Songs About Writing

Here's part 2 of 3 in a miniseries of posts featuring songs with the famously misnamed "3 R's" (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic). In the first of the "3 R's" which does not actually start with an "R," we have a set of songs with the word "Write" or "Writing" (or some other derivative) in their titles. Ready... set... enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Hollies  ~  “Write On”

2)  John Legend & The Roots  ~  “I Can’t Write Left-Handed”

3)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Everyday I Write The Book”

4)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “Write Your Story”

5)  Earth, Wind, & Fire  ~  “I’ll Write A Song For You”

6)  George Strait  ~  “Write This Down”

7)  Barry Manilow  ~  “I Write The Songs”

8)  Kina Grannis  ~  “Write It In The Sky”

9)  Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit  ~  “The Last Song I Will Write”

10)  Newton Faulkner  ~  “Write It On Your Skin”

11)  Ron Pope  ~  “Writing Letters”

12)  Helen Reddy  ~  “Think I’ll Write A Song”

13)  Hugh Grant  ~  “Don’t Write Me Off”

14)  Sam Smith  ~  “Writing’s On The Wall”

15)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “I Could Write A Book”

16)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  “Write About Love”

17)  OK Go  ~  “The Writing’s On The Wall”

18)  The Low Anthem  ~  “To The Ghosts Who Write History Books”

19)  Father John Misty  ~  “I’m Writing A Novel”

20)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Write Me A Few Of Your Lines / Kokomo Blues / Walkin’ Blues”

“Heavy” & “Light” Songs, Vol. 2

More "Heavy" and "Light" songs. Aren't you excited? No? Well, listen to 'em anyway. It'll do you some good. Or at least it'll pass the time enjoyably. Whichever.  ~  JH

1)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Ain’t It Heavy?”

2)  Joe Satriani  ~  “Light Years Away”

3)  Golden Earring  ~  “Something Heavy Going Down”

4)  Ellie Holcomb  ~  “Marvelous Light”

5)  Phish  ~  “Heavy Things”

6)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “Blue Light, Red Light”

7)  Jethro Tull  ~  “Heavy Horses”

8)  Manfred Mann’s Earth Band  ~  “Blinded By The Light”

9)  Kyla La Grange  ~  “Heavy Stone”

10)  Bethel Music ft. Jeremy Riddle  ~  “In Your Light”

11)  Twenty One Pilots  ~  “Heavydirtysoul”

12)  Orianthi  ~  “Light Of Manos”

13)  The Black Keys  ~  “Heavy Soul”

14)  Rita Ora  ~  “Lover Of The Light”

15)  Andy Grammer  ~  “The Heavy And The Slow”

16)  Joey + Rory  ~  “Turning To The Light”

17)  Damon Albarn  ~  “Heavy Seas Of Love”

18)  Debby Boone  ~  “You Light Up My Life”

19)  Florence + The Machine  ~  “Heavy In Your Arms”

20)  Beck  ~  “Waking Light”

21)  Blake Shelton  ~  “Heavy Liftin’”

22)  Madonna  ~  “Ray Of Light”

23)  Anastacia  ~  “Heavy On My Heart”

24)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light ‘Em Up)”

25)  First Aid Kit  ~  “Heavy Storm”

"Kiss" Songs

Decided to do a "Kiss" & "Tell" songs post. Found too many good ones that fit each word for just one post. So it's a two-parter. First up, songs with "Kiss" in the title. Pucker up and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “Just A Kiss”

2)  Seal  ~  “Kiss From A Rose”

3)  Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  “This Kiss”

4)  Thompson Square  ~  “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not”

5)  Sixpence None The Richer  ~  “Kiss Me”

6)  Kid Rock  ~  “First Kiss”

7)  Shania Twain  ~  “When You Kiss Me”

8)  Nathan Sykes  ~  “Kiss Me Quick”

9)  Florence + The Machine  ~  “Kiss With A Fist”

10)  The Little Mermaid Cast  ~  “Kiss The Girl”

11)  Pixie Lott  ~  “Kiss The Stars”

12)  Ed Sheeran  ~  “Kiss Me”

13)  Sade  ~  “Kiss Of Life”

14)  Little Big Town  ~  “Kiss Goodbye”

15)  Billie Myers  ~  “Kiss The Rain”

16)  Scissor Sisters  ~  “Kiss You Off”

17)  P!nk  ~  “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”

18)  Elton John  ~  “Kiss The Bride”

19)  Faith Hill  ~  “This Kiss”

20)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “Let’s Just Kiss”

21)  Kate Nash  ~  “Kiss That Grrrl”

22)  The Cardigans  ~  “And Then You Kissed Me”

23)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Kiss On My List”

24)  Gloria Estefan  ~  “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me”

25)  Bananarama  ~  “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”

Songs By Guys Named Tom, Dick, & Harry

This is exactly what it sounds like it is. So why write a lengthy intro to explain it? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tom Jones  ~  "It's Not Unusual"

2)  Dick Dale & The Del Tones  ~  "Misirlou"

3)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  "It Had To Be You"

4)  Tom Baxter  ~  "Tell Her Today"

5)  Dick Thomas  ~  "Jingle Jangle Jingle"

6)  Harry Chapin  ~  "Cat's In The Cradle"

7)  Tom Waits  ~  "Hold On"

8)  Dick Haymes  ~  "Let The Rest Of The World Go By"

9)  Harry James  ~  "Concerto For Trumpet"

10)  Tom Odell  ~  "I Know"

11)  Dick Maloney  ~  "So Little Time"

12)  Harry Belafonte  ~  "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"

13)  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  "Into The Great Wide Open"

14)  Dick Curless  ~  "He'll Have To Go / Blue Side Of Lonesome / Four Walls"

15)  Harry Nilsson  ~  "Everybody's Talkin'"

16)  Tom T. Hall  ~  "Ballad Of Forty Dollars"

17)  Dick Powell  ~  "I've Got To Sing A Torch Song"

18)  Harry Richman  ~  "Puttin on the Ritz"

19)  Tom Andrews  ~  "Carry Me On"

20)  Dick Gaughan  ~  "Now Westlin Winds"

21)   Harry Cox  ~  "The Bold Drover"

22)  Tom Browne  ~  "Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.)"

23)  Dick Van Dyke & Julie Andrews  ~  

"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

24)  Harry Shum, Jr. & Jenna Ushkowitz  ~  "L-O-V-E"

BONUS TRACK:  Tom Smothers, Dick Smothers, & Harry Belafonte  ~  "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free"