Songs About Writing

Here's part 2 of 3 in a miniseries of posts featuring songs with the famously misnamed "3 R's" (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic). In the first of the "3 R's" which does not actually start with an "R," we have a set of songs with the word "Write" or "Writing" (or some other derivative) in their titles. Ready... set... enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Hollies  ~  “Write On”

2)  John Legend & The Roots  ~  “I Can’t Write Left-Handed”

3)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Everyday I Write The Book”

4)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “Write Your Story”

5)  Earth, Wind, & Fire  ~  “I’ll Write A Song For You”

6)  George Strait  ~  “Write This Down”

7)  Barry Manilow  ~  “I Write The Songs”

8)  Kina Grannis  ~  “Write It In The Sky”

9)  Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit  ~  “The Last Song I Will Write”

10)  Newton Faulkner  ~  “Write It On Your Skin”

11)  Ron Pope  ~  “Writing Letters”

12)  Helen Reddy  ~  “Think I’ll Write A Song”

13)  Hugh Grant  ~  “Don’t Write Me Off”

14)  Sam Smith  ~  “Writing’s On The Wall”

15)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “I Could Write A Book”

16)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  “Write About Love”

17)  OK Go  ~  “The Writing’s On The Wall”

18)  The Low Anthem  ~  “To The Ghosts Who Write History Books”

19)  Father John Misty  ~  “I’m Writing A Novel”

20)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Write Me A Few Of Your Lines / Kokomo Blues / Walkin’ Blues”

"Fantasy" Songs

Oh, no! Not ANOTHER "Opposites" music post! Yep. Another one. Here's a collection of songs with the word "Fantasy" in their titles. Next time, we'll explore songs with the word "Reality" in their titles. Because, why not? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Fantasy"

2)  Earth, Wind, & Fire  ~  "Fantasy"

3)  Aldo Nova  ~  "Fantasy"

4)  Billy Joel  ~  "Sometimes A Fantasy"

5)  Alina Baraz & Galimatias  ~  "Fantasy"

6)  Bad Company  ~  "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy"

7)  30 Seconds To Mars  ~  "The Fantasy"

8)  Alexander Rybak  ~  "Into A Fantasy"

9)  The Swell Season  ~  "Fantasy Man"

10)  Uriah Heep  ~  "Return To Fantasy"

11)  Damien Rice  ~  "My Favourite Faded Fantasy"

12)  Triumph  ~  "A World Of Fantasy"

13)  The New Pornographers  ~  "Fantasy Fools"

14)  Traffic  ~  "Dear Mr. Fantasy"

15)  Boney M.  ~  "Oceans Of Fantasy"

16)  The Whispers  ~  "Fantasy"

17)  MS MR  ~  "Fantasy"

18)  Matthew Dear  ~  "Her Fantasy"

19)  The Asteroids Galaxy Tour  ~  "Fantasy Friend Forever"

20)  Camel  ~  "Lady Fantasy"

"Evil" Songs

Here's the 2nd half of my latest series of "Opposites" music posts. While these songs are not "evil" in and of themselves, they do bear the word somewhere in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Santana  ~  "Evil Ways"

2)  Ancient Bards  ~  "The Birth Of Evil"

3)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "Evil Woman"

4)  Alien Ant Farm  ~  "She's Only Evil"

5)  Nikki Yanofsky  ~  "Necessary Evil"

6)  Iron Maiden  ~  "The Evil That Men Do"

7)  Amorphis  ~  "Evil Inside"

8)  Kobra And The Lotus  ~  "50 Shades Of Evil"

9)  Josh Ritter  ~  "Evil Eye"

10)  Galactic Cowboys  ~  "Evil Twin"

11)  Rose Noire  ~  "Dual Evil"

12)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  "Blue And Evil"

13)  Earth, Wind, & Fire  ~  "Evil"

14)  1997  ~  "Garden Of Evil"

15)  The Steve Miller Band  ~  "Evil"

16)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "Evil Gal Blues"

17)  Emerson, Lake, & Palmer  ~  "Karn Evil 9"  (If you like extended drum solos, you're gonna love this one!)

18)  Ladytron  ~  "Evil"

19)  Dream Theater  ~  "The Root Of All Evil"

20)  Eartha Kitt  ~  "I Want To Be Evil"

Planetary Songs, Vol. 3: "Jupiter" & "Saturn"

I'm pretty proud of this installment in my latest series, which not only includes a wide variety of well-known and lesser-known artists in multiple genres as per usual, but also features arguably two of the most popular songs ever to include a planet's name in the title (thank you, Tori and Train). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Earth, Wind, And Fire  ~  "Jupiter"

2)  Katy McAllister ft. Shannon McAllister  ~  "Jupiter"

3)  Jewel  ~  "Jupiter (Swallow The Moon)"

4)  Your Favorite Martian  ~  "Jupiter"

5)  Tori Amos  ~  "Hey Jupiter"

6)  Train  ~  "Drops Of Jupiter"

7)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  "Jupiter"

8)  The Cure  ~  "Jupiter Crash"

9)  Grant-Lee Phillips  ~  "Sun Shines On Jupiter"

10)  Blues Pills  ~  "Jupiter"

11)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Saturn"

12)  Skillet  ~  "Saturn"

13)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "South Saturn Delta"

14)  Sleeping At Last  ~  "Saturn"

15)  Inspiral Carpets  ~  "Saturn 5"

16)  She Keeps Bees  ~  "Saturn Return"

17)  Dream Koala  ~  "Saturn Boy / Earth"

18)  Noir  ~  "Saturn Returns"

19)  Marilyn Jurman  ~  "Back To Saturn"

20)  Freddie Joachim  ~  "Saturn"

Popular Songs Of 1975, Vol. 1

The fact that I am very familiar with most of the songs in this collection (and its follow-up post) has more to do with my affinity for a broad spectrum of music from all genres, styles, and eras than it does with my actual age. You see, we've now reached the point in music history that precedes my birth (by three years, but still...). If you remember when these songs first came out, that means you are at least in your mid-forties now, and probably even older since these songs themselves are forty years old. So sit back and relax, groove to some funky tunes, and laugh at the outrageous clothing and pervasive facial hair of the artists involved. Welcome to That '70s Post...  ~  JH

1)  Captain & Tennille  ~  "Love Will Keep Us Together"

2)  Glen Campbell  ~  "Rhinestone Cowboy"

3)  Elton John  ~  "Philadelphia Freedom"

4)  Frankie Valli  ~  "My Eyes Adored You"

5)  Earth, Wind, & Fire  ~  "Shining Star"

6)  Freddy Fender  ~  "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"

7)  David Bowie  ~  "Fame"

8)  Neil Sedaka  ~  "Laughter In The Rain"

9)  Eagles  ~  "One Of These Nights"

10)  John Denver  ~  "Thank God I'm A Country Boy"

11)  Minnie Riperton  ~  "Lovin' You"

12)  Carl Douglas  ~  "Kung Fu Fighting"

13)  B.J. Thomas  ~  "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"

14)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  "Black Water"

15)  Janis Ian  ~  "At Seventeen"

16)  Tony Orlando and Dawn  ~  "He Don't Love You Like I Love You"

17)  Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony  ~  "The Hustle"

18)  Labelle  ~  "Lady Marmalade"

19)  Average White Band  ~  "Pick Up The Pieces"

20)  War  ~  "Why Can't We Be Friends?"