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Showing posts with label Duke Ellington. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Days of the Week Songs: "Thursday"

It's Thursday, which seems like as good a time as any to resume my "Days of the Week" series featuring songs about...well, Thursday! Here's hoping you'll enjoy 'em!  ~  JH


1)  Jess Glynne  ~  "Thursday"




2)  The Weeknd  ~  "Thursday"




3)  David Bowie  ~  "Thursday's Child"




4)  Steve Cole  ~  "Thursday"




5)  Pet Shop Boys ft. Example  ~  "Thursday"




6)  Jude Barclay  ~  "Another Thursday Night"




7)  Rollins Band  ~  "Thursday Afternoon"




8)  Jim Croce  ~  "Thursday"




9)  Morphine  ~  "Thursday"




10)  Donovan  ~  "Jersey Thursday"




11)  Matt Costa  ~  "Sweet Thursday"




12)  Eartha Kitt  ~  "Thursday's Child"




13)  The ChameleonsVox  ~  "Thursday's Child"




14)  Harry Nilsson  ~  "(Thursday) Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today"




15)  The Futureheads  ~  "Thursday (A Cappella)"




16)  Johnny Mathis  ~  "Sweet Thursday"




17)  Lostboycrow  ~  "Thursday"




18)  Country Joe and the Fish  ~  "Thursday"  (I'm not sure what to make of the little ditty that precedes the song here, but I wholeheartedly do NOT endorse it!)




19)  Run the Jewels  ~  "Thursday in the Danger Room"




20)  They Might Be Giants  ~  "I Lost Thursday"




21)  Mitski  ~  "Thursday Girl"




22)  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  ~  "Suite Thursday"






23)  Charlie Hunter Trio  ~  "Thursday the 12th"




24)  Giles, Giles, & Fripp  ~  "Thursday Morning"





25)  Olivia Barton  ~  "Thursday"




26)  Townes Van Zandt  ~  "Like a Summer Thursday"


Tuesday, August 17, 2021

"Daybreak" Songs, Vol. 3

There's a lot of non-video videos in this set, but there's more by people you've probably heard of before. So, what are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Hudson Hank  ~  “Daybreak”




2)  Bedlam Bells  ~  “Daybreak”




3)  Norah Jones  ~  “Day Breaks”




4)  Misty Edwards  ~  “Until The Day Breaks”




5)  Brand New Heavies  ~  “Daybreak”




6)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Daybreak”




7)  Cheryl Lynn  ~  “Daybreak (Storybook Children”




8)  Tinashe  ~  “Daybreak”




9)  Bill Monroe  ~  “Along About Daybreak”




10)  Chet Baker  ~  “Daybreak”




11)  Astrud Gilberto  ~  “Daybreak (Walking Out On Yesterday)”




12)  Duke Ellington  ~  “Daybreak Express”




13)  Ebba Forsberg  ~  “Daybreak”




14)  Stevie Ann  ~  “Day Break”




15)  Cassadee Pope  ~  “Daybreak, Sunset, Midnight"




16)  Lyle Lovett  ~  “Texas Trilogy: Daybreak”




17)  Pink Floyd  ~  “Daybreak”




18)  Steve Miller Band  ~  “Daybreak”




19)  Zoe Gray  ~  “Daybreak”




20)  Eloy  ~  “Daybreak”


Thursday, May 27, 2021

"Mood"-y Songs Also

Look at me, not getting carried away and ONLY posting a two-parter  this time! You're welcome,  and please enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Phyllis Hyman  ~  "In A Sentimental Mood"




2)  Candi Staton  ~  "Many Moods Of Love"




3)  Stevie Ray Vaughan  ~  "Rude Mood"




4)  The Style Council  ~  "My Ever-Changing Moods"




5)  Elvis Costello  ~  "Moods For Moderns"




6)  Rilo Kiley  ~  "Capturing Moods"




7)  Johnny Gill  ~  "Let's Get The Mood Right"




8)  Miley Cyrus  ~  "Baby, I'm In The Mood For You"




9)  The Whispers  ~  "In The Mood"




10)  Daryl Hall  ~  "I'm In A Philly Mood"




11)  Duke Ellington  ~  "Mood Indigo"




12)  The Gospel Youth  ~  "Moods Like English Weather"




13)  The Glaser Brothers  ~  "Moods Of Mary"




14)  Emily Vaughn  ~  "Mood"




15)  Chicago  ~  "In The Mood"




16)  Best Coast  ~  "Summer Mood"




17)  Golden Earring  ~  "In A Bad Mood"




18)  Alice Phoebe Lou  ~  "Velvet Mood"




19)  CeCe Peniston  ~  "I'm In The Mood"




20)  Bob Marley & The Wailers  ~  "Mellow Mood"



Saturday, January 11, 2020

Songs About Skunks


What if I told you there were 5 actually good Songs About Skunks that could easily be found? What if I told you there were 10? What about 15? If I told you any of these things, I would not be lying. You want proof? Take a whiff of these!  ~  JH



1)  Jump'n Jive Band  ~  "Skunk Song"




2)  Southern Culture On The Skids  ~  "Skunk"




3)  Harvey & Whistle  ~  "Skunk Funk"




4)  Duke Ellington  ~  "Skunk Hollow Blues"




5)  The Brecker Brothers  ~  "Some Skunk Funk"




6)  MC5  ~  "Skunk (Sonicly Speaking)"  (Yes, they meant to spell "sonically" that way. For some reason...)




