Planetary Songs, Vol. 1: "Mercury" & "Venus"

So...I'm starting yet another miniseries – this one involves songs with the names of the planets in our solar system within their titles. First up, Mercury and Venus. Next time, we'll explore Earth and Mars. Ready, set, blastoff!  ~  JH

1)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Mercury Blues"

2)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "The Crying Tree Of Mercury"

3)  Hank & Cupcakes  ~  "Liquid Mercury"

4)  Die So Fluid  ~  "Mercury"

5)  The Tricks  ~  "49 Mercury"

6)  Slip On Stereo  ~  "Mercury"

7)  Death Vessel  ~  "Mercury Dime"

8)  Adria Ramos  ~  "Mercury"

9)  Modern Colour  ~  "Mercury"

10)  Pieta Brown  ~  "Mercury"

11)  Lady Gaga  ~  "Venus"

12)  Bananarama  ~  "Venus"

13)  Björk  ~  "Venus As A Boy"

14)  Boney M.  ~  "Nightflight To Venus"

15)  The B-52's  ~  "53 Miles West Of Venus"

16)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "Subway To Venus"

17)  Frankie Avalon ~   "Venus"

18)  Lord Yell ft. Azealia Banks  ~  "Venus"

19)  Turbo Goth  ~  "Venus Flytrap"

20)  Eliane  ~  "Venus & Mars"

Songs About Ketchup And Mustard…And One About Mayonnaise

I hope you enjoy this brief collection of songs about your favorite condiments every bit as much as I enjoyed compiling it. Which is to say, at least a little bit.  ~  JH

1)  Las Ketchup  ~  "The Ketchup Song (Asereje)"

2)  Damion Suomi  ~  "Mustard Seed"

3)  Tomatow Sue and the Posse  ~  "Ketchup On Everything"

4)  Cheap Yellow Mustard  ~  "Cheap Yellow Mustard"  (Yes, you read that correctly. The band name and song title are the same.)

5)  Stompin' Joe Connors  ~  "The Ketchup Song"

6)  The Beatles  ~  "Mean Mr. Mustard"

7)  Jenni Rivera  ~  "La Papa Sin Catsup"  (Catsup, ketchup, what's the difference, really?)

8)  Latin Playboys  ~  "Mustard"

9)  Catey Shaw  ~  "Ketchup"

10)  Bill Carlisle  ~  "Too Old To Cut The Mustard"

11)  Silage  ~  "Ketchup Is Mustard"

12)  10cc  ~  "Margo Wants The Mustard"

13)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "Mayonaise"  (their deliberate misspelling, not mine)

Songs About Drowning

Does there need to be a reason?  ~  JH

1)  The Crystal Method ft. Matisyahu  ~  "Drown In The Now"

2)  Ringo Starr  ~  "Drowning In The Sea Of Love"

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3)  Bad Wolf  ~  "Drowning Beautiful"

4)  Ephraim Lewis  ~  "Drowning In Your Eyes"

5)  Thursday  ~  "For The Workforce, Drowning"

6)  Corrosion Of Conformity  ~  "Drowning In A Daydream"

7)  Carolina Liar  ~  "Drown"

8)  Saving Abel  ~  "Drowning (Face Down)"

9)  Brittany Presser  ~  "Drown"

10)  Sarah Blackwood  ~  "Drowning"

11)  Street Light  ~  "Drowning"

12)  argonaut&wasp ~   "In The Drown"

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13)  Son Volt  ~  "Drown"

14)  Backstreet Boys  ~  "Drowning"  ("Boy band" enthusiasts: You're welcome. Everyone else: I'm truly sorry!)

15)  Tora  ~  "Drown"

16)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "Drown"

17)  Three Days Grace  ~  "Drown"

18)  The Smithereens  ~  "Drown In My Own Tears"

19)  Coone & Substance One  ~  "Drowning"

20)  Ray Charles  ~  "Drowning In My Own Tears"

"Stand" & "Deliver" Songs

After I did that "Sit" & "Stand" music post the other day, I had too many good "Stand" songs left over. Which got me thinking – what else could I pair with the word "Stand"? Then I remembered that great '80s movie, Stand And Deliver, with Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips, and the word combo was simply too good to pass up. In addition to some predictable pop music, I also threw in a few classy songs for those of you (us) who enjoy that sort of thing.  ~  JH

1)  Seal  ~  "I Can't Stand The Rain"

2)  Mr. Mister  ~  "Stand And Deliver"  (Speaking of that movie, here's the title song from its soundtrack)

3)  Oasis  ~  "Stand By Me"

4)  The Nathaniel Dett Chorale  ~  "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?"  (I can't remember the last time I posted a song by a chorale…probably never!)

5)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "Stand Inside Your Love"

6)  Snarky Puppy  ~  "The Good Man Deliver And The Best Is Blessed"  (Despite their oddball band name, this is another one of those classy songs I was telling you about.)

7)  Theophilus London  ~  "I Stand Alone"

8)  Jenny Lane  ~  "Special Delivery"

9)  Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Mariah Carey, Natasha Bedingfield, Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood, Leona Lewis, Keyshia Cole, Nicole Scherzinger, Ashanti, & Ciara  ~  "Just Stand Up"  (Visit www.standup2cancer.org for more information about this worthy cause.)

10)  Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble ft. Aloe Blacc  ~  "Deliver The Word"  (Look, more classy music! With the added bonus of profanity-free rapping! Even better!)

11)  New Edition  ~  "Can You Stand The Rain?"

12)  Steep Canyon Rangers  ~  "Stand And Deliver"  (Hailing from Asheville, NC – a truly lovely city – here's some good ol' mountain music!)

13)  R.E.M.  ~  "Stand"

14)  Sunshine Superman  ~  "I Deliver"  (I really like this, because it sounds so different that I can't think of anything else to compare it to.)

15)  Jessie J  ~  "Stand Up"

16)  Shachah ft. John Wells – The Tonic  ~  "Deliver Us"

17)  Girls Aloud  ~  "I'll Stand By You"  (All things considered, a very good cover of a very good song!)

18)  Adam & The Ants  ~  "Stand And Deliver"

19)  Within Temptation  ~  "Stand My Ground"

20)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"