Things These Artists Have “Got,” Vol. 4

One last round of Things These Artists Have "Got," and we're through. Herein, you'll find artists who have got the world on a string, ants in their pants, a lovely bunch of coconuts, a tiger by the tail, and the shaft – just to name a few. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Chance The Rapper  ~  “All We Got”

2)  Michael Bublé  ~  “I’ve Got The World On A String”

3)  Ethel Merman  ~  “I’ve Got The Sun In The Morning”

4)  James Brown  ~  “I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance)”

5)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  “I’ve Got Friends”

6)  Leona Lewis  ~  “I Got You”

7)  Heavy D & The Boyz  ~  “We Got Our Own Thang”

8)  Merv Griffin  ~  “I’ve Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts”

9)  Jessica Simpson  ~  “I’ve Got My Eyes On You”

10)  Buck Owens & His Buckaroos  ~  “I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail”

11)  Fats Waller  ~  “I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed”

12)  Shirley Bassey  ~  “I’ve Got A Song For You”

13)  The Academy Is…  ~  “We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands”

14)  Ray Charles  ~  “I Got A Woman”

15)  The Black Keys  ~  “I Got Mine”

16)  Kiki Dee Band  ~  “I’ve Got The Music In Me”

17)  Wilco  ~  “I Got You”

18)  Marc Anthony  ~  “I’ve Got You”

19)  Jack Johnson  ~  “I Got You”

20)  Pinocchio Cast  ~  “I’ve Got No Strings”

21)  Billy Currington  ~  “I Got A Feelin’”

22)  Passion Pit  ~  “I’ve Got Your Number”

23)  Jerry Reed  ~  “She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)”

24)  Thompson Square  ~  “I Got You”

25)  Craig Morgan  ~  “I Got You”

Songs About Yesterday, Vol. 1

Today begins a new 6-part series. I know what you're probably thinking. Groan! Not another miniseries! But this one's going to be good, I promise. Turns out, in all the music blogging I've done over the past few years, I've never dedicated a set of songs to the subjects of "Yesterday," "Today," and "Tomorrow." It's high time I did so. There are so many wonderful songs to choose from which contain one or more of these words in their titles, so I had to include a bunch. There's 40 songs for each word, split up into posts of 20 each. We begin with "Yesterday." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Beatles  ~  “Yesterday”

2)  Leona Lewis  ~  “Yesterday”

3)  30 Seconds To Mars  ~  “From Yesterday”

4)  Foreigner  ~  “That Was Yesterday”

5)  Boyz II Men  ~  “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday”

6)  Black Country Communion  ~  “Song Of Yesterday”

7)  Chad & Jeremy  ~  “Yesterday’s Gone”

8)  George Jones, Jamey Johnson, & Blackberry Smoke  ~  “Yesterday’s Wine”

9)  Carpenters  ~  “Yesterday Once More”

10)  Jethro Tull  ~  “A New Day Yesterday”

11)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday”

12)  Toni Braxton ft. Trey Songz  ~  “Yesterday”

13)  Spiral Starecase  ~  “More Today Than Yesterday”

14)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Yesterdays”

15)  Tony Bennett ft. Buddy Rich  ~  “Yesterdays”

16)  Fink  ~  “Yesterday Was Hard On All Of Us”

17)  My Chemical Romance  ~  “The Kids From Yesterday”

18)  Spooky Tooth  ~  “That Was Only Yesterday”

19)  Lifehouse  ~  “Yesterday’s Son”

20)  Ryan Adams  ~  “Like Yesterday”

"Thunder" & "Lightning" Songs

A bunch of songs with the words "Lightning" and/or "Thunder" in their titles. Because I thought it was a good idea, and I realized I hadn't done it before. Check 'em out – they're kind of awesome!  ~  JH

1)  Jessie J  ~  "Thunder"

2)  Eric Church  ~  "Lightning"

3)  Leona Lewis  ~  "Thunder"

4)  Live  ~  "Lightning Crashes"

5)  Matisyahu  ~  "Thunder"

6)  Norah Jones & Billie Joe Armstrong  ~  "Lightning Express"

