“Farewell” Songs

Here are some songs with the word "Farewell" in their titles. There are also more where these came from. Which will follow shortly. Enjoy! ~ JH



1)  The Sound Of Music Cast  ~  “So Long, Farewell”

2)  Alela Diane  ~  “About Farewell”

3)  Rush  ~  “A Farewell To Kings"

4)  Harry Belafonte  ~  “Jamaican Farewell”

5)  Avantasia & Amanda Somerville  ~  “Farewell”

6)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Farewell, My Summer Love”

7)  Leo Rojas  ~  “Farewell”

8)  Rihanna  ~  “Farewell”

9)  Covet  ~  “Farewell”

10)  Neil Diamond  ~  “Be (Capitulation And Farewell To Fletcher)”

11)  dArtagnan ft. Patty Gurdy  ~  “Farewell”

12)  Sam Cooke  ~  “The Japanese Farewell Song”

13)  Elliott Smith  ~  “A Fond Farewell”

14)  The Amity Affliction  ~  “Farewell”

15)  Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Farewell And Goodnight”

Songs About Exploding

Here's a bunch of Songs About Exploding that are sure to knock your socks off. And possibly every other part of you, depending on how big of an explosion we're talking about. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Nelly Furtado  ~  “Explode”

2)  Cloud Cult  ~  “The Exploding People”

3)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “Explosions”

4)  Matthew Good  ~  “A Single Explosion”

5)  Bond  ~  “Explosive”  (If you've never heard these ladies play their stringed instruments, you're truly missing out. They're amazing!)

6)  Fearless Vampire Killers  ~  “Exploding Heart Disorder”

7)  The Electric Mess  ~  “The Girl With The Exploding Dress”

8)  Elliott Smith  ~  “Bottle Up And Explode”

9)  HB  ~  “The Jesus Metal Explosion”  (Despite its befuddling title, this is actually a solid Christian metal song by a previously-unknown-to-me Finnish band.)

10)  The Cure  ~  “The Exploding Boy”

11)  Uh Huh Her  ~  “Explode”

12)  Jason Call  ~  “Exploding Lights”

13)  The Cardigans  ~  “Explode”

14)  Joseph Arthur  ~  “A Smile That Explodes”

15)  Ali Tolley  ~  “Explosion”

16)  Patrick Stump  ~  “Explode”  (If you’re wondering where you might’ve heard this guy’s voice before, it may be because he’s the lead singer of Fall Out Boy.)

17)  In Flames ft. Emilia Feldt  ~  “When The World Explodes”

18)  Pond  ~  “When It Explodes”

19)  Charli XCX  ~  “Explode”

20)  Navajo Code Talkers  ~  “Rockin’ Into An Explosion”

21)  Shonen Knife  ~  “Explosion”

22)  Seafret  ~  “Explosion”

23)  Zolita  ~  “Explosion”

24)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  “Tiny Explosions”

25)  The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart  ~  “Until The Sun Explodes”

Songs About "Junk"

Here's a bunch of Songs About "Junk" that you're sure to listen to, or not. Some good stuff here, despite what the songs' titles would indicate. In case you're worried, there are no "in the trunk" songs or the like to be found here.  ~  JH

1)  Paul McCartney  ~  “Junk”

2)  The Kooks  ~  “Junk Of The Heart (Happy)”

3)  The Auteurs  ~  “Junk Shop Clothes”

4)  Colleen Dauncey, Rebecca Perry, & Sarite Harris  ~  “My Junk”

5)  Larry Groce  ~  “Junk Food Junkie”

6)  Skyhooks  ~  “Keep The Junk In America”  (Thanks a lump, Skyhooks!)

