“Down” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 4

Let's get "Down" one more time, and then we're "Out." Aaaannnndddd...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kool & The Gang  ~  “Steppin’ Out”

2)  Jeff Beck Group  ~  “Going Down”

3)  Heart  ~  “Kick It Out”

4)  Mary J. Blige  ~  “I’m Goin’ Down”

5)  Bush  ~  “The Only Way Out”

6)  Scarlett Johansson  ~  “Falling Down”

7)  Penguin Prison  ~  “Calling Out”

8)  Sara Evans  ~  “Put My Heart Down”

9)  Vertical Church Band  ~  “Shout It Out”

10)  Sia  ~  “Don’t Bring Me Down”

11)  Bryan Adams  ~  “Inside Out”

12)  Katy B  ~  “Tumbling Down”

13)  Paula Abdul  ~  “Knocked Out”

14)  Radiohead  ~  “Let Down”

15)  Steve Perry  ~  “Strung Out”

16)  Brandy  ~  “I Wanna Be Down”

17)  Alice Cooper  ~  “School’s Out”

18)  Billy Idol  ~  “Can’t Break Me Down”

19)  Motion City Soundtrack  ~  “The Future Freaks Me Out”

20)  ZZ Ward  ~  “Put The Gun Down”

21)  Gotye  ~  “Easy Way Out”

22)  Prefab Sprout  ~  “When Love Breaks Down”

23)  OK Go  ~  “Upside Down & Inside Out”

24)  Beck  ~  “Country Down”

25)  Phil Collins  ~  “Inside Out”

Songs About Ladies

Ladies and gentlemen, we here at Wax & Tracks ("we" meaning me and my dead bird) are proud to present a collection of songs about "Ladies" and "Gentlemen." Of course, it goes without saying..."Ladies" first! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Ladies Love Outlaws”

2)  Andy Grammer  ~  “Ladies”

3)  Queen Latifah ft. Monie Love  ~  “Ladies First”

4)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “All The Lovely Ladies”

5)  The Isley Brothers  ~  “Who’s That Lady?”

6)  Les Miserables Cast  ~  “Lovely Ladies”

7)  Kool & The Gang  ~  “Ladies’ Night”

8)  The Temptations  ~  “Treat Her Like A Lady”

9)  Beyoncé  ~  “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”

10)  Def Leppard  ~  “Lady Strange”

11)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Three Times A Lady”

12)  Lena Horne  ~  “The Lady Is A Tramp”

13)  The Whispers  ~  “Lady”

14)  Freddie Jackson  ~  “You Are My Lady”

15)  LaBelle  ~  “Lady Marmalade”

16)  Chris De Burgh  ~  “Lady In Red”

17)  Styx  ~  “Lady”

18)  Patti LuPone  ~  “The Ladies Who Lunch”

19)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “Luck Be A Lady”

20)  Joss Stone  ~  “Lady”

21)  Kenny Rogers ft. The Commodores  ~  “Lady”

22)  Stevie Nicks  ~  “Lady”

23)  Jeff Beck Band ft. Billy Gibbons  ~  “Foxy Lady”

24)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Hey, Lucky Lady”

25)  Little River Band  ~  “Lady”

Songs About The Jungle

Stylistically speaking, I went way diverse with this dynamic selection of songs. Each of them has the word "Jungle" somewhere in its title, but no two songs are even remotely alike. Well, except for the Bonus Track...but even that's only "remotely" similar. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bob Marley  ~  “Concrete Jungle”

2)  Steve Miller Band  ~  “Jungle Love”

3)  John Fogerty  ~  “Run Through The Jungle”

4)  Kool & The Gang  ~  “Jungle Boogie”

5)  Herbie Mann, Dave Valentin, Paquito d’Rivera, Ray Mantilla, & Tito Puente  ~  “Jungle Fantasy”

6)  New York Dolls  ~  “Stranded In The Jungle”

7)  Bonnie Tyler  ~  “It’s A Jungle Out There”

8)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Welcome To The Jungle”

9)  Mike Oldfield  ~  “Jungle Gardenia”

10)  Santana  ~  “Jungle Strut”

11)  Warren Zevon  ~  “Jungle Work”

12)   Emma Louise  ~  “Jungle”

13)  NONONO  ~  “Jungle”

14)  X Ambassadors & Jamie N Commons  ~  “Jungle”

15)  Emiliana Torrini  ~  “Jungle Drum”

16)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  “George Of The Jungle”

17)  The Tragically Hip  ~  “Greasy Jungle”

18)  Neil Diamond  ~  “Jungletime”

19)  Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears  ~  “Livin’ In The Jungle”

20)  Panama  ~  “Jungle”

BONUS TRACK:  2Cellos  ~  “Welcome To The Jungle”  (This dynamic instrumental rendition of the G N’ R song above was far too fantastic not to include here.)

