"Coming Out" Songs

Apparently, today is National Coming Out Day. Well, here’s a bunch of Songs About Coming Out. Herein you’ll find songs about coming out of hiding, the dark, the shade, the woods, and the rain; songs urging the listener to come out and play, as well as to come out, come out, wherever you are; songs about the wolves, stars, and the sun coming out (tomorrow); there’s even one about fire coming out of the monkey’s head – whatever that means. So…enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  The Offspring  ~  “Come Out And Play”

2)  The Wizard Of Oz Cast  ~  “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are”

3)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”

4)  Pamala Stanley  ~  “Coming Out Of Hiding”

5)  Night Ranger  ~  “Eddie’s Comin’ Out Tonight”

6)  Aileen Quinn  ~  “Tomorrow”  (“The sun’ll come out, tomorrow…” You know you want to sing along!)

7)  Josh Rouse  ~  “Julie (Come Out Of The Rain)”

8)  Chris Stapleton ft. Morgane Stapleton  ~  “When The Stars Come Out”

9)  Gorillaz ft. Dennis Hopper  ~  “Fire Coming Out Of The Monkey’s Head”

10)  A Fine Frenzy  ~  “Come On, Come Out”

11)  Frank Sinatra & Gloria DeHaven  ~  “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are”  (This is not the same as The Wizard Of Oz song above.)

12)  NateWantsToBattle  ~  “Until The Wolves Come Out”

13)  Kate O’Connor & Maggie O’Connor  ~  “Buffalo Gals”  (“Won’tcha come out tonight, and dance by the light of the moon?” Yep, some of you are singing along again!)

14)  Twisted Sister  ~  “Come Out And Play”

15)  Diana Ross  ~  “I’m Coming Out”

16)  The Perishers  ~  “Come Out Of The Shade”

17)  Gloria Estefan  ~  “Coming Out Of The Dark”

18)  Future ft. The Weeknd  ~  “Comin’ Out Strong”

19)  Matthew And The Atlas  ~  “Come Out Of The Woods”

20)  Ruen Brothers  ~  “Genevieve, Come Out Tonight”

21)  Pomplamoose  ~  “Come Out To Play”

22)  Manafest  ~  “When The Truth Comes Out”

23)  Zedd ft. Heather Bright  ~  “Stars Come Out”

24)  Whodini  ~  “Freaks Come Out At Night”

25)  Judy Garland  ~  “When The Sun Comes Out”  (Two Judy Garland sightings in one post? You're welcome!)

Things These Artists Want, Vol. 2

Here's another set of songs featuring Things These Artists Want. Herein, you'll find singers/bands that want "peace," want "to come over," "wanna be sedated," and so much more! What are you waiting for...enjoy 'em, already!  ~  JH

1)  Céline Dion  ~  “I Want You To Need Me”

2)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “I Wanna Be Like You”

3)  Lucy Schwartz  ~  “I Want The Sky”

4)  Keith Whitley  ~  “I Want My Rib Back”

5)  Jessica Simpson  ~  “I Wanna Love You Forever”

6)  Twisted Sister  ~  “I Wanna Rock”

7)  Ike & Tina Turner  ~  “I Want To Take You Higher”

8)  Elton John  ~  “I Want Love”

9)  Regina Spektor  ~  “I Want To Sing”

10)  Toad The Wet Sprocket  ~  “All I Want”

11)  Lady Gaga  ~  “I Wanna Be With You”

12)  Ramones  ~  “I Wanna Be Sedated”

13)  Beyoncé  ~  “I Wanna Be Where You Are”

14)  Def Leppard  ~  “All I Want Is Everything”

15)  Suzy Bogguss  ~  “I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart”

16)  Buju Banton  ~  “Wanna Be Loved”

17)  Agnes  ~  “All I Want Is You”

18)  Calloway  ~  “I Wanna Be Rich”

19)  Judy Garland  ~  “I Want To Go Back To Michigan”

20)  Eddie Money  ~  “I Wanna Go Back”

21)  Mandy Moore  ~  “I Wanna Be With You”

22)  Shenandoah  ~  “I Want To Be Loved Like That”

23)  Yuna  ~  “I Wanna Go”

24)  Emmanuel Jal  ~  “We Want Peace”

25)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I Want To Come Over”

Things These Artists Are Not (Vol. 2)

Here's some more songs that tell you what the singers/bands are, in fact, NOT. Indeed, you'll find artists here who are not strong enough, not okay, not the doctor, not gonna take it, and so much more! Oh yeah, and commentary is included for each song here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Apocalyptica ft. Doug Robb  ~  "Not Strong Enough"  (Maybe you're just not trying hard enough...?)

