"Unexpected" Songs

These songs may not be what you expected, but they may just be what you needed today. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elvis Costello & The Imposters  ~  "Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4"

2)  Jeff & Sheri Easter  ~  "The Unexpected Cross"

3)  Anna Graceman  ~  "Unexpected"

4)  Rilés  ~  "Unexpected"

5)  Jason Chen  ~  "Unexpectedly"

6)  Maggie Eckford  ~  "Unexpected"

7)  Matt Wertz & Jon McLaughlin  ~  "Unexpected Love"

8)  Charice  ~  "Unexpected Love"

9)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  "An Unexpected Rain"

10)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "Love Comes From Unexpected Places"

11)  Sandi Patty & Clint Holmes  ~  "Unexpected Friends"

12)  Natasha Bedingfield  ~  "Unexpected Hero"

13)  Sam Tsui  ~  "Unexpectedly"

14)  Michelle Williams  ~  "Unexpected"

15)  Riverside  ~  "Found (The Unexpected Flaw Of Searching)"

16)  Sprung Monkey  ~  "Unexpected"

17)  Jason Crabb  ~  "Expect The Unexpected"

18)  Blythe Schulte  ~  "Unexpected"

19)  Lime  ~  "Unexpected Lovers"

20)  Flying Lotus ft. Laura Darlington  ~  "Unexpected Delight"

21)  Liv Warfield  ~  "The Unexpected"

22)  Jonah Platt  ~  "Unexpected"

23)  Bernadette Peters  ~  "Unexpected Song"

24)  Seth Bunting  ~  "Unexpected"

25)  David Bulla  ~  "Unexpected"

26)  Erika Luckett  ~  "Unexpected"

27)  Southbrook Worship  ~  "Unexpected One"

28)  Rooster  ~  "Unexpectedly"

29)  Sandy Mölling ft. Manuell  ~  "Unexpected"

30)  Libby Dietrix  ~  "Unexpected (Paradox)"  (The "unexpected" element of this song is the random ramen restaurant recommendation she makes in the middle of the song. And the follow-up verse detailing how she thinks her imagined date at said ramen restaurant will go. So...yeah.)

Songs About Watching (Or Being Watched)

Ever feel like you're being watched? Or, conversely, ever feel like watching (whether it's people, things, or etc.)? Me too! And that's what these songs are all about: "Watching." So what are you waiting for? Enjoy 'em already!  ~  JH


1)  Delphi Freeman  ~  "Always Watching"

2)  Rodney Atkins  ~  "Watching You"

3)  Rockwell ft. Michael Jackson  ~  "Somebody's Watching Me"

4)  John Lennon  ~  "Watching The Wheels"

5)  Armin van Buuren ft. Nadia Ali  ~  "Who's Watching"

 6)  Deep Purple  ~  "Watching The Sky"

7)  Elvis Costello  ~  "Watching The Detectives"

8)  Natalia Kills  ~  "Watching You"

 9)  Thompson Twins  ~  "Watching"

 10)  Kenny Loggins  ~  "Watching The River Run" / "Danny's Song"

11)  Two Door Cinema Club  ~  "The World Is Watching"

12)  Eric Hutchinson  ~  "Watching You Watch Him"

13)  Mandy Moore  ~  "When I Wasn't Watching"

14)  Mac DeMarco  ~  "Watching Him Fade Away"

15)  Saara Aalto  ~  "Dance Like Nobody's Watching"

16)  Joe Cocker  ~  "Watching The River Flow"

17)  Funeral For A Friend  ~  "Owls (Are Watching)"

18)  Charm Of Finches  ~  "Sky Watching"

19)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Watching And Waiting"

20)  Within Temptation ft. Dave Pirner  ~  "Whole World Is Watching"

21)  Emerson, Lake, & Palmer  ~  "Watching Over You"

22)  Air Traffic Controller  ~  "People Watching"

23)  Gary Allan  ~  "Watching Airplanes"

24)  Greta Van Fleet  ~  "Watching Over"

25)  The Cure  ~  "Watching Me Fall"

“Busy” & “Idle” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a three-part series featuring songs with either the word "Busy" or "Idle" in their titles. A variety of styles and genres are represented here and in the two posts taht will follow. So...what're you waiting for? Please, by all means, enjoy! ~ JH



1)  Jungle  ~  “Busy Earnin’”

2)  Oasis  ~  "The Importance Of Being Idle"

3)  Jane Monheit  ~  “Little Man, You’ve Had A Busy Day”

4)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  "Teen Idle"

5)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Busy Makin’ Plans”

6)  Tedeschi Trucks Band  ~  "Idle Wind"

7)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Busy Body”

8)  Los Lonely Boys  ~  "American Idle"

9)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows)”

10)  The Amps  ~  "Full On Idle"

11)  Dodie Clark  ~  “I’ve Been Busy”  (The song ends around the 2:00 mark. The rest is just chitchat.)

12)  Katatonia  ~  "Idle Blood"

13)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Busy Bodies”

14)  The Toy Dolls  ~  "Idle Gossip"

15)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “Let’s Get Busy, Baby”

16)  Beirut  ~  "Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)"

17)  Billy Ray Cyrus  ~  “Busy Man”

18)  iamamiwhoami  ~  "Idle Talk"

19)  Glen Campbell  ~  “I Was Too Busy Loving You”

20)  Vetiver  ~  "Idle Ties"

21)  Lucy Wainwright Roche  ~  “Look Busy”

22)  Jeon Soyeon  ~  "Idle Song"

23)  Traveling Wilburys  ~  “The Devil’s Been Busy”

24)  Castle No Kings  ~  "Idle Hands"

25)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby”

Songs About Spells & Potions

It's magic time! Sadly, it's not real magic. No actual spells or potions are present here. But there're plenty of Songs About Spells & Potions to go around. So grab your wand...don't forget the magic words...and enjoy! ~ JH

1)  The Sweeplings  ~  “Under Your Spell”

2)  Car Astor  ~  “Potions”

3)  Austra  ~  “Spellwork"

4)  Julia Zelg  ~  “Love Potion”

5)  Lacuna Coil  ~  “Spellbound”

6)  The Searchers  ~  “Love Potion N0. 9”

7)  LaRissa Vienna & The Strange  ~  “Break The Spell”

8)  The Charlie Daniels Band  ~  “No Potion For The Pain”

9)  BeatGhosts ft. Yuli  ~  “Spell”

10)  Hank & Cupcakes  ~  “Sweet Potion”

11)  Alphabeat  ~  “The Spell”

12)  Ducado & Zenya  ~  “Redemption’s Potion”

13)  Elvis Costello  ~  “The Spell That You Cast”

14)  CHON  ~  “Potion/Puddle”

15)  Emily Reo  ~  “Spell”

16)  Eric Nam ft. Woodie Gochild  ~  “Potion”

17)  Daughtry  ~  “Break The Spell”

18)  Puscifer  ~  “Potions”

19)  Jenny Hval  ~  “Spells"

20)  Nicki Minaj  ~  “Pills N Potions”

21)  Bea Miller  ~  “Open Your Eyes (Deep Blue Songspell)”

22)  Canopy Climber  ~  “Potion”

23)  Bryan Ferry  ~  “I Put A Spell On You”

24)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Potion Approaching”

25)  Rebecca Ferguson  ~  “Strange & Beautiful (I’ll Put A Spell On You)”