Songs About Stockings

If you haven't hung your stockings by now, it's about time you did. After all, Santa is coming soon! Or perhaps, if you no longer believe in the jolly old elf, it's time to hang your stockings because you recently washed them and your dryer's on the fritz. Either way, here's a collection of Songs About Stockings that you're likely to appreciate. Or not... Thanks for listening!  ~  JH

1)  The Andrews Sisters  ~  “Dance With The Dolly With The Hole In Her Stocking”

2)  Count Basie Orchestra  ~  “Shiny Stockings”

3)  Palmyra Delran  ~  “Coal In My Fishnet Stocking”

4)  Jack Skuller  ~  “Empty Stocking Blues”

5)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “Stockings”

6)  The Donkeys  ~  “New Blue Stockings”

7)  Peter Combe  ~  “Hang Up Your Stocking”

8)  The Sensational Alex Harvey Band  ~  “Hole In Her Stocking”

9)  Jane Badler  ~  “Black Silk Stockings”

10)  Don Ameche  ~  “Silk Stockings”

11)  Frankie Avalon  ~  “Bobby Sox To Stockings”

12)  Lulu Belle and Scotty  ~  “The Empty Christmas Stocking”

13)  The Fabulous Trio  ~  “Stockings And Shoes”

14)  Evan Rachel Wood & Zane Carney  ~  “Blue Stockings”

15)  Alison Krauss  ~  “Shimmy Down The Chimney (Fill Up My Stocking)”

16)  Stray Cats  ~  “Fishnet Stockings”

17)  Blind Lemon Jefferson  ~  “Stocking Feet Blues”

18)  The Sports  ~  “Black Stockings (For Chelsea)”

19)  Sun Ra  ~  “The Lady With The Golden Stockings”

20)  Les Trois Tetons  ~  “Stocking Feet Boogie”

Popular Songs Of 1958, Vol. 1

Time for some real throwback music. Thus begins a three-part retrospective of the best and most Popular Songs of 1958. If you aren’t that familiar with the music of sixty years ago, give it a listen. You might be surprised how much you like it. If these golden oldies bring back memories for you, then all I can say is you’re welcome. I hope you will…enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Perry Como & Dean Martin  ~  “Return To Me”

2)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “All I Have To Do Is Dream / Cathy’s Clown”  (The first of these two songs was a hit in 1958. The second one came two years later.)

3)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Don’t”

4)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Stood Up”

5)  Bobby Day  ~  “Rockin’ Robin”

6)  Chuck Berry  ~  “Sweet Little Sixteen”

7)  Pat Boone  ~  “A Wonderful Time Up There”

8)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Looking Back”

9)  The Four Preps  ~  “26 Miles (Santa Cantina)”

10)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Guess Things Happen That Way”

11)  Buddy Holly  ~  “Peggy Sue”

12)  David Seville  ~  “Witch Doctor”  (Fun fact: “David Seville” is a stage name for Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. This same guy later created “Alvin & The Chipmunks” and lent his stage name to the cartoon animals’ human “dad.”)

13)  The Champs  ~  “Tequila”

14)  Danny & The Juniors  ~  “At The Hop”

15)  Sheb Wooley  ~  “Purple People Eater”

16)  Conway Twitty  ~  “It’s Only Make Believe”

17)  Pérez Prado  ~  “Patricia”

18)  The McGuire Sisters  ~  “Sugartime”

19)  Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Starring Warren Covington  ~  “Tea For Two Cha-Cha”

20)  The Kingston Trio  ~  “Tom Dooley”

21)  Andy Williams  ~  “Are You Sincere?”

22)  Don Gibson  ~  “Oh, Lonesome Me”

23)  Frankie Avalon  ~  “De-De-Dinah”

24)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Waitin’ In School”

25)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Don’t Ask Me Why”

Beans & Franks Songs

This may seem like a fairly straightforward, albeit odd, subject for a blog post, but it's actually a bit more nuanced than at first it seems. Herein lies a collection of songs with the word "Bean" (or "Beans") and/or "Frank" (or "Frankie") somewhere in the name of the artists OR the titles of the songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bean  ~  “Cops And Robbers”

2)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “For Once In My Life”

3)  Sunflower Bean  ~  “Easier Said”

4)  Frank Ocean  ~  “Swim Good”

5)  Weezer  ~  “Pork And Beans”

6)  Frankie Valli  ~  “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”

7)  Shoshana Bean  ~  “Cold Turkey”

8)  Cake  ~  “Frank Sinatra”

9)  Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band  ~  “Big-Eyed Beans From Venus”

10)  Frank Turner  ~  “Recovery”

11)  Joanna Newsom  ~  “Sprout And The Bean”

12)  Frank Black  ~  “Headache”

13)  Sashi and the Wild Beans  ~  “True To Yourself”

14)  Frankie Avalon  ~  “Venus”

15)  Khalil Fong  ~  “Red Bean”  (I don’t know what he’s singing about, but it sure sounds nice.)

