Songs About Feelings, Vol. 1

"Feelings." Everybody's got 'em. Some people write songs about them. Actually, a lot of people do. Here's part one of two. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Irene Cara  ~  “Flashdance (What A Feeling)”

2)  Justin Bieber  ~  “Catching Feelings”

3)  Alison Krauss  ~  “I’ve Got That Old Feeling”

4)  Babyface  ~  “And Our Feelings”

5)  Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  “Cut To The Feeling”

6)  Tom Jones  ~  “Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings”

7)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “Finer Feelings”

8)  Blue Swede  ~  “Hooked On A Feeling”

9)  Tinashe  ~  “This Feeling”

10)  Justin Timberlake  ~  “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”

11)  Dagny  ~  “That Feeling When”

12)  Boston  ~  “More Than A Feeling”

13)  Tiffany  ~  “Feelings Of Forever”

14)  Maze ft. Frankie Beverly  ~  “Happy Feelin’s”

15)  Patty Loveless ft. John Denver  ~  “Feelings Of Love”

16)  Man Overboard  ~  “How To Hide Your Feelings”

17)  BB Diamond  ~  “Feeling”

18)  Feeder  ~  “Just The Way I’m Feeling”

19)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “I Gotta Feeling”

20)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “No Hard Feelings”

21)  Best Coast  ~  “Feeling Ok”

22)  Uriah Heep  ~  “Feelings”

23)  Kellie Pickler  ~  “Feeling Tonight”

24)  Avicii ft. Conrad Sewell  ~  “Taste The Feeling”  (R.I.P. Avicii. This guy could make a catchy song about anything, up to and including Coca-Cola.)

25)  Josephina  ~  “Feelings”

Popular Songs Of 2008, Vol. 1

It's that time of year again when I turn back time and post songs from the previous decades. I do this both for the sake of reminiscence and to remind myself, and by extension all of you, how old I am/we are. These songs are, remarkably, ten years old as of this year. As are the ones in the three posts that will follow this. Then we'll move on to the twenty-year-old songs, and boy, will you feel old then! (Stay tuned, as it only gets worse – we will go way back before we're done!) Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Leona Lewis  ~  “Bleeding Love”

2)  Linkin Park  ~  “Shadow Of The Day”

3)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “Love Don’t Live Here”

4)  3 Doors Down  ~  “It’s Not My Time”

5)  Natasha Bedingfield  ~  “Pocketful Of Sunshine”

6)  Santana ft. Chad Kroeger  ~  “Into The Night”

7)  Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown  ~  “No Air”

8)  David Archuleta  ~  “Crush”

9)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Just A Dream”

10)  Soulja Boy Tell’em  ~  “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”

11)  Britney Spears   ~  “Piece Of Me”

12)  Ne-Yo  ~  “Miss Independent”

13)  Rihanna  ~  “Disturbia”

14)  Josh Turner  ~  “Another Try”

15)  Beyoncé  ~  “If I Were A Boy”

16)  Jason Mraz  ~  “I’m Yours”

17)  Fergie  ~  “Clumsy”

18)  Secondhand Serenade  ~  “Fall For You”

19)  Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland  ~  “4 Minutes”

20)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  “In Love With A Girl”

“Imaginary” & “Real” Songs, Vol. 2

Part 2 of 2 in this miniseries featuring songs with the words "Imaginary" or "Real" in their titles. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Real World”

2)  Tove Lo  ~  “Imaginary Friend”

3)  Tori Amos  ~  “Real Men”

4)  Lemon Demon  ~  “Imaginary Friend”

5)  Meiko  ~  “Real Real Sweet”

6)  Reel Big Fish  ~  “Imaginary Friend”

7)  The Who  ~  “Real Good Looking Boy”

8)  Nina Schofield  ~  “Imaginary Love”

9)  NF  ~  “Real”

10)  Brennan Heart & Jonathan Mendelsohn  ~  “Imaginary”

11)  Metric  ~  “Dreams So Real”

12)  Jon McLaughlin  ~  “Imaginary Tea”

13)  K-Ci & JoJo  ~  “Tell Me It’s Real”