7)  Little Comets  ~  "His Thunder"

8)  Oasis  ~  "The Shock Of The Lightning"

9)  Boys Like Girls  ~  "Thunder"

10)  Metallica  ~  "Ride The Lightning"

11)  James Blake  ~  "Enough Thunder"

12)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Lightning Bolt"

13)  Foals  ~  "London Thunder"

14)  Glee Cast  ~  "Greased Lightning"

15)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Thunder Road"

16)  Howlin' Wolf  ~  "Smokestack Lightning"

17)  Garth Brooks  ~  "The Thunder Rolls"

18)  Heart  ~  "White Lightning And Wine"

19)  a-ha  ~  "Rolling Thunder"

20)  Aerosmith  ~  "Lightning Strikes"

21)  Meck ft. Leo Sayer  ~  "Thunder In My Heart Again"

22)  George Jones  ~  "White Lightning"

23)  Mark Wills  ~  "Days Of Thunder"

24)  Santana  ~  "Lightning In The Sky"

25)  Chicago  ~  "Thunder And Lightning"

"Naked" Songs

Merriam-Webster provides a wide variety of definitions for the word "naked." The most common meaning is "not covered by clothing." However, "naked" can also mean "lacking embellishment," "unarmed [or] defenseless," "devoid of concealment or disguise," as well as "unaided by any optical device or instrument." These secondary definitions of "naked" abound in the lyrics of these songs. Indeed, despite its title, this post is about as "PG" as it gets. Sorry to disappoint some of you. And I'm glad I didn't let the rest of you down. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Luscious Jackson  ~  "Naked Eye"

2)  DEV ft. Enrique Iglesias  ~  "Naked"

3)  Iron and Wine  ~  "Naked As We Came"

4)  Tully On Tully  ~  "Naked"

5)  Leona Lewis  ~  "Naked"

6)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Naked"

7)  Avril Lavigne  ~  "Naked"

8)  Taylor Dayne  ~  "Naked Without You"

9)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  "Naked And Famous"

10)  Chynna Phillips  ~  "Naked And Sacred"

11)  Loretta Lynn  ~  "Naked In The Rain"

12)  Van Morrison  ~  "Naked In The Jungle"

13)  Sera Cahoone  ~  "Naked"

14)  Leonie Meijer  ~  "Naked"

15)  James Bonamy  ~  "Naked To The Pain"

16)  Jenny May  ~  "Naked"

17)  E.M.P.  ~  "The Naked I"

18)  Melanie Lynx  ~  "Naked Heart"

19)  Jennifer Love Hewitt  ~  "BareNaked"

Songs For The Senses, Vol. 4: Sight

The only hard part about selecting this group of songs – all of which contain the word "See" in their titles – was deciding which great songs NOT to include. Seriously, this list could've been twice as long as it is. But it isn't, because I like you, and because my time is limited. Incidentally, I had previously done a post of songs with "See" in the title, but vowed not to repeat any of those songs here. And I didn't! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kutless  ~  "Not What You See"

2)  Pink Floyd  ~  "See Emily Play"

3)  Fantasia  ~  "When I See U"

4)  Bad English  ~  "When I See You Smile"

5)  Jason Mraz  ~  "The World As I See It"

6)  Tycho  ~  "See"

7)  Bell Biv DeVoe  ~  "When Will I See You Smile Again?"

8)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Lovely To See You"

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9)  The Supremes  ~  "Come See About Me"

10)  Yellowcard  ~  "See Me Smiling"

11)  Five Finger Death Punch  ~  "Hard To See"

12)  Reba McEntire ft. Brooks & Dunn  ~  "If You See Him, If You See Her"

13)  Passenger  ~  "I See Love"

14)  The Who  ~  "I Can See For Miles"

15)  Leona Lewis  ~  "I See You"

16)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Gonna See My Friend"

17)  Norah Jones  ~  "I've Got To See You Again"

18)  Jutty Ranx  ~  "I See You"

19)  Kylie Minogue  ~  "All I See"

20)  Uncle Sam  ~  "I Don't Ever Want To See You Again"