"Capital" Songs

Whether it's referring to uppercase letters, the seat of government, a type of punishment, or one's finances, the word "Capital" can have a lot of different meanings. And many of those meanings are explored in these songs. This is quite an eclectic bunch of tunes. I'm sure you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop®  ~  "Capital Letters"

2)  Lois  ~  "Capital 'A'"

3)  Tower Of Power  ~  "Soul With A Capital 'S'"

4)  Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott  ~  "Capital Love"

5)  Patti Smith  ~  "Capital Letter"

6)  Gang Of Four  ~  "Capital (It Fails Us Now)"

7)  Graham Parker  ~  "The Snake Oil Capital Of The World"

8)  Oceana  ~  "Barracuda Capital Of The World"

9)  Taking Back Sunday  ~  "Capital M-E"

10)  Smoking Popes  ~  "Capital Cristine"

11)  Mogwai  ~  "Ratts Of The Capital"

12)  Joe Diffie  ~  "I'm In Love With A Capital 'U'"

13)  Ned's Atomic Dustbin  ~  "Capital Letters"

14)  IQ  ~  "Capital Letters"

15)  The Clash  ~  "Capital Radio"

Songs About Bows & Arrows, Vol. 2

Part 2 of 2 in this miniseries featuring songs with "Bow" and/or "Arrow" in their titles. Don't ask why – just enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elton John  ~  “One More Arrow”

2)  Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  “Tiny Little Bows”

3)  Steve Wariner  ~  “Arrows At Airplanes”

4)  Chris Rea  ~  “Bows And Bangles”

5)  Sarah Blasko  ~  “An Arrow”

6)  Xavier Rudd  ~  “Bow Down”

7)  Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds  ~  “AKA… Broken Arrow”

8)  Russ Taff  ~  “Not Gonna Bow”

9)  Fat Freddy’s Drop  ~  “Slings And Arrows”

10)  Muse  ~  “Take A Bow”

11)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  “Follow Your Arrow”

12)  The Smiths  ~  “Sheila, Take A Bow”

13)  Lucy Rose  ~  “Like An Arrow”

14)  Little May  ~  “Bow And Arrow”

15)  Nick Jonas & The Administration  ~  “Olive & An Arrow”

16)  R.E.M. ft. Patti Smith  ~  “E-Bow The Letter”

17)  Rod Stewart  ~  “Broken Arrow”

18)  Duncan Sheik  ~  “Take A Bow”

19)  Avicii ft. Zac Brown  ~  “Broken Arrows”

20)  Dinah Shore  ~  “Buttons And Bows”

21)  Kaiser Chiefs  ~  “Bows & Arrows”

22)  Sister Hazel  ~  “Take A Bow”

23)  Geoff Rickly  ~  “Time’s Arrow”

24)  Cold Chisel  ~  “Bow River”

25)  Crowded House  ~  “Archer’s Arrows”

Songs About Pumping

Here's a small collection of songs with some form of the word "Pump" in their titles. Herein you'll be invited to pump up the jam, the volume, the space suit, and your kicks, to name a few. You'll also have the opportunity to pump blood, your fist, your stereo, and your heart. So what are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Technotronic  ~  “Pump Up The Jam”

2)  Foster The People  ~  “Pumped Up Kicks”

3)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Pump It”

4)  Supergrass  ~  “Pumping On Your Stereo”

5)  NONONO  ~  “Pumpin Blood”

6)  Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five  ~  “Pump Me Up”

7)  The B-52’s  ~  “Pump”

8)  M/A/R/R/S  ~  “Pump Up The Volume”

9)  Jeff Beck  ~  “The Pump”

10)  The Subways  ~  “My Heart Is Pumping To A Brand New Beat”

11)  Patti Smith  ~  “Pumping My Heart”

12)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Pump It Up”

13)  Galactic Cowboys  ~  “Pump Up The Space Suit”

14)  Billy Idol  ~  “Pumping On Steel”

