Songs About The Trees

A few weeks ago, I posted a couple of sets of Songs About The Forest. At the time, I hinted that there may be a follow-up post (or two) featuring Songs About The Trees. And, by cracky, here they are. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Radiohead  ~  "Fake Plastic Trees"

2)  Carly Simon  ~  "Boys In The Trees"

3)  twenty one pilots  ~  "Trees"

4)  MARINA  ~  "Orange Trees"

5)  Clint Eastwood  ~  "I Talk To The Trees"

6)  The Staves  ~  "Winter Trees"

7)  Stereophonics  ~  "A Thousand Trees"

8)  Ellen Froese  ~  "The Trees They Do Grow High"

9)  Cold Chisel  ~  "Flame Trees"

10)  Belly  ~  "Feed The Tree"

11)  I'm With Her  ~  "Ryland (Under The Apple Tree)"

12)  Wild Child  ~  "Living Tree"

13)  Rush  ~  "The Trees"

14)  Tony Orlando & Dawn  ~  "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree"

15)  Jewel  ~  "Family Tree"

16)  Priscilla Ahn  ~  "In A Tree"

17)  Paul Weller  ~  "Trees"

18)  KT Tunstall  ~  "Black Horse And The Cherry Tree"

19)  Calexico  ~  "Two Silver Trees"

20)  Rusted Root  ~  "Tree"

21)  Hootie & The Blowfish  ~  "Not Even The Trees"

22)  The Lone Bellow  ~  "Tree To Grow"

23)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  "Trees"

24)  Russian Red  ~  "The Sun, The Trees"

25)  Jennifer Lawrence  ~  "The Hanging Tree"

Songs About Clues

Think you know what these songs are all about? You don't have a "Clue"! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  "Into The Great Wide Open"  (Obviously, the word "Clue" doesn't appear in the title here, but anyone familiar with this classic will recall that the phrase "a rebel without a clue" is repeated often throughout the lyrics.)

2)  Boz Scaggs  ~  "A Clue"

3)  Frente!  ~  "Clue"

4)  Bonnie Tyler  ~  "Rebel Without A Clue"

5)  Halestorm  ~  "No Clue"

6)  Melanie  ~  "I Never Had A Clue"

7)  Paul Weller  ~  "Clues"

8)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Haven't Got A Clue"

9)  Robert Palmer  ~  "Looking For Clues"

10)  Molly Tuttle  ~  "Clue"

11)  Dramarama  ~  "Haven't Got A Clue"

12)  Röyksopp  ~  "You Don't Have A Clue"

13)  Emily Yacina  ~  "Clue"

14)  Sweet Wednesday  ~  "Lost Without A Clue"

15)  Matthew Perryman Jones  ~  "Without A Clue"

16)  The Bellamy Brothers  ~  "Rebels Without A Clue"

17)  The Dø  ~  "No Clue"

18)  Deep Sea Peach Tree  ~  "Clue"

19)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "Too Many Clues In This Room"

20)  Altar Boys  ~  "Have A Clue"  (What is this bargain-basement popcrap? A Christian knockoff of The Beach Boys? I'm really confused and dismayed at the results.)

21)  The 1978ers  ~  "Without A Clue"

22)  Godley & Creme  ~  "Clues"  (I don't really get the point of the album artwork here, but whatever.)

23)  Mannequin Pussy  ~  "Clue Juice"  (Weird band name. But they've got a great punk-rock sound!)

24)  Katie Melua  ~  "Looking For Clues"  (Yes, I know this is the same song as #9 above. But I LOVE Katie Melua, and her version is distinctive enough from the original to merit inclusion here. I'm sure you don't care either way.)

25)  Billy Joe Royal  ~  "Searchin' For Some Kind Of Clue"

Songs About Whales

Here's a big shoutout to one of the biggest creatures in the ocean, the whale. Enjoy these Songs About Whales!  ~  JH

1)  Rhett & Link  ~  “Tough Decisions (A Whale Is Gonna Die)”

2)  Yellow Ostrich  ~  “Whale”

3)  Mira Aasma  ~  “Whale Song”

4)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “The Whale That Swallowed Jonah”

5)  Yes  ~  “Don’t Kill The Whale”

6)  Oly. ft. Low Roar  ~  “The Loneliest Whale On Earth”

7)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Whale Song”

8)  Hugh Laurie  ~  “The Whale Has Swallowed Me”

9)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Swallowed Up (In The Belly Of The Whale)”

10)  Amy McKnight  ~  “Starvin’ In The Belly Of A Whale”

11)  Louis Armstrong  ~  “Jonah And The Whale”

12)  Country Joe McDonald  ~  “Save The Whales!”

13)  Alphaville  ~  “Whales”

14)  Toadies  ~  “In The Belly Of A Whale”

15)  Newsboys  ~  “In The Belly Of The Whale”

16)  Matthew Good  ~  “Great Whales Of The Sea”

17)  Paul Weller  ~  “A Whale’s Tale”

18)  Kirk Douglas ~  “A Whale Of A Tale”

19)  Peter Murphy  ~  “Gliding Like A Whale”

20)  A-ha  ~  “We’re Looking For The Whales”

21)  Nik Kershaw  ~  “Save The Whale”

22)  Deer Tick  ~  “It’s A Whale”

23)  Modest Mouse  ~  “The Whale Song”

24)  Matthew Mole  ~  “ Whale”

25)  Colouring  ~  “White Wale”

Frightening Songs

In keeping with my weeklong tradition of Halloween-related tunes, here's a rousing set of "Frightening" Songs you're sure to be creeped out by. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Katie Melua  ~  “The Love I’m Frightened Of”

2)  Rise Against  ~  “Life Less Frightening”

3)  Blondie  ~  “Love Doesn’t Frighten Me”

4)  Robert Calvert  ~  “We Like To Be Frightened”

5)  The Voids  ~  “Frightening Ways”

6)  Divided Minds Band  ~  “Frightened”

7)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  “Frightened Child”

8)  Sniff 'n' The Tears  ~  “Don’t Frighten Me”

9)  Diana Lee & Jerry Whitman  ~  “I Might Frighten Her Away”

10)  David Bowie  ~  “Lightning Frightening”

11)  Toby Lightman  ~  “Frightened”

12)  White Rabbits  ~  “It’s Frightening”

13)  Phil Gerus  ~  “Love Is Not So Frightening”

14)  The Shadows  ~  “Frightened City”

15)  Xyla & Verborgen  ~  “Frightening Beauty”

16)  Paul Weller  ~  “Frightened”

17)  Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit  ~  “Basically Frightened”  (This is some oddball stuff right here – but it’s also pretty darn good music!)

18)  Kelly Moneymaker  ~  “Frighten Me”

19)  Riverside  ~  “Lost (Why Should I Be Frightened By A Hat?)”  (That’s a veryy good question, actually.)

20)  Ophelia  ~  “Not So Frightening”

21)  The Hollies  ~  “Frightened Lady”

22)  The Rodeo  ~  “Frightening Symphony”

23)  Randy VanWarmer  ~  “Frightened By The Light Of Day”

24)  The Feeble Contenders  ~  “Frightening Youth”

25)  The Hold Steady  ~  “I Hope This Whole Thing Didn’t Frighten You”  (It didn’t. I don’t scare easily.)