Showing posts with label The Cranberries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Cranberries. Show all posts

Sunday, June 6, 2021

Songs About Being Wanted

This follow-up to last week's Songs About Being Unwanted post turned out to be a two-parter. Guess it's twice as common to be wanted as unwanted, and what's wrong with that? Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Wanted"




2)  Casting Crowns  ~  "All You've Ever Wanted"




3)  OneRepublic  ~  "Wanted"




4)  Dara Maclean  ~  "Wanted"




5)  Rag'n'Bone Man  ~  "All You Ever Wanted"




6)  Billie Eilish  ~  "Everything I Wanted"




7)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Wanted Dead Or Alive"




8)  Michelle Branch  ~  "All You Wanted"




9)  Danny Gokey  ~  "Wanted"




10)  Angus & Julia Stone  ~  "What You Wanted"




11)  Hunter Hayes  ~  "Wanted"




12)  CeCe Winans  ~  "More Than What I Wanted"




13)  Tonic  ~  "You Wanted More"




14)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "All I Ever Wanted"




15)  RATT  ~  "Wanted Man"




16)  Paramore  ~  "All I Wanted"




17)  Trevor Guthrie  ~  "Wanted"




18)  Jessie James  ~  "Wanted"




19)  2Pac ft. Snoop Dogg  ~  "2 of Amerika'z Most Wanted"




20)  Kehlani  ~  "Wanted"




21)  Helmet  ~  "Exactly What You Wanted"




22)  Carrie Underwood  ~  "Never Knew What I Always Wanted"




23)  NOTD & Daya  ~  "Wanted"




24)  The Cranberries  ~  "Wanted"




25)  Phillip Phillips  ~  "Wanted Is Love"



Monday, May 21, 2018

"Copycat" Songs

Here's a small collection of Songs About Copycats. 'Cuz there's always that one person who tries to be just like everybody else...probably because they don't like themselves the way they are. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Billie Eilish  ~  “Copycat”




2)  Copycat  ~  “Copycat”  (This song was probably taken from their self-titled "Copycat" album. Talk about your copycats...)




3)  Orange Caramel  ~  “My Copycat”




4)  Brad Paisley  ~  “Copycat”




5)  Healthy Junkies  ~  “Copycat”  (This band's name sounds quite oxymoronic to me.)




6)  You Bred Raptors?  ~  “Copycat”




7)  Emma Longard  ~  “Copycat”




8)  Cut Out  ~  “Copycat”  (This guy's vocals are nothing to write home about, but the music’s good.)




9)  The Cranberries  ~  “Copycat”




10)  The New Division  ~  “Copycat”




11)  The Coathangers  ~  “Copycat”




12)  Matthew Fisher Band  ~  “Copycat”




13)  Melissa James  ~  “Copycat (Girlfriend)”



14)  Deconbrio  ~  “Copycat”




15)  Sarah Göthling  ~  “Copycat”


Tuesday, January 17, 2017

“Finding,” “Keeping,” “Losing,” & “Weeping” Songs, Vol. 4

A little more "Finding," a little more "Keeping," a little more "Losing," and a little more "Weeping." And then...we're done! Vol. 4 of 4 in the series, at your service. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  King’s X  ~  “We Are Finding Who We Are”




2)  Captain & Tennille  ~  “Keeping Our Love Warm”




3)  a-ha  ~  “I’ve Been Losing You”




4)  Marcy Neumire  ~  “Angels Are Weeping”




5)  Archive  ~  Finding It So Hard”




6)  Yami Bolo  ~  “Love Keeping Us Together”




7)  Bernadette Peters  ~  “Losing My Mind”




8)  David Bowie  ~  “Weeping Wall”




9)  The Go-Betweens  ~  “Finding You”




10)  Air Supply  ~  “Keeping The Love Alive”




11)  The Cardigans  ~  “Losing A Friend”




12)  Eleni Karaindrou  ~  “The Weeping Meadow”




13)  Athena  ~  “Finding England”




