"Spiritual" Songs

Last but not least in my latest series of posts, there's this set of "Spiritual" Songs. Ironically, the overwhelming majority of them are by "secular" artists. But that doesn't diminish the songs' value (or enhance it) in any way. There's some really good stuff to be heard here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jukebox The Ghost  ~  “The Spiritual”

2)  Eric Benet  ~  “Spiritual Thang”

3)  Moodswings ft. Chrissie Hynde  ~  “Spiritual High (State Of Independence)”

4)  Paul Wardingham  ~  “Spiritual Machines”

5)  John Coltrane  ~  “Spiritual”

6)  Anya Skidan  ~  “Spiritual”

7)  Blitzen Trapper  ~  “Miss Spiritual Tramp”

8)  Strawberry Girls  ~  “Negro Spiritual”  (I have no clue what the title of this song has to do with the actual song. It certainly doesn’t describe the style of music accurately. Also, these musicians are super-white and they’re NOT girls. Makes no sense, but whatevs.)

9)  Laura Nyro  ~  “Mother’s Spiritual”

10)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “Rich Man’s Spiritual”

11)  Speech  ~  “Spiritual People”

12)  Spain ft. The Haden Triplets  ~  “Spiritual”

13)  Toots & The Maytals  ~  “Spiritual Healing”

14)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Spiritual Warfare”  (This music video, while titled “Spiritual Warfare,” is actually a medley – of sorts – of two differently-titled songs: “Living With The Ghost” and “Reunion”.)

15)  Katy Perry  ~  “Spiritual”

16)  Toto  ~  “Spiritual Man”

17)  Dirty Sweet  ~  “American Spiritual”

18)  Trin-I-Tee 5:7  ~  “Spiritual Love”

19)  Sean Rowe  ~  “Spiritual Leather”

20)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Spiritual Walkers”

21)  S Club 7  ~  “Spiritual Love”

22)  Overkill  ~  “Spiritual Void"

23)  Land Of Talk  ~  “Spiritual Intimidation”

24)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Spiritual Fantasy”

25)  K Bleax  ~  “So Spiritual”

“Have” & “Hold” Songs, Vol. 4

Last but not least, this set of "Have" & "Hold" songs. Then we can move on to another subject. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sounds Of Blackness  ~  “Hold On (Change Is Comin’)”

2)  Bryan Adams  ~  “Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?”

3)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  “Hold On”

4)  Robbie Williams  ~  “Have You Met Miss Jones?”

5)  Matt Maher  ~  “Hold Us Together”

6)  Foo Fighters  ~  “Have It All”

7)   Colbie Caillat  ~  “Hold On”

8)  Elton John  ~  “Have Mercy On The Criminal”

9)  Clint Black & Roy Rogers  ~  “Hold On, Partner”

10)  David Dunn  ~  “Have Everything”

11)  Toto  ~  “Hold The Line”

12)  Tom Jones  ~  “Have You Ever Been Lonely?”

13)  38 Special  ~  “Hold On Loosely”

14)  The Wallflowers  ~  “Have Mercy On Him Now”

15)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Hold On Tight”

16)  The Hollies  ~  “Have You Ever Loved Somebody?”

17)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “Hold My Heart”

18)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  “Have Mercy”

19)  Richard Marx  ~  “Hold On To The Nights”

20)  The Kentucky Headhunters  ~  “Have You Ever Loved A Woman?”

21)  Triumph  ~  “Hold On”

22)  Paul Weller  ~  “Have You Made Up Your Mind?”

23)  Gloria Estefan  ~  “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me”

24)  Rufus  ~  “Have A Good Time”

25)  Rich Mullins  ~  “Hold Me Jesus”

Popular Songs Of 1986, Vol. 4

Alright, let's finish this thing! One last batch of tunes, for old time's sake...literally. Without further ado, here's the final score of Popular Songs of 1986. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Phil Collins  ~  “Take Me Home”

2)  Anita Baker  ~  “Sweet Love”

3)  The Moody Blues  ~  “Your Wildest Dreams”

4)  Run-DMC & Aerosmith  ~  “Walk This Way”

5)  Elton John  ~  “Nikita”

6)  Heart  ~  “Never”

7)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “If You Leave”

8)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Love Will Conquer All”

9)  Toto  ~  “I’ll Be Over You”

10)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “West End Girls”

11)  The Forester Sisters  ~  “Just In Case”

12)  Steve Winwood  ~  “Higher Love”

13)  Mike & The Mechanics  ~  “Silent Running”

14)  Madonna  ~  “True Blue”

15)  Billy Ocean  ~  “When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going”

16)  Alabama  ~  “Touch Me When We’re Dancing”

17)  Peter Gabriel  ~  “Sledgehammer”

18)  James Brown  ~  “Living In America”

19)  Starship  ~  “Sara”

20)  Atlantic Starr  ~  “Secret Lovers”

"Straight" Songs

Yes, indeedy! Another "Opposites" music post, up in here, up in here! Here we have a collection of songs with the word "Straight" in their titles. And thank you for asking, but no, the follow-up post will not be "Gay" songs. It will be "Crooked" ones.  Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tonic  ~  "Head On Straight"

2)  Silverchair  ~  "Straight Lines"

3)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Straight Lines"

4)  David Sanborn  ~  "Straight To The Heart"

5)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Straight From The Heart"

6)  Dawn Landes  ~  "Straight Lines"

7)  Toto  ~  "Straight For The Heart"

8)  John Hiatt  ~  "Straight Outta Time"

9)  Crystal Gayle  ~  "Straight To The Heart"

10)  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  "Straight Into Darkness"

11)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Straight Time"

12)  Heart  ~  "Straight On"

13)  Mikeschair  ~  "Straight To Your Heart"

14)  Richard Marx  ~  "Straight From My Heart"

15)  Paula Abdul  ~  "Straight Up"

16)  Bad English  ~  "Straight To Your Heart"

17)  The Mamas And The Papas  ~  "Straight Shooter"

18)  Warren Zevon  ~  "Run Straight Down"

19)  Indica  ~  "Straight And Arrow"

20)  The Allman Brothers Band  ~  "Straight From The Heart"

Songs By Bands With Four-Letter Names, Vol. 1

And now we begin a series of posts that you helped me come up with last week. (You know who you are, I don't need to tag you all.) Volume 1 consists of 20 songs by bands with four letters in their names. No more, no less. If your favorite band/artist didn't make this list, just wait. Volume 2 is on the way. If you submitted a 4-letter solo artist (not a band), those will be in a separate post altogether – but it's coming too! So, be patient…and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Styx  ~  "Mr. Roboto"

2)  Poco  ~  "Call It Love"

3)  Toto  ~  "Africa"

4)  AC/DC  ~  "Back In Black"

5)  ABBA  ~  "Take A Chance On Me"

6)  KISS  ~  "Forever"

7)  RATT  ~  "Round And Round"

8)  UB40  ~  "Red, Red Wine"

9)  Rush  ~  "Tom Sawyer"

10)  Eels  ~  "Novocaine For The Soul"

11)  Bush  ~  "Swallowed"

12)  Blur  ~  "Girls And Boys"

13)  Asia  ~  "Heat Of The Moment"

14)  INXS  ~  "Beautiful Girl"

15)  Wham!  ~  "Everything She Wants"

16)  Cake  ~  "The Distance"

17)  Dope  ~  "Debonaire"

18)  Fuel  ~  "Innocent"

19)  GWAR  ~  "Sick Of You"

20)  Devo  ~  "Whip It"