Showing posts with label Elton John. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elton John. Show all posts

Friday, June 19, 2020

"Room" & "Board" Songs, Vol. 1

I might have gotten a little carried away with these, but here they are nonetheless. Part 1 of a 3-part miniseries featuring songs with the words "Room" or "Board" in their titles. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  John Mayer  ~  "Slow Dancing In A Burning Room"






2)  Friendly Fires  ~  "On Board"






3)  Au/Ra  ~  "Panic Room"






4)  Sugar Ray  ~  "Boardwalk"






5)  You Me At Six  ~  "Room To Breathe"






6)  The Wombats  ~  "Circuitboard City"






7)  Kim Walker-Smith  ~  "Throne Room"






8)  Elton John  ~  "The Diving Board"






9)  Ailee  ~  "Room Shaker"






10)  The Drifters  ~  "Under The Boardwalk"






11)  Cream  ~  "White Room"






12)  The Oak Ridge Boys  ~  "Baby On Board"






13)  Asking Alexandria  ~  "Alone In A Room"






14)  The Features  ~  "Drawing Board"






15)  Jessie J  ~  "Big White Room"






16)  Baroness  ~  "Board Up The House"






17)  Klymaxx  ~  "Meeting In The Ladies' Room"






18)  Morrissey  ~  "Ouija Board, Ouija Board"






19)  There For Tomorrow  ~  "No More Room To Breathe"






20)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  "Cutting Board"






21)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "Living Room"






22)  Guano Apes  ~  "Lords Of The Boards"






23)  Black Label Society  ~  "Room Of Nightmares"






24)  The Morning Benders  ~  "Boarded Doors"






25)  Heffron Drive  ~  "Living Room"




Saturday, June 13, 2020

Songs About Filling & Emptying

Here begins a three-part series beginning and ending today, featuring Songs with either the word "Fill" or "Empty" in their titles. Lots of good tunes here! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Poppy  ~  "Fill The Crown"




2)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  "Big Empty"




3)  Craig David ~  "Fill Me In"




4)  Erin McCarley  ~  "Love, Save The Empty"




5)  OHNO  ~  "Fill Up My Cup"




6)  Jackson Browne  ~  "Running On Empty"




7)  Lithic  ~  "Fill The Void"




8)  Fever Ray  ~  "Keep The Streets Empty For Me"




9)  Gus Dapperton  ~  "Fill Me Up Anthem"




10)  Chris Sligh  ~  "Empty Me"




11)  Tasha Cobbs  ~  "Fill Me Up / Overflow (Medley)"




12)  Metric  ~  "Empty"




13)  Mute  ~  "Fill The Void"




14)  Terri Clark  ~  "Empty"




15)  Josh Pyke  ~  "Fill You In"




16)  The Click Five  ~  "Empty"




17)  Canton Jones  ~  "Fill Me Up Again"




18)  Garbage  ~  "Empty"




19)  Fair Weather Friends  ~  "Fill This Up"




20)  Yellowcard  ~  "Empty Apartment"




21)  Grant Farm  ~  "Fill Your Cup"




22)  Don McLean  ~  "Empty Chairs"




23)  New Portals  ~  "Fill Me Up"




24)  Elton John  ~  "Empty Garden"




25)  Jessica Mauboy  ~  "Pop A Bottle (Fill Me Up)"



Monday, June 8, 2020

Songs About Saying So

Are these good songs? Yeah, they are. How do you know that? Because I say so, of course! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Doja Cat  ~  "Say So"




2)  3LW  ~  "'Til I Say So"





3)  Israel and New Breed ft. Hillsong  ~  "Say So"





4)  Allen Stone  ~  "Say So"





5)  Smokie Norful  ~  "Say So"





6)  My Favorite Highway  ~  "Say So"





7)  Britney Spears  ~  "When I Say So"





8)  Terror Jr.  ~  "Say So"





9)  Chloe x Halle ft. PS22 Chorus  ~  "I Say So"





