Showing posts with label DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. Show all posts
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Monday, December 2, 2019

“Busy” & “Idle” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a three-part series featuring songs with either the word "Busy" or "Idle" in their titles. A variety of styles and genres are represented here and in the two posts taht will follow. So...what're you waiting for? Please, by all means, enjoy! ~ JH



1)  Jungle  ~  “Busy Earnin’”




2)  Oasis  ~  "The Importance Of Being Idle"




3)  Jane Monheit  ~  “Little Man, You’ve Had A Busy Day”




4)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  "Teen Idle"




5)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Busy Makin’ Plans”




6)  Tedeschi Trucks Band  ~  "Idle Wind"




7)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Busy Body”




8)  Los Lonely Boys  ~  "American Idle"




9)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows)”




10)  The Amps  ~  "Full On Idle"




11)  Dodie Clark  ~  “I’ve Been Busy”  (The song ends around the 2:00 mark. The rest is just chitchat.)




12)  Katatonia  ~  "Idle Blood"




13)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Busy Bodies”




14)  The Toy Dolls  ~  "Idle Gossip"




15)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “Let’s Get Busy, Baby”




16)  Beirut  ~  "Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)"




17)  Billy Ray Cyrus  ~  “Busy Man”




18)  iamamiwhoami  ~  "Idle Talk"




19)  Glen Campbell  ~  “I Was Too Busy Loving You”




20)  Vetiver  ~  "Idle Ties"




21)  Lucy Wainwright Roche  ~  “Look Busy”




22)  Jeon Soyeon  ~  "Idle Song"




23)  Traveling Wilburys  ~  “The Devil’s Been Busy”




24)  Castle No Kings  ~  "Idle Hands"




25)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby”


Monday, July 1, 2019

Songs About Twinkling

Did you think that "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" was the only song about twinkling? Well, I sure did! But man, was I wrong! There's lots of great Songs About Twinkling, and I've gathered them all here in one post. You are SO welcome!  ~  JH



1)  The Sweeplings  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"




2)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Star"




3)  Tori Amos  ~  "Twinkle"




4)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Me"  (Well, it's July. Not too early to start listening to Christmas-themed songs, is it? Really? Even if it's Stevie Wonder?)




5)  Roy Orbison  ~  "Twinkle Toes"




6)  Lovelyz  ~  "Twinkle"




7)  Raven Black  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Scars"




8)  ABBA  ~  "From A Twinkling Star To A Passing Angel"




9)  Peter Nic  ~  "Twinkle"




10)  Jennifer Knight  ~  "Twinkle And Shine"




11)  Cosmic Village  ~  "Twinkle"




12)  Hayley Westenra  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle"




13)  Girl's Day  ~  "Twinkle Twinkle"




14)  Black Wolf Catch  ~  "Twinkletoes"




15)  Talain Rayne  ~  "Twinkle Lightly"




16)  Kettel  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, That Is You"




17)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle (I'm Not A Star)"




18)  Shreya Ghoshal & Rana Mazumder  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle"




19)  Twinkle Time  ~  "Twinklematics"




20)  Girls' Generation  ~  "Twinkle"


Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Popular Songs Of 1988, Vol. 2

And the hits just keep on coming! Popular Songs Of 1988, Vol. 2 is ready for your ears. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine  ~  “1-2-3”




2)  INXS  ~  “New Sensation”




3)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Star”




4)  Edie Brickell & New Bohemians  ~  “What I Am”




5)  Billy Ocean  ~  “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car”




6)  Van Halen  ~  “When It’s Love”




7)  The Judds  ~  “Give A Little Love”




8)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “Parents Just Don’t Understand”




9)  Def Leppard  ~  “Pour Some Sugar On Me”




10)  Enya  ~  “Orinoco Flow”




11)  Bruce Hornsby & The Range  ~  “Valley Road”




12)  Icehouse  ~  “Electric Blue”




13)  Brenda K. Starr  ~  “I Still Believe”




14)  Robert Palmer  ~  “Simply Irresistible”




15)  AC/DC  ~  “Heatseeker”





16)  Vern Gosdin  ~  “Set ‘Em Up, Joe”




17)  Phil Collins  ~  “A Groovy Kind Of Love”




18)  Europe  ~  "Superstitious”





19)  Information Society  ~  “What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)”




20)  Metallica  ~  “One”




21)  Huey Lewis & The News  ~  “Perfect World”




22)  Pebbles  ~  “Girlfriend”




23)  The Beach Boys  ~  “Kokomo”




24)  Foreigner  ~  “Say You Will”




25)  Tracy Chapman  ~  “Fast Car”




26)  Whitesnake  ~  “Is This Love”


Thursday, March 23, 2017

“Brand New” Songs, Vol. 1

Seems a bit odd to post a set of "Brand New" Songs on Throwback Thursday. But, fret not – the words "Brand New" only appear in the titles of each song, which in no way means that the songs themselves are "brand new." In fact, well-nigh half of these are genuine "throwbacks." So, don't wrestle with the details like I just did. Simply enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Brooks & Dunn  ~  “Brand New Man”




2)  Ben Rector  ~  “Brand New”




3)  Hey Violet  ~  “Brand New Moves”




4)  James Brown  ~  “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1)”




5)  Cherryholmes  ~  “Brand New Heartache”




6)  Robin Thicke  ~  “Brand New Jones”




7)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “Brand New Funk”




8)  Melanie  ~  “Brand New Key”




9)  Me Like Bees  ~  “Brand New Fall”




10)  Amie Miriello  ~  “Brand New”




11)  Joshua Radin  ~  “Brand New Day”




12)  The Brian Setzer Orchestra  ~  “Brand New Cadillac”




13)  The Partridge Family  ~  “Brand New Me”




14)  Desi Arnaz  ~  “There’s A Brand New Baby At Our House”




15)  Ruthie Foster  ~  “Brand New Day”




16)  Steve Hackett  ~  “Brand New”




17)  Jeff Bridges & The Abiders  ~  “Brand New Angel”




18)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Brand  New Day”




19)  Trevor Hall  ~  “Brand New Day”




20)  Five Star  ~  “There’s A Brand New World”




21)  Alter Bridge  ~  “Brand New Start”




22)  Jesse Winchester  ~  “The Brand New Tennessee Waltz”




23)  Carola  ~  “Brand New Heart”




24)  Little Joy  ~  “Brand New Start”




25)  Keb’ Mo’  ~  “A Brand New America”


Monday, February 27, 2017

“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  ~  “Dont 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”