“They,” “Them,” & “Their” Songs, Vol. 1

Today begins a multi-part series of posts featuring songs with personal pronouns in their titles. Since this "theme," as it were, could doubtless generate an infinite number of qualifying songs, I decided to narrow the scope to only songs that begin with one of these words. Even so, there's two posts worth of songs for the first set. Which, if you read the title of the post, should be self-evident. "They," "Them," and "Their" Songs, Vol. 1 begins...NOW! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Carpenters  ~  “(They Long To Be) Close To You”

2)  Alice In Chains  ~  “Them Bones”

3)  The Beach Boys  ~  “Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring”

4)  Joss Stone  ~  “They Won’t Believe It”

5)  Kate Bush  ~  “Them Heavy People”

6)  Girl In A Coma  ~  “Their Cell”

7)  Jem  ~  “They”

8)  Ray Charles  ~  “Them That Got”

9)  Their/They’re/There  ~  “Their/They’re/Therapy”

10)  Sting  ~  “They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)”

11)  Field Music  ~  “Them That Do Nothing”

12)  The Forester Sisters  ~  “Their Hearts Are Dancing”

13)  Tracey Ullman  ~  “They Don’t Know”

14)  Motörhead  ~  “Them Not Me”

15)  Quiet Hollers  ~  “Road Song / Their Dark Robes”

16)  Michael Jackson  ~  “They Don’t Care About Us”

17)  Dean Martin & Vikki Carr  ~  “Them There Eyes”

18)  Crystal Castles  ~  “Their Kindness Is Charade”

19)  Spoon  ~  “They Want My Soul”

20)  Slade  ~  “Them Kinda Monkeys Can’t Swing”

21)  The Residents  ~  “Their Early Years”

22)  Pulp  ~  “They Suffocate At Night”

23)  Jenna Raine  ~  “Them”

24)  Silverstein  ~  “Their Lips Sink Ships”

25)  Kris Kristofferson  ~  “They Killed Him”

26)  The Cranberries  ~  “Them”

27)  Mormon Tabernacle Choir  ~  “Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands”

"Fun" & "Games" Songs, Vol. 1

Are you ready for some "Fun" and "Games"? Well, I sure am. This is the first in a three-part series of songs featuring one or both of these words in their titles. And there are some really, really good ones here. Check 'em out! And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  "Die Fun"

2)  Peter Gabriel  ~  "Games Without Frontiers"

3)  Paramore  ~  "Ain't It Fun"

4)  Cassie Steele  ~  "Games"

5)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  "She Looks Like Fun"

6)  Ryan Adams & The Cardinals  ~  "Games"

7)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"

8)  Emiliana Torrini  ~  "Animal Games"

9)  The Allman Brothers Band  ~  "Good Clean Fun"

10)  Crosby, Stills, & Nash  ~  "War Games"

11)  Mara Connor  ~  "No Fun"

12)  Ray Charles & Andy Williams  ~  "Games People Play"

13)  P!nk  ~  "Funhouse"

14)  The Cardigans  ~  "My Favourite Game"

15)  Rend Co. Kids  ~  "Fun"

16)  Desiree  ~  "The Game"

17)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  "Fun And Games"

18)  Claire  ~  "Games"

19)  Wang Chung  ~  "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"

20)  Dan Fogelberg  ~  "Beggar's Game"

21)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "Fun"

22)  The Gamebenders  ~  "Game Of Love"

23)  Blondie  ~  "Fun"

24)  Daryl Hall & Patrick Stump  ~  "Guessing Games"  (If you want to skip all the pre-song stuff, jump ahead to about the 3:30 mark and you'll be all set.)

25)  The Beach Boys  ~  "Fun, Fun, Fun"

25 Different Renditions Of “Frosty The Snowman”

Every couple of years or so, I do one of these posts featuring a bunch of different versions of a beloved Christmas song. Well, here's another one for your listening enjoyment. Feel free to skip around to the ones that interest you most. Outside of the original version (#5) and the one made popular in the animated special (#1), my top picks are #3, #14, and #22. Let me know in the comments which are your favorites. ~  JH

1)  Jimmy Durante  (Animated)

2)  August Burns Red  (Metalcore)

3)  Fiona Apple  (Poppy)

4)  Puddles The Clown & Mr. Bigfoot  (Bizarre)

5)  Gene Autry  (Original)

6)  Grace VanderWaal  (Ethereal)

7)  BWC Christmas Orchestra  (Metal)

8)  Zee Avi  (Depressing)

9)  The Beach Boys  (Harmony)

10)  USC Bassoon Choir  (Woodwinds)

11)  The Jackson 5  (Motown)

12)  The Harry Connick Big Band  (Swingin’)

13)  The Reverend Horton Heat  (Rockabilly)

14)  Leon Redbone & Dr. John  (Bluesy)

15)  Bing Crosby  (Traditional)

16)  Pepper Proud  (Innovative)

17)  Ella Fitzgerald  (Jazzy)

18)  The Ronettes  (Girlgroup)

19)  The Wombats  (Alternative)

20)  Urbana Reggaeton  (Spanish)

21)  The Ventures  (Percussive)

22)  Willie Nelson  (Twangy)

23)  Los Straitjackets  (Instrumental)

24)  DJ Laz  (Thumpin’)

25)  Bowling For Soup  (Punk)

Songs About California, Vol. 2

As promised, here's part 2 (of 2) featuring Songs About California. These are the ones by all the guys. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Dani California”

2)  The Beach Boys  ~  “California Girls”  (The first 3 minutes or so are where you’ll hear the song. The rest of the video is a rather halfhearted comedy routine that didn’t make me laugh even once. Maybe you’ll have better luck, though.)

3)  Weezer  ~  “California Kids”

4)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “California”

5)  2Pac ft. Dr. Dre  ~  “California Love”

6)  Paper Tongues  ~  “Ride To California”

7)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “California Waiting”

8)  Delta Spirit  ~  “California”

9)  Eagles  ~  “Hotel California”

10)  Peace  ~  “California Daze”

11)  John Mayer  ~  “Queen Of California”

12)  Albert Hammond  ~  “It Never Rains In Southern California”

13)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  “California”

14)  The Airborne Toxic Event  ~  “California”

15)  R.E.M.  ~  “I Remember California”

16)  Carolina Liar  ~  “California Bound”

17)  Roy Orbison  ~  “California Blue” 

18)  Toad The Wet Sprocket  ~  “California Wasted”

19)  Ramones  ~  “California Sun”

20)  Shawn Mullins  ~  “California”

21)  Manfred Mann’s Earth Band  ~  “California”

22)  Phantom Planet  ~  “California”

23)  Big & Rich  ~  “California”

24)  Noah Gundersen  ~  “California”

25)  Vampire Weekend  ~  “California English”