"Power" Songs, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of great songs with the word  "Power" in their titles. Because sometimes power is a good thing, right? Of course, sometimes it is WAY NOT a good thing. A lot depends on who's wielding it. There's more of these coming, by the way. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Billie Eilish ~  "Your Power"

2)  Indigo Girls  ~  "Power Of Two"

3)  Patti Smith  ~  "People Have The Power"

4)  Kat Graham  ~  "Power"

5)  Marina  ~  "Power & Control"

6)  Little Mix ft. Stormzy  ~  "Power"

7)  SNAP!  ~  "The Power"

8)  Madonna  ~  "The Power Of Good-Bye"

9)  Jennifer Rush  ~  "The Power Of Love"

10)  Diana Ross  ~  "Force Behind The Power"

11)  Dusty Springfield  ~  "Love Power"

12)  Eurythmics  ~  "Power To The Meek"

13)  Tonight Alive  ~  "Power Of One"

14)  Laura Branigan ~  "The Power Of Love"  (When you hear this song, you  might be thinking, "Isn't this the same song as #9 above?" And it is, but Branigan belts it out with more soul than Jennifer Rush and maybe even more power than Celine Dion [#25 below], so all three versions are present and accounted for here. For the record, Branigan released her version 3 years after Rush but 6 years before Dion.)

15)  Gabrielle Aplin  ~  "The Power Of Love"  (No, this is not the same song as the other "Power of Love" versions, but it's a fantastic tune in its own right.)

16)  Kari Jobe  ~  "Oh The Power"

17)  Katy Perry  ~  "Power"

18)  SOKO  ~  "You Have A Power On Me"

19)  Cher  ~  "The Power"

20)  Lauren Daigle  ~  "Power To Redeem"

21)  Within Temptation  ~  "The Power Of Love"

22)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  "The Power Of Three"

23)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "The Power Of Now"

24)  Beyoncé ft. Nija, Busiswa, Yemi Alade, Tierra Whack, Moonchild Sanelly, & DJ Lag  ~  "My Power"

25)  Celine Dion  ~  "The Power Of Love"  (This is the more popular, better-known version of Jennifer Rush's song [#9 above], but Rush recorded it nine years earlier – and to great success worldwide, I might add.)

Songs About Heaven & Hell, Vol. 1

This is either an ill-advised or brilliantly conceived two-part series. I haven't figured that out just yet. Either way, I'm almost certain you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"  (It's actually not, but okay...)

2)  Meat Loaf  ~  "Bat Out Of Hell"  (I guess he had to leave in a hurry?)

3)  Fats Domino  ~  "My Blue Heaven"

4)  Billie Eilish  ~  "All The Good Girls Go To Hell"  (Something about this doesn't seem logical.)

5)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Heaven"  (First song I thought of when coming up with the idea for this post!)

6)  Lizzo  ~  "Good As Hell"  (A bit of an oxymoron, don't you think?)

7)  Breathe  ~  "Hands To Heaven"

8)  T. Graham Brown  ~  "Hell And High Water"  (When I was a kid, I used to wonder who Helen Highwater was. I still haven't found out!)

9)  Los Lonely Boys  ~  "Heaven"

10)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "Hell"

11)  Led Zeppelin  ~  "Stairway To Heaven"

12)  The All-American Rejects  ~  "Gives You Hell"

13)  Florence + The Machine  ~  "All This And Heaven Too"

14)  AC/DC  ~  "Highway To Hell"  (I hear it's broad and paved with good intentions.)

15)  Alice In Chains  ~  "Heaven Beside You"

16)  Dua Lipa  ~  "Hotter Than Hell"  (Is anything really, though?)

17)  MARINA  ~  "Handmade Heaven"

18)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  "Going To Hell"  (Fun fact: Taylor Momsen, the lead singer of this band, portrayed Cindy Lou Who in the Jim Carrey version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas way back in the early '00s. On a song-related note, going to hell is no joke. It really sucks! Avoid at all costs!)

