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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Songs About Sleepwalking

Between seasonal allergies and overall busyness, I feel a bit like I've been  sleepwalking through life of late. In honor of that (or maybe despite it), here's a bunch of Songs About Sleepwalking for you – and me – to enjoy. If only I can stay awake long enough to listen!  ~  JH



1)  Low Chimes  ~  “Sleepwalking”




2)  The Wallflowers  ~  “Sleepwalker”




3)  Lissie  ~  “Sleepwalking”




4)  Santo & Johnny  ~  “Sleepwalk”  (You may not know this song by its title, but chances are you will recognize it immediately upon listening.)




5)  The Go-Go’s  ~  “You Can’t Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can’t Sleep)”




6)  Seven Mary Three  ~  “Sleepwalking”





7)  Carina Dahl  ~  “Sleepwalking”




8)  They Might Be Giants  ~  “Sleepwalkers”




9)  Nightwish  ~  “Sleepwalker”




10)  Ammonia  ~  “Sleepwalking”




11)  Emily King  ~  “Sleepwalker”




12)  The Chain Gang Of 1974  ~  “Sleepwalking”




13)  Hey Ocean!  ~  “Sleepwalker”




14)  The Parlotones ft. Jon Savage & Khuli Chana  ~  “Sleepwalker”




15)  Bonnie McKee  ~  “Sleepwalker”




16)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Sleepwalker”




17)  Tourist ft. Swim Mountain & Esther Joy  ~  “Sleepwalking”




18)  Lyle Lovett  ~  “Sleepwalking”




19)  Milk Inc.  ~  “Sleepwalker”




20)  Alvarez Kings  ~  “Sleepwalking, Pt. II”




21)  Maria Lawson  ~  “Sleepwalking”




22)  Gerry Rafferty  ~  “Sleepwalking”




23)  Avantasia  ~  “Sleepwalking”




24)  The Kinks  ~  “Sleepwalker”




25)  Nicole Atkins  ~  “Sleepwalking”




26)  Bring Me The Horizon  ~  “Sleepwalking”




27)  Erin McCarley  ~  “Sleepwalking”




28)  Something For Kate  ~  “Song For A Sleepwalker”



29)  Renee Olstead  ~  “Sleepwalk”  (This is essentially the same song as the one by Santo & Johnny above, except with vocals. But it was simply too good in its own right to be excluded from this collection. So here it is!)




30)  Logan Henderson  ~  “Sleepwalker”


Thursday, December 17, 2015

"Holiday" Songs

Do you love Christmas songs, but get weary of hearing them everywhere you go this time of year? Well, this is the post for you! Here's a group of "Holiday" songs that aren't Christmas-related in any way – they just happen to have the word "Holiday" in their titles. And they're pretty good, too! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Green Day  ~  “Holiday”




2)  Madonna  ~  “Holiday”





3)  Scorpions  ~  “Holiday”




4)  Vampire Weekend  ~  “Holiday”




5)  Sex Pistols  ~ “Holidays In The Sun”




6)  Reba McEntire  ~  “Love Needs A Holiday”




7)  Pantera  ~  “Psycho Holiday”




8)  Counting Crows & Bløf  ~  “Holiday In Spain”




9)  King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew  ~  “King Holiday”  (If you’re curious about which artists were involved in this project, here’s the list: El DeBarge, Whitney Houston, Stacy Lattisaw, Lisa Lisa with Full Force, Teena Marie, Menudo, Stephanie Mills, New Edition, James “J.T.” Taylor, Kurtis Blow, The Fat Boys, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Run-D.M.C., and Whodini.)




10)  Smash Mouth  ~  “Holiday In My Head”




11)  Collie Buddz  ~  “Holiday”




12)  Warpaint  ~  “Billie Holiday”




13)  My Morning Jacket  ~  “One Big Holiday”




14)  Maxi Priest  ~  “Holiday”




15)  Lalah Hathaway  ~  “Angels’ & Lovers’ Holiday”




16)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “Every Day Should Be A Holiday”





17)  DJ Antoine ft. Akon  ~  “Holiday”




18)  Lindsey Buckingham  ~  “Holiday Road”




19)  Jakubi  ~  “Holiday”




20)  george  ~  “Holiday”




21)  Kapena  ~  “Mandatory Holiday”




22)  Jet  ~  “Holiday”




23)  10cc  ~  “Dreadlock Holiday”




24)  Halsey  ~  “Roman Holiday”






25)  The Kinks  ~  “Holiday”


Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Same Name, Different Song: Vol. 20


Enough is enough already! Sheesh, "Vol. 20"?!?! Are you ever going to stop posting these? Yes. But not today.  ~  JH



1)  "Cover Me"

Bruce Springsteen


vs.

Percy Sledge




2)  "Do It Again"

The Beach Boys


vs.

The Kinks


vs.

Steely Dan




3)  "Dumb"

Tich


vs.

Nirvana




4)  "Gypsy"

Fleetwood Mac


vs.

The Moody Blues


vs.

Lady Gaga ft. Kermit The Frog


vs.

Shakira




5)  "Shining Star"

INXS


vs.

Earth, Wind, & Fire




6)  "Long Time Gone"

Crosby, Stills, & Nash


vs.

Dixie Chicks




7)  "Fame"

David Bowie

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vs.

Irene Cara




8)  "Best Of My Love"

The Emotions


vs.

Eagles




9)  "Everybody Knows"

John Legend


vs.

Trisha Yearwood




10)  "Top Of The World"

Carpenters


vs.

Bridgit Mendler


Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Same Name, Different Song: Vol. 3


I won't promise that this will be the last volume in this series, because I tend to get carried away with myself and wear out my welcome. So I'll just say this: Here's 10 more song titles with 2 completely different songs for each. Take a listen, pick your favorite for each title, and post them in the comments here or wherever you saw the link for this blog.  Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  "Bulletproof"

La Roux


vs.

Raheem DeVaughn ft. Ludacris





2)  "Diamonds"

Herb Alpert ft. Janet Jackson


vs.

Rihanna




3)  "Runaway"

Del Shannon


vs.

The Corrs




4)  "Baby Love"

Nicole Scherzinger ft. will.i.am


vs.

The Supremes




5)  "Holiday"

Green Day


vs.

The Kinks




6)  "Cry Me A River"

Julie London


vs.

Justin Timberlake




7)  "Because Of You"

Kelly Clarkson


vs.

98°




8)  "Candy Man"

Mary Jane Girls


vs.

Sammy Davis, Jr.




9)  "Alive"

Goldfrapp


vs.

P.O.D.




10)  "Breathe"

Collective Soul


vs.

The Prodigy