Songs About Formulas

You don't have to like math (I don't!) or even chemistry to get anything out of this post. True, it is a collection of Songs About Formulas. But it is suitable for arithmephiles (I think I just made that word up!) and arithmephobes (definitely made that one up!) alike. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Louis Armstrong ft. Nina & Frederik van Pallandt  ~  "Formula For Love"

2)  Red Wanting Blue  ~  "The Formula"

3)  Electric Six  ~  "Formula 409"

4)  William Bell  ~  "Formula Of Love"

5)  Marah  ~  "Formula, Cola, Dollar Draft"

6)  Stutterfly  ~  "Formula Of Flesh"

7)  Biffy Clyro  ~  "Modern Magic Formula"

8)  Cozy Powell  ~  "Formula One"

9)  Reyno  ~  "Fórmula"

10)  Dizzy Gillespie  ~  "Theme From Formula 409 (Pt. 1)"

11)  The D.O.C.  ~  "The Formula"

12)  Dizzy Gillespie  ~  "Theme From Formula 409 (Pt. 2)"  (You didn't really think I'd post Pt. 1 without also posting Pt. 2, did you? If so, you have a lower opinion of me than I would have guessed!)

13)  $hah  ~  "Formula"

14)  Primal Fear  ~  "Formula One"

15)  Amp ft. Sol  ~  "The Formula"

16)  Evelina  ~  "Formula"

17)  James Newton Howard  ~  "The Formula"

18)  Tribal Tech  ~  "Formula One"

Songs About Mojo

Merriam-Webster defines the word "mojo" as "a magic spell, hex, or charm" – or more broadly, "a magical power." In popular culture, it has taken on a variety of meanings, up to and including an individual's power to attract another person by seemingly invisible means. Here's a bunch of Songs About Mojo. I'll let you define it for yourself based on these examples. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Muddy Waters  ~  "Got My Mojo Working"

2)  Wilson Pickett  ~  "Mojo Mama"

3)  Johnny Winter  ~  "Mojo Boogie"

4)  Mindi Abair  ~  "Mojo"

5)  Jeff Buckley  ~  "Mojo Pin"

6)  Little Buster & The Soul Brothers  ~  "Mojo Hand"

7)  Lem Motlow  ~  "Mojo Man"

8)  Satchmo  ~  "Mojo"

9)  Barry Melton & The Joyfest House Band  ~  "Mojo Navigator"

10)  Quicksilver Messenger Service  ~  "Mojo"

11)  The Cadillac Three  ~  "Tennessee Mojo"

12)  Spyro Gyra  ~  "Soho Mojo"

13)  Mark Selby & Band  ~  "Don't You Throw That Mojo On Me"

14)  Sad Daddy  ~  "Don't Be Messin' With My Mojo"

15)  Cellus Hamilton  ~  "Mojo"

16)  Wooster  ~  "Mojo Rider"

17)  Claire Laffut  ~  "Mojo"

18)  Buffy Sainte-Marie  ~  "Love Charms (Mojo Bijoux)"

19)  The Neville Brothers  ~  "Mojo Hannah"

20)  Mose Allison  ~  "Mojo Woman"

21)  Dizzy Gillespie ft. Jon Faddis, Arturo Sandoval, Slide Hampton, & Johnny Griffin  ~  "Fiesta Mojo"

22)  Glenn Hughes  ~  "Switch The Mojo"

23)  Southern Culture On The Skids  ~  "Mojo Box"

24)  Paul Revere & The Raiders  ~  "Mojo Workout"

25)  Parov Stelar  ~  "The Mojo Radio Gang"

Popular Songs Of 1937, Vol. 3

Oh, look, another one! Yep, and there'll be one more post in this series before it's done. Like it, or not! But I really hope you like it.  ~  JH

1)  Fred Astaire  ~  “Nice Work If You Can Get It”

2)  Frances Langford  ~  “Harbor Lights”

3)  Robert Johnson  ~  “32-20 Blues”

4)  Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra  ~  “Song Of India”

5)  Bing Crosby  ~  “Remember Me?”

