“Bath” & “Body” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of songs with the words "Bath" and/or "Body" in their titles, the first in a two-part series. Obviously inspired by the name of that popular (IS it still popular? I dunno!) retail store that's chock full of smell-good stuff. Can you tell I'm a clueless guy? Anyways, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  No Doubt  ~  “Bathwater”

2)  The Jacksons  ~  “Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)”

3)  Jacob Collier & Becca Stevens  ~  “Bathtub”

4)  Sia  ~  “Move Your Body”

5)  Emery  ~  “Taken For A Bath”

6)  Hot Water Music  ~  “Drag My Body”

7)  Petite Meller  ~  “Milk Bath”

8)  Plain White T’s  ~  “Your Body”

9)  The Divine Comedy  ~  “Bath”

10)  Lana Del Rey  ~  “Body Electric”

11)  Sonata Arctica  ~  “Champagne Bath”

12)  The Struts ft. Kesha  ~  “Body Talks”

13)  Smokey Robinson  ~  “Love Bath”

14)  Leslie Hall  ~  “Tight Pants / Body Rolls”  (This song isn’t even remotely superior in quality to any other song I could’ve slotted in here, but the the video and the singer herself are beyond hilarious!)

15)  Manic Street Preachers  ~  “She Bathed Herself In A Bath Of Bleach”

16)  Rag’n’Bone Man  ~  “Lay My Body Down”

17)  Shonen Knife  ~  “Public Bath”  (No clue what these ladies are singing about, other than it has something to do with a public bath. But it’s a raucous rock song and I like it, so who cares?)

18)  Drowning Pool  ~  “Bodies”

19)  NOFX  ~  “Bath Of Least Resistance”

20)  Sinead Harnett  ~  “Body”

21)  Phish  ~  “Bathtub Gin”

22)  Morgan Page ft. Tegan and Sara  ~  “Body Work”

23)  Eels  ~  “Taking A Bath In Rust”

24)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “Your Body”

25)  Josh Ritter  ~  “Folk Bloodbath”

“Don’t Ask,” “Don’t Tell” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's the first in what will be a two-part miniseries of posts featuring songs with either the phrase "Don't Ask" or "Don't Tell" in their titles (or, in a few cases, just prominently featured in the lyrics.) Because they're good songs, that's why. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Eurythmics  ~  “Don’t Ask Me Why”

2)  Rush  ~  “Show Don’t Tell”

3)  Fine Young Cannibals  ~  “Don't Ask Me To Choose”

4)  Avril Lavigne  ~  “Don’t Tell Me”

5)  OK Go  ~  “Don’t Ask Me”

6)  Una Healy  ~  “Please Don’t Tell Me”

7)  Laura Marling  ~  “Don't Ask Me Why” / “Salinas”

8)  Ruel  ~  “Don’t Tell Me”

9)  John Farnham  ~  “Please Don't Ask Me”

10)  Ava Gardner  ~  “Don’t Tell Me”

11)  Jasmine Rae  ~  “Just Don’t Ask Me How I Am”

12)  Hudson Taylor  ~  “Don’t Tell Me”

13)  Flary  ~  “Don't Ask Me”

14)  Joan Osborne ft. Dan Tyminski  ~  “Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends”

15)  Sponge  ~  “Molly (16 Candles)”  (Wondering what this song is doing here? The phrase “Don’t ask why” is repeated throughout. So there ya go…)

16)  Colour Me Wednesday  ~  “Don’t Tell Anyone”

17)  The Emotions  ~  “Don’t Ask My Neighbors”

18)  No Doubt  ~  “Don’t Speak”  (“Don’t tell me ‘cuz it hurts…” is a memorable refrain in this one.)

19)  Graham Parker & The Rumour  ~  “Don't Ask Me Questions”

20)  Alecia Nugent  ~  “Don’t Tell Me”

Songs About Boyfriends & Girlfriends

Here's a bunch of Songs About Boyfriends & Girlfriends for your listening enjoyment. I know you'll totally "ship" them. (I probably just used that slang completely wrong. But whatevs.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lissie  ~  “Boyfriend”

2)  Bobby Brown  ~  “Girlfriend”

3)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “Boyfriend”

4)  Heavy D  ~  “Long Distance Girlfriend”

5)  The Angels  ~  “My Boyfriend’s Back”

6)  No Doubt  ~  “Ex-Girlfriend”

