Songs About Nurses

It's National Nurses Week, and we here at Wax & Tracks ("we" meaning me and my dead bird) are celebrating it with a fresh batch of Songs About Nurses. Listen, share, tag people, and most importantly...Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The White Stripes  ~  “The Nurse”

2)  Bush  ~  “Nurse”

3)  Billy Bragg  ~  “A Nurse’s Life Is Full Of Woe”

4)  Cascada  ~  “Night Nurse”

5)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  “She’s A Nurse”

6)  The Sugarcubes  ~  “Happy Nurse”

7)  Jethro Tull  ~  “Nursie”

8)  Sonic Youth  ~  “Dude Ranch Nurse”

9)  Katatonia  ~  “Sweet Nurse”

10)  Cherry Glazerr  ~  “Nurse Ratched”  (This video is unnecessarily brutal. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Well, actually, there is. Whatevs.)

11)  JJ Cale  ~  “Devil’s Nurse”

12)  Carolyn Rodriguez  ~  “Night Nurse”

13)  Failure  ~  “The Nurse Who Loved Me”

14)  Swift  ~  “Nurse”

15)  Gregory Isaacs  ~  “Night Nurse”

16)  Country Joe McDonald  ~  “Thank The Nurse”

17)  Oceansize  ~  “Music For A Nurse”

18)  SSgt. Barry Sadler  ~  “Salute To The Nurses”  (If you just happen to have been a nurse serving in Vietnam during the war, this song is specifically devoted to you.)

19)  Guided By Voices  ~  “Titus And Strident Wet Nurse”

20)  R.E.M.  ~  “Everybody Hurts”  (This song and the next few in this set are less ABOUT nurses but more about what nurses DO. Here, they help you when you’re hurt.)

21)  Evanescence  ~  “Bring Me To Life”  (Yep, they can do that, too.)

22)  Bette Midler  ~  “Wind Beneath My Wings”  (Any nurse who’s ever taken good care of you more than lives up to this song.)

23)  Coldplay  ~  “Fix You”  (Yup, that’s a big part of their job.)

24)  The Fray  ~  “How To Save A Life”  (Oh, they KNOW how!)

25)  Starflyer 59  ~  “Card Games & Old Friends”  (What every nurse does during their day-long breaks at work, right? Of course this song DOESN’T describe nurses, but references one of the most foolish statements ever to come out of the mouth of a politician. If you’re a nurse, or you love one, or you simply pay attention, you know what I’m talking about.)

Songs About Pretty Girls & Pretty Boys

You probably wouldn't be shocked if I told you there have been an inordinate number of songs written about "pretty girls" over the years. But you may be surprised to find out that there's been quite a few songs written about "pretty boys" as well. Here are some of the best of both. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kenny Chesney  ~  “All The Pretty Girls”

2)  M2M  ~  “Pretty Boy”

3)  Iyaz ft. Travie McCoy  ~  “Pretty Girls”

4)  Bette Midler  ~  “One More Round”

5)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Pretty Girl At The Airport”

6)  Joe Jackson  ~  “Pretty Boys”

7)  Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea  ~  “Pretty Girls”

8)  Book Of Love  ~  “Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls”

9)  Kaleo  ~  “All The Pretty Girls”

10)  MIKA  ~  “Lover Boy”

11)  Maggie Lindemann  ~  “Pretty Girl”

12)  Emmylou Harris  ~  “Feeling Single, Seeing Double”

13)  Buffalo Springfield  ~  “Pretty Girl Why”

14)  Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds  ~  “All The Pretty Boys”

15)  Elle King  ~  “Naturally Pretty Girls”

16)  Sam Vance-Law  ~  “Prettyboy”

17)  Kip Moore  ~  “Hey Pretty Girl”

18)  Kesha  ~  “Get In Line”

19)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Pretty Girl From Raleigh”  (Apparently, these guys have released nearly a dozen songs with the phrase “Pretty Girl” in their titles. I’ve only included two of them here. And one more in the follow-up to this post.)

