Girls' "Rule" Songs

So...the title of this particular post may require some explanation. Here we have a bunch of songs with the word "Rule" or "Rules" in their titles, but these are only by female artists. As much as I try to balance it out in my posts, more often than not there are more male artists or male-fronted bands than females. (This probably says a lot about the state of the music industry, but I digress.) But not this time! The guys in these songs are either nonexistent or backups to the ladies. About time, right? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dua Lipa  ~  "New Rules"

2)  Diane Birch  ~  “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”

3)  Shakira  ~  “Rules”

4)  Anouk  ~  “The Rules”

5)  Charli XCX  ~  “Break The Rules”

6)  Dragonette  ~  “We Rule The World”

7)  Hillsong United  ~  “Rule”

8)  Heather Masse  ~  “Mornings Breaking The Rules”

9)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Used To Rule The World”

10)  Nikka Costa  ~  “The Rules Of The Road”

11)  Tina Turner  ~  “Break Every Rule”

12)  Emily Strand & The Town  ~  “Mother Rule”

13)  Ella Henderson  ~  “Rule The World”

14)  Wee Papa Girl Rappers  ~  “Wee Rule”

15)  The Supremes  ~  “I’m The Exception To The Rule”

16)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  “How To Be A Heartbreaker”  (Nope, the word "Rule" doesn't appear anywhere in the title, but it's all over the lyrics of this über-catchy song.)

17)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Destiny Rules”

18)  She Moves  ~  “Breaking All The Rules”

19)  Ledisi  ~  “Let Love Rule”

20)  Doro  ~  “I Rule The Ruins”

21)  Beth Croft  ~  “Rule In My Heart”

22)  Bucks Fizz  ~  “Rules Of The Game”

23)  Rosanne Cash  ~  “Rules Of Travel”

24)  Alisha’s Attic  ~  “Alisha Rules The World”

25)  Ayumi Hamasaki  ~  “Rule”  (I can't understand a word she's singing, but it sounds FIERCE!)

"Beginning" Songs, Vol. 2

This is part 2 in a 6-part series featuring "Beginning," "Middle," and "Ending" songs. We began with "Beginning." We conclude the "Beginning" today. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Brandi Carlile  ~  “Beginning To Feel The Years”

2)  Black Sabbath  ~  “End Of The Beginning”

3)  Osmond Brothers  ~  “Before The Beginning”  (I'm the only person I know who would follow up a Black Sabbath song with one by the Osmond Brothers. I'm #smh at my own self!)

4)  Natalie Cole  ~  “I’m Beginning To See The Light”  (Yeah, it's the same song as the first Ella Fitzgerald song in the previous post, but both ladies performed it so excellently, I couldn't decide which to exclude. Besides, Natalie Cole just passed away a few months ago and I hadn't had a chance to include her in any posts since then – to my knowledge, at least – and she was certainly overdue for a tribute.)

5)  Manfred Mann’s Earth Band  ~  “In The Beginning, Darkness”

6)  The Stills  ~  “In The Beginning”

7)  Bucks Fizz  ~  “New Beginning”

8)  Chicago  ~  “Beginnings”

9)  Finch  ~  “New Beginnings”

10)  Crystal Lewis  ~  “Beginning Again”

11)  Tyler Ward  ~  “Beginning Of A Bad Idea”

12)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “The Beginning And The End”

13)  Kalafina  ~  “To The Beginning”  (I don’t understand a word they’re singing, but it’s kind of fantastic!)

14)  David Phelps  ~  “End Of The Beginning”

15)  The Living End  ~  “The Ending Is Just The Beginning”

"Those" Songs

These are "Those" songs I was telling you about yesterday. I hope you'll enjoy "Those" as much as you did "These" yesterday.  ~  JH

1)  Fireflight  ~  "For Those Who Wait"

2)  George Harrison  ~  "All Those Years Ago"

3)  Whitney Houston  ~  "One Of Those Days"

4)  AC/DC  ~  "For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)"

5)  Kim Richey  ~  "Those Words We Said"

6)  Kenny Chesney  ~  "Live Those Songs"

7)  A Skylit Drive  ~  "Those Cannons Could Sink A Ship"

8)  Bucks Fizz  ~  "Now Those Days Are Gone"

9)  Doris Day  ~  "Just One Of Those Things"

10)  Joy Williams  ~  "One Of Those Days"

11)  Sha Na Na  ~  "Those Magic Changes"

12)  Mixi  ~   "I Miss Those Days (Ghost)"

13)  Alexz Johnson  ~  "Look At Those Eyes"

14)  The Cab  ~  "One Of THOSE Nights"

15)  Norah Jones  ~  "Those Sweet Words"