16)  Frank Zappa  ~  “Muffin Man”

17)  Carla Bean  ~  “Magic Box”

18)  Frank Stallone  ~  “Far From Over”

19)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Look At Them Beans”

20)  Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush  ~  “I’m A King Bee”

21)  Celtic Woman  ~  “Bean Phaidin”

22)  Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers  ~  “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?”  (Shall we call this “research,” then?)

23)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Day In, Day Out / Boston Beans”

24)  To Be Frank  ~  “Somebody Like You”

25)  Beanie Sigel ft. Melissa Jay  ~  “Feel It In The Air”

“Drop” Songs

Here's the other half of that 2-parter I started yesterday. Those were songs with "Lift" in the title, and these are songs that include the word "Drop" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Peter Gabriel  ~  “The Drop”

2)  The Sweeplings  ~  “Drop By Drop”

3)  Linkin Park  ~  “Devil’s Drop”

4)  The Dead Weather  ~  “Die By The Drop”

5)  Ron Pope  ~  “A Drop In The Ocean”

6)  Joan Armatrading  ~  “Drop The Pilot”

7)  The Specials  ~  “Pressure Drop”

8)  Amaranthe  ~  “Drop Dead Cynical”

9)  Hit The Lights  ~  “Drop The Girl”

10)  Republica  ~  “Drop Dead Gorgeous”

11)  Dan + Shay  ~  “Stop Drop + Roll”

12)   Plumb  ~  “One Drop”

13)  Def Leppard  ~  “Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)”

14)  Jasmine Thompson  ~  “Drop Your Guard”  (This girl was just 14 years old when she made this song/video a couple of years ago! 14! Un-flippin’-believable!)

15)  Bob Marley  ~  “One Drop / Zimbabwe / Get Up, Stand Up”

16)  April Smith and the Great Picture Show  ~  “Drop Dead Gorgeous”

17)  Hudson Taylor  ~  “Drop Of Smoke”

18)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “Hold It, Don’t Drop It”

19)  Tracy Lawrence  ~  “Stop, Drop, And Roll”

20)  Laura Bell Bundy  ~  “Drop On By”

21)  Cracker  ~  “Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out”

22)  Frankie Avalon  ~  “Beauty School Drop-Out”

23)  Anya Marina  ~  “Drop Dead Blues”

24)  Rick Springfield  ~  “Bop ’Til You Drop”

25)  Hawk Nelson  ~  “Drops In The Ocean”

Planetary Songs, Vol. 1: "Mercury" & "Venus"

So...I'm starting yet another miniseries – this one involves songs with the names of the planets in our solar system within their titles. First up, Mercury and Venus. Next time, we'll explore Earth and Mars. Ready, set, blastoff!  ~  JH

1)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Mercury Blues"

2)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "The Crying Tree Of Mercury"

3)  Hank & Cupcakes  ~  "Liquid Mercury"

4)  Die So Fluid  ~  "Mercury"

5)  The Tricks  ~  "49 Mercury"

6)  Slip On Stereo  ~  "Mercury"

7)  Death Vessel  ~  "Mercury Dime"

8)  Adria Ramos  ~  "Mercury"

9)  Modern Colour  ~  "Mercury"

10)  Pieta Brown  ~  "Mercury"

11)  Lady Gaga  ~  "Venus"

12)  Bananarama  ~  "Venus"

13)  Björk  ~  "Venus As A Boy"

14)  Boney M.  ~  "Nightflight To Venus"

15)  The B-52's  ~  "53 Miles West Of Venus"

16)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "Subway To Venus"

17)  Frankie Avalon ~   "Venus"

18)  Lord Yell ft. Azealia Banks  ~  "Venus"

19)  Turbo Goth  ~  "Venus Flytrap"

20)  Eliane  ~  "Venus & Mars"