“Optimistic” Songs

Are things looking up? They always are if you're an optimist! I'm not, but some people are. For those who are, these are positively for you! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Blues Traveler  ~  “Optimistic Thought”

2)  Emma Pollock  ~  “The Optimist”

3)  Elvis Costello  ~  “The Fall Of The World’s Own Optimist”

4)  Natalie Cole  ~  “Optimistic Voices”

5)  Paul Dempsey  ~  “The Great Optimist”

6)  Elsa & Emilie  ~  “Endless Optimism”

7)  City and Colour  ~  “Grand Optimist”

8)  Article 9  ~  “The Optimist”

9)  Alesana  ~  “Fatal Optimist”

10)  South Pacific Cast ft. Mitzi Gaynor  ~  “Cockeyed Optimist”

11)  Wanderwild  ~  “Optimist”

12)  David Byrne & St. Vincent  ~  “Optimist”

13)  Zoe Keating  ~  “Optimist”

14)  Rob McGuinness  ~  “The Optimist”

15)  Paramore  ~  “For A Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic”

16)  Buju Banton  ~  “Optimistic Soul”

17)  The Electric Swing Circus  ~  “The Penniless Optimist”

18)  Radiohead  ~  “Optimistic”

19)  Sounds Of Blackness  ~  “Optimistic”

20)  FM Static  ~  “Boy Moves To A New Town With Optimistic Outlook”

“Epic” Songs

Solely judging by their titles, these songs are "Epic." Judging by their content and artistic merit, they're at least really good, if not also "Epic." And so it begins... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Faith No More  ~  “Epic”

2)  Rhett & Link  ~  “Epic Rap Battle Of Manliness”

3)  Calexico  ~  “Epic”

4)  Fugazi  ~  “Epic Problem”

5)  Grace Slick  ~  “Epic 38”

6)  Angels & Airwaves  ~  “Epic Holiday”

7)  Does It Offend You, Yeah?  ~  “Epic Last Song”

8)  Toadies  ~  “Epic Castles”

9)  Gramatik  ~  “Epic Destiny” 

10)  Veruca Salt  ~  “Salt Flat Epic”

11)  Blues Traveler  ~  “The Poignant And Epic Saga Of Featherhead And Lucky Lack”

12)  The Dead Milkmen  ~  “Epic Tales Of Adventure”

13)  4Count  ~  “Epic”

14)  Other Lives  ~  “Epic”

15)  Sam Tsui, Alex G, Kurt Schneider, & Madilyn Bailey  ~  “Epic Patty Cake Song (I’ll Think Of You)”

16)  Blood On The Dance Floor  ~  “An Epic Of Epicness”

17)  Pranke  ~  “Epic”

18)  Manic Drive  ~  “Epic”

19)  Bigbang  ~  “Epic Scrap Metal”

20)  Anaïs Mitchell ft. Justin Vernon  ~  “Epic (Part 1)”

21)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Mini Epic (Kill For Your Country)”

22)  The Presets  ~  “Fail Epic”

23)  Pilotdrift  ~  “The Undiscovered Epic Of Walter Champion”

24)  AFI  ~  “Modern Epic”

25)  Battlelore  ~  “Epic Dreams”

More “Angry” Songs

Didn't get your fill of "Angry" Songs last time around? Well, you're in luck! Here's a second and final installment of "Angry" tunes. You're welcome? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Billy Joel  ~  “Prelude / Angry Young Man”

2)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  “Angry Johnny & The Radio / Blood Bank”

3)  Mother Mother  ~  “Angry Sea”

4)  Neil Young  ~  “Angry World”

5)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  “Angry People”

6)  Blues Traveler  ~  “Pretty Angry”

7)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “I’m Not Angry”

8)  Apocalyptica  ~  “Angry Birds Theme”

9)  Stonewall Jackson  ~  “Don’t Be Angry”

10)  Generationals  ~  “Angry Charlie”

11)  Anthony Hamilton  ~  “Love Is An Angry Thing”

