Songs About Jam

Remember when I promised you I'd follow up Songs About Toast with a set of Songs About Jam? Yeah, well, I forgot. Until now... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Jackson ft. Heavy D  ~  "Jam"  (A forgotten gem of a video by MJ, featuring "the other MJ" – Michael Jordan!)

2)  Scatman John ft. Louis Armstrong  ~  "Everybody Jam"

3)  Three Dog Night  ~  "Jam"

4)  Kim Kardashian  ~  "Jam (Turn It Up)"  (My word, this is horrible! Not that I'm surprised, but still...)

5)  Toad The Wet Sprocket  ~  "Jam"

6)  King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard  ~  "Slow Jam 1"

7)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  "Champagne Jam"

8)  Ted Nugent  ~  "Shut Up & Jam!"

9)  Jhene Aiko  ~  "Space Jam"

10)  Run-D.M.C.  ~  "Jam-Master Jammin'"

11)  Technotronic  ~  "Pump Up The Jam"

12)  Carole King  ~  "Raspberry Jam"

13)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "Kit-Kat Jam"

14)  Usher ft. Monica  ~  "Slow Jam"

15)  Freddie Jackson  ~  "Jam Tonight"

16)  38 Special  ~  "Jam On"

17)  Skindred  ~  "That's My Jam"

18)  The Gap Band  ~  "Jam The Motha'"

19)  DC Talk  ~  "Time Ta Jam"  (This song is, uh...how do I say this...um...let's just say TobyMac's music has improved in the past 30 years...)

20)  Elle King   ~  "Ram Jam"

21)  Fame Cast  ~  "Hot Lunch Jam"

22)  "Weird Al" Yankovic  ~  "Traffic Jam"

23)  The Sugarhill Gang  ~  "Rapper's Reprise (Jam Jam)"

24)  Bruce Dickinson  ~  "Midnight Jam"

25)  Relient K  ~  "That's My Jam"

Random Collection Of Songs That I Like (And I Think You'll Like, Too!)

Because compiling music posts with a unified theme is SO yesterday, there's this themeless collection of songs I just happen to like – and which I think you'll like, too! Dubious? Listen and make your own determination. And...enjoy! ~ JH

1)  A Fine Frenzy  ~  "Almost Lover"

2)  Sabrina Carpenter  ~  "Thumbs"

3)  Echosmith  ~  "Lonely Generation"

4)  X Ambassadors  ~  "Unsteady"

5)  Una Healy  ~  "Battlelines"

6)  Adele  ~  "Someone Like You"

7)  La Roux  ~  "Kiss And Not Tell"

8)  Against The Current  ~  "The Fuss"

9)  Warpaint  ~  "Stars"

10)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "You Oughta Know"

11)  R.E.M.  ~  "Man In The Moon"

12)  Edwin McCain  ~  "I'll Be"

13)  Nada Surf  ~  "Popular"

14)  ELIZA  ~  "Wide Eyed Fool"

15)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  "Fallen"

16)  Seal  ~  "Crazy"

17)  Whitney Houston  ~  "I Have Nothing"

18)  Elle King  ~  "Good Thing Gone"

19)  Ellie Goulding  ~  "On My Mind"

20)  Kylie Odetta  ~  "You Don't Love Me"

Songs About Pretty Girls & Pretty Boys

You probably wouldn't be shocked if I told you there have been an inordinate number of songs written about "pretty girls" over the years. But you may be surprised to find out that there's been quite a few songs written about "pretty boys" as well. Here are some of the best of both. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kenny Chesney  ~  “All The Pretty Girls”

2)  M2M  ~  “Pretty Boy”

3)  Iyaz ft. Travie McCoy  ~  “Pretty Girls”

4)  Bette Midler  ~  “One More Round”

5)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Pretty Girl At The Airport”

6)  Joe Jackson  ~  “Pretty Boys”

7)  Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea  ~  “Pretty Girls”

8)  Book Of Love  ~  “Pretty Boys And Pretty Girls”

9)  Kaleo  ~  “All The Pretty Girls”

10)  MIKA  ~  “Lover Boy”

11)  Maggie Lindemann  ~  “Pretty Girl”

12)  Emmylou Harris  ~  “Feeling Single, Seeing Double”

13)  Buffalo Springfield  ~  “Pretty Girl Why”

14)  Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds  ~  “All The Pretty Boys”

15)  Elle King  ~  “Naturally Pretty Girls”

16)  Sam Vance-Law  ~  “Prettyboy”

17)  Kip Moore  ~  “Hey Pretty Girl”

18)  Kesha  ~  “Get In Line”

19)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Pretty Girl From Raleigh”  (Apparently, these guys have released nearly a dozen songs with the phrase “Pretty Girl” in their titles. I’ve only included two of them here. And one more in the follow-up to this post.)

20)  Fastball  ~  “The Malcontent”

21)  Haschak Sisters  ~  “Pretty Girl”

22)  The Pipettes  ~  “Pull Shapes”

23)  Eric Dodd  ~ “Pretty Girl, Lucky Guy”

24)  The National  ~  “Murder Me, Rachael”

25)  Hayley Kiyoko  ~  “Pretty Girl”

Songs By Artists With Royalty-Inspired Names, Vol. 1: Kings

I'm starting the New Year off with a brand-new series, lucky you! This set and the two posts that will follow it feature songs by artists whose names (given or invented) have the words "King(s)", "Queen(s)", "Prince", or "Princess" somewhere in them. Since there were far more "King" artists than any of the others, they will comprise the entirety of the first two posts. All the others will share space in Vol. 3. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “Use Somebody”

2)  Ben E. King  ~  “Stand By Me”

3)  Elle King  ~  “Ex’s & Oh’s”

4)  for KING & COUNTRY  ~  “Ceasefire”

5)  Capital Kings  ~  “You’ll Never Be Alone”

6)  Kings Of Convenience  ~  “I’d Rather Dance With You”

7)  Evelyn “Champagne” King  ~  “Shame”

8)  King’s X  ~  “Over My Head”

9)  King Crimson  ~  “Elephant Talk”

10)  Carole King  ~  “It’s Too Late”

11)  Common Kings  ~  “Wade In Your Water”

12)  King Diamond  ~  “Sleepless Nights”

13)  B.B. King ft. Tracy Chapman  ~  “The Thrill Is Gone”

14)  King Harvest  ~  “Dancin’ In The Moonlight”

15)  Gipsy Kings  ~  “Djobi Djoba”

16)  King Curtis & The Kingpins  ~  “Memphis Soul Stew”

17)  Lost Kings ft. Katelyn Tarver  ~  “You”

18)  Nat King Cole  ~  “When I Fall In Love”

19)  The Kings  ~  “This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ To Glide”

20)  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  ~  “The Game Gets Old”

21)  The Flower Kings  ~  “For The Love Of Gold”

22)  To Kill A King  ~  “Funeral”

23)  Albert King  ~  “Born Under A Bad Sign”

24)  Blackie And The Rodeo Kings ft. Serena Ryder  ~  “Black Sheep”

25)  Redlight King  ~  “Born To Rise”