Songs About Pretending

Everyone likes to pretend sometimes. These songs are all about pretending. And they're really good. I'm sure you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Platters  ~  “The Great Pretender”

2)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Pretending”

3)  Jackson Browne  ~  “The Pretender”

4)  L7  ~  “Pretend We’re Dead”

5)  Al Jarreau  ~  “Let’s Pretend”

6)  R.E.M.  ~  “World Leader Pretend”

7)  Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie  ~  “Game Of Pretend”

8)  The Drums  ~  “I Can’t Pretend”

9)  Foo Fighters  ~  “The Pretender”

10)  Lights  ~  “Pretend”

11)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Just Pretend”

12)  Raspberries  ~  “Let’s Pretend”

13)  Anouk  ~  “Pretending As Always”

14)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Pretend”

15)  The Mavericks  ~  “Pretend”

16)  Glee Cast  ~  “Pretending”

17)  Uriah Heep  ~  “Sweet Pretender”

18)  Gerry And The Pacemakers  ~  “Pretend”

19)  The Avett Brothers ft. Nicole Atkins  ~  “Pretend Love”

20)  Todd Rundgren  ~  “Pretending To Care”

21)  Dinosaur Jr.  ~  “Don’t Pretend You Didn’t Know”

22)  Seinabo Sey  ~  “Pretend”

23)  Bryan White  ~  “So Much For Pretending”

24)  King’s X  ~  “Pretend”

25)  Tom Odell  ~  “Can’t Pretend”

BONUS TRACK:  B.o.B. ft. Hayley Williams  ~  “Airplanes”  (While the word "pretend" doesn't appear anywhere in the title of this song, the whole thing is about pretending "that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars" and that phrase is repeated at least six times in the song, so here it is.)

Songs About Hills & Valleys, Vol. 2

Because life is full of "Hills" & "Valleys," here's another set of songs about them. The first one here is one of my all-time favorites. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  LIGHTS  ~  “Cactus In The Valley”

2)  Iron Maiden  ~  “Run To The Hills”

3)  Jeannie C. Riley  ~  “Harper Valley P.T.A.”

4)  Ron Sexsmith ft. Chris Martin  ~  “Gold In Them Hills”

5)  Bread & Wine ft. Ben Smith  ~  “Mountain To Valley”

6)  Jackson Browne  ~  “A Child In These Hills”

7)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Valleys Of The Young”

8)  The Rocket Summer  ~  “Hills And Valleys”

9)  Mudhoney  ~  “Beneath The Valley Of The Underdog”

10)  Johnny Cash ft. Flip Wilson  ~  “Oklahoma Hills”

11)  Laura Marling  ~  “The Valley”

12)  Thom Yorke  ~  “Harrowdown Hill”

13)  Townes Van Zandt & Nanci Griffith  ~  “Tecumseh Valley”

14)  Neil Young  ~  “Mansion On The Hill”

15)  Dawes  ~  “Peace In The Valley”

16)  Kathy Mattea  ~  “Agate Hill”

17)  Steve Hackett  ~  “Valley Of The Kings”

18)  Calamity Jane Cast ft. Doris Day & Howard Keel  ~  “Black Hills Of Dakota”

19)  Midnight Oil  ~  “In The Valley”

20)  George Ezra  ~  “Angry Hill”

21)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “The Valley Runs Low”

22)  Weezer  ~  “Beverly Hills”

23)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Blue Valley Songbird”

24)  Gorillaz  ~  “On Melancholy Hill”

25)  Eisley  ~  “The Valley”

Songs About Good Things

And now for something a little less bleak than the last post. Songs About Good Things. Of course, the second song in the list says "Your Good Thing Is About To End." Go figure! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  KT Tunstall  ~  "Maybe It's A Good Thing"

2)  Lou Rawls  ~  “Your Good Thing (Is About To End)”

3)  Sam Smith  ~  "Good Thing"

4)  Fine Young Cannibals  ~  “Good Thing”

5)  Keith Urban  ~  “Good Thing”

6)  Pixie Lott ft. Shaggy  ~  “A Real Good Thing”

7)  Dashboard Confessional  ~  “Ghost Of A Good Thing”

8)  George Benson  ~  “Never Give Up On A Good Thing”

9)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “When You Got A Good Thing”

10)  Reel Big Fish  ~  “Good Thing”

11)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin’)”

12)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Love Is A Good Thing”

13)  The Afters  ~  “Every Good Thing”

14)  Alan Jackson  ~  “Too Much Of A Good Thing”

15)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “Too Much Of A Good Thing”

16)  B.B. King  ~  “Baby, You Done Lost Your Good Thing”

17)  Barbara Lynn  ~  “You’ll Lose A Good Thing”

18)  Bryan Duncan and the NehoSoul Band  ~  “Wheels Of A Good Thing”

19)  Joan Jett & The Blackhearts  ~  “The Only Good Thing You Ever Said Was Goodbye”

20)  Marc Broussard  ~  “Real Good Thing”

21)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Making A Good Thing Better”

22)  Jackson Browne  ~  “All Good Things”

23)  Gemma Hayes  ~  “Let A Good Thing Go”

24)  BoDeans  ~  “Good Things”

25)  Kathy Mattea  ~  “A Few Good Things Remain”

Whistling Songs, Vol. 2

Didn't hear your favorite "Whistling Song" in the first post? Chances are, it's in this one. Or the next one. Or the next one. But you'll have to check 'em all out to find out for sure. Some good stuff here – don't miss it! Oh, yeah...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Billy Joel  ~  “The Stranger”

2)  Bobby McFerrin  ~  “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”

3)  Foster The People  ~  “Pumped Up Kicks”

4)  Selena Gomez  ~  “Kill ‘Em With Kindness”

5)  Scorpions  ~  “Wind Of Change”

6)  Owl City ft. Aloe Blacc  ~  “Verge”

7)  The Small Faces  ~  “Lazy Sunday”

8)  The Seekers  ~  “Georgy Girl”

9)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “The Kids Aren’t Alright”

10)  Elbow  ~  “Lippy Kids”

11)  Devotchka  ~  “Enemy Guns”

12)  Katy Tiz  ~  “Whistle (While You Work It)”

13)  Johnnie Ray  ~  “Just Walkin’ In The Rain”

14)  Paper Lace  ~  “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero”

15)  The Black Keys  ~  “Tighten Up”

16)  NoNoNo  ~  “Pumpin Blood”

17)  Bob Sinclar  ~  “Love Generation”

18)  OneRepublic  ~  “Good Life”

19)  Noah and the Whale  ~  “5 Years Time”

20)  Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera  ~  “Moves Like Jagger”

21)  McFly  ~  “Love Is Easy”

22)  Pixies  ~  “La La Love You”

23)  Roy Orbison  ~  “Here Comes The Rain, Baby”

24)  Amanda Marshall  ~  “If I Didn’t Have You”

25)  Jackson Browne  ~  “Lawyers In Love”