“Color” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a three-part series of songs featuring the word "Color" (in one form or another) in their titles. There were tons of these to choose from, but I tried to limit selections to the very best or at least the most interesting. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  MNEK ft. Hailee Steinfeld  ~  “Colour”

2)  Zedd  ~  “True Colors”

3)  Alabama Shakes  ~  “Sound & Color”

4)  Billy Ocean  ~  “The Colour Of Love”

5)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Coat Of Many Colors”

6)  Tritonal & Paris Blohm ft. Sterling Fox  ~  “Colors”

7)  La Roux  ~  “Colourless Colour”

8)  OK Go  ~  “Three Primary Colors”

9)  Nina Simone  ~  “Black Is The Color (Of My True Love’s Hair)”

10)  Walk The Moon  ~  “Different Colors”

11)  Cat Power  ~  “Colors And The Kids”

12)  Diplo ft. Lil Xan  ~  “Color Blind”

13)  Kelly Rowland  ~  “Rose Colored Glasses”

14)  Counting Crows  ~  “Colorblind”

15)  PJ Harvey ft. Mick Harvey & John Parish  ~  “The Colour Of The Earth”

16)  Charlotte OC  ~  “Colour My Heart”

17)  Patty Loveless  ~  “Color Of The Blues”

18)  Donovan  ~  “Colors”

19)  Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  “Favourite Colour”

20)  Amos Lee  ~  “Colors”

21)  Genevieve  ~  “Show Your Colors”

22)  Keith Urban  ~  “Blue Ain’t Your Color”

23)  Thomas Gold ft. Kate Elsworth  ~  “Colourblind”

24)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Colour & Shape”

25)  Mary J. Blige  ~  “Colors”

Songs About Girls Named Jenny

Of all the female names that musicians have written songs about, "Jenny" seems to be among the most common. This collection comprises some of the best among those many "Jenny" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tommy Tutone  ~  “867-5309 / Jenny”

2)  The Killers  ~  “Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine”

3)  BETS  ~  “Jenny”

4)  Paul McCartney  ~  “Jenny Wren”

5)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  “Photo Jenny”

6)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “Jenny From The Block”

7)  Stephen Malkmus  ~  “Jenny And The Ess-Dog”

8)  Little Richard  ~  “Jenny, Jenny”

9)  Lisa Loeb  ~  “Jenny Jenkins”

10)  Paolo Nutini  ~  “Jenny Don’t Be Hasty”

11)  Fairport Convention  ~  “Jenny’s Chickens”

12)  Nina Simone  ~  “Pirate Jenny”

13)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “My Last Song To Jenny”

14)  Brett Dennen  ~  “Jenny And Jill”

15)  Concrete Blonde  ~  “Jenny I Read”

16)  The Click Five  ~  “Jenny”

17)  Walk The Moon  ~  “Jenny”

18)  Studio Killers  ~  “Jenny”

19)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “Cotton Jenny”

20)  Hiss Golden Messenger  ~  “Jenny Of The Roses”

21)  Vince Gill ft. Jenny Gill  ~  “Jenny Dreamed Of Trains”

22)  Flight Of The Conchords  ~  “Jenny”

23)   Hermitage Green  ~  “Jenny”

24)  Spinning Jenny  ~  “Hey Jenny”

25)  The Maine  ~  “Jenny”

Things These Artists Have “Got,” Vol. 1

A lot of good songs over the years seem to have the words "I Got," "I've Got," "We Got," or "We've Got" in their titles. I notice dumb things like this. And what do I do when I notice them? I post a four-part miniseries featuring said songs, of course! Enjoy? ~  JH

1)  James Brown  ~  I Got You (I Feel Good)”

2)  Jana Kramer  ~  “I Got The Boy”

3)  Pearl Jam  ~  “I’ve Got A Feeling”  (This is a cover of a Beatles song. I had a video of Paul McCartney performing it all ready to post, but I actually ended up liking this version better. Go figure!)

4)  Ciara  ~  “I Got You”

5)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “I Got The Blues”

6)  Ethel Merman  ~  “I Got Rhythm”

7)  Young The Giant  ~  “I Got”  (What've they “got”? You’ll have to listen to find out.)

