Songs About Aces

This is the first installment in a multi-part series featuring songs with the names of playing cards in their titles. Because I'm full of ideas, and occasionally some of them are good, that's why. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  George Strait  ~  "Ace In The Hole"

2)  Alexandra Stan  ~  "Holding Aces"

3)  Saint Motel  ~  "Ace In The Hole"

4)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "You Got All The Aces"

5)  Paul Simon  ~  "The Late Great Johnny Ace"

6)  Lita Ford  ~  "Aces & Eights"

7)  Suzy Bogguss  ~  "Aces"

8)  Everclear  ~  "Aces"

9)  Ladytron  ~  "Ace Of Hz"

10)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Ace Of Hearts"

11)  Ween  ~  "Stroker Ace"

12)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  "Ace"

13)  Struggle Jennings & Brianna Harness ft. Jessi Colter & Jenni Eddy Jennings  ~  "Ace In The Hole"

14)  Empire Cast ft. Serayah  ~  "Aces High"

15)  The Devil Makes Three  ~  "Aces And Twos"

16)  Iron Maiden  ~  "Aces High"

17)  MxPx  ~  "Aces Up"

18)  Bailey Tomkinson  ~  "Hey Ace"

19)  Zella Day  ~  "Ace Of Hearts"

20)  Grinspoon  ~  "Just Ace"

21)  Sugababes  ~  "Ace Reject"

22)  Chris Rea  ~  "Ace Of Hearts"

23)  Carole Bayer Sager  ~  "Aces"

24)  Paul Simon  ~  "Ace In The Hole"  (Rare is the occasion when Paul Simon appears twice in one of my posts. But this is one of those occasions.)

25)  John Hiatt  ~  "Aces Up Your Sleeve"

Songs About Good Guys & Bad Guys

There's a lot of talk about superheroes and, in particular, superhero movies of late. In most if not all of those, there are both heroes and villains. This post has nothing to do with superhero movies, but it is chock full of Songs About Good Guys & Bad Guys. So...that's something, at least. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Morgan Johnston  ~  “Good Guy”

2)  Matthew Good  ~  “Bad Guys Win”

3)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “Good Guys Win”  (Video quality on this one is crap, but at least it sounds good.)

4)  Billie Eilish  ~  “Bad Guy”  (This is my new jam! Really, anything by her!)

5)  Collective Soul  ~  “Goodnight, Good Guy”

6)  Niykee Heaton  ~  “Bad Guy”

7)  MIKA  ~  “Good Guys”

8)  Reel Big Fish  ~  “Bad Guy”

9)  Aqua  ~  “Good Guys”

10)  Emarosa  ~  “Gold Dust” / “Say Hello To The Bad Guy”

11)  Melanie  ~  “The Good Guys”

12)  Bowling For Soup  ~  “Girl All The Bad Guys Want”

13)  Tove Lo  ~  “Good Guys”

14)  Meghan Patrick  ~  “The Bad Guy”

15)  The Bankrobber  ~  “A Good Guy With A Gun”

16)  Mindy Smith  ~  “Bad Guy”

17)  Boyz II Men  ~  “Good Guy”

18)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  “I Am Not The Bad Guy”

19)  Tenille Arts  ~  “Good Guys”

20)  Sistar  ~  “Bad Guy”  (Most of the lyrics are in Korean, some are in English, all of the subtitles are in Portuguese, and I’m still trying to make sense of it all. Yikes!)

21)  Granger Smith  ~  “When The Good Guys Win”

22)  Freddie Mercury  ~  “Mr. Bad Guy”

23)  Lakefield  ~  “Good Guy”

24)  Jack Johnson  ~  “Mediocre Bad Guys”

25)  Julia Jacklin  ~  “Good Guy”

BONUS TRACK:  Dave Mason  ~  “We Just Disagree”  (“There ain’t no good guys, there ain’t no bad guys, there's only you and me…”)

"Public" Songs

These songs all contain the word "Public" in their titles, so of course you are NOT allowed to view or listen to any of them. Unless you really want to. In which case you are quite welcome to do so. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Chairlift  ~  “Crying In Public”

2)  Megadeth  ~  “Public Enemy No. 1”

3)  Louis Armstrong  ~  “Public Melody Number One”  (I'm the only person I know who would follow up a Megadeth song with one by Louis Armstrong!)

