Songs About Rodeos

I haven't been to a rodeo since I was a kid. And even then it was held at summer camp, so I'm not sure if that could be considered a "real" rodeo. Anyway, these are Songs About Rodeos to tickle your ears and keep you entertained...for at least eight seconds. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Joey + Rory  ~  “Rodeo”

2)  Gene Clark & The Firebyrds  ~  “Rodeo Rider”

3)  Vern Gosdin  ~  “This Ain’t My First Rodeo”

4)  Mötley Crüe  ~  “Rodeo”

5)  Kathy Mattea  ~  “Clown In Your Rodeo”

6)  The White Buffalo  ~  “Hogtied Like A Rodeo”

7)  Garth Brooks  ~  “Rodeo”

8)  The Weepies  ~  “Citywide Rodeo”

9)  Moe Bandy  ~  “Bandy, The Rodeo Clown”

10)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “King Of The Rodeo”

11)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Rodeo Girls”

12)  Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers  ~  “Queen Of The Rodeo”

13)  Don Williams  ~  “She’s In Love With A Rodeo Man”

14)  Amy Ray  ~  “Rodeo”

15)  George Strait  ~  “Lonesome Rodeo Cowboy”

16)  The Bamboos ft. Megan Washington  ~  “King Of The Rodeo”

17)  Jerry Jeff Walker  ~  “Rodeo Cowboy”

18)  Jewel  ~  “Last Dance Rodeo”

19)  Vince Gill  ~  “Ridin’ The Rodeo”

20)  Manafest  ~  “Rodeo”

21)  Lynn Anderson  ~  “Rodeo Cowboy”

22)  The Magnetic Fields  ~  “Papa Was A Rodeo”

23)  Toby Keith  ~  “Rodeo Moon”

24)  Escondido  ~  “Rodeo Queen”

25)  Cody Johnson  ~  “Dear Rodeo”

26)  Harvey Danger  ~  “Sad Sweetheart Of The Rodeo”

27)  Seasick Steve  ~  “Last Rodeo”

28)  Pretty Maids  ~  “Rodeo”

29)  Emmylou Harris & Nash Ramblers  ~  “Sweetheart Of The Rodeo”

30)  Jack Johnson & G. Love  ~  “Rodeo Clowns”

Songs About Sparrows

Did you know there was such a things as World Sparrow Day? I didn't. Did you know it was today? I just found out myself. To celebrate, here's a bunch of Songs About Sparrows that you're sure to enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jason Gray  ~  “Sparrows”

2)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Little Sparrow”

3)  Sammy Davis, Jr.  ~  “Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow”

4)  Audrey Assad  ~  “Sparrow”

5)  Ryan Bingham  ~  “How Shall A Sparrow Fly”

6)  Marianne Faithfull  ~  “Sparrows Will Sing”

7)  James Vincent McMorrow  ~  “The Sparrow And The Wolf”

8)  Gladys Knight  ~  “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”

9)  The Milk Carton Kids  ~  “Sing, Sparrow, Sing”

10)  Leyla McCalla  ~  “Little Sparrow”

11)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Spare-Ohs”

12)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Two Sparrows In A Hurricane”

13)  Tom Odell  ~  “Sparrow”

14)  Emeli Sandé  ~  “Sparrow”

15)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  “The Sparrow And The Medicine”

16)  Neko Case  ~  “Maybe Sparrow”

17)  SayWeCanFly  ~  “Song Of The Sparrow”

18)  The Seekers  ~  “The Sparrow Song”

19)  William Fitzsimmons  ~  “I Don’t Feel It Anymore (Song Of The Sparrow)”

20)  Agnes Obel  ~  “Brother Sparrow”

21)  Pat Barrett  ~  “Sparrows And Lilies”

22)  Abbey Sellers  ~  “Sparrow”

23)  Jóhann Jóhannsson  ~  “A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder”

24)  Crofts Family  ~  “Sparrow In The Birch”  (Yeah, this is a sorta-kinda Christmas song. Yeah, it’s currently late-March. But when a song’s good, it’s good, and it doesn’t really matter. Am I right?)

