Songs About Ghosts, Vol. 4

Because you CAN have too many Songs About Ghosts, but a total of 100 of them (over 4 posts) is NOT too many, there's this final post... Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Madonna  ~  “Ghosttown”

2)  Bruce Springsteen ft. Tom Morello  ~  “The Ghost Of Tom Joad”

3)  Paramore  ~  “Misguided Ghosts”

4)  Emarosa  ~  “But You Won’t Love A Ghost”

5)  First Aid Kit  ~  ‘Ghost Town”

6)  Broken Bells  ~  “The Ghost Inside”

7)  Pink Is Punk & Benny Benassi ft. Bright Lights  ~  “Ghost”

8)  The Specials  ~  “Ghost Town”

9)  Neko Case  ~  “Ghost Wiring”

10)  Harry Styles  ~  “Two Ghosts”

11)  Shiny Toy Guns  ~  “Ghost Town”

12)  Tavares  ~  “The Ghost Of Love”

13)  Sara Hartman  ~  “Dance With A Ghost”

14)  Shinedown  ~  “Through The Ghost”

15)  Serge Devant ft. Hadley  ~  “Ghost”

16)  The Psychedelic Furs  ~  “The Ghost In You”

17)  To Paint The Sky  ~  “The Ghost”

18)  Band Of Horses  ~  “Is There A Ghost?”

19)  Charlotte Church  ~  “How Not To Be Surprised When You’re A Ghost”

20)  Radiohead  ~  “Give Up The Ghost”

21)  Blameshift  ~  “Ghost”

22)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)”

23)  Swearin’  ~  “Grow Into A Ghost”

24)  Darling Parade  ~  “Ghost”

25)  Acacia  ~  “Ghost"

“Shock” & “Awe” Songs

By jove, it's not another miniseries! Or an "Opposites" post! What gives? Who cares? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Oasis  ~  “The Shock Of The Lightning”

2)  Jesus Culture ft. Kim Walker-Smith  ~  “In Awe Of You”

3)  Green Day  ~  “State Of Shock”

4)  Hillsong Live  ~  “Stand In Awe”

5)  The Psychedelic Furs  ~  “Shock”

6)  Mizan  ~  “Awe”

7)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “Shock To Your System”

8)  Heritage Singers  ~  “In Awe”

9)  Peter Gabriel  ~  “Shock The Monkey”

10)  Rey Fresco  ~  “All In Awe”

11)  Yes  ~  “Shock To The System”

12)  Annabel Soh  ~  “I Stand In Awe”

13)  The Souljazz Orchestra  ~  “Shock And Awe”

14)  B. Reith  ~  “Awe-Struck”

15)  The Motels  ~  “Shock”

16)  DeLooze  ~  “Moon Of Awe”

17)  Ramones  ~  “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment”

18)  Jon Thurlow  ~  “Stand In Awe”

19)  Gemma Hayes  ~  “Shock To My System”

20)  The Outsiders  ~  “In Awe”

"Purple," "Brown," & "Pink" Songs

Here's part 2 of 7 in my latest series of music posts. Songs with colors in their titles is the theme, and this morning's colors are "Purple," "Brown," and "Pink." Oh yeah, and my song-by-song commentary is back. (At least for this post.) Ready, set, go!  ~  JH

1)  The Jimi Hendrix Experience  ~  "Purple Haze"  (You knew this classic would be here, right?)

2)  Ray Stevens  ~  "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green And Purple Pills"  (In case you were wondering, this song holds the record for second-longest song title ever.)

3)  Seasick Steve  ~  "Purple Shadows"  (Despite his unusual moniker, this guy has some real talent. Old-school talent that the music industry is missing these days.)

4)  Sheb Wooley  ~  "The Purple People Eater"  (It would appear that purple is the color of choice when it comes to silly novelty songs.)

5)  Etta James  ~  "Purple Rain"  (Prince doesn't put his music on YouTube [nor does he allow anyone else to], but I found a cover version of his classic song by the inimitable Etta James – and it's pretty awesome!)

6)  Brandon Heath  ~  "Paul Brown Petty"  (Okay, so "Brown" here is a name and not a color, per se. So sue me!)

7)  Van Morrison  ~  "Brown Eyed Girl"  (For some reason, finding a live version of this song that doesn't royally suck is difficult. But this one was better than most.)

8)  The Stranglers  ~  "Golden Brown"  (I find this song and video creepy on so many levels. In other words, I sorta like it.)

9)  India.Arie  ~  "Brown Skin"  (She knows what she wants, and she's not afraid to say it!)

10)  Billie Holiday  ~  "Miss Brown To You"  (I only wish I could have found an actual video of Billie singing this song. She's one of the all-time greats!)

11)  The Psychedelic Furs  ~  "Pretty In Pink"  (Isn't she, though?)

12)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "Pink As Floyd"  (RHCP is one of those bands whose music sounds really good on vinyl. Which is why I chose this particular video to include for this song. Incidentally, the song has little or nothing to do with Pink Floyd, the band.)

13)  Nick Drake  ~  "Pink Moon"  (A hauntingly beautiful song by a guy who died shortly after releasing it.)

14)  John Cougar Mellencamp  ~  "Pink Houses"  (Ain't that America? No, that's John Cougar Mellencamp. Close enough, I suppose.)

15)  Henry Mancini  ~  "The Pink Panther Theme"  (Now this tune is going to be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. You're welcome!)