Songs About Being Wanted

This follow-up to last week's Songs About Being Unwanted post turned out to be a two-parter. Guess it's twice as common to be wanted as unwanted, and what's wrong with that? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Wanted"

2)  Casting Crowns  ~  "All You've Ever Wanted"

3)  OneRepublic  ~  "Wanted"

4)  Dara Maclean  ~  "Wanted"

5)  Rag'n'Bone Man  ~  "All You Ever Wanted"

6)  Billie Eilish  ~  "Everything I Wanted"

7)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Wanted Dead Or Alive"

8)  Michelle Branch  ~  "All You Wanted"

9)  Danny Gokey  ~  "Wanted"

10)  Angus & Julia Stone  ~  "What You Wanted"

11)  Hunter Hayes  ~  "Wanted"

12)  CeCe Winans  ~  "More Than What I Wanted"

13)  Tonic  ~  "You Wanted More"

14)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "All I Ever Wanted"

15)  RATT  ~  "Wanted Man"

16)  Paramore  ~  "All I Wanted"

17)  Trevor Guthrie  ~  "Wanted"

18)  Jessie James  ~  "Wanted"

19)  2Pac ft. Snoop Dogg  ~  "2 of Amerika'z Most Wanted"

20)  Kehlani  ~  "Wanted"

21)  Helmet  ~  "Exactly What You Wanted"

22)  Carrie Underwood  ~  "Never Knew What I Always Wanted"

23)  NOTD & Daya  ~  "Wanted"

24)  The Cranberries  ~  "Wanted"

25)  Phillip Phillips  ~  "Wanted Is Love"

"Power" Songs, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of great songs with the word  "Power" in their titles. Because sometimes power is a good thing, right? Of course, sometimes it is WAY NOT a good thing. A lot depends on who's wielding it. There's more of these coming, by the way. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Billie Eilish ~  "Your Power"

2)  Indigo Girls  ~  "Power Of Two"

3)  Patti Smith  ~  "People Have The Power"

4)  Kat Graham  ~  "Power"

5)  Marina  ~  "Power & Control"

6)  Little Mix ft. Stormzy  ~  "Power"

7)  SNAP!  ~  "The Power"

8)  Madonna  ~  "The Power Of Good-Bye"

9)  Jennifer Rush  ~  "The Power Of Love"

10)  Diana Ross  ~  "Force Behind The Power"

11)  Dusty Springfield  ~  "Love Power"

12)  Eurythmics  ~  "Power To The Meek"

13)  Tonight Alive  ~  "Power Of One"

14)  Laura Branigan ~  "The Power Of Love"  (When you hear this song, you  might be thinking, "Isn't this the same song as #9 above?" And it is, but Branigan belts it out with more soul than Jennifer Rush and maybe even more power than Celine Dion [#25 below], so all three versions are present and accounted for here. For the record, Branigan released her version 3 years after Rush but 6 years before Dion.)

15)  Gabrielle Aplin  ~  "The Power Of Love"  (No, this is not the same song as the other "Power of Love" versions, but it's a fantastic tune in its own right.)

16)  Kari Jobe  ~  "Oh The Power"

17)  Katy Perry  ~  "Power"

18)  SOKO  ~  "You Have A Power On Me"

19)  Cher  ~  "The Power"

20)  Lauren Daigle  ~  "Power To Redeem"

21)  Within Temptation  ~  "The Power Of Love"

22)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  "The Power Of Three"

23)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "The Power Of Now"

24)  Beyoncé ft. Nija, Busiswa, Yemi Alade, Tierra Whack, Moonchild Sanelly, & DJ Lag  ~  "My Power"

25)  Celine Dion  ~  "The Power Of Love"  (This is the more popular, better-known version of Jennifer Rush's song [#9 above], but Rush recorded it nine years earlier – and to great success worldwide, I might add.)

Songs About Favors

Please do me a favor, and listen to these Songs About Favors. Thanks...and enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Billie Eilish  ~  "Party Favor"

2)  Pitbull & Fifth Harmony  ~  "Por Favor"  (Yes, I know it means "please," but I don't care.)

3)  Coheed and Cambria  ~  "A Favor House Atlantic"

4)  Eben  ~  "Favour Favour"

5)  Jake Rose  ~  "Favor"

6)  Stone Sour  ~  "Do Me A Favor"

7)  John P. Kee & New Life  ~  "Life & Favor"

8)  James Fortune & FIYA ft. Zacardi Cortez  ~  "Favor Of God"

9)  Cali Rodi  ~  "Party Favor"

10)  We Are Scientists  ~  "Return The Favor"

11)  Carrie: The Musical Cast  ~  "Do Me A Favor"

12)  Ohemaa Mercy  ~  "Favour"

13)  John P. Kee & New Life  ~  "Walking In Favor"

14)  Adventures In Bluesland  ~  "One Kind Favor"

15)  Kirk Franklin  ~  "F.A.V.O.R."

