“My” Songs 2

If you like oldies – and I know some of you do – then you're going to love this post! Awhile back I posted a bunch of songs with the word "My" as the first word in their titles. Most of those were newer songs. Well, this is more of the same theme, but ALL of these songs are older – ranging from the late '50s to the mid '80s. And I've carefully curated them to include only the best and most interesting songs, primarily performed by people you've actually heard of. Imagine that! I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Billy Joel  ~  “My Life”

2)  The Byrds  ~  “My Back Pages”

3)  Fats Domino  ~  “My Blue Heaven”

4)  The Angels  ~  “My Boyfriend’s Back”

5)  The Temptations  ~  “My Girl”

6)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “My Hometown”

7)  Nina Simone  ~  “My Baby Just Cares For Me”

8)  Frankie Valli  ~  “My Eyes Adored You”

9)  Eric Clapton  ~  “My Father’s Eyes” (I didn't intentionally lie in the intro, but I *forgot* this song was in here. It's from the mid '90s, but it certainly *feels* older, doesn't it?)

10)  Mary Wells  ~  “My Guy”

11)  The Who  ~  “My Generation”

12)  Alabama  ~  “My Home’s In Alabama”

13)  Petula Clark  ~  “My Love”

14)  The Pretenders  ~  “My Baby”

15)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “My Cherie Amour”

16)  The Mamas & The Papas  ~  “My Heart Stood Still”

17)  Ray Charles  ~  “My Bonnie”

18)  George Harrison  ~  “My Sweet Lord”

19)  Lynsey De Paul  ~  “My Man And Me”

20)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “My Way”

21)  The Knack  ~  “My Sharona”

22)  Julie Andrews  ~  “My Favorite Things”

23)  Andrae Crouch  ~  “My Tribute”

24)  Chet Baker  ~  “My Funny Valentine”

25)  Rockin’ Sidney  ~  “My Toot Toot”

“Take” or “Leave” Songs, Vol. 2

More "Take" or "Leave" Songs coming your way. Maybe you could take them or leave them, it doesn't matter to you either way. But I think if you take them, you'll really enjoy them!  ~  JH

1)  Mahalia Jackson  ~  “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”

2)  Spandau Ballet  ~  “Only When You Leave”

3)  Jack White  ~  “Take Me With You When You Go”

4)  P!nk  ~  “Please Don’t Leave Me”

5)  Anastacia  ~  “Take This Chance”

6)  Sam Smith  ~  “Leave Your Lover”

7)  Dream Theater  ~  “Take The Time”

8)  Dixie Chicks  ~  “Lubbock Or Leave It”

9)  Phillip Phillips  ~  “Take Me Away”

10)  CHVRCHES  ~  “Leave A Trace”

11)  George Strait  ~  “The Breath You Take”

12)  V V Brown  ~  “Leave!”

13)  Ray Charles  ~  “Take These Chains From My Heart”

14)  Patty Loveless  ~  “You’ll Never Harlan Alive”

15)  Eagles  ~  “Take It Easy”

16)  The Veronicas  ~  “Leave Me Alone”

17)  Deniece Williams  ~  “It’s Gonna Take A Miracle”

18)  Living Colour  ~  “Leave It Alone”

19)  The Bangles  ~  “Hero Takes A Fall”

20)  Matthew West  ~  “Leaving Heaven”

21)  Mariah Carey  ~  “Love Takes Time”

22)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover”

23)  Sara Watkins  ~  “Take Up Your Spade”

24)  Paul McCartney  ~  “She’s Leaving Home”

25)  Pistol Annies  ~  “Takin’ Pills”

26)  Billy Joel ft. Toots Thielemans  ~  “Leave A Tender Moment Alone”

27)  Queensryche  ~  “Take Hold Of The Flame”

28)  Natalie Grant  ~  “When I Leave The Room”

29)  Al Green  ~  “Take Me To The River”

30)  David Guetta ft. Anne-Marie  ~  “Don’t Leave Me Alone”

31)  Gloriana  ~  “Wanna Take You Home”

