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”

Songs By Awesome Aussie Female Singers, Vol. 2

As I mentioned yesterday, I've always had a strong affinity for Australian female singers. Indeed, many of my all-time favorite female singers hail from Down Under. Yesterday, I posted 20 songs by well-known and lesser-known Aussie ladies. But those weren't the only ones I wanted to post. So here's another 20. (There won't be a Volume 3.) Hope you'll enjoy these as much as or more than yesterday's batch.  ~  JH 

1)  Darlene Zschech  ~  "Hear Our Praises"

2)  Brighter Later  ~  "Come And Go"

3)  Missy Higgins  ~  "Everyone's Waiting"

4)  St. South  ~  "Slacks"

5)  Merril Bainbridge  ~  "Mouth"

6)  Natalie Bassingthwaighte  ~  "Someday Soon"

7)  Clare Bowditch  ~  "One Little River"

8)  Ella Hooper  ~  "Low High"

9)  Samantha Jade  ~  "Soldier"

10)  Kate Ceberano  ~  "Magnet"

11)  Orianthi  ~  "According To You"  (While she's not a bad singer by any means, Orianthi's true claim to fame is her incredible guitar-playing ability.)

12)  Jessica Mauboy  ~  "Never Be The Same"

13)  Emma Hewitt  ~  "Colours"

14)  Brody Dalle  ~  "Don't Mess With Me"

15)  Helen Reddy  ~  "I Am Woman"

16)  Ricki-Lee  ~  "All We Need Is Love"

17)  Betty Who  ~  "Somebody Loves You"

18)  Cosima De Vito  ~  "When The War Is Over"

19)  Delta Goodrem  ~  "In This Life"

20)  Kate DeAraugo  ~  "Maybe Tonight"

Songs About Candles

Out of all the crazy ideas I've had for music blog posts, this is definitely one of them. Here we have a small selection of Songs About Candles, or whose titles contain the word "Candle" or "Candles." Surprisingly, they're actually a nice group of songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elton John  ~  "Candle In The Wind"

2)  Hey Monday  ~  "Candles"

3)  Miguel  ~  "Candles In The Sun"

4)  Natalie Lungley  ~  "Candles"

5)  Jars Of Clay  ~  "Five Candles (You Were There)"

6)  Celia Pavey  ~  "Candle In The Night"

7)  Sponge  ~  "Molly (16 Candles Down The Drain)"

8)  Helen Reddy  ~  "Candle On The Water"

9)  The White Tie Affair  ~  "Candle (Sick And Tired)"

10)  Shirley Bassey  ~  "Burn My Candle"

11)  Passion Pit  ~  "Eyes As Candles"

12)  Melanie  ~  Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)"

13)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Candle Of Life"

14)  Daughter  ~  "Candles"

15)  The Crests  ~  "16 Candles"