14)  Travie McCoy ft. Brendon Urie  ~  “Keep On Keeping On”




15)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  “Losing”




16)  Lee Woods  ~  “Weeping Willow”




17)  Ben Harper  ~  “Finding Our Way”




18)  This Providence  ~  “Keeping On Without You”




19)  The Cranberries  ~  “Losing My Mind”




20)  Marie Osmond  ~  “Weeping Willow”




21)  Northern Faces  ~  “Finding Hope”




22)  Embrace  ~  “Keeping”




23)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Love Is A Losing Game”




24)  April Wine  ~  “Weeping Widow”


Thursday, May 12, 2016

Songs About Tomorrow, Vol. 2

And finally today – as promised yesterday – we have another set of Songs About Tomorrow. There will be no further posts in this fun yet seemingly interminable (for you?) miniseries. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Cranberries  ~  “Tomorrow”




2)  Atomic Rooster  ~  “Tomorrow Night”




3)  UB40  ~  “Maybe Tomorrow”




4)  Enya  ~  “I Want Tomorrow”




5)  Los Lobos  ~  “Hurry Tomorrow”




6)  Manfred Mann  ~  “Come Tomorrow”




7)  Aileen Quinn  ~  “Tomorrow”




8)  Iron Maiden  ~  “Remember Tomorrow”




9)  Bombay Bicycle Club  ~  “So Long, See You Tomorrow”




10)  Avril Lavigne  ~  “Tomorrow”




11)  Badfinger  ~  “Carry On Till Tomorrow”




12)  Niki & The Dove  ~  “Tomorrow”




13)  Sixx:A.M.  ~  “Tomorrow”




14)  Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner  ~  “Tomorrow Is Forever”




15)  The Winans  ~  “Tomorrow”




16)  Starship  ~  “Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter Tonight”




17)  Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis  ~  “Tomorrow”




18)  Ben & Ellen Harper  ~  “Learn It All Again Tomorrow”




19)  Timber Timbre  ~  “The New Tomorrow”




20)  SoKo  ~  “We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow”


Thursday, January 28, 2016

Songs With Celebrities’ Name In The Titles, Vol. 1

This is an idea I've been mulling over for awhile now and finally got around to putting together. There were more of these than I thought, so it'll be a two-parter. But I tried not to get too carried away. Only 15 songs in each post. I'll bet you even know several of these. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Weezer  ~  “Buddy Holly”




2)  Kim Carnes  ~  “Bette Davis Eyes”




3)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “Uma Thurman”




4)  The Cranberries  ~  “I Just Shot John Lennon”




5)  MIKA  ~  “Grace Kelly”




6)  Rumer  ~  “Aretha”




7)  Madness  ~  “Michael Caine”




8)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Tim McGraw”




9)  The Wanted  ~  “Walks Like Rihanna”




10)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Steve McQueen”




11)  Gorillaz  ~  “Clint Eastwood”




12)  Eagles ft. Jackson Browne  ~  “James Dean”




13)  Moe Bandy  ~  “Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life”




14)  Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera  ~  “Moves Like Jagger”




15)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “Elvis Presley Blues”



Thursday, September 10, 2015

"Ridiculous," "Bizarre," & "Unbelievable" Songs


Here's a wee collection of songs with the words "Ridiculous," "Bizarre," or "Unbelievable" in their titles. What can I say? I'm feeling autobiographical today. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Raheem DeVaughn  ~  "Ridiculous"




2)  The Cranberries  ~  "Ridiculous Thoughts"




3)  Redfoo  ~  "Let's Get Ridiculous"




4)  New York Dolls  ~  "This Is Ridiculous"




5)  Elvis Costello  ~  "Harpies Bizarre"




6)  OMC  ~  "How Bizarre"




7)  Frente!  ~  "Bizarre Love Triangle"




8)  Owl City ft. Hanson  ~  "Unbelievable"




9)  Craig David  ~  "Unbelievable"




10)  EMF  ~  "Unbelievable"