"Only" Songs

I love picking a really broad theme – or, in this case, songs with a really common word in the titles – for a post (or series). When there are, literally, hundreds of songs to choose from, the chances are good that the majority of the songs I'll gather are: a) well-known by most folks; and b) of the highest quality. Such is the case these "Only" Songs. And yes, there will be more to come in the next couple of days. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  MercyMe  ~  “I Can Only Imagine”

2)  Paramore  ~  “The Only Exception”

3)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “The Only Living Boy In New York”

4)  Florence + The Machine  ~  “Only If For A Night”

5)  Yellowcard  ~  “Only One”

6)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Only Dreamin’”

7)  Tonic  ~  “If You Could Only See”

8)  Carpenters  ~  “We’ve Only Just Begun”

9)  Mumford and Sons  ~  “Only Love”

10)  Best Coast  ~  “The Only Place”

11)  Asia  ~  “Only Time Will Tell”

12)  Zara Larsson  ~  “Only You”

13)  Static-X  ~  “The Only”

14)  Lily Allen  ~  “Somewhere Only We Know”  (I only recently found out that Lily wasn't the original performer of this song – that would be the British band Keane. I adore Lily's version, however, so they're both present and accounted for. Keane's version will appear in the third installment in this series.)

15)  James Taylor  ~  “Only One”

16)  Tina Turner & Bryan Adams  ~  “It’s Only Love”

17)  Bush  ~  “The Only Way Out”

18)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “I Only Want To Be With You”

19)  My Chemical Romance  ~  “The Only Hope For Me Is You”

20)  Dove Cameron  ~  “If Only”

21)  Paul McCartney  ~  “Only Mama Knows”

22)  Lera Lynn  ~  “The Only Thing Worth Fighting For”

23)  Jack Johnson  ~  “Only The Ocean”

24)  Tanita Tikaram  ~  “Only The Ones We Love”

25)  Billy Joel  ~  “You’re Only Human (Second Wind)”

Songs About Numbers, Vol. 2

Here's another set of Songs About Numbers that you can "count" on to enjoy! Ready, set, go!  ~  JH

1)  The Drifters  ~  “You’re More Than A Number In My Little Red Book”

2)  Tove Styrke  ~  “Number One”

3)  Blind Melon  ~  “Three Is A Magic Number”

4)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “Door Number Three”

5)  The Cribs  ~  “Another Number”

6)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Number 1”

7)  The Knack  ~  “Your Number Or Your Name”

8)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  “Heartaches By The Number”

9)  Bachman-Turner Overdrive  ~  “Lookin’ Out For #1”

10)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Take My Number”

11)  Lou Bega  ~  “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)”

12)  William Bell & Texas  ~  “Private Number”

13)  Travis Tritt  ~  “Looking Out For Number One”

14)  Skye Sweetnam  ~  “Number One”

15)  Bryan Adams  ~  “Cloud Number 9”

16)  Carole King  ~  “Lookin’ Out For Number One”

17)  Portugal. The Man ft. Richie Havens & Son Little  ~  “Number One”

18)  Brenda Lee  ~  “Fool Number 1”

19)  James Blunt  ~  “Lose My Number”

20)  Princess  ~  “Say I’m Your Number One”

21)  Stereophonics  ~  “I Got Your Number”

22)  Noah Gundersen  ~  “Number One Hit Of The Summer (Fade Out)”

23)  Veruca Salt  ~  “Number One Blind”

24)  Phil Collins  ~  “Don’t Lose My Number”

25)  Jeff Healey  ~  “Cruel Little Number”

Songs About "Doing It"

These songs are NOT about "Doing" the "It" that some of you might be thinking of. What "it" does refer to varies in context from song to song, but "it"'s not THAT. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Chlöe Howl  ~  “Do It Alone”

2)  Bryan Adams  ~  “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”

3)  The Ting Tings  ~  “Do It Again”

4)  Ice Cube  ~  “You Know How We Do It”

5)  The Kills  ~  “Doing It To Death”

6)  Alesha Dixon  ~  “Do It Our Way (Play)”

7)  Angels And Airwaves  ~  “Do It For Me Now”

8)  Jessie J  ~  “Do It Like A Dude”

9)  Mindy McCready  ~  “Guys Do It All The Time”

10)  The Beach Boys  ~  “Do It Again”

11)  Corinne Bailey Rae  ~  “I’d Do It All Again”

12)  Tuxedo  ~  “Do It”

13)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)”

14)  Sleeping With Sirens  ~  “Do It Now, Remember It Later”

15)  Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin  ~  “Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves”

16)  Montell Jordan  ~  “This Is How We Do It”

17)  Nelly Furtado  ~  “Do It”

18)  FEMM ft. LIZ  ~  “Do It Again”  (This song isn’t really anything special, but the “fake 3D” concept of the video is pretty cool!)

19)  Röyksopp & Robyn  ~  “Do It Again”

20)  Steely Dan  ~  “Do It Again”

21)  Jupiter  ~  “Do It”

22)  Charli XCX ft. Rita Ora  ~  “Doing It”

23)  Jasmine Thompson  ~  “Do It Now”

24)  Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick  ~  “We Can Do It”

25)  Rae Morris  ~  “Do It”

BONUS TRACK #1:  Shia LaBeouf  ~  “Just Do It (Make Your Dreams Come True)”  (This song/video is BEYOND hilarious! Also, I need to listen to it every morning before I start my day.)

BONUS TRACK #2:  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Doing It All For My Baby”  (I really didn’t want to include this one, because I remembered – from posting it previously – how HORRIBLY lame the music video is. But the song fits the theme too well to be excluded, so here it is.)

“Slow” & “Steady” Songs, Vol. 1

First post of the New Year. "Slow" & "Steady" Songs. And....GO!  ~  JH

1)  MØ  ~  “Slow Love”

2)  Shooter Jennings  ~  “Steady At The Wheel”

3)  Sarah Jaffe  ~  “Slow Pour”

4)  Billy Idol  ~  “Ready, Steady, Go”

5)  My Morning Jacket  ~  “Slow, Slow Tune”

6)  Kari Jobe  ~  “Steady My Heart”

7)  Boz Scaggs  ~  “Slow Dancer”

8)  Kacey Johansing  ~  “Hold Steady”

9)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “Slow It Down”

10)  The Staves  ~  “Steady”

11)  Fiona Apple  ~  “Slow Like Honey”

12)  Hey Ocean!  ~  “Steady”

13)  Of Monsters And Men  ~  “Slow Life”

14)  Sting  ~  “Rock Steady”

15)  Nightwish  ~  “Slow Love”

16)  Point Of Grace  ~  “Steady On”

17)  The All-American Rejects  ~  “Fast & Slow”

18)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “Rock Steady”

19)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Slow Train”

20)  Patti Page  ~  “Too Young To Go Steady”

21)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Falling Slow”

22)  George Thorogood  ~  “Steady Rollin’ Man”

23)  Andy Grammer  ~  “Kiss You Slow”

24)  Bonnie Raitt & Bryan Adams  ~  “Rock Steady”

25)  Us The Duo  ~  “Slow Down Time”