"Social" / "Distance" Songs

We've been told that social distancing is something we should be practicing during this pandemic. I propose that while we do so, we should listen to a bunch of songs bearing either the word "Social" or "Distance" in their titles (nobody writes songs with "Distancing" in the title). I did, and I enjoyed them. I think you will as well!  ~  JH

1)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  "On Social Media"

2)  Cake  ~  "The Distance"

3)  Saga  ~  "Social Orphan"

4)  Christina Perri ft. Jason Mraz  ~  "Distance"

5)  Pete Yorn  ~  "Social Development Dance"

6)  Live  ~  "The Distance"

7)  Soul Asylum  ~  "Social Butterfly"

8)  Dwight Yoakam  ~  "The Distance Between You And Me"

9)  Zero 7  ~  "This Fine Social Scene"

10)  Bette Midler  ~  "From A Distance"

11)  Dodie Clark  ~  "Social Dance"

12)  Brandy  ~  "Long Distance"

13)  Smallpools  ~  "Social"

14)  Kimbra  ~  "Hi-Def Distance Romance"

15)  Elton John  ~  "Social Disease"

16)  Mariah Carey ft. Ty Dolla $ign  ~  "The Distance"

17)  PJ Harvey  ~  "The Ministry Of Social Affairs" / "50-Ft. Queenie"

18)  Iron Maiden  ~  "The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner"

19)  Bad Religion  ~  "Social Suicide"

20)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Distance And Time"

21)  Devo  ~  "Social Fools"

22)  Paramore  ~  "Long Distance Call"

23)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Social Disease"

24)  All Saints  ~  "Distance"

25)  New Found Glory  ~  "Call Me Anti-Social"

26)  Yes  ~  "Long Distance Runaround"

“Hardly” Songs

These are "Hardly" Songs. Which is not to say that they hardly qualify as songs. In fact, they're quite good. The "Hardly" in question appears in the title of each, which is the single unifying theme of the songs. Otherwise, they're all completely unrelated. But I repeat myself... Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Cults  ~  “I Can Hardly Call You Mine”

2)  Dropkick Murphys  ~  “Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya”

3)  N’Dambi  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait”

4)  The Finks  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait”

5)  Juliette Lewis  ~  “Hardly Wait”

6)  The Movement  ~  “I Can Hardly Live Without You"

7)  Helen Corry  ~  “Hardly Breathe”

8)  Big Country  ~  “Hardly A Mountain”

9)  Cloudeater  ~  “Hardly Wait”

10)  Brandy  ~  “Hardly Breathing”

11)  The Replacements  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait"

12)  Johnny Cash  ~  “I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs"  (Neither do I!)

13)  Shu Ying  ~  “Hardly Spoken Girl"

14)  Sérgio Mendes  ~  “A Dream Come True (Can’t Hardly Wait)”

15)  Goodbye Honolulu  ~  “Hardly Speaking”

16)  Raspberries  ~  “I Can Hardly Believe You’re Mine”

17)  Lori McKenna  ~  “Hardly Speaking A Word”

18)  Fairport Convention  ~  "John Was Hardly More Than A Bewildered Observer At His Own Trial..."  (That's an incredibly long song title!)

19)  Wallis Bird  ~  “Hardly Hardly”

20)  The Summer Set  ~  "When The Party Ends (Can't Hardly Wait)"

21)  Bob Mould ft. Dave Grohl  ~  “Hardly Getting Over It”

22)  Loretta Lynn  ~  "A Man I Hardly Know"

23)  Nelson  ~  “I Can Hardly Wait”

24)  Banks & Steelz  ~  "Can't Hardly Feel"

25)  The O’Jays  ~  “I Can Hardly Wait For Christmas”  (Is it too early to post a Christmas song? Yes, it is. Did I go there anyway? Yes, I did.)

Popular Songs Of 1999, Vol. 4

Last but not least... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Backstreet Boys  ~  “I Want It That Way”

2)  Martina McBride  ~  “Whatever You Say”

3)  Will Smith  ~  “Miami”

4)  Britney Spears  ~  “Sometimes”

5)  Foo Fighters  ~  “Learn To Fly”

6)  Céline Dion ft. R. Kelly  ~  “I’m Your Angel”

7)  Lonestar  ~  “Amazed”

8)  Avalon  ~  “Can’t Live A Day”

9)  Sugar Ray  ~  “Every Morning”

10)  Dixie Chicks  ~  “Tonight The Heartache’s On Me”

11)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Speechless”

12)  Whitney Houston  ~  “My Love Is Your Love”

13)  Michael W. Smith  ~  “This Is Your Time”

14)  TLC  ~  “Unpretty”

15)  Alan Jackson  ~  “Pop A Top”

16)  Destiny’s Child  ~  “Bills, Bills, Bills”

17)  Tonic  ~  “You Wanted More”

18)  Clint Black ft. Lisa Hartman Black  ~  “When I Said I Do”

19)  Marc Anthony  ~  “I Need To Know”

20)  Faith Evans  ~  “Love Like This”

21)  Tim McGraw  ~  “Please Remember Me”

22)  Brandy  ~  “Almost Doesn’t Count”

23)  Jesse Powell  ~  “You”

24)  DC Talk  ~  “Consume Me”

25)  Len  ~  “Steal My Sunshine”

26)  Fastball  ~  “Out Of My Head”

27)  Brian McKnight  ~  “Back At One”

"New" & "Used" Songs, Vol. 1

Because I am never at a loss for blog post ideas, there's this. The first in a three-part series featuring "New" and "Used" Songs, this set of tunes is sure to elicit some kind of response in you, whether you realize it or not. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Adele  ~  “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)”

2)  Chuck Berry  ~  “The Thing I Used To Do”

3)  Kaskade ft. Martina (of Dragonette)  ~  “Fire In Your New Shoes”

4)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Future’s Not What It Used To Be”

5)  Rush  ~  “New World Man”

6)  Gabrielle Aplin  ~  “Used To Do”

7)  Iron Maiden  ~  “New Frontier”

8)  Brandy  ~  “U Don’t Know Me (Like U Used To)”

9)  Sirens Of Lesbos  ~  “I Got New Feelings”

10)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “I May Be Used (But Baby, I Ain’t Used Up)”

11)  Halestorm  ~  “New Modern Love”

12)  Lynn  ~  “I Used To Cry”

13)  Eagles  ~  “New Kid In Town”

14)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “She Used To Be Mine”

15)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “Emperor’s New Clothes”

16)  Jess Moskaluke  ~  “Used”

17)  Achtabahn ft. Beady  ~  “Like A New Love”

18)  Kane Brown  ~  “Used To Love You Sober”

19)  Everclear  ~  “I Will Buy You A New Life”

20)  Dolly Parton  ~  “We Used To”

21)  Hozier  ~  “Someone New”

22)  Gwen Stefani  ~  “Used To Love You”

23)  Nikki Yanofsky  ~  “Something New”

24)  Matt Nathanson  ~  “Used To Be”

25)  Little Boots  ~  “New In Town”