Songs About Towns & Villages

Cities get all the attention these days, but towns and villages are really where it's at! So I put together a collection of Songs About Towns & Villages as a meager yet sincere tribute to them. I trust you shall...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus  ~  “Old Town Road”

2)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Village Ghetto Land”

3)  Thin Lizzy  ~  "The Boys Are Back In Town"

4)  Alpine  ~  “Villages”

5)  The Kooks  ~  “Around Town”

6)  The Kinks  ~  “Village Green Preservation Society”

7)  Sam Hunt  ~  “Break Up In A Small Town”

8)  Blackmore’s Night  ~  “The Village In The Sand”

9)  Jay-Z ft. Kanye West & Rihanna  ~  “Run This Town”

10)  Cam  ~  “Village”

11)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town”

12)  Andy Williams  ~  “Village Of St. Bernadette”

13)  Miranda Lambert  ~  “Famous In A Small Town”

14)  New Order  ~  “The Village”

15)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Ghost Town”

16)  Frank Zappa  ~  “Village Of The Sun”

17)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “Goodbye Town”

18)  Bizzle ft. Jin, Sho Baraka, & V. Rose  ~  “It Takes A Village”

19)  Dream Academy  ~  “Life In A Northern Town”

20)  Wrabel  ~  “The Village”

21)  Johnny Rivers  ~  “Poor Side Of Town”

22)  Pete Yorn  ~  “Crystal Village”

23)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Small Town”

24)  Andy Gullahorn  ~  “Village”

25)  Bronski Beat  ~  "Smalltown Boy"

"Un" Songs

There are a lot of common words beginning with the prefix "un-." And many of those words appear in the titles of popular and/or just-plain-good songs. I've collected a few of the best of those here. There may be future posts of "Un" Songs, but I'm not specifically planning on it as yet. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  FLETCHER  ~  “Undrunk”

2)  Tauren Wells ft. KB  ~  “Undefeated”

3)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Unlikely Angel”

4)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Unwell”

5)  Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole  ~  “Unforgettable”

6)  Jacob Banks  ~  “Unknown (To Me)”

7)  Kailee Morgue  ~  “Unfortunate Soul”

8)  Weezer  ~  “Undone – The Sweater Song”

9)  Fireflight  ~  “Unbreakable”

10)  Jon Bellion  ~  “Ungrateful Eyes”

11)  Rihanna  ~  “Unfaithful”

12)  Garden City Movement  ~  “She’s So Untouchable”

13)  Katy Perry  ~  “Unconditionally”

14)  X Ambassadors  ~  “Unsteady”

15)  Jennifer Knapp  ~  “Undo Me”

16)  Kodaline  ~  “Unclear”

17)  Zara Larsson  ~  “Uncover”

18)  Canyon Hills Worship  ~  “Unfailing Love”

19)  Charli XCX ft. Kim Petras & Jay Park  ~  “Unlock It”

20)  Corey Kilgannon ft. Shayla Kilgannon  ~  “Unable”

21)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Unbreakable Smile”

22)  The The  ~  “Uncertain Smile”

23)  Transviolet  ~  “Undo”

24)  Allen Stone  ~  “Unaware”

25)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Undo It”

Songs About Existing

Are you? I am. You exist and so do I, or else you wouldn't be reading this right now. That's what these songs are about. Existing. Nothing more, nothing less. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Diana Wang  ~  “Love Still Exists”

2)  blink-182  ~  “Aliens Exist”

3)  Keep Shelly In Athens  ~  “Time Only Exists To Betray Us”

4)  Van Morrison  ~  “I Forgot That Love Existed”

5)  Amy Lee  ~  “Love Exists”

6)  Picturesque  ~  “Just Exist”

7)  Rihanna  ~  “Question Existing”

8)  Meat Puppets  ~  “We Don’t Exist”

9)  Kyla Hope  ~  “True  Love Does Exist”

10)  Arcade Fire  ~  “We Exist”

11)  Modest Mouse  ~  “Exit Does Not Exist”

12)  Wanting  ~  “You Exist In My Song”

13)  Ball Park Music  ~  “The Perfect Life Does Not Exist”

14)  Leah Andreone  ~  “You Don’t Exist”

15)  Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3  ~  “She Doesn’t Exist”

16)  Ana Popovic  ~  “Lives That Don’t Exist”

17)  Azymuth  ~  “This Exists”

18)  Melanie Bivins  ~  “Exist”

19)  Bayside  ~  “It Don’t Exist”

20)  Gia Margaret  ~  “Exist”

21)  The Menzingers  ~  “Where Your Heartache Exists”

22)  Maximo Park  ~  “Risk To Exist”

23)  Hayley Cole  ~  “Existing”

24)  Gold Lake  ~  “We Already Exist”

25)  Charles Manson  ~  “Cease To Exist”  (Yes, THAT Charles Manson! He was once a promising folk singer before he went bonkers and had a bunch of people senselessly murdered and all. Who'd a' thunk it?)

Popular Songs Of 2009, Vol. 3

One last round of the most Popular Songs Of 2009, and we'll move on to the next decade. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  “White Horse”

2)  Jason Derulo ft. Imogen Heap  ~  “Whatcha Say”

3)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Meet Me Halfway”

4)  Matthew West  ~  “The Motions”

5)  The Veronicas  ~  “Untouched”

6)  Rob Thomas  ~  “Her Diamonds”

7)  Addison Road  ~  “What Do I Know Of Holy”

8)  Nickelback  ~  “If Today Was Your Last Day”

9)  Jay-Z & Alicia Keys  ~  “Empire State Of Mind”

10)  Zac Brown Band  ~  “Whatever It Is”

11)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  “By Your Side”

12)  Lady Gaga  ~  “Bad Romance”  (Warning: This song and video are Gaga at her Gaga-est. Viewer discretion is advised.)

13)  Michael Franti & Spearhead  ~  “Say Hey, I Love You”

14)  Bluetree  ~  “God Of This City”

15)  Beyoncé  ~  “Sweet Dreams”

16)  Boys Like Girls  ~  “Love Drunk”

17)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Here We Go Again”

18)  Sidewalk Prophets  ~  “The Words I Would Say”

19)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Already Gone”

20)  Maxwell  ~  “Pretty Wings”

21)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “I Run To You”

22)  Flo Rida ft. Kesha  ~  “Right Round”

23)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Wait And See”

24)  Britney Spears  ~  “If You Seek Amy”

25)  Sanctus Real  ~  “Whatever You’re Doing (Something Heavenly)”

26)  Keri Hilson ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo  ~  “Knock You Down”

27)  Owl City  ~  “Fireflies”

28)  Rihanna  ~  “Russian Roulette”

29)  Chris and Conrad  ~  “Lead Me To The Cross”