Songs About Dolphins

This is just what it looks like. A post featuring Songs About...Dolphins, of all things. Why? Because...I couldn't think of a good enough reason NOT to, that's why! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Prince  ~  “Dolphin”

2)  Delta Sleep  ~  “Spy Dolphin”

3)  Enigma  ~  “The Dream Of The Dolphin”

4)  Connan Mockasin  ~  “Forever Dolphin Love”

5)  John Coltrane  ~  “One Green Dolphin Street”

6)  Shed Seven  ~  “Dolphin”

7)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “The Promise (The Dolphin Song)”

8)  The End Of Melancholy  ~  “Dolphins”

9)  Herbie Hancock  ~  “Dolphin Dance”  (I was 13 minutes into this song before I realized it still hadn’t ended. Turns out, it’s a 41-minute piece. Hang with it if you wish – I’m sure it’s phenomenal – but I was done at 13 minutes.)

10)  Ian Brown  ~  “Dolphins Were Monkeys”

11)  Live  ~  “Dolphin’s Cry”

12)  The Donkeys  ~  “Dolphin Center”

13)  Crosby, Stills, & Nash  ~  “After The Dolphin”

14)  Makana  ~  “Blue Dolphin Song”

15)  Simple Minds ft. Catherine AD  ~  “Rivers Of Ice / Dolphins”

16)  Melancholy  ~  “Dolphins Hysteria”

17)  Tori Amos  ~  “The Dolphin Song”

18)  Jackson Boone  ~  “Dolphin Turned Into A Cat”

19)  The Byrds  ~  “Dolphin’s Smile”

20)  Pele  ~  “Safe Dolphin”

21)  Poe  ~  “Dolphin”

22)  Firefall  ~  “Dolphin’s Lullaby”

23)  Tim Buckley  ~  “Dolphins”

24)  The Moffs  ~  “The Dolphin And I”

25)  Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin  ~  “Dolphin Dreams”

BONUS TRACK:  Regina Spektor  ~  “Folding Chair”  (No, the word “Dolphin” doesn’t appear anywhere in the title of this song. But one of the verses directly refers to them, then Regina barks like a dolphin in time with the music. So…it simply HAD TO be here!)

"Natural" & "Unnatural" Songs

Let's take a break from the ever-popular (by # of clicks at least) but seemingly endless series of "Popular Songs Of..." posts, and return to the somewhat-popular (but not as much so) world of "Opposites" posts. I had several good "Natural" songs I wanted to explore, but the songs for its (natural) opposite – "Unnatural" – were somewhat limited. So this is technically a two-part "Opposites" post. This time, "Natural" and "Unnatural" songs. Next time, "Natural" and "Artificial" songs (think ingredients). Ready or not, here they are...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Natural High”

2)  GODS  ~  “Unnatural”

3)  Rush  ~  “Natural Science”

4)  Muse  ~  “Unnatural Selection”

5)  EPICA  ~  “Natural Corruption”

6)  Fearless Vampire Killers  ~  “Our Nature’s Unnatural”

7)  Jasmine Villegas  ~  “Natural”

8)  The Sun Explodes  ~  “The Unnatural”

9)  Live  ~  “Natural Born Killers”

10)  EZ Basic  ~  “Unnatural”

11)  Crowded House  ~  “It’s Only Natural”

12)  Bubbles Erotica  ~  “Super Unnatural”  (Don’t let the band’s questionable name scare you off – this song’s not half bad!)

13)  Lou Rawls  ~  “A Natural Man”

14)  Voter Kernel  ~  “Unnatural Gathering Of Animals”

15)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”

“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”

Songs For Halloween, Vol. 2

Halloween is almost upon us. With that in mind, here's a collection of spooky, sinister, macabre, frightening, scary, and downright creepy songs. Within you will find songs about ghosts, monsters, zombies, skeletons, trick-or-treating, dead men, and even Halloween itself. Now this intro may be sufficient in itself to give you nightmares. But if not, take a listen...and enjoy...if you dare!  ~  JH

1)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “Spooky”

2)  David Bowie  ~  “Scary Monsters And Super Creeps”

3)  The Black Keys  ~  “Sinister Kid”

4)  The Agonist  ~  “Danse Macabre”

5)  Rise Against  ~  “A Life Less Frightening”

6)  Aqua  ~  “Halloween”

7)  Oingo Boingo  ~  “Dead Man’s Party”

8)  The Shins  ~  “Caring Is Creepy”

9)  STRFKR  ~  “Beach Monster”

10)  Alice Cooper  ~  “Welcome To My Nightmare”

11)  Natalia Kills  ~  “Zombie”

12)  Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark  ~  “Trick Or Treat”

13)  The Good Natured  ~  “Skeleton”

14)  Ella Henderson  ~  “Ghost”

15)  Katie Melua  ~  “Scary Films”

16)  Live  ~  “Ghost”

17)  My Chemical Romance  ~  “The Ghost Of You”

18)  The Aquabats  ~  “Fashion Zombies!”

19)  Coldplay  ~  “Ghost Story”

20)  Ray Parker, Jr.  ~  “Ghostbusters”

21)  Pop Evil  ~  “Monster You Made”

22)  Kamelot  ~  “Ghost Opera”

23)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  “Halloween”

24)  Passion Pit  ~  “Cry Like A Ghost”

25)  Dead By April  ~  “Beautiful Nightmare”

"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"