Planetary Songs, Vol. 4: "Uranus" & "Neptune"

Here's the fourth installment in my latest series of posts featuring songs with the names of the planets in their titles. And let me just tell you...it was really, really difficult to find 10 songs that weren't scatological or sexual in nature with the word "Uranus" in the title. (For obvious reasons.) I think I was mostly successful, though one of the songs may be borderline risque, at least from a visual standpoint. Oh yeah, and there's 10 songs about Neptune in here, too. You may think this is the last post in the series, but count me among the naysayers who still thinks Pluto is worthy of a spot amongst the planets, as it always was when I was growing up – so Pluto will get its own post tomorrow. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Argent  ~  "Cast Your Spell, Uranus"

2)  The Bad Sectors  ~  "Uranus Flowers"

3)  Vengaboys ft. Perez Hilton  ~  "Rocket To Uranus"

4)  London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Hickox  ~  Gustav Holst's "The Planets, Op. 32: Uranus, The Magician"

5)  PV Nova  ~  "It Feels Like Uranus"

6)  Klaus Doldinger's Passport  ~  "Uranus"

7)  Kitaro  ~  "Uranus Wave"

8)  Ian Stephen  ~  "Jazz Club On Uranus"

9)  Leonis  ~  "Terminus Uranus"

10)  La Belle Bleue  ~  "Les Faubourgs d'Uranus"

11)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Valleys Of Neptune"

12)  Sammy  ~  "Neptune Ave."

13)  Cracker  ~  "Brides Of Neptune"

14)  Metropol  ~  "Neptune"

15)  Sleeping At Last  ~  "Neptune"

16)  Luna Green  ~  "Neptune"

17)  Death In Vegas  ~  "Neptune City"

18)  Nicole Atkins & The Sea  ~  "Neptune City"

19)  S.J. Tucker  ~  "Neptune"

20)  Taimane  ~  "Neptune's Storm"

Planetary Songs, Vol. 3: "Jupiter" & "Saturn"

I'm pretty proud of this installment in my latest series, which not only includes a wide variety of well-known and lesser-known artists in multiple genres as per usual, but also features arguably two of the most popular songs ever to include a planet's name in the title (thank you, Tori and Train). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Earth, Wind, And Fire  ~  "Jupiter"

2)  Katy McAllister ft. Shannon McAllister  ~  "Jupiter"

3)  Jewel  ~  "Jupiter (Swallow The Moon)"

4)  Your Favorite Martian  ~  "Jupiter"

5)  Tori Amos  ~  "Hey Jupiter"

6)  Train  ~  "Drops Of Jupiter"

7)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  "Jupiter"

8)  The Cure  ~  "Jupiter Crash"

9)  Grant-Lee Phillips  ~  "Sun Shines On Jupiter"

10)  Blues Pills  ~  "Jupiter"

11)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Saturn"

12)  Skillet  ~  "Saturn"

13)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "South Saturn Delta"

14)  Sleeping At Last  ~  "Saturn"

15)  Inspiral Carpets  ~  "Saturn 5"

16)  She Keeps Bees  ~  "Saturn Return"

17)  Dream Koala  ~  "Saturn Boy / Earth"

18)  Noir  ~  "Saturn Returns"

19)  Marilyn Jurman  ~  "Back To Saturn"

20)  Freddie Joachim  ~  "Saturn"

"Smoke" & "Mirrors" Songs

Yet another feeble attempt at pairing two related-but-not-exactly-opposite words together and seeing what songs I can find with those words in their titles. That being said (a phrase which I use far too often, by the way), there's some good stuff here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "Smoke"

2)  Justin Timberlake  ~  "Mirrors"

3)  Daughter  ~  "Smoke"

4)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Room Full Of Mirrors"

5)  Ben Folds with the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra  ~  "Smoke"

6)  Emma Louise  ~  "Mirrors"

7)  Tracy Chapman  ~  "Smoke And Ashes"

8)  Blue Öyster Cult  ~  "Mirrors"

9)  The Platters  ~  "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"

10)  Keith Whitley  ~  "I Never Go Around Mirrors"

11)  Iron & Wine  ~  "Cinder And Smoke"

12)  Sinead O'Connor  ~  "1,000 Mirrors"

13)  Deep Purple  ~  "Smoke On The Water"

14)  Kraftwerk  ~  "The Hall Of Mirrors"

15)  Gary Allan  ~  "Smoke Rings In The Dark"

16)  Agnes Obel  ~  "Smoke And Mirrors"

17)  Willie Nelson  ~  "Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die"

18)  Viktoria Tocca  ~  "Smoke And Mirrors"

19)  Scorpions  ~  "When The Smoke Is Going Down"

20)  Morgan Pennington And The Echo  ~  "Smoke And Mirrors"

21)  Dwight Yoakam  ~  "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music)"

22)  Electric Lady Lab ft. Sukker Lyn  ~  "Broken Mirrors"

23)  Tex Williams  ~  "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"

24)  Paloma Faith  ~  "Smoke And Mirrors"

25)  Diana Vickers  ~  "Smoke"

26)  Gotye  ~  "Smoke And Mirrors"

27)  James Arthur  ~  "Smoke Clouds"

28)  The Receiving End Of Sirens  ~  "Smoke And Mirrors"

29)  Bad Company  ~  "No Smoke Without A Fire"

30)  Jamiroquai  ~  "Smoke And Mirrors"

Songs For The Senses, Vol. 5: Hearing

Last but not least, here's a collection of songs with the word "Hear" in their titles. Again, the list could've been twice this long if not longer had I not limited it to artists that most people have heard of. I say this is the last post in the series, and that is probably the case. But I remember that some say there is a sixth sense, that of extrasensory perception. If, and this is a big if, I get bored enough, perhaps I will put together a collection of songs about ESP. Until I do (or don't), please enjoy these...  ~  JH

1)  Trin-i-tee 5:7  ~  "Heaven, Hear My Heart"

2)  Harry Connick,  Jr.  ~  "Hear Me In The Harmony"

3)  The Supremes  ~  "I Hear A Symphony"

4)  The Beach Boys  ~  "I Can Hear Music"

5)  Gladys Knight  ~  "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me"

6)  Chris Rea  ~  "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat"

7)  Jill Scott  ~  "Hear My Call"

8)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Hear My Train A Comin'"

9)  Deniece Williams  ~  "Let's Hear It For The Boy"

10)  Gin Blossoms  ~  "Til I Hear It From You"

11)  The Dead Weather  ~  "I Can't Hear You"

12)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Does Anybody Hear Her?"

13)  Skylar Grey  ~  "Only Thing I Hear"

14)  Old Crow Medicine Show  ~  "I Hear Them All"

15)  Cynthia Clawson  ~  "Hear The Voice Of My Beloved"

16)  Imagine Dragons  ~  "Hear Me"

17)  Cassadee Pope  ~  "You Hear A Song"

18)  Vanessa Carlton  ~  "Hear The Bells"

19)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Almost Hear You Sigh"

20)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Hear Me"