“Color” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a three-part series of songs featuring the word "Color" (in one form or another) in their titles. There were tons of these to choose from, but I tried to limit selections to the very best or at least the most interesting. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  MNEK ft. Hailee Steinfeld  ~  “Colour”

2)  Zedd  ~  “True Colors”

3)  Alabama Shakes  ~  “Sound & Color”

4)  Billy Ocean  ~  “The Colour Of Love”

5)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Coat Of Many Colors”

6)  Tritonal & Paris Blohm ft. Sterling Fox  ~  “Colors”

7)  La Roux  ~  “Colourless Colour”

8)  OK Go  ~  “Three Primary Colors”

9)  Nina Simone  ~  “Black Is The Color (Of My True Love’s Hair)”

10)  Walk The Moon  ~  “Different Colors”

11)  Cat Power  ~  “Colors And The Kids”

12)  Diplo ft. Lil Xan  ~  “Color Blind”

13)  Kelly Rowland  ~  “Rose Colored Glasses”

14)  Counting Crows  ~  “Colorblind”

15)  PJ Harvey ft. Mick Harvey & John Parish  ~  “The Colour Of The Earth”

16)  Charlotte OC  ~  “Colour My Heart”

17)  Patty Loveless  ~  “Color Of The Blues”

18)  Donovan  ~  “Colors”

19)  Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  “Favourite Colour”

20)  Amos Lee  ~  “Colors”

21)  Genevieve  ~  “Show Your Colors”

22)  Keith Urban  ~  “Blue Ain’t Your Color”

23)  Thomas Gold ft. Kate Elsworth  ~  “Colourblind”

24)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Colour & Shape”

25)  Mary J. Blige  ~  “Colors”

“Flat” & “Round” Songs, Vol. 2

More "Flat" & "Round" Songs? You bet your boots! And these songs are even better than the ones in the first post! I know, right? How is that even possible? So what are you waiting for? Enjoy them already!  ~  JH

1)  Counting Crows  ~  “Round Here”

2)  Dodie Clark ft. Evan Edinger  ~  “The Flat's A Mess”

3)  Dead Or Alive  ~  “You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)”

4)  Uncle Lucius  ~  “No Time Flat”

5)  Blake Shelton ft. Pistol Annies  ~  “Boys ‘Round Here”

6)  Massive Attack  ~  “Flat Of The Blade”

7)  Tony Orlando & Dawn  ~  “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree”

8)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Tennessee Flat Top Box”

9)  Paul Weller ft. Noel Gallagher  ~  “Echoes Round The Sun”

10)  Shane Harper  ~  “Flat World”

11)  Billy Preston  ~  “Will It Go Round In Circles?”

12)  Valentina Lisitsa  ~  “Chopin’s Nocturne In E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2”  (Far and away, my favorite classical piece of all time. It’s terribly depressing, but I adore it!)

13)  New Order  ~  “Round And Round”

14)  1/2 Orchestra  ~  “Flat Beat”

15)  Widespread Panic  ~  “Knocking ‘Round The Zoo”

16)  Jill Scott  ~  “He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)”

17)  Imagine Dragons  ~  “Round And Round”

18)  Count Basie Orchestra  ~  “Blues In Hoss’ Flat”

19)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  “Merry Go ‘Round”

20)  Anya Marina  ~  “Felony Flats”

21)  Rosanne Cash & Rodney Crowell  ~  “No Memories Hangin’ ‘Round”

22)  Harmony James  ~  “Skinny Flat White”

23)  Spandau Ballet  ~  “Round And Round”

24)  Thomas Dolby  ~  “The Flat Earth”

25)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “Tessellate / Life Round Here”

Songs About L.A.

For those of you still not in the know, the other team that's playing in the World Series this year is the L.A. Dodgers. They are one game away from winning their seventh World Series. Or losing their umpteenth (they've been around for a while). In honor of the amazing season they've had, here's a collection of Songs About L.A., the city where they play. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Randy Newman  ~  “I Love L.A.”

2)  Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  “L.A. Hallucinations”

3)  The Doors  ~  “L.A. Woman”

4)  Savannah Outen  ~  “Fairytales Of L.A.”

