Songs About Reindeer

It's still not Christmas yet, for all you can't-wait-till-it-gets-here-ers. While you wait, why not enjoy a few Songs About Reindeer? Why not, indeed! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jonathan Groff  ~  “Reindeer(s) Are Better Than People”

2)  Gene Autry  ~  “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer”

3)  The Knife  ~  “Reindeer”

4)  Elmo & Patsy  ~  “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”

5)  Benny Grunch And His Bunch  ~  “Santa And His Reindeer Got Their Modular Home”

6)  Conway Twitty  ~  “Nine Little Reindeer”

7)  Joe Diffie  ~  “Leroy The Redneck Reindeer”

8)  Froggy Fresh  ~  “Reindeer Games”

9)  Trisha Yearwood  ~  “Reindeer Boogie”

10)  Amy Grant  ~  “Santa’s Reindeer Ride”

11)  Dr. Dog  ~  “The Rabbit, The Bat, & The Reindeer”

12)  MC Lars  ~  “Gary The Green-Nosed Reindeer”

13)  The Moody Blues  ~  “Don’t Need A Reindeer”

14)  Imagination Movers  ~  “Reindeer Party”

15)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Don’t Forget To Feed The Reindeer”

16)  John Linnell  ~  “Olive, The Other Reindeer”

17)  Maut  ~  “Reindeer In My Garden”

18)  Stephen Bishop  ~  “Rock, Little Reindeer”

19)  The BellRays  ~  “Reindeer Express”

20)  Prints Jackson  ~  “Reindeer Reindeer”

BONUS TRACK:  The Beach Boys  ~  "Little Saint Nick"  (No, the word "Reindeer" doesn't appear anywhere in the title, but whenever I think of this song, I think of the "run, run, reindeer" line that's repeated frequently throughout. So there ya go!)

“Ride” Songs, Vol. 2

Part 2 of 2 of the "Ride" portion of this latest miniseries. Two sets of "Drive" songs will follow. I love these really broad "topics" for posts, because the number of songs to choose from is so much greater, and the overall quality of the songs picked tends to be significantly greater. At least I think so. I may be biased. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Johnny Cash  ~  “I Ride An Old Paint / The Streets Of Laredo”

2)  Rihanna  ~  “We Ride”

3)  Journey  ~  “Still They Ride”

4)  Bachman Turner Overdrive  ~  “Let It Ride”

5)  Tori Amos  ~  “Taxi Ride”

6)  Paper Tongues  ~  “Ride To California”

7)   The Killers  ~  “Joy Ride”

8)  Michelle Branch  ~  “Crazy Ride”

9)  Zac Brown Band  ~  “Highway 20 Ride”

10)  The Vines  ~  “Ride”

11)  Rubblebucket  ~  “Carousel Ride”

12)  Green Day  ~  “Hitchin’ A Ride”

13)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Magic Carpet Ride”

14)  Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn  ~  “Ride To You”

15)  Bob Marley & The Wailers  ~  “Ride, Natty, Ride”

16)  Heather Nova  ~  “Ride”

17)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “Ride”

18)  Christopher Cross  ~  “Ride Like The Wind”

19)  Carpenters  ~  “Ticket To Ride”

20)  4Him  ~  “Ride Of Life”

21)  Cary Brothers  ~  “Ride”

22)  Reba McEntire  ~  “I’d Rather Ride Around With You”

23)  The Moody Blues  ~  “Ride My See-Saw”

24)  The Seekers  ~  “Morningtown Ride”

25)  George Strait  ~  “The Cowboy Rides Away”

Songs About "Singers"

In previous entries, I've done "Songs About Songs," "Songs About Music," and the like. But I've never done a post featuring Songs About Singers. Or, more specifically, songs with the word "Singer" (or its plural) in their titles. Well, now is as good a time as any, so let's go! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Cake  ~  “Opera Singer”

2)  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds  ~  “The Singer”

3)  The Moody Blues  ~  “I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)”

4)  Anna Nalick  ~  “The Lullaby Singer”

5)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Pop Singer”

6)  Bee Gees  ~  “The Singer Sang His Song”

