Songs About Feelings, Vol. 2

Y'all feeling these "Feelings"? Well, good, 'cuz here's another set of songs about them. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Paramore  ~  “Feeling Sorry”

2)  Flo Rida  ~  “Good Feeling”

3)  McKenzie Small  ~  “Caught Feelings”

4)  Journey  ~  “Feeling That Way”

5)  Justin Bieber ft. Halsey  ~  “The Feeling”

6)  Eels  ~  “Fresh Feeling”

7)  Tennis  ~  “I Miss That Feeling”

8)  Scorpions ft. Dimitra Kokkori  ~  “Born To Touch Your Feelings”

9)  Alabama Shakes  ~  “This Feeling”

10)  Morris Albert  ~  “Feelings”

11)  Colbie Caillat  ~  “Feelings Show”

12)  REO Speedwagon  ~  “Can’t Fight This Feeling”

13)  Hayley Kiyoko  ~  “Feelings”

14)  Eagles  ~  “Peaceful Easy Feeling”

15)  Allison Moorer  ~  “When You Wake Up Feeling Bad”

16)  Social Distortion  ~  “Cold Feelings”

17)  Regina Spektor  ~  “One More Time With Feeling”

18)  Barry Manilow  ~  “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again”

19)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “4th Street Feeling”

20)  Nazareth  ~  “Carry Out Feelings”

21)  Avicii ft. Audra Mae  ~  “Feeling Good”

22)  Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty  ~  “Feelin’s”

23)  Feeder  ~  “Feeling A Moment”

24)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Feeling Of Falling”

25)  Moloko  ~  “Familiar Feeling”

Songs About Praying, Vol. 1

Here begins the first in a four-part series featuring Songs About Praying. Some of the prayers herein are literal, while some are figurative. Some are by Christian artists, and some are by "secular" artists. In other words, these songs completely run the gamut. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kesha  ~  “Praying”

2)  Sanctus Real  ~  “Pray”

3)  Duran Duran  ~  “Save A Prayer”

4)  Regina Spektor  ~  “The Prayer Of François Villon”

5)  Blaenavon  ~  “Let’s Pray”

6)  Metal Church  ~  “Watch The Children Pray”

7)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “A Living Prayer”

8)  Michael Franti & Spearhead  ~  “Pray For Grace”

9)  Ron Sexsmith  ~  “Too Late For Praying”

10)  Nneka  ~  “Pray For You”

11)  Petra  ~  “Prayer”

12)  Rick Astley  ~  “Pray With Me”

13)  Red House Glory  ~  “Pray Now”

14)  Big & Rich  ~  “That’s Why I Pray”

15)  The Katinas  ~  “Praying For You”

16)  Laura Marling  ~  “Pray For Me”

17)  All-4-One  ~  “I Prayed 4 U”

18)  Kodaline  ~  “Pray”

19)  Haelos  ~  “Pray”

20)  Steve Vai  ~  “Whispering A Prayer”

“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”

Songs About Dolphins

This is just what it looks like. A post featuring Songs About...Dolphins, of all things. Why? Because...I couldn't think of a good enough reason NOT to, that's why! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Prince  ~  “Dolphin”

2)  Delta Sleep  ~  “Spy Dolphin”

3)  Enigma  ~  “The Dream Of The Dolphin”

4)  Connan Mockasin  ~  “Forever Dolphin Love”

5)  John Coltrane  ~  “One Green Dolphin Street”

6)  Shed Seven  ~  “Dolphin”

7)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “The Promise (The Dolphin Song)”

8)  The End Of Melancholy  ~  “Dolphins”

9)  Herbie Hancock  ~  “Dolphin Dance”  (I was 13 minutes into this song before I realized it still hadn’t ended. Turns out, it’s a 41-minute piece. Hang with it if you wish – I’m sure it’s phenomenal – but I was done at 13 minutes.)

10)  Ian Brown  ~  “Dolphins Were Monkeys”

11)  Live  ~  “Dolphin’s Cry”

12)  The Donkeys  ~  “Dolphin Center”

13)  Crosby, Stills, & Nash  ~  “After The Dolphin”

14)  Makana  ~  “Blue Dolphin Song”

15)  Simple Minds ft. Catherine AD  ~  “Rivers Of Ice / Dolphins”

16)  Melancholy  ~  “Dolphins Hysteria”

17)  Tori Amos  ~  “The Dolphin Song”

18)  Jackson Boone  ~  “Dolphin Turned Into A Cat”

19)  The Byrds  ~  “Dolphin’s Smile”

20)  Pele  ~  “Safe Dolphin”

21)  Poe  ~  “Dolphin”

22)  Firefall  ~  “Dolphin’s Lullaby”

23)  Tim Buckley  ~  “Dolphins”

24)  The Moffs  ~  “The Dolphin And I”

25)  Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin  ~  “Dolphin Dreams”

BONUS TRACK:  Regina Spektor  ~  “Folding Chair”  (No, the word “Dolphin” doesn’t appear anywhere in the title of this song. But one of the verses directly refers to them, then Regina barks like a dolphin in time with the music. So…it simply HAD TO be here!)

"Old Fashioned" Songs, Vol. 2

Here's a second and final set of "Old Fashioned" Songs. Hey, it's not even Throwback Thursday! What's up with that? Who cares! Just enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Old-Fashioned Love”

2)  Ethel Merman  ~  “Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please”

3)  Commodores  ~  “Old Fashion Love”

4)  Sasha & The Starlight  ~  “I’m Old-Fashioned”

5)  Jaydee Bixby  ~  “Old-Fashioned Girl”

6)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “Give Me A Little Old-Fashioned Love”

7)  Anaïs Mitchell  ~  “Old-Fashioned Hat”

8)  The Bama Band  ~  “Real Old-Fashioned Broken Heart”

9)  The Strokes ft. Regina Spektor  ~  “Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men”

10)  Niamh Lynn  ~  “Sing Me An Old-Fashioned Song”

11)  Little River Band  ~  “Sweet Old-Fashioned Man”

12)  Babyface  ~  “A Bit Old-Fashioned”

13)  Emmylou Harris ft. Kate & Anna McGarrigle  ~  “Like An Old-Fashioned Waltz”

14)  Chris De Burgh  ~  “Old-Fashioned People”

15)  Shirley Bassey ft. Charles Aznavour  ~  “Dance In The Old-Fashioned Way / Yesterday, When I Was Young”

16)  Jason Reeves  ~  “Old-Fashioned Letters”

17)  Craig Morgan  ~  “Sweet Old-Fashioned Goodness”

18)  Matt and Kim  ~  “Good Ol’ Fashion Nightmare”

19)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “That’s Old-Fashioned (The Way Love Should Be)”

20)  Bradley Walker  ~  “Call Me Old-Fashioned”