"Instant" Songs

When you start listening to these songs, you will "Instant"-ly know that they're worth your time. No need to wait – feel free to enjoy them right away!  ~  JH

1)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "Instant Crush"

2)  Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band  ~  "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)"

3)  Sophia Fresh ft. T-Pain  ~  "This Instant"

4)  Charley Pride  ~  "Instant Loneliness"

5)  Lea Salonga  ~  "One Indescribable Instant"

6)  Daft Punk ft. Julian Casablancas  ~  "Instant Crush"

7)  The Who  ~  "Instant Party"

8)  Madonna  ~  "Impressive Instant"

9)  Ringo Starr  ~  "Instant Amnesia"

10)  Sheila  ~  "Chaque Instant de Chaque Jour"  (I know I've heard this tune before. Maybe as an instrumental. Or with English lyrics. I dunno, it just sounds very familiar...)

11)  UB40  ~  "Instant Radical Change Of Perception"

12)  Richie Kotzen  ~  "In An Instant"

13)  Doris Day  ~  "Instant Love"

14)  Golden Earring  ~  "Instant Poetry"

15)  Zemaria  ~  "Instant Lover"

16)  Beastie Boys  ~  "Instant Death"

17)  Hawksley Workman  ~  "Don't Take Yourself Away (Instant Nostalgia)"

18)  Delerium ft. Kirsty Hawkshaw  ~  "Fleeting Instant"

19)  Dan Hartman  ~  "Instant Replay"

20)  Erin McKeown ft. Ryan Montbleau  ~  "Instant Classic"

21)  Mr. Hudson  ~  "Instant Messenger"

22)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Instant Of The Hour After"

23)  Monoeyes  ~  "My Instant Song"

24)  The Ventures  ~  "Instant Guitars"

25)  Olivia Chaney  ~  Blessed Instant"

“Don’t Ask,” “Don’t Tell” Songs, Vol. 2

As promised, here's a follow-up to yesterday's "Don't Ask," "Don't Tell" Songs post. Because these are good songs, too. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  “Don’t Ask Me No Questions”

2)  Saskia & Serge  ~  “Don’t Tell Me Stories”

3)  Richie Kotzen  ~  “Don't Ask”

4)  Madonna  ~  “Don’t Tell Me”

5)  Ryan Adams  ~  “Don't Ask For The Water”

6)  Nel  ~  “Don’t Tell Me”

7)  Natalie Pearson  ~  “Don't Ask Me This”

8)  Night Ranger  ~  “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me”

9)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “Luka”  (The singer requests that you “don’t ask” about a number of different things in this song.)

10)  Pam Tillis  ~  “Don’t Tell Me What To Do”

11)  Billy Joel  ~  “Don’t Ask Me Why”

12)  Amy Macdonald  ~  “Don’t Tell Me That It’s Over”

13)  Public Image Limited  ~  “Don’t Ask Me”

14)  Bijou Phillips  ~  “When I Hated Him (Don’t Tell Me)”

15)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Don't Ask Me Why”

16)  Baby Animals  ~  “Don’t Tell Me What To Do”

17)  Bobby Pinson  ~  “Don’t Ask Me How I Know”

18)  Martha Davis  ~  “Don’t Tell Me The Time”

19)  Great Caesar  ~  “Don’t Ask Me Why”

20)  Lesley Gore  ~  “You Don’t Own Me”  (“Don’t tell me what to do, don’t tell me what to say…”)

Songs About Bad Things

Though it may not seem like it at first, this is another one of those "Opposites" posts for which I've become infamous. These tunes are all about "Bad Things" (although a couple of them insist it's "Not A Bad Thing" or that it "Ain't Such A Bad Thing"). Next time, on a more positive note, we'll explore Songs About Good Things. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello  ~  “Bad Things”

2)  Chris Isaak  ~  “Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing”

3)  Rayland Baxter  ~  “Bad Things”

4)  Meiko  ~  “Bad Things”

5)  Gary Allan  ~  “Like It’s A Bad Thing”

6)  Cutting Crew  ~  “No Bad Thing”

7)  Emmy The Great  ~  “Bad Things Coming, We Are Safe”

8)  Justin Timberlake  ~  “Not A Bad Thing”

9)  Cry Of Love  ~  “Bad Thing”

10)  The Mowgli’s  ~  “Bad Thing”

11)  Jace Everett  ~  “Bad Things”

12)  Gene Watson  ~  “We Got A Bad Thing Goin’”

13)  Mozart’s Sister  ~  “Good Thing, Bad Thing”

14)  Hipsway  ~  “Bad Thing Longing”

15)  Barry Gibb  ~  “One Bad Thing”

16)  Be The Bear  ~  “Bad Things”

17)  Richie Kotzen  ~  “Bad Things”

18)  Outshine  ~  “Bad Things Always End Bad”

19)  Terri Clark  ~  “Not A Bad Thing”

20)   The Menzingers  ~  “Bad Things”

21)  L7  ~  “Bad Things”

22)  Loverboy  ~  “Ain’t Such A Bad Thing”

23)  The Heathen Kings  ~  “Good At The Bad Things”

24)  Danny Gokey  ~  “Like That’s A Bad Thing”

25)  Cults  ~  “Bad Things”

Songs About Squeezing

Maybe you could use a good squeeze today. Maybe you just like the word "Squeeze." Or maybe you simply love good music. Whichever it is, this post has got you covered! Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Soul To Squeeze”

2)  Stevie Ray Vaughan  ~  “Hug You, Squeeze You”

3)  N.E.R.D.  ~  “Squeeze Me”

4)  Jane Monheit  ~  “Just Squeeze Me”

5)  Morrissey  ~  “Something Is Squeezing My Skull”

6)  Andy Frasco & The U.N.  ~  “Main Squeeze”

7)  Maxwell Mud  ~  “Squeeze”

8)  Fifth Harmony  ~  “Squeeze”

9)  Phil Kennemore  ~  “Squeeze”

10)  38 Special  ~  “The Squeeze”

11)  Ralph Covert and the Acoustic Army  ~  “Squeezing The Puzzle Together”

12)  Cocteau Twins  ~  “Squeeze-Wax”

13)  Richie Kotzen  ~  “Squeeze Play”

14)  Delbert McClinton  ~  “Squeeze Me In”

15)  Mother Ton  ~  “Squeeze”

16)  Forest Sun  ~  “Big Big Squeeze"

17)  The Who  ~  “Squeeze Box”

18)  Kraak & Smaak  ~  “Squeeze Me”

19)  New Birth ft. Leslie Wilson  ~  “Squeezing Too Much Living”

20)  Ayla Brown  ~  “Squeeze”

21)  Fats Waller  ~  “Squeeze Me”

22)  The Blue Grooves  ~  “You’re My Main Squeeze”

23)  Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps  ~  “Put The Squeeze On Me”

24)  David Goldman ft. Kristin Hoffmann  ~  “Put Your Squeeze On Me”

25)  The Reversals  ~  “Squeeze”