

9)  Lionel Richie  ~  "Don't Stop The Music"

10)  Hooverphonic  ~  "No More Sweet Music"

11)  REO Speedwagon  ~  "Music Man"

12)  Leela James  ~  "Music"

13)  Village People  ~  "Can't Stop The Music"

14)  ABBA  ~  "Thank You For The Music"

15)  Grateful Dead  ~  "The Music Never Stopped"

16)  Regina Spektor  ~  "Music Box"

17)  Alabama  ~  "Mountain Music"

18)  Il Divo & Barbra Streisand  ~  "The Music Of The Night"

19)  Johnny Rivers  ~  "Slow Dancin' (Swayin' To The Music)"

20)  Julie Andrews  ~  "The Sound Of Music"

21)  Arthur Conley  ~  "Sweet Soul Music"

22)  Loretta Lynn  ~  "I Can't Hear The Music"

23)  Boney M.  ~  "Let It All Be Music"

24)  Point Of Grace  ~  "How You Live (Turn Up The Music)"

25)  Grand Funk Railroad  ~  "Footstompin' Music"