Songs About Monsters

Here's a bunch of Songs About Monsters, just to shake things up a bit. There's more where these came from, too. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber  ~  "Monster"

2)  All Time Low ft. blackbear & Demi Lovato  ~  "Monsters"

3)  Skillet  ~  "Monster"

4)  Fifth Harmony  ~  "I'm In Love With A Monster"

5)  Ne-Yo  ~  "Beautiful Monster"

6)  Paramore  ~  "Monster"

7)  Shinedown  ~  "Monsters"

8)  Eminem ft. Rihanna  ~  "The Monster"

9)  Royal Blood  ~  "Little Monster"

10)  Mackenzie Ziegler  ~  "Monsters (aka Haters)"

11)  James Blunt  ~  "Monsters"

12)  Krewella  ~  "Party Monster"

13)  Bobby Pickett  ~  "Monster Mash"

14)  Gabbie Hanna  ~  "Monster / Monster Reborn"

15)  Metallica  ~  "Some Kind Of Monster"

16)  Caissie Levy  ~  "Monster"  (In case you didn't know, as I didn't, this is a number from "Frozen: The Broadway Musical")

17)  Morrissey  ~  "November Spawned A Monster"

18)  dodie  ~  "Monster"

19)  Walking On Cars  ~  "Monster"

20)  Stitched Up Heart  ~  "Monster"

Superb Songs By Muslim Musicians

The following songs have been "extreme vetted" for quality and have been cleared to post in this blog. Fair warning: Any preconceived notions you may have or existing stereotypes you might espouse may be dramatically challenged. Enjoy?  ~  JH


1)  Narcy ft. Shadia Mansour  ~  "Hamdulillah"

2)  Brother Ali  ~  "Us"  (This guy doesn't exactly have the same skin tone as most of the folks in this post, for two reasons. First, he's an albino...so there's that. Second, he's an American who converted to Islam as an adult.)

3)  Yuna  ~  "Lanes"  (This sweet songbird hails from the island nation of Malaysia.)

4)  A Tribe Called Quest  ~  "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo"  (Two of this group's four members are practicing Muslims, so technically they qualify.)

5)  The Kominas  ~  "See Something Say Something"

6)  Alsarah & The Nubatones  ~  "Habibi Taal"

7)  Lupe Fiasco  ~  "Kick Push"

8)  Omar Offendum  ~  "Straight Street"

9)  K'naan  ~  "Take A Minute"

10)  Maher Zain  ~  "Number One For Me"

11)  Sami Yusuf  ~  "Forgotten Promises"

12)  A.R. Rahman  ~  "Infinite Love"

13)  Yusuf Islam  ~  "Peace Train"  (In case you didn't recognize him [and who could blame you?], Islam is the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens.)

14)  Hamza Robertson  ~  "From The Soul"

15)  Krewella   ~  "Alive"  (The two girls [sisters] in this group are Muslim. Though, judging by the video, I'd wager a guess that they don't adhere to all the tenets of their faith "religiously.")

16)  Maitre Gims  ~  "Bella"  (Wish I spoke French. Then I might understand a word of this. Still a good-sounding song and a cool vid, though.)

17)  Kareem Salama & The Witwits  ~  "Love Will Live On"

18)  Assala  ~  "Aisha Ala Ely Fat"  (This is a pretty song, too. I don't understand any of the lyrics whatsoever. But it sounds wonderful!)

19)  Native Deen  ~  "Not Afraid To Stand Alone"

20)  Saif Adam  ~  "Believe"

21)  Harris J  ~  "Salam Alaikum"  (Ladies and gentlemen, the Muslim version of Justin Bieber. You're welcome. And I'm sorry. In case you're wondering, the song's title means "Peace Be Unto You.")

22)  Humood  ~  "Kun Anta"  (How could anyone have a problem with the positive, empowering message of this song?)

23)  Raef  ~  "You Are The One"

24)  ZAYN ft. Taylor Swift  ~  "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"  (I'll bet you didn't expect to see Taylor Swift in this post! She is not, however, the Muslim in this song. That would be Zayn Malik, former member of the British boy band One Direction.)

25)  Zain Bhikha  ~  "Someday"  (Last but not least, this song...because peace among all mankind is a very good thing.)

"Enjoy"-able Songs

I'm always imploring you, Dear Listener, to enjoy these posts. Well, this is one that you may, quite literally, enjoy, as it consists entirely of songs with the word "Enjoy" in their titles. Some are fairly well-known songs by well-known artists, others are much lesser-known songs by virtually unknown artists, and the rest fall somewhere in between. All have the distinct potential to be "enjoy"-able. So, what are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Jacksons  ~  “Enjoy Yourself”

2)  John Anderson  ~  “I’ve Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand”

3)  Krewella  ~  “Enjoy The Ride”

4)  The Specials  ~  “Enjoy Yourself”

5)  hhanoi  ~  “Enjoy”

6)  Björk  ~  “Enjoy”

7)   Ernie Haase & Signature Sound  ~  “Are You Enjoying The Show?”

8)  Tim Knol  ~  “Enjoy The Spectacle”

9)  Lacuna Coil  ~  “Enjoy The Silence”

10)  Wham!  ~  “Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)”

11)  Unkle Adams  ~  “Enjoy Yourself”

12)  Morcheeba  ~  “Enjoy The Ride”

13)  Tortured Soul  ~  “Enjoy It Now”

14)  The New Regime  ~  “Enjoy The Bitterness”

15)  Melissa Otto  ~  “Enjoy The Sunshine”

16)  David Choi  ~  “Enjoy The View”

17)  And One  ~  “Enjoy The Unknown”

18)  B.J. Baker  ~  “I Enjoy Being A Girl”

19)  The Electric Prunes  ~  “Are You Lovin’ Me More (But Enjoying It Less)”

20)  eë  ~  “Enjoy”

21)  P.J. Pacifico  ~  “Enjoy”

22)  Eleve  ~  “Enjoy The Ride”

23)  Sasha  ~  “Enjoy The Ride”

24)  Vicci Martinez  ~  “Enjoy The Ride”

25)  D’Sound  ~  “Enjoy”