"Never" "Gonna" "Give" "You" "Up" Songs

If you've made it this far in your life without being "Rick-rolled," congratulations...and your streak is over. If you thought this was a post about Rick Astley's epically cheesy song, you were wrong. Instead, this is a collection of songs whose titles begin with the words "Never," "Gonna," "Give," "You," and "Up." 'Cuz that's how I "roll," y'all! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Camila Cabello  ~  "Never Be The Same"

2)  Teyana Taylor  ~  "Gonna Love Me"

3)  Ed Sheeran  ~  "Give Me Love"

4)  The Chicks  ~  "You Were Mine"

5)  Lights  ~  "Up We Go"

6)  Tori Kelly ft. Kirk Franklin  ~  "Never Alone"

7)  Blake Shelton  ~  "Gonna"

8)  Maggie Rogers  ~  "Give A Little"

9)  Freya Ridings  ~  "You Mean The World To Me"

10)  Clean Bandit ft. Rae Morris  ~  "Up Again"

11)  John Legend  ~  "Never Break"

12)  Sara Bareilles  ~  "Gonna Get Over You"

13)  Maroon 5  ~  "Give A Little More"

14)  Taylor Swift  ~  "You Need To Calm Down"

15)  blink-182  ~  "Up All Night"

16)  CHVRCHES  ~  "Never Ending Circles"

17)  C + C Music Factory  ~  "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"

18)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "Give It Away"

19)  Rumer  ~  "You Just Don't Know People"

20)  Foo Fighters  ~  "Up In Arms"

BONUS TRACK:  Rick Astley  ~  "Never Gonna Give You Up"  (Of course, I had to include this song in the post! Rolled ya again!)

"Lonely" Songs , Vol. 13

Okay, so maybe I'm running out of artists with household names, but the quality of music is not diminishing. We're at 13 volumes now, and there will probably be at least one more. After that, I make no promises. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Beatles  ~  "Eleanor Rigby"

2)  Foreigner  ~  "Lonely Children"

3)  Njomza  ~  "Lonely Nights"

4)  The Supremes  ~  "Stay In My Lonely Arms"

5)  Kid Rock  ~  "Lonely Road Of Faith"

6)  The Weeknd  ~  "A Lonely Night"

7)  Green Day  ~  "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"

8)  John Mayall & The Blues Breakers ft. Eric Clapton  ~  "Lonely Years"

9)  Angel Olsen  ~  "Lonely Universe"

10)  Badfinger  ~  "Lonely You"

11)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "Scar Tissue"

12)  Patsy Cline  ~  "Seven Lonely Days"

13)  Waylon Jennings  ~  "Lonely Weekends"

14)  The Tontons  ~  "Lonely"

15)  Yael Naïm  ~  "Lonely"

16)  AM & Shawn Lee  ~  "Lonely Life"

17)  Johnny Paycheck  ~  "If You Think You're Lonely"

18)  Jesse Hale Moore  ~  "Leave You Lonely"

19)  The Wild Feathers  ~  "Lonely Is A Lifetime"

20)  Steven A. Clark  ~  "Lonely Roller"

21)  Tommy Shaw  ~  "Lonely School"

22)  Conor Oberst  ~  "Lonely At The Top"

23)  Hot Flash Heat Wave  ~  "Lonely Times"

24)  Reignwolf  ~  "Lonely Sunday"

25)  Elenowen  ~  "Losing The Lonely"

26)  Blue Giant  ~  "Lonely Girl"

27)  A Rocket To The Moon  ~  "On A Lonely Night"

28)  Justin Townes Earle  ~  "Am I That Lonely Tonight?"

