Songs About Monkeys

By now, you should come to expect the unexpected from these posts. So you shouldn't be surprised that I'm now blogging a bunch of Songs About Monkeys. Why even ask why? Just enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tones And I  ~  "Dance Monkey"

2)  George Michael  ~  "Monkey"

3)  Low  ~  "Monkey"

4)  Coal Chamber ft. Ozzy Osbourne  ~  "Shock The Monkey"  (Music purists, take note: The original version of this Peter Gabriel song appears elsewhere in the post, but these guys' rendition was too unique and interesting to exclude here.)

5)  Catfish  ~  "King Of Monkeys"

6)  Beastie Boys  ~  "Brass Monkey"

7)  T'Pau  ~  "Monkey House"

8)  Foo Fighters  ~  "Monkey Wrench"

9)  Margot Day  ~  "Fire Monkey"

10)  Pixies  ~  "Monkey Gone To Heaven"

11)  The Kills  ~  "Monkey 23"

12)  Peter Gabriel  ~  "Shock The Monkey"  (See, I told ya!)

13)  Ella Hooper ft. Robin Waters  ~  "Monkey Mind"

14)  Aldo Nova  ~  "Monkey On Your Back"

15)  PJ Harvey  ~  "The Orange Monkey"

16)  Mother Mother  ~  "Monkey Tree"

17)  Leo Moracchioli ft. Rabea & Hannah  ~  "Dance Monkey"  (Yeah, we've already heard this song before. But not a kick-butt heavy metal version of it. So...yay!)

18)  Jethro Tull  ~  "Steel Monkey"

19)  Beth Gibbons  ~  "Spider Monkey"

20)  B.B. King  ~  "Sell My Monkey"

21)  Amy Winehouse  ~   "Monkey Man"

22)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  "Tweeter And The Monkey Man"

23)  Bette Midler  ~  "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show"

24)  Dolly Parton  ~  "The Monkey's Tale"

25)  The Beach Boys & Annette Funicello  ~  "The Monkey's Uncle"

This Post Is Rated "X"

If blog posts had ratings, the majority of mine would be "PG" – at worst, a "PG-13." But this post is rated "X." If the titles of the songs contained within are any indication, at least. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Poppy  ~  "X"

2)  Neneh Cherry  ~  "Buddy X"

3)  System Of A Down  ~  "X"

4)  Ziggy Marley & The Melody Markers  ~  "X Marks The Spot"

5)  Blue October  ~  "X Amount Of Words"

6)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Greatest X"

7)  Green Day  ~  "X-Kid"

8)  Anuhea  ~  "X-Lover"

9)  Clutch  ~  "X-Ray Visions"

10)  Mariah Carey  ~  "X-Girlfriend"

11)  Coldplay  ~  "X & Y"

12)  Marvin Gaye  ~  "The World Is Rated X"

13)  Blondie  ~  "X-Offender"

14)  KISS  ~  "X-Ray Eyes"

15)  Au/Ra  ~  "X Games"

16)  Smokey Robinson  ~  "Madame X"

17)  Sophie Meiers  ~  "X-Ray Vision"

18)  Jeremih  ~  "X's & O's"

19)  Leah McFall  ~  "White X"

20)  Summer Forever Cast ft. Alyson Stoner, Megan Nicole, & Anna Grace Barlow  ~  "Make An X"

21)  Loretta Lynn  ~  "Rated X"

22)  Prince  ~  "X's Face"

23)  Bush ~  "X-Girlfriend"

24)  Liz Phair  ~  "X-Ray Man"

25)  ZZ Top  ~  "Heard It On The X"

26)  Jason Derulo  ~  "X"

27)  Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds  ~  "The Girl With The X-Ray Eyes"

28)  Steve Miller Band  ~  "Italian X-Rays"

29)  Foo Fighters  ~  "X-Static"

30)  Neil Young  ~  "Song X"

31)  Texas  ~  "Telephone X"

32)  The Maccabees  ~  "X-Ray"

33)  Robin Gibb  ~  "X-Ray Eyes"

Songs About Calling, Vol. 2

If you liked the first set of Songs About Calling, then you're sure to LOVE these! If you DIDN'T like the first set of Songs About Calling, what's WRONG with you? Just kidding. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Regina Spektor  ~  "The Call"

2)  The Clash  ~  "London Calling"

3)  Nevada & Loote  ~  "Don't Call Me"

4)  Robert Plant  ~  "Calling To You"

5)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "Call It Off"

6)  Iron & Wine  ~  "Call It Dreaming"

7)  Hayden Panettiere  ~  "Wake Up Call"

8)  Thousand Foot Krutch  ~  "Courtesy Call"

9)  Evanescence  ~  "Call Me When You're Sober"

10)  Foo Fighters  ~  "This Is A Call"

11)  Wye Oak  ~  "The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs"

12)  Alex Goot  ~  "Wake Up Call"

13)  Isabel Davis  ~  "The Call"

14)  Metallica  ~  "The Call Of Ktulu"

15)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "Call Me"

16)  Kraftwerk  ~  "The Telephone Call"

17)  Karen Elson  ~  "Call Your Name"

18)  Rae Spoon  ~  "I Hear Them Calling"

19)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Call It What You Want"

20)  Kenny Loggins  ~  "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'"

21)  Patti Page  ~  "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"

22)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  "Call Me The Breeze"

23)  Beck Black  ~  "Don't Call Me Darlin'"

24)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Call Upon The Lord"

25)  Vince Gill ft. Patty Loveless  ~  "When I Call Your Name"