Songs About Tradition

To be honest, I'm not big on tradition. Unless it's the kind of traditions you keep with, say, family at the holidays. But I believe that many traditions, like many conventions, are made to be broken. What's that say about me? I don't even want to think about that right now. Meanwhile, enjoy some great Songs About Tradition!  ~  JH

1)  Fiddler On The Roof Cast ft. Topol  ~  “Tradition”

2)  Collective Soul  ~  “Tradition”

3)  Tanita Tikaram  ~  “Good Tradition”

4)  Southcott  ~  “The October Tradition”

5)  A Sunny Day In Glasgow  ~  “In Love With Useless (The Timeless Geometry In The Tradition Of Passing)”

6)  The Pretenders  ~  “Tradition Of Love”

7)  Live  ~  “Operation Spirit (The Tyranny Of Tradition)”

8)  Nicole Dollanganger  ~  “American Tradition”

9)  Thousand Below  ~  “Tradition”

10)  Stavesacre  ~  “Time Honored Tradition”

11)  The Saxophones  ~  “New Tradition”

12)  Natalie Hemby  ~  “Time Honored Tradition”

13)  Hank Williams, Jr.  ~  “Family Tradition”

14)  The Hush Now  ~  “Traditions”

15)  Idlehands  ~  “Floor Of Tradition”

16)  Kaiser Chiefs  ~  “Time Honoured Tradition”

17)  Senses Fail  ~  “Family Tradition”

18)  The Veils  ~  “Vicious Traditions”

19)  Great White  ~  “In The Tradition”

20)  The Belle Game  ~  “Tradition”

21)  Primus  ~  “To Defy The Laws Of Tradition"

22)  Burning Spear  ~  “Tradition”

23)  Naturally 7  ~  “Tradition”

24)  Heavenly Beat  ~  “Tradition”

25)  Soothsayers  ~  “Tradition”

“Cemetery” Songs

While we’re on a dead people kick (is that what this blog has come to?), why not throw in a batch of “Cemetery” Songs for good measure? They’re not as bad as you think. I’m sure you will…enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Pantera  ~  “Cemetery Gates”

2)  Silverchair  ~  “Cemetery”

3)  Missy Higgins  ~  “Cemetery”

4)  COIN  ~  “Cemetery”

5)  Woods Of Ypres  ~  “I Was Buried In Mount Pleasant Cemetery”

6)  Tierra Whack  ~  “Pet Cemetery”

7)  Strung Out  ~  “Cemetery”

8)  Ramones  ~  “Pet Sematary”

9)  Nicole Dollanganger  ~  “Sleepy Towns And Cemeteries”

10)  Coldplay  ~  “Cemeteries Of London”

11)  Umphrey's McGee  ~  “Cemetery Walk”

12)  Ron Sexsmith  ~  “Pretty Little Cemetery”

13)  Bessie Smith  ~  “Cemetery Blues”

14)  Tom Waits  ~  “Cemetery Polka”

15)  Say Anything  ~  “Cemetery”

16)  Isles & Glaciers  ~  “Cemetery Weather”

17)  Tab  ~  “Cemetery Shakedown”

18)  Fountains Of Wayne  ~  “Cemetery Guns”

19)  Squirrel Nut Zippers  ~  “St. Louis Cemetery Blues”

20)  Midnight Oil  ~  “Cemetery In My Mind”

21)  My Chemical Romance  ~  “Cemetery Drive”

22)  Charlie Simpson  ~  “Cemetery”

23)  Son Volt  ~  “Cemetery Savior”

24)  mewithoutyou  ~  “Cleo’s Ferry Cemetery”

25)  The Front Bottoms  ~  “Historic Cemetery”