Days of the Week Songs: "Thursday"

It's Thursday, which seems like as good a time as any to resume my "Days of the Week" series featuring songs about...well, Thursday! Here's hoping you'll enjoy 'em!  ~  JH

1)  Jess Glynne  ~  "Thursday"

2)  The Weeknd  ~  "Thursday"

3)  David Bowie  ~  "Thursday's Child"

4)  Steve Cole  ~  "Thursday"

5)  Pet Shop Boys ft. Example  ~  "Thursday"

6)  Jude Barclay  ~  "Another Thursday Night"

7)  Rollins Band  ~  "Thursday Afternoon"

8)  Jim Croce  ~  "Thursday"

9)  Morphine  ~  "Thursday"

10)  Donovan  ~  "Jersey Thursday"

11)  Matt Costa  ~  "Sweet Thursday"

12)  Eartha Kitt  ~  "Thursday's Child"

13)  The ChameleonsVox  ~  "Thursday's Child"

14)  Harry Nilsson  ~  "(Thursday) Here's Why I Did Not Go to Work Today"

15)  The Futureheads  ~  "Thursday (A Cappella)"

16)  Johnny Mathis  ~  "Sweet Thursday"

17)  Lostboycrow  ~  "Thursday"

18)  Country Joe and the Fish  ~  "Thursday"  (I'm not sure what to make of the little ditty that precedes the song here, but I wholeheartedly do NOT endorse it!)

19)  Run the Jewels  ~  "Thursday in the Danger Room"

20)  They Might Be Giants  ~  "I Lost Thursday"

21)  Mitski  ~  "Thursday Girl"

22)  Duke Ellington & His Orchestra  ~  "Suite Thursday"

23)  Charlie Hunter Trio  ~  "Thursday the 12th"

24)  Giles, Giles, & Fripp  ~  "Thursday Morning"

25)  Olivia Barton  ~  "Thursday"

26)  Townes Van Zandt  ~  "Like a Summer Thursday"

“Heavenly” Songs

Not to be confused with the "Celestial" Songs I posted not too long ago, these songs are "Heavenly." Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Patty Griffin  ~  “Heavenly Day”

2)  Hardline  ~  “Heavenly”

3)  Cigarettes After Sex  ~  “Heavenly”

4)  Lighthouse Family  ~  “Heavenly”

5)  Priscilla Renea  ~  “Gentle Hands” / “Heavenly”

6)  Conway Twitty  ~  “Heavenly”

7)  The Hoppers  ~  “Heavenly Sunrise”

8)  Johnny Mathis  ~  “Heavenly”

9)  Earl Thomas Conley  ~  “Heavenly Bodies”

10)  CeCe Winans  ~  “Heavenly Father”

11)  Seal  ~  “Heavenly”

12)  Phyllis Hyman  ~  “Heavenly”

13)  Adventures  ~  “Heavenly”

14)  Downhere  ~  “Something Heavenly”

15)  Pale Waves  ~  “Heavenly”

16)  The Temptations  ~  “Heavenly”

17)  Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris  ~  “Heavenly Houseboat Blues"

18)  Peabo Bryson  ~  “Heavenly”

19)  Tertia May  ~  “Heavenly Thing”

20)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “Heavenly”

21)  Mariah Carey  ~  “Heavenly (No Ways Tired / Can’t Give Up Now)”

22)  Lea Michele  ~  “Heavenly”

23)  Broadside  ~  “Heavenly”

24)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “Heavenly”

25)  Squire Parsons  ~  “Heavenly Sunlight”

25 Different Versions of "Silver Bells"

There are many, many ways in which a classic Christmas tune can be ruined by a bad arrangement or a dreadful singer. But these are not those. These are 25 great renditions of an iconic tune. Feel free to pick and choose as you please. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Meaghan Smith  (This young woman has an "old soul" and makes adorable music.)

2)  Twisted Sister  (Let's go ahead and get the weirdest one out of the way early. Actually, the song itself isn't that weird, but boy-oh-boy is this video a piece of work!)

3)  A Few Good Men  (I miss the '90s!)

4)  Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell  (Apparently, this is "the original" version...at least according to the YouTube poster.)

