Songs About Getting Shot

When you've done as many music posts as I have over the past few years, it can be difficult to come up with new and exciting ideas. But not today! Today, I have for you a collection of Songs About Getting Shot. And that's anything BUT boring! Umm...enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Shot Through The Heart”  (Ironically, Bon Jovi's "You Give Love A Bad Name" – which is NOT in this group of songs – was the inspiration for this post. Turns out they have ANOTHER song with the iconic "Shot Through The Heart" lyric in it, this one in its title. Go figure!)

2)  Elvis Costello  ~  “Shot With His Own Gun”

3)  Imagine Dragons  ~  “Shots”

4)  Lady Gaga  ~  “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)”

5)  Nazareth  ~  “Shot Me Down”

6)  Eric Clapton  ~  “I Shot The Sheriff”

7)  Filter  ~  “Hey Man, Nice Shot”

8)  Florrie  ~  “Shot You Down”

9)  Great White  ~  “Shot In The Dark”

10)  Moby  ~  “Shot In The Back Of The Head”

11)  Pat Benatar  ~  “Hit Me With Your Best Shot”

12)  The Rasmus  ~  “Shot”

13)  Christina Perri  ~  “Shot In The Heart”

14)  Protoje ft. Toian  ~  “Shot By Love”

15)  T-killah ft. Lena Katina  ~  “Shot”  (I'd heard this song was even better in its original language – Russian – and whaddyaknow, it is! Check it out here.)

Popular Songs Of 1976, Vol. 1

If my last few "Popular Songs Of..." posts haven't made you feel old yet, then this three-parter is sure to! Because these are the top songs of forty – count them, forty – years ago! If you remember these songs when they came out, you are old. It's time to face the facts. If you remember hearing them on the oldies or mix stations (like I do), then you are getting old (after all, '80s songs are the "new oldies" these days). Fair warning: There will be disco music, but not in excessive amounts. Everything in moderation. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Wings  ~  “Silly Love Songs”

2)  Johnnie Taylor  ~  “Disco Lady”

3)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)”

4)  The Four Seasons  ~  “December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)”

5)  Starland Vocal Band  ~  “Afternoon Delight”

6)  Wild Cherry  ~  “Play That Funky Music”

7)  The Manhattans  ~  “Kiss And Say Goodbye”

8)  Charley Pride  ~  “My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You”

9)  Paul Simon  ~  “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover”

10)  Elton John & Kiki Dee  ~  “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”

11)  The Miracles  ~  “Love Machine”

12)  Walter Murphy  ~  “A Fifth Of Beethoven”

13)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Cherokee Maiden”

14)  Hot Chocolate  ~  “You Sexy Thing”

15)  Seals & Crofts ft. Carolyn Willis  ~  “Get Closer”

16)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Sara Smile”

17)  Barry Manilow  ~  “I Write The Songs”

18)  Queen  ~  “Bohemian Rhapsody”

19)  Elvin Bishop  ~  “Fooled Around And Fell In Love”

20)  Dorothy Moore  ~  “Misty Blue”

21)  Marty Robbins  ~  “Among My Souvenirs”  (That is an incredibly ugly shirt.)

22)  Nazareth  ~  “Love Hurts”

23)  Dr Hook  ~  “A Little Bit More”

24)  The Commodores  ~  “Sweet Love”

25)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “Till I Can Make It On My Own”

It's About Time! Vol. 6: Months

We're back to this "Time" series again, are we? Yes. We are. And we're beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, believe it or not. This collection of songs includes tunes with "Month" or "Months" in their titles. Next up, "Years." After that, the DRAMATIC CONCLUSION! But I won't spoil that one for you. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Vern Gosdin  ~  "A Month Of Sundays"

2)  Bloc Party  ~  "One Month Off"

3)  Yellowcard  ~  "One Year, Six Months"

4)  Portishead  ~  "Seven Months"

5)  Alpha Rev  ~  "Colder Months"  (Skip to 2:05 if you don't want to hear the backstory behind the song.)

6)  The New Basement Tapes ft. Elvis Costello  ~  "Six Months In Kansas City"

7)  Split Enz  ~  "Six Months In A Leaky Boat"

8)  Neck Deep  ~  "I Couldn't Wait To Leave 6 Months Ago"

9)  Falling Here  ~  "Three Months"

10)  Liza Anne  ~  "The Colder Months"

11)  Kaleb Nation  "Four Months"

12)  Tinyfish  ~  "Nine Months On Fire"

13)  Don Henley  ~  "A Month Of Sundays"

14)  Fever Dreamer  ~  "A Month Of Sunshine"

15)  Nazareth  ~  "This Month's Messiah"

16)  Death From Above 1979  ~  "Black History Month"

17)  Arcade Fire  ~  "Month Of May"

18)  The Posies  ~  "Plastic Paperbacks" / "Flavor Of The Month"

19)  Vanessa Redgrave  ~  "Lusty Month Of May"

20)  James Blake  ~  "Give Me My Month"

Songs With "Expect" In The Title

Another one of these posts where the title keywords rhyme with the title keywords of the previous posts. This is part five; there will be one final entry in the series. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lobo  ~  "Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend"

2)  Halestorm  ~  "What Were You Expecting?"

3)  Jeff, Sheri, & Morgan Easter  ~  "Expecting Good Things"

4)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  "How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously?"

5)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  "Great Expectations"

6)  Archers Of Loaf  ~  "What Did You Expect?"

7)  Jamie Lawson  ~  "Wasn't Expecting That"

8)  William McDowell ~  "Expecting"

9)  Girl's Day  ~  "Expectation"

10)  Soulsavers  ~  "No Expectations"

11)  Buffalo Springfield  ~  "Expecting To Fly"

12)  Yellow Magic Orchestra  ~  "Expecting Rivers"

13)  Casual ft. Del The Funky Homosapien  ~  "Respect Game Or Expect Flames"

14)  Tame Impala  ~  "Expectation"

15)  Nazareth  ~  "Expect No Mercy"