"Secret" Songs, Vol. 2

OK, so this one is actually going to be a three-parter instead of the two-parter originally promised. Turns out there were way too many good "Secret" songs to leave out. Here's Vol. 2. Stay tuned till tomorrow for Vol. 3 (and final). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Maroon 5  ~  “Secret”

2)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “It’s No Secret”

3)  Johnny Rivers  ~  “Secret Agent Man”

4)  Missy Higgins  ~  “Secret”

5)  Nada Surf  ~  “What Is Your Secret?”

6)  Carly Simon  ~  “We Have No Secrets”

7)  Megadeth  ~  “A Secret Place”

8)  The Bangles  ~  “He’s Got A Secret”

9)  Babyface  ~  “Never Keeping Secrets”

10)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Your Little Secret”

11)  The Fixx  ~  “Secret Separation”

12)  The Corrs  ~  “Secret Life”

13)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Secret Messages”

14)  case/lang/veirs  ~  “Best Kept Secret”

15)  Pillar  ~  “Secrets & Regrets”

16)  Feist   ~  “Secret Heart”

17)  Pat Metheny Group  ~  “So May It Secretly Begin”

18)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “Secretly / Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?)”

19)  Sonata Arctica  ~  “Victoria’s Secret”

20)  Jefferson Airplane  ~  “It’s No Secret”

21)  Angels & Airwaves  ~  “Secret Crowds”

22)  Anastacia  ~  “Secrets”

23)  Thriving Ivory  ~  “Secret Life”

24)  Judy Collins ft. Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops  ~  “Secret Gardens”

25)  Quincy Jones ft. Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, & Barry White  ~  “The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)”

“Imaginary” & “Real” Songs, Vol. 1

Several weeks ago, I did a miniseries of posts featuring "Real" and "Fake" songs. In the end, I had way too many solid "Real" songs left over to waste. So there's this post, and the one that follows it. Good stuff here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “Imaginary Lover”

2)  Mary J. Blige  ~  “Real Love”

3)  Evanescence  ~  “Imaginary”

4)  Iggy Pop  ~  “Real Wild Child (Wild One)”

5)  Telekinesis  ~  “Imaginary Friend”

6)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Real World”

7)  Soup  ~  “Memoirs Of An Imaginary Friend”

8)  Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne  ~  “Real Love”

9)  Circa Survive  ~  “Imaginary Enemy”

10)  Van Morrison  ~  “Real Real Gone”

11)  The Cure  ~  “Three Imaginary Boys”

12)  Florrie  ~  “Real Love”

13)  Ty Segall  ~  “Imaginary Person”

14)  Regina Spektor  ~  “Real Love”

15)  Jack Bruce  ~  “Theme For An Imaginary Western”

16)  Hozier  ~  “Like Real People Do”

17)  Kaitlin Riegel  ~  “Imaginary Friend”

18)  Frank Sinatra & The Quincy Jones Big Band  ~  “Until The Real Thing Comes Along”

19)  IAMX  ~  “Song Of Imaginary Beings”

20)  Hillsong Young & Free  ~  “Real Love”

21)  Mocca  ~  “Imaginary Girlfriend”

22)  Alan Jackson  ~  “Here In The Real World”

23)  The New Velvet  ~  “Imaginary Girl”

24)  George Michael ft. Mutya Buena  ~  “This Is Not Real Love”

25)  Ron Sexsmith  ~  “Imaginary Friends”

Keeping Up With The Joneses

Since the name Jones is one of the most common surnames around the world, especially in English-speaking countries, it should come as no surprise that there's no shortage of singers and musicians named Jones. Here's a collection of songs by some of the most well-known Joneses, along with some good ones by a few up-and-comers. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Norah Jones  ~  “Chasing Pirates”

2)  Tom Jones  ~  “She’s A Lady”

3)  Samantha Jones  ~  “You’ve Got Your Troubles”

4)  George Jones  ~  “He Stopped Loving Her Today”

5)  Jim Jones ft. Chink Santana & Logic  ~  “Perfect Day”

6)  Glenn Jones  ~  “Stay”

7)  Grandpa Jones  ~  “Mountain Dew”

8)  Jimmy Jones  ~  “Handy Man”

9)  Quincy Jones ft. Ray Charles & Chaka Khan  ~  “I’ll Be Good To You”

10)  Howard Jones  ~  “What Is Love?”

11)  Shirley Jones  ~  “Till There Was You”

12)  Vivian Jones  ~  “Strong Love”

13)  Forever Jones  ~  “He Wants It All”

14)  Kasi Jones  ~  “Beautiful Liar”

15)  Prophet Jones  ~  “Lifetime”

16)  Davy Jones  ~  “Girl”

17)  Grace Jones  ~  “I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango)”

18)  Justin Jones  ~  “Make Me The Moon”

19)   Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  ~  “Retreat!”

20)  January Jones  ~  “I’ve Got The World On A String”

21)  Matthew Perryman Jones  ~  “Save You”

22)  Rickie Lee Jones  ~  “Chuck E.’s In Love”

23)  The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra  ~  “The Groove Merchant”

24)  Jack Jones  ~  “Lollipops And Roses”

25)  Spike Jones And His City Slickers  ~  “That Old Black Magic”

Songs About Chicks & Dudes

This is a one-off post – a marginally clever idea I had and decided to pursue. Songs with the words "Chicks" (or "Chick") and "Dudes" (or "Dude") in their titles. Because, really...why not? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  David Guetta ft. Rihanna  ~  "Who's That Chick?"

2)  Aerosmith  ~  "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)"

3)  We Are Scientists  ~  "Chick Lit"

4)  Kat Dahlia  ~  "Just Another Dude"

5)  Sammy Kaye  ~  "Chickery Chick"

6)  Sonic Youth  ~  "Dude Ranch Nurse"

7)  MxPx  ~  "Chick Magnet"

8)  Quincy Jones  ~  "The Dude"

9)  All Saints  ~  "Chick Fit"

10)  Mott The Hoople  ~  "All The Young Dudes"

11)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  "How Long (Betcha Got A Chick On The Side)"  (Skip to 3:24 for the song, if you don't want to hear all the pre-banter.)

12)  Mary's Danish  ~  "Can I Have A Smoke, Dude?"

13)  Lovey James  ~  "Don't Be Such A Chick"

14)  Spoon  ~  "I Could See The Dude"

15)  Charlotte Church  ~  "Crazy Chick"

16)  Chords  ~  "The Dude"

17)  Daddy Dewdrop  ~  "Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)"

18)  Jessica Pratt  ~  "Moon Dude"

19)  Mariah Carey  ~  "I'm That Chick"

20)  Less Than Jake ft. Kel Mitchell  ~  "We're All Dudes"

21)  Cro  ~  "Bad Chick"

22)  Kula Shaker  ~  "Hey Dude"

23)  Chris Cagle  ~  "Chicks Dig It"

24)  LOTEK  ~  "Rudest Dude"

25)  Rollin Wang  ~  "Chick Chick"  (This is truly one of the weirdest music videos I've ever watched…and I've watched a lot of 'em!)