16)  Master Don  ~  "Favor"

17)  Hope Johnway  ~  "Favour"

18)  Rocco DeLuca & The Burden  ~  "Favor"

19)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Your Favor"

20)  All Time Low  ~  "Return The Favor"

21)  Kim Carnes  ~  "Begging For Favors (Learning How Things Work)"

22)  A-ha  ~  "Don't Do Me Any Favours"

23)  Steve Goodman  ~  "Don't Do Me Any Favors Anymore"

24)  For Against  ~  "Don't Do Me Any Favors"

25)  Billy Dean  ~  "Small Favors"

26)  Fountains Of Wayne  ~  "Small Favors"

Songs About Heaven & Hell, Vol. 1

This is either an ill-advised or brilliantly conceived two-part series. I haven't figured that out just yet. Either way, I'm almost certain you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"  (It's actually not, but okay...)

2)  Meat Loaf  ~  "Bat Out Of Hell"  (I guess he had to leave in a hurry?)

3)  Fats Domino  ~  "My Blue Heaven"

4)  Billie Eilish  ~  "All The Good Girls Go To Hell"  (Something about this doesn't seem logical.)

5)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Heaven"  (First song I thought of when coming up with the idea for this post!)

6)  Lizzo  ~  "Good As Hell"  (A bit of an oxymoron, don't you think?)

7)  Breathe  ~  "Hands To Heaven"

8)  T. Graham Brown  ~  "Hell And High Water"  (When I was a kid, I used to wonder who Helen Highwater was. I still haven't found out!)

9)  Los Lonely Boys  ~  "Heaven"

10)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "Hell"

11)  Led Zeppelin  ~  "Stairway To Heaven"

12)  The All-American Rejects  ~  "Gives You Hell"

13)  Florence + The Machine  ~  "All This And Heaven Too"

14)  AC/DC  ~  "Highway To Hell"  (I hear it's broad and paved with good intentions.)

15)  Alice In Chains  ~  "Heaven Beside You"

16)  Dua Lipa  ~  "Hotter Than Hell"  (Is anything really, though?)

17)  MARINA  ~  "Handmade Heaven"

18)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  "Going To Hell"  (Fun fact: Taylor Momsen, the lead singer of this band, portrayed Cindy Lou Who in the Jim Carrey version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas way back in the early '00s. On a song-related note, going to hell is no joke. It really sucks! Avoid at all costs!)

19)  Kane Brown  ~  "Heaven"

20)  Metallica  ~  "Hell And Back"  (I don't think it really has a revolving door. Once you're there, you're stuck there.)

21)  Charlotte Gainsbourg ft. Beck  ~  "Heaven Can Wait"  (There are more weird images in this video than I can shake a stick at!)

22)  Pat Benatar  ~  "Hell Is For Children"  (At first, the title of this song makes no sense whatsoever. But when you figure out what she's really singing about, it makes perfect sense!)

23)  Foxes  ~  "Holding Onto Heaven"

24)  KISS  ~  "Hell Or Hallelujah"

25)  Orianthi  ~  "Heaven In This Hell"

Songs About Hostages & Luxury

Continuing in my quasi-series of posts featuring songs about two totally unrelated things (most – curiously – beginning with an "H" and an "L"), here's a sensational set of Songs About Hostages & Luxury. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Billie Eilish  ~  “Hostage”

2)  Jon Bellion  ~  “Luxury”

3)  Sia  ~  “Hostage”

4)  Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band  ~  “Luxury Liner”

5)  Lacuna Coil  ~  “Hostage To The Light”

6)  Arrested Development  ~  “Luxury”

7)  Jack’s Mannequin  ~  “Hostage”

8)  Jethro Tull  ~  “Lap Of Luxury”

9)  Donna Summer  ~  “The Hostage”

10)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Luxury”

11)  Anais Martinez  ~  “Hostage”

12)  Maxwell  ~  “Luxury: Cococure”

13)  Jeremy Lister  ~  “Hostage”  (There’s a lot of mindless chit-chat before the song. If you want to skip that, just jump to the 2:25 mark. The song ends around the 5:50 mark. The rest is more mindless chit-chat.)

14)  ZZ Top  ~  “Dipping Low (In The Lap Of Luxury)”

15)  Empires  ~  “Hostage”

16)  Frida Elsa  ~  “Luxury”

17)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  “Hostage Of Peace”

18)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “The Punishment Of Luxury”

19)  Razorlight  ~  “Hostage Of Love”

20)  Korn  ~  “Love & Luxury”

21)  Angelicca  ~  “Hostage”

22)  Marillion  ~  “Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury”

23)  The Life And Times  ~  “My Last Hostage”

24)  Wye Oak  ~  “On Luxury”

25)  Big Country  ~  “The Hostage Speaks”

26)  Domenica  ~  “Luxury”

27)  Griffin Oskar  ~  “Hostage”

28)  Azealia Banks  ~  “Luxury”

29)  Alexa  ~  “Hostage”

30)  Keith Urban  ~  “The Luxury Of Knowing”