Songs About The Wind, Vol. 1

Of all the themes I've featured in my 6+ years as a music blogger, I've never done this one. Which is surprising, considering I live in an incredibly hurricane-prone part of the country and strong winds are annually on my mind (as they are currently, for obvious reasons). So when I finally got around to it, I realized there were tons of good songs that qualified. So this will be part 1 of (at least) 2. Assuming you (and I) don't blow away in this storm, I'm sure you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Patrick Swayze ft. Wendy Fraser  ~  "She's Like The Wind"

2)  Vanessa Williams  ~  "Colors Of The Wind"

3)  Kansas  ~  "Dust In The Wind"

4)  Bob Dylan & Joan Baez  ~  "Blowin' In The Wind"

5)  Scorpions  ~  "Wind Of Change"

6)  Bette Midler  ~  "Wind Beneath My Wings"

7)  David Bowie  ~  "Wild Is The Wind"

8)  Paula Abdul  ~  "Blowing Kisses In The Wind"

9)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Ride Like The Wind"

10)  Becky Hill  ~  "Caution To The Wind"

11)  Bob Dylan  ~  "Idiot Wind"  (You can, in fact, have too much Bob Dylan in one day. But two songs is probably not going to kill you.)

12)  Jefferson Starship  ~  "Winds Of Change"

13)  Rod Stewart & Ron Wood  ~  "Mandolin Wind"

14)  Lee Ann Womack  ~  "Don't Listen To The Wind"

15)  Billy Joel  ~  "You're Only Human (Second Wind)"

16)  Heart  ~  "Mistral Wind"

17)  John Anderson  ~  "Seminole Wind"

18)  Leaves' Eyes  ~  "Riders On The Wind"

19)  Elton John  ~  "Candle In The Wind"

20)  Donovan & Crystal Gayle  ~  "Catch The Wind"

21)  Willie Nelson  ~  "Summer Wind"

22)  Neneh Cherry  ~  "Kisses On The Wind"

23)  Kansas  ~  "People Of The South Wind"  (Maybe you can have too many Kansas songs in one day, I dunno. But surely two is not too many.)

24)  Gogi Grant  ~  "The Wayward Wind"

25)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  "Against The Wind"

More Songs About Temptation

If the first post in this two-parter didn't tempt you to check it out, this one is sure to! Why? Law of averages. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Squeeze ft. David Sanborn  ~  "Tempted"

2)  Trisha Yearwood  ~  "Here Comes Temptation"

3)  Nothing But Thieves  ~  "Tempt You"

4)  Billy Joel  ~  "Temptation"

5)  VeggieTales  ~  "Temptation Song"

6)  T'Pau  ~  "Last Temptation"

7)  Dream Theater  ~  "A Tempting Offer"

8)  2Pac  ~  "Temptations"

9)  Bing Crosby  ~  "Temptation"  (Who else do you know that would follow up a 2Pac song with one by Bing Crosby? I'll bet that answer is emphatically "no one.")

10)  Joan Armatrading  ~  "Temptation"

11)   PARTYNEXTDOOR  ~  "Temptations"

12)  Red Ingle & Jo Stafford  ~  "Tim-Tay-Shun"

13)  Isaac Hayes  ~  "Man's Temptation"

14)  Garbage  ~  "Temptation Waits"

15)  Derek Webb  ~  "The Strong, The Tempted, & The Weak"

16)  Ricky Skaggs, Sharon White, & Ry Cooder  ~  "Sweet Temptation"

17)  Marty Robbins  ~  "Sometimes I'm Tempted"

18)  M Ward  ~  "Temptation"

19)  The Turtles  ~  "Torn Between Temptation"

20)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "Yield Not To Temptation "

21)  Josh Ritter  ~  "The Temptation Of Adam"

22)  Jewel  ~  "Sweet Temptation"

23)  Y&T  ~  "Temptation"

24)  Pat Benatar  ~  "Temptation"

25)  Crowded House  ~  "Into Temptation"

"Grey" Songs

Here we have a lovely collection of songs about the color "Grey" (or "Gray," depending on whom you ask). Why, you might ask? Aside from the fact that it's one of my most favorite colors, there also happen to be quite a few good songs with that color in their titles. And I wanted them all in one place for safekeeping. Good enough reason? Great! Now enjoy 'em already!  ~  JH

1)  Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan  ~  "Grey Room"

2)  Katzenjammer  ~  "Lady Grey"

3)  Marion Raven  ~  "Colors Turn To Grey"

4)  Nickel Creek  ~  "Green And Grey"

5)  Ani DiFranco  ~  "Grey"

6)  Bee Gees  ~  "The Battle Of The Blue And The Grey"  (I didn't know these guys started performing when they were still kids! Neither did I know that footage of their earliest history still existed.)

7)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "Grey Street"

8)  Gary Moore  ~  "Long Grey Mare"

9)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Song In Red And Grey"

10)  Elton John  ~  "Grey Seal"

11)  Delilah  ~  "Shades Of Grey"

12)  AFI  ~  "Girl's Not Grey"

13)  Jesca Hoop  ~  "Storms Make Grey The Sea"

14)  EXES  ~  "Grey"

15)  Jewel  ~  "Grey Matter"

16)  Southern Culture On The Skids  ~  "Grey Skies"

17)  Joni Mitchell  ~  "Two Grey Rooms"

18)  Oingo Boingo  ~  "Grey Matter"

19)  Live  ~  "The Beauty Of Gray"

20)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  "Grey Gardens"

21)  Grateful Dead  ~  "Touch Of Grey"

22)  Justin Nozuka  ~  "Gray"

23)  Billy Joel  ~  "Shades Of Grey"

24)  Bruce Hornsby  ~  "Fields Of Gray"

25)  BarlowGirl  ~  "Grey"

“Just” Songs

What do we have here? Oh, just a bunch of "Just" Songs for your listening pleasure. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bruno Mars  ~  “Just The Way You Are”

2)  Jenny Lewis  ~  “Just One Of The Guys”

3)  Willie Nelson & Lukas Nelson  ~  “Just Breathe”

4)  Icona Pop  ~  “Just Another Night”

5)  Nelly  ~  “Just A Dream”

6)  P!nk ft. Nate Ruess  ~  “Just Give Me A Reason”

7)  The Killers  ~  “Just Another Girl”

8)  Meghan Trainor  ~  “Just A Friend To You”

9)  Plushgun  ~  “Just Impolite”

10)  No Doubt  ~  “Just A Girl”

11)  Maxi Priest  ~  “Just A Little Bit Longer”

12)  Paloma Faith  ~  “Just Be”

13)  Backstreet Boys  ~  “Just Want You To Know”

14)  Martina McBride  ~  “Just Around The Corner”

15)  Gomez  ~  “Just As Lost As You”

16)  Monica  ~  “Just Another Girl”

17)  Billy Joel  ~  “Just The Way You Are”

18)  Casting Crowns  ~  “Just Another Birthday”

19)  ZZ Top  ~  “Just Got Paid”

20)  Kali Uchis  ~  “Just A Stranger”

21)  James Otto  ~  “Just Got Started Lovin’ You”

22)  Gladys Knight  ~  “Just A Little”

23)  Tony Bennett & Michael Bublé  ~  “Just In Time”  (The actual song starts around the 1:25 mark, in case you want to skip the pre-song chit-chat.)

24)  Skye Sweetnam  ~  “Just The Way I Am”

25)  Three Days Grace  ~  “Just Like You”