Merriam-Webster defines angst as "a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity." It's a feeling most often identified with teenagers. But anyone can experience it. And here are 12 songs about it. Don't feel bad...just enjoy! ~ JH
Here's a brand-new collection of songs for your listening pleasure. "Inner" & "Outer" Songs, to be exact. If you like them, let me know. If you don't, don't. I'm better off not knowing. And...GO! ~ JH
1) Julia Brennan ~ “Inner Demons”
2) t.A.T.u. ~ “Cosmos (Outer Space)”
3) Marvin Gaye ~ “Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)”
4) IQ ~ “Outer Limits”
5) Connie Talbot ~ “Inner Beauty”
6) Hands Like Houses ~ “A Tale Of Outer Suburbia”
7) Pet Shop Boys ~ “Inner Sanctum”
8) Do Make Say Think ~ “Outer Inner Secret”
9) Jeff Lynne & Anoushka Shankar ~ “The Inner Light”
10) Levi Stubbs ~ “Mean Green Mother From Outer Space”
11) Classified ft. Olly Murs ~ “Inner Ninja”
12) They Might Be Giants ~ “The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (In Outer Space)”
13) 311 ~ “Inner Light Spectrum”
14) Catey Shaw ~ “Outerspace”
15) Flight Of The Conchords ~ “Inner City Pressure”
16) Sparks ~ “A Fun Bunch Of Guys From Outer Space”
17) Anathema ~ “Inner Silence”
18) The Mountain Goats ~ “Outer Scorpion Squadron”
I was working on this post during the most recent hurricane, since we never ended up losing power. Wishful thinking about calmer times, I suppose. Now that the storm has passed, even though significant recovery efforts are still well underway, it seemed appropriate to proceed with the post. "Calm" Songs launching in 5...4...3...2...NOW! ~ JH
1) Sarah Ross ~ “Calm Before The Storm”
2) Skip Marley ~ “Calm Down”
3) The Common Linnets ~ “Calm After The Storm”
4) The Last Shadow Puppets ~ “Calm Like You”
5) Cosmic Gate & Emma Hewitt ~ “Calm Down”
6) Downhere ~ “Calmer Of The Storm”
7) High Hi ~ “Calm Down Sir”
8) Israel Vibration ~ “Cool And Calm”
9) Truckfighters ~ “Calm Before The Storm”
10) Sparks ~ “The Calm Before The Storm”
11) Artoour ft. Johanna Renman ~ “Kindly Calm Me Down”
12) Trampled By Turtles ~ “The Calm And The Crying Wind"
As cynical and sarcastic as I've always been, I was shocked to find that I've never posted a collection exclusively consisting of "Stupid" Songs previously. Until now... Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman ~ “Somethin’ Stupid”
2) Madeline Juno ~ “Stupid Girl”
3) “Weird Al” Yankovic ~ “Dare To Be Stupid”
4) My Crazy Girlfriend ~ “Crazy Stupid Love”
5) P!nk ~ “Stupid Girls”
6) Aston Merrygold ~ “Get Stupid”
7) Garbage ~ “Stupid Girl”
8) Melanie C ~ “Stupid Game”
9) Pet Shop Boys ~ “I’m With Stupid”
10) Lisa Stansfield ~ “Stupid Heart”
11) Darren Hayes ~ “Stupid Mistake”
12) Mandy Moore ~ “Stupid Cupid”
13) Waterparks ~ “Stupid For You”
14) Girl Ray ~ “Stupid Things”
15) Babyface ~ “Sorry For The Stupid Things”
16) Inas X ft. PnB Rock ~ “Stupid”
17) Daniel Powter ~ “Stupid Like This”
18) Shania Twain ~ “Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)”
19) Framing Hanley ~ “You Stupid Girl”
20) Sparks ~ “Everybody’s Stupid” (Can I just make this the new theme song of my life? ’Cuz…yeah.)