Songs About Dancing, Vol. 2

Continuing with this wholly unnecessary yet strangely satisfying series featuring Songs About Dancing, here's volume 2. There will be more... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Jacksons  ~  "All Night Dancin'"

2)  Joe Diffie  ~  "If The Devil Danced In Empty Pockets"

3)  Chris Isaak  ~  "Dancin'"

4)  Lady Antebellum  ~  "Dancin' Away With My Heart"

5)  Biffy Clyro  ~  "As Dust Dances"

6)  The Guess Who  ~  "Dancin' Fool"

7)  Shane Harper  ~  "Dancin' In The Rain"

8)  Lita Ford  ~  "Dancing On The Edge"

9)  Frank Zappa  ~  "Dancin' Fool"

10)  The Bellamy Brothers  ~  "Dancin' Cowboys"

11)  Blue Oyster Cult  ~  "Dancin' In The Ruins"

12)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "Dancin' Round And Round"

13)  Alabama  ~  "Dancin', Shaggin' On The Boulevard"

14)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Let's Go Dancing (Ooh, La, La, La)"

15)  Billy Idol  ~  "Dancing With Myself"

16)  Scissor Sisters  ~  "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"

17)  Toploader  ~  "Dancing In The Moonlight"

18)  Corey Hart  ~  "Dancin' With My Mirror"

19)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Dancing With Mr. D"

20)  Thin Lizzy  ~  "Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)"

21)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "Dancing Shoes"

22)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  "Domino Dancing"

23)  Los Campesinos!  ~  "You! Me! Dancing!"

24)  TV On The Radio  ~  "Dancing Choose"

25)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Dancing In The Dark"

"Funky" Songs

Nope, this isn't an "Opposites" post – so don't expect a corresponding post featuring songs with...whatever the antonym of "Funky" might be. It's a one-off bunch of songs by a diverse group of artists, and I think you'll really dig it. Funky, baby!  ~  JH

1)  Wild Cherry  ~  "Play That Funky Music"

2)  James Brown  ~  "It's Too Funky In Here"

3)  TobyMac & DiverseCity  ~  "Funky Jesus Music"

4)  Wilson Pickett  ~  "Funky Broadway"

5)  Blues Brothers 2000 Cast  ~  "Funky Nassau"

6)  Today  ~  "Why You Get Funky On Me?"

7)  John Butler Trio  ~  "Funky Tonight"

8)  The Charlie Daniels Band  ~  "Funky Junky"

9)  New Kids On The Block ft. Arsenio Hall  ~  "Funky, Funky Xmas"

10)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Funky Stuff"

11)  Spin Doctors  ~  "Big Fat Funky Booty"

12)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  "Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose"

13)  Vanilla Ice  ~  "Play That Funky Music"

14)  KC & The Sunshine Band  ~  "Sound Your Funky Horn"

15)  Rachel Stevens  ~  "Funky Dory"

16)  Rufus Thomas  ~  "Do The Funky Chicken"

17)  Sérgio Mendes ft. will.i.am & Siedah Garrett  ~  "Funky Bahia"

18)  T. Rex  ~  "Funky London Childhood"

19)  Tone Loc  ~  "Funky Cold Medina"

20)  Lipps Inc.  ~  "Funkytown"

21)  C + C Music Factory  ~  "Do You Wanna Get Funky?"

22)  Habstrakt  ~  "Get Funky"

23)  Poor Righteous Teachers  ~  "Rock Dis Funky Joint"

24)  Nickodemus ft. Jay Rodriguez  ~  "Funky In The Middle"

25)  Kid 'N Play  ~  "Gittin' Funky"