Showing posts with label Harry Nilsson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harry Nilsson. Show all posts

Friday, March 11, 2016

"Favorite" Songs

In case you were wondering, these aren't MY favorite songs, although I do like several of them quite a bit. Nope, they're quite simply a collection of songs with the word "Favorite" in their titles. Or "Favourite" for the ones by the European-based artists. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Julie Andrews  ~  “My Favorite Things”




2)  O.A.R.  ~  “Favorite Song”




3)  Colbie Caillat ft. Common  ~  “Favorite Song”




4)  Phillips, Craig, & Dean  ~  “Favorite Song Of All”




5)  Alison Krauss and Union Station  ~  “New Favorite”




6)  Howie Day  ~  “Favorite Song”




7)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “My Favorite Mistake”




8)  Newsong  ~  “Your Favorite Name Is Father”




9)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Favorite Hello”




10)  Motion City Soundtrack  ~  “My Favorite Accident”




11)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “My Favorite Plum”




12)  Harry Nilsson  ~  “Mr. Richland’s Favorite Song / One”




13)  K’s Choice  ~  “Favorite Adventure”




14)  Thousand Foot Krutch  ~  “Favorite Disease”




15)  Quadron  ~  “Favorite Star”




16)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “My Favorite Girl”




17)  The Cardigans  ~  “My Favourite Game”




18)  The Figgs  ~  “My Favorite Shirt”




19)  Sophie Madeleine & Friends  ~  “You Are My Favourite”




20)  Dawes  ~  “All Your Favorite Bands”




21)  Silvina Moreno  ~  “Favorite Perfume”




22)  Owen Paul  ~  “My Favourite Waste Of Time”




23)  Stars  ~  “My Favourite Book”




24)  Jimmy Wahlsteen  ~  “It’s Your Favorite”




25)  Haircut 100  ~  “Favourite Shirts”


Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Songs With Years In Their Titles, Vol. 1: 1901-1979


This is the first of a two-part miniseries featuring songs with years in their titles. Not the word "years," mind you, but actual historical years (e.g., 1941, '69, 1979, etc.). There's some good stuff here, so...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Birdy  ~  "1901"




2)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  "1904"




3)  The Who  ~  "1921"




4)  Randy Newman  ~  "Louisiana 1927"




5)  Styx  ~  "A.D. 1928 / Rockin' The Paradise"




6)  Dream Theater  ~  "Scene Two: I. Overture 1928"




7)  Queen  ~  "'39"




8)  Bee Gees  ~  "New York Mining Disaster 1941"




9)  Harry Nilsson  ~  "1941"




10)  Reckless Kelly  ~  "1952 Vincent Black Lightning"




11)  Milo Greene  ~  "1957"




12)  Morrissey  ~  "Munich Air Disaster 1958"




13)  John Anderson & Tracy Lawrence  ~  "1959"




14)  Gregory Porter  ~  "1960 What?"




15)  The Four Seasons  ~  "December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)"




16)  New Order  ~  "1963"




17)  Zella Day  ~  "1965"




18)  John Mayer  ~  "Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967"




19)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Summer Of '69"




20)  James Blunt  ~  "1973"




21)  The Connells  ~  "'74-'75"




22)  Ween  ~  "Freedom Of '76"




23)  The Alarm  ~  "Spirit Of '76"




24)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "1979"




25)  Death From Above 1979  ~  "Trainwreck 1979"


Friday, November 21, 2014

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"