"Chin" Music

Here's a bunch of songs with the word "Chin" in their titles. Because, why not? Besides, they're actually pretty good ones. Enjoy 'em already!  ~  JH

1)  Copeland  ~  “Chin Up”

2)  Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs  ~  “The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin”

3)  Balkan Beat Box  ~  “Chin Chin”

4)  Forever The Sickest Kids  ~  “Chin Up, Kid”

5)  Ryan Adams  ~  “Chin Up, Cheer Up”

6)  The Scruff  ~  “Chin Up”

7)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “On The Chin”

8)  The Silver Medal  ~  “Chin Up, Son”

9)  Sleep Party People  ~  “Chin”

10)  We Are The Ocean  ~  “Chin Up, Son”

11)  Esther Pennell  ~  “Take It On The Chin”

12)  Judy Garland  ~  “Chin Up! Cheerio! Carry On!”

13)  Foster The People  ~  “Chin Music For The Unsuspecting Hero”

14)  An Honest Year  ~  “Chin Up, Kid”

15)  The Weekenders  ~  “Chin Up”

16)  Kim Carnes  ~  “Take It On The Chin, Baby”

17)  Moose Blood  ~  “Chin Up”

18)  Catch 22  ~  “Chin Up”

19)  Switchfoot  ~  “Ode To Chin”

20)  Amy Stroup  ~  “Chin Up”

21)  Jimmy’s Iced Coffee  ~  “Keep Your Chin Up”

22)  Danny Kaye  ~ “Chin Up, Stout Fellow”

23)  Mike Zito & The Wheel  ~  “Chin Up”

24)  The Finest Hour  ~  “Keep Your Chin Up, Kid”

25)  Kayla Way  ~  “Chin Up”

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”

“Heavy” & “Light” Songs, Vol. 1

As I often do, I came up with a new "Opposites" post that I haven't explored previously. And as I often do, I went a bit overboard. This collection – featuring songs with the words "Heavy" or "Light" in their titles – will span three separate posts. Hang with me, 'cuz there's some good songs in here. Ready... steady...go!  ~  JH

1)  The Hollies  ~  “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”

2)  Nelly Furtado  ~  “Turn Off The Light”

3)  U.D.O.  ~  “Heavy Rain”

4)  Birdy  ~  “Light Me Up”

5)  Umphrey’s McGee  ~  “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”

6)  Of Monsters And Men  ~  “Yellow Light”

7)  Peter Green  ~  “Heavy Heart”

8)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “Red Morning Light”

9)  Dire Straits  ~  “Heavy Fuel”

10)  The Green Children  ~  “Feel The Light”

11)  Bachman  ~  “Heavy Blues”

12)  Jessie Ware  ~  “Night Light”

13)  Rollins Band  ~  “Love’s So Heavy”

14)  Santana ft. Everlast  ~  “Put Your Lights On”

15)  Collective Soul  ~  “Heavy”

16)  Annie Lennox  ~  “Shining Light”

17)  Paul Weller  ~  “Heavy Soul”

18)  U2  ~  “Ultra Violet (Light My Way)”

19)  Alabama Shakes  ~  “Heavy Chevy”

20)  Phil Collins  ~  “Dance Into The Light”

21)  Gabrielle Aplin  ~  “Heavy Heart”

22)  3 Doors Down  ~  “One Light”

23)  Status Quo  ~  “Heavy Traffic”

24)  Disturbed  ~  “The Light”

25)  Sting  ~  “Heavy Cloud, No Rain”

Songs By Artists With Names Of The First 10 People Who "Liked" My Last Facebook Status

I was feeling random. So I posted a "like" challenge on Facebook. The required 10 people responded. To those 10 folks (and everyone else, too), here are "your" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Quiet Riot  ~  "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)"  (For Kevin W. – Quiet Riot's lead singer at the time was Kevin DuBrow. I HAD to give you an '80s metal song!)

2)  Randy Newman  ~  "You've Got A Friend In Me"  (For Randall J. – His name at birth was Randall Stuart Newman. And it's a "Toy Story" song – how can you go wrong?)

3)  Amy Winehouse  ~  "You Know I'm No Good"  (For Amy E. – Winehouse is one of my favorite dead singers, and yet another unfortunate member of the "27 Club.")

4)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Begin Again"  (For Taylor E. – This one was both easy and difficult. I knew I was going to use a Taylor Swift song, but finding one I've never posted before was a challenge! But here it is!)

5)  Kings Of Leon  ~  "Use Somebody"  (For Caleb F. – KOL's lead singer is Caleb Followill. And this song was way better than any song by the actual namesame that you told me about.)

6)  Elyse + The Aftermath  ~  "House Of Cards"  (For Elyse S. – This was the ONLY Elyse, singer or artist, that I could find anywhere. Hope you like it!)

7)  Kathy Troccoli  ~  "Everything Changes"  (For Kathy M. – File this one under "mid-'90s Christian contemporary/crossover pop." That's some big hair she's got!)

8)  SNAP!  ~  "The Power"  (For Penny W. – I'm sorry, Penny. This was the only decent song I could find featuring a singer named Penny – Ford, in this case, the lead singer for SNAP!)

9)  Aubrey O'Day  ~  "Wrecking Ball"  (For Aubrey S. – Here's a hit song from former Danity Kane member, Aubrey O'Day. And no, it's NOT the same as that Miley Cyrus song.)

10)  Heidi Newfield  ~  "Johnny And June"  (For Heidi B. – This was the only Heidi singer I'd ever heard of, and she's not bad. The song's rather sweet, too.)

Songs With "South" In The Title

Yesterday it was "North" songs. Today it's "South" songs. It would have been so easy to make this one entirely a collection of country songs, as there are so, so many songs written about the South (i.e., the Southern United States). But I didn't want to take the easy way out. Nearly half of these ARE country songs, but the rest are decidedly not. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kings Of Leon  ~  "Back Down South"

2)  Alabama  ~  "Song Of The South"

3)  Albert Hammond  ~  "It Never Rains In Southern California"

4)  Glen Campbell  ~  "Southern Nights"

5)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  "South City Midnight Lady"

6)  Kansas  ~  "People Of The South Wind"

7)  Moonlight Social  ~  "Heading South"

8)  Iron and Wine  ~  "Sodom, South Georgia"

9)  Crosby, Stills, & Nash  ~  "Southern Cross"

10)  Gene Autry  ~  "South Of The Border"

11)  Tennis  ~  "South Carolina"

12)  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  ~  "Down South"

13)  Charlie Daniels Band  ~  "The South's Gonna Do It Again"

14)  Willie Nelson  ~  "My Window Faces The South"

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15)  Louis Armstrong  ~  "When It's Sleepy Time Down South"  (With bonus song: "C'est si bon!")