"Beginning" Songs, Vol. 1

Life in general is full of beginnings and endings. We live most of our lives in the middle. In honor of that, or in spite of it, here begins a six-part miniseries featuring songs about the "Beginning," "Middle," and the "Ending." To begin, "Beginning" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Seal  ~  “The Beginning”

2)  Guster  ~  “Beginning Of The End”

3)  The Futureheads  ~  “The Beginning Of The Twist”

4)  Richard Marx & Donna Lewis  ~  “At The Beginning”

5)  Django Django  ~  “Beginning To Fade”

6)  The Decemberists  ~  “A Beginning Song”

7)  Snow Patrol  ~  “It’s Beginning To Get To Me”

8)  Ella Fitzgerald  ~  “I’m Beginning To See The Light / Ordinary Fool”

9)  Emerson, Lake, & Palmer  ~  “From The Beginning”

10)  One OK Rock  ~  “The Beginning”

11)  Emery  ~  “The Beginning”

12)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  “In The Beginning”

13)  Don McLean  ~  “Genesis (In The Beginning)”

14)  Europe  ~  “Just The Beginning”

15)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “The End Is The Beginning Is The End”

16)  Tracy Chapman  ~  “New Beginning”

17)  Jason Becker  ~  “The End Of The Beginning”

18)  Cloverton  ~  “The End Is The Beginning”

19)  Steve Howe & Patrick Moraz  ~  “Beginnings”

20)  Elephant Revival  ~  “Remembering A Beginning”

"Kiss" Songs

Decided to do a "Kiss" & "Tell" songs post. Found too many good ones that fit each word for just one post. So it's a two-parter. First up, songs with "Kiss" in the title. Pucker up and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “Just A Kiss”

2)  Seal  ~  “Kiss From A Rose”

3)  Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  “This Kiss”

4)  Thompson Square  ~  “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not”

5)  Sixpence None The Richer  ~  “Kiss Me”

6)  Kid Rock  ~  “First Kiss”

7)  Shania Twain  ~  “When You Kiss Me”

8)  Nathan Sykes  ~  “Kiss Me Quick”

9)  Florence + The Machine  ~  “Kiss With A Fist”

10)  The Little Mermaid Cast  ~  “Kiss The Girl”

11)  Pixie Lott  ~  “Kiss The Stars”

12)  Ed Sheeran  ~  “Kiss Me”

13)  Sade  ~  “Kiss Of Life”

14)  Little Big Town  ~  “Kiss Goodbye”

15)  Billie Myers  ~  “Kiss The Rain”

16)  Scissor Sisters  ~  “Kiss You Off”

17)  P!nk  ~  “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”

18)  Elton John  ~  “Kiss The Bride”

19)  Faith Hill  ~  “This Kiss”

20)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “Let’s Just Kiss”

21)  Kate Nash  ~  “Kiss That Grrrl”

22)  The Cardigans  ~  “And Then You Kissed Me”

23)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Kiss On My List”

24)  Gloria Estefan  ~  “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me”

25)  Bananarama  ~  “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”

"Show" & "Tell" Songs, Vol. 2

Here's the other half of those "Show" and "Tell" songs I started yesterday. Some good stuff here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Echosmith  ~  "Tell Her You Love Her"

2)  Seal  ~  "Show Me"

3)  Keira Knightley  ~  "Tell Me If You Wanna Go Home"

4)  Peter Frampton  ~  "Show Me The Way"

5)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Tell Me Why"

6)  Leonard Cohen  ~  "Show Me The Place"

7)  The B-52's  ~  "Tell It Like It T-I-IS"

8)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  "Lady Picture Show"

9)  Bridgit Mendler  ~  "Love Will Tell Us Where To Go"

10)  Audioslave  ~  "Show Me How To Live"

11)  Whitney Houston  ~  "Tell Me No"

12)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "Show Me Your Soul"

13)  Joss Stone  ~  "Tell Me 'Bout It"

14)  Styx  ~  "Show Me The Way"

15)  Chlöe Howl  ~  "I Wish I Could Tell You"

16)  Three Dog Night  ~  "The Show Must Go On"

17)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  "Too Soon To Tell"

18)  Colbie Caillat  ~  "Feelings Show"

19)  Lecrae ft. Mali Music  ~  "Tell The World"

20)  Clean Bandit  ~  "Show Me Love"

21)  Eagles  ~  "I Can't Tell You Why"

22)  Ethel Merman, Judy Garland, & Barbra Streisand  ~  "There's No Business Like Show Business"

23)  Billy Joel  ~  "Tell Her About It"

24)  The Pretenders  ~  "Show Me"

25)  Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band  ~  "You Never Can Tell"  (It's fascinating to watch this song come together so sporadically and organically.)

Popular Songs Of 1995, Vol. 1

Okay, so if you thought last week's "Popular Songs of 2005" made you feel old...then take a listen at these songs, which are now (gasp!) 20 years old! My word, I'm ancient! There's one more volume of 1995 songs to come...it was a really good year for music. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Coolio ft. L.V.  ~  "Gangsta's Paradise"

2)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Fantasy"

3)  TLC  ~  "Waterfalls"

4)  Seal  ~  "Kiss From A Rose"

5)  Real McCoy  ~  "Another Night"

6)  Madonna  ~  "Take A Bow"

7)  Montell Jordan  ~  "This Is How We Do It"

8)  Blues Traveler  ~  "Run-Around"

9)  Boyz II Men  ~  "On Bended Knee"

10)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?"

11)  Monica  ~  "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)"

12)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Always"

13)  Dionne Farris  ~  "I Know"

14)  The Pretenders  ~  "I'll Stand By You"

15)  All-4-One  ~  "I Can Love You Like That"

16)  Hootie & The Blowfish  ~  "Hold My Hand"

17)  Des'ree  ~  "You Gotta Be"

18)  Blessid Union Of Souls  ~  "I Believe"

19)  Soul For Real  ~  "Candy Rain"

20)  Sheryl Crow  ~  "Strong Enough"

"Future" Songs

Last but not least in this 3-part miniseries, here's a collection of songs with the word "Future" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Morrissey  ~  "In The Future When All's Well"

2)  Curtis Mayfield  ~  "Future Shock"

3)  Meghan Trainor  ~  "Dear Future Husband"

4)  The Avett Brothers  ~  "The Once And Future Carpenter"

5)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Future Days"

6)  Tracy Chapman  ~  "Our Bright Future"

7)  Seal  ~  "Future Love Paradise"

8)  Brad Paisley  ~  "Welcome To The Future"

9)  Jonas Brothers  ~  "Kids Of The Future"

10)  Madonna  ~  "Future Lovers / I Feel Love"

11)  Massive Attack  ~  "Future Proof"

12)  Cut Copy  ~  "Future"

13)  Straylight Run  ~  "Soon We'll Be Living In The Future"

14)  Emarosa  ~  "A Toast To The Future Kids"

15)  Nada Surf  ~  "The Future"