“They,” “Them,” & “Their” Songs, Vol. 1

Today begins a multi-part series of posts featuring songs with personal pronouns in their titles. Since this "theme," as it were, could doubtless generate an infinite number of qualifying songs, I decided to narrow the scope to only songs that begin with one of these words. Even so, there's two posts worth of songs for the first set. Which, if you read the title of the post, should be self-evident. "They," "Them," and "Their" Songs, Vol. 1 begins...NOW! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Carpenters  ~  “(They Long To Be) Close To You”

2)  Alice In Chains  ~  “Them Bones”

3)  The Beach Boys  ~  “Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring”

4)  Joss Stone  ~  “They Won’t Believe It”

5)  Kate Bush  ~  “Them Heavy People”

6)  Girl In A Coma  ~  “Their Cell”

7)  Jem  ~  “They”

8)  Ray Charles  ~  “Them That Got”

9)  Their/They’re/There  ~  “Their/They’re/Therapy”

10)  Sting  ~  “They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)”

11)  Field Music  ~  “Them That Do Nothing”

12)  The Forester Sisters  ~  “Their Hearts Are Dancing”

13)  Tracey Ullman  ~  “They Don’t Know”

14)  Motörhead  ~  “Them Not Me”

15)  Quiet Hollers  ~  “Road Song / Their Dark Robes”

16)  Michael Jackson  ~  “They Don’t Care About Us”

17)  Dean Martin & Vikki Carr  ~  “Them There Eyes”

18)  Crystal Castles  ~  “Their Kindness Is Charade”

19)  Spoon  ~  “They Want My Soul”

20)  Slade  ~  “Them Kinda Monkeys Can’t Swing”

21)  The Residents  ~  “Their Early Years”

22)  Pulp  ~  “They Suffocate At Night”

23)  Jenna Raine  ~  “Them”

24)  Silverstein  ~  “Their Lips Sink Ships”

25)  Kris Kristofferson  ~  “They Killed Him”

26)  The Cranberries  ~  “Them”

27)  Mormon Tabernacle Choir  ~  “Their Sound Is Gone Out Into All Lands”

Songs About Grief

Songs About Grief? What kind of a post-Christmas downer of a subject is that??? I dunno, maybe a realistic one? Here goes something...  ~  JH

1)  Amy Jay  ~  “Grief”

2)  Bastille  ~  “Good Grief”

3)  The Wild Reeds  ~  “Let No Grief”

4)  Trey Pearson  ~  “The Good Grief”

5)  Agua de Annique  ~  “Trail Of Grief”

6)  Foo Fighters  ~  “Good Grief”

7)  Mormon Tabernacle Choir  ~  “Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs”

8)  Burntfield  ~  “My Grief”

9)  Sinead O’Connor  ~  “Tiny Grief Song”

10)  Glen Phillips  ~  “Grief And Praise”

11)  Eshon Burgundy ft. Liz Vice  ~  “Good Grief”

12)  Paul Kelly  ~  “Feelings Of Grief”

13)  Mandy Pennington  ~  “Grief”

14)  Vince Guaraldi Trio  ~  “Oh, Good Grief”

15)  Dessa  ~  “Good Grief”

16)  Don McLean  ~  “Grief And Hope”

17)  Finley  ~  “Grief”

18)  A.D.A.M.  ~  “Lover’s Grief”

19)  Penny Century  ~  “Greed And Grief”

20)  New York Dolls  ~  “Poor Wayfaring Man Of Grief”

21)  Sepultura  ~  “Grief”

22)  Another One Down!  ~  “Good Grief!”

23)  Dr. Dog  ~  “Good Grief”

24)  Legendscast  ~  “Grief”

25)  Uriah Heep  ~  “Shadows Of Grief”

"Lo" & "Behold" Songs

And the strangely cohesive ideas just keep on comin'! Here's a set of songs featuring – you guessed it! – the words "Lo" and/or "Behold" in their titles. Odd though it may seem, this is a surprisingly solid set of songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  James Taylor  ~  “Lo And Behold”

2)  Hillsong Worship  ~  “Behold (Then Sings My Soul)”

3)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Lo Que Soy”  (This is the first of several songs in this collection that are entirely in Spanish. “Lo” is a fairly common word in Spanish, so it makes its way into songs a lot. This title translates roughly: “What I Am.”)

4)  The Mikado Cast  ~  “Behold The Lord High Executioner!”

