Songs About Affairs

I know what you're thinking, and it's NOT what I'm thinking! These songs are NOT about having an affair on one's spouse. They're mostly about innocent love affairs between people who have every right to be involved with each other. So chill out, and enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Illicit Affairs"

2)  Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley  ~  "Affairs Of The Heart"

3)  Camera Obscura  ~  "Tears For Affairs"

4)  Rick Springfield  ~  "Affair Of The Heart"

5)  Tina Turner  ~  "Foreign Affair"

6)  Skylar Spence  ~  "Affairs"

7)  Jessica Simpson  ~  "A Public Affair"

8)  The Spinners  ~  "One Of A Kind Love Affair"

9)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Teenage Love Affair"

10)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  "Casual Affair"

11)  Sofi Tukker  ~  "Deja Vu Affair"

12)  Bryan Adams  ~  "One Night Love Affair"

13)  Donna Summer  ~  "Spring Affair"

14)  Ramones  ~  "Havana Affair"

15)  Mary J. Blige  ~  "Family Affair"

16)  B.B. King  ~  "Neighborhood Affair"

17)  Toni Braxton  ~  "Love Affair"

18)  Cliff Richard ft. Grazina Frame  ~  "A Swinging Affair"

19)  Paul Davis  ~  "'65 Love Affair"

20)  Paloma Faith  ~  "30 Minute Love Affair"

21)  George Michael  ~  "An Easier Affair"

22)  Chicago  ~  "Brand New Love Affair, Pt. I & II"

23)  Carrie Underwood  ~  "Choctaw County Affair"

24)  Tonic  ~  "Casual Affair"

25)  George Duke ft. Gabriela Anders  ~  "Brazilian Love Affair"

26)  Jody Watley  ~  "Affairs Of The Heart"

27)  Ben Howard  ~  "End Of The Affair"

28)  Client Liaison ft. Tina Arena  ~  "A Foreign Affair"

29)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "Affairs Of The Heart"

30)  Of Montreal  ~  "Famine Affair"

31)  The Chills  ~  "Background Affair"

32)  Mike Oldfield ft. Maggie Reilly  ~  "Foreign Affair"

33)  Emerson, Lake, & Palmer  ~  "Affairs Of The Heart"

Songs About What "You Need"

I'm not sure how these songs get away with telling YOU, of all people, what YOU need. But that's – apparently – why they exist. Don't take my word for it, though. Check 'em out for yourself. Plenty of good tunes here, so I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "You Need To Calm Down"

2)  Paul McCartney, Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, & Rod Stewart  ~  "All You Need Is Love"  (Wow, what a lineup!)

3)  Candye Kane  ~  "You Need A Great Big Woman"  (Who doesn't?)

4)  Duran Duran  ~  "All You Need Is Now"

5)  The Jezabels  ~  "All You Need"

6)  Elton John  ~  "It's Me That You Need"

7)  Joey + Rory  ~  "All You Need Is Me"

8)  Alex Clare  ~  "Tell Me What You Need"

9)  BANKS  ~  "What You Need"

10)  INXS  ~  "What You Need"

11)  Wade Hayes & Megan Mullins  ~  "What You Need From Me"

12)  Jack Johnson  ~  "What You Thought You Need"

13)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Anytime You Need A Friend"

14)  Malcolm McLaren  ~  "You Need Hands"

15)  Against The Current  ~  "Something You Need"

16)  Ed Sheeran  ~  "You Need To Cut Your Hair"

17)  Shanice  ~  "You Need A Man"

18)  Rick Astley  ~  "Whenever You Need Somebody"

19)  Weyes Blood  ~  "Do You Need My Love?"

20)  Son Lux  ~  "The Fool You Need"

21)  Tina Turner  ~  "Whatever You Need"

22)  The Brevet  ~  "All You Need To Know"

23)  Jody Watley  ~  "I'm The One You Need"

24)  The Cardigans  ~  "I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer"

25)  Oh Honey  ~  "Take All The Time You Need"

"Hook" & "Loop" Songs

I write about clothes a lot in my day job. And one thing that many articles of clothing – and some shoes – have in common is Velcro, also known as hook-and-loop tape. Since these two words "Hook" and "Loop" are often near the top of my mind on the job, I decided to put together a set of songs with those words in the titles while off the job. That's why this post exists. Also, the songs are really good. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Blues Traveler  ~  “Hook”

2)  US3  ~  “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)”

3)  The Kills  ~  “Hook And Line”

4)  Black Mamba  ~  “Loop”

5)  Justin Moore  ~  “Bait A Hook”

6)  Dannii Minogue  ~  “On The Loop”

7)  Hudson Taylor  ~  “Off The Hook”

8)  Morrissey  ~  “The Loop”

9)  Jody Watley  ~  “Off The Hook”

10)  DEVO  ~  “Stuck In A Loop”

11)  The Veronicas  ~  “Hook Me Up”

12)  JUNIP  ~  “Loops”

13)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Off The Hook”

14)  Harry Nilsson  ~  “Loop De Loop”

15)  Laura Veirs  ~  “Cast A Hook In Me”

16)  How To Destroy Angels  ~  “The Loop Closes”

17)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “Nobody’s Off The Hook”

18)  Tove Lo  ~  “Perfect Loop”

19)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Hook Me Up”

20)  Emma Pollock  ~  “The Loop”

21)  Megadeth  ~  “Hook In Mouth”

22)  Wild Beasts  ~  “Loop The Loop”

23)  Moderat  ~  “Eating Hooks”

24)  Morcheeba  ~  “Tape Loop”

25)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  “Off The Hook”

26)  Daniel Powter  ~  “Free Loop”

27)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “I Do Not Hook Up”

28)  Elliot Moss  ~  “Closedloop”

29)  Marillion  ~  “Hooks In You”

30)  Priscilla Ahn  ~  “Loop”

"New" & "Used" Songs, Vol. 3

With Christmas behind us and New Year's fast approaching, here's a final set of "New" & "Used" Songs for you to listen to. But let's face it -- I was going to post Vol. 3 whether there was a good reason to or not. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Madonna  ~  “This Used To Be My Playground”

2)  Paul McCartney  ~  “New”

3)  Fun.  ~  “At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)”

4)  Jennifer Knapp  ~  “New Day”

5)  Mutemath  ~  “Used To”

6)  Jody Watley  ~  “Looking For A New Love”

7)  Mat Kearney & AFSHeeN  ~  “Better Than I Used To Be”

8)  Gin Wigmore  ~  “New Rush”

9)  Brooks & Dunn  ~  “She Used To Be Mine”

10)  Dua Lipa  ~  “New Rules”

11)  Andy Williams  ~  “Can’t Get Used To Losing You”

12)  Oklahoma! Cast ft. Shirley Jones  ~  “Many A New Day”

13)  Keith Urban  ~  “Used To The Pain”

14)  Them Crooked Vultures  ~  “New Fang”

15)  Yael Meyer  ~  “Used To Be”

16)  Wolfmother  ~  “New Moon Rising”

17)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Get Like You Used To Be”

18)  Eels  ~  “New Alphabet”

19)  Gotye ft. Kimbra  ~  “Somebody That I Used To Know”

20)  The Shins  ~  “New Slang”

21)  Duke Ellington   ~  “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be”

22)  Elvis Costello & The New Attractions  ~  “New Lace Sleeves”

23)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Love Me Like You Used To”

24)  Howard Jones  ~  “New Song”

25)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “We Used To Be Friends”