7)  The Bilinda Butchers  ~  “Boyfriend”

8)  Phoenix  ~  “Girlfriend”

9)  Tracy Bonham  ~  “Devil’s Got  Your Boyfriend”

10)  Anderson East  ~  “Girlfriend”

11)  Lauren Alaina  ~  “Next Boyfriend”

12)  *NSYNC  ~  “Girlfriend”

13)  Ashlee Simpson  ~  “Boyfriend”

14)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  “Alternative Girlfriend”

15)  Natasha Kmeto  ~  “I Thought You Had A Boyfriend”

16)  Avril Lavigne  ~  “Girlfriend”

17)  Justin Bieber  ~  “Boyfriend”

18)  Kate Morgan  ~  “Boys With Girlfriends”

19)  Garbage  ~  “Bad Boyfriend”

20)  Matthew Sweet  ~  “Girlfriend”

21)  Jimmy Fallon  ~  “Idiot Boyfriend”

22)  Marie Digby  ~  “Girlfriend”

23)  Everything Everything  ~  “MY KZ, UR BF”  (aka “My Keys, Your Boyfriend”)

24)  Pebbles  ~  “Girlfriend”

25)  Black Kids  ~  “I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You”

Songs About Excuses

People are constantly making excuses for something, aren't we? Yes, I said "we." Because I'm guilty, too. In honor of that fact, or rather, despite it, here's a bunch of Songs About Excuses to which I'm sure we can all relate. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Meghan Trainor  ~  “No Excuses”

2)  Chris Brown  ~  “Yo (Excuse Me Miss)”

3)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “Excuses”

4)  The fin.  ~  “Without Excuse”

5)  No Doubt  ~  “Excuse Me Mr.”

6)  Alice In Chains  ~  “No Excuses”

7)  Shirley Bassey  ~  “Excuse Me”

8)  Atlum Schema  ~  “My Own Excuses”

9)  Bonnie Owens  ~  “Excuse Me For Living”

10)  Needtobreathe  ~  “No Excuses”

11)  Jessie J ft. Becky G  ~  “Excuse My Rude”

12)  Broken Back  ~  “Excuses”

13)  Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely  ~  “Love Is No Excuse”

14)  Rixton  ~  “Beautiful Excuses”

15)  Hamster ft. X. Ari  ~  “Excuse Me”

16)  John Butler Trio  ~  “Good Excuse”

17)  Caro Emerald  ~  “Excuse My French"

18)  Ben Harper  ~  “Excuse Me Mister”

19)  Funky Step & The Sey Sisters  ~  “No Excuses”

20)  Sting & Edin Karamazov  ~  “Can She Excuse My Wrongs?”

21)  Sky Paradox  ~  “No Excuses”

22)  Milow  ~  “Excuse To Try”

23)  AOA  ~  “Excuse Me”

24)  Nothing But Thieves  ~  “Excuse Me”

25)  Daydream Vacation  ~  “Clever’s Not My Best Excuse”

26)  BESTie  ~  “Excuse Me”

“Slow” & “Steady” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's another smooth set of "Slow" & "Steady" Songs for your listening pleasure. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  No Doubt  ~  “Rock Steady”

2)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Slow Down, Linda”

3)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  “Steady As We Go”

4)  India.Arie  ~  “Slow Down”

5)  Steffany Gretzinger  ~  “Steady Heart”

6)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “Slow Night, So Long”

7)  The Raconteurs  ~  “Steady As She Goes”

8)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “Slow”

9)  P.O.D.  ~  “West Coast Rock Steady”

10)  Halsey ft. Lido  ~  “Slow”

11)  The Whispers  ~  “Rock Steady”

12)  Hoobastank  ~  “Slow Down”

13)  Shawn Colvin  ~  “Steady On”

14)  Bob Dylan  ~  “Slow Train”

15)  The Larkins ft. Dolly Parton  ~  “Steady As The Rain”

16)  John Mayer  ~  “Slow Dancing In A Burning Room”

17)  Leagues  ~  “Slow And Steady”

18)  Danny Gokey  ~  “Slow Down”

19)  Faron Young  ~  “Going Steady”

20)  The Lumineers  ~  “Slow It Down”

21)  Bad Company  ~  “Rock Steady”

22)  David Bowie  ~  “Slow Burn”

23)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Steady Now”

24)  Of Monsters And Men  ~  “Slow And Steady”

25)  SVRCINA  ~  “Steady”