Songs About Hurting, Vol. 1

Have you or someone you loved ever been hurt by someone else, whether it be physically, emotionally, or otherwise? Do you enjoy hurting others or being hurt yourself? If you answered yes to one or both of these questions, these Songs About Hurting are for you! If you answered no to all of these questions, what have you been doing all your life, living under a rock? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  R.E.M.  ~  "Everybody Hurts"

2)  Pixie Lott  ~  "Everybody Hurts Sometimes"

3)  MIKA  ~  "Hurts"

4)  Lizzo  ~  "Truth Hurts"

5)  Coldplay  ~  "Hurts Like Heaven"

6)  Hillsong United  ~  "Even When It Hurts (Praise Song)"

7)  John Mellencamp  ~  "Hurts So Good"

8)  Avril Lavigne  ~  "Everybody Hurts"

9)  Elvis Presley  ~  "It Hurts Me"

10)  Emeli Sandé  ~  "Hurts"

11)  Nazareth  ~  "Love Hurts"

12)  P!nk ft. Khalid  ~  "Hurts 2B Human"

13)  Incubus  ~  "Love Hurts"

14)  Astrid S  ~  "Hurts So Good"

15)  Rascal Flatts  ~  "What Hurts The Most"

16)  Liv  ~  "Hurts To Liv"

17)  Carly Simon  ~  "You Have To Hurt"

18)  Millie Jackson  ~  "It Hurts So Good"

19)  Juice Newton  ~  "Hurt"

20)  Beyoncé  ~  "Pretty Hurts"

21)  Culture Club  ~  "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?"

22)  JoJo  ~  "When Love Hurts"

23)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  "Get Hurt"

24)  Christina Aguilera  ~  "Hurt"

25)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Hurt"

Songs About Cows

These are Songs About Cows. What else is there to say? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  George Strait  ~  “Milk Cow Blues”

2)  Dorothy Dandridge  ~  “Cow Cow Boogie”

3)  Elton John  ~  “Poor Cow”

4)  Rachele Lynae  ~  Party ’Til The Cows Come Home”

5)  Foo Fighters  ~  “For All The Cows”

6)  We Are Scientists  ~  “Cash Cow”

7)  Judy Garland  ~  “I Could Go On Singing (Till The Cows Come Home)”

8)  Seals & Crofts  ~  “Cows Of Gladness”

9)  Steely Dan  ~  “Black Cow”

10)  Reba McEntire  ~  “Gonna Love Ya (Till The Cows Come Home)”

11)  The Wonder Stuff  ~  “The Size Of A Cow”

12)  Anna Katt  ~  “Cows On The Moon”

13)  Elvin Bishop  ~  “Calling All Cows”

14)  Crowded House  ~  “Sacred Cow”

15)  Gene Autry & Mary Lee  ~  “I’m An Old Cow Hand (From The Rio Grande)”

16)  Joe Diffie  ~  “The Cows Came Home”

17)  Primus  ~  “Greet The Sacred Cow”

18)  Ashton Shepherd  ~  “More Cows Than People”

19)  George Strait & Asleep At The Wheel  ~  “Big Ball’s In Cowtown”  (Any post with two George Strait songs in it is automatically a good post.)

20)  Carly Simon  ~  “Cow Town”

21)  Scooter ft. Fatman Scoop  ~  “Behind The Cow”

22)  Judy Garland  ~  “A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow”  (Any post with two Judy Garland songs in it elevates its status all the way to "outstanding"!)

23)  Corb Lund  ~  “Cows Around”

24)  Brian Wilson  ~  “Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow”

25)  mewithoutyou  ~  “Red Cow”

26)  Daniel Johnston  ~  "Walking The Cow"

Songs By Breast Cancer Survivors

In case you didn't already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I put together this post featuring Songs by Breast Cancer Survivors both to raise awareness of and to highlight a few notable survivors of the disease. You may know and recognize many of these faces, and you may be familiar with their voices. Over 260,000 people each year are diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. alone. Early detection is key. Don't delay...schedule your mammogram today!  ~  JH

1)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Everyday Is A Winding Road”

2)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “Love At First Sight”

3)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “I Honestly Love You”

4)  Carly Simon  ~  “You’re So Vain”  (I just found out that Mick Jagger contributed backup vocals to this iconic tune. Apropos of nothing, but interesting nonetheless.)