15)  Kool Moe Dee  ~  “Pump Your Fist”

Songs “About” Something

These aren't "Something" songs. But they are something. They are songs about, for lack of a better word, "About." Meaning, of course, that they all contain the word "About" in their titles. At the beginning of their titles, actually. (To narrow down the options to a reasonable number.) But enough ado about nothing. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Nirvana  ~  “About A Girl”

2)  Alela Diane  ~  “About Farewell”

3)  Miranda Cosgrove  ~  “About You Now”

4)  Josef Hedinger  ~  “About Being Alone”

5)  O.A.R.  ~  “About Mr. Brown”

6)  P.M. Dawn  ~  “About Nothing (For The Love Of Destiny)”

7)  Timothy Seth Avett as Darling  ~  “About Love”

8)  Dirty Projectors  ~  “About To Die”

9)  Dream Theater  ~  “About To Crash”

10)  Easton Corbin  ~  “About To Get Real”

11)  The National  ~  “About Today”

12)  Malcolm McLaren  ~  “About Her”

13)  Al Jolson  ~  “About A Quarter To Nine”

14)  Negative  ~  “About My Sorrow”

15)  Patti Smith  ~  “About A Boy”

16)  San Cisco  ~  “About You”

17)  Little Mix  ~  “About The Boy”

18)  Tom Rosenthal  ~  “About The Weather”

19)  Gov’t Mule  ~  “About To Rage”

20)  The Academy Is…  ~  “About A Girl”

Popular Songs Of 1996, Vol. 4

Last but not least...the 4th and final installment of Popular Songs of 1996. If it makes you feel any better, there's not as many of them in this post. I had to run out of good ones at some point, right? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Shania Twain  ~  “(If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here!”

2)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “You Learn”

3)  Madonna  ~  “You Must Love Me”

4)  Jewel  ~  “You Were Meant For Me”

5)  Bone Thugs-n-Harmony  ~  "Tha Crossroads"

6)  Faith Hill  ~  “It Matters To Me”

7)  Natalie Merchant  ~  “Wonder”

8)  R.E.M. ft. Patti Smith  ~  “E-Bow The Letter”

9)  Butthole Surfers  ~  “Pepper”

10)  Tonic  ~  “If You Could Only See”

11)  Beck  ~  “Where It’s At”

12)  George Strait  ~  “Blue Clear Sky”

13)  Garbage  ~  “Stupid Girl”

14)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Aeroplane”

15)  The Wonders  ~  “That Thing You Do!”

Songs By People Named Smith

Here's another one of those I-heard-a-song-on-the-radio-that-I-really-like-and-wanted-to-put-on-the-blog-but-I-couldn't-think-of-a-logical-way-to-include-it-so-I-made-something-up posts. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sam Smith  ~  "Stay With Me"

2)  Patti Smith  ~  "Because The Night"

3)  Will Smith  ~  "Switch"

4)  Mindy Smith  ~  "Jolene"

5)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "How To Say Goodbye"

6)  Muriel Smith  ~  "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"

7)  Frankie Smith  ~  "Double Dutch Bus"

8)  Alice Smith  ~  "Be Easy"

9)  Granger Smith  ~  "Don't Listen To The Radio"

10)  April Smith & The Great Picture Show  ~  "Colors"

11)  Carl Smith  ~  "(When You Feel Like You're In Love) Don't Just Stand There"

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12)  Mamie Smith  ~  "Harlem Blues"

13)  Steve Smith  ~  "Time On My Hands"

14)  Sammi Smith  ~  "Help Me Make It Through The Night"

15)  Russell Smith  ~  "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight"

16)  Carmen Smith  ~  "Love's On The Run"

17)  Margo Smith  ~  "It Only Hurts For A Little While"

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18)  Preston Smith  ~  "Oh, I Love You So"

19)  Sy Smith  ~  "The Art Of You"

20)  Kate Smith  ~  "God Bless America"