“Secret” Songs, Vol. 1

I can't believe I've never dedicated a post entirely to Songs About Secrets! But having double-checked, I found that fact to be true. That being said, let's double up and make this a two-parter. Here's the first set, chock full of tunes you're sure to enjoy. The second half of these will come later. Ready, set, listen...  ~  JH

1)  The Pierces  ~  “Secret”

2)  OneRepublic  ~  “Secrets”

3)  Mary Lambert  ~  “Secrets”

4)  The Weeknd  ~  “Secrets”

5)  Heart  ~  “Secret”

6)  Leonard Cohen  ~  “In My Secret Life”

7)  Madonna  ~  “Secret”

8)  Tiësto & KSHMR ft. Vassy  ~  “Secrets”

9)  Little Mix ft. Jason Derulo  ~  “Secret Love Song”

10)  Chelsea Lankes  ~  “Secret”

11)  The All-American Rejects  ~  “Dirty Little Secret”

12)  Xscape  ~  “My Little Secret”

13)  Semisonic  ~  “Secret Smile”

14)  Faith Hill  ~  “The Secret Of Life”

15)  IAMX ft. Imogen Heap  ~  “My Secret Friend”

16)  Seal  ~  “Secret”

17)  T’Pau  ~  “Secret Garden”

18)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Your Secret Love”

19)  Anna Ternheim  ~  “My Secret”

20)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “Secret”

21)  Atlantic Starr  ~  “Secret Lovers”

22)  We The Kings  ~  “Secret Valentine”

23)  Mike Mago & Dragonette  ~  “Secret Stash”

24)  New Edition  ~  “My Secret (Didja Gitit Yet?)”

25)  Stevie Nicks  ~  “Secret Love”

“Emotional” Songs

So we've passed the "Physical" Songs, transcended the "Mental" Songs, and now things are about to get "Emotional." The third in a four-part series of posts featuring songs relating to the types/states of one's health (or lack thereof) starts...NOW!  ~  JH

1)  Whitney Houston  ~  “So Emotional”

2)  Flux Pavilion ft. Matthew Koma & Kaleidoscope Orchestra  ~  “Emotional”

3)  Charli XCX  ~  “Emotional”

4)  Falco  ~  “Emotional”

5)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “Emotional Highway”

6)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Emotional Rescue”

7)  Vanessa Amorosi  ~  “The Simple Things (Something Emotional)”

8)  Black Uhuru  ~  “Emotional Slaughter”

9)  Terri Clark  ~  “Emotional Girl”

10)  Neil Finn  ~  “Love Is Emotional”

11)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Emotional Tangle”

12)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Emotional Love”

13)  Snoh Aalegra  ~  “Emotional”

14)  Hothouse Flowers  ~  “An Emotional Time”

15)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “So Emotional”

16)  Carl Thomas  ~  “Emotional”

17)  Sierra Swan  ~  “Emotional”

18)  The O’Jays  ~  “Emotionally Yours”

19)  Vivian Green  ~  “Emotional Rollercoaster”

20)  Tom Waits  ~  “Emotional Weather Report”

21)  Randy Newman ft. Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Real Emotional Girl”

22)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Emotional Love”

23)  Diana DeGarmo  ~  “Emotional”

24)  The Lone Bellow  ~  “You Can Be All Kinds Of Emotional”

25)  June The Girl  ~  “Emotional”  (She could be singing about polka-dotted paper clips for all I know, but it sounds so beautiful in French that I don't even care. In all fairness, parts of the song are in English.)

