“Don’t Ask,” “Don’t Tell” Songs, Vol. 2

As promised, here's a follow-up to yesterday's "Don't Ask," "Don't Tell" Songs post. Because these are good songs, too. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  “Don’t Ask Me No Questions”

2)  Saskia & Serge  ~  “Don’t Tell Me Stories”

3)  Richie Kotzen  ~  “Don't Ask”

4)  Madonna  ~  “Don’t Tell Me”

5)  Ryan Adams  ~  “Don't Ask For The Water”

6)  Nel  ~  “Don’t Tell Me”

7)  Natalie Pearson  ~  “Don't Ask Me This”

8)  Night Ranger  ~  “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me”

9)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “Luka”  (The singer requests that you “don’t ask” about a number of different things in this song.)

10)  Pam Tillis  ~  “Don’t Tell Me What To Do”

11)  Billy Joel  ~  “Don’t Ask Me Why”

12)  Amy Macdonald  ~  “Don’t Tell Me That It’s Over”

13)  Public Image Limited  ~  “Don’t Ask Me”

14)  Bijou Phillips  ~  “When I Hated Him (Don’t Tell Me)”

15)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Don't Ask Me Why”

16)  Baby Animals  ~  “Don’t Tell Me What To Do”

17)  Bobby Pinson  ~  “Don’t Ask Me How I Know”

18)  Martha Davis  ~  “Don’t Tell Me The Time”

19)  Great Caesar  ~  “Don’t Ask Me Why”

20)  Lesley Gore  ~  “You Don’t Own Me”  (“Don’t tell me what to do, don’t tell me what to say…”)

“Beloved” Songs

Everybody wants to be loved. But these songs want to be "Beloved." At least, their titles would lead you to think so. Some top-notch tunes to be listened to here. So get at 'em! And...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kiesza  ~  “Dearly Beloved”

2)  Jordan Feliz  ~  “Beloved”

3)  Maureen O’Hara  ~  “And This Is My Beloved”

4)  Eels  ~  “My Beloved Monster”

5)  Bethel Music ft. Kalley Heiligenthal & William Matthews  ~  “My Beloved”

6)  Todd Rundgren  ~  “Beloved Infidel”

7)  April Smith and the Great Picture Show  ~  “Beloved”

8)  The Wallflowers  ~  “Nearly Beloved”

9)  Garbage  ~  “Beloved Freak”

10)  Passion ft. Crowder  ~  “My Beloved”

11)  Natalie Merchant  ~  “Beloved Wife”

12)  Brigades  ~  “Dearly Beloved”

13)  Emily Jane White  ~  “My Beloved”

14)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  “Beloved”

15)  Minnie Driver  ~  “My Beloved”

16)  Alex Clare  ~  “Relax My Beloved”

17)  Kari Jobe  ~  “My Beloved”

18)  Anathema  ~  “The Beloved”

19)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “Lover Beloved”

20)  Darlene Zschech ft. Pati Telea  ~  “Beloved (When I Survey)”

21)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  “John My Beloved”

22)  Ixchel Prisma  ~  “Beloved”

23)  Say Lou Lou  ~  “Beloved”

24)  Collective Soul  ~  “Tremble For My Beloved”

25)  Jo Burgess  ~  “Beloved”

“Cheap” Songs

These songs won't cost you much. In fact, you can listen to them for free. Right now if you want to. What are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sia  ~  “Cheap Thrills”

2)  ZZ Top  ~  “Cheap Sunglasses”

3)  Joan Jett  ~  “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”

4)  Blitzen Trapper  ~  “Might Find It Cheap”

5)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  “‘Cause Cheap Is How I Feel”

6)  Alabama  ~  “The Cheap Seats”

7)  Terra  ~  “Talk Is Cheap”

8)  Tommy Tutone  ~  “Cheap Date”

9)  Kelleigh Bannen  ~  “Cheap Sunglasses”

10)  Flo & Eddie  ~  “Cheap”

11)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “No Cheap Thrill”

12)  NQ Arbuckle  ~  “Cheap Town”

13)  Martina McBride  ~  “Cheap Whiskey”

