Extra "Extra" Songs

Two and a half years ago, I posted a collection of songs with the word "Extra" in their titles. (You can check it out here if you wish.) Recently, I discovered a few good songs that I somehow missed, as well as a few new ones that have been released in the interim. And so there's this extremely belated follow-up. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Immature ft. Keith Sweat  ~  "Extra, Extra"

2)  Placebo  ~  "The Extra"

3)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Extra Pale"

4)  Neil Young  ~  "Extra, Extra"

5)  Jimmie Vaughan  ~  "Extra Jimmies!"

6)  Duke Ellington  ~  "E.S.P. (Extra Sensory Perception)"

7)  MARINA  ~  "Extra Ordinary"

8)  Lauren Talley  ~  "The Extra Mile"

9)  Azalea Carey  ~  "Extra"

10)  Paul Kelly  ~  "Extra Mile"

11)  Jireh Lim  ~  "Extra Large"

12)  Bee Gees  ~  "The Extra Mile"

13)  Bobby Bare, Jr.  ~  "Extra Soggy Daisy"

14)  Gomez  ~  "Extra Special Guy"

15)  Anthrax  ~  "Toast To The Extras"

16)  Social Club Misfits  ~  "Extra Wavy"

17)  Ben E. King  ~  "Extra, Extra"

18)  Generationals  ~  "Extra Free Year"

19)  Izzy Reign ft. RandAlive  ~  "Extra! Extra!"

20)  Frightened Rabbit  ~  "Extrasupervery"

21)  Lucy Hale  ~  "Extra Ordinary"

22)  Aqualung  ~  "Extra Ordinary Thing"

23)  Buckethead  ~  "Extra Gloves"

24)  Exposé  ~  "Extra Extra"

25)  Kyuss  ~  "A Day Early And A Dollar Extra"

Songs By Artists With Royalty-Inspired Names, Vol. 1: Kings

I'm starting the New Year off with a brand-new series, lucky you! This set and the two posts that will follow it feature songs by artists whose names (given or invented) have the words "King(s)", "Queen(s)", "Prince", or "Princess" somewhere in them. Since there were far more "King" artists than any of the others, they will comprise the entirety of the first two posts. All the others will share space in Vol. 3. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “Use Somebody”

2)  Ben E. King  ~  “Stand By Me”

3)  Elle King  ~  “Ex’s & Oh’s”

4)  for KING & COUNTRY  ~  “Ceasefire”

5)  Capital Kings  ~  “You’ll Never Be Alone”

6)  Kings Of Convenience  ~  “I’d Rather Dance With You”

7)  Evelyn “Champagne” King  ~  “Shame”

8)  King’s X  ~  “Over My Head”

9)  King Crimson  ~  “Elephant Talk”

10)  Carole King  ~  “It’s Too Late”

11)  Common Kings  ~  “Wade In Your Water”

12)  King Diamond  ~  “Sleepless Nights”

13)  B.B. King ft. Tracy Chapman  ~  “The Thrill Is Gone”

14)  King Harvest  ~  “Dancin’ In The Moonlight”

15)  Gipsy Kings  ~  “Djobi Djoba”

16)  King Curtis & The Kingpins  ~  “Memphis Soul Stew”

17)  Lost Kings ft. Katelyn Tarver  ~  “You”

18)  Nat King Cole  ~  “When I Fall In Love”

19)  The Kings  ~  “This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ To Glide”

20)  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  ~  “The Game Gets Old”

21)  The Flower Kings  ~  “For The Love Of Gold”

22)  To Kill A King  ~  “Funeral”

23)  Albert King  ~  “Born Under A Bad Sign”

24)  Blackie And The Rodeo Kings ft. Serena Ryder  ~  “Black Sheep”

25)  Redlight King  ~  “Born To Rise”

Songs About Standing By

While you wait with bated breath (yeah, right!) for the next installment in my "Down" & "Out" series, here's a collection of Songs About Standing By. Herein, you'll hear about folks who vow to stand by "Me," "You," "Love," "Your Gun," "Your Man," "My Woman," "The Bedside Of A Neighbor," and much, much more! So what are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ben E. King  ~  “Stand By Me”

2)  Rachel Platten  ~  “Stand By You”

3)  Oasis  ~  “Stand By Me”

4)  Marlisa  ~  “Stand By You”

5)  Simple Minds  ~  “Stand By Love”

6)  True Violet  ~  “Stand By You”

7)  George Ezra  ~  “Stand By Your Gun”

8)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “Stand By Your Man”

9)  Shayne Ward  ~  “Stand By Me”

10)  Jessy Dixon  ~  “God Is Standing By”

11)  Jewel  ~  “Angel Standing By”

12)  LL Cool J  ~  “Stand By Your Man”

13)  The Cox Family  ~  “Standing By The Bedside Of A Neighbor”

14)  The Imperials  ~  “Stand By The Power”

15)  MaidaVale  ~  “Standby Swing”

16)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  “Stand By My Woman”

17)  The Pretenders  ~  “I’ll Stand By You”

18)  Tennessee Ernie Ford  ~  “Stand By Me”

19)  The KLF ft. Tammy Wynette  ~  “Justified & Ancient (Stand by the JAMs)”  (This is a very odd song and music video. Odder still is Wynette’s involvement in it.)

20)  The Clash  ~  “Train In Vain (Stand By Me)”

Songs With Nationalities In The Titles, Vol. 1

This latest music miniseries was suggested by my friend, Daniel Entzminger – and a great idea it was, too. Each song in this series features a nationality (or demonym, if you will) in its title. First up, we have a collection of "Canadian," "Mexican," "Irish," "English," "Greek," and "Spanish" songs. Some really good stuff here, both newer and older – I'm sure you will enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Blues Traveler  ~  "Canadian Rose"

2)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "Canadian Railroad Trilogy"

3)  Andy Williams  ~  "Canadian Sunset"

4)  Jim Reeves  ~  "Blue Canadian Rockies"

5)  Smokie  ~  "Mexican Girl"

6)  Concrete Blonde  ~  "Mexican Moon"

7)  Wall Of Voodoo  ~  "Mexican Radio"

8)  Van Morrison  ~  "One Irish Rover"

9)  Morrissey  ~  "Irish Blood, English Heart"

10)  The Pogues ft. The Dubliners  ~  "The Irish Rover"

11)  Adam Lambert  ~  "Broken English"

12)  Vampire Weekend  ~  "California English"

13)  Matchbox 20  ~  "English Town"

14)  Sting ft. Branford Marsalis  ~  "Englishman In New York"

15)  The Wombats  ~  "Greek Tragedy"

16)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  "Greek Song"

17)  Toni Braxton ~  "Spanish Guitar"

18)  The Clash  ~  "Spanish Bombs"

19)  The Doors  ~  "Spanish Caravan"

20)  Elton John  ~  "A Word In Spanish"

21)  Chris Isaak  ~  "Blue Spanish Sky"

22)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Spanish Castle Magic"

23)  Willie Nelson & Ray Charles  ~  "Seven Spanish Angels"

24)  Ben E. King  ~  "Spanish Harlem"

25)  U2  ~  "Spanish Eyes"

"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"