Remote Control Songs, Vol. 1: “Stop” & “Play"

Here begins a new 3-part series featuring songs with words commonly found on a TV, VCR, DVD, or BluRay remote control in their titles. First up, "Stop" and "Play" Songs. Next time, "Fast Forward" and "Pause" Songs. And because, apparently, it's such a common theme in popular songwriting, "Rewind" Songs will get their very own post. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Krizz Kaliko  ~  “Stop The World”

2)  Wild Cherry  ~  “Play That Funky Music”

3)  OneRepublic  ~  “Stop And Stare”

4)  Neil Diamond & Shirley Bassey  ~  “Play Me”

5)  Fatback Band  ~  “(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop”

6)  iamamiwhoami  ~  “Play”

7)  The Glitch Mob  ~  “We Can Make The World Stop”

8)  Shannon  ~  “Let The Music Play”

9)  The Smiths  ~  “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”

10)  Björk  ~  “Play Dead”

11)  Radiohead  ~  “Stop Whispering”

12)  Kansas  ~  “Play The Game Tonight”

13)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Stop To Love”

14)  Miriam Bryant  ~  “Push Play”

15)  Don Henley ft. Dolly Parton  ~  “When I Stop Dreaming”

16)  Backstreet Boys  ~  “Quit Playing Games With My Heart”

17)  Eels  ~  “Last Stop: This Town”

18)  Paramore  ~  “Playing God”

19)  New Edition, Whitney Houston, LaToya Jackson, Herb Alpert, Toni Basil, Andraé Crouch, Nancy Reagan, et al.  ~  “Stop The Madness”

20)  Rascal Flatts  ~  “Play”

“For” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a four-part miniseries featuring songs with the words "For" and/or "Against" in their titles. Since "For" is such a common word, my criteria for choosing these songs was that the title of the song had to begin with the word "For." I tried to do the same with the "Against" songs, but found that method too limiting, instead including songs with the word anywhere in their titles. Here's the first half of the "For" songs, and I do hope you enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Carpenters  ~  “For All We Know”

2)  Avicii ft. Alex Ebert  ~  “For A Better Day”

3)  Foo Fighters  ~  “For All The Cows”

4)  Bon Iver  ~  “For Emma, Forever Ago”

5)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “For Martha”

6)  Barclay James Harvest  ~  “For No One”

7)  Paramore  ~  “For A Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic”

8)  Band Of Horses  ~  “For Annabelle”

9)  Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel  ~  “For Good”

10)  4Him  ~  “For Future Generations”

11)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  “For Me This Is Heaven”

12)  All That Remains  ~  “For You”

13)  Paul McCartney  ~  “For No One”

14)  Nikki Yanofsky  ~  “For Another Day”

15)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “For Once In My Life”

16)  Serena Ryder  ~  “For You”

17)  The Script  ~  “For The First Time”

18)  Ray Price  ~  “For The Good Times”

19)  Luther Vandross  ~  “For You To Love”

20)  Thin Lizzy  ~  “For Those Who Love To Live”

"Many" Songs

Here's a number of songs with the word "Many" in their titles. How many? Not "Too Many." (That will come later.) But not "Few" either. (That will come next.) Confused yet? Don't be! Simply enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Adele  ~  “Many Shades Of Black”

2)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  “Many Rivers To Cross”

3)  The Pussycat Dolls  ~  “How Many Times, How Many Lies”

4)  2Pac  ~  “So Many Tears”

5)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “Many The Miles”

6)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “How Many More Times”

7)  Janelle Monáe  ~  “Many Moons”

8)  Biffy Clyro  ~  “Many Of Horror (When We Collide)”

9)  Ayo  ~  “How Many People”

10)  Johnny Mathis  ~  “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing”

11)  Toni Braxton  ~  “How Many Ways”

12)  Simply Red  ~  “So Many People”

13)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Coat Of Many Colors”

14)  Erasure  ~  “How Many Times?”

15)  Jane Monheit  ~  “So Many Stars”

16)  Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross  ~  “How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye?”

17)  Plumb  ~  “Need You Now (How Many Times)”

18)  Spandau Ballet  ~  “How Many Lies”

19)  Sarah Brightman  ~  “So Many Things”

20)  Gerald Levert  ~  “How Many Times”