"Means, "Motive," & " Opportunity " Songs, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of songs with one of these three related words in their titles. If you don't know why these three words are related, you obviously haven't watched as many crime shows as I have. And maybe you're better off for it. Anyway, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Puss N Boots  ~  "Don't Know What It Means"

2)  Kenzie  ~  "Motives"

3)  Sia ft. Quvenzhané Wallis  ~  "Opportunity"

4)  Cheryl  ~  "Goodbye Means Hello"

5)  Then Jerico  ~  "The Motive"

6)  Slaves  ~  "Photo Opportunity"

7)  Stereophonics  ~  "It Means Nothing"

8)  Lily Barek  ~  "Simple Motives"

9)  ALFA  ~  "Missed Opportunity"

10)  Idlewild  ~  "Every Little Means Trust"

11)  nobigdyl. ft. Medisin  ~  "Bad Motives"

12)  The Clash  ~  "Career Opportunities"

13)  Nickelback  ~  "This Means War"  (OK, I don't hate this song as much as I do most of their music.)

14)  Dony ft. Royal GNRL  ~  "Motive"

15)  A Great Big World  ~  "Land Of Opportunity"

16)  Fire Inc.  ~  "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young"

17)  Lak ft. NYCE & Jaq Sparrow  ~  "God's In The Motive"

18)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)"

19)  JJ Heller  ~  "What Love Really Means"

20)  Big Atlantic  ~  "Motive"

21)  Bobby McFerrin  ~  "Opportunity"

“Busy” & “Idle” Songs, Vol. 2

These songs are also "Busy" or "Idle" – at least according to their titles. And they're all good. So...enjoy! ~ JH



1)  Paramore  ~  “Idle Worship”  (Bonus Song: "No Friend" – You're welcome!)

2)  Blood Orange  ~  "Are You Sure You're Really Busy?"

3)  The Music  ~  “Idle”

4)  K’s Choice  ~  “Busy”

5)  Anthony Newley  ~  “Idle On Parade”

6)  Brooks & Dunn  ~  “God Must Be Busy”

7)  Sarah Vaughan  ~  “Idle Gossip”

8)  Olly Murs  ~  "Busy"

9)  Peter Murphy  ~  “Idle Flow”

10)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  "Busy Man"

11)  George Gershwin  ~  “Idle Dreams”

12)  Doug Stone  ~  "Too Busy Being In Love"

13)  Hem  ~  “Idle (The Rabbit Song)"

14)  k.d. lang  ~  "Busy Being Blue"

15)  The Replacements  ~  “Shiftless When Idle”

16)  The Crystal Method  ~  "Busy Child"

17)  Less Than Jake  ~  “American Idle”

18)  Aurea  ~  "Busy (For Me)"

19)  Maria Taylor  ~  “Idle Mind”

20)  The Harmaleighs  ~  "Sorry, I'm Busy"

21)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  “Idle Tales”

22)  Ace Wilder  ~  "Busy Doin' Nothin'"

23)  The Verve Pipe  ~  “Kiss Me Idle”

24)  Peppa Pig Cast  ~  "Busy Miss Rabbit"

25)  The Clash  ~  “Idle In Kangaroo Court”

Songs About Calling, Vol. 2

If you liked the first set of Songs About Calling, then you're sure to LOVE these! If you DIDN'T like the first set of Songs About Calling, what's WRONG with you? Just kidding. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Regina Spektor  ~  "The Call"

2)  The Clash  ~  "London Calling"

3)  Nevada & Loote  ~  "Don't Call Me"

4)  Robert Plant  ~  "Calling To You"

5)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "Call It Off"

6)  Iron & Wine  ~  "Call It Dreaming"

7)  Hayden Panettiere  ~  "Wake Up Call"

8)  Thousand Foot Krutch  ~  "Courtesy Call"

9)  Evanescence  ~  "Call Me When You're Sober"

10)  Foo Fighters  ~  "This Is A Call"

11)  Wye Oak  ~  "The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs"

12)  Alex Goot  ~  "Wake Up Call"

13)  Isabel Davis  ~  "The Call"

14)  Metallica  ~  "The Call Of Ktulu"

15)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "Call Me"

16)  Kraftwerk  ~  "The Telephone Call"

17)  Karen Elson  ~  "Call Your Name"

18)  Rae Spoon  ~  "I Hear Them Calling"

19)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Call It What You Want"

20)  Kenny Loggins  ~  "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'"

21)  Patti Page  ~  "Let Me Call You Sweetheart"

22)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  "Call Me The Breeze"

23)  Beck Black  ~  "Don't Call Me Darlin'"

24)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Call Upon The Lord"

25)  Vince Gill ft. Patty Loveless  ~  "When I Call Your Name"

"Capital" Songs

Whether it's referring to uppercase letters, the seat of government, a type of punishment, or one's finances, the word "Capital" can have a lot of different meanings. And many of those meanings are explored in these songs. This is quite an eclectic bunch of tunes. I'm sure you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Hailee Steinfeld & BloodPop®  ~  "Capital Letters"