29)  Chelsea Williams  ~  "Lonely Girl"

30)  Blaenavon  ~  "Lonely Side"

Songs About Gloves & Masks

I've seen lots of people wearing gloves and masks in public lately. Wonder what's up with that? *shrugs* Anyway, after taking over a month off from blogging, Songs About Gloves & Masks seemed like a good idea for a post. So here it is...and there will be another. Enjoy!  ~  JH


1)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Behind The Mask"

2)  Liza Anne  ~  "Kid Gloves"

3)  Fight The Fade  ~  "Masks"

4)  The National  ~  "Kid Gloves"

5)  Jessica Lowndes  ~  "Underneath The Mask"

6)  Rory Gallagher  ~  "Kid Gloves"

7)  Ratboys  ~  "Alien With A Sleep Mask On"

8)  Primal Fear  ~  "Iron Fist In A Velvet Glove"

9)  Sparrohs  ~  "The Mask"

10)  Manowar  ~  "Gloves Of Metal"

 11)  Lita Ford  ~  "The Mask"

12)  Pulp  ~  "Pink Glove"

 13)  RED  ~  "The Mask Slips Away"

 14)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "The Velvet Glove"

15)  James  ~  "Mask"

Popular Songs Of 2000, Vol. 2

You wanted more Popular Songs of 2000? You GOT more Popular Songs of 2000! And these are just as good or better than the first set!! And I STILL love exclamation points!!! Enjoy!!!!  ~  JH

1)  Macy Gray  ~  “I Try”

2)  Incubus  ~  “Drive”

3)  Martina McBride  ~  “Love’s The Only House”

4)  Nine Days  ~  “Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)”

5)  Rachael Lampa  ~  “Live For You”

6)  Outkast  ~  “Ms. Jackson”

7)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “Come On Over (All I Want Is You)”

8)  3 Doors Down  ~  “Kryptonite”

9)  Mariah Carey, Joe, & 98°  ~  “Thank God I Found You”

10)  Baha Men  ~  “Who Let The Dogs Out?”

11)  Eminem ft. Dido  ~  “Stan”

12)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Californication”

13)  Britney Spears  ~  “Lucky”

14)  Bon Jovi  ~  “It’s My Life”

15)  Trisha Yearwood  ~  “Real Live Woman”

16)  Aaron Carter  ~  “Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)”  (Wow, this is terrible!)

17)  P!nk  ~  “There You Go”

18)  Creed  ~  “With Arms Wide Open”

19)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  “Redeemer”

20)  Everclear  ~  “Wonderful”

21)  No Doubt  ~  “Simple Kind Of Life”

22)  Linkin Park  ~  “One Step Closer”

23)  Jennifer Knapp  ~  “A Little More”

24)  Fuel  ~  “Hemorrhage (In My Hands)”

25)  Sara Evans  ~  “Born To Fly”

26)  Elton John  ~  “Someday Out Of The Blue”

Popular Songs Of 2000, Vol. 1

If you found it hard to believe those Popular Songs of 2010 are already 10 years old, you will be even more shocked to find out that these songs – and the ones in the two posts that will follow – are now 20 years old! Unbelievable!! Apparently, I like exclamation points!!! Enjoy!!!!  ~  JH

1)  *NSYNC  ~  “Bye Bye Bye”

2)  Britney Spears  ~  “Oops! …I Did It Again"

3)  U2  ~  “Beautiful Day”

4)  The Corrs  ~  “Breathless”

5)  blink-182  ~  “Adam’s Song”

6)  Vitamin C  ~  “Graduation (Friends Forever)”

7)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “If You’re Gone”

8)  Sixpence None The Richer  ~  “There She Goes”

9)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Otherside”

10)  Audio Adrenaline  ~  “Hands And Feet”

11)  No Doubt  ~  “Ex-Girlfriend”

12)  Filter  ~  “Take A Picture”

13)  Enya  ~  “Only Time”

14)  Backstreet Boys  ~  “Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely”

15)  Destiny’s Child  ~  “Say My Name”

16)  Toby Keith  ~  “How Do You Like Me Now?!”

17)  Rebecca St. James  ~  “Wait For Me”

18)  Deftones  ~  “Change (In The House Of Flies)”

19)  Toni Braxton  ~  “He Wasn’t Man Enough”

20)  Vertical Horizon  ~  “Everything You Want"

21)  Stacie Orrico  ~  “Genuine”

22)  Santana ft. The Product G&B  ~  “Maria Maria”

23)  Jessica Simpson  ~  “I Think I’m In Love With You”

24)  Disturbed  ~  “Down With The Sickness”

25)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “I Turn To You”

26)  D’Angelo  ~  “Untitled (How Does It Feel?)”