20)  Fastball  ~  “The Malcontent”

21)  Haschak Sisters  ~  “Pretty Girl”

22)  The Pipettes  ~  “Pull Shapes”

23)  Eric Dodd  ~ “Pretty Girl, Lucky Guy”

24)  The National  ~  “Murder Me, Rachael”

25)  Hayley Kiyoko  ~  “Pretty Girl”

Popular Songs Of 1989, Vol. 1

You *know* you've been waiting for these! There were so many good and/or Popular Songs of 1989 that I had no choice but to make this series a five-parter. Which, if we're honest, isn't a bad thing at all. In fact, it's pretty rad! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Paula Abdul  ~  “Straight Up”

2)  Chicago  ~  “Look Away”

3)  Boy Meets Girl  ~  “Waiting For A Star To Fall”

4)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Miss You Much”

5)  Bad English  ~  “When I See You Smile”

6)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)”

7)  Bette Midler  ~  “Wind Beneath My Wings”

8)  Bobby Brown  ~  “On Our Own”

9)  Boys Club  ~  “I Remember Holding You”

10)  Exposé  ~  “What You Don’t Know”

11)  Clint Black  ~  “A Better Man”

12)  Deon Estus  ~  “Heaven Help Me”

13)  Tiffany  ~  “All This Time”

14)  Tone Loc  ~  “Funky Cold Medina”

15)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Patience”

16)  Highway 101  ~  “Honky Tonk Heart”

17)  Mötley Crüe  ~  “Kickstart My Heart” 

18)  The Cure  ~  “Fascination Street”

19)  Samantha Fox  ~  “I Wanna Have Some Fun”

20)  The Jeff Healey Band  ~  “Angel Eyes”

21)  Madonna  ~  “Cherish”

22)  Duran Duran  ~  “I Don’t Want Your Love”

23)  Richard Marx  ~  “Right Here Waiting”

24)  Debbie Gibson  ~  “Lost In Your Eyes”

25)  Warrant  ~  “Heaven”

Songs About Edible Chicken Parts, Vol. 1

Did you ever wonder how many good songs there are with the names of various edible chicken parts in their titles? No, I didn't think so. But fortunately for you, I did wonder and now I know. There are 40 of them. Here's the first 20 songs, in no particular order. You are SO welcome!  ~  JH

1)  Mr. Mister  ~  “Broken Wings”

2)  Queen  ~  “Death On Two Legs”

3)  Cocteau Twins  ~  “Wolf In The Breast”

4)  Couch Jackets  ~  “Thigh Tattoo”

5)  Bette Midler  ~  “Wind Beneath My Wings”

6)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Get A Leg Up”

7)  Emilia Ali  ~  “Thick Thighs”

8)  The Pirates Of Penzance  ~  “Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast”

9)  Little Mix  ~  “Wings”

10)  Simian Mobile Disco  ~  “Gizzard”

11)  Deana Carter  ~  “Did I Shave My Legs For This?”

12)  Candice Night  ~  “Robin Redbreast”

13)  Symfobia  ~  “Bloody Wings”

14)  Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women  ~  “There’s Lightning In These Thunder Thighs”

15)  Dragonette  ~  “My Legs”

16)  AMFMS  ~  “Bare Breast”

17)  Bry  ~  “Thighs”

18)  Armand Van Helden  ~  “Wings”

19)  Doomtree  ~  “Drumsticks”

20)  Oh Land  ~  “Doubt My Legs”

More Songs About Rainbows

A couple or three years ago, I posted a bunch of Songs About Rainbows. Apparently, I missed more than a few good ones. Since that time, a number of new songs have been released that also merit inclusion. So there’s this incredibly belated follow-up. I hope it was worth the wait. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Sia  ~  “Rainbow”

2)  Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole  ~  “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”

3)  Sofi Lapina  ~  “Crystal Rainbows”

4)  Saxon  ~  “Frozen Rainbow”

5)  Jessie J  ~  “Rainbow”

6)  Chris de Burgh  ~  “Riding On A Rainbow”

7)  Vanessa Paradis  ~  “Lonely Rainbows”

8)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “She’s A Rainbow”

9)  Sea + Air  ~  “The Heart Of The Rainbow”

10)  ELOY  ~  “Rainbow”

11)  Bette Midler  ~  “Rainbow Sleeves”

12)  The Zombies  ~  “Edge Of The Rainbow”

13)  Emilie Simon  ~  “Rainbow”

14)  Morris Day  ~  “Over That Rainbow”

15)  Jenny Wilson  ~  “Like A Fading Rainbow”

16)  The Box Tops  ~  “Neon Rainbow”

17)  Patti LuPone  ~  “Rainbow High”

18)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Every Fool Has A Rainbow”

19)  Cloud Control  ~  “Rainbow City”

20)  America  ~  “Chasing The Rainbow”

21)  Steel Magnolia  ~  “Rainbow”

22)  Pretty Lights  ~  “Rainbows & Waterfalls”

23)  Kesha  ~  “Rainbow”

24)  South Border  ~  “Rainbow”

25)  Damien Jurado  ~  “Over Rainbows And Rainier”