“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 4

You didn't think I'd forgotten about this series, did you? Of course not! And there's one more post to go after this one. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  La Roux  ~  “In For The Kill”

2)  Courtney Barnett  ~  “Out Of The Woodwork”

3)  The Smiths  ~  “Girlfriend In A Coma”

4)  Anna Calvi  ~  “Blackout”

5)  Mary Gauthier  ~  “Drag Queens In Limousines”

6)  David Bowie  ~  “Blackout”

7)  Blondie  ~  “In The Flesh”

8)  Judas Priest  ~  “Out In The Cold”

9)  The Breeders  ~  “Wait In The Car”

10)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Get Out The Map”

11)  OTEP  ~  “In Cold Blood”

12)  Neon Hitch  ~  “Out Of This World”

13)  Village People  ~  “In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star)”

14)  Erasure  ~  “All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love”

15)  Elton John  ~  “The Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes”

16)  St. Vincent  ~  “Actor Out Of Work”

17)  Joshua Kadison  ~  “Beautiful In My Eyes”

18)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “G.N.O. (Girls’ Night Out)”

19)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Kickin’ In”

20)  Kesha  ~  “Out Alive”

21)  David Bowie & Mick Jagger  ~  "Dancing In The Street”

22)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “Look Out Mama”

23)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “I Have Friends In Holy Spaces”

24)  RuPaul  ~  “Workout”

25)  Freddie Mercury  ~  “In My Defence”

26)  The Feeling & Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  “Leave Me Out Of It”

27)  Neon Trees  ~  “Text Me In The Morning”

28)  Jenny Owen Youngs  ~  “Keys Out, Lights On”

29)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I Want To Be In Love”

30)  Chely Wright  ~  “She Went Out For Cigarettes”

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 2

More "In" & "Out" Songs for your listening pleasure. Or not. Whatever. But I do hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “Living In The City”

2)  Erasure  ~  “Reach Out”

3)  Mykki Blanco  ~  “Knife Going In”

4)  Elton John  ~  “Someday Out Of The Blue”

5)  Ty Herndon  ~  “Living In A Moment”

6)  Brooke Candy ft. Sia  ~  “Living Out Loud”

7)  Klaus Nomi  ~  “Falling In Love Again”

8)  Brandy Clark  ~  “What’ll Keep Me Out Of Heaven”

9)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “Back In Your Head”

10)  Blood Orange ft. Steve Lacy  ~  “Out Of Your League”

11)  Morrissey  ~  “Spent The Day In Bed”

12)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Come On Out Tonight”

13)  Bright Light Bright Light  ~  “In Your Care”

14)  Adore Delano  ~  “Out Of The Blue”

15)  Nakhane  ~  “In The Dark Room”

16)  Mary Lambert  ~  “Hang Out With You”

17)  boygenius  ~  “Salt In The Wound”

18)  David Bowie  ~  “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”

19)  MUNA  ~  “In My Way”

20)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “Out Of The Game”

21)  Dodie  ~  “In The Middle”

22)  Judas Priest  ~  “Heading Out To The Highway”

23)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Slide In”

24)  Queen  ~  “Put Out The Fire”

25)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  “Walking In My Blue Jeans”

26)  Perfume Genius  ~  “Lookout, Lookout”

27)  Jen Cloher  ~  “Needle In The Hay”

28)  R.E.M.  ~  “Turn You Inside-Out”

29)  July Jones  ~  “Jump In The Water”

30)  Green Day  ~  “Burnout”

“Me,” “Myself,” & “I” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a three-part series of songs featuring one or more of the commonplace pronouns "Me," "Myself," and "I" in their titles. Since there was a plethora of songs to choose from that fit this criteria, I tried to pick only the best, most popular, and/or most unique tunes. I hope you will agree...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie  ~  “ME!”

2)  Morrissey  ~  “I’m OK By Myself”

3)  Austra  ~  “I Love You More Than You Love Yourself”

4)  R.E.M.  ~  “Me In Honey”

5)  Barry Manilow  ~  “I Let Myself Believe”

6)  Chely Wright  ~  “I Already Do”

7)  David Bowie & Cher  ~  “Can You Hear Me?”

8)  Todrick Hall  ~   “Lyin’ To Myself”

9)  RL Grime ft. Daya  ~  “I Wanna Know”

10)  Anna Calvi  ~  “Sing To Me”

11)  Liberace  ~  “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter”

12)  Mal Blum  ~  “I Don’t Want To”

13)  Soft Cell ~  “Entertain Me”

14)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “The Ghost Of Myself”

15)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “I Couldn’t Be Your Friend”

16)  Green Day  ~  “Wake Me Up When September Ends”

17)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Message To Myself”

18)  The xx  ~  “I Dare You”

19)  Culture Club  ~  “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”

20)  Fanny  ~  “Beside Myself”

21)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “I Don’t Know What It Is”

22)  Mary Lambert  ~  “Forget Me”

23)  Sinéad O’Connor  ~  “I Am Enough For Myself”

24)  Perfume Genius  ~  “I Decline”

25)  Fever Ray  ~  “Keep The Streets Empty For Me”

26)  Darren Hayes  ~  “Me, Myself, & I”

27)  A Great Big World  ~  “I Really Want It”

28)  Anohni  ~  “Drone Bomb Me”

29)  Little Richard  ~  “I Brought It All On Myself”

30)  Aurora  ~  “I Went Too Far”

Songs By Breast Cancer Survivors

In case you didn't already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I put together this post featuring Songs by Breast Cancer Survivors both to raise awareness of and to highlight a few notable survivors of the disease. You may know and recognize many of these faces, and you may be familiar with their voices. Over 260,000 people each year are diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S. alone. Early detection is key. Don't delay...schedule your mammogram today!  ~  JH

1)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Everyday Is A Winding Road”

2)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “Love At First Sight”

3)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “I Honestly Love You”

4)  Carly Simon  ~  “You’re So Vain”  (I just found out that Mick Jagger contributed backup vocals to this iconic tune. Apropos of nothing, but interesting nonetheless.)

5)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Come To My Window”

6)  Anastacia  ~  “I’m Outta Love”

7)  Bif Naked  ~  “Lucky”

8)  Marianne Faithfull  ~  “As Tears Go By”

9)  Nanci Griffith  ~  “Once In A Very Blue Moon”

10)  Hayley Mills & Hayley Mills  ~  “Let’s Get Together”  (Yes, you read that right. The girl sings a duet with herself. Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about…)

11)  Anita Doth (of 2 Unlimited)  ~  “No Limit”

12)  Peter Criss (with KISS)  ~  “Beth”  (In case you are under the mistaken belief that only women can get breast cancer, Peter Criss – who takes the lead on this classic KISS ballad – is here to prove you wrong.)

13)  Marsha Hunt  ~  “I Walk On Gilded Splinters”

14)  Ann Jillian  ~  “There’s A Winner In You”

15)  Rachel Platten  ~  “Fight Song”  (While it’s true that Rachel Platten has never suffered from breast cancer and come out on the other side, this song from three years ago has become a battle cry for those who have. I believe its message is an appropriate way to conclude this post.)