19)  Kane Brown  ~  "Heaven"

20)  Metallica  ~  "Hell And Back"  (I don't think it really has a revolving door. Once you're there, you're stuck there.)

21)  Charlotte Gainsbourg ft. Beck  ~  "Heaven Can Wait"  (There are more weird images in this video than I can shake a stick at!)

22)  Pat Benatar  ~  "Hell Is For Children"  (At first, the title of this song makes no sense whatsoever. But when you figure out what she's really singing about, it makes perfect sense!)

23)  Foxes  ~  "Holding Onto Heaven"

24)  KISS  ~  "Hell Or Hallelujah"

25)  Orianthi  ~  "Heaven In This Hell"

Songs About The Trees

A few weeks ago, I posted a couple of sets of Songs About The Forest. At the time, I hinted that there may be a follow-up post (or two) featuring Songs About The Trees. And, by cracky, here they are. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Radiohead  ~  "Fake Plastic Trees"

2)  Carly Simon  ~  "Boys In The Trees"

3)  twenty one pilots  ~  "Trees"

4)  MARINA  ~  "Orange Trees"

5)  Clint Eastwood  ~  "I Talk To The Trees"

6)  The Staves  ~  "Winter Trees"

7)  Stereophonics  ~  "A Thousand Trees"

8)  Ellen Froese  ~  "The Trees They Do Grow High"

9)  Cold Chisel  ~  "Flame Trees"

10)  Belly  ~  "Feed The Tree"

11)  I'm With Her  ~  "Ryland (Under The Apple Tree)"

12)  Wild Child  ~  "Living Tree"

13)  Rush  ~  "The Trees"

14)  Tony Orlando & Dawn  ~  "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree"

15)  Jewel  ~  "Family Tree"

16)  Priscilla Ahn  ~  "In A Tree"

17)  Paul Weller  ~  "Trees"

18)  KT Tunstall  ~  "Black Horse And The Cherry Tree"

19)  Calexico  ~  "Two Silver Trees"

20)  Rusted Root  ~  "Tree"

21)  Hootie & The Blowfish  ~  "Not Even The Trees"

22)  The Lone Bellow  ~  "Tree To Grow"

23)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  "Trees"

24)  Russian Red  ~  "The Sun, The Trees"

25)  Jennifer Lawrence  ~  "The Hanging Tree"

Extra "Extra" Songs

Two and a half years ago, I posted a collection of songs with the word "Extra" in their titles. (You can check it out here if you wish.) Recently, I discovered a few good songs that I somehow missed, as well as a few new ones that have been released in the interim. And so there's this extremely belated follow-up. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Immature ft. Keith Sweat  ~  "Extra, Extra"

2)  Placebo  ~  "The Extra"

3)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Extra Pale"

4)  Neil Young  ~  "Extra, Extra"

5)  Jimmie Vaughan  ~  "Extra Jimmies!"

6)  Duke Ellington  ~  "E.S.P. (Extra Sensory Perception)"

7)  MARINA  ~  "Extra Ordinary"

8)  Lauren Talley  ~  "The Extra Mile"

9)  Azalea Carey  ~  "Extra"

10)  Paul Kelly  ~  "Extra Mile"

11)  Jireh Lim  ~  "Extra Large"

12)  Bee Gees  ~  "The Extra Mile"

13)  Bobby Bare, Jr.  ~  "Extra Soggy Daisy"

14)  Gomez  ~  "Extra Special Guy"

15)  Anthrax  ~  "Toast To The Extras"

16)  Social Club Misfits  ~  "Extra Wavy"

17)  Ben E. King  ~  "Extra, Extra"

18)  Generationals  ~  "Extra Free Year"

19)  Izzy Reign ft. RandAlive  ~  "Extra! Extra!"

20)  Frightened Rabbit  ~  "Extrasupervery"

21)  Lucy Hale  ~  "Extra Ordinary"

22)  Aqualung  ~  "Extra Ordinary Thing"

23)  Buckethead  ~  "Extra Gloves"

24)  Exposé  ~  "Extra Extra"

25)  Kyuss  ~  "A Day Early And A Dollar Extra"