5)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “L.A. Is My Lady”

6)  The Wilkinsons  ~  “L.A.”

7)  Rainbow  ~  “L.A. Connection”

8)  2Pac  ~  “To Live & Die In L.A.”  (Don't worry...it's the "clean" version.)

9)  Counting Crows  ~  “Goodnight L.A.”

10)  Alexz Johnson  ~  “L.A. Made Me”

11)  Lyle Lovett  ~  “L.A. County”

12)  Fergie ft. YG  ~  “L.A. Love”

13)  Steve Earle & The Dukes  ~  “Walkin’ In L.A.”

14)  Emily Kinney  ~  “Never Leave L.A.”

15)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “L.A. Devotee”

16)  Beth Hart  ~  “L.A. Song”

17)  Eagles Of Death Metal  ~  “WannaBe In L.A.”

18)  Us The Duo  ~  “Girl In L.A.”

19)  Joshua Kadison  ~  “Picture Postcards From L.A.”

20)  The Raveonettes  ~  “Ode To L.A.”

Songs About Scarecrows

Looks like we're still doing the Halloween/Fall thing. (And why not?) Here's a bunch of Songs About Scarecrows. I never knew there were so many really good ones – but there are! These were the best among them. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Counting Crows  ~  “Scarecrow”

2)  Grayskul  ~  “Scarecrow”

3)  Montgomery Gentry  ~  “Scarecrow”  (R.I.P., Troy Gentry!)

4)  Siouxsie and the Banshees  ~  “Scarecrow”

5)  Dan Fogelberg  ~  “Scarecrow’s Dream”

6)  The Veils  ~  “Scarecrow”

7)  Alex & Sierra  ~  “Scarecrow”

8)  Pink Floyd  ~  “The Scarecrow”

9)  Avantasia  ~  “The Scarecrow”

10)  Gilmore & Roberts  ~  “Scarecrow”

11)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Rain On The Scarecrow”

12)  Misfits  ~  “Scarecrow Man”

13)  Cactai Road  ~  “The Bird And The Scarecrow”

14)  Ministry  ~  “Scarecrow”

15)  Beck  ~  “Scarecrow”

16)  Mañana  ~  “Scarecrow”

17)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Scarecrow”

18)  One Bad Son  ~  “Scarecrows”

19)  My Chemical Romance  ~  “S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W”

20)  James  ~  “Scarecrow”

21)  June Tabor  ~  “Scarecrow”

22)  Skillet  ~  “Scarecrow”

23)  Marbleheroes  ~ “Scarecrow”

24)  Bridie Jackson and The Arbour  ~  “Scarecrow”

25)  Between The Trees  ~  “Scarecrow”

26)  Autumn  ~  “The Scarecrow”

Songs About Daylight, Vol. 1

Daylight Savings Time started yesterday. (Should've posted this then, but whatevs.) In honor of that, here's a bunch of Songs About Daylight. There were too many good ones for just one post, so Vol. 2 will come later today. Spring forward, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Counting Crows  ~  “Daylight Fading”

2)  Matt and Kim  ~  “Daylight”

3)  John Mark McMillan  ~  “Daylight”

4)  Candy Dulfer & Chance Howard  ~  “Daylight”

5)  Coldplay  ~  “Daylight”

6)  Alison Krauss  ~  “Daylight”

7)  Hiss Golden Messenger  ~  “Call Him Daylight”

8)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones  ~  “The Daylights”

9)  Lenay ft. Jeremy Lardani  ~  “Daylight”

10)  Better Than Ezra  ~  “Daylight”

11)  Mike Tompkins  ~  “Daylight”

12)  Abby Lee  ~  “Daylight”

13)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Driving Towards The Daylight”

14)  Maroon 5  ~  “Daylight”

15)  Stars  ~  “Wasted Daylight”

16)  Rascal Flatts  ~  “Prayin’ For Daylight”

17)  Gardiner Sisters  ~  “The Daylight”

18)  Max Richter  ~  “On The Nature Of Daylight”

19)  Lacuna Coil  ~  “Daylight Dancer”

20)  Son Volt  ~  “Dust Of Daylight”