“Optimistic” Songs

Are things looking up? They always are if you're an optimist! I'm not, but some people are. For those who are, these are positively for you! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Blues Traveler  ~  “Optimistic Thought”

2)  Emma Pollock  ~  “The Optimist”

3)  Elvis Costello  ~  “The Fall Of The World’s Own Optimist”

4)  Natalie Cole  ~  “Optimistic Voices”

5)  Paul Dempsey  ~  “The Great Optimist”

6)  Elsa & Emilie  ~  “Endless Optimism”

7)  City and Colour  ~  “Grand Optimist”

8)  Article 9  ~  “The Optimist”

9)  Alesana  ~  “Fatal Optimist”

10)  South Pacific Cast ft. Mitzi Gaynor  ~  “Cockeyed Optimist”

11)  Wanderwild  ~  “Optimist”

12)  David Byrne & St. Vincent  ~  “Optimist”

13)  Zoe Keating  ~  “Optimist”

14)  Rob McGuinness  ~  “The Optimist”

15)  Paramore  ~  “For A Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic”

16)  Buju Banton  ~  “Optimistic Soul”

17)  The Electric Swing Circus  ~  “The Penniless Optimist”

18)  Radiohead  ~  “Optimistic”

19)  Sounds Of Blackness  ~  “Optimistic”

20)  FM Static  ~  “Boy Moves To A New Town With Optimistic Outlook”

Things These Artists Have “Got,” Vol. 3

What else could these artists possibly have "got" that hasn't been covered already? Find out for yourself. Oh, yeah...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Muddy Waters  ~  “I’ve Got My Mojo Working”

2)  St. Lucia  ~  “We Got It Wrong”

3)  Michael Jackson  ~  “We’ve Got Forever”

4)  Loretta Lynn  ~  “I’ve Got A Picture Of Us On My Mind”

5)  The Dear Hunter  ~  “We’ve Got A Score To Settle”

6)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “I’ve Got That Old Feeling”

7)  Barry White  ~  “I’ve Got So Much To Give”

8)  Loreen  ~  “We Got The Power”

9)  Fred Astaire  ~  “I’ve Got My Eyes On You”

10)  Leah Daniels  ~  “We Got Snow”

11)  Pitch Perfect Cast  ~  “I’ve Got The Magic In Me”

12)  Young Soul Rebels  ~  “I Got Soul”

13)  Oscar Peterson Trio ft. Ben Webster  ~  “I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)”  (Yes, we did hear this song – albeit with vocals – before in this series. But this instrumental version was WAY too good to exclude.)

14)  Lennon & Maisy  ~  “We Got Love”

15)  Aaron Tippin  ~  “I Got It Honest”

16)  Joey Heatherton  ~  “I’ve Got Your Number”

17)  Motörhead  ~  “I Got Mine”

18)  Joan Chamorro Quartet ft. Alba Armegou & Luigi Grasso  ~  “I’ve Got A Date With A Dream”

19)  Backstreet Boys  ~  “We’ve Got It Goin’ On”

20)  Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton  ~  “We’ve Got Tonight”

21)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”

22)  Natalie Cole  ~  “I’ve Got Love On My Mind”

23)  Pearl Jam  ~  “I Got Id”

24)  Alex Winston  ~  “We Got Nothing”

25)  Steve Wariner  ~  “I Got Dreams”

“Thankful” Songs

One day early, but whatevs... Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!  ~  JH

1)  Elton John  ~  “All That I’m Allowed (I’m Thankful)”

2)  TobyMac  ~  “Thankful For You”

3)  Daryl Hall & Rumer  ~  “Be Thankful For What You Got”

4)  Joe Cocker  ~  “Thankful”

5)  Don Moen  ~  “With A Thankful Heart”

6)  Me’Shell Ndegéocello  ~  “Thankful”

7)  Jonny Lang  ~  “Thankful”

8)  Jamey Johnson  ~  “Thankful For The Rain”

9)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Thankful”

10)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Nothing Short Of Thankful”

11)  Fairport Convention  ~  “Now Be Thankful”

12)  Mary Mary  ~  “Thank You, Lord / Thankful”

13)  Trace Adkins  ~  “Thankful Man”

14)  Petra  ~  “Thankful Heart”

15)  Caedmon’s Call  ~  “Thankful”

16)  Chlorine Free  ~  “Thankful”

17)  Bing Crosby ft. Bob Crosby And His Orchestra  ~  “I’ve Got Plenty To Be Thankful For”

18)  Natalie Cole  ~  “Be Thankful”

19)  The Muppet Christmas Carol Cast ft. Michael Caine  ~  “Thankful Heart”

20)  Josh Groban  ~  “Thankful”

21)  Céline Dion  ~  “Thankful”

22)  Lee Williams & The Spiritual QC’s  ~  “So Much To Be Thankful For”

23)  Atlantic Starr  ~  “Thankful”

24)  Louis Armstrong  ~  “Thankful”

25)  Darlene Zschech  ~  “Thankful”

"Beginning" Songs, Vol. 2

This is part 2 in a 6-part series featuring "Beginning," "Middle," and "Ending" songs. We began with "Beginning." We conclude the "Beginning" today. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Brandi Carlile  ~  “Beginning To Feel The Years”

2)  Black Sabbath  ~  “End Of The Beginning”

3)  Osmond Brothers  ~  “Before The Beginning”  (I'm the only person I know who would follow up a Black Sabbath song with one by the Osmond Brothers. I'm #smh at my own self!)

4)  Natalie Cole  ~  “I’m Beginning To See The Light”  (Yeah, it's the same song as the first Ella Fitzgerald song in the previous post, but both ladies performed it so excellently, I couldn't decide which to exclude. Besides, Natalie Cole just passed away a few months ago and I hadn't had a chance to include her in any posts since then – to my knowledge, at least – and she was certainly overdue for a tribute.)

5)  Manfred Mann’s Earth Band  ~  “In The Beginning, Darkness”

6)  The Stills  ~  “In The Beginning”

7)  Bucks Fizz  ~  “New Beginning”

8)  Chicago  ~  “Beginnings”

9)  Finch  ~  “New Beginnings”

10)  Crystal Lewis  ~  “Beginning Again”

11)  Tyler Ward  ~  “Beginning Of A Bad Idea”

12)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “The Beginning And The End”

13)  Kalafina  ~  “To The Beginning”  (I don’t understand a word they’re singing, but it’s kind of fantastic!)

14)  David Phelps  ~  “End Of The Beginning”

15)  The Living End  ~  “The Ending Is Just The Beginning”