7)  The Decemberists  ~  “The Singer Addresses His Audience”

8)  Sonny & Cher  ~  “Mama Was A Rock And Roll Singer”

9)  Teitur  ~  “The Singer”

10)  Animal Collective  ~  “Another White Singer”

11)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  “Singers”

12)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Mary Tom Speer-Reid  ~  “When All God’s Singers Get Home”

13)  Ty Segall  ~  “The Singer”

14)  Califone  ~  “Funeral Singers”

15)  David Phelps  ~  “The Singer”

16)  Miranda Colchester  ~  “The Singer”

17)  Jimi Jamison  ~  “It’s The Singer, Not The Song”

18)  Vince Freeman  ~  “The Singer”

19)  Kevin Max  ~  “Return Of The Singer”

20)  Elkie Brooks  ~  “Pearl’s A Singer”

Popular Songs Of 1965, Vol. 2

One last round of Swinging Sixties hits, then we take a break from this series for a little while. I think you'll find that you're at least somewhat familiar with most of these songs, if you've spent any time at all over the past couple of decades listening to "oldies" music. If you just happen to be old enough to remember them when they came out fifty years ago, then maybe this is a bit of nostalgia for you as well. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  James Brown  ~  "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag"

2)  Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders  ~  "The Game Of Love"

3)  Barbara Lewis  ~  "Baby I'm Yours"

4)  Bob Dylan  ~  "Like A Rolling Stone"

5)  Freddie & The Dreamers  ~  "I'm Telling You Now"  (That "dancing," though...)

6)  Gerry & The Pacemakers  ~  "Ferry 'Cross The Mersey"

7)  The Yardbirds  ~  "For Your Love"

8)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Go Now"

9)  Billy Joe Royal  ~  "Down In The Boondocks"

10)  Glenn Yarbrough  ~  "Baby The Rain Must Fall"

11)  Marvin Gaye ft. Tina Turner  ~  "I'll Be Doggone"

12)  Jackie DeShannon  ~  "What The World Needs Now Is Love"  (Fifty years later, and it still does...)

13)  Martha & The Vandellas  ~  "Nowhere To Run"

14)  The Searchers  ~  "Love Potion No. 9"

15)  The Turtles    "It Ain't Me, Babe"

16)  The Zombies  ~  "Tell Her No"

17)  Peter & Gordon  ~  "I Go To Pieces"

18)  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles  ~  "The Tracks Of My Tears"

19)  Bobby Goldsboro  ~  "Little Things"

20)  The Fortunes  ~  "You've Got Your Troubles"

21)   The Animals  ~  "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place"

22)  The Lovin' Spoonful  ~  "Do You Believe In Magic?"

Songs For The Senses, Vol. 4: Sight

The only hard part about selecting this group of songs – all of which contain the word "See" in their titles – was deciding which great songs NOT to include. Seriously, this list could've been twice as long as it is. But it isn't, because I like you, and because my time is limited. Incidentally, I had previously done a post of songs with "See" in the title, but vowed not to repeat any of those songs here. And I didn't! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kutless  ~  "Not What You See"

2)  Pink Floyd  ~  "See Emily Play"

3)  Fantasia  ~  "When I See U"

4)  Bad English  ~  "When I See You Smile"

5)  Jason Mraz  ~  "The World As I See It"

6)  Tycho  ~  "See"

7)  Bell Biv DeVoe  ~  "When Will I See You Smile Again?"

8)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Lovely To See You"

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9)  The Supremes  ~  "Come See About Me"

10)  Yellowcard  ~  "See Me Smiling"

11)  Five Finger Death Punch  ~  "Hard To See"

12)  Reba McEntire ft. Brooks & Dunn  ~  "If You See Him, If You See Her"

13)  Passenger  ~  "I See Love"

14)  The Who  ~  "I Can See For Miles"

15)  Leona Lewis  ~  "I See You"

16)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Gonna See My Friend"

17)  Norah Jones  ~  "I've Got To See You Again"

18)  Jutty Ranx  ~  "I See You"

19)  Kylie Minogue  ~  "All I See"

20)  Uncle Sam  ~  "I Don't Ever Want To See You Again"