“City” Songs, Vol. 2

Part 2 of a 4-parter, this is the final set of "City" songs. Next up, we depart for the "Country." Which may require a bit of explanation. But that can wait till tomorrow. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Lovin’ Spoonful  ~  “Summer In The City”

2)  Cee Lo Green  ~  “Bright Lights, Bigger City”

3)  U2  ~  “City Of Blinding Lights”

4)  Tori Kelly  ~  “City Dove”

5)  Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band  ~  “New York City Serenade”

6)  Jan & Dean  ~  “Surf City”

7)   Marvin Gaye  ~  “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)”

8)  Love & The Outcome  ~  “City Of God”

9)  Journey  ~  “City Of The Angels”

10)  Steve Earle  ~  “This City”

11)  Regina Spektor  ~  “Summer In The City”

12)  The Band  ~  “Atlantic City”

13)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  “Rock Star City Life”

14)  The Stampeders  ~  “Sweet City Woman”

15)  The Chainsmokers ft. Brittany  ~  “New York City”

16)  David Bowie  ~  “Suffragette City”

17)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Big City”

18)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “City”

19)  Foghat  ~  “Fool For The City”

20)  Queensryche  ~  “Jet City Woman”

21)  The Cars  ~  “Heartbeat City”

22)  The Manhattan Transfer  ~  “The Boy From New York City”

23)  April Wine  ~  “Big City Girls”

24)  Loretta Lynn  ~  “Fist City”

25)  TobyMac  ~  “City On Our Knees”

"Down" & "Out" Songs, Vol. 1

When I decided to do a set of "Down" & "Out" Songs, I had no idea there'd be a googolplex of songs to choose from. So I limited the scope to only songs whose titles end in either the word "Down" or "Out." Which brought the number of songs to choose from down to merely a centillion. Many of which were solid choices. So this will be a four-parter. But don't worry. One now, one tomorrow, skip a day or two, and then the rest. I don't want to bring you "Down" or wear you "Out" with these. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Chainsmokers ft. Daya  ~  “Don’t Let Me Down”

2)  Eve 6  ~  “Inside Out”

3)  Halsey  ~  “Hold Me Down”

4)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out”

5)  Sam Smith  ~  “Lay Me Down”

6)  twenty one pilots  ~  “Stressed Out”

7)  Sanctus Real  ~  “Lay It Down”

8)  Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force  ~  “All Cried Out”

9)  David Bowie  ~  “Never Let Me Down”

10)  LL Cool J  ~  “Mama Said Knock You Out”

11)  OneRepublic  ~  “All Fall Down”

12)  Pixie Lott  ~  “Cry Me Out”

13)  Pillar  ~  “Bring Me Down”

14)  The Riptide Movement  ~  “All Works Out”

15)  The Band  ~  “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”

16)  Feist  ~  “Inside And Out”

17)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Anything But Down”

18)  REO Speedwagon  ~  “Ridin’ The Storm Out”

19)  Echo and the Bunnymen  ~  “Don’t Let It Get You Down”

20)  The Beatles  ~  “We Can Work It Out”

21)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  “As I Lay Me Down”

22)  The Police  ~  “Fall Out”

23)  The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus  ~  “Face Down”

24)  Flyleaf  ~  “Call You Out”

25)  Bob Dylan  ~  “When The Deal Goes Down”

Songs About Whistles

Enough with the "Bells." We need more "Whistles." And that's just what we have here – songs with "Whistle" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Fratellis  ~  "Whistle For The Choir"

2)  MGMT  ~  "I Found A Whistle"

3)  The New Basement Tapes ft. Marcus Mumford  ~  "The Whistle Is Blowing"

4)  John Prine  ~  "Fish & Whistle"

5)  Tina Arena  ~  "Whistle Down The Wind"

6)  Bob Dylan  ~  "Duquesne Whistle"

7)  Nothing But Thieves  ~  "Graveyard Whistling"

8)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Train Whistle Blues"

9)  Roger Whittaker  ~  "The Finnish Whistler"

10)  Katy Tiz  ~  "Whistle (While You Work It)"

11)  The Band  ~  "Just Another Whistle Stop"

12)  Flogging Molly  ~  "Whistles The Wind"

13)  The Spring Standards  ~  "Bells And Whistles"

14)  Bullock Hearts  ~  "Bells & Whistles"

15)  Adriana Caselotti  ~  "Whistle While You Work"

16)  Glee Cast  ~  "Whistle"

17)  Bobby Darin  ~  "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle"

18)  Neil Finn  ~  "Try Whistling This"

19) Boat To Row  ~  "Whistle And I'll Come To You"

20)  Steph Macpherson  ~  "Bells & Whistles"

21)  Bellamy Brothers  ~  "You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie"

22)  Ray Brown & John Clayton  ~  "Five O'Clock Whistle"

23)  They Might Be Giants  ~  "Whistling In The Dark"

24)  Shane Nicholson & Paul Kelly  ~  "Whistling Cannonballs"

25)  Marni Nixon  ~  "I Whistle A Happy Tune"

What "Life Is"...According To These Artists, At Least

Depending on the artist, you either should or should not take their word for "what life is." Here's a mixed bag of the good, the bad, and the ugly things that  life can be. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Stellar Kart  ~  "Life Is Good"

2)  The Afters  ~  "Life Is Beautiful"

3)  Beth Hart  ~  "Life Is Calling"  (That dude [?] at the beginning is Creepsville!)

4)  Greeley Estates  ~  "Life Is A Garden"

5)  Ronan Keating  ~  "Life Is A Rollercoaster"

6)  Ayo  ~  Life Is Real"

7)  Sixx:A.M.  ~  "Life Is Beautiful"

8)  Coldplay  ~  "Life Is For Living"

9)  Ace Of Base  ~  "Life Is A Flower"

10)  Tom Cochrane  ~  "Life Is A Highway"

11)  Noah And The Whale  ~  "Life Is Life"

12)  Natalie Merchant  ~  "Life Is Sweet"

13)  Faber Drive  ~  "Life Is Waiting"

14)  Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros  ~  "Life Is Hard"

15)  Carly Simon  ~  "Life Is Eternal"  (You'd think she'd be rich enough to buy a coat that fits! Sheesh!)

16)  Michael Franti & Spearhead  ~  "Life Is Better With You"

17)  The Band  ~  "Life Is A Carnival"

18)  Chaka Khan  ~  "Life Is A Dance"

19)  Jethro Tull  ~  "Life Is A Long Song"

20)  Forgive Durden  ~  "Life Is Looking Up"

21)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  "Life Is A River"

22)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  "Life Is A Song Worth Singing"

23)  Jason Castro  ~  "Life Is Beautiful"

24)  10cc  ~  "Life Is A Minestrone"  (Really? A minestrone? #smh)

25)  Dean Martin & Gisele MacKenzie  ~  "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries"