Songs About Leather

It must be Random Blog Post Friday, or something, 'cuz here's a bunch of Songs About Leather. I don't explain 'em, I just post 'em, people! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Stevie Nicks  ~  “Leather And Lace"

2)  Saxon  ~  “Denim And Leather”

3)  Willie Nelson  ~  “Tougher Than Leather”

4)  Tori Amos  ~  “Leather”

5)  The Cribs  ~  “Leather Jacket Love Song”

6)  James Taylor  ~  “Slap Leather”

7)  Miesha & The Spanks  ~  “Leather Jacket”

8)  Widespread Panic  ~  “Imitation Leather Shoes”

9)  Mandolin Orange  ~  “Boots Of Spanish Leather”

10)  Ben Folds Five  ~  “Leather Jacket”

11)  wildFLWR  ~  “Wine & Leather”

12)  Judas Priest  ~  “Hell Bent For Leather"

13)  Wolf Alice  ~  “White Leather”

14)  Arkells  ~  “Leather Jacket”

15)  The Chills  ~  “I Love My Leather Jacket”

16)  Porches  ~  “Leather”

17)  Bette Midler  ~  “My Knight In Black Leather”

18)  Chet Atkins  ~  “English Leather”

19)  Ben Bullington  ~  “Buckles And Leather”

20)  Y & T  ~  “Lipstick & Leather”

21)  Stepdad  ~  “My Leather, My Fur, My Nails”

22)  Love Inks  ~  “Leather Glove”

23)  Cake  ~  “Italian Leather Sofa”

24)  The Blank Tapes  ~  “1,000 Leather Tassels”

25)  The Steel Wheels  ~  “Worn Wool, Soft Leather”

"Lo" & "Behold" Songs

And the strangely cohesive ideas just keep on comin'! Here's a set of songs featuring – you guessed it! – the words "Lo" and/or "Behold" in their titles. Odd though it may seem, this is a surprisingly solid set of songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  James Taylor  ~  “Lo And Behold”

2)  Hillsong Worship  ~  “Behold (Then Sings My Soul)”

3)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Lo Que Soy”  (This is the first of several songs in this collection that are entirely in Spanish. “Lo” is a fairly common word in Spanish, so it makes its way into songs a lot. This title translates roughly: “What I Am.”)

4)  The Mikado Cast  ~  “Behold The Lord High Executioner!”

5)  Lisa Hannigan  ~  “Lo”

6)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Behold Our God”

7)  Stereolab  ~  “Lo Boob Oscillator”  (This song, which is entirely in French, has absolutely nothing to do with the middle word in its title. I know this, not because I know a word of French, but because I used Google Translate.)

8)  David Phelps  ~  “Behold The Lamb”

9)  Shakira  ~  “Lo Hecho Está Hecho”  (Title translation: “What’s Done Is Done.”)

10)  The Horrible Crowes  ~  “Behold The Hurricane”

11)  Santana  ~  “Jin-Go-Lo-Ba”

12)  Sandi Patty  ~  “We Shall Behold Him”

13)  Doug Kershaw  ~  “Diggy Liggy Lo”

14)  Steini  ~  “Behold”

15)  Matisyahu  ~  “So Hi So Lo”

16)  Ray Boltz  ~  “Behold”  (That permed mullet, though...)

17)  Yuridia  ~  “Lo Que Son Las Cosas”  (Title translation: “What Things Are.”)

18)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Behold! The Night Mare”

19)  Dirty Projectors  ~  “Swing Lo Magellan”

20)  Bella & Aerie Camp ft. Jeremy, Adrienne, & Egan Camp  ~  “Behold”

21)  Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer  ~  “Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo”  (It’s been FAR too long since I’ve seen a girl sing and dance with a puppet.)

