Songs About Hills & Valleys, Vol. 1

In every lifetime, there are hills and valleys – high point and low points. This set of songs, and the ones in the two volumes to come, will cover all the bases. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Tauren Wells  ~  “Hills And Valleys”

2)  Nneka  ~  “Valley”

3)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “Over The Hills And Far Away”

4)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  “Valley Of The Dolls”

5)  The Weeknd  ~   “The Hills”

6)  The Head And The Heart  ~  “Down In The Valley”

7)  Julie Andrews  ~  “The Sound Of Music”  (The memorable refrain goes: “The hills are alive with the sound of music…” Close enough for government work.)

8)  Caedmon’s Call  ~  “Valleys Fill First”

9)  Mark Knopfler  ~  “Hill Farmer’s Blues”

10)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  “Valleys Of Neptune”

11)  Celtic Woman  ~  “Hills Of Ireland”

12)  The Civil Wars  ~  “From This Valley”

13)  Passenger  ~  “House On A Hill”

14)  Big Country  ~  “Thirteen Valleys”

15)  Nightwish  ~  “Over The Hills And Far Away”

16)  Stevie Nicks & Chris Isaak  ~  “Red River Valley”

17)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  “Over The Hills”

18)  The Monkees  ~  “Pleasant Valley Sunday”

19)  Emmylou Harris & Mary Black  ~  “Green Rolling Hills”

20)  Widespread Panic ft. Derek Trucks  ~  “Surprise Valley”

21)  Coldplay  ~  “Violet Hill”

22)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Peace In The Valley”

23)  David Bowie  ~  “Up The Hill Backwards”

24)  Mississippi John Hurt  ~  “You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley”

25)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  “House On A Hill”

“Amateur” & “Professional” Songs

We're back to doing "Opposites" posts again? Yep. So...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Nada Surf  ~  “Amateur”

2)  Tori Amos  ~  “Professional Widow”

3)  Hallelujah The Hills  ~  “Amateurs”

4)  Newton Faulkner  ~  “He Was A Professional”

5)  Aimee Mann  ~  “Amateur”

6)  Van Morrison  ~  “Professional Jealousy”

7)  The DDP Project  ~  “Amateur”

8)  Looptroop Rockers  ~  “Professional Dreamers”

9)  Sparks  ~  “Amateur Hour”

10)  The Looters  ~  “Join The Professionals”

11)  The Eyes In The Heat  ~  “Amateur”

12)  Emika  ~  “Professional Loving”

13)  Molotov  ~  “Amateur (Rock Me Amadeus)”

14)  The Ropes  ~  “Professional Outsiders”

15)  Joe Jackson  ~  “Amateur Hour”

16)  The ACBs  ~  “Be Professional”

17)  Slim Whitman  ~  “An Amateur In Love”

18)  The Weeknd  ~  “Professional / What You Need”

19)  Joris Roelofs ft. Matt Penman & Ted Poor  ~  “Amateur Dentist”

20)  Muppet Treasure Island Cast  ~  “Professional Pirate”

Songs About Losers

Unlike yesterday's "Songs About Winners" post, here's some tunes I can actually relate to. Because, of course, these are Songs About Losers. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  3 Doors Down  ~  “Loser”

2)  Beck  ~  “Loser”

3)  Dolores O’Riordan  ~  “Loser”

4)  Grateful Dead  ~  “Loser”

5)  BigBang  ~  “Loser”

6)  The Beatles  ~  “I’m A Loser”

7)  Meiko  ~  “Good-Looking Loser”

8)  Little River Band  ~  “Lonesome Loser”

9)  Me In Motion  ~  “Losers”

10)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Three-Time Loser”

11)  The Weeknd  ~  “Losers”

12)  Cracker  ~  “Loser”

13)  Morcheeba  ~  “Everybody Loves A Loser”

14)  Randy Travis  ~  “Better Class Of Losers”

15)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  “Even The Losers”

16)  Glee Cast  ~  “Loser Like Me”

17)  Mutual Friends  ~  “Sorry I’m A Loser”

18)  The Dears  ~  “You And I Are A Gang Of Losers”

Songs With "In The" In The Title, Vol. 1

While this is admittedly a catchy (if confusing) title for a post, that's not its sole purpose. Over time, I had noticed a preponderance of songs with the prepositional phrase "in the _______" in their titles, and I thought there might just be enough good ones to fill a post. As it turns out, there were enough to fill two posts – this is the first half of a two-parter. Hope you'll enjoy listening to these as much as I did when gathering them.  ~  JH

1)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Man In The Mirror"

2)  Linkin Park  ~  "In The End"

3)  Adele  ~  "Rolling In The Deep"

4)  Green Day  ~  "In The End"

5)  Laura Marling  ~  "Rest In The Bed"

6)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  "Nine In The Afternoon"

7)  Paramore  ~  "In The Mourning / Landslide"

8)  Adam Lambert  ~  "Evil In The Night"

9)  Gin Wigmore  ~  "Written In The Water"

10)  The Weeknd  ~  "Tears In The Rain"

11)  Miley Cyrus  ~  "Party In The U.S.A."  (Yeah, I went there. Sorry...)

12)  Tinie Tempah ft. Eric Turner  ~  "Written In The Stars"

13)  Rihanna  ~  "Only Girl (In The World)"

14)  Nirvana  ~  "Something In The Way"

15)  Neon Trees  ~  "In The Next Room"