What "Life Is"...According To These Artists, At Least

Depending on the artist, you either should or should not take their word for "what life is." Here's a mixed bag of the good, the bad, and the ugly things that  life can be. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Stellar Kart  ~  "Life Is Good"

2)  The Afters  ~  "Life Is Beautiful"

3)  Beth Hart  ~  "Life Is Calling"  (That dude [?] at the beginning is Creepsville!)

4)  Greeley Estates  ~  "Life Is A Garden"

5)  Ronan Keating  ~  "Life Is A Rollercoaster"

6)  Ayo  ~  Life Is Real"

7)  Sixx:A.M.  ~  "Life Is Beautiful"

8)  Coldplay  ~  "Life Is For Living"

9)  Ace Of Base  ~  "Life Is A Flower"

10)  Tom Cochrane  ~  "Life Is A Highway"

11)  Noah And The Whale  ~  "Life Is Life"

12)  Natalie Merchant  ~  "Life Is Sweet"

13)  Faber Drive  ~  "Life Is Waiting"

14)  Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros  ~  "Life Is Hard"

15)  Carly Simon  ~  "Life Is Eternal"  (You'd think she'd be rich enough to buy a coat that fits! Sheesh!)

16)  Michael Franti & Spearhead  ~  "Life Is Better With You"

17)  The Band  ~  "Life Is A Carnival"

18)  Chaka Khan  ~  "Life Is A Dance"

19)  Jethro Tull  ~  "Life Is A Long Song"

20)  Forgive Durden  ~  "Life Is Looking Up"

21)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  "Life Is A River"

22)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  "Life Is A Song Worth Singing"

23)  Jason Castro  ~  "Life Is Beautiful"

24)  10cc  ~  "Life Is A Minestrone"  (Really? A minestrone? #smh)

25)  Dean Martin & Gisele MacKenzie  ~  "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries"

Popular Songs Of 1955, Vol. 1

If you thought I'd forgotten about this ongoing series of throwback songs from decades past, then you would most certainly be wrong. Here's Vol. 1 (of 2) of songs that were popular some fifty years ago. If you're old enough to remember when these songs came out, then you're....well...you're old! But wise! I'm sure you're quite wise, too! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Pérez Prado  ~  "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White"

2)  Mitch Miller & The Gang  ~  "The Yellow Rose Of Texas"

3)  Roger Williams  ~  "Autumn Leaves"

4)  Fess Parker  ~  "Ballad Of Davy Crockett"

5)  The Four Aces  ~  "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing"

6)  McGuire Sisters  ~  "Sincerely"

7)  Fats Domino  ~  "Ain't That A Shame"

8)  Johnny Maddox  ~  "The Crazy Otto Medley"

9)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "You're Sensational"

10)  Frankie Laine  ~  "A Woman In Love"

11)  The Fontane Sisters  ~  "Hearts Of Stone"

12)  The Four Lads  ~  "Moments To Remember"

13)  Joan Weber  ~  "Let Me Go, Lover!"

14)  Nat King Cole  ~  "A Blossom Fell"

15)  Perry Como  ~  "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)"

16)  Gisele MacKenzie  ~  "Hard To Get"

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17)  The Ames Brothers  ~  "The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane"

18)  Jaye P. Morgan  ~  "That's All I Want From You"

19)  The Platters  ~  "The Great Pretender"

20)  Somethin' Smith & The Redheads  ~  "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie"