Songs About Leaning

Sometimes you just need somebody to lean on, whether it's physically, emotionally, or otherwise. That's what these songs are all about. So...what are you waiting for? Enjoy 'em already! ~ JH

1)  Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ  ~  "Lean On"

2)  Club Nouveau  ~  "Lean On Me"  (The iconic synth-heavy '80s cover of a classic song.)

3)  Celina Sharma & Emiway Bantai  ~  "Lean On"

4)  Joe  ~  "Lean Into It"

5)  Kirk Franklin ft. Bono, Mary J. Blige, Crystal Lewis & R. Kelly  ~  "Lean On Me"

6)  Bill Withers  ~  "Lean On Me"  (The original – and still the best! – version of this song.)

7)  Speedy Ortiz  ~  "Lean In When I Suffer"

8)  Elvis Presley  ~  "I Need Somebody To Lean On"

9)  Cliff Richard  ~  "Lean On You"

10)  Gord Bamford  ~  "Leaning On A Lonesome Song"

11)  Melba Moore  ~  "Lean On Me"

12)  Sugarland  ~  "Lean It On Back"

13)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms"

14)  The National  ~  "Lean"

15)  Little Big Town  ~  "Lean Into It"

16)  George Formby  ~  "Leaning On A Lamppost"

17)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Lean On Me (Tonight)"

18)  Anna Of The North  ~  "Leaning On Myself"

19)  Cam'ron  ~  "Lean"

20)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  "Lean"

21)  Oh Land  ~  "Lean"

22)  7eventh Time Down  ~  "Lean On"

23)  Wynonna & The Big Noise  ~  "Things That I Lean On"

24)  Lizz Wright  ~  "Lean In"

25)  Marit Larsen  ~  "Lean On Me, Lisa"

More Songs About The Trees

Because you can never have too many Songs About The Trees (or maybe you can), here's a second and final set. So what are you waiting for? By all means...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Oh Land  ~  "Family Tree"

2)  Pearl Jam  ~  "In My Tree"

3)  Mother Mother  ~  "Monkey Tree"

4)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "The Dreaming Tree"

5)  Judy Garland & Margaret O'Brien  ~  "Under The Bamboo Tree"

6)  Plain White T's  ~  "The Giving Tree"

7)  Eva Cassidy  ~  "Tall Trees In Georgia"

8)  Trevor Hall  ~  "The Lime Tree"

9)  Moby ft. Julie Mintz  ~  "The Sorrow Tree"

10)  Foals  ~  "Birch Tree"

11)  Amy Montgomery  ~  "Tree Song (Branch Out & Nourish My Veins)"

12)  U2  ~  "One Tree Hill"

13)  L.E.J.  ~  "Hanging Tree"  (Yeah, I know there was another version – the original, no less! – of this one in the first post. But this rendition is so much more nuanced, so artsy-fartsy, and just so darn good I couldn't help but include it here as well.)

14)  Lacey Sturm  ~  "Mercy Tree"

15)  Pam Tillis  ~  "Shake The Sugar Tree"

16)  Peter Gabriel & Youssou N'Dour  ~  "Shaking The Tree"

17)  Shirley Bassey  ~  "The Living Tree"

18)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  "Mango Tree"

19)  Alela Diane  ~  "The Alder Trees"

20)  Erykah Badu  ~  "Appletree"

21)  Beth Orton  ~  "Poison Tree"

22)  Esperanza Spalding  ~  "Cinnamon Tree"

23)  Basia  ~  "An Olive Tree"

24)  Della Mae  ~  "Pine Tree"

25)  Aurora  ~  "Apple Tree"

Songs About Edible Chicken Parts, Vol. 1

Did you ever wonder how many good songs there are with the names of various edible chicken parts in their titles? No, I didn't think so. But fortunately for you, I did wonder and now I know. There are 40 of them. Here's the first 20 songs, in no particular order. You are SO welcome!  ~  JH

1)  Mr. Mister  ~  “Broken Wings”

2)  Queen  ~  “Death On Two Legs”

3)  Cocteau Twins  ~  “Wolf In The Breast”

4)  Couch Jackets  ~  “Thigh Tattoo”

5)  Bette Midler  ~  “Wind Beneath My Wings”

6)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Get A Leg Up”

7)  Emilia Ali  ~  “Thick Thighs”

8)  The Pirates Of Penzance  ~  “Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast”

9)  Little Mix  ~  “Wings”

10)  Simian Mobile Disco  ~  “Gizzard”

11)  Deana Carter  ~  “Did I Shave My Legs For This?”

12)  Candice Night  ~  “Robin Redbreast”

13)  Symfobia  ~  “Bloody Wings”

14)  Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women  ~  “There’s Lightning In These Thunder Thighs”

15)  Dragonette  ~  “My Legs”

16)  AMFMS  ~  “Bare Breast”

17)  Bry  ~  “Thighs”

18)  Armand Van Helden  ~  “Wings”

19)  Doomtree  ~  “Drumsticks”

20)  Oh Land  ~  “Doubt My Legs”

Songs About Underwear

So...apparently today is National Underwear Day. Why on earth anyone would want to celebrate such a thing is beyond me. But since it exists, why not join in the...fun? Madness? I dunno. Anyway, here's a "brief" collection of Songs About Underwear for your listening befuddlement. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Tori Amos  ~  “The Power Of Orange Knickers”

2)  FM Belfast  ~  “Underwear”

3)  Mara Hruby  ~  “The Panties”  (This song title has absolutely nothing to do with the lyrics of the song. Weird…)

4)  Cymande  ~  “Bra”  (This song title also has nothing to do with the lyrics of the song.)

5)  Chumbawamba  ~  “All Fur Coat And No Knickers”

6)  Emily Wells  ~  “Dirty Sneakers & Underwear”

7)  Sylvain Sylvain  ~  “Forgotten Panties”  (No singing here, just good music.)

8)  Matthew Ryan  ~  “Boxers”

9)  Sugarcult  ~  “Underwear”

10)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “The Boxer”  (OK, so they’re talking about a pugilist and not undershorts. But it’s a good song, so it’s here anyway.)

11)  The Claypool Lennon Delirium  ~  “There’s No Underwear In Space”  (Another nice instrumental song.)

12)  Morrissey  ~  “Boxers”

13)  Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio  ~  “Walkin’ ‘Round In Women’s Underwear”  (This is the most festive song about crossdressing that I’ve ever heard. Come to think of it, this is the only song about crossdressing that I’ve ever heard!)

14)  Oh Land  ~  “My Boxer”  (This one also refers to someone who gets paid to beat people up in a ring and not something one wears under one’s clothes. Whatevs.)

15)  Faux Paw  ~  “Boxer Brief”