“Sad,” “Sadder,” & “Saddest” Songs

Because in all things there should be a balance of both the good and the bad, the positive and the negative, to follow up the previous "Happy," "Happier," & "Happiest" Songs post, there's this one featuring "Sad," "Sadder," & "Saddest" Songs. Despite the subject matter, I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Metallica  ~  “Sad But True”

2)  Seth MacFarlane  ~  “The Sadder But Wiser Girl”

3)  Céline Dion  ~  “Goodbye’s (The Saddest Word)”

4)  John Denver  ~  “Like A Sad Song”

5)  Robert Cray  ~  “Sadder Days”

6)  Annie Lennox  ~  “The Saddest Song (I’ve Got)”

7)  England Dan & John Ford Coley  ~  “It’s Sad To Belong”

8)  Norma Jean  ~  “Songs Sound Much Sadder”

9)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “The Saddest Thing Of All”

10)  Bat For Lashes  ~  “Sad Eyes”

11)  The Neighbourhood  ~  “Sadderdaze”

12)  Grimes  ~  “My Sister Says The Saddest Things”

13)  Elton John & Pnau  ~  “Sad”

14)  Amy LaVere  ~  “Never Been Sadder”

15)  Sister Hazel  ~  “The Saddest Song (Not Coming Home)”

16)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Karen, Don’t Be Sad”

17)  Chris McKay And The Critical Darlings  ~  “Sadder Day”

18)  Meiko  ~  “Saddest Song In The World”

19)  Kodie Shane ft. Lil Yachty  ~  “Sad”

20)  Fleming and John  ~  “Sadder Day”

21)  Birds Of Tokyo  ~  “The Saddest Thing I Know”

22)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Sing A Sad Song”

23)  Az Yet  ~  “Sadder Than Blue”

24)  Anastacia  ~  “The Saddest Part”

25)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Sad”

26)  Scenic World  ~  “Sadder Eyes”

27)  The Ataris  ~  “The Saddest Song”

28)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “I Would Be Sad”

29)  Angus & Julia Stone  ~  “Sadder Than You”

30)  Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  “The Saddest Happiness”

“Truth” & “Consequences” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's some more "Truth" & "Consequences" Songs for your listening pleasure. So listen to 'em already! And...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Fantasia  ~  “Truth Is”

2)  Little Green Cars  ~  “The Consequences Of Not Sleeping”

3)  OneRepublic  ~  “Truth To Power”

4)  Great Big Sea  ~  “Consequence Free”

5)  Night Ranger  ~  “Truth”

6)  Relient K  ~  “I So Hate Consequences”

7)  Monsters Of Folk  ~  “A Man Named Truth”

8)  VersaEmerge  ~  “No Consequences”

9)  Iron & Wine  ~  “Bitter Truth”

10)  Megadeth  ~  “Train Of Consequences”

11)  Jude Cole  ~  “Tell The Truth”

12)  Our Lady Peace  ~  “Consequence Of Laughing”

13)  Randy Travis  ~  “The Truth Is Lyin’ Next To You”

14)  Robert Cray  ~  “Consequences”

15)  Charlie Winston  ~  “Truth”

16)  The Notwist  ~  “Consequence”

17)  Chiddy Bang  ~  “Truth”

18)  Fish  ~  “A Feast Of Consequences”

19)  Bloc Party  ~  “Truth”

20)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Truth Or Consequences”

"Spare" Songs

No, these aren’t a bunch of songs left over from previous posts, nor are they songs that simply wouldn’t fit in with any theme so I put them altogether in one post (although I wouldn’t put it past myself to do either of those things). These are, quite literally, a bunch of “Spare” Songs in that the word “Spare” appears in the title of each. Not surprisingly – because good music abounds, if you know where to find it – there are some real gems here, by both well-known and lesser-known artists. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Spare Me A Little Of Your Love”

2)  Adam Ostrar  ~  “Spare Me”

3)  Ingrid Michaelson  ~  “Spare Change”

4)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “No Spare Parts”

5)  Irya’s Playground  ~  “Give Me A Spare Hour”

6)  the Big Nose Attack  ~  “Spare Some Change”

7)  Honeyblood  ~  “No Spare Key”

8)  Tom Paxton  ~  “Time To Spare”

9)  Shortly  ~  “Spare Time”

10)  Robert Cray  ~  “Spare Some Love?”