6)  Billie Holiday  ~  “Me, Myself, And I”

7)  Roy Acuff  ~  “Great Speckled Bird”

8)  Alice Faye  ~  “This Year’s Kisses”

9)  Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ft. Bob Goday  ~  “That Old Feeling”

10)  Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys  ~  “Oozlin’ Daddy Blues”

11)  Irene Dunne  ~  “The Folks Who Live On The Hill”

12)  Mildred Bailey  ~  “Where Are You?”

13)  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Cast  ~  “Someday My Prince Will Come”

14)  Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians  ~  “Boo Hoo”

15)  Judy Garland  ~  “Dear Mr. Gable (You Made Me Love You)”

16)  Henry Busse & His Orchestra  ~  “With Plenty Of Money And You”

17)  Bukka White  ~  “Shake ‘Em On Down”

18)  Adolph Hofner  ~  “Does My Baby Love Me, Yes Sir!”  (With a name like Adolph and any name that starts with “H” and ends in “er,” it’s a wonder he ever got a break in the biz back then!)

19)  Dizzy Gillespie  ~  “King Porter Stomp”

20)  Robert Johnson  ~  “Come On In My Kitchen”

21)  Fats Waller & His Rhythm ft. Myra Johnson  ~  “This Joint Is Jumpin’”

22)  Benny Goodman Quartet  ~  “I Got A Heartful Of Music”

23)  Fred Astaire  ~  “A Foggy Day”

24)  Connee Boswell ~  “Whispers In The Dark”

25)  Duke Ellington  ~  “Azure”

Big Band & Swing Music

Tomorrow, my wife, kids, and I will be going to a family reunion for my Grandma Hill's side of the family, the Browns. My grandma was not only the Best Grandma Ever (sorry if you think YOUR Grandma is/was – she's not), she was also my best friend when I was younger. She passed away in January of 1992, and a part of me has been lost ever since. The last time we had a Brown Family Reunion was only a year or two after my grandma passed. In her younger and even older years, she had been a huge fan of Big Band music. She loved to dance to it as long as she was able to. In memory of my Grandma Hill, here's a collection of some of the finest Big Band and Swing music ever produced. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Glenn Miller Orchestra  ~  “In The Mood”

2)  Benny Goodman  ~  “Sing, Sing, Sing”

3)  Artie Shaw  ~  “Begin The Beguine”

4)  Harry James  ~  “Green Onions”

5)  Count Basie  ~  “One O’Clock Jump”

6)  Woody Herman & His Swingin’ Herd  ~  “Woodchopper’s Ball”

7)  Duke Ellington  ~  “It Don’t Mean A Thing”

8)  Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich  ~  “The Drum Battle”  (Wow, this is fairly epic! Who do YOU think won the battle?)

9)  Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra  ~  “Song Of India”

10)  Louis Armstrong  ~  “A Kiss To Build A Dream On”

11)  Dizzy Gillespie  ~  “Salt Peanuts”

12)  Bob Crosby And His Orchestra  ~  “Big Noise From Winnetka”

13)  Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra  ~  “Tangerine”

14)  Earl “Fatha” Hines  ~  “Memories Of You”

15)  Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five  ~  “Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby?”

16)  Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians  ~  “Sioux City Sue”

17)  Kay Kyser & His Orchestra  ~  “Like The Fella Once Said”

18)  Lawrence Welk  ~  “Muskrat Ramble”

19)  Hoagy Carmichael  ~  “The Monkey Song”

20)  Shep Fields And His Rippling Rhythm  ~  “Breathless”

21)  Billy Eckstine  ~  “Prisoner Of Love”

22)  Louis Prima  ~  “Just A Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody”

23)  Cab Calloway  ~  “Minnie The Moocher”

24)  Les Brown And His Band Of Renown  ~  “Leapfrog”

25)  Lionel Hampton  ~  “Flying Home”