5)  Tony Bennett  (*Almost* nobody does it better than Tony!)

6)  The Polyphonic Spree  (This is a truly unique arrangement. It's great!)

7)  Clay Aiken & Megan Mullally  (Nice duet by an Idol and a comedienne.)

8)  The Temptations  (What makes this version different than all the rest? It's all about that bass!)

9)  Bing Crosby  (Of course, Bing is a part of this collection. I mean, how could he not be?)

10)  Amy Grant & Marc Martel  (The Queen of Christian Contemporary pairs up with the Man Who Would Be Queen in this apt duet. There's a bonus song at the end that you're sure to either love or detest.)  

11)  John Legend  (The Sexiest Man Alive – LOL! – takes on a Christmas classic – and KILLS it!)

12)  Elvis Presley  (This post would be incomplete without The King!)

13)  The Supremes  (I've never heard this version before, but they more than do it justice.)

14)  Don Ho  (Let's add a little tropical flavor to the mix!)

15)  Jim Nabors  (Gomer Pyle shore could sang purdy! Shazam!)

16)  She & Him  (If you don't recognize her from the album cover, the "She" in She & Him is Zooey Deschanel from the movie Elf, another Christmas classic.)

17)  Harry Connick, Jr.  (Classy, swinging version. I would expect no less from Harry.)

18)  William Shatner  (If you ever wanted to hear a dramatic reading of a Christmas song, you're about to. This isn't a great version, but it's certainly one-of-a-kind!)

19)  Brenda Lee  (Can't go wrong with Brenda Lee at Christmastime!)

20)  Andy Williams & The Osmonds  (This is the kind of treacly crap that quickly becomes irksome during the holiday season. But dang, that Andy can sing!)

21)  Love And Theft  (I'm mostly unfamiliar with this band, but I like them a lot!)

22)  Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors  (Gorgeous harmonies and instrumentation!)

23)  Stevie Wonder  (Good stuff!)

24)  Johnny Mathis  (The man's voice is like honey! So smooth!)

25)  Gloria Estefan  (Let's spice it up a bit for the grand finale!)

“Me,” “Myself,” & “I” Songs, Vol. 3

Here's one last set (for now) of "Me," "Myself," & I Songs for your listening pleasure. Plenty of good stuff here, so get your fill. And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kim Petras  ~  “I Don’t Want It At All”

2)  Dead Or Alive  ~  “You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)”

3)  k.d. lang  ~  “Outside Myself”

4)  The Ditty Bops  ~  “I Stole Your Wishes”

5)  Years & Years  ~  “If You’re Over Me”

6)  King’s X  ~  “Repeating Myself”

7)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “I Won’t Be Left”

8)  Dodie ft. Carrie Fletcher  ~  “Gold Star For Me”

9)  Ty Herndon  ~  “Lies I Told Myself”

10)  Elton John  ~  “I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That”

11)  Sera Cahoone  ~  “Up To Me”

12)  Johnny Mathis ft. Perry Faith & His Orchestra  ~  “By Myself”

13)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “I Don’t Want To Hear It Anymore”

14)  Erasure  ~  “Don’t Say Your Love Is Killing Me”

15)  Ezra Furman  ~  “I Wanna Destroy Myself”

16)  David Byrne & St. Vincent  ~  “I Should Watch TV”

17)  Halsey  ~  “Hold Me Down”

18)  Xiu Xiu  ~  “Dear God, I Hate Myself”

19)  MUNA  ~  “I Know A Place”

20)  Cub Sport  ~  “Come On, Mess Me Up”

21)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Better Than I Know Myself”

22)  SOKO  ~  “I Thought I Was An Alien”

23)  The Knife  ~  “Wrap Your Arms Around Me”

24)  David Bowie  ~  “And I Say To Myself”

25)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “I Know It’s Wrong (But That’s Alright)”

26)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Fly Me Away”

27)  NSYNC  ~  “Thinking Of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)”

28)  Openside  ~  “I Feel Nothing”

29)  Halestorm  ~  “Bet U Wish U Had Me Back”

30)  Lauren Ruth Ward  ~  “Make Love To Myself”