“Emotional” Songs

So we've passed the "Physical" Songs, transcended the "Mental" Songs, and now things are about to get "Emotional." The third in a four-part series of posts featuring songs relating to the types/states of one's health (or lack thereof) starts...NOW!  ~  JH

1)  Whitney Houston  ~  “So Emotional”

2)  Flux Pavilion ft. Matthew Koma & Kaleidoscope Orchestra  ~  “Emotional”

3)  Charli XCX  ~  “Emotional”

4)  Falco  ~  “Emotional”

5)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “Emotional Highway”

6)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Emotional Rescue”

7)  Vanessa Amorosi  ~  “The Simple Things (Something Emotional)”

8)  Black Uhuru  ~  “Emotional Slaughter”

9)  Terri Clark  ~  “Emotional Girl”

10)  Neil Finn  ~  “Love Is Emotional”

11)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Emotional Tangle”

12)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Emotional Love”

13)  Snoh Aalegra  ~  “Emotional”

14)  Hothouse Flowers  ~  “An Emotional Time”

15)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “So Emotional”

16)  Carl Thomas  ~  “Emotional”

17)  Sierra Swan  ~  “Emotional”

18)  The O’Jays  ~  “Emotionally Yours”

19)  Vivian Green  ~  “Emotional Rollercoaster”

20)  Tom Waits  ~  “Emotional Weather Report”

21)  Randy Newman ft. Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Real Emotional Girl”

22)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Emotional Love”

23)  Diana DeGarmo  ~  “Emotional”

24)  The Lone Bellow  ~  “You Can Be All Kinds Of Emotional”

25)  June The Girl  ~  “Emotional”  (She could be singing about polka-dotted paper clips for all I know, but it sounds so beautiful in French that I don't even care. In all fairness, parts of the song are in English.)

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!)

“Boom” Or “Bust” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's the first in a two-part series of kinda-sorta "Opposites" posts. Tunes featuring the words "Boom" or "Bust" in their titles. Good luck! And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Charli XCX  ~  “Boom Clap”

2)  Widespread Panic  ~  “Bust It Big”

3)  Pixies  ~  “What Goes Boom”

4)  Jazmine Sullivan  ~  “Bust Your Windows”

5)  Scritti Politti  ~  “Boom! There She Was”

6)  Turbonegro  ~  “Selfdestructo Bust”

7)  Roxette  ~  “Crash! Boom! Bang!”

8)  Mandrill  ~  “Bust Loose”

9)  Simple Plan  ~  “Boom”

10)  Jennifer Paige  ~  “Busted”

11)  John Lee Hooker  ~  “Boom Boom”

12)  AC/DC  ~  “Rock Or Bust”

13)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “Boom! Shake The Room”

14)  Pomplamoose  ~  “Bust Your Knee Caps”

15)  Warren Zevon  ~  “Boom Boom Mancini”

16)  The Black Keys  ~  “Busted”

17)  Beth Hart  ~  “Bang Bang Boom Boom”

18)  Robben Ford and the Blue Line  ~  “Busted Up”

19)  The Moffatts  ~  “Bang Bang Boom”

20)  The Donnas  ~  “Don’t Get Me Busted”

21)  P.O.D.  ~  “Boom”

22)  Crazy Aces  ~  “Busted & Broken”

23)  Anastacia  ~  “Boom”

24)  Carousel Cast  ~  “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over”

25)  The Chords  ~  “Sh-Boom”

Songs About Balloons

I was overdue for a music post featuring songs about extremely mundane things. Today, I decided to tackle the tune-friendly subject of Balloons. Turns out there were quite a few good ones to choose from. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lily Allen  ~  “Air Balloon”  (Quirky, fun, and never boring. I love Lily Allen's music!)

2)  Never Shout Never  ~  “Red Balloon”

3)  Charli XCX  ~  “Red Balloon”

4)  Foals  ~  “Balloons”  (Artsy fartsy stuff up in here...)

5)  The Kills  ~  “Black Balloon”

6)  The National Parks  ~  “Red Balloon”

7)  Rosi Golan  ~  “Lead Balloon”

8)  Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals  ~  “Pink Balloon”

9)  The Civil Wars  ~  “Girl With The Red Balloon”

10)  Jimmy Nevis ft. Kwesta  ~  “Balloon”

11)  Joanna Newsom  ~  “Bridges And Balloons”  (Simply lovely!)

12)  Sick Puppies  ~  “White Balloons”

13)  Nena  ~  “99 Red Balloons”  (Hands down, the quintessential song about balloons.)

14)  Ween  ~  “Blue Balloon”

15)  Katie Melua  ~  “Red Balloons”  (Katie's another one of my favorite singers.)

16)  Midlake  ~  “Balloon Maker”

17)  Ane Brun  ~  “Balloon Ranger”

18)  Boards Of Canada  ~  “Everything You Do Is A Balloon”  (Well, that's certainly an intriguing song title...)

19)  Kristina Cornell  ~  “Little Red Balloon”  (Keep your Kleenexes nearby.)

20)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “Black Balloon”  (Probably the 2nd most well-known song about balloons.)

21)  Maja Keuc  ~  “You’re A Tree And I’m A Balloon”  (I'm still trying to make sense of these metaphors...)

22)  The Fifth Dimension  ~  “Up, Up, And Away”  (Hey, I never said the word "Balloon" had to be in the title. But this song might as well be called "My Beautiful Balloon," so there ya go...)

23)   Not Profane ft. Tiffany Alvord  ~  “Our Balloons”

24)  Rick Nelson  ~  “Red Balloon”

25)  Coshiva  ~  “Big Balloon”

BONUS TRACK:  Owl City  ~  “99 Red Balloons / Chicago / Plant Life”  (Yes, the "99 Balloons" song here is the same as the original by Nena [above], but this medley was so beautiful I chose to include both.)