7)  Sesame Street Cast  ~  “Oscar’s Junk Band”

8)  The Cardigans  ~  “Junk Of The Hearts”

9)  Keith Green  ~  “Keep All That Junk To Yourself”

10)  Diesel  ~  “Love Junk”

11)  Frontier Ruckus  ~  “Junk-Drawer Sorrow”

12)  Emily  ~  “Junkyard”

13)  Milky Chance  ~  “Flashed Junk Mind”

14)  Paul Westerberg  ~  “Hillbilly Junk”

15)  Jam Alker  ~  “Junkyard”

16)  10cc  ~  “Flying Junk”

17)  The Neville Brothers  ~  “Junk Man”

18)  Winger  ~  “Junkyard Dog”

19)  Dead Sons  ~  “Junk Room”

20)  Elska ft. Mikael Jorgensen  ~  “Too Much Junk”

21)  Elliott Smith  ~  “Junk Bond Trader”

22)  Zac Brown Band  ~  “Junkyard”

23)  Tarantella Fall  ~  “Junk”

24)  Leonard Cohen  ~  “That Don’t Make It Junk”

25)  Wang Chung  ~  “Space Junk”

Songs For Independence Day

Here's my one post for the week. I'm taking a mini-vacation from music blogging. This set of songs has one thing in common: the word "Independence" in their titles. Many of them are, in fact, titled "Independence Day." But all, with one exception, are distinctly different songs. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Martina McBride  ~  “Independence Day”

2)  Elliott Smith  ~  “Independence Day”

3)  Björk  ~  “Declare Independence”

4)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Independence Day”

5)  Donna Summer  ~  “State Of Independence”

6)  Vic Chesnutt  ~  “Independence Day”

7)  U.D.O.  ~  “Independence Day”

8)  Lulu  ~  “Independence”

9)  Siena Root  ~  “Tales Of Independence”

10)  Melanie C  ~  “Independence Day”

11)  Gang Of Four  ~  “Independence”

12)  Barbie’s Cradle  ~  “Independence Day”

13)  Owen Pallett  ~  “Independence Is No Solution”

14)  Mahalia  ~  “Independence Day”

15)  Comsat Angels  ~  “Independence Day”

16)  The Band Perry  ~  “Independence”

17)  The Blue Van  ~  “Independence”

18)  Psy'Aviah  ~  “Song Of Independence”

19)  David Berkeley  ~  “Independence”

20)  Andrea Corr  ~  “State Of Independence”

21)  It Lives It Breathes  ~  “Independence Day”

22)  Marc Jordan  ~  “This Independence”

23)  The Triplets  ~  “Independence Road”

24)  Whiteheart  ~  “Independence Day”

25)  Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau  ~  “Independence Day”

Songs About Cupid

In honor of Valentine's Day, here's a bunch of Songs About Cupid for you to enjoy.  ~  JH

1)  112  ~  “Cupid”

2)  The Big Moon  ~  “Cupid”

3)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Cupid De Locke”

4)  Elliott Smith  ~  “Cupid’s Trick”

5)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Cupid’s Got A Shotgun”

6)  Placebo  ~  “Bulletproof Cupid”

7)  Squeeze  ~  “Cupid’s Toy”

8)  Boyz II Men  ~  “Cupid”

9)  Connie Francis  ~  “Stupid Cupid / Lipstick On Your Collar”  (Someone’s had a LOT of plastic surgery! Notice how little she seems to be able to either change her facial expression or move her mouth. Wow!)

10)  King’s X  ~  “Cupid”

11)  Boyeur  ~  “Cupid”

12)  Jasmine Hill  ~  “Cupid’s Screw Up”

13)  Cupid  ~  “Cupid Shuffle”

14)  The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band  ~  “Cupid’s Got A Gun”

15)  Amy LaVere & Will Sexton  ~  “Cupid’s Arrow”

16)  Daniel Powter  ~  “Cupid”

17)  Poppy Jo  ~  “Stupid Cupid”

18)  Stereos  ~  “Hey Cupid”

19)  Gym Class Heroes ft. Patrick Stump  ~  “Cupid’s Chokehold”

20)  Gotthard  ~  “Cupid’s Arrow”

21)  Meghan Trainor  ~  “Cupid”

22)  Mischief  ~  “Stupid Cupid”

23)  Lloyd  ~  “Cupid”

24)  Otis Redding  ~  “Don’t Mess With Cupid”

25)  Extreme  ~  “Cupid’s Dead”

BONUS TRACK:  Sam Cooke  ~  “Cupid”  (Yes, this is the same song as the Boyz II Men one above. But Cooke’s is the most famous version, and even though there’s no proper video or live performance of it that I could find, I’d be remiss if I didn’t also post his classic rendition of the song.)