“Nice” & “Slow” Songs, Vol. 1

What happens when you do a "Naughty" & "Nice" post in December and have too many "Nice" songs left over in January? You do a "Nice" & "Slow" post (two of 'em, actually). The previous two "Slow" & "Steady" posts were a byproduct of having too many good "Slow" songs leftover from this collection. Go figure! Oh, yeah...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alice Cooper  ~  “No More Mr. Nice Guy”

2)  Gabrielle Aplin  ~  “Waking Up Slow”

3)  Stereophonics  ~  “Have A Nice Day”

4)  Jewel  ~  “Long, Slow Slide”

5)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Have A Nice Day”

6)  Relient K  ~  “Forget And Not Slow Down”

7)  Dixie Chicks  ~  “Not Ready To Make Nice”

8)  Andy Grammer  ~  “The Heavy And The Slow”

9)  Forever The Sickest Kids  ~  “Nice To Meet You”

10)  Benjamin Booker  ~  “Slow Coming”

11)  Ray Charles & Diane Schuur  ~  “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To”

12)  Carina Round  ~  “Down Slow”

13)  Slow Mass  ~  “Nice But Not Kind”

14)  Newton Faulkner  ~  “Uncomfortably Slow”

15)  The New Seekers  ~  “It’s So Nice”

16)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “Slow Walk”

17)  Ida Maria  ~  “Quite Nice People”

18)  The The  ~  “Slow Emotion Replay”  (The song starts around the 4:15 mark.)

19)  PARTYNEXTDOOR  ~  “Not Nice”

20)  Queens Of The Stone Age  ~  “Long, Slow Goodbye”

21)  The Dave Clark Five  ~  “(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice”

22)  Boy George  ~  “Nice And Slow”

23)  Baskery  ~  “Nobody Nice”

24)  Blondie  ~  “Slow Motion”

25)  Jesse Green  ~  “Nice & Slow”

Songs About Accusations

There's been a lot of talk about "accusations" of late. Unfortunately, there's probably a lot of truth to many of these allegations. Because I am occasionally topical in my posts, here's a collection of Songs About Accusations. Contrary to the usual, not all of these songs have the word "accusation" (in any form) in their titles, though all do prominently feature the word in the lyrics and "accusation" is the overall theme of the songs as well. I hesitate to implore you to...but, enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Before You Accuse Me”

2)  Public Enemy  ~  “I Stand Accused”

3)  Porter Wagoner  ~  “Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw”

4)  Bananarama  ~  “Love In The First Degree”

5)  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  ~  “Accused Of Love”

6)  Common  ~  “Testify”

7)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Always Run To You”

8)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Believe Me”

9)  Robert Cray Band  ~  “False Accusations”

10)  Jason Boland & The Stragglers  ~  “False Accuser’s Lament”

11)  Ayreon  ~  “The Accusation”

12)  Fireflight  ~  “Unbreakable”

13)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “I Stand Accused”

14)  Ray Charles  ~  “Sticks And Stones”

15)   Rachel Wilhelm  ~  “The Accusation”

16)  Cory Chisel  ~  “I’ve Been Accused”

17)  Jim Reeves  ~  “Guilty”

18)  Shane & Shane  ~  “Embracing Accusation”

19)  Kris Kristofferson  ~  “Blame It On The Stones”

20)  Isaac Hayes  ~  “I Stand Accused”

"Just Because" Songs

Sometimes you don't need a reason to post some good songs. And sometimes, you realize that there are a lot of good songs with the phrase "Just Because" in their titles. The latter is specifically the impetus for this post. The former is always the impetus for any of these posts. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ray Charles  ~  “Just Because”

2)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Just Because I’m A Woman”

3)  Jane’s Addiction  ~  “Just Because”

4)  Chalee Tennison  ~  “Just Because She Lives There”

5)  Ginuwine  ~  “Just Because”

6)  Krista Detor  ~  “Just Because”

7)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  “Just Because You’re Mine”

8)  Shayna Zaid  ~  “Just Because”

9)  Bear Lake  ~  “Just Because You Can”

10)  Anita Baker  ~  “Just Because”

11)  My Morning Jacket  ~  “Just Because I Do”

12)  Johnnie Taylor  ~  “Just Because”

13)  Lina Santiago  ~  “Just Because I Love You”

14)  War  ~  “Just Because”

15)  Merise  ~  “Just Because”

16)  Bernie Williams ft. David Benoit  ~  “Just Because”  (For any baseball fans who may tuning in: Yes, THAT Bernie Williams!)

