“Hardly” Songs

These are "Hardly" Songs. Which is not to say that they hardly qualify as songs. In fact, they're quite good. The "Hardly" in question appears in the title of each, which is the single unifying theme of the songs. Otherwise, they're all completely unrelated. But I repeat myself... Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Cults  ~  “I Can Hardly Call You Mine”

2)  Dropkick Murphys  ~  “Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya”

3)  N’Dambi  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait”

4)  The Finks  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait”

5)  Juliette Lewis  ~  “Hardly Wait”

6)  The Movement  ~  “I Can Hardly Live Without You"

7)  Helen Corry  ~  “Hardly Breathe”

8)  Big Country  ~  “Hardly A Mountain”

9)  Cloudeater  ~  “Hardly Wait”

10)  Brandy  ~  “Hardly Breathing”

11)  The Replacements  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait"

12)  Johnny Cash  ~  “I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs"  (Neither do I!)

13)  Shu Ying  ~  “Hardly Spoken Girl"

14)  Sérgio Mendes  ~  “A Dream Come True (Can’t Hardly Wait)”

15)  Goodbye Honolulu  ~  “Hardly Speaking”

16)  Raspberries  ~  “I Can Hardly Believe You’re Mine”

17)  Lori McKenna  ~  “Hardly Speaking A Word”

18)  Fairport Convention  ~  "John Was Hardly More Than A Bewildered Observer At His Own Trial..."  (That's an incredibly long song title!)

19)  Wallis Bird  ~  “Hardly Hardly”

20)  The Summer Set  ~  "When The Party Ends (Can't Hardly Wait)"

21)  Bob Mould ft. Dave Grohl  ~  “Hardly Getting Over It”

22)  Loretta Lynn  ~  "A Man I Hardly Know"

23)  Nelson  ~  “I Can Hardly Wait”

24)  Banks & Steelz  ~  "Can't Hardly Feel"

25)  The O’Jays  ~  “I Can Hardly Wait For Christmas”  (Is it too early to post a Christmas song? Yes, it is. Did I go there anyway? Yes, I did.)

"Chunky" Songs

This might be one of the quirkier collections of songs I've posted in a while. Yes indeed, these are songs with the word "Chunky" in their titles. Because, well, why the heck not? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Deadeye Dick  ~  "Chunky"

2)  Ronnie Foster  ~  "Chunky"

3)  New Orleans Hustlers Brass Band  ~  "Chunky"

4)  Bruno Mars  ~  "Chunky"

5)  9th Wonder  ~  "ChunkySoul!!!"

6)  will.i.am  ~  "Big And Chunky"

7)  Format:B  ~  "Chunky"

8)  Peter Green  ~  "Funky Chunky"

9)  Here Come The Mummies  ~  "Chunky"

10)  Iwrestledabearonce  ~  "Thunder Chunky"

11)  Dr. Ketchup  ~  "Chunky"

12)  Heavytones  ~  "Chunky Monkey"

13)  Great Cynics  ~  "Want You Around (Chunky)"

14)  Friendly Fire  ~  "Chunky Riddim"

15)  MC DeRoK  ~  "Chunky Funk In Da Trunk"

16)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Old Chunk Of Coal"  (So the word in the title is technically "Chunk" and not "Chunky." But is anyone really going to fuss about my including a Johnny Cash song here? Nah, I didn't think so.)

17)  Heavy D  & The Boyz  ~  "Chunky But Funky"

18)  New Academics  ~  "Chunky"

19)  Phlake  ~  "Chunks"  (Yep, I know. Also not a "Chunky" song. Don't care. I like this song.)

20)  The Crossfires  ~  "Chunky"

21)  Slow Rollin' Lows  ~  "Chunky Troubles"

22)  Silent & Listen  ~  "Chunky"

"It Is What It Is" Songs

What do all these songs have in common? It's fairly self-explanatory. The phrase "It Is What It Is" either in their titles, or figuring prominently in the lyrics (usually the chorus). Why post a bunch of songs with this theme? Sometimes there's no easy answer. It...well, it is what it is. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Grace VanderWaal  ~  "So Much More Than This"

2)  Derek Minor  ~  "It Is What It Is"

3)  RuthAnne  ~  "It Is What It Is"

4)  The String Cheese Incident  ~  "It Is What It Is"

5)  Cloverdayle  ~  "It Is What It Is"

6)  Lil' Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers  ~  "It Is What It Is"

7)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  "It Is What It Is"

8)  Lecrae  ~  "It Is What It Is"

9)  Blood Orange ft. Samantha Urbani  ~  "It Is What It Is"

10)  J Moss  ~  "It Is What It Is"

11)  Elisa  ~  "It Is What It Is"

12)  Jeon ft. Roger Peterson  ~  "It Is What It Is"

13)  Bonnie McKee  ~  "It Is What It Is"

14)  Lifehouse  ~  "It Is What It Is"

15)  Guster  ~  "It Is Just What It Is"

16)  The Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, & Kris Kristofferson)  ~  "It Is What It Is"

17)  Tamar Kaprelian  ~  "Transcend"

18)  Adam Again  ~  "It Is What It Is (What It Is)"

19)  Single By Sunday  ~  "It Is What It Is"

20)  M.I.A.  ~  "It Iz What It Iz"

21)  Amy Dalley  ~  "Love's Got An Attitude (It Is What It Is)"

22)  Johnny Logan  ~  "It Is What It Is"

23)  Kierra "Kiki" Sheard  ~  "It Is What It Is"

24)  Rick Springfield  ~  "Will I?"

25)  Uncle Kracker  ~  "It Is What It Is"

26)  Julia Fordham  ~  "Sugar"

Songs About Hurting, Vol. 1

Have you or someone you loved ever been hurt by someone else, whether it be physically, emotionally, or otherwise? Do you enjoy hurting others or being hurt yourself? If you answered yes to one or both of these questions, these Songs About Hurting are for you! If you answered no to all of these questions, what have you been doing all your life, living under a rock? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  R.E.M.  ~  "Everybody Hurts"

2)  Pixie Lott  ~  "Everybody Hurts Sometimes"

3)  MIKA  ~  "Hurts"

4)  Lizzo  ~  "Truth Hurts"

5)  Coldplay  ~  "Hurts Like Heaven"

6)  Hillsong United  ~  "Even When It Hurts (Praise Song)"

7)  John Mellencamp  ~  "Hurts So Good"

8)  Avril Lavigne  ~  "Everybody Hurts"

9)  Elvis Presley  ~  "It Hurts Me"

10)  Emeli Sandé  ~  "Hurts"

11)  Nazareth  ~  "Love Hurts"

12)  P!nk ft. Khalid  ~  "Hurts 2B Human"

13)  Incubus  ~  "Love Hurts"

14)  Astrid S  ~  "Hurts So Good"

15)  Rascal Flatts  ~  "What Hurts The Most"

16)  Liv  ~  "Hurts To Liv"

17)  Carly Simon  ~  "You Have To Hurt"

18)  Millie Jackson  ~  "It Hurts So Good"

19)  Juice Newton  ~  "Hurt"

20)  Beyoncé  ~  "Pretty Hurts"

21)  Culture Club  ~  "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?"

22)  JoJo  ~  "When Love Hurts"

23)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  "Get Hurt"

24)  Christina Aguilera  ~  "Hurt"

25)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Hurt"