11)  The Love Compartment  ~  “Spare Parts”

12)  Mandy Patinkin  ~  “Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?”

13)  Gossip  ~  “Spare Me From The Mold”

14)  The Republic Of Wolves  ~  “Spare Me”

15)  Victoria Reed  ~  “Spare Heart”

16)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Spare-Ohs”

17)  Cassie Taylor  ~  “Spare Some Love”

18)  Chris Rice  ~  “Spare An Angel”

19)  Connie Smith  ~  “Five Fingers To Spare”

20)  Merle Haggard ft. Willie Nelson & Freddy Powers  ~  “If You Can Spare The Time (I Won’t Miss The Money)”

21)  Caitlin Rose  ~  “Spare Me”

22)  Frankie Laine  ~  “There’s Not A Moment To Spare”

23)  Kiss The Curse  ~  “Spare Me”

24)  George Strait  ~  “Anything You Can Spare”

25)  Carla Bianco  ~  “Spare Window”

Songs About Accusations

There's been a lot of talk about "accusations" of late. Unfortunately, there's probably a lot of truth to many of these allegations. Because I am occasionally topical in my posts, here's a collection of Songs About Accusations. Contrary to the usual, not all of these songs have the word "accusation" (in any form) in their titles, though all do prominently feature the word in the lyrics and "accusation" is the overall theme of the songs as well. I hesitate to implore you to...but, enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Before You Accuse Me”

2)  Public Enemy  ~  “I Stand Accused”

3)  Porter Wagoner  ~  “Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw”

4)  Bananarama  ~  “Love In The First Degree”

5)  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  ~  “Accused Of Love”

6)  Common  ~  “Testify”

7)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Always Run To You”

8)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Believe Me”

9)  Robert Cray Band  ~  “False Accusations”

10)  Jason Boland & The Stragglers  ~  “False Accuser’s Lament”

11)  Ayreon  ~  “The Accusation”

12)  Fireflight  ~  “Unbreakable”

13)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “I Stand Accused”

14)  Ray Charles  ~  “Sticks And Stones”

15)   Rachel Wilhelm  ~  “The Accusation”

16)  Cory Chisel  ~  “I’ve Been Accused”

17)  Jim Reeves  ~  “Guilty”

18)  Shane & Shane  ~  “Embracing Accusation”

19)  Kris Kristofferson  ~  “Blame It On The Stones”

20)  Isaac Hayes  ~  “I Stand Accused”

“Chicago” “Cubs” Songs

In honor of tonight's sure-to-be-exciting Game 7 World Series tiebreaker, here's a lively collection of songs with either the word "Chicago" or "Cubs" (sometimes "Cub") in their titles. Don't worry, Indians fans, your post is coming up next. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Robert Cray, John Mayer, Hubert Sumlin, & Jimmie Vaughan  ~  “Sweet Home Chicago”

2)  Lily & Madeleine  ~  “Chicago”

3)  Tom Waits  ~  “Chicago”  (This song would have been SO much better if Tom had never started singing! I’m pretty sure he gargles with razorblades on the regular.)

4)  The Mountain Goats  ~  “Cubs In Five”

5)  Merle Haggard  ~  “The Sidewalks Of Chicago”

6)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  “Chicago”

7)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “My Kind Of Town (Chicago Is)”

8)  Steve Goodman  ~  “Go, Cubs, Go!”

9)  Jason Isbell  ~  “Chicago Promenade”

10)  Ethan Leinwand  ~  “East Chicago Blues”

11)  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  ~  “Born In Chicago”

12)  Thundercat  ~  “Lone Wolf And Cub”

13)  Former Belle  ~  “I Woke Up In Chicago”

14)  Bee Gees  ~  “Living In Chicago”

15)  Count Basie ft. Joe Williams  ~  “Going To Chicago”

16)  The Wooden Birds  ~  “Folly Cub”

17)  Paper Lace  ~  “The Night Chicago Died”

18)  Buddy Guy  ~  “Meet Me In Chicago”

19)  Arek Religa  ~  “Chicago Guitar Knight”

20)  Mew  ~  “Fox Cub”

21)  Screaming Orphans  ~  “City Of Chicago”

22)  Spoon  ~  “Chicago At Night”

23)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Little Joe From Chicago”

24)  Steve Goodman  ~  “A Dying Cub Fan’s Last Request”

25)  Crosby, Stills, & Nash  ~  “Chicago”