2)  Lois  ~  "Capital 'A'"

3)  Tower Of Power  ~  "Soul With A Capital 'S'"

4)  Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott  ~  "Capital Love"

5)  Patti Smith  ~  "Capital Letter"

6)  Gang Of Four  ~  "Capital (It Fails Us Now)"

7)  Graham Parker  ~  "The Snake Oil Capital Of The World"

8)  Oceana  ~  "Barracuda Capital Of The World"

9)  Taking Back Sunday  ~  "Capital M-E"

10)  Smoking Popes  ~  "Capital Cristine"

11)  Mogwai  ~  "Ratts Of The Capital"

12)  Joe Diffie  ~  "I'm In Love With A Capital 'U'"

13)  Ned's Atomic Dustbin  ~  "Capital Letters"

14)  IQ  ~  "Capital Letters"

15)  The Clash  ~  "Capital Radio"

Songs By Ten Singers Born On This Date

Apparently, June 26th was a great day to be born if you wanted to grow up to become a popular singer and/or musician. All ten of the artists in this small collection share a birthday today. Help them celebrate by listening to one of their best-known songs. And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ariana Grande ft. Mac Miller  ~  “The Way”  (Ariana turns 24 years old today.)

2)  OneRepublic  ~  “I Lived”  (Ryan Tedder, the band’s lead singer, is celebrating his 38th today.)

3)  Gretchen Wilson  ~  “When I Think About Cheatin’”  (As of today, Gretchen has been alive for 44 years. Congrats, redneck woman!)

4)  Big Bill Broonzy  ~  “Backwater Blues”  (This blues legend would be 124 years old if he were alive today. Unfortunately, he passed away at age 65, a whopping 59 years ago!)

5)  The Sundays ~  “Summertime”  (Harriet Wheeler, the lead singer for The Sundays, turns 54 today.)

6)  The Clash  ~   “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?”  (Mick Jones, co-lead singer of The Clash and the main vocalist of this classic tune, is 62 years old as of today.)

7)  Berlin  ~  “Take My Breath Away”  (Terri Nunn, Berlin’s lead singer, celebrates her 56th today. Happy birthday!)

8)  Billy Davis, Jr. & Marilyn McCoo  ~  “You Don’t Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)”  (This husband-wife duo produced some great R&B and soul music in the mid-1970s and beyond. Today, Billy is celebrating his 79th birthday with his wife of nearly 50 years. Yep, it’s still Marilyn!)

9)  Patty Smyth & Don Henley  ~  “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough”  (One of the great duets of the past 25 years, this song pairs birthday girl Patty Smyth – who turns 60 today – and Eagles alum Don Henley, who turns 70 next month.)

10)  Chris Isaak  ~  “Wicked Game”  (Hard to believe this modern classic is now 27 years old. Even harder to believe its singer turns 61 today!)

“Magnificent” Songs

These songs are absolutely "Magnificent"! At least, that's what their titles would have you believe. As it turns out, with few exceptions, they're exactly as advertised. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  U2  ~  “Magnificent”

2)  Darlene Zschech ft. BJ Putnam  ~  “Magnificent”

3)  DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince  ~  “The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff”  (Talk about your shameless self-promotion.)

4)  The Clash  ~  “The Magnificent Seven”

5)  Soul Survivor  ~  “Magnificent Kindness”

6)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Magnificent Obsession”

7)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “The Magnificent Sanctuary Band”

8)  Don Moen  ~  “Wonderful, Magnificent God”

9)  Spiritual Beggars  ~  “Magnificent Obsession”

10)  Adam & The Ants  ~  “The Magnificent Five”

11)  Urban Rescue  ~  “Magnificent”  (Beautiful song – too much talking before and afterwards, though.)

12)  Hooverphonic  ~  “The Magnificent Tree”

13)  Travis  ~  “Magnificent Time”

14)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Magnificent Obsession”

15)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “Magnificent Outpouring”

16)  Elmer Bernstein  ~  “The Magnificent Seven (Main Title)”

17)  Big Daddy Weave  ~  “Magnificent God”

18)  Special Ed  ~  “I’m The Magnificent”  (Not sure what makes this guy thinks he’s so “magnificent.” I mean, he’s alright, but he’s not all THAT!)

19)  Kamasi Washington  ~  “The Magnificent 7”  (This whole performance is amazing. But the nearly-four-minute drum solo that kicks the whole thing off – my word! – it’s breathtaking!)

20)  Elbow  ~  “Magnificent (She Says)”

21)  Israel & New Breed  ~  “Magnificent And Holy”

22)  Silverman  ~  “Magnificent”

23)  The Otto Brothers  ~  “Be Magnificent”

24)  Tom T. Hall  ~  “Magnificent Music Machine”

25)  Iona  ~  “Factory Of Magnificent Souls”