“Find” & “Lose” Songs, Vol. 1

Okay, so I had the brilliant idea to post some "Find" and "Lose" songs, but I found way more "Find" songs than I could reasonably use. So this will be a 2-parter. But wait! Even after 2 parts, there were more "Find" songs left over. So I had to do a "Find" and "Replace" post. But wait...still more "Find" songs! So I had to do a "Seek" and "Find" post. So settle in, 'cuz – as you will "Find" – this is only the beginning. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lou Rawls  ~  “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine”

2)  Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend  ~  “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”

3)  William Fitzsimmons  ~  “Find It In Me”

4)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Lose Again”

5)  The National  ~  “Hard To Find”

6)  Rebecca Ferguson  ~  “Too Good To Lose”

7)  Alter Bridge  ~  “Find The Real”

8)  Madonna & Mandy Patinkin  ~  “What Can You Lose?”

9)  Lifehouse  ~  “Am I Ever Going To Find Out?”

10)  Laura Story  ~  “One Life To Lose”

11)  Jess Glynne  ~  “You Can Find Me”

12)  Steve Earle  ~  “I Don’t Want To Lose You Yet”

13)  Enya  ~  “So I Could Find My Way”

14)  Courteneers  ~  “Lose Control”

15)  Amy Lee  ~  “Find A Way”

16)  The Muppet Jug Band  ~  “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor?”

17)  Imogen Heap  ~  “You Know Where To Find Me”

18)  Journey  ~  “Where Did I Lose Your Love?”

19)  Kari Jobe  ~  “Find You On My Knees”

20)  KISS  ~  “Nothin’ To Lose”

Songs For The Seasons: "Winter" (Vol. 2)

As a follow-up to yesterday's "Songs For The Seasons" post, and in honor of the Winter Solstice (which is apparently actually today, and not yesterday), here's another set of songs to celebrate the (theoretically) chilliest of seasons. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Enya  ~  “Trains And Winter Rains”

2)  Ólafur Arnalds ft. Arnór Dan  ~  “For Now I Am Winter”

3)  Daughter  ~  “Winter”

4)  Fountains Of Wayne  ~  “Valley Winter Song”

5)  The Head And The Heart  ~  “Winter Song”

6)  Sting  ~  “The Hounds Of Winter”

7)  Emily Barker  ~  “In The Winter I Return”

8)  Said The Whale  ~  “This Winter I Retire”

9)  Broadcast  ~  “Winter Now”

10)  Sister Hazel  ~  “Your Winter”

11)  Jo Hamilton  ~  “Winter Is Over”

12)  William Fitzsimmons  ~  “Bird Of Winter Prey”

13)  TORRES  ~  “When Winter’s Over”

14)  K’s Choice  ~  “Winter”

15)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “Song For A Winter’s Night”

16)  Kina Grannis  ~  “Winter”

17)  Sarah Brightman  ~  “Winter In July”

18)  Opeth  ~  “The Throat Of Winter”

19)  Esperanza Spalding  ~  “Winter Sun”

20)  Vanessa Carlton  ~  “Half A Week Before The Winter”

Songs With "Keep" In The Title

One might automatically think that this would be the first part of a two-parter in my never-ending series of "Opposites" music posts. However, that would not be the case. For one thing, I've done way too many "Opposites" posts of late anyway. Secondly, I couldn't think of a word that was a natural opposite to the word "Keep." But there were still lots of "Keep" songs I wanted to post. So here they are… Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  2Pac  ~  "Keep Ya Head Up"

2)  Zac Brown Band  ~  Keep Me In Mind"

3)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Keep The Faith"

4)  The Human League  ~  "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"  (This man is wearing a lot of makeup. Hmm...)

5)  Kelly Rowland  ~  "Keep It Between Us"

6)  Sugarland  ~  "Keep You"

7)  Weezer  ~  "Keep Fishin'"  (Featuring The Muppets, for those of you who like Muppets – of which I am one.)

8)  Billy Joel  ~  "Keeping The Faith"

9)  Soul II Soul  ~  "Keep On Movin'"

10)  Reba McEntire  ~  "I Keep On Lovin' You"

11)  Needtobreathe  ~  "Keep Your Eyes Open"

12)  Wild Belle  ~  "Keep You"

13)  Curtis Harding  ~  "Keep On Shining"  (This song would be right at home with the Motown songs of old. But it's a relatively recent song.)

14)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  "Keep It Between The Lines"  (Whatever happened to this guy? He was one of the better country singers in the '80s and '90s.)

15)  Rival Sons  ~  "Keep On Swinging"

16)  Julia Child  ~  "Keep On Cooking"  (What will they think of next?)

17)  Travie McCoy ft. Brendon Urie  ~  "Keep On Keeping On"

18)  Eddie Vedder  ~  "Can't Keep"

19)  Garbage  ~  "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing"

20)  REO Speedwagon  ~  "Keep On Loving You"  (This is one of the stupidest story lines for a music video that I've ever seen. Especially considering that the song itself isn't that bad.)

21)  Tony Bennett & Aretha Franklin  ~  "How Do You Keep The Music Playing?"  (Wow, what a duet! This is magical!)

22)  Michael McDonald  ~  "I Keep Forgettin'"  ("I just hit the east side of the LBC, on a mission tryin' to find Mr. Warren G"...Oh wait, that's a different song altogether. Sampled from this song, but not this song. Not by a long shot.)

23)  American Authors  ~  "Keep Me Dreaming"

24)  Annie Lennox  ~  "Keep Young And Beautiful"

25)  Enya  ~  "How Can I Keep From Singing?"  (That's a good question, Enya. When I figure that out, I'll let you know!)

Songs By Solo Artists With Four-Letter Names

Last but not least, here we have a collection of songs by artists with four letters in their names. This collection of 20 songs consists exclusive of solo artists. You suggested them. I added them. (Plus a few more.) If I missed any of your favorites, now that this miniseries is complete, you may now throw your barbs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  P!nk  ~  "Trouble"

2)  Ozzy  ~  "Dreamer"  (Ozzy Osbourne doesn't often go by only his first name – not officially, at least. But for this song, he did – so I can technically include it here.)

3)  Enya  ~  "Amarantine" 

4)  Ne-Yo  ~  "One In A Million"

5)  Cher  ~  "Half Breed"

6)  Moby  ~  "In This World"

7)  T'Pau  ~  "Heart And Soul"

8)  Taco  ~  "Puttin' On The Ritz"

9)  Dido  ~  "White Flag"

10)  2Pac ft. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman  ~  "California Love"

11)  SOKO  ~  "I Thought I Was An Alien"

12)  Seal  ~  "Love's Divine"

13)  Lune  ~  "Girls With Bangs"

14)  Akon  ~  "Don't Matter"

15)  MIKA ft. Ariana Grande  ~  "Popular Song"

16)  RJD2  ~  "1976"

17)  Q-Tip ft. Norah Jones  ~  "Life Is Better"

18)  Beck  ~  "Girl"

19)  Zedd ft. Matthew Koma & Miriam Bryant  ~  "Find You"

20)  Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys  ~  "Empire State Of Mind"