17)  Selah Sue  ~  “Just Because I Do”

18)  Lloyd Price  ~  “Just Because”

19)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “Just Because”

20)  Mathew Maokh  ~  “Just Because You're Breathing Doesn't Mean You're Alive”

21)  Skunk Anansie  ~  “Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)”

22)  Jerry Lee Lewis  ~  “Just Because”

23)  Body Language  ~  “Just Because”

24)  Jackson 5  ~  “Just Because I Love You”

25)  Nikka Costa  ~  “Just Because”

Songs About Angels & Demons, Vol. 3

I *might* have saved the best for next-to-last in this series. I'll let you be the judge. Plenty of great stuff here! One more installment left after this. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Céline Dion & R. Kelly  ~  “I’m Your Angel”

2)  Julia Brennan  ~  “Inner Demons”

3)  Hozier  ~  “Angel Of Small Death & The Codeine Scene”

4)  Parov Stelar  ~  “Demon Dance”

5)  Jenn Bostic  ~  “Jealous Of The Angels”

6)  Imagine Dragons  ~  “Demons”

7)  Train  ~  “Angel In Blue Jeans”

8)  Wavves  ~  “Demon To Lean On”

9)  Alan Jackson & Alison Krauss  ~  “The Angels Cried”

10)  Guided By Voices  ~  “Demons Are Real”

11)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Angels Would Fall”

12)  Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas  ~  “Demons”

13)  Martina McBride  ~  “Wild Angels”

14)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Speed Demon”

15)  Bobby Vee  ~  “Devil Or Angel”

16)  Olena  ~  “Demon”  (Can’t understand a word of what she’s singing, but it sure sounds nice!)

17)  Aerosmith  ~  “Angel”

18)  Pretty Good Dance Moves  ~  “Demon Dancing”

19)  Willie Nelson & Ray Charles  ~  “Seven Spanish Angels”

20)  Deleted Scenes  ~  “The Demon & The Hurricane”

Things These Artists Have “Got,” Vol. 4

One last round of Things These Artists Have "Got," and we're through. Herein, you'll find artists who have got the world on a string, ants in their pants, a lovely bunch of coconuts, a tiger by the tail, and the shaft – just to name a few. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Chance The Rapper  ~  “All We Got”

2)  Michael Bublé  ~  “I’ve Got The World On A String”

3)  Ethel Merman  ~  “I’ve Got The Sun In The Morning”

4)  James Brown  ~  “I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance)”

5)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  “I’ve Got Friends”

6)  Leona Lewis  ~  “I Got You”

7)  Heavy D & The Boyz  ~  “We Got Our Own Thang”

8)  Merv Griffin  ~  “I’ve Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts”

9)  Jessica Simpson  ~  “I’ve Got My Eyes On You”

10)  Buck Owens & His Buckaroos  ~  “I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail”

11)  Fats Waller  ~  “I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed”

12)  Shirley Bassey  ~  “I’ve Got A Song For You”

13)  The Academy Is…  ~  “We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands”

14)  Ray Charles  ~  “I Got A Woman”

15)  The Black Keys  ~  “I Got Mine”

16)  Kiki Dee Band  ~  “I’ve Got The Music In Me”

17)  Wilco  ~  “I Got You”

18)  Marc Anthony  ~  “I’ve Got You”

19)  Jack Johnson  ~  “I Got You”

20)  Pinocchio Cast  ~  “I’ve Got No Strings”

21)  Billy Currington  ~  “I Got A Feelin’”

22)  Passion Pit  ~  “I’ve Got Your Number”

23)  Jerry Reed  ~  “She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)”

24)  Thompson Square  ~  “I Got You”

25)  Craig Morgan  ~  “I Got You”