Songs About Houston

Unless you've been living under a rock or you just hate baseball, you probably already know that the Houston Astros are playing in the World Series this year. In fact, as I write this, they are one game away from either winning their first or losing their second World Series. I may be a little late to the game on this (pun not intended), but here's a bunch of Songs About Houston to honor the team's accomplishments thus far. Don't worry, Dodgers fans, your post is coming up next. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dean Martin  ~  “Houston”

2)  Rodney Crowell  ~  “East Houston Blues”

3)  Iggy Pop  ~  “Houston Is Hot Tonight”

4)  George Hamilton IV  ~  “Fort Worth, Dallas, Or Houston”

5)  Houndmouth  ~  “Houston Train”

6)  Don Gibson  ~  “If You Ever Get To Houston (Look Me Down)”

7)  ZZ Top  ~  “Heaven, Hell, Or Houston”  (The camera work on this one is awful, but the sound quality is great!)

8)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Houston Solution”

9)  Weldon “Juke Boy” Bonner  ~  “Struggle Here In Houston”

10)  R.E.M.  ~  “Houston”

11)  The Black Crowes  ~  “Houston Don’t Dream About Me”

12)  David Ball  ~  “Houston Again”

13)  Butthole Surfers  ~  “Dracula From Houston”  (If you can get past their ridiculously inappropriate band name, this is a really enjoyable song.)

14)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Houston (I’m Comin’ To See You)”

15)  Coldplay  ~  “Houston”

16)  Steve Earle  ~  “Home To Houston”

17)  Deer Tick  ~  “Houston, TX”

18)  Lightnin’ Hopkins  ~  “Rainy Day In Houston”

19)  Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band  ~  “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer To You)”

20)  Bobby Bare  ~  “I Can Almost See Houston From Here”

“Underdog” Songs

This one goes out to all the underdogs out there. While there are a handful of "household names" among these artists, there are also quite a few gems by lesser-known artists (appropriate for an "Underdog" theme, eh?). Nevertheless, I believe you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lisa Loeb  ~  “Underdog”

2)  Turin Brakes  ~  “Underdog (Save Me)”

3)   Europe  ~  “Spirit Of The Underdog” 

4)  Holly  ~  “The Underdog”

5)  12 Stones  ~  “Anthem For The Underdog”

6)  Pastel Lite  ~  “Underdog”

7)  Nellie McKay  ~  “Beneath The Underdog”

8)  Chasing The Jeffrey  ~  “Underdog”

9)  Anna F.  ~  “Underdog”

10)  Sly & The Family Stone  ~  “Underdog”

11)  Martha Redbone  ~  “Underdog”

12)  Sol Driven Train  ~  “Underdog”

13)  Benjamin  ~  “Underdog”

14)  Audio Adrenaline  ~  “Underdog”

15)  John Doe  ~  “Darling Underdog”  (I'm guessing that's not his real name.)

16)  Kill Paradise  ~  “The Underdog Anthem”

17)  Imagine Dragons  ~  “Underdog”

18)  You Me At Six  ~  “Underdog”

19)  The Lost Trailers  ~  “Underdog”  (Skip to the 3:00 mark if you don’t wish to hear the intro story.)

20)  Doom Unit  ~  “Underdog”

21)  Mudhoney  ~  “Beneath The Valley Of The Underdog”

22)  Spoon  ~  “The Underdog”

23)  Kyle Massey  ~  “Underdog Raps”

24)  Kasabian  ~  “Underdog”

25)  Butthole Surfers  ~  “Underdog”  (Listeners of a certain age might recognize this as the theme song for the TV cartoon…although the original version didn’t sound quite like this one.)

Popular Songs Of 1996, Vol. 4

Last but not least...the 4th and final installment of Popular Songs of 1996. If it makes you feel any better, there's not as many of them in this post. I had to run out of good ones at some point, right? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Shania Twain  ~  “(If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here!”

2)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “You Learn”

3)  Madonna  ~  “You Must Love Me”

4)  Jewel  ~  “You Were Meant For Me”

5)  Bone Thugs-n-Harmony  ~  "Tha Crossroads"

6)  Faith Hill  ~  “It Matters To Me”

7)  Natalie Merchant  ~  “Wonder”

8)  R.E.M. ft. Patti Smith  ~  “E-Bow The Letter”

9)  Butthole Surfers  ~  “Pepper”

10)  Tonic  ~  “If You Could Only See”

11)  Beck  ~  “Where It’s At”

12)  George Strait  ~  “Blue Clear Sky”

13)  Garbage  ~  “Stupid Girl”

14)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Aeroplane”

15)  The Wonders  ~  “That Thing You Do!”