Things These Artists Want You To Be, Vol. 4

This is the last set of Songs About Things These Artists Want You To Be. I hope you've enjoyed this miniseries of posts!  ~  JH



1)  Mary J. Blige  ~  "Be Without You"

2)  Old Dominion  ~  "Be With Me"

3)  The Wombats  ~  "Be Your Shadow"

4)  Audioslave  ~  "Be Yourself"

5)  Gene Vincent  ~  "Be-Bop-A-Lula"

6)  Krewella  ~  "Be There"

7)  Jenna Raine  ~  "Be Like You"

8)  Matthew Mole  ~  "Be Gone"

9)  Clara Benin  ~  "Be My Thrill"

10)  What So Not ft. Daniel Johns  ~  "Be OK Again"

11)  Yolanda Adams  ~  "Be Blessed"

12)  Earth, Wind, & Fire  ~  "Be Ever Wodnerful"

13)  J. Cole  ~  "Be Free"

14)  The Hawkins Family  ~  "Be Grateful"

15)  Fergie  ~  "Be Italian"

16)  Jessica Simpson  ~  "Be"

17)  Andrew Peterson  ~  "Be Kind To Yourself"

18)  The Dramatics  ~  "Be My Girl"

19)  John Michael Montgomery  ~  "Be My Baby Tonight"

20)  Red Velvet  ~  "Be Natural"

21)  The Front Bottoms  ~  "Be Nice To Me"

22)  Chris Tomlin ft. Brett Young & Cassadee Pope  ~  "Be The Moon"

23)  The Ting Tings  ~  "Be The One"

24)  Mira, Royal Detective Cast  ~  "Be The Music"

25)  Martina McBride  ~  "Be That Way"

Songs About Leaning

Sometimes you just need somebody to lean on, whether it's physically, emotionally, or otherwise. That's what these songs are all about. So...what are you waiting for? Enjoy 'em already! ~ JH

1)  Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ  ~  "Lean On"

2)  Club Nouveau  ~  "Lean On Me"  (The iconic synth-heavy '80s cover of a classic song.)

3)  Celina Sharma & Emiway Bantai  ~  "Lean On"

4)  Joe  ~  "Lean Into It"

5)  Kirk Franklin ft. Bono, Mary J. Blige, Crystal Lewis & R. Kelly  ~  "Lean On Me"

6)  Bill Withers  ~  "Lean On Me"  (The original – and still the best! – version of this song.)

7)  Speedy Ortiz  ~  "Lean In When I Suffer"

8)  Elvis Presley  ~  "I Need Somebody To Lean On"

9)  Cliff Richard  ~  "Lean On You"

10)  Gord Bamford  ~  "Leaning On A Lonesome Song"

11)  Melba Moore  ~  "Lean On Me"

12)  Sugarland  ~  "Lean It On Back"

13)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms"

14)  The National  ~  "Lean"

15)  Little Big Town  ~  "Lean Into It"

16)  George Formby  ~  "Leaning On A Lamppost"

17)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Lean On Me (Tonight)"

18)  Anna Of The North  ~  "Leaning On Myself"

19)  Cam'ron  ~  "Lean"

20)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  "Lean"

21)  Oh Land  ~  "Lean"

22)  7eventh Time Down  ~  "Lean On"

23)  Wynonna & The Big Noise  ~  "Things That I Lean On"

24)  Lizz Wright  ~  "Lean In"

25)  Marit Larsen  ~  "Lean On Me, Lisa"

More Songs About Women (By Women)

You didn't think that last post contained ALL the good About Women, By Women songs I could muster up, did you? If so, you've underestimated me. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sinead O'Connor  ~  "No Man's Woman"

2)  London Grammar  ~  "Oh Woman Oh Man"

3)  Olivia Newton-John, Amy Sky, & Beth Nielsen Chapman  ~  "Phenomenal Woman"

4)  Kiesza  ~  "Sound Of A Woman"

5)  Kellie Pickler  ~  "If It Wasn't For A Woman"

6)  Joy Williams  ~  "Woman (Oh Mama)"

7)  Jewel  ~  "Stronger Woman"

8)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Woman Down"

9)  Ashley Roberts  ~  "Woman Up"

10)  Cher  ~  "Woman's World"

11)  Dolly Parton  ~  "Touch Your Woman"

12)  Candye Kane  ~  "You Need A Great Big Woman"  (Who doesn't?)

13)  Charlotte Day Wilson  ~  "Stone Woman"

14)  Loretta Lynn  ~  "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)"

15)  Poppy  ~  "My Kind Of Woman"

16)  Shania Twain  ~  "The Woman In Me (Needs The Man In You)"

17)  Jo Dee Messina  ~  "A Woman's Rant"

18)  Jordin Sparks  ~  "I Am Woman"

19)  Lana Del Rey  ~  "God Bless America (And All The Beautiful Women In It)"

20)  Mary J. Blige  ~  "Strength Of A Woman"

21)  Karen O & Danger Mouse  ~  "Woman"

22)  Little Mix  ~  "Woman Like Me"

23)  Laura Mvula  ~  "Phenomenal Woman"

24)  Ariana Grande  ~  "God Is A Woman"  (Actually, He's NOT!)

25)  Neneh Cherry  ~  "Woman"

Songs About Women (By Women)

These songs don't need a man to have a good time. They're doing just fine by themselves, thank you very much! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Shania Twain  ~  "Man! I Feel Like A Woman"

2)  Ariana Grande  ~  "Dangerous Woman"

3)  Cher & Raquel Welch  ~  "I'm A Woman"

4)  Kate Bush  ~  "This Woman's Work"

5)  Gretchen Wilson  ~  "Redneck Woman"

6)  Britney Spears  ~  "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman"

7)  Beyoncé  ~  "Grown Woman"

8)  Cat Power ft. Lana Del Rey  ~  "Woman"

9)  Aaliyah  ~  "More Than A Woman"

10)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Whole Lotta Woman"

11)  Kylie Minogue  ~  "Red Blooded Woman"

12)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"

13)  Reba McEntire  ~  "All The Women I Am"

14)  Alicia Keys  ~  "A Woman's Worth" 

15)  Joan Armatrading  ~  "All A Woman Needs"

16)  Joey + Rory  ~  "Born To Be Your Woman"

17)  Mary J. Blige  ~  "Feel Like A Woman"

18)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "Gold Dust Woman"

19)  Helen Reddy  ~  "I Am Woman"

20)  Chaka Khan  ~  "I'm Every Woman"

21)  Ashton Shepherd  ~  "I'm Just A Woman"

22)  Gladys Knight & The Pips  ~  "If I Were Your Woman"

23)  Dolly Parton  ~  "Just Because I'm A Woman"

24)  Kacy Hill  ~  "Like A Woman"

25)  Pixie Geldof  ~  "Woman Go Wild"