Songs For Autistic Pride Day

Did you know that today is Autistic Pride Day? (I didn't, either.) To celebrate, I have compiled a modest collection of songs by artists who have been diagnosed with either autism or Asperger's syndrome. You are likely to be genuinely surprised by some of the artists who appear on this list. Hopefully, you will not be surprised by the talent level of these individuals and groups. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Owl City  ~  “Fireflies”

2)  Kodi Lee  ~  “A Song For You”

3)  Marty Balin  ~  “Hearts”

4)  Caiseal Mor  ~  “Pilgrimage”

5)  Days Of The New  ~  “Touch, Peel, And Stand”

6)  Derek Paravicini  ~  “Thinking Out Loud”

7)  Ladyhawke  ~  “Magic”

8)  Martin Finn  ~  “Sweet Disposition”

9)  Susan Boyle  ~  “I Dreamed A Dream”

10)  Tony DeBlois  ~  “For Good”

11)  The Vines  ~  “Ride”

12)  The AutistiX  ~  “Just The Same”

13)  James Taylor  ~  “Fire And Rain”

14)  Matt Savage  ~  “Spain”

15)  Courtney Love  ~  “Mono”

16)  James Durbin  ~  “Parachute”

17)  Gary Numan  ~  “Cars”

Songs For The Seasons: Autumn

Oddly enough, I've previously done a "Songs For The Seasons" post about every other season of the year except my favorite one. Until now. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ed Sheeran  ~  “Autumn Leaves”

2)  The Kinks  ~  “Autumn Almanac”

3)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy?”

4)  Joanna Newsom  ~  “Autumn”

5)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Autumn Leaves”

6)  The Vines  ~  “Autumn Shade II”

7)  Zakk Wylde  ~  “Autumn Changes”

8)  Beth Orton  ~  “Last Leaves Of Autumn”

9)  Manic Street Preachers  ~  “Autumnsong”

10)  Yo La Tengo  ~  “Autumn Sweater”

11)  Drive-By Truckers  ~  “First Air Of Autumn”

12)  Ruby Gill  ~  “Autumn”

13)  John Coltrane & Stan Getz  ~  “Autumn In New York”

14)  Matthew Mole  ~  “Autumn”

15)  Pelican  ~  “Autumn Into Supper”

16)  The Chapin Sisters  ~  “Autumn”

17)  Tall Heights  ~  “Back To Autumn”

18)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “Autumn Carnival”

19)  Paolo Nutini  ~  “Autumn”

20)  Susan Boyle  ~  “Autumn Leaves”

21)  Bombay Bicycle Club  ~  “Autumn”

22)  Jeff Wayne ft. Gary Barlow  ~  “Forever Autumn”

23)  Emilíana Torrini  ~  “Autumn Sun”

24)  Milo Greene  ~  “Autumn Tree”

25)  Lior  ~  “Autumn Flow” 

"Perfect" Songs

Here's a collection of songs with the word "Perfect" in the title. Some of them are pretty perfect as songs, while others are just okay. Number 4 in this list is worth double the price of admission, in my book, and is exactly what I needed to hear today. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  P!nk  ~  "Perfect"

2)  Deep Purple  ~  "Perfect Strangers"

3)  Shontelle  ~  "Perfect Nightmare"

4)  The Walls Group  ~  "Perfect People"

5)  Gossip ~  "Perfect World"

6)  Hedley  ~  "Perfect"

7)  Sara Evans  ~  "Perfect"

8)  Weezer  ~  "Perfect Situation"

9)  Susan Boyle  ~  "Perfect Day"

10)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "Perfect"

11)  Fairground Attraction  ~ "Perfect"

12)  Kodaline  ~  "Perfect World"

13)  Auburn  ~  "Perfect Two"

14)  Escape The Fate  ~  "Picture Perfect"

15)  Vanessa Amorosi  ~  "Perfect"

16)  Magnetic Man ft. Katy B  ~  "Perfect Stranger"

17)  PJ Harvey  ~  "A Perfect Day Elise"

18)  Trisha Yearwood  ~  "A Perfect Love"

19)  RED  ~  "Perfect Life"

20)  Jillian Jensen  ~ "Perfect Harmony"

Songs By Scottish Artists

There is, again, a method to my madness. I was listening to a song by one of my favorite female singers the other day, and I remembered that she was Scottish. Then, off the top of my head, I recalled several other singers/bands that I liked who were also from Scotland. And so I thought, why not gather a bunch of good songs by well-known (and a few lesser-known) Scottish artists. Why not indeed? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Simple Minds  ~  "She's A River"

2)  Annie Lennox  ~  "Why"

3)  The Jesus And Mary Chain  ~  "Head On"

4)  Sheena Easton  ~  "For Your Eyes Only"

5)  Big Country  ~  "In A Big Country"

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6)  Camera Obscura  ~  "French Navy"

7)  The Proclaimers  ~  "I'm On My Way"

8)  Belle & Sebastian  ~  "Funny Little Frog"

9)  Primal Scream  ~  "It's Alright, It's OK"

10)  Rebecca Shearing  ~  "Paper Lung"

11)  Teenage Fanclub  ~  "Star Sign"

12)  Horse  ~  "Careful"

13)  Mogwai  ~  "I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead"

14)  Emeli Sandé  ~ "Next To Me"

15)  Franz Ferdinand  ~  "Take Me Out"

16)  KT Tunstall  ~  "Black Horse And The Cherry Tree"

17)  Paolo Nutini  ~  "Coming Up Easy"  (Weird video…and this is ME saying that. Think about THAT!)

18)  Amy MacDonald  ~  "This Is The Life"

19)  Del Amitri  ~  "Roll To Me"

20)  Rachel Sermanni  ~  "The Fog"

BONUS TRACK:  Susan Boyle  ~  "I Dreamed A Dream"  (Couldn't forget about her now, could I?)