Showing posts with label Billy Ocean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Billy Ocean. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

"Net," "Flicks," & "Chill" Songs


I know what you're thinking. But honestly, this is just a bunch of songs with the words "Net," "Flicks," and "Chill" in their titles. Don't read too much into it. Simply enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  nobigdyl. ft. Emily Allman  ~  Suicide Nets"




2)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Godzilla Flick"




3)  Why Don't We  ~  "Chills"




4)  Peter Gabriel  ~  "The Family And The Net"




5)  Chamillionaire  ~  "The Horror Flick (Intro)"




6)  Ronald Isley  ~  "Just Came Here To Chill"




7)  Waylon Jennings  ~  "Working Without A Net"




8)  Frou Frou  ~  "Flicks"




9)  Guy  ~  "Let's Chill"




10)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  "Sir Francis Bacon At The Net"




11)  Earl Van Dyke  ~  "The Flick – Parts 1, 2, 3, & 4"




12)  Eurythmics  ~  "You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart"




13)  Graham Parker  ~  "The Kid With The Butterfly Net"




14)  AC/DC  ~  "Flick Of The Switch"




15)  EPMD  ~  "You Gots To Chill"




16)  Circa Survive  ~  "Indra's Net"




17)  Queen  ~  "Flick Of The Wrist"




18)  Ne-Yo  ~  "Can We Chill"




19)  Sarah Blasko  ~  "Cast The Net"




20)  Ladytron  ~  "Flicking Your Switch"




21)  Billy Ocean  ~  "Licence To Chill"




22)  Quarterflash  ~  "Love Without A Net (You Keep Falling)"




23)  Beady Eye  ~  "Flick Of The Finger"




24)  John Lee Hooker & Carlos Santana  ~  "Chill Out"




25)  Framing Hanley  ~  "Safety Net"






26)  Finn Anderson  ~  "Flick The Switch"




27)  George Strait  ~  "The Chill Of An Early Fall"






28)  Speak Low If You Speak Love  ~  "Safety Net"





29)  Trey Songz  ~  "Flick"





30)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Cold Chill"


Monday, June 24, 2019

More Songs? Really? No. More "Really" Songs

Did we really need another post of "Really" Songs? Yes, we did. And here's why. Check 'em out for yourself! And enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles  ~  "You Really Got A Hold On Me"




2)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Doesn't Really Matter" 



3)  The Kinks  ~  "You Really Got Me"  (Sure, I had another version of this song in the first post of this two-part series. But could I really ignore the classic original version? Of course, I couldn't.)




4)  Courtney Barnett  ~  "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party"




5)  Plain White T's  ~  "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)"




6)  Alicia Keys  ~  "She Don't Really Care"




7)  Interpol  ~  "If You Really Love Nothing"




8)  Michael W. Smith & Kari Jobe  ~  "The One That Really Matters"




9)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  "You Can Get It If You Really Want"  (Bonus song in this video: "I Can See Clearly Now", Cliff's biggest hit)




10)  Agnetha Fältskog  ~  "When You Really Loved Someone"




11)  D'Angelo & The Vanguard  ~  "Really Love"




12)  Shakespears Sister  ~  "Break My Heart (You Really)"




13)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver)"




14)  The Captain & Tennille  ~ "We Never Really Say Goodbye"  (If you want to skip the chit-chat at the beginning, I'll go ahead and tell you that the song actually starts around the 1:57 mark.)




15)  Sarah van den Bergh  ~  "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most"




16)  Red Velvet  ~  "R.B.B. (Really Bad Boy)"




17)  Bethel Music ft. Brian & Jenn Johnson  ~  "I Really Love You"




18)  The Partridge Family  ~  "I Really Want To Know You"




19)  Aimee Mann  ~  "She Really Wants You"




20)  The Wizard Of Oz Cast  ~  "It Really Was No Miracle"




21)  B.B. King  ~  "I Got Some Outside Help (I Don't Really Need)"




22)  The Muffs  ~  "Really Really Happy"




23)  Billy Ocean  ~  "Love Really Hurts Without You"




24)  Cherry Bullet  ~  "Really Really"




25)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "If You Really Love Me"



Saturday, December 8, 2018

“Color” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a three-part series of songs featuring the word "Color" (in one form or another) in their titles. There were tons of these to choose from, but I tried to limit selections to the very best or at least the most interesting. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  MNEK ft. Hailee Steinfeld  ~  “Colour”




2)  Zedd  ~  “True Colors”




3)  Alabama Shakes  ~  “Sound & Color”




4)  Billy Ocean  ~  “The Colour Of Love”




5)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Coat Of Many Colors”




6)  Tritonal & Paris Blohm ft. Sterling Fox  ~  “Colors”




7)  La Roux  ~  “Colourless Colour”




8)  OK Go  ~  “Three Primary Colors”




9)  Nina Simone  ~  “Black Is The Color (Of My True Love’s Hair)”




10)  Walk The Moon  ~  “Different Colors”




11)  Cat Power  ~  “Colors And The Kids”




12)  Diplo ft. Lil Xan  ~  “Color Blind”




13)  Kelly Rowland  ~  “Rose Colored Glasses”




14)  Counting Crows  ~  “Colorblind”




15)  PJ Harvey ft. Mick Harvey & John Parish  ~  “The Colour Of The Earth”




16)  Charlotte OC  ~  “Colour My Heart”




17)  Patty Loveless  ~  “Color Of The Blues”




18)  Donovan  ~  “Colors”




19)  Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  “Favourite Colour”




20)  Amos Lee  ~  “Colors”




21)  Genevieve  ~  “Show Your Colors”




22)  Keith Urban  ~  “Blue Ain’t Your Color”




23)  Thomas Gold ft. Kate Elsworth  ~  “Colourblind”




24)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Colour & Shape”




25)  Mary J. Blige  ~  “Colors”


Wednesday, February 14, 2018

What Love Is, According To These Songs: Vol. 3

Last but not least, there's this set of songs about what "Love Is." Happy Valentine's Day, everybody! And enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Sofia Carson  ~  “Love Is The Name”




2)  Andy Gibb  ~  “Love Is Thicker Than Water”




3)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Love Is A Losing Game”




4)  Michael Bolton  ~  “Love Is A Wonderful Thing”




5)  Hazel English  ~  “Love Is Dead”




6)  Billy Ocean  ~  “Love Is Forever”




7)  Beth Hart  ~  “Love Is A Lie”




8)  McFly  ~  “Love Is Easy”




9)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Love Is Free”




10)  The The  ~  “Love Is Stronger Than Death”




11)  Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie  ~  “Love Is Here To Stay”




12)  The Wallflowers  ~  “Love Is A Country”




13)  Haley Reinhart  ~  “Love Is Worth Fighting For”




14)  U2  ~  “Love Is Blindness”




15)  The Supremes  ~  “Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone”




16)  Passion Pit  ~  “Love Is Greed”




17)  Girls Aloud  ~  “Love Is Pain”




18)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Love Is Strong”




19)  David Bowie  ~  “Love Is Lost (James Murphy Remix)




20)  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  ~  “Love Is A Long Road”




21)  Hillsong United  ~  “Love Is War”




22)  Al Green  ~  “Love Is A Beautiful Thing”




23)  Morris Day  ~  “Love Is A Game”




24)  Sade  ~  “Love Is Found”




25)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “Love Is A Catastrophe”



BONUS TRACK:  Foreigner  ~  "I Want To Know What Love Is"  (Apparently, these guys are still trying to figure out what at least 75 other artists have already come to know. That love is, apparently, whatever you want it to be.)