"Mundane" Songs

These songs may all have the word "Mundane" in their titles, but in fact they're anything but! Take a listen, and I'm sure you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tiles  ~  "Sacred & Mundane"

2)  The Tragically Hip  ~  "Ultra Mundane"

3)  A Sunny Day In Glasgow  ~  "A Mundane Phonecall To Jack Parsons"  (This is pure cacophony! I don't necessarily mean that as a compliment.)

4)  The Cans  ~  "Sundays Mundane"

5)  Grass Widow  ~  "Celebrate The Mundane"

6)  Proud Mary  ~  "Mundane Morning"

7)  Dark Tranquility  ~  "The Mundane And The Magic"

8)  Marykate O'Neil  ~  "Mundane Dream"

9)  Hardcastle  ~  "Mundane"  (I've never heard of this band before, but this guy's voice is insanely good! I will definitely be posting more of their stuff in the future!)

10)  K-Drama  ~  "Mundane"

11)  The Manatees  ~  "Mundane Mondays"

12)  Lady Lamb  ~  "July Was Mundane"

13)  Phil RetroSpector  ~  "Blue Mundane"

14)  Bumpin Uglies  ~  "Mundane"

15)  The Neighbors  ~  "Mundane Realism"

16)  Diane Cluck  ~  "Mundane & Its Mystery"

17)  Björk  ~  "Aurora"  (Yes, you're right – "mundane" doesn't appear in the title of this one; but it's the final word in each of the song's three verses, and it's Björk – whose music I adore – so here it is!)

18)  Galactic Sherpas  ~  "Mundane"

19)  Sarah Chen  ~  "The Mundane World"  (I wonder what she's singing about. I don't have a clue, but maybe you do? Either way, doesn't she sound lovely!)

20)  Madhouse For Equines ft. MC Flowny  ~  "Mundane Madness"  (This may be the most vicious rap song I've ever heard that doesn't contain a single profanity. Which is good, I guess...but the subject matter here is still pretty bleak. Be forewarned!)

21)  The Johnny Divines  ~   "Magic In The Mundane"

22)  Luster  ~  "Mundane"

23)  Lugn  ~  "Mundane"

24)  Sister  ~  "Mundane"

25)  Fake Major  ~  "Love In The Mundane"

“Lights,” “Camera,” & “Action” Songs, Vol. 2

More "Lights," "Camera," & "Action" Songs coming your way in 3...2...1... shoot! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Neil Young  ~  “Distant Camera”

2)  The Flamin’ Groovies  ~  “Shake Some Action”

3)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Neon Lights”

4)  Elton John  ~  “The Camera Never Lies”

5)  Powerman 5000  ~  “Action”

6)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Bright Lights”

7)  Yuna  ~  “Lights And Camera”

8)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “No Action”

9)  Wade Bowen  ~  “Turn On The Lights”

10)  The Bird And The Bee  ~  “I Hate Camera”

11)  Queen  ~  “Action This Day”

12)  Meiko  ~  “Leave The Lights On”

13)  Michael Franks  ~  “The Camera Never Lies”

14)  Erasure  ~  “Heavenly Action”

15)  U2  ~  “City Of Blinding Lights”  (For some reason, the song cuts off abruptly three-and-a-half minutes into it. Still good, though.)

16)  Nina Gordon  ~  “Number One Camera”

17)  Def Leppard  ~  “Action”

18)  Blanche  ~  “City Lights”

19)  The Tragically Hip  ~  “Pigeon Camera”

20)  Toby Keith  ~  “A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action”

21)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Leave Before The Lights Come On”

22)  Matt and Kim  ~  “Cameras”  (NOTE: This video is not for the faint of heart, as the band members – a man and a woman, no less – are depicted beating the living crap out of each other. For no good reason, at that.)

