Even More Songs About Steps

Sorry for the passive-aggressive tone in my previous post intro. I'll try to be a little nicer this time around. So...here's a bunch of peachy-keen Songs About Steps that you and yours will surely think are swell! By golly, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  "Step Off"

2)  Radiohead  ~  "15 Step"

3)  Gabrielle  ~  "Every Step"

4)  Casting Crowns  ~  "One Step Away"

5)  Linkin Park  ~  "One Step Closer"

6)  Vampire Weekend  ~  "Step"

7)  Matisyahu  ~  "Step Out Into The Light"

8)  Joe Jackson  ~  "Steppin' Out"

9)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Next Step Is Love"

10)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "Two Step"

11)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Eight Easy Steps"

12)  Dru Hill  ~  "5 Steps"

13)  Bibi  ~  "Step?"

14)  Branford Marsalis  ~  "Giant Steps"

15)  Cartel  ~  "27 Steps"

16)  Madness  ~  "One Step Beyond"

17)  Funktion  ~  "Step Into It"

18)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Steppin' Out"

19)  The Main Squeeze  ~  "Two Steps"

20)  Tony Bennett  ~  "Steppin' Out With My Baby"

21)  Cilla Black  ~  "Step Inside Love"

22)  Elena Rud  ~  "Two Steps"

23)  Francesco Oppes  ~  "Bounce Your Steps"

24)  IV  ~  "Steps"

25)  Melanie  ~  "Steppin'"

Songs For President's Day

This is me attempting to do something interesting for President's Day. Each song in this set bears the surname of a U.S. President in its title. I didn't do anything crazy, like post a song for each of our 45 pPresidents. But I found as many as I could, and you're going to have to be okay with that. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Counting Crows  ~  "Washington Square"

2)  Aerosmith  ~  "Adam's Apple"  ("Adams"... "Adam's".... Close enough!)

3)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  "Jefferson Jericho Blues"

4)  George Thorogood ft. Albert Collins  ~  "Madison Blues"

5)  Pharrell Williams ft. Kelly Osbourne  ~  "Marilyn Monroe"

6)  blink-182  ~  "Adam's Song"  (Again, "Adams"... "Adam's".... Close enough!)

7)  Johnny Cash & June Carter  ~  "Jackson"

8)  The Toadies  ~  "Tyler"

9)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Polk Salad Annie"

10)  Jack Johnson  ~  "Taylor"

11)  Dinosaur Jr.  ~  "Pierce The Morning Rain"

12)  PJ Harvey  ~  "Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln"

13)  Mick Flavin  ~  "Jennifer Johnson And Me"

14)  Bob Dylan  ~  "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"

15)  John Prine & Sara Watkins  ~  "Late John Garfield Blues"

16)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"

17)  Jewel  ~  "Cleveland"

18)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  "Cleveland Rocks"  (Remember, Cleveland served as President twice in nonconsecutive terms. So he counts as two Presidents.)

19)  Conor Oberst  ~  "Roosevelt Room"

20)  Hozier  ~  "Jackie And Wilson"

21)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  "Tonya Harding"

22)  Elvis Costello  ~  "Hoover Factory"

23)  Joywave   ~  "Like A Kennedy"

24)  INXS  ~  "Johnson's Aeroplane"

25)  Elton John  ~  "Postcards From Richard Nixon"

26)  Jerry Reed  ~  "Lord, Mr. Ford"

27)  Tor Miller  ~  "Carter & Cash"

28)  Violent Femmes  ~  "Old Mother Reagan"

29)  Traffic  ~  "Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush"

30)  Wakey! Wakey!  ~  "Clinton St. Girl"

31)  Bruce Dickinson  ~  "Laughing In The Hiding Bush"

32)  Moby & The Homeland Choir  ~  "Trump Is On Your Side"  (The sarcasm is strong with this one. And I tend to agree with the sentiments.)

25 Different Versions of "Silver Bells"

There are many, many ways in which a classic Christmas tune can be ruined by a bad arrangement or a dreadful singer. But these are not those. These are 25 great renditions of an iconic tune. Feel free to pick and choose as you please. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Meaghan Smith  (This young woman has an "old soul" and makes adorable music.)

2)  Twisted Sister  (Let's go ahead and get the weirdest one out of the way early. Actually, the song itself isn't that weird, but boy-oh-boy is this video a piece of work!)

3)  A Few Good Men  (I miss the '90s!)

4)  Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell  (Apparently, this is "the original" version...at least according to the YouTube poster.)

5)  Tony Bennett  (*Almost* nobody does it better than Tony!)

6)  The Polyphonic Spree  (This is a truly unique arrangement. It's great!)

7)  Clay Aiken & Megan Mullally  (Nice duet by an Idol and a comedienne.)

8)  The Temptations  (What makes this version different than all the rest? It's all about that bass!)

9)  Bing Crosby  (Of course, Bing is a part of this collection. I mean, how could he not be?)

10)  Amy Grant & Marc Martel  (The Queen of Christian Contemporary pairs up with the Man Who Would Be Queen in this apt duet. There's a bonus song at the end that you're sure to either love or detest.)  

11)  John Legend  (The Sexiest Man Alive – LOL! – takes on a Christmas classic – and KILLS it!)

12)  Elvis Presley  (This post would be incomplete without The King!)

13)  The Supremes  (I've never heard this version before, but they more than do it justice.)

14)  Don Ho  (Let's add a little tropical flavor to the mix!)

15)  Jim Nabors  (Gomer Pyle shore could sang purdy! Shazam!)

16)  She & Him  (If you don't recognize her from the album cover, the "She" in She & Him is Zooey Deschanel from the movie Elf, another Christmas classic.)

17)  Harry Connick, Jr.  (Classy, swinging version. I would expect no less from Harry.)

18)  William Shatner  (If you ever wanted to hear a dramatic reading of a Christmas song, you're about to. This isn't a great version, but it's certainly one-of-a-kind!)

19)  Brenda Lee  (Can't go wrong with Brenda Lee at Christmastime!)

20)  Andy Williams & The Osmonds  (This is the kind of treacly crap that quickly becomes irksome during the holiday season. But dang, that Andy can sing!)

21)  Love And Theft  (I'm mostly unfamiliar with this band, but I like them a lot!)

22)  Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors  (Gorgeous harmonies and instrumentation!)

23)  Stevie Wonder  (Good stuff!)

24)  Johnny Mathis  (The man's voice is like honey! So smooth!)

25)  Gloria Estefan  (Let's spice it up a bit for the grand finale!)