"Hello" Songs

Apparently, it's World Hello Day! Who knew? First of all, a hearty hello to all of you out there in the blogosphere! Secondly, here's a set of songs with ONLY the word "Hello" as their titles. If I'd included all the good songs with the word ANYWHERE in their titles, it'd be an extremely overlong post. So, you're welcome for that! Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Adele  ~  "Hello"  (The quintessential "Hello" song? Definitely!)

2)  Lionel Richie  ~  "Hello"  (The OTHER essential "Hello" song. After all these years, that's STILL a creepy sculpture!)

3)  Karmin  ~  "Hello"  (She can sing, she's got bars, and she's not exactly hideous! Killer combo!)

4)  The Cat Empire  ~  "Hello"

5)  Evanescence  ~  "Hello"  ("Don't try to fix me – I'm not broken!" PERFECT LYRICS!)

6)  Hawk Nelson  ~  "Hello"

7)  Martin Solveig & Dragonette  ~  "Hello"

8)  J. Cole  ~  "Hello"

9)  Tristan Prettyman  ~  "Hello"

10)  Mohombi  ~  "Hello"

11)  KB ft. Suzy Rock  ~  "Hello"

12)  Take That  ~  "Hello"

13)  Schuyler Fisk  ~  "Hello"

14)  Hedley  ~  "Hello"

15)  Celeste Buckingham  ~  "Hello"

16)  The Book Of Mormon Cast  ~  "Hello"

17)  Julianne Hough  ~  "Hello"

18)  The Roop  ~  "Hello"

19)  Sugarland  ~  "Hello"

20)  Role Model  ~  "Hello"

21)  Jenyer  ~  "Hello"

22)  PRETTYMUCH  ~  "Hello"

23)  Karol G.  ~  "Hello"

24)  The Beloved  ~  "Hello"

25)  Tsebster & WOLFHOWL ft. Jex  ~  "Hello"

26)  Mallory Knox  ~  "Hello"

27)  Anka  ~  "Hello"

28)  Prism  ~  "Hello"

29)  Allie X  ~  "Hello"

30)  Blackfield  ~  "Hello"

31)  Nooky Jones  ~  "Hello"  (Great artist name, even better music!)

“Taboo” Songs

Here's a bunch of "Taboo" Songs for your listening pleasure. No, there's nothing to be found here that's prohibited or restricted by social custom. Nothing forbidden, illegal, illicit, unmentionable, or unspeakable, either. Nonetheless, the word "taboo" – which, of course, means what all of the aforementioned terms and phrases describe – does appear in the title of each tune. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  September  ~  “Taboo”

2)  Santana ft. Derek Trucks  ~  “Taboo / The Calling”

3)  There Is No Mountain  ~  “Wave Of Taboo”

4)  CocoRosie  ~  “Smokey Taboo”

5)  Karne Murta  ~  “Swingin’ Taboo”

6)  Bloom Twins  ~  “Taboo”

7)  Alena Toymintseva  ~  “Taboo To Love”

8)  Don Omar  ~  “Taboo”

9)  Good Lovelies  ~  “Taboo”

10)  Dinah Shore  ~  “Is It Taboo?”

11)  Arthur Lyman Group  ~  “Taboo”

12)  Hannah Trigwell  ~  “Taboo”

13)  Jimi Sobara  ~  “Taboo”

14)  Emma van Heyn  ~  “Taboo”

15)  White Heart  ~  “No Taboo”

16)  Phy  ~  “Taboo”

17)  Flamingods  ~  “Taboo Groves”

18)  Sade  ~  “The Sweetest Taboo”

19)  Hugh Cornwell  ~  “Totem & Taboo”

20)  Connie Francis  ~  “Taboo”

21)  House Of Wallenberg ft. Ari Up  ~  “Sunshine Taboo”

22)  Sandra  ~  “No Taboo”

23)  Palladium Electric Band  ~  “Taboo”

24)  Tristan Prettyman  ~  “Taboo”

25)  Black Sugar Transmission  ~  “Taboo”

