Yours, Mine, & Ours Songs, Vol. 1: "Yours"

Today starts a three-part miniseries featuring songs with the words "Yours," "Mine," or "Ours" in their titles. Because there were so many songs that qualified for each post, I tried to pick the best songs I could find and weed out the "filler" tracks that sometimes permeate these pages. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ella Henderson  ~  "Yours"

2)  Red  ~  "Yours Again"

3)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  "I'm Yours"

4)  Skillet  ~  "Yours To Hold"

5)  Metric  ~  "Eclipse (All Yours)"

6)  Jason Mraz  ~  "I'm Yours"

7)  Lauren Daigle  ~  "I Am Yours"

8)  The Script  ~  "I'm Yours"

9)  Tracy Chapman  ~  "I Am Yours"

10)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Glory Is Yours"

11)  Barbara Lewis  ~  "Baby, I'm Yours"

12)  a-ha  ~  "Forever Not Yours"

13)  Dara Maclean  ~  "Yours Forever"

14)  Jimmy Needham  ~  "Yours To Take"

15)  Kari Jobe ft. Darlene Zschech  ~  "Yours Forever (You Took The Nails)"

16)  R.E.M.  ~  "Every Day Is Yours To Win"

17)  Melanie C  ~  "You'll Get Yours"

18)  Blues Traveler  ~  "Yours"

19)  Nightwish  ~  "Yours Is An Empty Hope"

20)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours"

21)  Breakbot ft. Irfane  ~  "Baby, I'm Yours"

22)  Bob Dylan  ~  "Emotionally Yours"

23)  Shai  ~  "Baby, I'm Yours"

24)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  "Yours"

25)  Craig David  ~  "Officially Yours"

Songs About Drugs

It's not what you think... Yes, these songs all include either the word "Drug" or "Drugs" in their titles, but most of the drugs in question are anything but illegal nor are they the kind that are likely to be abused. Many of the songs compare the addictive qualities of someone's love as like unto a drug. Others still are actually referring to drugs of abuse but in a negative, say-no-to-them kind of way. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Duran Duran  ~  "Drug"

2)  Katie Herzig  ~  "Drug"

3)  Morrissey  ~  "Interesting Drug"

4)  Roxy Music  ~  "Love Is The Drug"

5)  U2  ~  "Miracle Drug"

6)  Kesha  ~  "Your Love Is My Drug"

7)  Elton John  ~  "My Elusive Drug"

8)  Nine Inch Nails  ~  "The Perfect Drug"

9)  The Cult  ~  "Coming Down (Drug Tongue)"

10)  Huey Lewis & The News  ~  "I Want A New Drug"

11)  The Verve  ~  "The Drugs Don't Work"

12)  Talking Heads  ~  "Drugs"

13)  Dave Stewart  ~  "Drugs Taught Me A Lesson"

14)  Tove Lo  ~  "Not On Drugs"

15)  Tim McGraw  ~  "Drugs Or Jesus"

16)  Kamera  ~  "Like A Drug"

17)  Skillet  ~  "Better Than Drugs"

18)  The Music  ~  "Drugs"

19)  Markus Feehily  ~  "Love Is A Drug"

20)  Röyksopp  ~  "The Drug"

Things These Artists Are Not (Vol. 2)

Here's some more songs that tell you what the singers/bands are, in fact, NOT. Indeed, you'll find artists here who are not strong enough, not okay, not the doctor, not gonna take it, and so much more! Oh yeah, and commentary is included for each song here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Apocalyptica ft. Doug Robb  ~  "Not Strong Enough"  (Maybe you're just not trying hard enough...?)

2)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  "I Am Not A Robot"  (Well, of course, you're not, Marina. You're a singer. And a darn good one!)

3)  Doris Day  ~  "I'm Not At All In Love"  (Sure, sure, sure. Nobody's buying that.)

4)  Glen Campbell  ~  "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"  (In light of Campbell's Alzheimer's diagnosis a couple of years ago, this haunting ballad – his final single – is heartbreaking yet beautiful.)

5)  Newton Faulkner  ~  "I'm Not Giving Up Yet"  (Hang in there, Newton. Perseverance is key.)

6)  Bryan White  ~  "I'm Not Supposed To Love You Anymore"  (Well, what are you gonna do if you still love somebody? There's no "on/off" button when it comes to love.)

7)  My Chemical Romance  ~  "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"  (I'm not, either. I promise. I wouldn't lie to you.)

8)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "Not Over You"  (He's not. Believe me. He talks about you all the time. You guys should really get back together. You were meant for each other.)

