“Drive” Songs, Vol. 1

For the past two days, we've taken a "Ride." Now it's time to "Drive." So crank up, put 'er in gear, hit the gas, and...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Incubus  ~  “Drive”

2)  R.E.M.  ~  “Drive”

3)  Rihanna  ~  “Shut Up And Drive”

4)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  “Drive”

5)  Train  ~  “Drive By”

6)  Ladyhawke  ~  “Sunday Drive”

7)   Casey James  ~  “Drive”

8)  Bobby McFerrin  ~  “Drive”

9)  Orianthi  ~  “Drive Away”

10)  Jason Mraz  ~  “Long Drive”

11)  Paul McCartney  ~  “Drive My Car”

12)  Marissa Nadler  ~  “Drive”

13)  David Bowie  ~  “Drive-In Saturday”

14)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Drive On”

15)  LIGHTS  ~  “Drive My Soul”

16)  Needtobreathe  ~  “Drive All Night”

17)  Duke Dumont  ~  “Ocean Drive”

18)  Tonight Alive  ~  “Drive”

19)  Fine Young Cannibals  ~  “She Drives Me Crazy”

20)  Sammy Hagar  ~  “I Can’t Drive 55”

21)  Oh Wonder  ~  “Drive”

22)  Manafest  ~  “Let You Drive”

23)  Boy  ~  “Drive Darling”

24)  David Crosby  ~  “Drive My Car”

25)  Suzy Bogguss  ~  “Drive South”

“Hit” & “Run” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's part 2 of 4 in my series of songs with baseball-related words in their titles. This time, more "Hit" & "Run" Songs. Next up, "Catch" & "Throw" Songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “One Hit (To The Body)”

2)  Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner  ~  “Run That By Me One More Time”

3)  Jane Monheit  ~  “Hit The Road To Dreamland”

4)  James Bay  ~  “Running”

5)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “It Hit Me Like A Hammer”

6)  The Grateful Dead  ~  “We Can Run”

7)  Leeland  ~  “Chains Hit The Ground”

8)  LIGHTS  ~  “Running With The Boys”

9)  Hinder  ~  “Hit The Ground”

10)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I Run For Life”

11)  Jonny Lang  ~  “Hit The Ground Runnin’”

12)  Neil Young  ~  “Long May You Run”

13)  Peter Murphy  ~  “Hit Song”

14)  Kate Bush  ~  “Running Up That Hill”

15)  Diana Krall ft. Russell Malone & Paul Keller  ~  “Hit That Jive, Jack”

16)  Tokio Hotel  ~  “Run, Run, Run”

17)  Third Day  ~  “Hit Me Like A Bomb”

18)  Amy MacDonald  ~  “Run”

19)  Keith Urban  ~  “Hit The Ground Runnin’”

20)  Rend Collective  ~  “You Will Never Run”

Songs About Wiping

Whether it's eyes, tears, hands, stains, sadness, noise, smiles, makeup, sweat, tracks, full-of-doubt looks, or what have you – there's plenty of wiping to go around in these songs. Enjoy?!?!  ~  JH

1)  Maroon 5  ~  “Wipe Your Eyes”

2)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  “Possession”

3)  The Fat Boys ft. The Beach Boys  ~  “Wipeout”

4)  Evanescence  ~  “My Immortal”

5)  The Ventures  ~  “Wipe Out”

6)  KT Tunstall  ~  “Heal Over”

7)  Rascal Flatts  ~  “Stand”

8)  Lights  ~  “Cactus In The Valley”

9)  Big Daddy Weave  ~  “Redeemed”

10)  Peter Gabriel  ~  “Signal To Noise”

11)  Adele  ~  “Right As Rain”

12)  Big Head Todd & The Monsters  ~  “Wipeout Turn”

13)  Paloma Faith  ~  “Black & Blue”

14)  The Offspring  ~  “Can’t Repeat”

15)  Anouk  ~  “Don’t Wipe Us Out”

16)  Flame ft. DecembeRadio  ~  “Let Go”

17)  Meredith Andrews  ~  “You’re Not Alone”

18)  Starsailor  ~  “Tie Up My Hands”

19)  Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams  ~  “Lose Yourself To Dance”

20)  Blondie  ~  “Wipe Off My Sweat”

21)  George Thorogood And The Destroyers  ~  “Tail Dragger”

22)  Dick Van Dyke & Janet Leigh  ~  “Put On A Happy Face”

Songs About Gravity, Vol. 1

Some subjects are perfect fodder for singers and songwriters, and by the looks of it, "Gravity" is one such subject. I base this theory on the preponderance of not just songs – but great songs – which bear the word in their titles and lyrics. Here's part 1 of 2 featuring Songs About "Gravity." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Soul Asylum  ~  “Gravity”

2)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “Gravity”

3)  The Allman Brothers Band ft. The Tonight Show Brass  ~  “True Gravity”

4)  Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth  ~  “Defying Gravity”

5)  R.E.M.  ~  “Feeling Gravity’s Pull”

6)  Emmylou Harris  ~  “Defying Gravity”

7)  Shawn McDonald  ~  “Gravity”

8)  Kerli  ~  “Zero Gravity”

9)  Big & Rich  ~  “Gravity”

10)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “Gravity”

11)  The Verve  ~  “Gravity Grave”

12)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Jesus & Gravity”

13)  Mads Langer  ~  “No Gravity”

14)  Pixie Lott  ~  “Gravity”

15)  Caleb Johnson  ~  “Fighting Gravity”

16)  Borgeous ft. Lights  ~  “Zero Gravity”

17)  Tyrone Wells  ~  “Gravity”

18)  Out Of The Grey  ~  “Gravity”

19)  Counting Crows  ~  “Like Teenage Gravity”

20)  Vienna Teng  ~  “Gravity”

“Oil” & “Water” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's a collection of songs that don't mix well together. Why not? Because some of them have the word "Oil" in their titles, while some bear the word "Water." Worse still, some have both the words "Oil" AND "Water" in their titles! The horrors! There were too many good ones that qualified to just make one post, so Vol. 2 (of 2) will happen next time. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lights  ~  “Oil And Water”

2)  Boyz II Men  ~  “Water Runs Dry”

3)  Cariss Auburn  ~  “Oil On Water”

4)  Travie McCoy ft. Jason Mraz  ~  “Rough Water”

5)  Horsehead  ~  “Oil And Water”

6)  Florence + The Machine  ~  “What The Water Gave Me”

7)  Nipsey Russell  ~  “Slide Some Oil To Me”

8)  Live  ~  “Run To The Water”

9)  Erja Lyytinen  ~  “Oil And Water”

10)  FKA twigs  ~  “Water Me”

11)  Suburban Tribe  ~  “Oil And Water”

12)  Deep Purple  ~  “Smoke On The Water”

13)  Lost Hollow  ~  “Water & Oil”

14)  Eddie Money  ~  “Walk On Water”

15)  Foals  ~  “Snake Oil”

16)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  “Black Water”

17)  Dolly Parton  ~  “I’ll Oil Wells Love You”

18)  BANKS  ~  “Warm Water”

19)  Lame Dudes  ~  “Mojo Oil”

20)  Art Garfunkel  ~  “Bridge Over Troubled Water”