5)  Lisa Hannigan  ~  “Lo”

6)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Behold Our God”

7)  Stereolab  ~  “Lo Boob Oscillator”  (This song, which is entirely in French, has absolutely nothing to do with the middle word in its title. I know this, not because I know a word of French, but because I used Google Translate.)

8)  David Phelps  ~  “Behold The Lamb”

9)  Shakira  ~  “Lo Hecho Está Hecho”  (Title translation: “What’s Done Is Done.”)

10)  The Horrible Crowes  ~  “Behold The Hurricane”

11)  Santana  ~  “Jin-Go-Lo-Ba”

12)  Sandi Patty  ~  “We Shall Behold Him”

13)  Doug Kershaw  ~  “Diggy Liggy Lo”

14)  Steini  ~  “Behold”

15)  Matisyahu  ~  “So Hi So Lo”

16)  Ray Boltz  ~  “Behold”  (That permed mullet, though...)

17)  Yuridia  ~  “Lo Que Son Las Cosas”  (Title translation: “What Things Are.”)

18)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Behold! The Night Mare”

19)  Dirty Projectors  ~  “Swing Lo Magellan”

20)  Bella & Aerie Camp ft. Jeremy, Adrienne, & Egan Camp  ~  “Behold”

21)  Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer  ~  “Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo”  (It’s been FAR too long since I’ve seen a girl sing and dance with a puppet.)

22)  Taylor Leonhardt  ~  “Behold”

23)  Shannon Saunders  ~  “Lo-Fi”

24)  Nazca  ~  “Behold”

25)  Renée Fleming and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir  ~  “Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming”

20 Different Versions Of “Carol Of The Bells”

It's that time of year again...when I drag out a classic Christmas song we all know and love and find a number of different versions of it and gather them all in one place. (Hint: Right here.) And the key word is "different." Herein you'll find the song rendered by human voices alone, you'll hear full orchestra, mass choir, hip-hop, dubstep, metal core, boys' choir, and alternative versions, just to name a few. I dare ya to listen! Oh, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Pentatonix  (Gorgeously intricate rendition by the current kings [and queen] of a cappella.)

2)  Trans-Siberian Orchestra  (Actual title: “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24”)  (Classic orchestral/heavy metal medley of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and this particular carol.)

3)  Family Force 5  (I don’t even know how to describe this one. Weird? Terrible? Inventive? Slightly off? Perhaps it’s all of the above.)

4)  BarlowGirl  (One of my favorite “girl groups” sings one of my favorite carols in a medley with “Sing We Now Of Christmas.” Breathtakingly beautiful!)

5)  DeStorm Power   (There just *had to* be a hip-hop version of this song out there somewhere, right? Yup. And this is it.)

6)  Capital Kings  (And a dubstep version, apparently.)

7)  August Burns Red  (Then there’s the metalcore rendition that you’ve all been waiting for. No? Well, maybe you should listen anyway. It’s rather awesome!)

8)  Celtic Woman  (It almost seems like the song was written for them to sing. Great stuff!)

9)  Sesame Street Cast ft. Jennifer Hudson  (A Dreamgirl and Muppets. What else is there to say?)

10)  David Hicken  (Never heard of this guy before, but he tickles the ivories quite adeptly.)

11)  Straight No Chaser  (Because we needed a more traditional a cappella version of the song, I suppose.)

12)  Mormon Tabernacle Choir  (And a mass choir with handbells version, of course.)

13)  Libera  (Something about a choir of boys dressed like wingless angels just screams Christmas! And weird. It most definitely also screams weird.)

14)  The Piano Guys  (Like the TSO song above, this is a medley of “Carol” and “God Rest Ye.” I dunno why he calls himself “The Piano Guys,” but he sure can play a mean cello!)

15)  Jessica Simpson  (This is what happens when a singer of generally vapid pop songs bothers to actually record “real” music. She should do so more often.)

16)  Fallulah  (Slower, darker, and vaguely menacing. Definitely different. In other words, I like it.)

17)  Kenny G  (Medley of “Carol” and “We Three Kings.” Leave it to a saxophonist to provide a breath of fresh air to an oft-recorded tune. Pun fully  intended. And fully awful.)

18)  Josh Wilson  (I’ve seen this guy work his magic in concert. This may sound like the work of a full band, but I’ll bet you he played nearly every note and instrument you hear all by himself.)

19)  The Calling  (To all these other renditions, I add this post-grunge/alternative rock offering. You’re welcome?)

20)  Richard Carpenter  (The only thing this one’s missing is Richard’s sister Karen’s velvety vocals. One thing it could do without is all the cheesiness. But I guess it was the '70s...so there ya go!)