Songs About Dreamers, Vol. 1

Here's the first in a two-part series featuring Songs About Dreamers. Plenty of good tunes to keep your ears happy. So, what are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Brand New Heavies  ~  “Dream On Dreamer”

2)  Ozzy Osbourne  ~  “Dreamer”

3)  Yelina Valeria  ~  “I’m A Dreamer”

4)  for King & Country  ~  “To The Dreamers”

5)  The Green Children  ~  “Dreamers”

6)  The Jacksons  ~  “Dreamer”

7)  Kate Bush  ~  “Army Dreamers”

8)  Johnny Cash  ~  “You Dreamer You”

9)  Bethany Dillon  ~  “Dreamer”

10)  Queen  ~  “Dreamer’s Ball”

11)  K.Flay  ~  “Dreamers”

12)  Menudo  ~  “Motorcycle Dreamer”  (I don’t know what’s worse, these guys’ outfits or their dance moves. Who are we kidding? They’re wearing curtains! It’s totally their dance moves.)

13)  Duffy  ~  “Distant Dreamer”

14)  Christopher Cross  ~  “Dreamers”

15)  Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes  ~  “Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer”

16)  Rizzle Kicks  ~  “Dreamers”

17)  Kate Voegele  ~  “We The Dreamers”

18)  Jack Savoretti  ~  “Dreamers”

19)  Joey + Rory  ~  “Dreamer”

20)  Foghat  ~  “Dreamer”

21)  Elizaveta  ~  “Dreamer”

22)  Milow  ~  “Dreamers And Renegades”

23)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “Something Of A Dreamer”

24)  Judas Priest  ~  “Dreamer Deceiver / Deceiver”

25)  Anna Of The North  ~  “The Dreamer”

Songs About “Wherever”

Here's a bunch of songs with the word "Wherever" in their titles. Because there were lots of good ones to choose from, that's why. Stay tuned, as this might turn out to be a series, with future installations of "Whoever," "Whatever," "Whenever," and "However" songs. Haven't decided yet. Either way...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  OneRepublic  ~  “Wherever I Go”

2)  Nanci Griffith  ~  “It’s A Hard Life Wherever You Go”

3)  Metallica  ~  “Wherever I May Roam”

4)  Selena  ~  “Donde Quiera Que Estes”  (That’s Spanish for “Wherever You Are,” in case you didn’t know.)

5)  Sublime With Rome  ~  “Wherever You Go”

6)  Brandi Carlile  ~  “Wherever Is Your Heart”

7)  REO Speedwagon  ~  “Wherever You’re Going (It’s Alright)”

8)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “Wherever You Are”

9)  Maxwell  ~  “Whenever Wherever Whatever”

10)  Helen Sjöholm  ~  “Wherever He Ain’t”

11)  5 Seconds Of Summer  ~  “Wherever You Are”

12)  Shakira  ~  “Whenever, Wherever”

13)  Paul Young  ~  “Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home)”

14)  Bex Murray  ~  “Wherever I Go”

15)  The Fray  ~  “Wherever This Goes / Just A Closer Walk With Thee”

16)  Patty Griffin  ~  “Go Wherever You Want To Go”

17)  Cheap Trick  ~  “Wherever Would I Be”

18)  Hazell Dean  ~  “Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)”

19)  Karl Wolf  ~  “Wherever You Go”

20)  Band Of Horses  ~  “Whatever, Wherever”

21)  Mark Knopfler ft. Ruth Moody  ~  “Wherever I Go”

22)  Asia  ~  “Wherever You Are”

23)  Human Life  ~  “Wherever We Are”

24)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Welcome To Wherever You Are”

25)  The Calling  ~  “Wherever You Will Go”

BONUS TRACK:  Dusty Springfield & Daryl Hall  ~  “Wherever Would I Be?"  (This is the same song as #17 above, but different and dynamic enough in its own right to merit inclusion here.)

