"Lo" & "Behold" Songs

And the strangely cohesive ideas just keep on comin'! Here's a set of songs featuring – you guessed it! – the words "Lo" and/or "Behold" in their titles. Odd though it may seem, this is a surprisingly solid set of songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  James Taylor  ~  “Lo And Behold”

2)  Hillsong Worship  ~  “Behold (Then Sings My Soul)”

3)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Lo Que Soy”  (This is the first of several songs in this collection that are entirely in Spanish. “Lo” is a fairly common word in Spanish, so it makes its way into songs a lot. This title translates roughly: “What I Am.”)

4)  The Mikado Cast  ~  “Behold The Lord High Executioner!”

5)  Lisa Hannigan  ~  “Lo”

6)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Behold Our God”

7)  Stereolab  ~  “Lo Boob Oscillator”  (This song, which is entirely in French, has absolutely nothing to do with the middle word in its title. I know this, not because I know a word of French, but because I used Google Translate.)

8)  David Phelps  ~  “Behold The Lamb”

9)  Shakira  ~  “Lo Hecho Está Hecho”  (Title translation: “What’s Done Is Done.”)

10)  The Horrible Crowes  ~  “Behold The Hurricane”

11)  Santana  ~  “Jin-Go-Lo-Ba”

12)  Sandi Patty  ~  “We Shall Behold Him”

13)  Doug Kershaw  ~  “Diggy Liggy Lo”

14)  Steini  ~  “Behold”

15)  Matisyahu  ~  “So Hi So Lo”

16)  Ray Boltz  ~  “Behold”  (That permed mullet, though...)

17)  Yuridia  ~  “Lo Que Son Las Cosas”  (Title translation: “What Things Are.”)

18)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Behold! The Night Mare”

19)  Dirty Projectors  ~  “Swing Lo Magellan”

20)  Bella & Aerie Camp ft. Jeremy, Adrienne, & Egan Camp  ~  “Behold”

21)  Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer  ~  “Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo”  (It’s been FAR too long since I’ve seen a girl sing and dance with a puppet.)

22)  Taylor Leonhardt  ~  “Behold”

23)  Shannon Saunders  ~  “Lo-Fi”

24)  Nazca  ~  “Behold”

25)  Renée Fleming and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir  ~  “Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming”

"Beginning" Songs, Vol. 2

This is part 2 in a 6-part series featuring "Beginning," "Middle," and "Ending" songs. We began with "Beginning." We conclude the "Beginning" today. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Brandi Carlile  ~  “Beginning To Feel The Years”

2)  Black Sabbath  ~  “End Of The Beginning”

3)  Osmond Brothers  ~  “Before The Beginning”  (I'm the only person I know who would follow up a Black Sabbath song with one by the Osmond Brothers. I'm #smh at my own self!)

4)  Natalie Cole  ~  “I’m Beginning To See The Light”  (Yeah, it's the same song as the first Ella Fitzgerald song in the previous post, but both ladies performed it so excellently, I couldn't decide which to exclude. Besides, Natalie Cole just passed away a few months ago and I hadn't had a chance to include her in any posts since then – to my knowledge, at least – and she was certainly overdue for a tribute.)

5)  Manfred Mann’s Earth Band  ~  “In The Beginning, Darkness”

6)  The Stills  ~  “In The Beginning”

7)  Bucks Fizz  ~  “New Beginning”

8)  Chicago  ~  “Beginnings”

9)  Finch  ~  “New Beginnings”

10)  Crystal Lewis  ~  “Beginning Again”

11)  Tyler Ward  ~  “Beginning Of A Bad Idea”

12)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “The Beginning And The End”

13)  Kalafina  ~  “To The Beginning”  (I don’t understand a word they’re singing, but it’s kind of fantastic!)

14)  David Phelps  ~  “End Of The Beginning”

15)  The Living End  ~  “The Ending Is Just The Beginning”

Songs About "Singers"

In previous entries, I've done "Songs About Songs," "Songs About Music," and the like. But I've never done a post featuring Songs About Singers. Or, more specifically, songs with the word "Singer" (or its plural) in their titles. Well, now is as good a time as any, so let's go! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Cake  ~  “Opera Singer”

2)  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds  ~  “The Singer”

3)  The Moody Blues  ~  “I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)”

4)  Anna Nalick  ~  “The Lullaby Singer”

5)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Pop Singer”

6)  Bee Gees  ~  “The Singer Sang His Song”

7)  The Decemberists  ~  “The Singer Addresses His Audience”

8)  Sonny & Cher  ~  “Mama Was A Rock And Roll Singer”

9)  Teitur  ~  “The Singer”

10)  Animal Collective  ~  “Another White Singer”

11)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  “Singers”

12)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Mary Tom Speer-Reid  ~  “When All God’s Singers Get Home”

13)  Ty Segall  ~  “The Singer”

14)  Califone  ~  “Funeral Singers”

15)  David Phelps  ~  “The Singer”

16)  Miranda Colchester  ~  “The Singer”

17)  Jimi Jamison  ~  “It’s The Singer, Not The Song”

18)  Vince Freeman  ~  “The Singer”

19)  Kevin Max  ~  “Return Of The Singer”

20)  Elkie Brooks  ~  “Pearl’s A Singer”

"Odd" & "Even" Songs

You do realize there are many more pairs of opposites that I haven't yet tapped for these inane music posts, don't you? No? Well, there are. Quite a mixed bag of songs we have here, ranging from grunge rock to old-time gospel to cheesy '80s pop to country music. So enjoy it already!   ~  JH

1)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  "Odds Are"

2)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Even Flow"

3)  MuteMath  ~  "Odd Soul"

4)  Eli Young Band  ~  "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"

5)  Kavinsky  ~  "Odd Look"

6)  David Choi  ~  "Won't Even Start"

7)  Sick Puppies  ~  "Odd One"

8)  U2  ~  "Even Better Than The Real Thing"

9)  The Cuckoo Clocks  ~  "Odd Per Clock"

10)  Polar Dear  ~  "Even If I'm Late"

11)  David Bowie  ~  "Space Oddity"

12)  Kutless  ~  "Even If"

13)  Neal Hefti & His Orchestra  ~  "The Odd Couple Theme"

14)  Air Supply  ~  "Even The Nights Are Better"

15)  Arid  ~  "Seven Odd Years"

16)  Heart  ~  "Even It Up"

17)  Promise ft. Jhene Aiko  ~  "Against The Odds"

18)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Not Even The King"

19)  Phil Collins  ~  "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)"

20)  Jessy Dixon ft. David Phelps & Guy Penrod  ~  "I Can't Even Walk"