"Mental" Songs

Continuing in my latest quasi-series of posts featuring songs related to the various types/states of one's health, here's a bunch of "Mental" Songs you're sure to go crazy for! Sorry, couldn't resist. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Mental Revenge”

2)  Jon Secada  ~  “Mental Picture”

3)  Biffy Clyro  ~  “Semi-Mental”

4)  Serious Young Insects  ~  “Parents Go Mental”

5)  Grits  ~  “Life After Mental”

6)  Missing Persons  ~  “Mental Hopscotch”

7)  The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  ~  “Mental Health”  (And the winner of the Longest Band Name Of The Day award goes to…)

8)  Ramones  ~  “Go Mental”

9)  The Bouncing Souls  ~  “The Mental Bits”

10)  Kerry Courtney  ~  “Mental Illness”

11)  Wishbone Ash  ~  “Mental Radio”

12)  Anneke van Giersbergen  ~  “Mental Jungle"

13)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Foggy Mental Breakdown”

14)  Adult Cinema  ~  “Mental”

15)  Staring At Lakes  ~  “Scent Of Mental”

16)  Vrienden  ~  “Llibertá Mental”  (I don’t know what they’re singing about, but the song is so well-played and so passionately sung that I can’t help but include it here.)

17)  Keller Williams  ~  “Mental Instra / Brunette”

18)  Jennifer Batten  ~  “Mental Graffiti”

19)  Psychomagic  ~  “Mentally Ill”

20)  Eels  ~  “Mental”

21)  Sounds Like Harmony  ~  “Mental”

22)  Courtney Jaye  ~  “Mental”

23)  Hanoi Rocks  ~  “Mental Beat”

24)  Shiraz Lane  ~  “Mental Slavery”

25)  Boz Scaggs  ~  “Mental Shakedown”

Songs About Not Giving Up, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of Songs About Not Giving Up. Because what could be a more admirable thing NOT to do than to give up? There were too many good ones of these to fit into one post, so a second (and final) set of them will follow tomorrow. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jason Mraz  ~  “I Won’t Give Up”

2)  Lissie  ~  “Don’t You Give Up On Me”

3)  The Maine  ~  “Don’t Give Up On Us”

4)  Birdy  ~  “Never Give Up”

5)  Joe Cocker  ~  “Don’t Give Up On Me”

6)  Paula Abdul  ~  “Ain’t Never Gonna Give You Up”

7)  Colony House  ~  “Won’t Give Up”

8)  Noisettes  ~  “Don’t Give Up”

9)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Hold On (Never Give Up, Never Give In)”

10)  Armin van Buuren ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  “Not Giving Up On Love”

11)  Racoon  ~  “Don’t Give Up The Fight”

12)  Regine Velasquez  ~  “Never Give Up”

13)  Josh Groban  ~  “You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)”

14)  Delta Goodrem  ~  “Not Giving Up”

15)  David Soul  ~  “Don’t Give Up On Us”

16)  Papa San ft. Jael Wiafe  ~  “Don’t Give Up The Fight”

17)  Newton Faulkner  ~  “I’m Not Giving Up Yet”

18)  Veronica Ballestrini  ~  “Don’t Give Up On Me”

19)  Barry White  ~  “Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up”

20)  Yolanda Adams  ~  “Never Give Up”

Songs About Pinching (Or Being Pinched)

Because, let's face it, I can never truly run out of ideas (good or otherwise) for music posts, there's this. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  “Pinch Me”  (Now this song’s going to linger in your head for the rest of the day, as it has in mine for the past few days. You’re welcome.)

2)  Valentine  ~  “Pinch Of Rebellion”

3)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Mr. Penny Pincher”

4)  Shayna Zaid & The Catch  ~  “Pinched”

5)  Kasabian  ~  “Pinch Roller”

6)  Ohio Express  ~  “Pinch Me (Baby, Convince Me)”

7)  Shilpa Narayan  ~  “Pinch Me”

8)  Ocean Colour Scene  ~  “Penny Pinching Rainy Heaven Days”

9)  Alison Moyet  ~  “Reassuring Pinches”

10)  Albert King  ~  “The Pinch Paid Off (Part 1)”†  (This man’s method of dealing with adverse situations is decidedly NOT recommended. My, how times have changed!)

11)  Oliver Wilde  ~  “Pinch”

12)  Popjoy  ~  “Pinch Me”

13)  Primo Nelson  ~  “Pinch”

14)  Crystal Nicole  ~  “Pinch Me”

15)  Four Year Strong  ~  “Only The Meek Get Pinched. The Bold Survive”

16)  Sally Ironmonger  ~  “Pinch Me”

17)  Kettel  ~  “Pinch Of Peer”

18)  Sparrohs  ~  “Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming”

19)  Forest Floors  ~  “Pinches And Bites”

20)  The Supremes  ~  “Penny Pincher”

“Ride” Songs, Vol. 2

Part 2 of 2 of the "Ride" portion of this latest miniseries. Two sets of "Drive" songs will follow. I love these really broad "topics" for posts, because the number of songs to choose from is so much greater, and the overall quality of the songs picked tends to be significantly greater. At least I think so. I may be biased. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Johnny Cash  ~  “I Ride An Old Paint / The Streets Of Laredo”

2)  Rihanna  ~  “We Ride”

3)  Journey  ~  “Still They Ride”

4)  Bachman Turner Overdrive  ~  “Let It Ride”

5)  Tori Amos  ~  “Taxi Ride”

6)  Paper Tongues  ~  “Ride To California”

7)   The Killers  ~  “Joy Ride”

8)  Michelle Branch  ~  “Crazy Ride”

9)  Zac Brown Band  ~  “Highway 20 Ride”

10)  The Vines  ~  “Ride”

11)  Rubblebucket  ~  “Carousel Ride”

12)  Green Day  ~  “Hitchin’ A Ride”

13)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Magic Carpet Ride”

14)  Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn  ~  “Ride To You”

15)  Bob Marley & The Wailers  ~  “Ride, Natty, Ride”

16)  Heather Nova  ~  “Ride”

17)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “Ride”

18)  Christopher Cross  ~  “Ride Like The Wind”

19)  Carpenters  ~  “Ticket To Ride”

20)  4Him  ~  “Ride Of Life”

21)  Cary Brothers  ~  “Ride”

22)  Reba McEntire  ~  “I’d Rather Ride Around With You”

23)  The Moody Blues  ~  “Ride My See-Saw”

24)  The Seekers  ~  “Morningtown Ride”

25)  George Strait  ~  “The Cowboy Rides Away”