5)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Come To My Window”

6)  Anastacia  ~  “I’m Outta Love”

7)  Bif Naked  ~  “Lucky”

8)  Marianne Faithfull  ~  “As Tears Go By”

9)  Nanci Griffith  ~  “Once In A Very Blue Moon”

10)  Hayley Mills & Hayley Mills  ~  “Let’s Get Together”  (Yes, you read that right. The girl sings a duet with herself. Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about…)

11)  Anita Doth (of 2 Unlimited)  ~  “No Limit”

12)  Peter Criss (with KISS)  ~  “Beth”  (In case you are under the mistaken belief that only women can get breast cancer, Peter Criss – who takes the lead on this classic KISS ballad – is here to prove you wrong.)

13)  Marsha Hunt  ~  “I Walk On Gilded Splinters”

14)  Ann Jillian  ~  “There’s A Winner In You”

15)  Rachel Platten  ~  “Fight Song”  (While it’s true that Rachel Platten has never suffered from breast cancer and come out on the other side, this song from three years ago has become a battle cry for those who have. I believe its message is an appropriate way to conclude this post.)

Songs About "Stuff"

Here's a robust collection of Songs About "Stuff." What kind of stuff, you might ask? Well...you know, "Stuff." I don't know how else to explain it. Just listen...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “You Got It (The Right Stuff)”

2)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  “Busted Stuff”

3)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “This Is The Stuff”

4)  Kenny Chesney  ~  “The Good Stuff”

5)  Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros  ~  “Free Stuff”

6)  Donna Summer  ~  “Hot Stuff”

7)  John Denver  ~  “Downhill Stuff”  (I'm kinda floored by this song. Because it's an actual rock song, by a decidedly un-rock-song kinda guy.)

8)  Parliament Funkadelic  ~  “Do That Stuff”

9)  Shura  ~  “Kidz ’N’ Stuff / Indecision”

10)  Steve Vai  ~  “Greasy Kids’ Stuff”

11)  Kool & The Gang  ~  “Funky Stuff”

12)  The B-52’s  ~  “Good Stuff”

13)  Rodney Crowell  ~  “Stuff That Works”

14)  Billy Idol  ~  “Trouble With The Sweet Stuff”

15)  Vanessa Williams  ~  “The Right Stuff”

16)  The Band  ~  “Stuff You Gotta Watch”

17)  Neil Finn & Friends ft. Eddie Vedder & Tim Finn  ~  “Stuff And Nonsense”

18)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Hot Stuff”

19)  Diamond Rio  ~  “Stuff”

20)  Bryan Ferry  ~  “The Right Stuff”

21)  Carly Simon  ~  “The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of”

22)  Keith Whitley  ~  “That Stuff”

23)  Jean Knight  ~  “Mr. Big Stuff”

24)  Adam Ant  ~  “Rough Stuff”

25)  Monty Alexander, Patti Austin, Petula Clark, Billy Cobham, Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Angelique Kidjo, Beverley Knight, Nils Landgren, Ledisi, James Moody, James Morrison, Nana Mouskouri, Naturally 7, Rahsaan Patterson, Freda Payne, Patrice Rushen, Joe Sample, Curtis Stigers, & Larry Williams  ~  “Stuff Like That”

More Songs About Boyfriends & Girlfriends

Back by popular demand (or something like that), here's a second and final set of Songs About Boyfriends & Girlfriends. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Robyn  ~  “Call Your Girlfriend”

2)  Big Time Rush ft. Snoop Dogg  ~  “Boyfriend”

3)  The Darkness  ~  “Girlfriend”

4)  Skates!  ~  “Boyfriend”

5)  Ria Mae  ~  “Girlfriend”

6)  Carly Simon  ~  “My New Boyfriend”

7)  Dubstar  ~  “I Will Be Your Girlfriend”

8)  Marika Hackman  ~  “Boyfriend”

9)  Punch Brothers  ~  “Patchwork Girlfriend”

10)  Tanya Carter  ~  “Ex-Boyfriend”

11)  Laura Imbruglia  ~  “I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend”

12)  Ramones  ~  “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend”

13)  Sawyer Brown  ~  “I Need A Girlfriend”

14)  Alphabeat  ~  “Boyfriend”

15)  Irene Cara  ~  “Girlfriends”

16)  Chelsea Wolfe  ~  “Boyfriend”

17)  Meiko  ~  “Boys With Girlfriends”

18)  Fefe Dobson  ~  “Bye Bye Boyfriend”

19)  NAO  ~  “Girlfriend”

20)  Best Coast  ~  “Boyfriend”

21)  Paul Flint & Phil Lees ft. LW  ~  “Girlfriend”

22)  MC Luscious  ~  “Boom! I Got Your Boyfriend”

23)  The Smiths  ~  “Girlfriend In A Coma”

24)  Meshell Ndegeocello  ~  “If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night)”

25)  Billie  ~  “Girlfriend”