Songs About Ghosts, Vol. 1

It's that time of year again, when folks like me start pondering on things like these. And so it goes... The first in a four-part series featuring Songs About Ghosts begins...NOW! Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Ella Henderson  ~  “Ghost”

2)  Jacob Lee  ~  “Ghost”

3)  Halsey  ~  “Ghost”

4)  Don McLean  ~  “Superman’s Ghost”

5)  Magdalena Bay  ~  “Ghost”

6)  The Amity Affliction  ~  “Chasing Ghosts”

7)  Ladytron  ~  “Ghosts”

8)  The Classic Crime  ~  “Ghost”

9)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Ghost”

10)  My Chemical Romance  ~  “The Ghost Of You”

11)  The Asteroids Galaxy Tour  ~  “Ghost In My Head”

12)  Normandie  ~  “Ghost”

13)  Sasha Sloan  ~  “Dancing With Your Ghost”

14)  The Presets  ~  “Ghosts”

15)  Ansley  ~  “Ghost”

16)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Ghost Town”

17)  Laura Welsh  ~  “Ghosts”

18)  Taking Back Sunday  ~  “What’s It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?”

19)  DRÆMINGS  ~  “Like A Ghost”

20)  Starsailor  ~  “Give Up The Ghost”

21)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “Hungry Ghost”

22)  Aimee Mann  ~  “Ghost World”

23)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Not A Robot, But A Ghost”

24)  Gretchen Peters  ~  “Arguing With Ghosts”

25)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “American Ghost Dance”

Songs About Practice

What are we talking about? We're talking about practice. Not a game, not a game, not a game. We're talking about practice. Songs About Practice, in particular. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  DJ Steve Porter ft. Allen Iverson, Jim Mora, Dennis Green, Joe Namath, Mike Gundy, & Terrell Owens  ~  “Press Hop”

2)  Barbra Streisand  ~  “Piano Practicing” / “The Minute Waltz”

3)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Art Of Heartbreak”

4)  Tori Amos ft. Natashya Hawley  ~  “Cactus Practice"

5)  Santana  ~  “Practice What You Preach”

6)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Something Real”

7)  Testament  ~  “Practice What You Preach”

8)  The Swan Princess Cast  ~  “Practice, Practice, Practice”

9)  Chiodos  ~  “We’re Talking About Practice”

10)  Gemma Ray  ~  “How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall?”

11)  Hank Williams, Jr.  ~  “Practice What I Preach”

12)  Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen  ~  “Practice, Practice, Practice”

13)  Bubba Sparxxx ft. JJ Lawhorn  ~  “Past Is Practice”

14)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her”

15)  Drake  ~  “Practice" 

16)  Emilie Autumn  ~  “Private Practice (Dr. Sharp, Emilie)”

17)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Cinderella”

18)  Ravi Shankar  ~  “Temple Scene and Dance Practice”

19)  Barry White  ~  “Practice What You Preach”

20)  Cute Is What We Aim For  ~  “Practice Makes Perfect”

21)  Andy Griggs ft. Martina McBride  ~  “Practice Life”

22)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Cropduster”

23)  Larry Hooper  ~  “Practice What You Preach”

24)  Biffy Clyro  ~  “Good Practice Makes Permanent”

25)  Fight For Friday  ~  “Target Practice”

26)  The Moffatts  ~  “Practice Makes Perfect”

BONUS TRACK:  Sparks  ~  “How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall?”  (This is the original version of the song in #10. Both were too good to leave one of them out.)

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 5

Last but not least... "In" & "Out" Songs, Vol. 5...and GO! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Veronicas  ~  “In My Blood”

2)  Elton John  ~  “Turn The Lights Out When You Leave”

3)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Moon In Your Mouth”

4)  Kaki King  ~  “Pull Me Out Alive”

5)  The Smiths  ~  “The Boy With The Thorn In His Side”

6)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Breakout”

7)  Brandy Clark  ~  “Big Day In A Small Town”

8)  Chely Wright  ~  “Hang Out In Your Heart”

9)  Gossip  ~  “Move In The Right Direction”

10)  Dodie  ~  “Burned Out”

11)  Queen  ~  “I’m In Love With My Car”

12)  Blondie  ~  “Out In The Streets”

13)  Ani DiFranco  ~  “In Or Out”

14)  Screaming Females  ~  “Lights Out”

15)  Shamir  ~  “In For The Kill”

16)  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts  ~  “You Want In, I Want Out”

17)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “In Private”

18)  Siouxsie And The Banshees  ~  “Love Out Me”

19)  Courtney Barnett  ~  “An Illustration Of Loneliness (Sleepless In New York)”

20)  Morrissey  ~  “Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself?”

21)  Village People  ~  “In The Navy”

22)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Cut It Out”

23)  Queen  ~  “Let Me In Your Heart Again”

24)  Conchita Wurst  ~  “Put That Fire Out”

25)  Beth Ditto  ~  “In And Out”

26)  Lesley Gore  ~  “Out Here On My Own”

27)  Gossip  ~  “Standing In The Way Of Control”

28)  Amy Ray  ~  “Out On The Farm”

29)  Siouxsie And The Banshees  ~  “Cities In Dust”

30)  The Veronicas  ~  “Let Me Out”

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 4

You didn't think I'd forgotten about this series, did you? Of course not! And there's one more post to go after this one. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  La Roux  ~  “In For The Kill”

2)  Courtney Barnett  ~  “Out Of The Woodwork”

3)  The Smiths  ~  “Girlfriend In A Coma”

4)  Anna Calvi  ~  “Blackout”

5)  Mary Gauthier  ~  “Drag Queens In Limousines”

6)  David Bowie  ~  “Blackout”

7)  Blondie  ~  “In The Flesh”

8)  Judas Priest  ~  “Out In The Cold”

9)  The Breeders  ~  “Wait In The Car”

10)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Get Out The Map”

11)  OTEP  ~  “In Cold Blood”

12)  Neon Hitch  ~  “Out Of This World”

13)  Village People  ~  “In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star)”

14)  Erasure  ~  “All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love”

15)  Elton John  ~  “The Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes”

16)  St. Vincent  ~  “Actor Out Of Work”

17)  Joshua Kadison  ~  “Beautiful In My Eyes”

18)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “G.N.O. (Girls’ Night Out)”

19)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Kickin’ In”

20)  Kesha  ~  “Out Alive”

21)  David Bowie & Mick Jagger  ~  "Dancing In The Street”

22)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “Look Out Mama”

23)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “I Have Friends In Holy Spaces”

24)  RuPaul  ~  “Workout”

25)  Freddie Mercury  ~  “In My Defence”

26)  The Feeling & Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  “Leave Me Out Of It”

27)  Neon Trees  ~  “Text Me In The Morning”

28)  Jenny Owen Youngs  ~  “Keys Out, Lights On”

29)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I Want To Be In Love”

30)  Chely Wright  ~  “She Went Out For Cigarettes”