4)  The Cribs  ~  “Our Bovine Public”

5)  Public Enemy  ~  “Public Enemy No. 1”

6)  Daniella Mason  ~  “Public Places”

7)  Foals  ~  “Public Embarrassment Blues”

8)  Alice Cooper  ~  “Public Animal #9”

9)  James Brown  ~  “Public Enemy #1”

10)  The Bravery  ~  “Public Service Announcement”

11)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “Public Relations”

12)  Jessica Simpson  ~  “A Public Affair”

13)  Interpol  ~  “Public Pervert”

14)  Flatt & Scruggs  ~  “The Last Public Hanging In West Virginia”

15)  Mötley Crüe  ~  “Public Enemy #1”

16)  Public Image Ltd.  ~  “Public Image”

17)  Ralph Tresvant  ~  “Public Figure (Ordinary Guy)"

18)  Lady Sovereign  ~  “Public Warning”

19)  Audio Adrenaline  ~  “AKA Public School”

20)  Rory Gallagher  ~  “Public Enemy No. 1”

21)  Fugazi  ~  “Public Witness Program”

22)  Newsboys  ~  “Going Public”

23)  Iron Maiden  ~  “Public Enema Number One”

24)  Wire  ~  “Public Place”

25)  Spiders and Snakes  ~  “Public Enemy #1”

Songs About Fruitcake

If you love to hate fruitcake as much as I do, this post is for you. Whether you're a fan of Jimmy Buffett, SpongeBob SquarePants, Mannheim Steamroller, Peter Gabriel, Bill Engvall, or Brain Tentacles, there's something for everyone here. If, by chance, you actually love fruitcake, well...we can still be friends, but I might give you a skeptical glance every now and then. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Dr. Elmo  ~  “Grandma’s Killer Fruitcake”

2)  Von Trapp Children  ~  “Please Don’t Send Me Fruitcake!”

3)  Voodoo Orchestra ft. Jeff Coffin  ~  “Fruitcake”  (This fantastic swing band is comprised entirely of 15- to 18-year old kids. The older guy on sax is from the Dave Matthews Band. Amazing stuff!)

4)  Bettman & Halpin  ~  “A Fruitcake For All Seasons”

5)  Brain Tentacles  ~  “Fruitcake”  (I can't even guess at what this madness is all about.)

6)  Stone Sour  ~  "Fruitcake"

7)  Gwen Sebastian  ~  “Fruitcake”

8)  Glenn Tilbrook  ~  “Fruit Cake”

9)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “Fruitcakes”

10)  Mannheim Steamroller  ~  “Fruitcake Song”

11)  Dem Player Haterz  ~  “Spread Love (Not The Fruitcake)”

12)  Dily Flynn  ~  “Fruit Cake"

13)  Liana  ~  “Fruitcake”

14)  Bill Engvall  ~  “Fruitcake Makes Me Puke”

15)  Anna Hamilton  ~  “Fruitcake”

16)  Can 7  ~  “Fruitcake”

17)  Eraserheads  ~  “Fruitcake”

18)  Rebecca Johnson Band  ~  “Fruit Cake”

19)  Leckerphonics  ~  “Fruitcake Blues”

20)  Jessie Rose Brassfield  ~  “Fruitcake”

21)  Fred Schneider & The Superions  ~  “Fruitcake”

22)  SpongeBob SquarePants  ~  “Hot Fruitcake”

23)  INGI  ~  “You Little Fruitcake”

24)  The Brand New Heavies  ~  “Fruit Cake”

25)  Peter Gabriel  ~  “Sledgehammer”  (Nope, “fruitcake” doesn’t appear in the title, but there’s a whole verse about it in this classic song.)