9)  Carolina Liar  ~  "I'm Not Over"  (Sheesh, what is it with people who just can't – or won't – let go! Oh yeah, I forgot about that "on/off" button thing…)

10)  Skillet  ~  "Not Gonna Die"  (Nope. Not tonight, at least.)

11)  Armin van Buuren ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  "Not Giving Up On Love"  (As well you shouldn't, Sophie. You're still young. Your prince will come. Just give it time.)

12)  Victoria Beckham  ~  "Not Such An Innocent Girl"  (Is that really something to be bragging about?)

13)  The King's Son ft. Blacko  ~  "I'm Not Rich"  (I'm not either, but I don't live like a millionaire…)

14)  Calvin Harris  ~  "I'm Not Alone"  (He's definitely not alone. There's a bunch of people in cages in his underground dungeon.)

15)  Twisted Sister  ~  "We're Not Gonna Take It"  (ANYMORE!!!)

16)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  "I Am Not The Bad Guy"  (The bad guy she may not be, but a unique powerhouse of a voice she does possess.)

17)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Not The Doctor"  (She's not the nurse, either. Don't be fooled!)

18)  Kutless  ~  "Not What You See"  (My eyes must be playing tricks with me. I could've sworn he was what I saw.)

19)  SOJA  ~  "Not Done Yet"  (Keep calm and carry on then…)

20)  Kari Jobe  ~  "I Am Not Alone"  (No, you're not. And neither am I. None of us are. Praise God!)

Fruits Of The Spirit Songs: "Self Control"

This final entry in the "Fruits of the Spirit" was dogging me, too, making it all but impossible to compile. Finally, I made a breakthrough and came up with more songs than I could use, actually. I tried to narrow it down to the best of the best. While you won't find the phrase "self control" in the titles of these songs (and most often, not in the lyrics either), the spirit and attitude of "self control" as a virtue, or "fruit" as it were, permeates each song in this collection. Did I mention that there are some really great songs here? Because there are. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sanctus Real  ~  "I'm Not Alright"

2)  Jars Of Clay  ~  "Worlds Apart"

3)  Jeremy Camp  ~  "My Desire"

4)  GS Megaphone  ~  "Use Me"

5)  Skillet  ~  "Monster"

6)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Courageous"

7)  Relient K  ~  "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been"

8)  Tedashii  ~  "Make War"

9)  Third Day  ~  "Cry Out To Jesus"

10)  Plumb  ~  "Smoke"

11)  Matt Redman  ~  "Never Once"

12)  Hillsong Live  ~  "From The Inside Out"

13)  DC Talk  ~  "In The Light"

14)  Trip Lee ft. J. Paul  ~  "Fallin'"

15)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Slow Fade"

16)  Jennifer Knapp  ~  "The Way I Am"

17)  Fireflight  ~  "Unbreakable"

18)  116 ft. KB, PRo, Tedashii, & Andy Mineo  ~  "Temptation"

19)  Matt Maher ft. Audrey Assad  ~  "Lord, I Need You"

20)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  "The Struggle"

21)  Lauren Daigle  ~  "How Can It Be"

22)  Pillar  ~  "Further From Myself"

23)  Disciple  ~  "Dear X, You Don't Own Me"

24)  KB ft. Swoope, Trip Lee, & Jai  ~  "Open Letter (Battlefield)"

25)  Love & The Outcome  ~  "He Is With Us"

Fruits Of The Spirit Songs: "Faithfulness" (Part 2)

Here's the second half of my earlier post, part of my ongoing "Fruits of the Spirit" series featuring songs about "Faithfulness." I would say "enjoy," but I know if you listen to them you will anyway.  ~  JH

1)  Chapelhill Music  ~  "Faithful God"

2)  Skillet  ~  "More Faithful"

3)  Rend Collective  ~  "Faithful"

4)  Steve Green  ~  "The Faithful"

5)  Greg Sykes  ~  "Faithful"

6)  Shawn McDonald  ~  "Faithful"

7)  Jesus Culture ft. Kim Walker  ~  "You Are Faithful"

8)  Brooke Fraser  ~  "Faithful"

9)  Brian Doerksen  ~  "Faithful Father"

10)  Beth Jesus ft. Sonnie Badu  ~  "Faithful God"

11)  UMobile Worship  ~  "Our God Is Faithful"

12)  Kutless  ~  "What Faith Can Do"

13)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Give Me Faith"

14)  Jeremy Camp  ~  "Walk By Faith"

15)  Bethel Music ft. Bobby Strand  ~  "He Is Faithful"

16)  Byron Cage  ~  "Faithful To Believe"

17)  Plumb  ~  "Faithful"

18)  Johnny Minick  ~  "Faithful Man"

19)  Tanya Felli  ~  "Faithful"

20)  Newborn Music  ~  "Faithful God"