Songs About History

While it's never a good idea to dwell on the past, these Songs About History might convince you otherwise. Enjoy! ~ JH



1)  Michael Jackson  ~  “History”

2)  Elton John  ~  “You Can Make History (Young Again)”

3)  Julia Michaels  ~  “History”

4)  Plumb  ~  “Beautiful History”

5)  Thievery Corporation ft. Mr. Lif  ~  “History”

6)  Indigo Girls  ~  “History Of Us”

7)  Groove Armada ft. Will Young  ~  “History”

8)  One Direction  ~  “History”

9)  Melvins  ~  “A History Of Bad Men”

10)  Lauren Alaina  ~  “History”

11)  Funeral For A Friend  ~  “History”

12)  Olivia Holt  ~  “History”

13)  Arrogant Worms  ~  “History Is Made By Stupid People"

14)  Story Untold  ~  “History”

15)  Daryl Hall ft. Joe Walsh  ~  “Wrong Side Of History”

16)  State Champs  ~  “All You Are Is History”

17)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “History Of Modern (Part 1)”

18)  Kina Grannis  ~  “History”

19)  Jack Savoretti  ~  “Too Much History”

20)  EXO-K  ~  “History”

21)  Flame  ~  “Make History”

22)  X Ambassadors  ~  “History”

23)  Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors  ~  “Steal My History"

24)  Iron & Wine  ~  “History Of Lovers”

25)  NateWantsToBattle  ~  “History Maker”

More Songs About Solitude

Because one set of Songs About Solitude is insufficiently therapeutic and/or lonely-causing, here's another. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  "I Have A Need For Solitude"

2)  Evanescence  ~  "Solitude"

3)  Joep Beving  ~  "Solitude"

4)  Priscilla Alcantara  ~  "Solitude / They Don't Care About Us"

5)  The Two Tracks  ~  "Cheers To Solitude"

6)  Joe Zawinul  ~  "In My Solitude"

7)  Dunwich  ~  "Solitude"

8)  Evergrey  ~  "Solitude Within"

9)  HIM  ~  "Ode To Solitude"

10)  Days Of The New  ~  "Solitude"

11)  Keynes Woods  ~  "Solitude"

12)  Shaina Taub  ~  "Our Solitude"

13)  Roxana Amed  ~  "Solitude"

14)  Milla Brune  ~  "Solitude"

15)  The New Pornographers  ~  "Adventures In Solitude"

16)  Tori Kelly  ~  Solitude EP: "Value" / "Don't Take Me Home" / "Time Flies" / "Glad" / "Unbothered"  (How much do I LOVE Tori Kelly? Even after I found out that this video wasn't a performance of a single song, rather a back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back performance of every song on her latest extended play album, I still posted it! Also, none of the songs are called "Solitude," and I STILL don't care!)

17)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Solitude Standing"

18)  I Miss My Death  ~  "Thirteen Autumns Of Solitude"

19)  Jerry Cantrell  ~  "Solitude"

20)  ECCO  ~  "Solitude"

21)  Leyya  ~  "Solitude (I've Never Been Fun)"

22)  Divide  ~  "Solitude"

23)  Manic Street Preachers  ~  "Solitude Sometimes Is"

24)  Jack Savoretti  ~  "Solitude"

25)  Luê  ~  "Sweet Solitude"

"Catapult" Songs

I settled on the theme of "Catapult" Songs after reflecting on how enduring my affection was for mid-90s roots rock. Thus, the Counting Crows song at the top of this set. However, every song herein is really solid. So...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Counting Crows  ~  "Catapult"

2)  Blonde Gentlemen  ~  "Catapult"

3)  Jack Savoretti  ~  "Catapult"

4)  Dawn Verhey  ~  "Catapult"

5)  Daniel Ellsworth + The Great Lakes  ~  "Catapult"

6)  Detour North  ~  "Catapult"

7)  Lena  ~  "Catapult"

8)  Idaho  ~  "Catapult"

9)  Hudson  ~  "Catapult"

10)  Iko  ~  "Daytime Catapult"

11)  Elle Exxe  ~  "Catapult"

12)  Hopesfall  ~  "I Catapult"

13)  Operator Please  ~  "Catapult"

14)  Racer X  ~  "Catapult To Extinction"

15)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  "Catapult"

16)  Grieves  ~  "Catapult"

17)  James  ~  "Catapult"

18)  Breanne Düren  ~  "Catapult"

