If the first post in this two-parter didn't tempt you to check it out, this one is sure to! Why? Law of averages. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Squeeze ft. David Sanborn ~ "Tempted"
2) Trisha Yearwood ~ "Here Comes Temptation"
3) Nothing But Thieves ~ "Tempt You"
4) Billy Joel ~ "Temptation"
5) VeggieTales ~ "Temptation Song"
6) T'Pau ~ "Last Temptation"
7) Dream Theater ~ "A Tempting Offer"
8) 2Pac ~ "Temptations"
9) Bing Crosby ~ "Temptation" (Who else do you know that would follow up a 2Pac song with one by Bing Crosby? I'll bet that answer is emphatically "no one.")
10) Joan Armatrading ~ "Temptation"
11) PARTYNEXTDOOR ~ "Temptations"
12) Red Ingle & Jo Stafford ~ "Tim-Tay-Shun"
13) Isaac Hayes ~ "Man's Temptation"
14) Garbage ~ "Temptation Waits"
15) Derek Webb ~ "The Strong, The Tempted, & The Weak"
Sometimes you feel like cuddling. And sometimes you just want to listen to Songs About Cuddling. If it's the former, go find yourself somebody to cuddle. If it's the latter, this post is here for you. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Leslie & The LYs ~ “Power Cuddle”
2) Dean Martin ~ “Pretty Baby”
3) Biffy Clyro ~ “Kittens, Cakes, And Cuddles”
4) Jessica Cutter ~ “Cuddle”
5) A Perfect Circle ~ “Get The Lead Out”
6) Catey Shaw ~ “Cuddle Up” (So what if it’s a Christmas song? That doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it all year long!)
7) Passion Pit ~ “Cuddle Fuddle”
8) Joan Armatrading ~ “Thinking Man”
9) The Monkees ~ “Cuddly Toy”
10) Captain & Tennille ~ “Cuddle Up”
11) Nat King Cole ~ “Just You, Just Me”
12) Judy Garland ~ “My Melancholy Baby”
13) Har Mar Superstar ~ “Gangsters Want To Cuddle Me”
14) Alice Lon & Dick Dale ~ “Cuddle Up A Little Closer”
Here's the first in a quasi-series of posts featuring songs about the various types/states of one's health (or lack thereof.) First up, it's "Physical" Songs. Then it'll be "Mental," "Emotional," and finally "Spiritual" Songs. Ready... set... enjoy! ~ JH
1) Olivia Newton-John ~ “Physical”
2) St. Lucia ~ “Physical”
3) The Aces ~ “Physical”
4) Knightshade ~ “The Physical You”
5) Anneke van Giersbergen ~ “Physical”
6) Archangel ~ “Physical Energy”
7) Haley ~ “Physical”
8) Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth ~ “I Get Physical”
9) CELL7 ~ “Physical Fire”
10) Adam & The Ants ~ “Physical (You’re So)”
11) Goldfrapp ~ “U.K. Girls (Physical)” (This song “borrows” the chorus of ON-J’s song above, but it’s otherwise entirely its own thing.)
12) Redbone ~ “Physical Attraction”
13) Bells Of Youth ~ “Physical”
14) Pet Symmetry ~ “A Detailed And Poetic Physical Threat To The Person Who Intentionally Vandalized My 1994 Dodge Intrepid Behind Kate’s Apartment” (And the Longest Song Title Of The Day award goes to...)
15) Ashford & Simpson ~ “Love Or Physical”
16) Level 42 ~ “Physical Presence”
17) The JamesLink ~ “Physical Laws”
18) Animals As Leaders ~ “Physical Education”
19) Madonna ~ “Physical Attraction”
20) Nularse ~ “Physical Law”
21) The SongBirds ~ “Physical” (This is a cover of the ON-J song above, but it’s so VERY different it’s virtually unrecognizable.)
22) Gareth Fernandez ~ “Physical”
23) Joan Armatrading ~ “Physical Pain”
24) Cold Engines ~ “Physical Education”
25) PEP ~ “Get Physical”
BONUS ALBUM: For the Led Zeppelin fans out there who might wish that album titles counted when compiling these blog posts…here’s the link to a playlist of the entire “Physical Graffiti” album. You’re welcome!
Here's the other half of that 2-parter I started yesterday. Those were songs with "Lift" in the title, and these are songs that include the word "Drop" in their titles. Enjoy! ~ JH
14) Jasmine Thompson ~ “Drop Your Guard” (This girl was just 14 years old when she made this song/video a couple of years ago! 14! Un-flippin’-believable!)
15) Bob Marley ~ “One Drop / Zimbabwe / Get Up, Stand Up”
16) April Smith and the Great Picture Show ~ “Drop Dead Gorgeous”