32)  Everything But The Girl  ~  “Don’t Leave Me Behind”

33)  REO Speedwagon  ~  “Take It On The Run”

34)  Dierks Bentley  ~  “Trying To Stop Your Leaving”

“Mess”-y Songs

If you're one of those people who has it all together, someone who's on top of everything at all times – I'm sorry, but I don't have much in common with you. On the other hand, if you're a hot mess and you own it, wave your lighters and/or cell phone flashlights in the air, 'cuz these songs are for YOU! (And me.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bebe Rexha  ~  “I’m A Mess”

2)  The Marvelettes  ~  “Don’t Mess With Bill”

3)  Kiiara  ~  “Messy”

4)  Jim Croce  ~  “You Don’t Mess With Jim”

5)  Maribelle  ~  "I'm A Mess Without You"

6)  Cage The Elephant  ~  “Mess Around”

7)  Cimorelli  ~  “I’m A Mess”

8)  Paul McCartney & Wings  ~  “The Mess”

9)  Chromeo  ~  “Hot Mess”

10)  Switchfoot  ~  “Mess Of Me”

11)  Avante Black  ~  “Make A Mess”

12)  Ben Folds Five  ~  “Mess”

13)  Ed Sheeran  ~  “I’m A Mess”

14)  Kasey Chambers  ~  “Beautiful Mess”

15)  Vance Joy  ~  “Mess Is Mine”

16)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “God Bless This Mess”

17)  Ray Charles  ~  “Mess Around”

18)  Diamond Rio  ~  “Beautiful Mess”

19)  The B-52’s  ~  “Dance This Mess Around”

20)  Aerosmith  ~  “Stop Messin’ Around”

21)  The Rasmus  ~  “I’m A Mess”

22)  Bon Jovi  ~  “God Bless This Mess”

23)  Emily Kinney  ~  “Mess”

24)  Jason Mraz  ~  “A Beautiful Mess”

25)  Parachute  ~  “The Mess I Made”

BONUS TRACK:  Alanis Morissette  ~  “Hands Clean”  (I’m tacking this one on as a bonus track because it’s a good song, even though it doesn’t have the word “mess” or “messy” anywhere in its title. The phrase “This could get messy…” figures prominently in the pre-chorus though, so it makes the cut.)

"3" Songs

So, it's my daughter's birthday and now she's three years old. Also, when I was doing that week-by-week numbers series while my wife was pregnant with my daughter, I never did "3" Songs. So there's this. Pretty good stuff here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  “Gimme Three Steps”

2)  Torres  ~  “Three Futures”

3)  Ray Charles  ~  “3/4 Time”

4)  Roseanne Barr  ~  “Three Little Birds”  (Yes, THAT Roseanne Barr! And she’s shockingly not half bad!)

5)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “3AM”

6)  The Breeders  ~  “Son Of Three”

7)  Queens Of The Stone Age  ~  “3’s And 7’s”

8)  Sinéad O’Connor  ~  “Three Babies”

9)  Gary “U.S.” Bonds  ~  “Quarter To Three”

10)  Kate Nash  ~  “3AM”

11)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “These Three Words”

12)  Neneh Cherry  ~  “Spit Three Times”

13)  Sammy Hagar  ~  “Three Lock Box”

14)  Jennifer Nettles  ~  “Three Days In Bed”

15)  Meat Loaf  ~  “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad”

16)  Brandy Clark  ~  “Three Kids, No Husband”

17)  Commodores  ~  “Three Times A Lady”

18)  Courtney Barnett  ~  “Three Packs A Day”

19)  Randy Travis  ~  “Three Wooden Crosses”

20)  The KLF  ~  “3 a.m. Eternal”

21)  Alex Clare  ~  “Three Hearts”

22)  Josie & The Pussycats  ~  “3 Small Words”

23)  Chase Rice  ~  “Three Chords & The Truth”

24)  Tony Orlando & Dawn  ~  “Knock Three Times”

25)  The Browns  ~  “The Three Bells”