"Chinese" Songs, Vol. 2

It took me a few days, but as promised, here's another set of "Chinese" Songs, neither sung in Chinese nor performed by Chinese artists. Because...there were too many good ones for just one post, that's why. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Passenger  ~  "Paper Cut, Chinese Burn"

2)  Jessica Mauboy  ~  "Chinese Whispers"

3)  Level 42  ~  "The Chinese Way"

4)  Peggy Lee  ~  "Chinese Love Poems: Going Rowing / Like The Moon / The Musicians"

5)  Travis  ~  "Chinese Blues" / "Eyes Wide Open"

6)  Australian Crawl  ~  "Chinese Eyes"

7)  The Trews  ~  "Chinese Kites" / "Beautiful & Tragic"

8)  John Cale  ~  "Chinese Envoy"

9)  Go West  ~  "Chinese Whispers"

10)  Joni Mitchell  ~  "Chinese Café / Unchained Melody"

11)  Sales  ~  "Chinese New Year"

12)  A Silent Film  ~  "Chinese Lanterns"

13)  The Howl & The Hum  ~  "Godmanchester Chinese Bridge"

14)  Cass McCombs  ~  "In A Chinese Alley"

15)  Rickie Lee Jones  ~  "Scary Chinese Movie"

16)  Biz Markie  ~  "Chinese Food"

17)  Robert Earl Keen  ~  "10,000 Chinese Walk Into A Bar"

18)  Finch  ~  "Chinese Organ Thieves"

19)  The Temperance Movement  ~  "Chinese Lanterns"

20)  Scott Helman  ~  "Chinese Restaurant"

"Afterglow" Songs, Vol. 2

This is the second in a three-part series featuring songs with the word "Afterglow" in their titles. I think you'll  really like these. So...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  CHVRCHES  ~  "Afterglow"

2)  As December Falls  ~  "Afterglow"

3)  Raashi Kulkarni  ~  "Afterglow"

4)  Chasing Illusions  ~  "Afterglow"

5)  Isla Vera  ~  "The Afterglow"

6)  Skytown Riot  ~  "The Afterglow"

7)  The Crookes  ~  "Afterglow"

8)  Jordan Johnson  ~  "Afterglow"

9)  Hang Tight  ~  "Afterglow"

10)  Small Faces  ~  "Afterglow Of Your Love"

11)  Amber Creek  ~  "Afterglow"

12)  John Frusciante & Josh Klinghoffer  ~  "The Afterglow"

13)  CREO  ~  "Afterglow"

14)  Travis  ~  "Afterglow"

15)  Vision Arcade  ~  "Afterglow"

16)  Everclear  ~  "So Much For The Afterglow"

17)  Returned To The Earth  ~  "Afterglow"

18)  The Mission  ~  "Afterglow"

19)  The Flying Scarecrow  ~  "Afterglow"

20)  Soilwork  ~  "The Akuma Afterglow"

21)  She's King  ~  "The Afterglow"

Songs About Quicksand

Ever feel like you're metaphorically sinking in quicksand? Yeah, me too. For times like those, there are these songs. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  La Roux  ~  “Quicksand”

2)  Incubus  ~  “Quicksand”

3)  Sahara  ~  “Quicksand”

4)  Rachele Lynae  ~  “Quicksand”

5)  Tom Chaplin  ~  “Quicksand”

6)  Caro Emerald  ~  “Quicksand”

7)  Britney Spears ft. Lady Gaga  ~  “Quicksand”

8)  Jason Singh  ~  “Quicksand”

9)  Celine Cairo  ~  “Quicksand”

10)  Kristy Gallacher  ~  “Quicksand”

11)  Hermitage Green  ~  “Quicksand”

12)  Bianca Ingram  ~  “Quicksand”

13)  Katie Noonan's Vanguard  ~  “Quicksand”

14)  Skid Row  ~  “Quicksand Jesus”

15)  Brogan  ~  “Quicksand”

16)  Björk  ~  “Quicksand”

17)  Warrant  ~  “Quicksand”

18)  Feenixpawl & APEK  ~  “Quicksand”

19)  Jessie Payo  ~  “Quicksand”

20)  Elton John  ~  “My Quicksand”

21)  Chelsea Dash  ~  “Quicksand”

22)  Alexa Eden  ~  “Quicksand”

23)  Magazine Gap  ~  “Dancing In Quicksand”

24)  Natalie Walker  ~  “Quicksand”

25)  Travis  ~  “Quicksand”

"Selfish" Songs

These songs only think of themselves. Why? Because they're "Selfish," of course! At least their titles would seem to indicate so. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Future ft. Rihanna  ~  “Selfish”

2)  Travis  ~  “Selfish Jean”

3)  Jessie Ware  ~  “Selfish Love”

4)  Wicked Man  ~  “Selfish Indeed”

5)  Asia Cruise  ~  “Selfish”

6)  Ned’s Atomic Dustbin  ~  “Selfish”

7)  Sita  ~  “Selfish”

8)  Ricky Skaggs  ~  “Your Selfish Heart”

9)  Ace Wilder  ~  “Selfish”

10)  Lost Frequencies ft. Kye  ~  “Selfish Love”

11)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  “We Are The Selfish Ones”

12)  NSYNC  ~  “Selfish”

13)  Stephanie Quayle  ~  “Selfish”

14)  As Lions  ~  “Selfish Age”

15)  Korben  ~  “Super Selfish”

16)  Virginia To Vegas  ~  “Selfish”

17)  The Other Two  ~  “Selfish”

18)  Avalon Young  ~  “Selfish”

19)  King Promise  ~  “Selfish”

20)  Lyra Jo  ~  “Selfish”

21)  Gemstones ft. Precious  ~  “Selfish”

22)  Kye Kye  ~  “Scared Or Selfish”

23)  Diana Ross  ~  “Selfish One”

24)  Noah Gundersen  ~  “Selfish Art”

25)  Yasmeen  ~  “Selfish”

Songs With Years In Their Titles, Vol. 2: 1980-2000

Here's the second and final installment in a two-part miniseries featuring songs with historical years in their titles. You may wonder why I stopped at the year 2000, not continuing till the present. That's because there were virtually no songs with post-2000 years in their titles that were worth including. Quality over quantity, folks. You're welcome!  ~  JH

1)  Darren Hayes  ~  "Crush (1980 Me)"

2)  Ash  ~  "True Love 1980"

3)  Estelle  ~  "1980"

4)  Joanna Newsom  ~  "'81"

5)  Randy Travis  ~  "1982"

6)  John Mayer  ~  "'83"

7)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "1983… (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)"

8)  Neon Trees  ~  "1983"

9)  Eurythmics  ~  "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)"

10)  Passion Pit  ~  "Lifted Up (1985)"

11)  Bowling For Soup  ~  "1985"

12)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five"

13)  Owl City  ~  "January 28, 1986 / Galaxies"

14)  Death Cab For Cutie  ~  "Expo '86"

15)  Portugal. The Man  ~  "1989"

16)  R.E.M.  ~  "Pop Song '89"

17)  Travis  ~  "Tied To The '90s"

18)  Kimbra  ~  "'90s Music"

19)  Lucy Spraggan  ~  "'91"

20)  The Wombats  ~  "1996"

21)  Saint Motel  ~  "1997"

22)  Shout Out Louds  ~  "1999"

23)  Silverchair  ~  "Anthem For The Year 2000"

24)  Gorillaz  ~  "19-2000"

25)  Erykah Badu  ~  "A.D. 2000"