22)  Taylor Leonhardt  ~  “Behold”

23)  Shannon Saunders  ~  “Lo-Fi”

24)  Nazca  ~  “Behold”

25)  Renée Fleming and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir  ~  “Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming”

Songs About Potatoes

In case you ever wondered if there were enough good Songs About Potatoes to fill a blog post, wonder no more. This one's worth the price of admission (FREE!) for the Weird Al song alone. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “Couch Potato”

2)  James Taylor  ~  “Sweet Potato Pie”

3)  Melanie Martinez  ~  “Mrs. Potato Head”

4)  Shawn Amos  ~  “Diggin’ My Potatoes”

5)  All Rights Reserved Band  ~  “Couch Potato”

6)  LaToya Jackson  ~  “Hot Potato”

7)  The Wiggles  ~  “Hot Potato”  (I hate myself for even posting this song. I truly expected better from myself than this. *sigh*)

8)  Cracker  ~  “Sweet Potato”

9)  The New Main Street Singers  ~  “Potato’s In The Paddy Wagon”

10)  Our Lady Peace  ~  “Potato Girl”

11)  LiveWire  ~  “Tater Fed”

12)  Molly Reeves & The World’s Finest Apples  ~  “All That Meat And No Potatoes”

13)  Al Jarreau  ~  “Sweet Potato Pie”

14)  Paul Gilbert  ~  “Potato Head”

15)  Glenn Miller Orchestra  ~  “Sweet Potato Piper”

16)  Shinyribs  ~  “Sweet Potato”

17)  Wynton Marsalis  ~  “Potato Head Blues”

18)  Skunk Anansie  ~  “Charlie Big Potato”

19)  Little Jimmy Dickens  ~  “Take An Old Cold Tater And Wait”

20)  The Ross Sisters  ~  “Solid Potato Salad”

Popular Songs Of 1977, Vol. 4

You know how MANY good songs there were in 1977 when THESE are the last ones. Think you've already seen/heard the best songs? Think again. One more time for old time's sake (literally), the Popular Songs of 1977. And...GO!  ~  JH

1)  Bill Conti  ~  “Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)”

2)  The Jacksons  ~  “Enjoy Yourself”

3)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Don’t Stop”

4)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “So Into You”

5)  Barry Manilow  ~  “Looks Like We Made It”

6)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “I Wish”

7)  Crystal Gayle  ~  “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”

8)  Kansas  ~  “Carry On, Wayward Son”

9)  James Taylor  ~  “Handy Man”

10)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  “What’s Your Name”

11)  Tammy Wynette & George Jones  ~  “Near You”

12)  Andrew Gold  ~  “Lonely Boy”

13)  Billy Joel  ~  “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”

14)  Eagles  ~  “Hotel California”

15)  Debby Boone  ~  “You Light Up My Life”

16)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Wonderful Tonight”

17)  KC and the Sunshine Band  ~  “Keep It Comin’ Love”

18)  Bob Seger  ~  “Night Moves”

19)  Barbra Streisand ft. Chris Botti  ~  “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)”

20)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “Slip Slidin’ Away”

21)  Meco  ~  “Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band”

22)  Ted Nugent  ~  “Cat Scratch Fever”

23)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Blue Bayou”

24)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “Lucille”

25)  Queen  ~  “Somebody To Love”

Popular Songs Of 1977, Vol. 3

If you just took a glance at all the songs in this series at once, you might think it was a compilation of some of the best songs of the 1970s. Which it is. With one glaring exception. All these great songs came out and were hits in the SAME year! It's almost ridiculous how good of a year 1977 was for music. So let's revel in the ridiculous a little bit more!  ~  JH

1)  Queen  ~  “We Are The Champions”

2)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Lay Down Sally”

3)  Steve Miller Band  ~  “Fly Like An Eagle”

4)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Here You Come Again”

5)  Ram Jam  ~  “Black Betty”

6)  Billy Joel  ~  “Just The Way You Are”

7)  Heatwave  ~  “Boogie Nights”

8)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Go Your Own Way”

9)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Luckenback, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)”

10)  Dave Mason  ~  “We Just Disagree”

11)  James Taylor  ~  “Your Smiling Face”

12)  Carly Simon  ~  “Nobody Does It Better”

13)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Let My Love Be Your Pillow”

14)  Bee Gees  ~  “How Deep Is Your Love”

15)  David Bowie  ~  “Heroes”

16)  The Emotions  ~  “Best Of My Love”

17)  Meat Loaf  ~  “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad”

18)  Rose Royce  ~  “Car Wash”

19)  Foreigner  ~  “Feels Like The First Time”

20)  Thelma Houston  ~  “Don’t Leave Me This Way”

21)  Manfred Mann’s Earth Band  ~  “Blinded By The Light”

22)  Leo Sayer  ~  “When I Need You”

23)  John Williams  ~  “Star Wars (Main Title)”

24)  Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.  ~  “You Don’t Have To Be A Star”

25)  Bread  ~  “Lost Without Your Love”