"Lucky" Songs, Vol. 1

I was surprised to find that I had never posted a collection of "Lucky" Songs before now. I was less surprised to find that there were dozens of good songs with that fortuitous word in their titles. Here's part 1 of 2... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat  ~  “Lucky”

2)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  “You Got Lucky”

3)  Britney Spears  ~  “Lucky”

4)  Dokken  ~  “Just Got Lucky”

5)  Cardinale  ~  “If I’m Lucky”

6)  Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers  ~  “Get Lucky”

7)  Alba  ~  “Lucky”

8)  Waterparks  ~  “Lucky People”

9)  New Young Pony Club  ~  “Get Lucky”

10)  Radiohead  ~  “Lucky”

11)  SHeDAISY  ~  “Lucky 4 You (Tonight I’m Just Me)”

12)  Ryan Adams  ~  “Lucky Now”

13)  Moksi & Chace ft. Yade Lauren  ~  “Lucky”

14)  Loverboy  ~  “Lucky Ones”

15)  Fazerdaze  ~  “Lucky Girl”

16)  Joe Walsh  ~  “Lucky That Way”

17)  Basia  ~  “Third Time Lucky”

18)  The Luckies  ~  “Happy-Go-Lucky”

19)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “I Feel Lucky”

20)  John Lee Hooker ft. Robert Cray  ~  “Mr. Lucky”

21)  Taylor Swift  ~  “The Lucky One”

22)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “My Lucky Day”

23)  Speedy Ortiz  ~  “Lucky 88”

24)  The Verve  ~  “Lucky Man”

25)  Kat Edmonson  ~  “Lucky”

Songs About Bad Things

Though it may not seem like it at first, this is another one of those "Opposites" posts for which I've become infamous. These tunes are all about "Bad Things" (although a couple of them insist it's "Not A Bad Thing" or that it "Ain't Such A Bad Thing"). Next time, on a more positive note, we'll explore Songs About Good Things. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello  ~  “Bad Things”

2)  Chris Isaak  ~  “Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing”

3)  Rayland Baxter  ~  “Bad Things”

4)  Meiko  ~  “Bad Things”

5)  Gary Allan  ~  “Like It’s A Bad Thing”

6)  Cutting Crew  ~  “No Bad Thing”

7)  Emmy The Great  ~  “Bad Things Coming, We Are Safe”

8)  Justin Timberlake  ~  “Not A Bad Thing”

9)  Cry Of Love  ~  “Bad Thing”

10)  The Mowgli’s  ~  “Bad Thing”

11)  Jace Everett  ~  “Bad Things”

12)  Gene Watson  ~  “We Got A Bad Thing Goin’”

13)  Mozart’s Sister  ~  “Good Thing, Bad Thing”

14)  Hipsway  ~  “Bad Thing Longing”

15)  Barry Gibb  ~  “One Bad Thing”

16)  Be The Bear  ~  “Bad Things”

17)  Richie Kotzen  ~  “Bad Things”

18)  Outshine  ~  “Bad Things Always End Bad”

19)  Terri Clark  ~  “Not A Bad Thing”

20)   The Menzingers  ~  “Bad Things”

21)  L7  ~  “Bad Things”

22)  Loverboy  ~  “Ain’t Such A Bad Thing”

23)  The Heathen Kings  ~  “Good At The Bad Things”

24)  Danny Gokey  ~  “Like That’s A Bad Thing”

25)  Cults  ~  “Bad Things”

Songs For The Weekend

Because the weekend's almost upon us, there's these songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Coldplay ft. Beyoncé  ~  “Hymn For The Weekend”

2)  MGMT  ~  “Weekend Wars”

3)  Against The Current  ~  “One More Weekend”

4)  John Mayer  ~  “Love On The Weekend”

5)  Pete Yorn  ~  “Lost Weekend”

6)  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  “Big Weekend”

7)  Maria Friedman, Simon Russell Beale, Caroline O'Connor, Daniel Evans, Julian Ovenden, & Jenna Russell  ~  “A Weekend In The Country”

8)  Neil Young  ~  “Out On The Weekend” 

9)  Vera Lynn ft. Mantovani & His Orchestra  ~  “That Lovely Weekend”

10)   Loverboy  ~  “Working For The Weekend”  (The actual song starts at the 2:24 mark. You’re welcome.)

11)  Queen Latifah ft. Tony Rebel  ~  “Weekend Love”

12)  Billy Joel  ~  “Weekend Song”

13)  The O’Jays  ~  “Living For The Weekend”

14)  Sheena Easton  ~  “Weekend In Paris”

15)  The Stylistics  ~  “Funky Weekend”

16)  Dr. Dog  ~  “Weekend”

17)  Islands  ~  “The Weekend”

18)  George Benson  ~  “Weekend In L.A.”

19)  Steve Wariner  ~  “The Weekend”

20)  Katelyn Tarver  ~  “Weekend Millionaires”

21)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions ft. Jimmy Cliff  ~  “Seven Day Weekend”

22)  Super Furry Animals  ~ “Something For The Weekend”

23)  Golden Earring  ~  “Weekend Love”

24)  Bachman-Turner Overdrive  ~  “For The Weekend”

25)  The Black Eyed Peas ft. Esthero  ~  “Weekend”

"Loose" & "Tight" Songs

Here we have a collection of songs with either the word "Loose" or "Tight" (or both) in their titles. Why? Because that's just the kind of guy that I am, that's why. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Imogen Heap  ~  "Loose Ends"

2)  The First  ~  "Sit Tight"

3)  The Rescues  ~  "Let Loose The Horses"

4)  The Creepshow ft. Sarah Blackwood  ~  "Sleep Tight"

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5)  Son Volt  ~  "Loose String"

6)  Snakadaktal  ~  "Hung On Tight"

7)  Loverboy  ~  "Turn Me Loose"

8)  Solomon Burke & De Dijk  ~  "Hold On Tight"

9)  Agnetha Fältskog  ~  "Can't Shake Loose"

10)  Luke Sital-Singh ~  "Bottled Up Tight"

11)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "I Can't Turn You Loose"

12)  Marlango ft. Jorge Drexler  ~  "Hold Me Tight"

13)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  "Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose"

14)  Bob Dylan  ~  "Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anyone Seen My Love?)"

15)  Vince Gill  ~  "Turn Me Loose"

16)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "Hold On Tight"

17)  Neil Finn  ~  "Loose Tongue"

18)  Tara Kemp  ~  "Hold You Tight"

19)  Amos Lee  ~  "Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight"

20)  Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis  ~  "(Baby) Hold Me Tight"