Songs About Hostages & Luxury

Continuing in my quasi-series of posts featuring songs about two totally unrelated things (most – curiously – beginning with an "H" and an "L"), here's a sensational set of Songs About Hostages & Luxury. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Billie Eilish  ~  “Hostage”

2)  Jon Bellion  ~  “Luxury”

3)  Sia  ~  “Hostage”

4)  Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band  ~  “Luxury Liner”

5)  Lacuna Coil  ~  “Hostage To The Light”

6)  Arrested Development  ~  “Luxury”

7)  Jack’s Mannequin  ~  “Hostage”

8)  Jethro Tull  ~  “Lap Of Luxury”

9)  Donna Summer  ~  “The Hostage”

10)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Luxury”

11)  Anais Martinez  ~  “Hostage”

12)  Maxwell  ~  “Luxury: Cococure”

13)  Jeremy Lister  ~  “Hostage”  (There’s a lot of mindless chit-chat before the song. If you want to skip that, just jump to the 2:25 mark. The song ends around the 5:50 mark. The rest is more mindless chit-chat.)

14)  ZZ Top  ~  “Dipping Low (In The Lap Of Luxury)”

15)  Empires  ~  “Hostage”

16)  Frida Elsa  ~  “Luxury”

17)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  “Hostage Of Peace”

18)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “The Punishment Of Luxury”

19)  Razorlight  ~  “Hostage Of Love”

20)  Korn  ~  “Love & Luxury”

21)  Angelicca  ~  “Hostage”

22)  Marillion  ~  “Alone Again In The Lap Of Luxury”

23)  The Life And Times  ~  “My Last Hostage”

24)  Wye Oak  ~  “On Luxury”

25)  Big Country  ~  “The Hostage Speaks”

26)  Domenica  ~  “Luxury”

27)  Griffin Oskar  ~  “Hostage”

28)  Azealia Banks  ~  “Luxury”

29)  Alexa  ~  “Hostage”

30)  Keith Urban  ~  “The Luxury Of Knowing”

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1)  The O’Jays  ~  “For The Love Of Money"

2)  Deap Vally  ~  “Gonna Make My Own Money”

3)  Randy Newman  ~  “It’s Money That Matters”

4)  The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Puff Daddy, Kelly Price, & Mase  ~  “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems"

5)  Bleachers  ~  "Don't Take The Money"

6)  Empire Cast ft. Jussie Smollett & Yazz  ~  “Ain’t About The Money” (Yes, THAT Jussie Smollett! And it WAS TOO about the money!)

7)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  "Money Changes Everything"

8)  The Beatles  ~  "Money (That's What I Want)"

9)  Dire Straits  ~  "Money For Nothing"

10)  Rosanne Cash  ~  "Money Road"

11)  Sam Smith  ~  "Money On My Mind"

12)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Money Honey"

13)  ABBA  ~  "Money, Money, Money"

14)  Simply Red  ~  "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"

15)  That Poppy  ~  "Money"

16)  AC/DC  ~  "Moneytalks"

17)  Donna Summer  ~  "She Works Hard For The Money"

18)  Primitive Radio Gods  ~  "Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand"

19)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)"

20)  Ivy Levan  ~  "Money"

21)  Chuck Berry  ~  "No Money Down"

22)  Jesca Hoop  ~  "Money"

23)  Steve Miller Band  ~  "Take The Money And Run"

24)  The Subways  ~  "We Don't Need Money To Have A Good Time"

25)  Rush  ~  "Big Money"

26)  LYRX  ~  "Take The Money"

27)  Galantis  ~  "No Money"

28)  Jessie J ft. B.o.B.  ~  "Price Tag"  ("It's not about the money," the singer repeatedly decries. But, let's be real – it probably is.)

Popular Songs Of 1989, Vol. 3

I'll bet you thought I forgot to finish the Popular Songs Of 1989 series after a couple of days' lay-off. Well, I didn't. Here's part 3 of 5 in all its glory. Or something like that... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bon Jovi  ~  “I’ll Be There For You”

2)  Madonna  ~  “Like A Prayer”

3)  Milli Vanilli  ~  “Girl, I’m Gonna Miss You”

4)  Simply Red  ~  “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”

5)  Roxette  ~  “Listen To Your Heart”

6)  Rod Stewart  ~  “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”

7)  Def Leppard  ~  “Armageddon It”

8)  Donna Summer  ~  “This Time I Know It’s For Real”

9)  The Cure  ~  “Lovesong”

10)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Houston Solution”

11)  Karyn White  ~  “The Way You Love Me”

12)  White Lion  ~  “When The Children Cry”

13)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “Cover Girl”

14)  The B-52’s  ~  “Love Shack”

15)  Love And Rockets  ~  “So Alive”

16)  Richard Marx  ~  “Satisfied”

17)  Madonna  ~  “Express Yourself”

18)  Young MC  ~  “Bust A Move”

19)  Michael Damian  ~  “Rock On”  (I remember this guy from The Young & The Restless back in the day. I had to watch that series when I stayed with my grandma during the summer.)

20)  Taylor Dayne  ~  “Don’t Rush Me”

21)  Shenandoah  ~  “The Church On Cumberland Road”

22)  Babyface  ~  “It’s No Crime”

23)  Holly Dunn  ~  “Are You Ever Gonna Love Me?”

24)  Camper Van Beethoven  ~  “Pictures Of Matchstick Men”

25)  Breathe  ~  “How Can I Fall”

“Whisper” & “Scream” Songs, Vol. 1

I'm returning to oft-treaded ground with this two-part "opposites" series of posts. Here we have a bunch of Songs About Whispers and Screams. Next time, we will have more of the same. Plenty of good stuff to hear here, so check it out already. And...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  George Michael  ~  “Careless Whisper”

2)  Judas Priest  ~  “Screaming For Vengeance”

3)  A Fine Frenzy  ~  “Whisper”

4)  Bim  ~  “Scream”

5)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “The Whisper”

6)  Anna Blue  ~  “Silent Scream”

7)  Randy Travis  ~  “Whisper My Name”

8)  Ozzy Osbourne  ~  “Let Me Hear You Scream”

9)  Donna Summer  ~  “Heaven’s Just A Whisper Away”

10)  UB40  ~  “The Earth Dies Screaming”

11)  Evanescence  ~  “Whisper”

12)  Tokio Hotel  ~  “Scream”

13)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions ft. Glenn Tilbrook  ~  “From A Whisper To A Scream”

14)  Kate Ryan  ~  “Scream For More”

15)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “(I Could Only) Whisper Your Name”

16)  Margaret Berger  ~  “Scream”

17)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Sensuous Whisper”

18)  Funeral For A Friend  ~  “Kicking And Screaming”

19)  Earl Klugh  ~  “Whispers And Promises”

20)  Frightened Rabbit  ~  “The Loneliness And The Scream”

21)  Chastity Brown  ~  “Whisper”

22)  Kelis  ~  “Scream”

23)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “Whisper In The Dark”

24)  Chris Cornell  ~  “Scream”

25)  Passenger  ~  “Whispers”

26)  Third Day  ~  “Kicking And Screaming”

27)  Alison Moyet  ~  “Whispering Your Name”

28)  Amen Corner  ~  “Scream And Scream Again”

29)  The Dear Hunter  ~  “Whisper”

30)  Europe  ~  “Scream Of Anger”