14)  The Soundtrack Of Our Lives  ~  “Broken Imaginary Time”

15)  Gwen Stefani  ~  “The Real Thing”

16)  Astronaut  ~  “Imaginary Friend”

17)  tUnE-yArDs  ~  “Real Thing”

18)  Big Head Todd And The Monsters  ~  “Imaginary Ships”

19)  K’s Choice  ~  “Live For Real”

20)  John Waite  ~  “Imaginary Girl”

21)  Plumb  ~  “Real”

22)  Mike McKay Band  ~  “Imaginary Stop Signs”

23)  James Morrison  ~  “You Make It Real”

24)  Autolux  ~  “The Science Of Imaginary Solutions”

25)  Beyoncé & Justin Timberlake  ~  “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing”

Songs About Zombies & Brains

You probably shouldn't be surprised anymore about what topics I come up with for music blog posts. Even so, this one is a bit farther in left field than the norm. Don't think too much – just enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Cranberries  ~  “Zombie”

2)  Thom Yorke  ~  “A Brain In A Bottle”

3)  Jamie T  ~  “Zombie”

4)  MØ  ~  “Love On The Brain”  (This is a cover of a popular Rihanna song. However, the original version contains unfortunate “potty words.” But this one’s clean as a whistle!)

5)  Audio Adrenaline  ~  “Some Kind Of Zombie”

6)  Ramones  ~  “My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down”

7)  The Asteroids Galaxy Tour  ~  “Zombies”

8)  Kidd Funkadelic  ~  “Maggot Brain”

9)  The Aquabats  ~  “Fashion Zombies”

10)  BANKS  ~  “Brain”

11)  Maître Gims  ~  “Zombie”

12)  Alice In Chains  ~  “Check My Brain”

13)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  “Zombie”

14)  The Black Keys  ~  “Bullet In The Brain”

15)  Family Force 5  ~  “Zombie”

16)  Ray Bolger & Judy Garland  ~  “If I Only Had A Brain”

17)  Misfits  ~  “Astro Zombies”

18)  Justin Timberlake  ~  “Still On My Brain”

19)  Imelda May  ~  “Zombie”

20)  N.E.R.D.  ~  “Brain”

21)  C.W. Stoneking  ~  “Zombie”

22)  Enigma  ~  “T.N.T. For The Brain”

23)  Adam Ant  ~  “Cool Zombie”

24)  Our Lady Peace  ~  “Monkey Brains”

25)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  “They Are Night Zombies!! They Are Neighbors!! They Have Come Back from the Dead!! Ahhhh!”

Popular Songs Of 2007, Vol. 2

Here's part 2 of 2 featuring some of the most Popular Songs Of 2007. Enjoy them while they last, as the 20-year old songs (i.e., the 1997 hits) will be coming soon to a music blog near you!  ~  JH

1)  Daughtry  ~  “Home”

2)  Avril Lavigne  ~  “Girlfriend”

3)  Justin Timberlake  ~  “What Goes Around…Comes Around”

4)  Beyoncé & Shakira  ~  “Beautiful Liar”

5)  Timbaland ft. OneRepublic  ~  “Apologize”

6)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Our Song”

7)  Maroon 5  ~  “Makes Me Wonder”

8)  Paramore  ~  “Misery Business”

9)  Lifehouse  ~  “First Time”

10)  Feist  ~  “1234”

11)  Casting Crowns  ~  “East To West”

12)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “Love Song”

13)  Velvet Revolver  ~  “She Builds Quick Machines”

14)  Miranda Lambert  ~  “Famous In A Small Town”

15)  David Crowder*Band  ~  “Everything Glorious”

16)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Back To Black”

17)  Toby Keith  ~  “Love Me If You Can”

18)  Needtobreathe  ~  “Signature Of Divine (Yahweh)”

19)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Wasted”

20)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “How Far We’ve Come”

21)  tobyMac  ~  “I’m For You / In The Light”

22)  Rascal Flatts  ~  “Take Me There”

23)  Aaron Shust  ~  “Give Me Words To Speak”

24)  Big & Rich  ~  “Lost In This Moment”

25)  The White Stripes  ~  “Icky Thump”