Songs About Women (By Women)

These songs don't need a man to have a good time. They're doing just fine by themselves, thank you very much! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Shania Twain  ~  "Man! I Feel Like A Woman"

2)  Ariana Grande  ~  "Dangerous Woman"

3)  Cher & Raquel Welch  ~  "I'm A Woman"

4)  Kate Bush  ~  "This Woman's Work"

5)  Gretchen Wilson  ~  "Redneck Woman"

6)  Britney Spears  ~  "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman"

7)  Beyoncé  ~  "Grown Woman"

8)  Cat Power ft. Lana Del Rey  ~  "Woman"

9)  Aaliyah  ~  "More Than A Woman"

10)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Whole Lotta Woman"

11)  Kylie Minogue  ~  "Red Blooded Woman"

12)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"

13)  Reba McEntire  ~  "All The Women I Am"

14)  Alicia Keys  ~  "A Woman's Worth" 

15)  Joan Armatrading  ~  "All A Woman Needs"

16)  Joey + Rory  ~  "Born To Be Your Woman"

17)  Mary J. Blige  ~  "Feel Like A Woman"

18)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "Gold Dust Woman"

19)  Helen Reddy  ~  "I Am Woman"

20)  Chaka Khan  ~  "I'm Every Woman"

21)  Ashton Shepherd  ~  "I'm Just A Woman"

22)  Gladys Knight & The Pips  ~  "If I Were Your Woman"

23)  Dolly Parton  ~  "Just Because I'm A Woman"

24)  Kacy Hill  ~  "Like A Woman"

25)  Pixie Geldof  ~  "Woman Go Wild"

Songs About California, Vol. 1

I don't know why I thought of doing these posts (this is the first of two installments) featuring Songs About California, other than the fact that there has been a preponderance of quality tunes produced with our most populous state as the subject. This first set focuses primarily on songs by female artists. The second set will feature Cali songs by mostly guys or male-fronted bands. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Mamas & The Papas  ~  “California Dreamin’”

2)  Mazzy Star  ~  “California”

3)  Katy Perry  ~  “California Gurls”

4)  Dzeko ft. Brynn Elliott  ~  “California”

5)  Tori Amos  ~  “California”

6)  Grimes  ~  “California”

7)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “California”

8)  Amelia Lily  ~  “California”

9)  Joni Mitchell  ~  “California”

10)  Kina Grannis  ~  “California”

11)  Rihanna  ~  “California King Bed”

12)  Best Coast  ~  “California Nights”

13)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “California”

14)  Beth Hart  ~  “My California”

15)  Gretchen Wilson  ~  “California Girls”

16)  Neko Case  ~  “In California”

17)  Tori Kelly ft. LL Cool J  ~  “California Lovers”

18)  Lilly Wood And The Prick  ~  “Where I Want To Be (California)”

19)  Tammy Wynette & George Jones  ~  “Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms / Southern California”

20)  Angel Olsen  ~  “California”

21)  Lesley Gore  ~  “California Nights”

22)  Stars  ~  “California, I Love That Name”

23)  Jo Dee Messina  ~  “Heads Carolina, Tails California”

24)  Tamar Kaprelian  ~  “California”

25)  Kate Earl  ~  “California”

Songs By Ten Singers Born On This Date

Apparently, June 26th was a great day to be born if you wanted to grow up to become a popular singer and/or musician. All ten of the artists in this small collection share a birthday today. Help them celebrate by listening to one of their best-known songs. And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ariana Grande ft. Mac Miller  ~  “The Way”  (Ariana turns 24 years old today.)

2)  OneRepublic  ~  “I Lived”  (Ryan Tedder, the band’s lead singer, is celebrating his 38th today.)

3)  Gretchen Wilson  ~  “When I Think About Cheatin’”  (As of today, Gretchen has been alive for 44 years. Congrats, redneck woman!)

4)  Big Bill Broonzy  ~  “Backwater Blues”  (This blues legend would be 124 years old if he were alive today. Unfortunately, he passed away at age 65, a whopping 59 years ago!)

5)  The Sundays ~  “Summertime”  (Harriet Wheeler, the lead singer for The Sundays, turns 54 today.)

6)  The Clash  ~   “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?”  (Mick Jones, co-lead singer of The Clash and the main vocalist of this classic tune, is 62 years old as of today.)

