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!)

"Untitled" Songs

I've never figured out why some artists go to the trouble of writing a song, recording it, and even performing it live, but they're too lazy to give it a proper title. Such is the case with these songs (although a few of them have a parenthetical subtitle. Nameless they may be, but high-quality they also are, for the most part. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Simple Plan  ~  "Untitled"

2)  Interpol  ~  "Untitled"

3)  D'Angelo  ~  "Untitled (How Does It Feel?)"

4)  Hysterics  ~  "Mostly Untitled"

5)  Sigur Rós  ~  "(Untitled)"

6)  Maliq & D'Essentials  ~  "Untitled"

7)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "Untitled"

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8)  Paul Woolford  ~  "Untitled (Call Out Your Name)"

9)  Chris Rice  ~  "Untitled Hymn (Come To Jesus)"

10)  Age Of Electric  ~  "Untitled"

11)  O.A.R.  ~  "Untitled"

12)  Time Sawyer  ~  "Untitled Traveler"

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13)  Counting Crows  ~  "Untitled (Love Song)"

14)  Eyes Set To Kill  ~  "Untitled"

15)  Silverchair  ~  "Untitled"

16)  My Chemical Romance  ~  "Stay (Untitled)"

17)  Matt Corby  ~  "Untitled"

12 Songs For The Signs Of The Zodiac

Let me preface this post by stating that I put no credence whatsoever in astrology or astrological signs. I just think the names of the signs sound pretty cool, and I figured someone somewhere had written a song about each of them, or at least had written songs with the signs in the titles. And I was right. And here they are… Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  God Is An Astronaut  ~  "Sunrise In Aries"

2)  Steve Vai  ~  "Taurus Bulba"

3)  The Night Flight Orchestra  ~  "Gemini"

4)  My Chemical Romance  ~  "Cancer"

5)  Deep Purple  ~  "Maybe I'm A Leo"

6)  Van Morrison  ~  "Virgo Clowns"

7)  Jane Lui  ~  "Libra Armor"

8)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  "Scorpio Rising"

9)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Sagittarius Silver Announcement"

10)  30 Seconds To Mars  ~  "Capricorn (A Brand New Name)"

11)  The 5th Dimension  ~  "Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In"

12)  Tori Amos  ~  "Goodbye, Pisces"

Songs With Women's Names In The Titles – 1980 To The Present, Vol. 1

Okay, we're heading into the home stretch here. For those of who you may be waiting to "yell" at me for missing a vital song, your time is soon. In case you weren't paying attention (shame on you!), this is part 5 of 6 of a greater series of songs with people's names in the titles. This particular post is part 1 of 2 of songs with women's names in the titles, featuring songs released from 1980 to the present. Pre-1980 songs were already covered in 2 previous posts. Okay, enough preamble. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Toto  ~  "Rosanna"

2)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Billie Jean"

3)  Bon Iver  ~  "For Emma, Forever Ago"

4)  Joshua Kadison  ~  "Jessie"

5)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Iris"

6)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Joanna"

7)  Laura Branigan  ~  "Gloria"

8)  The Zutons  ~  "Valerie"  (I thought this was originally Amy Winehouse's song, but apparently these guys came out with it first.)

9)  The Calling  ~  "Adrienne"

10)  Kim Carnes  ~  "Bette Davis Eyes"

11)  My Chemical Romance  ~  "Helena"

12)  Europe  ~  "Carrie"

13)  Kaiser Chiefs  ~  "Ruby"

14)  Santana ft. The Product G&B  ~  "Maria Maria"

15)  MIKA  ~  "Grace Kelly"