Songs About Gypsies, Vol. 1

 The sheer number of different songs about gypsies is astounding! That most of these "Gypsy" songs are actually good is even more astonishing! Needless to say, this is going to be a multi-parter. I don't even know how many installments yet. Let's just say "several." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Morgan Wade  ~  "Other Side"  (This is the song that inspired this series, and it doesn't even have the word "gypsy" in the title. Go figure!)

2)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "Gypsy"

3)  Santana  ~  "Gypsy Queen"

4)  Shakira  ~  "Gypsy"

5)  Dio  ~  "Gypsy"

6)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "The Gypsy"

7)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  "Gypsy"

8)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Gypsy Eyes"

9)  The Waterboys  ~  "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy"

10)  Black Sabbath  ~  "Gypsy"

11)  Cinderella  ~  "Gypsy Road"

12)  Aerosmith  ~  "Gypsy Boots"

13)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Gypsy Biker"

14)  Ben Kweller  ~  "Gypsy Rose"

15)  Dolly Parton  ~  "Gypsy, Joe, and Me"

16)  Luscious Jackson  ~  "Gypsy"

17)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Gypsy"

18)  Jan & Dean  ~  "The Gypsy Cried"

19)  Terri Clark  ~  "Gypsy Boots"

20)  Iya Terra  ~  "Gypsy Girl"

21)  Toto  ~  "Gypsy Train"

22)  Chris Norman  ~  "Gypsy Queen"

23)  Van Morrison  ~  "Gypsy in My Soul"

24)  Renaissance  ~  "Ocean Gypsy"

25)  George Strait  ~  "Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me"

Songs About Inspiration

I compiled this collection of Songs About Inspiration just for you. I hope you'll take the time to take a listen, and maybe even enjoy!  ~  JH 

1)  Chicago  ~  "You're The Inspiration"

2)  Lecrae  ~  "Inspiration"

3)  The Righteous Brothers  ~  "(You're My) Soul And Inspiration" / "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"

4)  Heather Dale  ~  "Inspiration"

5)  Anita Baker  ~  "Soul Inspiration"

6)  Deitrick Haddon  ~  "Inspiration"

7)  Dora Hornung  ~  "Inspiration"

8)  Grace Jones  ~  "Inspiration"

9)  The Gipsy Kings  ~  "Inspiration"

10)  Sean McGee  ~  "Inspiration"

11)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration"

12)  Paul Williams  ~  "Inspiration"

13)  Utopia  ~  "There Goes My Inspiration"

14)  Maze featuring Frankie Beverly  ~  "Lovely Inspiration"

15)  Lila Iké  ~  "Sweet Inspiration"

16)  Lindsay Pagano  ~  "Love & Faith & Inspiration"

17)  The Sweet Inspirations  ~  "Sweet Inspiration"

18)  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  ~  "Inspiration Information"

19)  Pedro The Lion  ~  "Criticism As Inspiration"

20)  Stevie Nicks  ~  "Inspiration"

21)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "Inspiration Lady"

22)  Sanctus Real  ~  "Inspiration"

23)  MAETAR  ~  "Inspiration"

24)  Dusty Springfield  ~  "Sweet Inspiration"

25)  Roughhouse  ~  "Peace And Inspiration"

26)  John Reuben ft. Alon Auguste  ~  "Divine Inspiration"

27)  Kim Wilde  ~  "Sweet Inspiration"

28)  The Creations  ~  "You're My Inspiration"

Songs About Clues

Think you know what these songs are all about? You don't have a "Clue"! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  "Into The Great Wide Open"  (Obviously, the word "Clue" doesn't appear in the title here, but anyone familiar with this classic will recall that the phrase "a rebel without a clue" is repeated often throughout the lyrics.)

2)  Boz Scaggs  ~  "A Clue"

3)  Frente!  ~  "Clue"

4)  Bonnie Tyler  ~  "Rebel Without A Clue"

5)  Halestorm  ~  "No Clue"

6)  Melanie  ~  "I Never Had A Clue"

7)  Paul Weller  ~  "Clues"

8)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Haven't Got A Clue"

9)  Robert Palmer  ~  "Looking For Clues"

10)  Molly Tuttle  ~  "Clue"

11)  Dramarama  ~  "Haven't Got A Clue"

12)  Röyksopp  ~  "You Don't Have A Clue"

13)  Emily Yacina  ~  "Clue"

14)  Sweet Wednesday  ~  "Lost Without A Clue"

15)  Matthew Perryman Jones  ~  "Without A Clue"

16)  The Bellamy Brothers  ~  "Rebels Without A Clue"

17)  The Dø  ~  "No Clue"

18)  Deep Sea Peach Tree  ~  "Clue"

19)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "Too Many Clues In This Room"

20)  Altar Boys  ~  "Have A Clue"  (What is this bargain-basement popcrap? A Christian knockoff of The Beach Boys? I'm really confused and dismayed at the results.)

21)  The 1978ers  ~  "Without A Clue"

22)  Godley & Creme  ~  "Clues"  (I don't really get the point of the album artwork here, but whatever.)

