"Strange," "Queer," & "Odd" Songs

Did you ever see or hear something that didn't sound quite right that caused you to furrow your brow in confusion? Yeah, these songs, too. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Billie Holiday  ~  “Strange Fruit"

2)  Garbage  ~  “Queer"

3)  Boy Willows  ~  “So Odd"

4)  Anna Calvi & David Byrne  ~  “Strange Weather”

5)  Stanley Holloway  ~  “My Word! You Do Look Queer!”  (It's important to note here that the word "queer" both does and doesn't mean what it traditionally did, which is, something or someone that's atypical or different in some way.)

6)  Hey Violet  ~  “O.D.D.”

7)  John Grant  ~  “Is He Strange”

8)  Count Basie  ~  “Queer Street”

9)  Mariah Carey ft. Westlife  ~  “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)”

10)  The Black Keys   ~ “Strange Times”

11)  STRFKR  ~  “Queer Bot”

12)  Molly Hatchet  ~  “Beatin’ The Odds”

13)  Mickey & Sylvia  ~  “Love Is Strange”

14)  Cait and the Critters  ~  “Queer”

15)  Demon Hunter  ~  “Slight The Odds”

16)  Lynsey De Paul  ~  “Strange Changes”

17)  Thee Oh Sees  ~  “Camera (Queer Sound)”

18)  Julia Nunes  ~  “Odd”

19)  Wishbone Ash  ~  “Strange Affair”

20)  Thompson Twins  ~  “Queer”

21)  Daniele Liverani  ~  “Odd Valley”

22)  Bic Runga  ~  “Suddenly Strange”

23)  Fletcher Henderson  ~  “Queer Notions”

24)  Harry Chapin  ~  “Odd Job Man”

25)  Cream  ~  “Strange Brew”

26)  Lazy Eye  ~  “Queer”

27)  Weezer  ~  “Odd Couple”

28)  Aqualung  ~  “Strange And Beautiful”

29)  Alison Rayner Quintet  ~  “Queer Bird”

30)  Carmen Justice  ~  “Against The Odds”

"Now Or Never" Songs

You hear it all the time. "It's now or never." It's a phrase used to denote that you must do something immediately, even if you're apprehensive about it, because you may never have another chance. There's a sense of urgency in the phrase. And apparently, it makes good fodder for songwriters. Because all kinds of artists in a variety of genres and from various parts of the world have written songs with the phrase "Now Or Never" in their titles. Here are some of the best of those. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Halsey  ~  “Now Or Never”

2)  Elvis Presley  ~  “It’s Now Or Never”

3)  Sllash  ~  “Now Or Never”

4)  Splendid  ~  “Now Or Never”

5)  Orianthi  ~  “Now Or Never”

6)  We Are Scientists  ~  “Now Or Never”

7)  Blair St. Clair  ~  “Now Or Never”

8)  Ian Walsh  ~  “Now Or Never”

9)  Bananarama  ~  “Now Or Never”

10)  Jorge Fernandez  ~  “Now Or Never”

11)  Lisa Ekdahl  ~  “Now Or Never”

12)  Josh Groban  ~  “Now Or Never”

13)  Emilia de Poret  ~  “Now Or Never”

14)  Jason Koiter  ~  “Now Or Never”

15)  Tritonal ft. Phoebe Ryan  ~  “Now Or Never”

16)  Midnight Oil  ~  “Now Or Never Land”

17)  Ventus Band  ~  “It’s Now Or Never”

18)  Outasight  ~  “Now Or Never”

19)  AiWiNK  ~  “Now Or Never”

20)  Nick Mellow  ~  “Now Or Never”

21)  Billie Holiday  ~  “Now Or Never”

22)  CNBLUE  ~  “Now Or Never”

23)  Jodie Connor ft. Wiley  ~  “Now Or Never”

24)  Zebrahead  ~  “Now Or Never”

25)  Marie Chain  ~  “Now Or Never”

Songs About "You Know What"

Here we have an eclectic collection of songs about "You Know What." What exactly are we talking about? A variety of things, actually. You'll have to listen to find out. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Robyn  ~  “Do You Know (What It Takes)”

2)  Oasis  ~  “D’You Know What I Mean?”

3)  The Weeklings  ~  “You Know What To Do”

4)  Cults  ~  “You Know What I Mean”

5)  Grandmaster Flash  ~  “U Know What Time It Is”

6)  The Turtles  ~  “You Know What I Mean”

7)  Roberta Flack  ~  “You Know What It’s Like”

8)  Cracker  ~  “Hey Bret (You Know What Time It Is)”

9)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “You Know What I Mean”

10)  Billie Holiday  ~  “Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?”

11)  Neil Diamond  ~  “If You Know What I Mean”

12)  Incredible String Band  ~  “You Know What You Could Be”

13)  Liza  ~  “Let You Know What”

14)  Steve Winwood  ~  “Don’t You Know What The Night Can Do?”

15)  Lee Michaels  ~  “Do You Know What I Mean?”

16)  Madeline Juno  ~  “You Know What?”

17)  Darryl Worley  ~  “Do You Know What That Is?”

18)  Stryper  ~  “You Know What To Do”

19)  Carly Simon  ~  “You Know What To Do”

20)  Rick Nelson  ~  “You Know What I Mean”

21)  David Kitt  ~  “You Know What I Want To Know”

22)  Tina Turner  ~  “You Know Who (Is Doing You Know What)”

23)  Gov’t Mule  ~  “I Think You Know What I Mean / When The Levee Breaks”

24)  Atmosphere  ~  “Let Me Know That You Know What You Want Now”  (That's a tongue-twister!)

25)  Phil Collins ft. Nicholas Collins  ~  “You Know What I Mean”

Popular Songs Of 1937, Vol. 4

One more time for old time's sake. Literally. (I might have used that line before. Sue me.) With this post, we wrap the Popular Songs of 1937 series. Hope you have enjoyed it!  ~  JH

1)  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Cast  ~  “Whistle While You Work”

2)  Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli  ~  “Minor Swing”

3)  Benny Goodman & His Orchestra ft. Ella Fitzgerald  ~  “Goodnight, My Love”

4)  Fred Astaire  ~  “I Can’t Be Bothered Now”

5)  Frances Langford  ~  “Once In A While”

6)  Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra  ~  “You Can’t Stop Me From Dreamin’”

7)  Robert Johnson  ~  “Kind Hearted Woman Blues”

8)  Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra  ~  “The Morning After”

9)  Ivie Anderson  ~  “All God's Chillun Got Rhythm”

10)  Billie Holiday  ~  “A Sailboat In The Moonlight”

11)  Roosevelt Sykes  ~  “Night Time Is The Right Time”

12)  W. Lee O’Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys  ~  “Bear Cat Mama”

13)  Fred Astaire  ~  “Beginner’s Luck”

14)  Robert Johnson  ~  “When You Got A Good Friend”

15)  Bing Crosby  ~  “Blue Hawaii”

16)  Chick Webb & His Orchestra  ~  “Harlem Congo”

17)  Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians  ~  “So Rare”

18)  Cab Calloway & His Cotton Club Orchestra  ~  “Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm”

19)  Patsy Montana  ~  “Pride Of The Prairie”

20)  Bing Crosby & Connee Boswell  ~  “Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)”

21)  Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra  ~  “Marie”

22)  Artie Shaw  ~  “Nightmare”

23)  Robert Johnson  ~  “Stop Breakin’ Down Blues”

24)  Bing Crosby  ~  “Smarty (You Know It All)”

25)  Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers  ~  “Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off”