More “Beautiful” Songs

Here's the second and final installment of "Beautiful" Songs for your listening pleasure. Some really good stuff here. I'm sure you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  U2  ~  “Beautiful Day”

2)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “Beautiful, Beautiful”

3)  Ne-Yo  ~  “Beautiful Monster”

4)  Alessia Cara  ~  “Scars To Your Beautiful”

5)  Hugh Jackman  ~  “Oh, What A Beautiful Morning”

6)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Beautiful Things”

7)  Prince  ~  “The Beautiful Ones”

8)  Jenny & Tyler  ~  “This Is Just So Beautiful”

9)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “Beautiful War”

10)  Paloma Faith  ~  “Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?”

11)  The Afters  ~  “Life Is Beautiful”

12)  AWOLNATION  ~  “Run (Beautiful Things)”

13)  Ace Of Base  ~  “Beautiful Morning”

14)  Ben Rector  ~  “Beautiful”

15)  India.Arie  ~  “Beautiful Flower”

16)  One Direction  ~  “What Makes You Beautiful”

17)  Voices Of Lee  ~  “What A Beautiful Name”

18)  Jesse McCartney  ~  “Beautiful Soul”

19)  Labrinth ft. Emeli Sandé  ~  “Beneath Your Beautiful”

20)  A-L-X.  ~  “Beautiful Criminal”

21)  Passenger ft. Birdy  ~  “Beautiful Birds”

22)  Jonny Diaz  ~  “More Beautiful You”

23)  Olly Murs  ~  “Beautiful To Me”

24)  Annie Lennox  ~  “Keep Young And Beautiful”

25)  Ziggy Marley  ~  “Beautiful Day”

“Cruel” & “Unusual” Songs

Here's a refreshing one-off – no "Opposites," no multi-part series. Just a regular-old collection of songs with the words "Cruel" and/or "Unusual" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ace Of Base  ~  “Cruel Summer”

2)  Tom Jones  ~  “It’s Not Unusual”

3)  The Veronicas  ~  “Cruel”

4)  Chiodos  ~  “I’m Awkward & Unusual”

5)  Nick Lowe  ~  “Cruel To Be Kind”

6)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “Unusual”

7)  St. Vincent  ~  “Cruel”

8)  Eli Lieb  ~  “Unusual You”

9)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Don’t Be Cruel”

10)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “An Unusual Kiss”

11)  U2  ~  “So Cruel”

12)  Gail Farrell, Ralna English, Sandi Griffiths, & Sally Flynn  ~  “It’s A Most Unusual Day”

13)  Jessie Ware  ~  “Cruel”

14)  Nicole Kidman  ~  “Unusual Way”

15)  Band Of Horses  ~  “Slow Cruel Hands Of Time”

16)  Mary Costa & Bill Shirley  ~  “An Unusual Prince/Once Upon A Dream”

17)  Foxes  ~  “Cruel”

18)  Front 242  ~  “Quite Unusual”

19)  Tori Amos  ~  “Cruel”

20)  Helen Kane  ~  “He’s So Unusual”  (Bonus Track: “The Prep Step”)

Songs About Writing

Here's part 2 of 3 in a miniseries of posts featuring songs with the famously misnamed "3 R's" (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic). In the first of the "3 R's" which does not actually start with an "R," we have a set of songs with the word "Write" or "Writing" (or some other derivative) in their titles. Ready... set... enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Hollies  ~  “Write On”

2)  John Legend & The Roots  ~  “I Can’t Write Left-Handed”

3)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Everyday I Write The Book”

4)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “Write Your Story”

5)  Earth, Wind, & Fire  ~  “I’ll Write A Song For You”

6)  George Strait  ~  “Write This Down”

7)  Barry Manilow  ~  “I Write The Songs”

8)  Kina Grannis  ~  “Write It In The Sky”

9)  Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit  ~  “The Last Song I Will Write”

10)  Newton Faulkner  ~  “Write It On Your Skin”

11)  Ron Pope  ~  “Writing Letters”

12)  Helen Reddy  ~  “Think I’ll Write A Song”

13)  Hugh Grant  ~  “Don’t Write Me Off”

14)  Sam Smith  ~  “Writing’s On The Wall”

15)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “I Could Write A Book”

16)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  “Write About Love”

17)  OK Go  ~  “The Writing’s On The Wall”

18)  The Low Anthem  ~  “To The Ghosts Who Write History Books”

19)  Father John Misty  ~  “I’m Writing A Novel”

20)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Write Me A Few Of Your Lines / Kokomo Blues / Walkin’ Blues”

Songs About Mercy

Continuing my ongoing series of faith-based songs centered around a single theme, here's an uplifting collection of songs about Mercy. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Phil Wickham  ~  "Mercy"

2)  Hillsong United  ~  "Mercy, Mercy"

3)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  "Motion Of Mercy"

4)  Phillips, Craig, And Dean  ~  "Mercy Came Running"

5)  Rhett Walker  ~  "When Mercy Found Me"

6)  Donnie McClurkin  ~  "Great Is Your Mercy"

7)  Matt Redman  ~  "Mercy"

8)  Lecrae ft. Tedashii  ~  "Lord, Have Mercy"

9)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Mercy"

10)  Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors  ~  "Mercy" / "I Shall Be Released"

11)  David Wesley  ~  "Wonderful, Merciful Savior"

12)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Mercy Reigns"

13)  Matthew West  ~  "Moved By Mercy"

14)  CeCe Winans  ~  "Mercy Said No"

15)  Amy Grant  ~  "How Mercy Looks From Here"

16)  Gary Chapman  ~  "Sweet Glow Of Mercy"

17)  Gaither Vocal Band  ~  "Sow Mercy"

18)  Hearts Of Saints  ~  "Merciful God"

19)  Luther Barnes & The Sunset Jubilaires  ~  "Thank You For Your Mercy"

20)  Gordon Mote  ~  "Mercy Walked In"

21)  Lacey Sturm  ~  "Mercy Tree"

22)  Nathan Jess  ~  "When All Your Mercies"

23)  Sovereign Grace Music  ~  "Have Mercy On Me"

24)  An Epic No Less  ~  "Mercy Light"

25)  Dustin Kensrue  ~  "Depth Of Mercy"

"Dim" Songs

Here are those "Dim" songs I told you about yesterday. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  "Strangely Dim"

2)  The Waiting  ~ "Never Dim"

3)  Donna Summer  ~  "Dim All The Lights"

4)  Johann Johannsson  ~  "The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Black"

5)  Dwight Yoakam  ~  "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)"

6)  Urbandub  ~  "Dim The Headlights"

7)  Miri Ben-Ari  ~  "Dim The Lights!"

8)  Greenwheel  ~  "Dim Halo"

9)  Grafa & Bobo ft. Pechenkata  ~  "Dim Da Me Niama"

10)  Family  ~  "Dim"

11)  Umphrey's McGee  ~  "Dim Sun"

12)  Absolutely Free  ~  "My Dim Age"

13)  Cold Specks  ~  "When The City Lights Dim"

14)  Deadbolt Zen  ~  "Dim Days"

15)  Blackshield  ~  "Dim"

16)  Goose Rincon  ~  "Dim Thoughts"

17)  Chapel Hill  ~  "When The Lights Begin To Dim"

18)  Glass Oaks ft. Becca Mancari  ~  "Dim Coal Night"

19)  Winston Reedy  ~  "Dim The Lights"

20)  Buriers  ~  "Dim Half Light"