8)  You Me & Apollo  ~  “We Got A Roof”

9)  Lily Allen  ~  “As Long As I Got You”

10)  Canaan Smith  ~  “We Got Us”

11)  Brad Garrett, Jeffrey Tambor, Mandy Moore, & Zachary Levi  ~  “I’ve Got A Dream”

12)  Don Williams  ~  “I’ve Got A Winner In You”

13)  Nina Simone  ~  “Ain’t Got No / I Got Life”

14)  Al Jarreau  ~  “We Got By”  (“By” is not a thing you can literally “get,” but this is a great song so it’s close enough.)

15)  Karmin  ~  “I Got You (Pisces)”

16)  Delbert McClinton  ~  “I’ve Got Dreams To Remember”

17)  The Civil Wars  ~  “I’ve Got This Friend”

18)  Positive K  ~  “I Got A Man”

19)  Lily & Madeleine  ~   “I’ve Got Freedom”

20)  Bon Jovi  ~  “We Got It Going On”

21)  Glenn Miller & His Orchestra ft. Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, The Modernaires, & The Nicholas Brothers  ~  “(I’ve Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo”

22)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “We’ve Got A Groovy Thing Goin’”

23)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “I Gotta Feeling”

24)  Jim Croce  ~  “I Got A Name”

25)  Mel Tormé  ~  “We’ve Got A World That Swings”

Songs About Hair

Yet another cockamamie idea from the self-proclaimed king of cockamamie ideas. Here's a collection of Songs About Hair. Oh, and yes, there will be  a follow-up to this one. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Lady Gaga  ~  “Hair”

2)  MAGIC!  ~  “Let Your Hair Down”

3)  PJ Harvey  ~  “Hair”

4)  Ed Sheeran  ~  “You Need To Cut Your Hair”

5)  India.Arie ft. Akon  ~  “I Am Not My Hair”

6)  The Early November  ~  “Hair”

7)  CocoRosie ft. Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra  ~  “Roots Of My Hair”

8)  Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young  ~  “Almost Cut My Hair”

9)  Slowdive  ~  “Golden Hair”

10)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Snow In His Hair”

11)  George Jones  ~  “You Comb Her Hair”

12)  Nina Simone ft. Emile Latimer  ~  “Black Is The Color (Of My True Love’s Hair)”

13)  Robert Earl Keen  ~  “Jesse With The Long Hair Hangin’ Down”

14)  America  ~  “Sister Golden Hair”

15)  Robert Wilson  ~  “Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair”

"Single" Songs

I know what you're thinking, and you're probably right. Why on earth would you post a collection of songs with "Single" in the title on Valentine's Day, of all days? Don't you care anything about those folks for whom this day is anything but special? Of course I do. It just so happens that this is part 1 of an expected 3-part series of posts, the 2nd and 3rd installments of which will include "Double" and "Triple" songs. So it's coincidence. That's all. Enjoy? ~  JH

1)  Beyoncé  ~  "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"

2)  Natasha Bedingfield  ~  "Single"

3)  Fiona Apple  ~  "Every Single Night"

4)  Cameo  ~  "Single Life"

5)  Chely Wright  ~  "Single White Female"

6)  Laura Jansen  ~  "Single Girls"

7)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  "Single Bilingual"

8)  Roxette  ~  "Sleeping Single"

9)  Dire Straits  ~  "Single-Handed Sailor"

10)  Everything But The Girl  ~  "Single"

11)  Barbara Mandrell  ~  "Sleepin' Single In A Double Bed"

12)  Boney M.  ~  "Young, Free, And Single"

13)  David Wilcox  ~  "Single Candle"

14)  Emmylou Harris  ~  "Feelin' Single, Seein' Double"

15)  Barry Manilow  ~  "Every Single Day"

16)  Dave Stewart  ~  "Every Single Night"

17)  Peter, Paul, and Mary  ~  "Single Girl"

18)  The Haden Triplets  ~  "Single Girl, Married Girl"

19)  Conway Twitty  ~  "She's Got A Single Thing In Mind"

20)  Nina Simone  ~  "A Single Woman"