Since starting my music blogging a few years ago, I've had my fair share of bad ideas for posts. This is – surprisingly – NOT one of them! No need to cringe; these are not nearly as gruesome as they might seem. So...enjoy? ~ JH
1) INXS ~ “Don’t Lose Your Head”
2) They Might Be Giants ~ “Till My Head Falls Off”
3) Yeah Yeah Yeahs ~ “Heads Will Roll”
4) Kurt Vile ~ “Lost My Head There”
5) Jon Bellion ft. Travis Mendes ~ “Guillotine”
6) Icon For Hire ~ “Off With Her Head”
7) Jack Ingram ~ “My Heart And The Headless”
8) The Bangles ~ “Tear Off Your Own Head (It’s A Doll Revolution)”
9) Augustines ~ “Nothing To Lose But Your Head”
10) The Durango Riot ~ “Ready Are The Headless”
11) Scary Cherry and the Bang Bangs ~ “Cut Off Your Head”
And now for something completely expected...Part 3 (of 4) of the most Popular Songs of 1986. There's plenty of good stuff to be heard here. So dive right in, and enjoy! ~ JH
1) Genesis ~ “Invisible Touch”
2) The Jets ~ “Crush On You”
3) INXS ~ “What You Need”
4) The Bangles ~ “Manic Monday” (Fun fact: This memorable song was penned by none other than Prince.)
5) Eddie Money ft. Ronnie Spector ~ “Take Me Home Tonight”
6) John Cougar Mellencamp ~ “R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To ’60s Rock)”
7) Reba McEntire ~ “Whoever’s In New England”
8) Lionel Richie ~ “Dancing On The Ceiling”
9) Boston ~ “Amanda”
10) Randy Travis ~ “Diggin’ Up Bones”
11) Sade ~ “The Sweetest Taboo”
12) Simple Minds ~ “Alive And Kicking”
13) The Judds ~ “Rockin’ With The Rhythm Of The Rain”
14) Huey Lewis And The News ~ “Stuck With You”
15) Michael McDonald ~ “Sweet Freedom”
16) Dream Academy ~ “Life In A Northern Town”
17) Cameo ~ “Word Up!”
18) Mike & The Mechanics ~ “All I Need Is A Miracle”
It's the Winter Solstice, so here's a bunch of songs for the new season. (Although where I live, it feels like summertime, but whatevs.) There were too many good songs by well-known and emerging artists to include in just one post. So there will be a Volume 2 tomorrow. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Pentatonix ~ “White Winter Hymnal”
2) The Piano Guys ~ “Let It Go / Vivaldi’s Winter”
3) Mumford & Sons ~ “Winter Winds”
4) Gwen Stefani ~ “Early Winter”
5) AFI ~ “Love Like Winter”
6) Kanye West ~ “Coldest Winter”
7) Bush ~ “The Sound Of Winter”
8) Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson ~ “Winter Song”
Here's part 2 in what will be a 3-part miniseries featuring songs with nationalities (or demonyms) in their titles. This time, it's "Italian," French," "German," "Russian," "Indian," and "Chinese" songs, plus a few one-off songs with other nationalities in the titles. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Dean Martin ~ "Mambo Italiano"
2) Billy Joel ~ "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"
3) Fergie ~ "Be Italian"
4) Caro Emerald ~ "Excuse My French"
5) Camera Obscura ~ "French Navy"
6) Joan Jett and the Blackhearts ~ "The French Song"
7) The Passions ~ "I'm In Love With A German Film Star"
8) Margot & The Nuclear So And So's ~ "German Motor Car"