10)  Harrison Craig  ~  "Even If You Say So"





11)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "Talk About It (Say So)"





12)  Uh Huh Her  ~  "Say So"





13)  Elton John  ~  "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"





14)  Graham Coxon  ~  "Say So What"





15)  Stephanie Mabey  ~  "'Til You Say So"





16)  Shannon Noll ~  "'Til We Say So"





17)  Esmée - It's Summer (Because We Say So)"





18)  A Flock Of Seagulls  ~  "Say So Much"





19)  Vinyl Theatre  ~  "If You Say So"





20)  Lea Michele  ~  "If You Say So"  (I'm fully aware of the current allegations being thrown Lea's way, and frankly, she probably IS a horrible person. But the song is good, and I don't generally make a habit of censoring artists because of their personal lives. If I did, I'd probably have no songs to post by anyone here.)




21)  Blue Stahli ft. Emma Anzai (of Sick Puppies)  ~  "Not Over Til We Say So"





22)  The Innocence Mission  ~  "I Hear You Say So"





23)  Bettye Lavette  ~  "Just Say So"





24)  Point Of Grace  ~  "Say So"





25)  Andraé Crouch  ~  "Say So"



Wednesday, April 22, 2020

More Songs About Gloves & Masks

I told you there would be more of these, and darned if I wasn't telling the truth! Keep safe out there (and also stay home). And enjoy!  ~  JH


1)  The Smiths  ~  "Hand In Glove"





2)  Flying Colors  ~  "Mask Machine"





3)  Visage  ~  "Love Glove"





4)  Alice Cooper  ~  "The Man Behind The Mask"





 5)  KISS  ~  "Fits Like A Glove"





6)  The Nits  ~  "Mask"





 7)  Regina Spektor  ~  "Woolen Gloves"





8)  Feelbacks  ~  "The Mask"





 9)  Dashboard Confessional  ~  "Shirts And Gloves"





10)  Stellar  ~  "Mask"





11)  Rush  ~  "Kid Gloves"





 12)  Shauna Knapp  ~  "Mask"





13)  Elton John  ~  "Soul Glove"





14)  Crimson House  ~  "Hoodoo Mask"





15)  Air Supply  ~  "Body Glove"



Tuesday, March 17, 2020

"Social" / "Distance" Songs


We've been told that social distancing is something we should be practicing during this pandemic. I propose that while we do so, we should listen to a bunch of songs bearing either the word "Social" or "Distance" in their titles (nobody writes songs with "Distancing" in the title). I did, and I enjoyed them. I think you will as well!  ~  JH



1)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  "On Social Media"




2)  Cake  ~  "The Distance"




3)  Saga  ~  "Social Orphan"




4)  Christina Perri ft. Jason Mraz  ~  "Distance"




5)  Pete Yorn  ~  "Social Development Dance"




6)  Live  ~  "The Distance"




7)  Soul Asylum  ~  "Social Butterfly"




8)  Dwight Yoakam  ~  "The Distance Between You And Me"




9)  Zero 7  ~  "This Fine Social Scene"




10)  Bette Midler  ~  "From A Distance"




11)  Dodie Clark  ~  "Social Dance"




12)  Brandy  ~  "Long Distance"




13)  Smallpools  ~  "Social"




14)  Kimbra  ~  "Hi-Def Distance Romance"




15)  Elton John  ~  "Social Disease"




16)  Mariah Carey ft. Ty Dolla $ign  ~  "The Distance"




17)  PJ Harvey  ~  "The Ministry Of Social Affairs" / "50-Ft. Queenie"




18)  Iron Maiden  ~  "The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner"




19)  Bad Religion  ~  "Social Suicide"




20)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Distance And Time"




21)  Devo  ~  "Social Fools"




22)  Paramore  ~  "Long Distance Call"




23)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Social Disease"




24)  All Saints  ~  "Distance"




25)  New Found Glory  ~  "Call Me Anti-Social"




26)  Yes  ~  "Long Distance Runaround"