23)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Action/Adventure”

24)  NF  ~  “Green Lights”

25)  Lyric  ~  “Camera Shy”

Songs About The Jungle

Stylistically speaking, I went way diverse with this dynamic selection of songs. Each of them has the word "Jungle" somewhere in its title, but no two songs are even remotely alike. Well, except for the Bonus Track...but even that's only "remotely" similar. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bob Marley  ~  “Concrete Jungle”

2)  Steve Miller Band  ~  “Jungle Love”

3)  John Fogerty  ~  “Run Through The Jungle”

4)  Kool & The Gang  ~  “Jungle Boogie”

5)  Herbie Mann, Dave Valentin, Paquito d’Rivera, Ray Mantilla, & Tito Puente  ~  “Jungle Fantasy”

6)  New York Dolls  ~  “Stranded In The Jungle”

7)  Bonnie Tyler  ~  “It’s A Jungle Out There”

8)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Welcome To The Jungle”

9)  Mike Oldfield  ~  “Jungle Gardenia”

10)  Santana  ~  “Jungle Strut”

11)  Warren Zevon  ~  “Jungle Work”

12)   Emma Louise  ~  “Jungle”

13)  NONONO  ~  “Jungle”

14)  X Ambassadors & Jamie N Commons  ~  “Jungle”

15)  Emiliana Torrini  ~  “Jungle Drum”

16)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  “George Of The Jungle”

17)  The Tragically Hip  ~  “Greasy Jungle”

18)  Neil Diamond  ~  “Jungletime”

19)  Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears  ~  “Livin’ In The Jungle”

20)  Panama  ~  “Jungle”

BONUS TRACK:  2Cellos  ~  “Welcome To The Jungle”  (This dynamic instrumental rendition of the G N’ R song above was far too fantastic not to include here.)

Songs About Sharks

Since I like to stay topical whenever possible, and since right now there's a lot of talk about folks getting bitten by sharks – right here in my own backyard, actually (well, almost!) – there's this post. Enjoy! And be careful out there!  ~  JH

1)  V V Brown  ~  "Shark In The Water"

2)  Rhett & Link  ~  "Clown Shark"

3)  Carole Samaha  ~  "El Shark El Azim"

4)  Gruff Rhys  ~  "Shark Ridden Waters"

5)  Quilt  ~  "Arctic Shark"

6)  Wailing Souls  ~  "Shark Attack"

7)  Missy Higgins  ~  "Shark Fin Blues"

8)  Wolf  ~  "Shark Attack"

9)  Blue Oyster Cult  ~  "Shooting Shark"

10)  Zibra  ~  "Great White Shark"

11)  Isobel Trigger  ~  "Tiger Shark"

12)  The Tragically Hip  ~  "Sharks"

13)  Crime & The City Solution  ~  "The Dolphins And The Sharks"

14)  House Of Lords  ~  "Swimming With The Sharks"

15)  Blondie  ~  "A Shark In Jet's Clothing"

It's About Time! Vol. 8: Decades, Centuries, Millenniums, & Eternity

And now for the "dramatic conclusion" to this rather long-running series of songs about units of time. Here's a collection with 5 songs each about decades, centuries, millenniums, and eternity. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Vienna Teng  ~  "Decade And One"

2)  David Bowie  ~  "Art Decade"

3)  Goldheart Assembly  ~   "Last Decade"

4)  Laibach  ~  "Decade Null"

5)  Gackt  ~  "Journey Through The Decade"

6)  Fall Out Boy  ~  "Centuries"

7)  The Tragically Hip  ~  "Ahead By A Century"

8)  Willow Smith  ~  "21st Century Girl"

9)  Timo Tolkki's Avalon ft. Floor Jansen  ~  "Design The Century"

10)  Brad  ~  "20th Century"

11)  Dream Theater  ~  "New Millennium"

12)  Cliff Richard  ~  "Millennium Prayer"

13)  Britney Spears  ~  "New Millennium"

14)  Ravenscry  ~  "Third Millennium Man"

15)  Oslo Gospel Choir  ~  "In The New Millennium"

16)  Robbie Williams  ~  "Eternity"

17)  Paul van Dyk ft. Adam Young  ~  "Eternity"

18)  Bellarive  ~  "Taste Of Eternity"

19)  Imelda May  ~  "Eternity"

20)  Sheena Easton  ~  "Eternity"