“How To” Songs

Here's something you don't see everyday: A collection of informative songs that teach you how to do a variety of different, but equally important things. You'll find songs instructing you how to live, how to love, how to die, how to disappear completely, how to hide your feelings, how to grow old, and how to save a life, among others. So put on your learning cap...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Fray  ~  “How To Save A Life”

2)  Man Overboard  ~  “How To Hide Your Feelings”

3)  Demi Lovato  ~  “How To Love”

4)  Frankie J  ~  “How To Deal”

5)  Radiohead  ~  “How To Disappear Completely”

6)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  “How To Be A Heartbreaker”

7)  Pentatonix  ~  “Show You How To Love”

8)  The Cat Empire  ~  “How To Explain”

9)  Tedeschi Trucks Band  ~  “Learn How To Love”

10)  Jon Foreman  ~  “Learning How To Die”

11)  Audioslave  ~  “Show Me How To Live”

12)  Rebecca Ferguson  ~  “Teach Me How To Be Loved”

13)  Colony House  ~  “Learning How To Love”

14)  Joseph Arthur  ~  “I Used To Know How To Walk On Water”

15)  Sinead O’Connor  ~  “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”

16)  Gary Allan  ~  “Learning How To Bend”

17)  R.E.M.  ~  “Life And How To Live It”

18)  JoJo  ~  “How To Touch A Girl”

19)  Milow  ~  “Learning How To Disappear”

20)  Sting  ~  “The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance”

21)  Katie Melua  ~  “When You Taught Me How To Dance”

22)  Smokie  ~  “If You Think You Know How To Love Me”

23)  John Hiatt & The Goners  ~  “Learning How To Love You”

24)  Halestorm  ~  “Don’t Know How To Stop”

25)  Ryan Adams  ~  “I Taught Myself How To Grow Old”

Songs For Halloween, Vol. 4

One last time for old time's sake, here's a selection of tunes in honor of Halloween...or in spite of it. Whatever. Don't listen with the lights off. But do...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mallory Knox  ~  “Ghost In The Mirror”

2)  Meg & Dia  ~  “Monster”

3)  To Paint The Sky  ~  “The Ghost”

4)  Ingrid Michaelson  ~  “Ghost”

5)  One-Eyed Doll  ~  “You’re A Vampire”

6)  Cheap Trick  ~  “Ghost Town”

7)  Faderhead  ~  “Exit Ghost”

8)  Barrage  ~  “Devil’s Nightmare”

9)  Dessa  ~  “Call Off Your Ghost”

10)  Kristin Hersh ft. Michael Stipe  ~  “Your Ghost”

11)  Maître Gims  ~  “Zombie”

12)  Emarosa  ~  “But You Won’t Love A Ghost”

13)  Blameshift  ~  “Ghost”

14)  Duran Duran  ~  “Lonely In Your Nightmare”

15)  From Indian Lakes  ~  “Ghost”

16)  Skid Row  ~  “Ghost”

17)  Heartist  ~  “Skeletons”

18)  Darling Parade  ~  “Ghost”

19)  Rihanna  ~  “Disturbia”

20)  Katy B  ~  “Witches Brew”

21)  The Dodoz  ~  “Ghost”

22)  Jamie T  ~  “Zombie”

23)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  “Living Dead”

24)  Fifth Harmony  ~  “I’m In Love With A Monster”

25)  Marilyn Manson  ~  “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”

Things These Artists Are Not (Vol. 2)

Here's some more songs that tell you what the singers/bands are, in fact, NOT. Indeed, you'll find artists here who are not strong enough, not okay, not the doctor, not gonna take it, and so much more! Oh yeah, and commentary is included for each song here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Apocalyptica ft. Doug Robb  ~  "Not Strong Enough"  (Maybe you're just not trying hard enough...?)

2)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  "I Am Not A Robot"  (Well, of course, you're not, Marina. You're a singer. And a darn good one!)

3)  Doris Day  ~  "I'm Not At All In Love"  (Sure, sure, sure. Nobody's buying that.)

4)  Glen Campbell  ~  "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"  (In light of Campbell's Alzheimer's diagnosis a couple of years ago, this haunting ballad – his final single – is heartbreaking yet beautiful.)

5)  Newton Faulkner  ~  "I'm Not Giving Up Yet"  (Hang in there, Newton. Perseverance is key.)

