Things These Artists Want You To Be, Vol. 1

I gathered a bunch of songs featuring titles beginning with the word "Be." You won't believe what happened next! I listened to them, and they were amazing! And now you can listen, too! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Marshmello & Halsey  ~  "Be Kind"

2)  Robbie Williams  ~  "Be A Boy"

3)  Judy Garland & Gene Kelly  ~  "Be A Clown"

4)  Neil Diamond  ~  "Be"

5)  Ariana Grande  ~  "Be Alright"

6)  Thomas Rhett  ~  "Be A Light"

7)  Paramore  ~  "Be Alone"

8)  Tame Impala  ~  "Be Above It"

9)  Rachael Yamagata  ~  "Be Be Your Love"

10)  Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit  ~  "Be Afraid"

11)  Cardi B  ~  "Be Careful"

12)  Dean Lewis  ~  "Be Alright"

13)  Boh Runga  ~  "Be Careful"

14)  Justin Bieber  ~  "Be Alright"

15)  Twisted Sister ft. Alice Cooper  ~  " Be Chrool To Your School"

16)  Luke Combs  ~  "Be Careful What You Wish For"

17)  The Afghan Whigs  ~  "Be For Real"

18)  Jason Derulo  ~  "Be Careful"

19)  Everclear  ~  "Be Careful What You Ask For"

20)  Men At Work  ~  "Be Good Johnny"

21)  Journey  ~  "Be Good To Yourself"

22)  Ingrid Michaelson  ~  "Be OK"

23)  Butch Walker  ~  "Be Good Until Then"

24)  Erika Wennerstrom  ~  "Be Good To Yourself"

25)  Paul Weller  ~  "Be Happy Children"

More Songs About The Trees

Because you can never have too many Songs About The Trees (or maybe you can), here's a second and final set. So what are you waiting for? By all means...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Oh Land  ~  "Family Tree"

2)  Pearl Jam  ~  "In My Tree"

3)  Mother Mother  ~  "Monkey Tree"

4)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "The Dreaming Tree"

5)  Judy Garland & Margaret O'Brien  ~  "Under The Bamboo Tree"

6)  Plain White T's  ~  "The Giving Tree"

7)  Eva Cassidy  ~  "Tall Trees In Georgia"

8)  Trevor Hall  ~  "The Lime Tree"

9)  Moby ft. Julie Mintz  ~  "The Sorrow Tree"

10)  Foals  ~  "Birch Tree"

11)  Amy Montgomery  ~  "Tree Song (Branch Out & Nourish My Veins)"

12)  U2  ~  "One Tree Hill"

13)  L.E.J.  ~  "Hanging Tree"  (Yeah, I know there was another version – the original, no less! – of this one in the first post. But this rendition is so much more nuanced, so artsy-fartsy, and just so darn good I couldn't help but include it here as well.)

14)  Lacey Sturm  ~  "Mercy Tree"

15)  Pam Tillis  ~  "Shake The Sugar Tree"

16)  Peter Gabriel & Youssou N'Dour  ~  "Shaking The Tree"

17)  Shirley Bassey  ~  "The Living Tree"

18)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  "Mango Tree"

19)  Alela Diane  ~  "The Alder Trees"

20)  Erykah Badu  ~  "Appletree"

21)  Beth Orton  ~  "Poison Tree"

22)  Esperanza Spalding  ~  "Cinnamon Tree"

23)  Basia  ~  "An Olive Tree"

24)  Della Mae  ~  "Pine Tree"

25)  Aurora  ~  "Apple Tree"

Songs About Jacks

Here's the next installment in the series of posts about playing cards. Songs About Jacks. You thought I forgot, didn't you? All is forgiven. And...you're welcome! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Rolling Stones  ~ "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

2)  Screaming Lord Sutch  ~  "Jack The Ripper"

3)  Dolly Parton ft. Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt  ~  "Apple Jack"

4)  Curtis Mayfield  ~  "Billy Jack"

5)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  "Hey Jack Kerouac"

6)  Anna Soklich  ~  "Jack Of Speed"

7)  311  ~  "Sometimes Jacks Rule The Realm" 

8)  Raydio  ~  "Jack And Jill"

9)  Judy Garland & Gene Kelly  ~  "Ballin' The Jack"

10)  Grateful Dead  ~  "Jack-A-Roe"

11)  Sarah Darling  ~  "Jack Of Hearts"

12)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Jack Of All Trades"

13)  Big Bad Voodoo Daddy  ~  "Jumpin' Jack"

14)  John Mellencamp  ~  "Jack & Diane"

15)  Clint Black  ~  "Cadillac Jack Favor"

16)  Ray Charles  ~  "Hit The Road, Jack"

17)  Carole King  ~  "Smackwater Jack"

18)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  "From A Jack To A King"

19)  Diana Krall  ~  "Hit That Jack, Jive"

20)  The Who  ~  "Happy Jack"

21)  Dixie Chicks  ~  "Lil' Jack Slade"

22)  Morrissey  ~  "Jack The Ripper"

23)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  "One Eyed Jacks"

24)  Jethro Tull  ~  "Jack-In-The-Green"

25)  Jesca Hoop  ~  "The House That Jack Built"

More Songs About Pretty Girls & Pretty Boys

I told you there were a lot of Songs About Pretty Girls & Pretty Boys. So here's more of the same. But don't expect a third post, because these are all the good ones. Any further follow-ups would be mediocre at best. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Sugar Mama”

2)  The Smiths  ~  “Pretty Girls Make Graves”

3)  Veruca Salt  ~  “Pretty Boys”

4)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Pretty Girl From Michigan”

5)  The Sounds  ~  “Rock ’n’ Roll”

6)  fun.  ~  “All The Pretty Girls”

7)  Cimorelli  ~  “Pretty Boy”

8)  Lime Cordiale  ~  “Pretty Girl”

9)  Adore Delano  ~  “Pretty Boys Cry”

10)  Tigirlily  ~  “Pretty Girls”

11)  Eden Automatic  ~  “Pretty Boys In Pleather”  (Good song with a positively awful music video. These amateur “actors” make even the most pedestrian thespians look like Oscar winners.)

12)  Judy Garland  ~  “A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow”

13)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Pretty Boy”

14)  Vera Blue  ~  “All The Pretty Girls”

15)  Arlo Guthrie  ~  “Pretty Boy Floyd”

16)  Jessie James Decker  ~  “Pretty Girl”

17)  Buzzcocks  ~  “Noise Annoys”

18)  Ani DiFranco  ~  “Not A Pretty Girl”

19)  Young Galaxy  ~  “Pretty Boy”

20)  Keri Hilson  ~  “Pretty Girl Rock”

21)  The Banter Thiefs  ~  “Pretty Boys”

22)  Clairo  ~  “Pretty Girl”

23)  Depeche Mode  ~  “What’s Your Name?”

24)  Alyson Stoner  ~  “Pretty Girls”

25)  Fefe Dobson  ~  “Bye Bye Boyfriend”