2)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  "I Am Not A Robot"  (Well, of course, you're not, Marina. You're a singer. And a darn good one!)

3)  Doris Day  ~  "I'm Not At All In Love"  (Sure, sure, sure. Nobody's buying that.)

4)  Glen Campbell  ~  "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"  (In light of Campbell's Alzheimer's diagnosis a couple of years ago, this haunting ballad – his final single – is heartbreaking yet beautiful.)

5)  Newton Faulkner  ~  "I'm Not Giving Up Yet"  (Hang in there, Newton. Perseverance is key.)

6)  Bryan White  ~  "I'm Not Supposed To Love You Anymore"  (Well, what are you gonna do if you still love somebody? There's no "on/off" button when it comes to love.)

7)  My Chemical Romance  ~  "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"  (I'm not, either. I promise. I wouldn't lie to you.)

8)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "Not Over You"  (He's not. Believe me. He talks about you all the time. You guys should really get back together. You were meant for each other.)

9)  Carolina Liar  ~  "I'm Not Over"  (Sheesh, what is it with people who just can't – or won't – let go! Oh yeah, I forgot about that "on/off" button thing…)

10)  Skillet  ~  "Not Gonna Die"  (Nope. Not tonight, at least.)

11)  Armin van Buuren ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  "Not Giving Up On Love"  (As well you shouldn't, Sophie. You're still young. Your prince will come. Just give it time.)

12)  Victoria Beckham  ~  "Not Such An Innocent Girl"  (Is that really something to be bragging about?)

13)  The King's Son ft. Blacko  ~  "I'm Not Rich"  (I'm not either, but I don't live like a millionaire…)

14)  Calvin Harris  ~  "I'm Not Alone"  (He's definitely not alone. There's a bunch of people in cages in his underground dungeon.)

15)  Twisted Sister  ~  "We're Not Gonna Take It"  (ANYMORE!!!)

16)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  "I Am Not The Bad Guy"  (The bad guy she may not be, but a unique powerhouse of a voice she does possess.)

17)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Not The Doctor"  (She's not the nurse, either. Don't be fooled!)

18)  Kutless  ~  "Not What You See"  (My eyes must be playing tricks with me. I could've sworn he was what I saw.)

19)  SOJA  ~  "Not Done Yet"  (Keep calm and carry on then…)

20)  Kari Jobe  ~  "I Am Not Alone"  (No, you're not. And neither am I. None of us are. Praise God!)

16 Different Renditions Of "Silver Bells"

I did a couple of these kinds of posts last year around this time, and I'm liable to do a couple more after this one. Here you have 16 unique renditions of the same Christmas song. Reply with your favorite version in the comments. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dean Martin  (smooth and swingin')

2)  John Denver  (folksy and warm)

3)  Anne Murray  (polished and pretty)

4)  Twisted Sister  (wild and raucous)

5)  Bing Crosby & Carole Richards  (cool and classy)

6)  Meaghan Smith  (indie and adorable)

7)  Kenny Chesney  (tasteful and twangy)

8)  Perry Como  (jolly and jingly)

9)  Paul Simon & Steve Martin  (irreverent and oh-so-wrong)

10)  Relient K  (fresh and modern)

11)  Alan Jackson  (simple and sincere)

12)  Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell  (the original version!)

13)  Kenny G  (instrumental and influential)

14)  Elvis Presley  (timeless and touching)

15)  Andy Williams & The Osmonds  (crooner and boyband)

16)  The National, Gregg Allman, & Stephen Colbert  (strange but sweet)