"Just Because" Songs

Sometimes you don't need a reason to post some good songs. And sometimes, you realize that there are a lot of good songs with the phrase "Just Because" in their titles. The latter is specifically the impetus for this post. The former is always the impetus for any of these posts. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ray Charles  ~  “Just Because”

2)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Just Because I’m A Woman”

3)  Jane’s Addiction  ~  “Just Because”

4)  Chalee Tennison  ~  “Just Because She Lives There”

5)  Ginuwine  ~  “Just Because”

6)  Krista Detor  ~  “Just Because”

7)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  “Just Because You’re Mine”

8)  Shayna Zaid  ~  “Just Because”

9)  Bear Lake  ~  “Just Because You Can”

10)  Anita Baker  ~  “Just Because”

11)  My Morning Jacket  ~  “Just Because I Do”

12)  Johnnie Taylor  ~  “Just Because”

13)  Lina Santiago  ~  “Just Because I Love You”

14)  War  ~  “Just Because”

15)  Merise  ~  “Just Because”

16)  Bernie Williams ft. David Benoit  ~  “Just Because”  (For any baseball fans who may tuning in: Yes, THAT Bernie Williams!)

17)  Selah Sue  ~  “Just Because I Do”

18)  Lloyd Price  ~  “Just Because”

19)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “Just Because”

20)  Mathew Maokh  ~  “Just Because You're Breathing Doesn't Mean You're Alive”

21)  Skunk Anansie  ~  “Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)”

22)  Jerry Lee Lewis  ~  “Just Because”

23)  Body Language  ~  “Just Because”

24)  Jackson 5  ~  “Just Because I Love You”

25)  Nikka Costa  ~  “Just Because”

“Reunion” Songs

So, my 20-year high school reunion is today. Yeah, I'm that old. In light of that, here's a collection of songs with the word "Reunion" in their titles. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Collective Soul  ~  “Reunion”

2)  Mary Chapin Carpenter ft. Aiofe O’Donovan  ~  “Transcendental Reunion”

3)  DeGarmo & Key  ~  “Family Reunion”

4)  M83  ~  “Reunion”

5)  Erasure  ~  “Reunion”

6)  Joan Baez  ~  “Reunion Hill”

7)  Funeral For A Friend  ~  “Into Oblivion (Reunion)”

8)  Gaither Homecoming ft. James Blackwood, Jimmy Blackwood, & Terry Blackwood  ~  “That Glad Reunion Day”

9)  The xx  ~  “Reunion”

10)  Richie Kotzen  ~  “Mother Head’s Family Reunion”

11)  Stars  ~  “Reunion”

12)  Molly Hatchet  ~  “Bloody Reunion”

13)  Phil Keaggy  ~  “Reunion Of Friends”

14)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Reunion”

15)  The Hollies  ~  “Reunion Of The Heart”

Songs About Reading

Here's a new three-part series for you about the hilariously misnamed "3 R's." That's right – we'll be exploring first Songs About Reading, then Writing, and then Arithmetic. School is in session...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “If You Could Read My Mind”

2)  Midnight Oil  ~  “Read About It”

3)  The Killers  ~  “Read My Mind”

4)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “As If You Read My Mind”

5)  Brian McKnight  ~  “Can You Read My Mind?”

6)  Professor Green ft. Emeli Sandé  ~  “Read All About It”

7)  Don Henley  ~  “Johnny Can’t Read”

8)  Meat Loaf  ~  “Read ‘Em And Weep”

9)  Lauren Christy  ~  “You Read Me Wrong”

10)  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss  ~  “Please Read The Letter”

11)  Concrete Blonde  ~  “Jenny I Read”

12)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “Read My Lips”

13)  La Dispute  ~  “Woman (Reading)”

14)  Tim McGraw  ~  “If You’re Reading This”

15)  Jimmy Fallon  ~  “The Doors Sing ‘Reading Rainbow’”