Songs About “Games” & “Thrones," Vol. 2

Oh, hi! I see you're back for more Songs About "Games" & "Thrones." Well, thank you for coming. I certainly hope you will enjoy listening!  ~  JH

1)  Kalidia  ~  “Frozen Throne”

2)  Foreigner  ~  “Head Games”

3)  Camera Obscura  ~  “Fifth In Line To The Throne”

4)  Caiine  ~  “The Game”

5)  Swift ft. Eshon Burgundy  ~  “Throne” 

6)  Alison Wonderland  ~  “Games”

7)  Bobby Bland  ~  “Sittin’ On A Poor Man’s Throne”

8)  Birdy  ~  “Just A Game”

9)  Woodlock  ~  “My Throne”

10)  Jewel  ~  “Foolish Games”

11)  Point Of Grace  ~  “Before The Throne Of Grace”

12)  John Newman ft. Charlie Wilson  ~  “Tiring Game”

13)  Jon Bellion  ~  “Carry Your Throne”

14)  Neena  ~  “The Game”

15)  Rebekah Bartels  ~  “Before The Throne Of God Above”

16)  Survivor  ~  “Caught In The Game”

17)  Steel Pulse  ~  “Throne Of Gold”

18)  Chris Isaak  ~  “Wicked Game”

19)  Underskin  ~  “Monster On A Throne”

20)  Kansas  ~  “Play The Game Tonight”

21)  Liyv  ~  “Throne”

22)  Taylor Swift ft. Future & Ed Sheeran  ~  “End Game”

23)  ALAZKA  ~  “Empty Throne”

24)  I’m With Her  ~  “Game To Lose”

25)  Highlands Worship  ~  “Throne Of Grace”

“Bad” & “Worse” Songs

Here's a nice collection of "Bad" and "Worse" Songs – which are actually way better than their titles would indicate – for your listening pleasure. Since I posted some "Good" and "Bad" Songs five-and-a-half years ago (not that you would necessarily remember), there are a few notable exclusions from this set and the one that will follow it. (Apologies to Michael Jackson, George Thorogood, Bon Jovi, Meat Loaf, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Jim Croce, in particular, for the absence of their iconic songs here.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar  ~  “Bad Blood”

2)  Robert Plant  ~  “Worse Than Detroit”

3)  Justin Timberlake  ~  “Not A Bad Thing”

4)  Anouk  ~  “For Bitter Or Worse”

5)  Halsey  ~  “Bad At Love”

6)  Matthew Sweet  ~  “Worse To Live”

7)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Hurt So Bad”

8)  Bahamas  ~  “What’s Worse”

9)  The Flaming Lips  ~  “Bad Days”

10)  Sunny Sweeney  ~  “Staying’s Worse Than Leaving”

11)  RY X  ~  “Bad Love”

12)  Soundgarden  ~  “Worse Dreams”

13)  Sevyn Streeter  ~  “How Bad Do You Want It?”

14)  Randy Travis  ~  “Only Worse”

15)  Dua Lipa  ~  “Bad Together”

16)  Laura Imbruglia  ~  “It’s Getting Worse”

17)  Chris Isaak  ~  “Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing”

18)  Debbie Gibson  ~  “For Better Or Worse”

19)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  “Cry For The Bad Man”

20)  Snoh Aalegra  ~  “Sometimes” / “Worse”

21)  Rihanna  ~  “Good Girl Gone Bad”

22)  Clint Black  ~  “Better And Worse”

23)  Milky Chance ft. Izzy Bizu  ~  “Bad Things”

24)  Veruca Salt  ~  “Loneliness Is Worse”

25)  Madonna  ~  “Bad Girl”

Songs By Ten Singers Born On This Date

Apparently, June 26th was a great day to be born if you wanted to grow up to become a popular singer and/or musician. All ten of the artists in this small collection share a birthday today. Help them celebrate by listening to one of their best-known songs. And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ariana Grande ft. Mac Miller  ~  “The Way”  (Ariana turns 24 years old today.)

2)  OneRepublic  ~  “I Lived”  (Ryan Tedder, the band’s lead singer, is celebrating his 38th today.)

3)  Gretchen Wilson  ~  “When I Think About Cheatin’”  (As of today, Gretchen has been alive for 44 years. Congrats, redneck woman!)

4)  Big Bill Broonzy  ~  “Backwater Blues”  (This blues legend would be 124 years old if he were alive today. Unfortunately, he passed away at age 65, a whopping 59 years ago!)

5)  The Sundays ~  “Summertime”  (Harriet Wheeler, the lead singer for The Sundays, turns 54 today.)

