Songs About Gasoline

If you're like me, you sometimes wonder strange things. Like whether or not there are any good Songs About Gasoline. And if you're like me, you then investigate this wondering and find yourself pleasantly surprised that there are, in fact, a plethora of good gasoline-related songs. But you're probably not like me. Lucky you. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Silent Comedy  ~  “Gasoline”

2)  Sia  ~  “Fire Meet Gasoline”

3)   Rise Against  ~  “Black Masks And Gasoline”

4)  Shovels & Rope  ~  “Gasoline”

5)  Turnpike Troubadours  ~  “Diamonds & Gasoline”

6)  The Dead Weather  ~  “Gasoline”

7)  The Hollies  ~  “Gasoline Alley Bred”

8)  Alpine  ~  “Gasoline”

9)  The Reverend Horton Heat  ~  “Victory Lap / Smell Of Gasoline”

10)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Gasoline”

11)  Dead Sons  ~  “Gasoline”

12)  The Airborne Toxic Event  ~  “Gasoline”

13)  LeAnn Rimes, Rob Thomas, & Jeff Beck  ~  “Gasoline And Matches”

14)  Kicking Harold  ~  “Gasoline”

15)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Palm Trees, Helicopters, And Gasoline”

16)  Katie Melua  ~  “Gasoline Alley”

17)  Audioslave  ~  “Gasoline”

18)  Garrison Starr  ~  “Gasoline”

19)  Will And The Won’ts  ~  “Gasoline”

20)  Beverley Mahood  ~  “Hope And Gasoline”

21)  Skillet  ~  “Gasoline”

22)  Houndmouth  ~  “Gasoline”

23)  The Baboons  ~  “Drinkin’ Gasoline”

24)  Terri Clark  ~  “A Little Gasoline”

25)  DecembeRadio  ~  “Gasoline”

Songs About Balloons

I was overdue for a music post featuring songs about extremely mundane things. Today, I decided to tackle the tune-friendly subject of Balloons. Turns out there were quite a few good ones to choose from. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lily Allen  ~  “Air Balloon”  (Quirky, fun, and never boring. I love Lily Allen's music!)

2)  Never Shout Never  ~  “Red Balloon”

3)  Charli XCX  ~  “Red Balloon”

4)  Foals  ~  “Balloons”  (Artsy fartsy stuff up in here...)

5)  The Kills  ~  “Black Balloon”

6)  The National Parks  ~  “Red Balloon”

7)  Rosi Golan  ~  “Lead Balloon”

8)  Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals  ~  “Pink Balloon”

9)  The Civil Wars  ~  “Girl With The Red Balloon”

10)  Jimmy Nevis ft. Kwesta  ~  “Balloon”

11)  Joanna Newsom  ~  “Bridges And Balloons”  (Simply lovely!)

12)  Sick Puppies  ~  “White Balloons”

13)  Nena  ~  “99 Red Balloons”  (Hands down, the quintessential song about balloons.)

14)  Ween  ~  “Blue Balloon”

15)  Katie Melua  ~  “Red Balloons”  (Katie's another one of my favorite singers.)

16)  Midlake  ~  “Balloon Maker”

17)  Ane Brun  ~  “Balloon Ranger”

18)  Boards Of Canada  ~  “Everything You Do Is A Balloon”  (Well, that's certainly an intriguing song title...)

19)  Kristina Cornell  ~  “Little Red Balloon”  (Keep your Kleenexes nearby.)

20)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “Black Balloon”  (Probably the 2nd most well-known song about balloons.)

21)  Maja Keuc  ~  “You’re A Tree And I’m A Balloon”  (I'm still trying to make sense of these metaphors...)

22)  The Fifth Dimension  ~  “Up, Up, And Away”  (Hey, I never said the word "Balloon" had to be in the title. But this song might as well be called "My Beautiful Balloon," so there ya go...)

23)   Not Profane ft. Tiffany Alvord  ~  “Our Balloons”

24)  Rick Nelson  ~  “Red Balloon”

25)  Coshiva  ~  “Big Balloon”

BONUS TRACK:  Owl City  ~  “99 Red Balloons / Chicago / Plant Life”  (Yes, the "99 Balloons" song here is the same as the original by Nena [above], but this medley was so beautiful I chose to include both.)

Songs About Aliens

Here's a one-off post just for kicks, featuring a bunch of Songs About Aliens. Sometimes the aliens in question are of an extraterrestrial nature, and sometimes they're just from other countries. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Erasure  ~  “Alien”

2)  Katy Perry  ~  “E.T.”

3)  Bush  ~  “Alien”

4)  Katie Melua  ~  “Tiny Alien”

5)  Genesis  ~  “Illegal Alien”

6)  MGMT  ~  “Alien Days”

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

8)  David Bowie  ~  “Loving The Alien”

9)  Nerina Pallot  ~  “Alien”

10)  Scorpions  ~  “Alien Nation”

11)  Skillet  ~  “Alien Youth”

12)  Carpenters  ~  “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft”

13)  Joe Satriani  ~  “Surfing With The Alien”

14)  Milla Jovovich  ~  “The Alien Song (For Those Who Listen)”

15)  Ferras  ~  “Aliens & Rainbows”

16)  Kat Eaton  ~  “Alien”

17)  Megadeth  ~  “Hangar 18”

18)  Kesha  ~  “Aliens Invading”

19)  Grouplove  ~  “Borderlines And Aliens”

20)  The Kelly Family  ~  “Fell In Love With An Alien”

21)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “Alien”

22)  The Brunettes  ~  “If You Were Alien”

23)   Lecrae ft. Tedashii  ~  “Aliens”

24)  Britney Spears  ~  “Alien”

25)  Counting Crows  ~  “Elvis Went To Hollywood”

“How To” Songs

Here's something you don't see everyday: A collection of informative songs that teach you how to do a variety of different, but equally important things. You'll find songs instructing you how to live, how to love, how to die, how to disappear completely, how to hide your feelings, how to grow old, and how to save a life, among others. So put on your learning cap...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Fray  ~  “How To Save A Life”

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

3)  Demi Lovato  ~  “How To Love”

4)  Frankie J  ~  “How To Deal”

5)  Radiohead  ~  “How To Disappear Completely”

6)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  “How To Be A Heartbreaker”

7)  Pentatonix  ~  “Show You How To Love”

8)  The Cat Empire  ~  “How To Explain”

9)  Tedeschi Trucks Band  ~  “Learn How To Love”

10)  Jon Foreman  ~  “Learning How To Die”

11)  Audioslave  ~  “Show Me How To Live”

12)  Rebecca Ferguson  ~  “Teach Me How To Be Loved”

13)  Colony House  ~  “Learning How To Love”

14)  Joseph Arthur  ~  “I Used To Know How To Walk On Water”

15)  Sinead O’Connor  ~  “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”

16)  Gary Allan  ~  “Learning How To Bend”

17)  R.E.M.  ~  “Life And How To Live It”

18)  JoJo  ~  “How To Touch A Girl”

19)  Milow  ~  “Learning How To Disappear”

20)  Sting  ~  “The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance”

21)  Katie Melua  ~  “When You Taught Me How To Dance”

22)  Smokie  ~  “If You Think You Know How To Love Me”

23)  John Hiatt & The Goners  ~  “Learning How To Love You”

24)  Halestorm  ~  “Don’t Know How To Stop”

25)  Ryan Adams  ~  “I Taught Myself How To Grow Old”