Songs By Artists With Royalty-Inspired Names, Vol. 1: Kings

I'm starting the New Year off with a brand-new series, lucky you! This set and the two posts that will follow it feature songs by artists whose names (given or invented) have the words "King(s)", "Queen(s)", "Prince", or "Princess" somewhere in them. Since there were far more "King" artists than any of the others, they will comprise the entirety of the first two posts. All the others will share space in Vol. 3. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “Use Somebody”

2)  Ben E. King  ~  “Stand By Me”

3)  Elle King  ~  “Ex’s & Oh’s”

4)  for KING & COUNTRY  ~  “Ceasefire”

5)  Capital Kings  ~  “You’ll Never Be Alone”

6)  Kings Of Convenience  ~  “I’d Rather Dance With You”

7)  Evelyn “Champagne” King  ~  “Shame”

8)  King’s X  ~  “Over My Head”

9)  King Crimson  ~  “Elephant Talk”

10)  Carole King  ~  “It’s Too Late”

11)  Common Kings  ~  “Wade In Your Water”

12)  King Diamond  ~  “Sleepless Nights”

13)  B.B. King ft. Tracy Chapman  ~  “The Thrill Is Gone”

14)  King Harvest  ~  “Dancin’ In The Moonlight”

15)  Gipsy Kings  ~  “Djobi Djoba”

16)  King Curtis & The Kingpins  ~  “Memphis Soul Stew”

17)  Lost Kings ft. Katelyn Tarver  ~  “You”

18)  Nat King Cole  ~  “When I Fall In Love”

19)  The Kings  ~  “This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ To Glide”

20)  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  ~  “The Game Gets Old”

21)  The Flower Kings  ~  “For The Love Of Gold”

22)  To Kill A King  ~  “Funeral”

23)  Albert King  ~  “Born Under A Bad Sign”

24)  Blackie And The Rodeo Kings ft. Serena Ryder  ~  “Black Sheep”

25)  Redlight King  ~  “Born To Rise”

Songs By Dynamic Danish Artists, Vol. 2

Didn't get enough dynamic Danish music last time? Well, you're in luck. Had your fill last time? Give it another whirl. There's some great stuff here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ida  ~  “Maybe I Like It”

2)  MEW  ~  “Special”

3)  Swan Lee  ~  “Stay Tonight”

4)  Volbeat  ~  “A Warrior’s Call”

5)  Carpark North ft. Stine Bramsen  ~  “32”

6)  Dizzy Mizz Lizzy  ~  “Love Is A Loser’s Game”

7)  Soluna Samay  ~  “Should’ve Known Better”

8)  Nephew  ~  “007 Is Also Gonna Die”

9)  Kira and the Kindred Spirits  ~  “Strangest Thing I Ever Saw”

10)  Saybia  ~  “I Surrender”

11)  Ex Cops  ~  “Black Soap”

12)  VETO  ~  “I Brought The BBQ”

13)  Julie Berthelsen  ~  “Butterfly”

14)  The Blue Van  ~  “Silly Boy”

15)  HorrorPops  ~  “Miss Take”

16)  The Kissaway Trail  ~  “SDP”

17)  Hanne Boel  ~  “No Love At All”

18)  King Diamond  ~  “Welcome Home”

19)  EyeQ  ~  “Miss You”

20)  Thomas Helmig  ~  “Moonsilver”

21)  Electric Lady Lab  ~  “Taking Off”

22)  Turboweekend  ~  “Trouble Is”

23)  Dúné  ~  “Never Be Alone”

24)  Sort Sol  ~  “Let Your Fingers Do The Walking”

25)  Tim Christensen  ~  “Never Be One Until We Are Two”

“Guest” & “Host” Songs

I expected this post to include a lot more well-known songs than it actually does, but I was surprised to find that most of the "Guest" and "Host" titled songs out there – while thoroughly engaging in their own right – are by largely unknown artists. But the Beauty And The Beast song is here, so really what else do you need to know? Click, listen, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beauty And The Beast Cast  ~  “Be Our Guest”

2)  Taylor Henderson  ~  “Host Of Angels”

3)  Marillion  ~  “The Uninvited Guest”

4)  Timber Timbre  ~  “Demon Host”

5)  Tristan Prettyman  ~  “Guest Check”  (I don't know about "Pretty man," but SHE sure has a pretty voice!)

6)  The Crocketts  ~  “Host”

7)   The Mountain Goats  ~  “House Guest”

8)  I’m The Hug  ~  “Perfect Host”

9)  Admiral Fallow  ~  “Guest Of The Government”

10)  Buckethead  ~  “Ghost Host”  (Yes, he wears a KFC-style chicken bucket on his head when he plays. Go figure! But he's an excellent guitarist, so who cares?)

11)  Leonard Cohen  ~  “The Guests”  (This gravel-voiced guy is one of the best lyricists/songwriters of all time. If you haven't heard of him, you should work on that right now.)

12)  Porter  ~  “Host Of A Ghost”

13)  Ásgeir  ~  “Summer Guest”

14)  Palm Reader  ~  “Noble Host”

15)  King Diamond  ~  “The Invisible Guests”

16)  Ráv Thomas  ~  “Like A Gameshow Host”