“Wild” & “Tame” Songs, Vol. 2

These songs are every bit as "Wild" and "Tame" as the previous set. So if you enjoyed those, you'll probably enjoy these as well. But there's only one way to find out for sure. Check 'em out!  ~  JH

1)  Seal  ~  “Wild”

2)  Hank & Cupcakes  ~  “Tame The Fool”

3)  Duran Duran  ~  “The Wild Boys”

4)  Journey  ~  “Can’t Tame The Lion”

5)  Jessie J ft. Big Sean & Dizzee Rascal  ~  “Wild”

6)  Your Friend  ~  “Tame One”

7)  P!nk  ~  “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken”

8)  Kim Mitchell  ~  “Easy To Tame”

9)  R.E.M.  ~  “Near Wild Heaven”

10)  Flesh For Lulu  ~  “Tame Me”

11)  Against The Current  ~  “Running With The Wild Things”

12)  Washington  ~  “How To Tame Lions”

13)  Deep Purple  ~  “Call Of The Wild”

14)  Whitehorse  ~  “Tame As The Wild Ones”

15)  Cat Stevens  ~  “Wild World”

16)  Hannah Williams & The Affirmations  ~  “Tame In The Water”

17)  Smokie  ~  “Wild Wild Angels”

18)  Ana Johnsson  ~  “Tame Me”

19)  Hotel Books  ~  “Run Wild, Young Beauty”

20)  JJ Grey & Mofro  ~  “Tame A Wild One”

Superb Songs By Muslim Musicians

The following songs have been "extreme vetted" for quality and have been cleared to post in this blog. Fair warning: Any preconceived notions you may have or existing stereotypes you might espouse may be dramatically challenged. Enjoy?  ~  JH


1)  Narcy ft. Shadia Mansour  ~  "Hamdulillah"

2)  Brother Ali  ~  "Us"  (This guy doesn't exactly have the same skin tone as most of the folks in this post, for two reasons. First, he's an albino...so there's that. Second, he's an American who converted to Islam as an adult.)

3)  Yuna  ~  "Lanes"  (This sweet songbird hails from the island nation of Malaysia.)

4)  A Tribe Called Quest  ~  "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo"  (Two of this group's four members are practicing Muslims, so technically they qualify.)

5)  The Kominas  ~  "See Something Say Something"

6)  Alsarah & The Nubatones  ~  "Habibi Taal"

7)  Lupe Fiasco  ~  "Kick Push"

8)  Omar Offendum  ~  "Straight Street"

9)  K'naan  ~  "Take A Minute"

10)  Maher Zain  ~  "Number One For Me"

11)  Sami Yusuf  ~  "Forgotten Promises"

12)  A.R. Rahman  ~  "Infinite Love"

13)  Yusuf Islam  ~  "Peace Train"  (In case you didn't recognize him [and who could blame you?], Islam is the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens.)

14)  Hamza Robertson  ~  "From The Soul"

15)  Krewella   ~  "Alive"  (The two girls [sisters] in this group are Muslim. Though, judging by the video, I'd wager a guess that they don't adhere to all the tenets of their faith "religiously.")

16)  Maitre Gims  ~  "Bella"  (Wish I spoke French. Then I might understand a word of this. Still a good-sounding song and a cool vid, though.)

17)  Kareem Salama & The Witwits  ~  "Love Will Live On"

18)  Assala  ~  "Aisha Ala Ely Fat"  (This is a pretty song, too. I don't understand any of the lyrics whatsoever. But it sounds wonderful!)

19)  Native Deen  ~  "Not Afraid To Stand Alone"

20)  Saif Adam  ~  "Believe"

21)  Harris J  ~  "Salam Alaikum"  (Ladies and gentlemen, the Muslim version of Justin Bieber. You're welcome. And I'm sorry. In case you're wondering, the song's title means "Peace Be Unto You.")

22)  Humood  ~  "Kun Anta"  (How could anyone have a problem with the positive, empowering message of this song?)

23)  Raef  ~  "You Are The One"

24)  ZAYN ft. Taylor Swift  ~  "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"  (I'll bet you didn't expect to see Taylor Swift in this post! She is not, however, the Muslim in this song. That would be Zayn Malik, former member of the British boy band One Direction.)

25)  Zain Bhikha  ~  "Someday"  (Last but not least, this song...because peace among all mankind is a very good thing.)