“Guest” & “Host” Songs

I expected this post to include a lot more well-known songs than it actually does, but I was surprised to find that most of the "Guest" and "Host" titled songs out there – while thoroughly engaging in their own right – are by largely unknown artists. But the Beauty And The Beast song is here, so really what else do you need to know? Click, listen, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beauty And The Beast Cast  ~  “Be Our Guest”

2)  Taylor Henderson  ~  “Host Of Angels”

3)  Marillion  ~  “The Uninvited Guest”

4)  Timber Timbre  ~  “Demon Host”

5)  Tristan Prettyman  ~  “Guest Check”  (I don't know about "Pretty man," but SHE sure has a pretty voice!)

6)  The Crocketts  ~  “Host”

7)   The Mountain Goats  ~  “House Guest”

8)  I’m The Hug  ~  “Perfect Host”

9)  Admiral Fallow  ~  “Guest Of The Government”

10)  Buckethead  ~  “Ghost Host”  (Yes, he wears a KFC-style chicken bucket on his head when he plays. Go figure! But he's an excellent guitarist, so who cares?)

11)  Leonard Cohen  ~  “The Guests”  (This gravel-voiced guy is one of the best lyricists/songwriters of all time. If you haven't heard of him, you should work on that right now.)

12)  Porter  ~  “Host Of A Ghost”

13)  Ásgeir  ~  “Summer Guest”

14)  Palm Reader  ~  “Noble Host”

15)  King Diamond  ~  “The Invisible Guests”

16)  Ráv Thomas  ~  “Like A Gameshow Host”

"Shy" Songs

Here's another "Opposites" music post – well, the first half of one. As if it weren't self-explanatory at this point, these are songs with the word "Shy" in their titles. Next time, we'll explore songs with the word "Bold" in their titles. Because, why not? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tristan Prettyman & Jason Mraz  ~  "Shy That Way"

2)  Sonata Arctica  ~  "Shy"

3)  Katie Melua  ~  "Shy Boy"

4)  Grizzly Bear  ~  "Gun-Shy"

5)  Diana King  ~  "Shy Guy"

6)  Great White  ~  "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"

7)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  "He's So Shy"

8)  Yusuf Islam  ~  "Don't Be Shy"

9)  Bananarama  ~  "Shy Boy"

10)  Nat King Cole Trio  ~  "I'm A Shy Guy"

11)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  "Gun Shy"

12)  Kajagoogoo  ~  "Too Shy"

13)  Diana Ross  ~  "Too Shy To Say"

14)  Jai Waetford  ~  "Shy"

15)  DCUP ft. Mereki  ~  "Don't Be Shy"

16)  Seaway  ~  "Shy Guys"

17)  Stacey Solomon  ~  "Shy"

18)  General Fiasco  ~  "Ever So Shy"

19)  Ana  ~  "Shy Boys"

20)  Secret  ~  "Shy Boy"

"Clean" Songs

As promised, here's a bunch of songs with the word "Clean" in their titles. So yeah, enjoy them!  ~  JH

1)  Tristan Prettyman  ~  "Come Clean"

2)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Clean Up Your Own Backyard"

3)  Hilary Duff  ~  "Come Clean"

4)  The Allman Brothers Band  ~  "Good, Clean Fun"

5)  Betty Wright ft. Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra  ~  "Clean Up Woman"

6)  Lou Reed  ~  "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"

7)  Eisley  ~  "Come Clean"

8)  Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson  ~  "If I Can Find A Clean Shirt"

9)  Audrey Assad  ~  "Come Clean"

10)  Donnie McClurkin  ~  "Create In Me A Clean Heart"

11)  Lisa Mitchell  ~  "Clean White Love"

12)  The Mowgli's  ~  "Clean Light"

13)  Camera Obscura  ~  "Keep It Clean"

14)  Kutless  ~  "Give Us Clean Hands"

15)  k.d. lang  ~  "Wash Me Clean"

BONUS SONG:  Utada Hikaru  ~  "Simple And Clean"  (By special request, I added this song to the list at the very last minute. You're welcome, Crystal!)