19)   R.E.M.  ~  "Catapult"

20)  Leigh Carriage  ~  "Catapult"

"Russian Roulette" Songs, Vol. 1

These are Songs About Russian Roulette. To the best of my knowledge, no humans or other creatures were harmed in the making of these songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Rihanna  ~  "Russian Roulette"

2)  Jack Savoretti  ~  "Russian Roulette"

3)  Tungevaag, Raaban, & Charlie Who?  ~  "Russian Roulette"

4)  KISS  ~  "Russian Roulette"

5)  SPICA  ~  "Russian Roulette"

6)  ICE MC ft. Alexia  ~  "Russian Roulette"

7)   Damé  ~  "Russian Roulette"

8)   System Of A Down  ~  "Russian Roulette"

9)   Focus  ~  "Russian Roulette"

10)   Scrambled Eggs  ~  "Russian Roulette"

11)   Jesse Malin  ~  "Russian Roulette"

12)  Adam Bomb  ~  "Russian Roulette"

13)   Linda Varg  ~  "Russian Roulette"

 

14)   The Hollies  ~  "Russian Roulette"

15)   Julius Cowdrey  ~  "Russian Roulette"

Songs About Maps

These are Songs About Maps. What else do you need to know? Whether they're good or not? They are. Please enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Maroon 5  ~  “Maps”

2)  Yeah Yeah Yeahs  ~  “Maps”

3)  The Front Bottoms  ~  “Maps”

4)  R.E.M.  ~  “Maps And Legends”

5)  Lucy Dacus  ~  “Map On A Wall”

6)  Corn Beef Soup  ~  “I’m The Map (Trap Remix)”  (Why, yes, this IS a hip-hop remix of a Dora The Explorer song!)

7)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Get Out The Map”

8)  Muse  ~  “Map Of The Problematique”

9)  Don Reno & Red Smiley  ~  “I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap”

10)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  “Back On The Map”

11)  Sister Hazel  ~  “Fall Off The Map”

12)  Carrie Newcomer  ~  “Map Of Shadows”

13)  Jack Savoretti  ~  “Map Of The World"

14)  Conor Oberst  ~  “Map Of The World”

15)  Benjamin Francis Leftwich  ~  “Maps”

16)  Musa  ~  “Mental Map”

17)  Dierks Bentley  ~  “Draw Me A Map”

18)  Marillion  ~  “Map Of The World”

19)  Katie Stump  ~  “Treasure Map”

20)  Sam Roberts Band  ~  “Without A Map”

"Jack" & "Jill" Songs

Here's a collection of songs by artists/bands with either the name "Jack" or "Jill" (and sometimes both) in their names. Because, I don't know why, that's why! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Jack Johnson  ~  “Upside Down”

2)  Jill Andrews ft. Seth Avett  ~  “I’m So In Love With You”

3)  Jack Savoretti  ~  “Catapult”

4)  Jill Scott  ~  “A Long Walk”

5)  Jack White  ~  “Lazaretto”

6)  Jill & Lauren  ~  “Get Up!”

7)  Jack & Jack  ~  “Hurt People”

8)  Jill Sobule  ~  “I Kissed A Girl”  (Thirteen years before Katy Perry released her first hit song, Jill Sobule was making waves with a song bearing the same title and exploring the same subject matter.)

9)  Jack Bruce ft. Gary Moore  ~  “Life On Earth”

10)  Jill Phillips  ~  “If You Were Here”

11)  Jack Ü ft. Kiesza  ~  “Take Ü There”  (For those who didn’t know – and I was one of those – Jack Ü is a collaboration between popular DJs Skrillex and Diplo.)

12)  Jill Vidal ft. San E  ~  “I Can See”

13)  Jack Garratt  ~  “Breathe Life”

14)  Jill and Julia  ~  “Wildfire”

15)  Jack’s Mannequin  ~  “Dark Blue”

16)  Jill Hennessy  ~  “I Do”

17)  Just Jack  ~  “The Day I Died”

18)  Jack Off Jill  ~  “My Cat”  (I looked it up, and this song is, surprisingly, actually about a cat.)

19)  Captain Jack  ~  “Dream A Dream”

20)  Jill Johnson  ~  “Cowboy Up”

21)  Jill Jack & The American Songbook Band  ~  “Lover Man / All Of Me”

22)  Thomas Jack ft. Nico & Vinz  ~  “Rivers”