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”

Popular Songs Of 1956, Vol. 1

I'll bet you thought I was done with these "Popular Songs Of..." posts for the year, didn't you? Well, I am...after this two-parter. But I couldn't neglect one of the biggest years in the early days of rock 'n' roll (as well as a solid year for traditional pop), could I? You don't have to answer that. You just have to listen (if you want to)...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Heartbreak Hotel”

2)  The Platters  ~  “The Great Pretender”

3)  Doris Day  ~  “Que Sera Sera”

4)  Dean Martin  ~  “Memories Are Made Of This”

5)  Morris Stoloff  ~  “Moonglow and Theme From Picnic”

6)  Pat Boone  ~  “I Almost Lost My Mind”

7)  Kay Starr  ~  “Rock And Roll Waltz”

8)  Carl Perkins  ~  “Blue Suede Shoes”  (Why would I not include Elvis’ version of this song? For one, I already have 5 Elvis songs lined up for these posts. And for another, Perkins released his version eight months earlier and became one of the biggest hits of Perkins’ long and distinguished career. So there!)

9)  Johnnie Ray  ~  “Just Walkin’ In The Rain / If I Had You”

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

11)  Perry Como  ~  “Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)”

12)  Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps  ~  “Be-Bop-A-Lula”

13)  Fats Domino  ~  “Blueberry Hill”

14)  Guy Mitchell  ~  “Singing The Blues”

15)  Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly  ~  “True Love”

16)  Patti Page  ~  “Allegheny Moon”

17)  Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers  ~  “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?”

18)  Elvis Presley  ~  “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You”