7)  Berlin  ~  “Take My Breath Away”  (Terri Nunn, Berlin’s lead singer, celebrates her 56th today. Happy birthday!)

8)  Billy Davis, Jr. & Marilyn McCoo  ~  “You Don’t Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)”  (This husband-wife duo produced some great R&B and soul music in the mid-1970s and beyond. Today, Billy is celebrating his 79th birthday with his wife of nearly 50 years. Yep, it’s still Marilyn!)

9)  Patty Smyth & Don Henley  ~  “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough”  (One of the great duets of the past 25 years, this song pairs birthday girl Patty Smyth – who turns 60 today – and Eagles alum Don Henley, who turns 70 next month.)

10)  Chris Isaak  ~  “Wicked Game”  (Hard to believe this modern classic is now 27 years old. Even harder to believe its singer turns 61 today!)

“Still” & “Moving” Songs, Vol. 1

And we're back to "Opposites" posts again. Here's a bunch of songs with either the word "Still" or "Moving" in their titles. If you like these, there's plenty more to follow. If you don't, I'm sorry, I can't help you. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Chicago  ~  “Will You Still Love Me”

2)  Usher  ~  “Moving Mountains”

3)  Green Day  ~  “Still Breathing”

4)  Whitesnake  ~  “You Keep On Moving”

5)  Daya  ~  “Sit Still, Look Pretty”

6)  Kodaline  ~  “Moving On”

7)  Ultravox  ~  “All Stood Still”

8)  Skylar Grey  ~  “Moving Mountains”

9)  Boogie Down Productions  ~  “I’m Still #1”

10)  Lukas Graham  ~  “Moving Alone”

11)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “Still Falling For You”

12)  The Wombats  ~  “Moving To New York”

13)  Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley ft. Stephen Marley & Yami Bolo  ~  “Still Searchin’”

14)  Disclosure ft. Brendan Reilly  ~  “Moving Mountains”

15)  Nine Inch Nails  ~  “While I’m Still Here”

16)  Kate Bush  ~  “Moving”

17)  Gretchen Wilson  ~  “Still Rollin’”

18)  Coldplay  ~  “Moving To Mars”

19)  Johnny Gill  ~  “I’m Still Waiting”

20)  The Cars  ~  “Moving In Stereo”

21)  Better Than Ezra  ~  “Absolutely Still”

22)  UB40  ~  “Keep On Moving / Maybe Tomorrow”

23)  Beyoncé ft. Walter Williams, Sr.  ~  “He Still Loves Me”

24)  Carole Bayer Sager  ~  “You’re Moving Out Today”

25)  Thin Lizzy  ~  “Still In Love With You”

Songs By Artists With Presidential Names, Vol. 2

Here's the second half of my previous post, featuring songs by singers or bands whose names contain the surnames of each of the 44 Presidents. Enjoy!  ~  JH

23)  Rex Harrison  ~  "Why Can't A Woman Be More Like A Man?"  (Oh, the misogyny...)

24)  Rev. James Cleveland  ~  "Where Is Your Faith?"  (Think I made a mistake by adding Cleveland again? Remember, he was the only President who served two nonconsecutive terms, so he technically counts twice.)

25)  McKinley & Beggs  ~  "Things I Like To Do"

26)  Roosevelt  ~  "Montreal"

27)  Charli Taft  ~  "Already Gone"

28)  Gretchen Wilson  ~  "California Girls"

29)  Lauren Harding  ~  "Shooting Star"

30)  Rita Coolidge  ~  "All Time High" 

31)  Hooverphonic  ~  "Anger Never Dies" 

32)  Roosevelt Radio  ~  "Deadlocks"

33)  Truman  ~  "Morning Light"

34)  Eisenhower  ~  "Years Of Tears"

35)  Myles Kennedy (of Alter Bridge)  ~  "Watch Over You"

36)  Alexz Johnson  ~  "Just Wanted Your Love"

37)  The Nixons  ~  "Sister"

38)  Colt Ford  ~  "Chicken And Biscuits"

39)  The Carter Family  ~  "Wildwood Flower"

40)  Will Reagan & United Pursuit  ~  "Through And Through"

41)  Bush  ~  "Comedown"

42)  George Clinton  ~  "Atomic Dog"

43)  Kate Bush  ~  "Babooshka"

44)  Obama Band  ~  "SMS"