7)  Maria Muldaur  ~  "Scat Skunk"




8)  Poco  ~  "Skunk Creek"




9)  Loudon Wainwright III  ~  "Dead Skunk"




10)  Viola  ~  "Skunk"




11)  Tower Of Power  ~  "The Skunk, The Goose, And The Fly"




12)  Big Charlie Thomas  ~  "The Skunk"




13)  Caribou  ~  "Skunks"




14)  The Stoned Revivals  ~  "Skunk"




15)  Pepe Le Pew  ~  "Skunk Funk"


Saturday, August 17, 2019

Extra "Extra" Songs

Two and a half years ago, I posted a collection of songs with the word "Extra" in their titles. (You can check it out here if you wish.) Recently, I discovered a few good songs that I somehow missed, as well as a few new ones that have been released in the interim. And so there's this extremely belated follow-up. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Immature ft. Keith Sweat  ~  "Extra, Extra"




2)  Placebo  ~  "The Extra"




3)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Extra Pale"




4)  Neil Young  ~  "Extra, Extra"




5)  Jimmie Vaughan  ~  "Extra Jimmies!"




6)  Duke Ellington  ~  "E.S.P. (Extra Sensory Perception)"




7)  MARINA  ~  "Extra Ordinary"




8)  Lauren Talley  ~  "The Extra Mile"




9)  Azalea Carey  ~  "Extra"




10)  Paul Kelly  ~  "Extra Mile"




11)  Jireh Lim  ~  "Extra Large"




12)  Bee Gees  ~  "The Extra Mile"




13)  Bobby Bare, Jr.  ~  "Extra Soggy Daisy"




14)  Gomez  ~  "Extra Special Guy"




15)  Anthrax  ~  "Toast To The Extras"




16)  Social Club Misfits  ~  "Extra Wavy"




17)  Ben E. King  ~  "Extra, Extra"




18)  Generationals  ~  "Extra Free Year"




19)  Izzy Reign ft. RandAlive  ~  "Extra! Extra!"




20)  Frightened Rabbit  ~  "Extrasupervery"




21)  Lucy Hale  ~  "Extra Ordinary"




22)  Aqualung  ~  "Extra Ordinary Thing"




23)  Buckethead  ~  "Extra Gloves"




24)  Exposé  ~  "Extra Extra"




25)  Kyuss  ~  "A Day Early And A Dollar Extra"


Sunday, August 4, 2019

Songs About Pipes

I never knew there were so many enjoyable Songs About Pipes. But there are. And here they are. Please listen to them. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Nelly Furtado  ~  "Pipe Dreams"




2)  Mike Oldfield  ~  "Sailor's Horn Pipe"




3)  Four Year Strong  ~  "Bada Bing! Wit' A Pipe!"




4)  Joan McCracken  ~  "Pass That Peace Pipe"




5)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Rusted Pipe"




6)  John Prine  ~  "Spanish Pipedream"




7)  Project 86  ~  "Pipe Dream"  (Nice face, dude! LOL!)




8)  The Shadows  ~  "Peace Pipe"




9)  Travis  ~  "Pipe Dreams"




10)  Christina Aguilera ft. XNDA  ~  "Pipe"




11)  Trampled By Turtles  ~  "Pipe Knot"




12)  Turnpike Troubadours  ~  "Pipe Bomb Dream"




13)  Duke Ellington  ~  "Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance Of The Reed-Pipes)"




14)  Babyshambles  ~  "Pipedown"




15)  Murray Head  ~  "Only A Pipe Dream"




16)  Cry Of Love  ~  "Peace Pipe"




17)  Guided By Voices  ~  "The Pipe Dreams Of Instant Prince Whippet"




18)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Pipes Of Peace"




19)  Soul Asylum  ~  "Pipe Dream"




20)  Weezer  ~  "Hash Pipe"




21)  David Allan Coe  ~  "My Father Smoked His Pipe"




22)  MxPx  ~  "Pipe Dreams"




23)  Count Basie  ~  "Peace Pipe"




24)  EELS  ~ "Rusty Pipes"




25)  Asleep At The Wheel  ~  "Pipe Dreams"