Songs About Gloves & Masks

I've seen lots of people wearing gloves and masks in public lately. Wonder what's up with that? *shrugs* Anyway, after taking over a month off from blogging, Songs About Gloves & Masks seemed like a good idea for a post. So here it is...and there will be another. Enjoy!  ~  JH


1)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Behind The Mask"

2)  Liza Anne  ~  "Kid Gloves"

3)  Fight The Fade  ~  "Masks"

4)  The National  ~  "Kid Gloves"

5)  Jessica Lowndes  ~  "Underneath The Mask"

6)  Rory Gallagher  ~  "Kid Gloves"

7)  Ratboys  ~  "Alien With A Sleep Mask On"

8)  Primal Fear  ~  "Iron Fist In A Velvet Glove"

9)  Sparrohs  ~  "The Mask"

10)  Manowar  ~  "Gloves Of Metal"

 11)  Lita Ford  ~  "The Mask"

12)  Pulp  ~  "Pink Glove"

 13)  RED  ~  "The Mask Slips Away"

 14)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "The Velvet Glove"

15)  James  ~  "Mask"

Songs About Leaning

Sometimes you just need somebody to lean on, whether it's physically, emotionally, or otherwise. That's what these songs are all about. So...what are you waiting for? Enjoy 'em already! ~ JH

1)  Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ  ~  "Lean On"

2)  Club Nouveau  ~  "Lean On Me"  (The iconic synth-heavy '80s cover of a classic song.)

3)  Celina Sharma & Emiway Bantai  ~  "Lean On"

4)  Joe  ~  "Lean Into It"

5)  Kirk Franklin ft. Bono, Mary J. Blige, Crystal Lewis & R. Kelly  ~  "Lean On Me"

6)  Bill Withers  ~  "Lean On Me"  (The original – and still the best! – version of this song.)

7)  Speedy Ortiz  ~  "Lean In When I Suffer"

8)  Elvis Presley  ~  "I Need Somebody To Lean On"

9)  Cliff Richard  ~  "Lean On You"

10)  Gord Bamford  ~  "Leaning On A Lonesome Song"

11)  Melba Moore  ~  "Lean On Me"

12)  Sugarland  ~  "Lean It On Back"

13)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms"

14)  The National  ~  "Lean"

15)  Little Big Town  ~  "Lean Into It"

16)  George Formby  ~  "Leaning On A Lamppost"

17)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Lean On Me (Tonight)"

18)  Anna Of The North  ~  "Leaning On Myself"

19)  Cam'ron  ~  "Lean"

20)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  "Lean"

21)  Oh Land  ~  "Lean"

22)  7eventh Time Down  ~  "Lean On"

23)  Wynonna & The Big Noise  ~  "Things That I Lean On"

24)  Lizz Wright  ~  "Lean In"

25)  Marit Larsen  ~  "Lean On Me, Lisa"

Songs About Races

I was challenged by a friend to put together a set of Songs About Races, and since I'm always up for a  challenge, here it is. As usual, I got carried away with the number of songs I chose. But it turned out even better than I expected. I hope you will agree...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Melanie Martinez  ~  "Race"

2)  Sawyer Brown  ~  "The Race Is On"

3)  Thirty Seconds To Mars  ~  "The Race"

4)  Suzi Quatro  ~  "The Race Is On"

5)  Glen Hansard  ~  "Race To The Bottom"

6)  Heather Nova  ~  "Until The Race Is Run"

7)  OneRepublic  ~  "Born To Race"

8)  Melissa Manchester  ~  "Race To The End"

9)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Race For The Prize"

10)  Bonnie Tyler  ~  "Race To The Fire"

11)  Yello  ~  "The Race"

12)  Lana Del Rey  ~  "Off To The Races"

13)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "The Race Is On"  (This song goes on a least 6 minutes too long. Feel free to stop playing it as soon as it becomes annoying to you. Which, for some, might be after 5 to 10 seconds.)

14)  Brody Dalle  ~  "Rat Race"

15)  The Rapture  ~  "Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks"

16)  Diane Birch  ~  "In It For The Race"

17)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Camptown Races"

18)  Halie Loren  ~  "My Rainbow Race"

19)  Primus  ~  "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver"

20)  Bernice Johnson Reagon  ~  "Guide My Feet, While I Run This Race"

21)  Serena Ryder  ~  "Racing In The Street"

22)  Girl In A Coma  ~  "Race Car Driver"

23)  Dan Auerbach  ~  "Run That Race"

24)  Toyah  ~  "Race Through Space"

25)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones  ~  "Wonderful Day For The Race"

26)  Oh Pep!  ~  "The Race"

27)  Ralph Breaks The Internet Cast ft. Sarah Silverman & Gal Gadot  ~  "A Place Called Slaughter Race"

28)  The Specials  ~  "Rat Race"

29)  Ruti  ~  "Racing Cars"

30)  Fall Out Boy  ~  "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"

31)  Emma Ruth Rundle  ~  "Races"

32)  Steve Hackett  ~  "Racing In A"

33)  The Wailin' Jennys  ~  "Racing With The Sun"

34)  Editors  ~  "The Racing Rats"

35)  St. Vincent  ~  "Human Racing"

36)  The National  ~  "Racing Like A Pro"

37)  Jack's Mannequin  ~  "My Racing Thoughts"

“Easy” & “Hard” Songs, Vol. 1

A long time ago, I'm not sure exactly when, on my original blog I posted a set of "Easy" and "Hard" Songs. But since then, a) I've gotten better at finding a good variety of quality songs by people you've actually heard of; b) new songs have come out that also merit inclusion; and c) I just felt like doing this theme all over again. And there were plenty of good ones, so this is part 1 of 2. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “Eight Easy Steps”

2)  Queen  ~  “It’s A Hard Life”

3)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  “It’s So Easy”

4)  98°  ~  “The Hardest Thing”

5)  MiMi & The Mad Noise Factory  ~  “Easy”

6)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “No Hard Feelings”

7)  Dragonette  ~  “Easy”

8)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Hard To Imagine”

9)  Rag’n’Bone Man  ~  “Die Easy”

10)  Donna Summer  ~  “She Works Hard For The Money”

11)  Lauv  ~  “Easy Love”

12)  Lykke Li  ~  “Hard Rain”

13)  Max Frost  ~  “Let Me Down Easy”

14)  Rihanna ft. Jeezy  ~  “Hard”

15)  Haroula Rose  ~  “So Easy”

16)  Coldplay  ~  “The Hardest Part”

17)  Phil Collins & Philip Bailey  ~  “Easy Lover”

18)  Brandi Carlile  ~  “Harder To Forgive”

19)  Oriana  ~  "Love Me Down Easy"

20)  DC Talk  ~  “The Hard Way”

21)  Clint Black ft. Lisa Hartman Black  ~  “Easy For Me To Say”

22)  The National  ~  “Hard To Find”

23)  GJan  ~  “Wasn’t Easy”

24)  Cloves  ~  “Hit Me Hard”

25)  Maxi Priest  ~  “Easy To Love”