Songs About Karma

I don't believe in karma from a religious standpoint, but I do believe in retribution and it's clear that, for whatever reason, people often receive their just desserts. And that's fine by me. It's also fine by the tunes in this post, which are all Songs About Karma. Enjoy?  ~  JH

BLOGGER'S NOTE:  You may have often heard karma equated with a certain word which some may find offensive. You should know that this word appears in the lyrics of the 11th, 15th, 20th, and 22nd songs in this post. Just in case you wish to avoid those songs.

1)  Culture Club  ~  “Karma Chameleon”

2)  Tiffany Alvord  ~  “Karma”

3)  Radiohead  ~  “Karma Police”

4)  Alicia Keys  ~  “Karma”

5)  Parkway Drive  ~  “Karma”

6)  Jamie N Commons  ~  “Karma (Hardline)”

7)  Bif Naked  ~  “King Of Karma”

8)  John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band  ~  “Instant Karma”

9)  Queen Naija  ~  “Karma”

10)  New Hope Club  ~  “Karma”

11)  Joss Stone  ~  “Karma”

12)  Trevor Hall  ~  “Karma”

13)  Jessica Andrews  ~  “Karma”

14)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Karma”

15)  Julian Perretta  ~  “Karma”

16)  Kristina Maria  ~  “Karma”

17)  Willie Nelson  ~  “Little Old-Fashioned Karma”

18)  Yianna Terzi  ~  “Karma”

19)  Kamelot  ~  “Karma”

20)  Robinson  ~  “Karma”

21)  Bump Of Chicken  ~  “Karma”  (Love, love, love the name of this band!)

22)  Ida Maria  ~  “Bad Karma”

23)  1200 Techniques  ~  “Karma”  (I just realized one thing that my life was missing up until this point: Australian rap. It's amazing!)

24)  Megan and Liz  ~  “Karma’s Coming Back For Me”

25)  Shatterproof  ~  “Karma”

Songs About Balloons

I was overdue for a music post featuring songs about extremely mundane things. Today, I decided to tackle the tune-friendly subject of Balloons. Turns out there were quite a few good ones to choose from. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lily Allen  ~  “Air Balloon”  (Quirky, fun, and never boring. I love Lily Allen's music!)

2)  Never Shout Never  ~  “Red Balloon”

3)  Charli XCX  ~  “Red Balloon”

4)  Foals  ~  “Balloons”  (Artsy fartsy stuff up in here...)

5)  The Kills  ~  “Black Balloon”

6)  The National Parks  ~  “Red Balloon”

7)  Rosi Golan  ~  “Lead Balloon”

8)  Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals  ~  “Pink Balloon”

9)  The Civil Wars  ~  “Girl With The Red Balloon”

10)  Jimmy Nevis ft. Kwesta  ~  “Balloon”

11)  Joanna Newsom  ~  “Bridges And Balloons”  (Simply lovely!)

12)  Sick Puppies  ~  “White Balloons”

13)  Nena  ~  “99 Red Balloons”  (Hands down, the quintessential song about balloons.)

14)  Ween  ~  “Blue Balloon”

15)  Katie Melua  ~  “Red Balloons”  (Katie's another one of my favorite singers.)

16)  Midlake  ~  “Balloon Maker”

17)  Ane Brun  ~  “Balloon Ranger”

18)  Boards Of Canada  ~  “Everything You Do Is A Balloon”  (Well, that's certainly an intriguing song title...)

19)  Kristina Cornell  ~  “Little Red Balloon”  (Keep your Kleenexes nearby.)

20)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “Black Balloon”  (Probably the 2nd most well-known song about balloons.)

21)  Maja Keuc  ~  “You’re A Tree And I’m A Balloon”  (I'm still trying to make sense of these metaphors...)

22)  The Fifth Dimension  ~  “Up, Up, And Away”  (Hey, I never said the word "Balloon" had to be in the title. But this song might as well be called "My Beautiful Balloon," so there ya go...)

23)   Not Profane ft. Tiffany Alvord  ~  “Our Balloons”

24)  Rick Nelson  ~  “Red Balloon”

25)  Coshiva  ~  “Big Balloon”

BONUS TRACK:  Owl City  ~  “99 Red Balloons / Chicago / Plant Life”  (Yes, the "99 Balloons" song here is the same as the original by Nena [above], but this medley was so beautiful I chose to include both.)