“Joke” Songs

You can take these songs seriously if you want to, but each one of them is truly a joke. Well, the word "Joke" (or one of its derivatives) appears in the title of each, so you can take that for whatever it's worth. Try not to laugh. (It's easy.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lifehouse  ~  “The Joke”

2)  Neon Indian  ~  “Local Joke”

3)  R.E.M.  ~  “The Worst Joke Ever”

4)  Bee Gees  ~  “I Started A Joke”

5)  Jefferson Airplane  ~  “Share A Little Joke (With The World)”

6)  Robbie Williams  ~  “Get The Joke”

7)  Public Enemy  ~  “911 Is A Joke”

8)  Wilco  ~  “The Joke Explained”

9)  The Hold Steady  ~  “Joke About Jamaica”

10)   Snow  ~  “Joke Thing”

11)  The Smiths  ~  “That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore”

12)  Sharon Van Etten  ~  “A Joke Or A Lie”

13)  Eric B. & Rakim  ~  “I Ain’t No Joke”

14)  Biffy Clyro  ~  “The Joke’s On Us”

15)  Seven Mary Three  ~  “Devil’s Holy Joke”

16)  Rod Stewart  ~  “I Was Only Joking”

17)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Joking”

18)  Steve Miller Band  ~  “The Joker”

19)  AWOLNATION  ~  “Some Kind Of Joke”

20)  Manic Street Preachers  ~  “This Joke Sport Severed”

21)  Damien Jurado  ~  “The Joke Is Over”

22)  Trashcan Sinatras  ~  “January’s Little Joke”

23)  Fatima  ~  “Biggest Joke Of All”

24)  Cat Stevens  ~  “The Joke”

25)  Wishbone Ash  ~  “No Joke”

"Tell" Songs

Long story short: Wanted to do "Kiss" & "Tell" songs. Found too many. Separate posts. These are "Tell" songs. Do tell, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Freddie & The Dreamers  ~  “I’m Telling You Now”

2)  The Early November  ~  “Tell Me Why”

3)  Tracy Chapman  ~  “Telling Stories”

4)  Dashboard Confessional  ~  “The Secret’s In The Telling”

5)  Old Crow Medicine Show  ~  “Hard To Tell”

6)  Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Telling Me Lies”

7)  Puscifer  ~  “Telling Ghosts”

8)  Rod Stewart & Ronnie Wood  ~  “Every Picture Tells A Story”

9)  Selena Gomez  ~  “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know”

10)  The Beatles  ~  “Tell Me Why / If I Fell”

11)  Lawson  ~  “You Didn’t Tell Me”

12)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Every Face Tells A Story”

13)  P.O.D.  ~  “Tell Me Why”

14)  Cat Stevens  ~  “How Can I Tell You”

15)  Janis Joplin  ~  “Tell Mama”

16)  Mutemath  ~  “Tell Your Heart Heads Up”

17)  Jason Mraz  ~  “Please Don’t Tell Her”

18)  Kathy Troccoli  ~  “Tell Me Where It Hurts”

19)  Hillsong United  ~  “Tell The World”

20)  Beth Hart  ~  “Tell Her You Belong To Me”

21)  Starsailor  ~  “Tell Me It’s Not Over”

22)  Sarah Jaffe  ~  “Some People Will Tell You”

23)  Fitz And The Tantrums  ~  “Tell Me What Ya Here For”

24)  Colbie Caillat  ~  “Tell Him”

25)  Franz Ferdinand  ~  “Tell Her Tonight”

"Warm" Songs

Here's the followup to yesterday's most recent "Opposites" music post. Those were songs with "Cool" in their titles; these have the word "Warm" in their titles. If you're where I am today, or anywhere else this cold, stay "Warm" and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kris Kross  ~  "Warm It Up"

2)  Banks  ~  "Warm Water"

3)  The Beatles  ~  "Happiness Is A Warm Gun"

4)  Mary Lambert  ~  "She Keeps Me Warm"

5)  Bush  ~  "Warm Machine"

6)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "A Warm Place To Rest"

7)  Van Morrison  ~  "Warm Love"

8)  Dolly Parton  ~  "The Fire That Keeps You Warm"

9)  Rudy Currence  ~  "Cold Hands, Warm Heart"

10)  Melanie  ~  "Something Warm"

11)   Barry Manilow  ~  "Keep Each Other Warm"

12)  Paris Hilton & Paul Sorvino  ~  "Happiness Is Not A Warm Scalpel"

13)  Asher Monroe  ~  "Warm Winter Night"

14)  Music Go Music  ~  "Warm In The Shadows"

15)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm"

16)  Goldfrapp  ~  "Shiny & Warm"

17)  Yusuf  (Cat Stevens)  ~  "Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night)"

18)  Ingrid Michaelson  ~  "Keep Warm"

19)  Enter Shikari  ~  "Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here"

20)  Emma Louise  ~  "Keep Me Warm"

21)  Honne  ~  "Warm On A Cold Night"

22)  Kate Havnevik  ~  "Nowhere Warm"

23)  Fink  ~  "Warm Shadow"

24)  Missy Higgins  ~  "Warm Whispers"

25)  Percy Sledge  ~  "Warm And Tender Love"