6)  Bryan White  ~  "I'm Not Supposed To Love You Anymore"  (Well, what are you gonna do if you still love somebody? There's no "on/off" button when it comes to love.)

7)  My Chemical Romance  ~  "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"  (I'm not, either. I promise. I wouldn't lie to you.)

8)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "Not Over You"  (He's not. Believe me. He talks about you all the time. You guys should really get back together. You were meant for each other.)

9)  Carolina Liar  ~  "I'm Not Over"  (Sheesh, what is it with people who just can't – or won't – let go! Oh yeah, I forgot about that "on/off" button thing…)

10)  Skillet  ~  "Not Gonna Die"  (Nope. Not tonight, at least.)

11)  Armin van Buuren ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  "Not Giving Up On Love"  (As well you shouldn't, Sophie. You're still young. Your prince will come. Just give it time.)

12)  Victoria Beckham  ~  "Not Such An Innocent Girl"  (Is that really something to be bragging about?)

13)  The King's Son ft. Blacko  ~  "I'm Not Rich"  (I'm not either, but I don't live like a millionaire…)

14)  Calvin Harris  ~  "I'm Not Alone"  (He's definitely not alone. There's a bunch of people in cages in his underground dungeon.)

15)  Twisted Sister  ~  "We're Not Gonna Take It"  (ANYMORE!!!)

16)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  "I Am Not The Bad Guy"  (The bad guy she may not be, but a unique powerhouse of a voice she does possess.)

17)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Not The Doctor"  (She's not the nurse, either. Don't be fooled!)

18)  Kutless  ~  "Not What You See"  (My eyes must be playing tricks with me. I could've sworn he was what I saw.)

19)  SOJA  ~  "Not Done Yet"  (Keep calm and carry on then…)

20)  Kari Jobe  ~  "I Am Not Alone"  (No, you're not. And neither am I. None of us are. Praise God!)

"39" Songs

Today, my wife is 39 weeks pregnant with our daughter. (One more week to go!) So here's a collection of songs with the number "39" in their titles or somewhere in their lyrics. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Queen  ~  "'39"

2)  The Cure  ~  "39"

3)  Paul Kelly  ~  "You're 39, You're Beautiful, And You're Mine"

4)  Bryan Ferry  ~  "39 Steps"

5)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Stand On It"

6)  The Outlaws  ~  "Trail Of Tears"

7)  The White Stripes  ~  "Hotel Yorba"

8)  Bullet For My Valentine  ~  "Whole Lotta Rosie"

9)  Thurl Ravenscroft  ~  "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"

10)  Blood, Sweat, & Tears  ~  "Over The Hill"

11)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "Drink Yer Glasses Empty"

12)  Steeldrivers  ~  "Midnight Train To Memphis"

13)  Trace Adkins  ~  "Tough People Do"

14)  Procol Harum  ~  "Sympathy For The Hard Of Hearing"

15)  Texas Renegade  ~  "Happy Anniversary"

16)  Primus  ~  "The Toys Go Winding Down"

17)  Stray Cats  ~  "Rev It Up And Go"

18)  Stereophonics  ~  "Have A Nice Day"

19)  Thin Lizzy  ~  "Angel Of Death"

20)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  "Hollywood"

More Songs With Four-Letter Words In The Titles

The "More" in the title of this post refers to the fact that I've done one of these posts in the past, on my original blog. In case you missed that one, I should explain. To quote my previous intro: "It's not what you think it is. Unless you were thinking that this is a collection of songs with titles that are exactly four letters long. In which case, it's exactly what you think." Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "Lady"

2)  Ellie Goulding  ~  "Burn"

3)  Florida Georgia Line  ~  "Stay"

4)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "Torn"

5)  MC Hammer  ~  "Pray"

6)  Lorde  ~  "Team"

7)  Enrique Iglesias  ~  "Hero"

8)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  "Lies"

9)  Linkin Park  ~  "Numb"

10)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Mine"

11)  Dan Croll  ~  "Home"

12)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  "Papi"

13)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  "Worn"

14)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Hero"

15)  Hawk Nelson  ~  "Zero"

16)  CHVRCHES  ~  "Lies"

17)  Van Halen  ~  "Jump"

18)  Concrete Blonde  ~  "Joey"

19)  The Vines  ~  "Ride"

20)  Rush Of Fools  ~  "Undo"