6)  The Clash  ~   “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?”  (Mick Jones, co-lead singer of The Clash and the main vocalist of this classic tune, is 62 years old as of today.)

7)  Berlin  ~  “Take My Breath Away”  (Terri Nunn, Berlin’s lead singer, celebrates her 56th today. Happy birthday!)

8)  Billy Davis, Jr. & Marilyn McCoo  ~  “You Don’t Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)”  (This husband-wife duo produced some great R&B and soul music in the mid-1970s and beyond. Today, Billy is celebrating his 79th birthday with his wife of nearly 50 years. Yep, it’s still Marilyn!)

9)  Patty Smyth & Don Henley  ~  “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough”  (One of the great duets of the past 25 years, this song pairs birthday girl Patty Smyth – who turns 60 today – and Eagles alum Don Henley, who turns 70 next month.)

10)  Chris Isaak  ~  “Wicked Game”  (Hard to believe this modern classic is now 27 years old. Even harder to believe its singer turns 61 today!)

Songs About Hills & Valleys, Vol. 1

In every lifetime, there are hills and valleys – high point and low points. This set of songs, and the ones in the two volumes to come, will cover all the bases. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Tauren Wells  ~  “Hills And Valleys”

2)  Nneka  ~  “Valley”

3)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “Over The Hills And Far Away”

4)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  “Valley Of The Dolls”

5)  The Weeknd  ~   “The Hills”

6)  The Head And The Heart  ~  “Down In The Valley”

7)  Julie Andrews  ~  “The Sound Of Music”  (The memorable refrain goes: “The hills are alive with the sound of music…” Close enough for government work.)

8)  Caedmon’s Call  ~  “Valleys Fill First”

9)  Mark Knopfler  ~  “Hill Farmer’s Blues”

10)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  “Valleys Of Neptune”

11)  Celtic Woman  ~  “Hills Of Ireland”

12)  The Civil Wars  ~  “From This Valley”

13)  Passenger  ~  “House On A Hill”

14)  Big Country  ~  “Thirteen Valleys”

15)  Nightwish  ~  “Over The Hills And Far Away”

16)  Stevie Nicks & Chris Isaak  ~  “Red River Valley”

17)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  “Over The Hills”

18)  The Monkees  ~  “Pleasant Valley Sunday”

19)  Emmylou Harris & Mary Black  ~  “Green Rolling Hills”

20)  Widespread Panic ft. Derek Trucks  ~  “Surprise Valley”

21)  Coldplay  ~  “Violet Hill”

22)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Peace In The Valley”

23)  David Bowie  ~  “Up The Hill Backwards”

24)  Mississippi John Hurt  ~  “You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley”

25)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  “House On A Hill”

Songs About Bad Things

Though it may not seem like it at first, this is another one of those "Opposites" posts for which I've become infamous. These tunes are all about "Bad Things" (although a couple of them insist it's "Not A Bad Thing" or that it "Ain't Such A Bad Thing"). Next time, on a more positive note, we'll explore Songs About Good Things. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello  ~  “Bad Things”

2)  Chris Isaak  ~  “Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing”

3)  Rayland Baxter  ~  “Bad Things”

4)  Meiko  ~  “Bad Things”

5)  Gary Allan  ~  “Like It’s A Bad Thing”

6)  Cutting Crew  ~  “No Bad Thing”

7)  Emmy The Great  ~  “Bad Things Coming, We Are Safe”

8)  Justin Timberlake  ~  “Not A Bad Thing”

9)  Cry Of Love  ~  “Bad Thing”

10)  The Mowgli’s  ~  “Bad Thing”

11)  Jace Everett  ~  “Bad Things”

12)  Gene Watson  ~  “We Got A Bad Thing Goin’”

13)  Mozart’s Sister  ~  “Good Thing, Bad Thing”

14)  Hipsway  ~  “Bad Thing Longing”

15)  Barry Gibb  ~  “One Bad Thing”

16)  Be The Bear  ~  “Bad Things”

17)  Richie Kotzen  ~  “Bad Things”

18)  Outshine  ~  “Bad Things Always End Bad”

19)  Terri Clark  ~  “Not A Bad Thing”

20)   The Menzingers  ~  “Bad Things”

21)  L7  ~  “Bad Things”

22)  Loverboy  ~  “Ain’t Such A Bad Thing”

23)  The Heathen Kings  ~  “Good At The Bad Things”

24)  Danny Gokey  ~  “Like That’s A Bad Thing”

25)  Cults  ~  “Bad Things”