12)  Noisettes  ~  “Angry Angels”

13)  Steve Earle  ~  “Angry Young Man”

14)  Joanie Sommers  ~  “Johnny Get Angry”

15)  Vixen  ~  “Angry”

16)  Don McLean  ~  “Angry Words”

17)  Radney Foster  ~  “Angry Heart”

18)  Alice In Chains  ~  “Angry Chair” 

19)  Styx  ~  “Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man)”

20)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “Angry White Boy Polka”

“If,” “And,” & “But” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's another round of "If," "And," and "But" Songs, for those who are interested. Which, for anyone who enjoys good music, well...maybe you SHOULD be interested. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Luther Ingram  ~  “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right”

2)  Metallica  ~  “…And Justice For All”

3)  Judy Garland  ~  “But Not For Me”

4)  Chicago  ~  “If You Leave Me Now”

5)  Brother Cane  ~  “And Fools Shine On”

6)  Ginger Redcliff  ~  “But You Know”

7)  Elvis Presley  ~  “If I Can Dream”

8)  Reba McEntire  ~  “And Still”

9)  The Hoppers  ~  “But For The Blood”

10)  The Band Perry  ~  “If I Die Young”

11)  Blood, Sweat, & Tears  ~  “And When I Die”

12)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “But You Know I Love You”

13)  Céline Dion  ~  “If You Asked Me To”

14)  The Whispers  ~  “And The Beat Goes On”

15)  Depeche Mode  ~  “But Not Tonight”

16)  Ray Bolger  ~  “If I Only Had A Brain”

17)  HIM  ~  “And Love Said No”

18)  Thomas Dybdahl  ~  “But We Did”

19)  The Beatles  ~  “If I Fell”

20)  Ciara  ~  “And I”

21)  Michael Schenker & Friends  ~  “But I Want More”

22)  Shirley Bassey  ~  “If You Go Away”

23)   Yes  ~  “And You And I”  (Note to patient viewers: If you make it to the 10:45 mark in this video, the song is over. So unless you want to hear a long, drawn-out story from the Yes guitarist explaining why he has routinely bought a plane ticket for his guitar, you can stop the video right there.)

24)  Now, Now  ~  “But I Do”

25)  Topol  ~  “If I Were A Rich Man”

26)  Billy Joel  ~  “And So It Goes”

27)  The Jam  ~  “But I’m Different Now”

28)  Gladys Knight & The Pips  ~  “If I Were Your Woman”

29)  Babyface  ~  “And Our Feelings”

30)  Blues Traveler  ~  “But Anyway”

"Most" Songs

Oh, look! Another "Opposites" music post! I know, I know...shocking! But this is really happening. These are "Most" songs. Next time, we'll explore "Least" songs. By now, you know the drill...click, listen, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bob Dylan  ~  “Most Likely You Go Your Own Way (And I’ll Go Mine)”

2)  Blues Traveler  ~  “Most Precarious”

3)  R.E.M.  ~  “At My Most Beautiful”

4)  Dawes  ~  “Most People”

5)  Hillsong Live  ~  “Most High”

6)  Rascal Flatts  ~  “What Hurts The Most”

7)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “A Most Peculiar Man”

8)  La Dispute  ~  “The Most Beautiful Bitter Fruit”

9)  Randy VanWarmer  ~  “Just When I Needed You Most”

10)  Maya Solovey  ~  “The Most”

11)  Eels  ~  “A Most Unpleasant Man”

12)  Marillion  ~  “Most Toys”

13)  Charlie Rich  ~  “The Most Beautiful Girl”

14)  Ella Fitzgerald  ~  “Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most”

15)  The Beautiful South  ~  “Closer Than Most”

16)  Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner  ~  “That’s When Love Will Mean The Most”

17)  B.J. Thomas  ~  “Most Of All”

18)  Turnover  ~  “Most Of The Time”

19)  Marie Miller  ~  “You Make The Most Of Me”

20)  Ty Herndon  ~  “What Mattered Most”