"Strong" Songs

As promised, here's the follow-up to yesterday's post, "Strong" being a common opposite of "Faint" and all. Because I am striving to raise my daughter to be a strong, independent woman (at just three years old, she's already got the independent bit down pat), each of these "Strong" Songs is primarily sung and/or performed by "Strong" women. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

2)  London Grammar  ~  “Strong”

3)  Cher  ~  “Strong Enough”

4)  Alice Russell  ~  “Hard & Strong”

5)  Jewel  ~  “Stronger Woman”

6)  CHVRCHES  ~  “Strong Hand”

7)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Strong Enough”

8)  Kiesza  ~  “Stronger”

9)  Moriah Peters  ~  “Stand Strong”

10)  Kina Grannis  ~  “Strong Enough”

11)  Paula Cole  ~  “Strong Beautiful Woman”

12)  Sugababes  ~  “Stronger”

13)  Sara Evans  ~  “A Little Bit Stronger”

14)  Karmin  ~  “Coming Up Strong”

15)  Britney Spears  ~  “Stronger”

16)  Stacie Orrico  ~  “Strong Enough”

17)  Pixie Geldof  ~  “So Strong”

18)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Big And Strong”

19)  Mary J. Blige  ~  “Stronger”

20)  Clean Bandit ft. Alex Newell & Sean Bass  ~  “Stronger”

21)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Stronger Than Me”

22)  Judy Collins & Glen Campbell  ~  “Four Strong Winds”

23)  Mandisa  ~  “Stronger”

24)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Stronger Than Me”

25)  Vertical Worship  ~  “Strong God”

Songs About Bouncing

This...because, why not? Dare you to sit still. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Tori Amos  ~  “Bouncing Off Clouds”

2)  Zapp & Roger  ~  “More Bounce To The Ounce”

3)  Calvin Harris ft. Kelis  ~  “Bounce”

4)  Phish  ~  “Bouncing Around The Room”

5)  Stacie Orrico  ~  “Bounce Back”

6)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Bounce”

7)  Howard Jones  ~  “Bounce Right Back”

8)  Satin Dollz  ~  “Bounce Me Brother With A Solid Four”

9)  Sugarcult  ~  “Bouncing Off The Walls”

10)  Art Garfunkel ft. Maia Sharp & Buddy Mondlock  ~  “Bounce”

11)  George Benson  ~  “Billie’s Bounce”

12)  Tom Tom Club  ~  “Time To Bounce”

13)  The Delta Rhythm Boys  ~  “Jersey Bounce”

14)  Asleep At The Wheel  ~  “Bump, Bounce, Boogie”

15)  Jacob Mann Big Band  ~  “Bounce House”

16)  Iggy Azalea  ~  “Bounce”

17)  The Cab  ~  “Bounce”

18)  A*Teens  ~  “Upside Down (Bouncing Off The Ceiling)”

19)  Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers  ~  “Bud’s Bounce”

20)  HoneyHoney  ~  “Bouncing Ball”

21)  Romaro Franceswa  ~  “Bounce”

22)  Otollo4  ~  “Jarjar’s Bounce”

23)  Ann Peebles  ~  “Bouncing Back”

24)  Matthew Wilder  ~  “Bouncin’ Off The Walls”

25)  Manafest  ~  “Bounce”

Things These Artists Are Not (Vol. 1)

Here's a bunch of tunes about things that the singers/bands are NOT. Among these songs, you'll find artists that are not your heroes, not in love, not in the mood, not on drugs, and not sorry, just to name a few. There were so many of these "NOT" songs that I had to split the post into two parts. For those of you who care, I have included a smidgen of snarky commentary for each song. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "I'm Not Your Hero"  (Or your heroine either, for that matter.)

2)  Meiko  ~  "I'm Not Sorry"  (Unapologetic, however, she definitely is.)

3)  Sam Smith  ~  "I'm Not The Only One"  (Nope, there are definitely others, Sam.)

4)  Payton Rae  ~  "Not Your Cinderella"  (I wasn't confused. She doesn't look like Cinderella.)

5)  La Roux  ~  "I'm Not Your Toy"  (So don't treat her like one!)

6)  10cc  ~  "I'm Not In Love"  (Methinks he doth protest too much.)

7)  Stacie Orrico  ~  "I'm Not Missing You"  (That's what they all say…)

8)  Britney Spears  ~  "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman"  (So…I'm confused. What else does that leave for her to be?)

9)  Brandon Heath  ~  "I'm Not Who I Was"  (That's all well and good, but how do I stop being who I am now?)

10)  Halestorm  ~  "I'm Not An Angel"  (Maybe not, but her voice soars like it's sprouted wings!)

11)  K's Choice  ~  "Not An Addict"  (Well, not anymore, at least…)

12)  Mark Lanegan  ~  "I'm Not The Loving Kind"  (He's not the smiling kind either, it would seem.)

13)  Jennifer Hudson  ~  "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"  (And I think she means it, too!)

14)  Shania Twain  ~  "I'm Not In The Mood (To Say No!)"  (Wait, isn't that a double negative? No?)

15)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  "I'm Not Yours"  (This is heartbreakingly sad! Cats falling out of love. *sigh*)

16)  Tove Lo  ~  "Not On Drugs"  (Apparently, drugs and love display similar symptoms...)

17)  Gloria Estefan  ~  "I'm Not Giving You Up"  (Good for you, Gloria. Get that man back!)

18)  Lil Wayne  ~  "I Am Not A Human Being"  (There are so many mute-bleeps on this song that it's impossible to discern what he's rapping about. Something tells me it wouldn't make much sense unedited, either.)

19)  Natalie Merchant  ~  "I'm Not Gonna Beg You"  (And you shouldn't have to, Natalie!)

20)  Idina Menzel  ~  "I'm Not That Girl"  (Nope, she's definitely some other girl.)