More Songs About Solitude

Because one set of Songs About Solitude is insufficiently therapeutic and/or lonely-causing, here's another. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  "I Have A Need For Solitude"

2)  Evanescence  ~  "Solitude"

3)  Joep Beving  ~  "Solitude"

4)  Priscilla Alcantara  ~  "Solitude / They Don't Care About Us"

5)  The Two Tracks  ~  "Cheers To Solitude"

6)  Joe Zawinul  ~  "In My Solitude"

7)  Dunwich  ~  "Solitude"

8)  Evergrey  ~  "Solitude Within"

9)  HIM  ~  "Ode To Solitude"

10)  Days Of The New  ~  "Solitude"

11)  Keynes Woods  ~  "Solitude"

12)  Shaina Taub  ~  "Our Solitude"

13)  Roxana Amed  ~  "Solitude"

14)  Milla Brune  ~  "Solitude"

15)  The New Pornographers  ~  "Adventures In Solitude"

16)  Tori Kelly  ~  Solitude EP: "Value" / "Don't Take Me Home" / "Time Flies" / "Glad" / "Unbothered"  (How much do I LOVE Tori Kelly? Even after I found out that this video wasn't a performance of a single song, rather a back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back performance of every song on her latest extended play album, I still posted it! Also, none of the songs are called "Solitude," and I STILL don't care!)

17)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Solitude Standing"

18)  I Miss My Death  ~  "Thirteen Autumns Of Solitude"

19)  Jerry Cantrell  ~  "Solitude"

20)  ECCO  ~  "Solitude"

21)  Leyya  ~  "Solitude (I've Never Been Fun)"

22)  Divide  ~  "Solitude"

23)  Manic Street Preachers  ~  "Solitude Sometimes Is"

24)  Jack Savoretti  ~  "Solitude"

25)  Luê  ~  "Sweet Solitude"

"Room" & "Board" Songs, Vol. 2

And we're back with another set of  exciting "Room" & "Board" Songs! So...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Modest Mouse  ~  "Dashboard"

2)  Dreamers' Circus ft. Selene Muñoz  ~  "A Room In Paris"

3)  Cody Simpson  ~  "Surfboard"

4)  Emelie Olson  ~  "Black Room"

5)  Killer Bee  ~  "Get On Board"

6)  Allison Crutchfield  ~  "Dean's Room"

7)  Laguna Pai  ~  "My Board"

8)  Bliksem  ~  "Room Without A View"

9)  Copper Lungs  ~  "On Board"

10)  Shamir  ~  "Room"

11)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  "Floorboard Blues"

12)  Depeche Mode  ~  "In Your Room"

13)  Pirra  ~  "Get On Board"

14)  Mako  ~  "Smoke-Filled Room"

15)  1991  ~  "Room & Board"

16)  Al Corley  ~  "Square Rooms"

17)  Meat Loaf  ~  "Paradise By The Dashboard Light"

18)  Days Of The New  ~  "Shelf In The Room"

19)  George Ezra  ~  "Drawing Board"

20)  Mötley Crüe  ~  "Smokin' In The Boys Room"

21)  B. Reith ft. Dre Murray  ~  "Drawing Board (Remix)"

22)  Agnetha Fältskog  ~  "Walk In The Room"

23)  Tommy Castro & The Painkillers  ~  "Chairman Of The Board"

24)  Julia Holter  ~  "In The Same Room"

25)  blink-182  ~  "Man Overboard"

Songs For Autistic Pride Day

Did you know that today is Autistic Pride Day? (I didn't, either.) To celebrate, I have compiled a modest collection of songs by artists who have been diagnosed with either autism or Asperger's syndrome. You are likely to be genuinely surprised by some of the artists who appear on this list. Hopefully, you will not be surprised by the talent level of these individuals and groups. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Owl City  ~  “Fireflies”

2)  Kodi Lee  ~  “A Song For You”

3)  Marty Balin  ~  “Hearts”

4)  Caiseal Mor  ~  “Pilgrimage”

5)  Days Of The New  ~  “Touch, Peel, And Stand”

6)  Derek Paravicini  ~  “Thinking Out Loud”

7)  Ladyhawke  ~  “Magic”

8)  Martin Finn  ~  “Sweet Disposition”

9)  Susan Boyle  ~  “I Dreamed A Dream”

10)  Tony DeBlois  ~  “For Good”

11)  The Vines  ~  “Ride”

12)  The AutistiX  ~  “Just The Same”

13)  James Taylor  ~  “Fire And Rain”

14)  Matt Savage  ~  “Spain”

15)  Courtney Love  ~  “Mono”

16)  James Durbin  ~  “Parachute”

17)  Gary Numan  ~  “Cars”

Songs For The Senses, Vol. 1: Touch

Today begins a new miniseries featuring songs about the senses: Suggested by my friend Daniel Entzminger, this five-part series will cover songs with "Touch," "Taste," "Smell," "Hear" (or "Sound"), and "See" (or "Sight") in their titles. A couple of these are going to be particularly challenging for me, as I've previously done unrelated posts for "Touch" and "See" songs – and you know how I don't like to do repeated songs, so…yeah. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Black Keys  ~  "Your Touch"

2)  Cascada  ~  "Everytime We Touch"

3)  Days Of The New  ~  "Touch, Peel, And Stand"

4)  AC/DC  ~  "Touch Too Much"

5)  JoJo  ~  "How To Touch A Girl"

6)  Gaither Vocal Band  ~  "He Touched Me"

7)  Def Leppard  ~  "I Wanna Touch You"

8)  C + C Music Factory  ~  "Just A Touch Of Love"

9)  Rick Springfield  ~  "Human Touch"

10)  Morandi  ~  "Everytime We Touch"

11)  AlunaGeorge  ~  "Just A Touch"

12)  Hall & Oates  ~  "Out Of Touch"

13)  Daft Punk ft. Paul Williams  ~  "Touch"

14)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  "Let Me Touch You For Awhile"

15)  Kutless  ~  "Your Touch"

16)  Say Lou Lou  ~  "Everything We Touch"

17)  Razorlight  ~  "Golden Touch"

18)  We Are Twin  ~  "The Way We Touch"

19)  Midnight Star  ~  "Midas Touch"

20)  Logan Lynn ft. Rowan Wren  ~  "Everything You Touch Turns To Gold"

"Sit" & "Stand" Songs

Did it ever occur to me that people might get tired of all these "Opposites" music posts that I keep putting together? Yes.  ~  JH

1)  Lucius  ~  "Don't Just Sit There"

2)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  "Stand By My Woman"

3)  Jake Miller  ~  "Sit Back And Relax"

4)  Superchick  ~  "Stand In The Rain"

5)  HEXTET  ~  "Sit Down My Friend"

6)  Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble  ~  "Couldn't Stand The Weather"

7)  The Graduate  ~  "Sit & Sink"

8)  Poison  ~  "Stand"

9)  The First  ~  "Sit Tight"

10)  Jewel  ~  "Stand"

11)  Sarah Vaughan  ~  "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter"

12)  Billy Talent  ~  "Stand Up And Run"

13)  AC/DC  ~  "Can I Sit Next To You, Girl?"

14)  Adelitas Way  ~  "Last Stand"

15)  Lene Marlin  ~  "Sitting Down Here"

16)  Stevie Nicks  ~  "Stand Back"

17)  Jack Johnson ft. Ben Harper  ~  "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"

18)  Days Of The New  ~  "Touch, Peel, And Stand"

19)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"

20)  Ben E. King  ~  "Stand By Me"