"Not" Songs

These are "Not" Songs. Not to say that they're not songs, because they are. They're songs with the word "Not" in their titles, specifically as the first word in the title. Why do I keep posting random stuff like this, day after day, year after year? Let's "Not" overanalyze this. Just listen...and enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Justin Timberlake  ~  "Not A Bad Thing"

2)  K's Choice  ~  "Not An Addict"

3)  Eminem  ~  "Not Afraid"

4)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Not As We"

5)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Not Fade Away"

6)  Lily Allen  ~  "Not Fair"

7)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Not For You"

8)  Armin van Buuren ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  "Not Giving Up On Love"

9)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "Not Over You"

10)  Alessia Cara  ~  "Not Today"

11)  Sam Smith  ~  "Not In That Way"

12)  Garbage  ~  "Not Your Kind Of People"

13)  Lonestar  ~  "Not A Day Goes By"

14)  K.Flay  ~  "Not In California"

15)  Apocalyptica ft. Brent Smith  ~  "Not Strong Enough"

16)  Tove Lo  ~  "Not On Drugs"

17)  Tim McGraw  ~  "Not A Moment Too Soon"

18)  Dixie Chicks  ~  "Not Ready To Make Nice"

19)  Bob Dylan  ~  "Not Dark Yet"

20)  Bebe Rexha  ~  "Not 20 Anymore"

21)  Bad Lip Reading  ~  "Not The Future"

22)  Hillsong UNITED  ~  "Not Today"

23)  KB ft. Andy Mineo  ~  "Not Today, Satan"

24)  Halsey  ~  "Not Afraid Anymore"

25)  Kiefer Sutherland  ~  "Not Enough Whiskey"

"Changing" Songs

My last post was "Constant" Songs. This one is the opposite: "Changing" Songs. Both are equally enjoyable. Don't believe me? Check 'em out for yourself!  ~  JH

1)  John Mayer  ~  "Changing"

2)  Sigma ft. Paloma Faith  ~  "Changing"

3)  Bloom  ~  "Don't Go Changing"

4)  Ward Thomas  ~  "Changing"

5)  Saosin  ~  "Changing"

6)  Ane Brun  ~  "Changing Of The Seasons"

7)  Bob Dylan  ~  "Changing Of The Guards"

8)  Aretha Franklin ft. Michael McDonald  ~  "Ever Changing Times" 

9)  Ida Stein  ~  "Are We Changing"

10)  Brandi Carlile  ~  "The Times They Are A-Changin'"  (Who in their right minds WOULDN'T rather hear Brandi Carlile – or anyone else, for that matter! – sing this iconic song instead of Bob Dylan? I mean, REALLY!)

11)  Magnets ft. Aloma Steele  ~  "Changing Love"

12)  Jennifer Hudson  ~  "I Am Changing"

13)  Matthew Sweet  ~  "The Sound Of A Life Changing"

14)  Lily Allen & Keane  ~  "Everybody's Changing"

15)  Mikeschair ft. Lecrae  ~  "Keep Changing The World"

16)  Aly & AJ  ~  "Don't Go Changing"

17)  Josh Groban  ~  "Changing Colors"

18)  Madeleine Peyroux  ~  "Changing All Those Changes"

19)  Gary Clark, Jr.  ~  "Things Are Changin'"

20)  Arrested Development  ~  "The World Is Changing"

21)  The Style Council  ~  "My Ever Changing Moods"

22)  Eloisa Cullington  ~  "Changing"

23)  B.B. King  ~  "Hold On (I Feel Our Love Is Changing)"

24)  Rossella Scarano  ~  "Everything Is Changing"

25)  Tallia Storm  ~  "Girls Are Changing The World"

Songs About Losing One's Mind

Here's a post that many, if not all, of us can relate to. If you're even a tiny bit nutso, I'm sure you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kodaline  ~  “Lose Your Mind”

2)  Janine  ~  “Lost My Mind”

3)  Lobster  ~  “Lose My Mind”

4)  Syrenica ft. Rachel Hirons  ~  “Lose My Mind”

5)  Dean Lewis  ~  “Lose My Mind”

6)  Alice Kristiansen  ~  “Lost My Mind”

7)  The Wanted  ~  “Lose My Mind”

8)  Dolly Parton  ~  “If I Lose My Mind”

9)  The Wild Reeds  ~  “Lose My Mind”

10)  Connie Constance  ~  “Lose My Mind”

11)  Charlie Puth  ~  “Losing My Mind”

12)  Bel Esprit  ~  “Lose My Mind”

13)  Zimmer ft. Fhin  ~  “Lost Your Mind”

14)  Disclosure  ~  “Help Me Lose My Mind”

15)  Elley Duhé  ~  “Lost My Mind”

16)  The Barr Brothers  ~  “You Would Have To Lose Your Mind”

17)  Lily Allen  ~  “Lost My Mind”

18)  Matthew Sweet  ~  “Lost My Mind”

19)  Jai Wolf ft. Mr. Gabriel  ~  “Lose My Mind”

20)  Maddison  ~  “Lose My Mind”

21)  Sabrina Claudio  ~  “Did We Lose Our Minds?”

22)  Brett Eldredge  ~  “Lose My Mind”

23)  We The Wild  ~  “You Lost My Mind”

24)  Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso ft. Ryan Tedder  ~  “Calling (Lose My Mind)”

25)  DMX  ~  “Party Up (Up In Here)”  (How could I forget this one? In short: I couldn't!)

Lesley Gore’s & Lily Allen’s Greatest Hits

Today would have been singer Lesley Gore's 73rd birthday if she hadn't died four years ago. Today is also British pop singer Lily Allen's 34th birthday. To celebrate the occasion, I have compiled a set of both ladies' best and/or most well-known songs. If you're not familiar with either artist, you should totally take a listen. Completely different eras and styles, but both are great singers and their songs are chock full of exceptionally empowering themes. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  “It’s My Party”

2)  “Smile”

3)  “Judy’s Turn To Cry”

4)  “F You”  (Fret not, listeners with sensitive ears! This and all other Lily Allen songs in this post are the squeaky-clean versions – “potty words” removed, replaced, or merely muted.)

5)  “She’s A Fool”

6)  “LDN”

7)  “You Don’t Own Me”

8)  “Littlest Things”

9)  “Off And Running”

10)  “Who’d Have Known”

11)  “I Don’t Wanna Be A Loser”

12)  “Alfie”

13)  “Maybe I Know”

14)  “22”

15)  “The Look Of Love”

16)  “The Fear”

17)  “Sunshine, Lollipops, And Rainbows”

18)  “Somewhere Only We Know”

19)  “California Nights”

20)  “Air Balloon”

21)  “Hey Now”

22)  “Hard Out Here”  (This one is heavily edited and loses some of its punch in the translation. But the themes of female empowerment and anti-misogyny come through pretty strong nonetheless.)

23)  “All Of My Life”

24)  “URL Badman”

25)  “My Town, My Guy, And Me”

26)  “Lost My Mind”

27)  “I Won’t Love You Anymore”

28)  “As Long As I Got You”

29)  “We Know We’re In Love”

30)  “Chinese”  (To the best of my knowledge, this song was neither a single nor a hit song. But it’s always been one of my favorites of Lily’s, so I’m including it here.)