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 Practice

What are we talking about? We're talking about practice. Not a game, not a game, not a game. We're talking about practice. Songs About Practice, in particular. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  DJ Steve Porter ft. Allen Iverson, Jim Mora, Dennis Green, Joe Namath, Mike Gundy, & Terrell Owens  ~  “Press Hop”

2)  Barbra Streisand  ~  “Piano Practicing” / “The Minute Waltz”

3)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Art Of Heartbreak”

4)  Tori Amos ft. Natashya Hawley  ~  “Cactus Practice"

5)  Santana  ~  “Practice What You Preach”

6)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Something Real”

7)  Testament  ~  “Practice What You Preach”

8)  The Swan Princess Cast  ~  “Practice, Practice, Practice”

9)  Chiodos  ~  “We’re Talking About Practice”

10)  Gemma Ray  ~  “How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall?”

11)  Hank Williams, Jr.  ~  “Practice What I Preach”

12)  Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen  ~  “Practice, Practice, Practice”

13)  Bubba Sparxxx ft. JJ Lawhorn  ~  “Past Is Practice”

14)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her”

15)  Drake  ~  “Practice" 

16)  Emilie Autumn  ~  “Private Practice (Dr. Sharp, Emilie)”

17)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Cinderella”

18)  Ravi Shankar  ~  “Temple Scene and Dance Practice”

19)  Barry White  ~  “Practice What You Preach”

20)  Cute Is What We Aim For  ~  “Practice Makes Perfect”

21)  Andy Griggs ft. Martina McBride  ~  “Practice Life”

22)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Cropduster”

23)  Larry Hooper  ~  “Practice What You Preach”

24)  Biffy Clyro  ~  “Good Practice Makes Permanent”

25)  Fight For Friday  ~  “Target Practice”

26)  The Moffatts  ~  “Practice Makes Perfect”

BONUS TRACK:  Sparks  ~  “How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall?”  (This is the original version of the song in #10. Both were too good to leave one of them out.)

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”

Songs About Last Kisses

As promised, here is the somewhat depressing follow-up to my Songs About First Kisses post from earlier. In case the title didn't clue you in, this is a bunch of Songs About Last Kisses. And they're all surprisingly really good. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Last Kiss”

2)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Last Kiss”

3)  Ishtar  ~  “Last Kiss”

4)  Marc Anthony  ~  “El Ultimo Beso”  (Title translation: “The Last Kiss”)

5)  P!nk  ~  “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”

6)  Kick The Kangaroo  ~  “Last Kiss”

7)  Fireflight  ~  “Last Kiss”

8)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Last Kiss”

9)  Z-STAR  ~  “Rosemary’s Last Kiss”

10)  Among This All  ~  “Last Kiss, Last Goodbye”

11)  Mariah Carey  ~  “Last Kiss”

12)  Minus The Bear  ~  “Last Kiss”

13)  Haley Reinhart  ~  “Last Kiss Goodbye”

14)  Meat Loaf  ~  “If This Is The Last Kiss (Let’s Make It Last All Night)”

15)  David Cassidy  ~  “Last Kiss”

16)  Colette Kavanagh  ~  “One Last Kiss”

17)  J. Geils Band  ~  “One Last Kiss”

18)  AlunaGeorge  ~  “Last Kiss”

19)  Seven Mary Three  ~  “Last Kiss”

20)  Katrin Johansson  ~  “One Last Kiss”

21)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Apathy’s Last Kiss”

22)  Guillemots  ~  “Last Kiss”

23)  Nino Salas  ~  “One Last Kiss”

24)  Sofia Shinas  ~  “One Last Kiss”

25)  The Marcels  ~  “One Last Kiss”