23)  Mannequin Pussy  ~  "Clue Juice"  (Weird band name. But they've got a great punk-rock sound!)

24)  Katie Melua  ~  "Looking For Clues"  (Yes, I know this is the same song as #9 above. But I LOVE Katie Melua, and her version is distinctive enough from the original to merit inclusion here. I'm sure you don't care either way.)

25)  Billy Joe Royal  ~  "Searchin' For Some Kind Of Clue"

Songs About Girls Named Jenny

Of all the female names that musicians have written songs about, "Jenny" seems to be among the most common. This collection comprises some of the best among those many "Jenny" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tommy Tutone  ~  “867-5309 / Jenny”

2)  The Killers  ~  “Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine”

3)  BETS  ~  “Jenny”

4)  Paul McCartney  ~  “Jenny Wren”

5)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  “Photo Jenny”

6)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “Jenny From The Block”

7)  Stephen Malkmus  ~  “Jenny And The Ess-Dog”

8)  Little Richard  ~  “Jenny, Jenny”

9)  Lisa Loeb  ~  “Jenny Jenkins”

10)  Paolo Nutini  ~  “Jenny Don’t Be Hasty”

11)  Fairport Convention  ~  “Jenny’s Chickens”

12)  Nina Simone  ~  “Pirate Jenny”

13)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “My Last Song To Jenny”

14)  Brett Dennen  ~  “Jenny And Jill”

15)  Concrete Blonde  ~  “Jenny I Read”

16)  The Click Five  ~  “Jenny”

17)  Walk The Moon  ~  “Jenny”

18)  Studio Killers  ~  “Jenny”

19)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “Cotton Jenny”

20)  Hiss Golden Messenger  ~  “Jenny Of The Roses”

21)  Vince Gill ft. Jenny Gill  ~  “Jenny Dreamed Of Trains”

22)  Flight Of The Conchords  ~  “Jenny”

23)   Hermitage Green  ~  “Jenny”

24)  Spinning Jenny  ~  “Hey Jenny”

25)  The Maine  ~  “Jenny”

"Lavender" Songs

In the past, I've blogged about songs with a wide variety of colors in their titles. But, for some reason, never "Lavender." Until now... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Two Door Cinema Club  ~  “Lavender”

2)  Nathaniel Rateliff  ~  “Oil And Lavender”

3)  Copeland  ~  “Lavender”

4)  Gowe  ~  “Lavender”

5)  Megan Nash  ~  “Lavender & Leather”

6)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “Approaching Lavender”

7)  Ray LaMontagne  ~  “Lavender”

8)  TenthOfAugust  ~  “Lavender Light”

9)  The Kinks  ~  “Lavender Hill”

10)  Marillion  ~  “Lavender”

11)  BatAAr  ~  “Lavender”

12)  Jackson Browne  ~  “Lavender Bassman”

13)  Los Lobos  ~  “Kiko And The Lavender Moon”

14)  Count To Four  ~  “Lavender Town”

15)  Alina Baraz  ~  “Lavender And Velvet”

"Spiritual" Songs

Last but not least in my latest series of posts, there's this set of "Spiritual" Songs. Ironically, the overwhelming majority of them are by "secular" artists. But that doesn't diminish the songs' value (or enhance it) in any way. There's some really good stuff to be heard here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jukebox The Ghost  ~  “The Spiritual”

2)  Eric Benet  ~  “Spiritual Thang”

3)  Moodswings ft. Chrissie Hynde  ~  “Spiritual High (State Of Independence)”

4)  Paul Wardingham  ~  “Spiritual Machines”

5)  John Coltrane  ~  “Spiritual”

6)  Anya Skidan  ~  “Spiritual”

7)  Blitzen Trapper  ~  “Miss Spiritual Tramp”

8)  Strawberry Girls  ~  “Negro Spiritual”  (I have no clue what the title of this song has to do with the actual song. It certainly doesn’t describe the style of music accurately. Also, these musicians are super-white and they’re NOT girls. Makes no sense, but whatevs.)

9)  Laura Nyro  ~  “Mother’s Spiritual”

10)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “Rich Man’s Spiritual”

11)  Speech  ~  “Spiritual People”

12)  Spain ft. The Haden Triplets  ~  “Spiritual”

13)  Toots & The Maytals  ~  “Spiritual Healing”

14)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Spiritual Warfare”  (This music video, while titled “Spiritual Warfare,” is actually a medley – of sorts – of two differently-titled songs: “Living With The Ghost” and “Reunion”.)

15)  Katy Perry  ~  “Spiritual”

16)  Toto  ~  “Spiritual Man”

17)  Dirty Sweet  ~  “American Spiritual”

18)  Trin-I-Tee 5:7  ~  “Spiritual Love”

19)  Sean Rowe  ~  “Spiritual Leather”

20)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Spiritual Walkers”

21)  S Club 7  ~  “Spiritual Love”

22)  Overkill  ~  “Spiritual Void"

23)  Land Of Talk  ~  “Spiritual Intimidation”

24)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Spiritual Fantasy”

25)  K Bleax  ~  “So Spiritual”