25)  Jump, Little Children  ~  “Sparrow”

26)  Dana Falconberry  ~  “Please, Sparrow”

27)  Branches  ~  “Sparrow”

28)  Delaurentis  ~  “Sparrow”

29)  Jeramiah Ferrari  ~  “The Mighty Sparrow”

30)  Gabby’s World  ~  “Sparrow”

NATO Phonetic Alphabet Songs

Some of you may be reading the title of this post and asking yourself (or me, remotely), "What the heck is the NATO Phonetic Alphabet?" While you may not know it by this name (it has a couple of other common names, which are equally clunky), you will probably recognize the concept. If you've ever watched a crime drama, for instance, you've likely heard a law enforcement officer spell out the letters of a license plate over a radio, only to have it sound something like "Victor-Bravo-Foxtrot-One-Zero-Seven." Each letter in the traditional alphabet has a word designation in this NATO Phonetic Alphabet, and one song of each of those letter-words is represented in this set. Because, why not? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Com Truise  ~  “Alfa Beach”

2)  Ledisi  ~  “Bravo”

3)  Milla Jovovich  ~  “Charlie”

4)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Delta Dawn”

5)  Colton Dixon  ~  “Echo”

6)  Josh Abbott Band  ~  “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot”

7)  Caravan  ~  “Golf Girl”

8)  Eagles  ~  “Hotel California”

9)  Aerosmith  ~  “Taste Of India”

10)  We The Kings  ~  “Check Yes Juliet”

11)  Lana Del Rey  ~  “Florida Kilos”

12)  Gary P. Nunn  ~  "Corona Con Lima"

13)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson”

14)  Christopher Cross  ~  “November”

15)  Elton John  ~  “Oscar Wilde Gets Out”

16)  Paul Anka  ~  “Papa”

17)  Susanna Heystek  ~  “Joys Of Quebec”

18)  Chairlift  ~  “Romeo”

19)  Maddie & Tae  ~  “Sierra”

20)  Antonia  ~  “Tango”

21)  Bloc Party  ~  “Uniform”

22)  Darlene Zschech  ~  “Victor’s Crown”

23)  Jana Kramer  ~  “Whiskey”

24)  Clutch  ~  “X-Ray Visions”

25)  James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, & Judy Garland  ~  “Yankee Doodle Dandy”

26)  Bruce Dickinson  ~  “Zulu Lulu”

"New" & "Used" Songs, Vol. 3

With Christmas behind us and New Year's fast approaching, here's a final set of "New" & "Used" Songs for you to listen to. But let's face it -- I was going to post Vol. 3 whether there was a good reason to or not. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Madonna  ~  “This Used To Be My Playground”

2)  Paul McCartney  ~  “New”

3)  Fun.  ~  “At Least I’m Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)”

4)  Jennifer Knapp  ~  “New Day”

5)  Mutemath  ~  “Used To”

6)  Jody Watley  ~  “Looking For A New Love”

7)  Mat Kearney & AFSHeeN  ~  “Better Than I Used To Be”

8)  Gin Wigmore  ~  “New Rush”

9)  Brooks & Dunn  ~  “She Used To Be Mine”

10)  Dua Lipa  ~  “New Rules”

11)  Andy Williams  ~  “Can’t Get Used To Losing You”

12)  Oklahoma! Cast ft. Shirley Jones  ~  “Many A New Day”

13)  Keith Urban  ~  “Used To The Pain”

14)  Them Crooked Vultures  ~  “New Fang”

15)  Yael Meyer  ~  “Used To Be”

16)  Wolfmother  ~  “New Moon Rising”

17)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Get Like You Used To Be”

18)  Eels  ~  “New Alphabet”

19)  Gotye ft. Kimbra  ~  “Somebody That I Used To Know”

20)  The Shins  ~  “New Slang”

21)  Duke Ellington   ~  “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be”

22)  Elvis Costello & The New Attractions  ~  “New Lace Sleeves”

23)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Love Me Like You Used To”

24)  Howard Jones  ~  “New Song”

25)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “We Used To Be Friends”