14)  Eagles Of Death Metal  ~  “Cheap Thrills”

15)  Southern Culture On The Skids  ~  “Cheap Motels”

16)  Chet Faker  ~  “Talk Is Cheap”

17)  Don’t Feed The Robot  ~  “Cheap Cologne”

18)  Mamas Gun  ~  “Cheap Hotel”

19)  The Kills  ~  “Cheap And Cheerful”

20)  Seasick Steve  ~  “Cheap”

21)  Thea Gilmore  ~  “Cheap Tricks”

22)  Superdrag  ~  “Cheap Poltergeists”

23)  Kovacs  ~  “Wolf In Cheap Clothes”

24)  The Social Club  ~  “Cheap Pop”

25)  Divine  ~  “Born To Be Cheap”

“Front” & “Center” Songs

Here's another not-exactly-"Opposites" post, but the words are, indeed, related.  And the songs are good, too! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “Front Row”

2)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “Left Of Center”

3)  Céline Dion  ~  “Right In Front Of You”

4)  Tara Terra  ~  “Center Part”

5)  Kina Grannis  ~  “World In Front Of Me”

6)  J. Geils Band  ~  “Centerfold”

7)  Hammock  ~  “Cold Front”

8)  Roxette  ~  “The Centre Of The Heart”

9)  Eddie Grant  ~  “Living On The Front Line”

10)  Goldspot  ~  “Call Center Girl”

11)  Billy Joel  ~  “Storm Front”

12)  Gaither Homecoming & The Potter’s House Mass Choir ft. Velinda Washington  ~  “Center Of My Joy”

13)  The Kinks  ~  “Back To Front”

14)  The 88  ~  “Center Of The Sun”

15)  Eliza Doolittle  ~  “Back To Front”

16)  Amboy Dukes  ~  “Journey To The Center Of The Mind”

17)  Danny Gokey  ~  “Hope In Front Of Me”

18)  Axwell  ~  “Center Of The Universe”

19)  Elton John  ~  “All Quiet On The Western Front”

20)  Built To Spill  ~  “Center Of The Universe”

21)  Harry Nilsson  ~  “At My Front Door”

22)  Dion  ~  “Center Of My Life”

23)  Wishbone Ash  ~  “Front Page News”

24)  Darlene Zschech & Israel Houghton  ~  “Jesus At The Center”

25)  Arrested Development  ~  “United Front”

"Favorite" Songs

In case you were wondering, these aren't MY favorite songs, although I do like several of them quite a bit. Nope, they're quite simply a collection of songs with the word "Favorite" in their titles. Or "Favourite" for the ones by the European-based artists. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Julie Andrews  ~  “My Favorite Things”

2)  O.A.R.  ~  “Favorite Song”

3)  Colbie Caillat ft. Common  ~  “Favorite Song”

4)  Phillips, Craig, & Dean  ~  “Favorite Song Of All”

5)  Alison Krauss and Union Station  ~  “New Favorite”

6)  Howie Day  ~  “Favorite Song”

7)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “My Favorite Mistake”

8)  Newsong  ~  “Your Favorite Name Is Father”

9)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Favorite Hello”

10)  Motion City Soundtrack  ~  “My Favorite Accident”

11)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “My Favorite Plum”

12)  Harry Nilsson  ~  “Mr. Richland’s Favorite Song / One”

13)  K’s Choice  ~  “Favorite Adventure”

14)  Thousand Foot Krutch  ~  “Favorite Disease”

15)  Quadron  ~  “Favorite Star”

16)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “My Favorite Girl”

17)  The Cardigans  ~  “My Favourite Game”

18)  The Figgs  ~  “My Favorite Shirt”

19)  Sophie Madeleine & Friends  ~  “You Are My Favourite”

20)  Dawes  ~  “All Your Favorite Bands”

21)  Silvina Moreno  ~  “Favorite Perfume”

22)  Owen Paul  ~  “My Favourite Waste Of Time”

23)  Stars  ~  “My Favourite Book”

24)  Jimmy Wahlsteen  ~  “It’s Your Favorite”

25)  Haircut 100  ~  “Favourite Shirts”