Songs About Bells

Those who prefer the finer things in life will appreciate these next two posts. For in them, you'll find all the Bells and Whistles you could ever ask for. Rather, all the songs with "Bells" and "Whistles" in their titles you could ever ask for. Where do I come up with this stuff? And why? I don't know. And I don't know. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Metallica  ~  "For Whom The Bell Tolls"

2)  Anita Ward  ~  "Ring My Bell"

3)  Radiohead  ~  "Morning Bell"

4)  Imaginary Cities  ~  "Bells Of Cologne"

5)  Matt Nathanson  ~  "Mission Bells"

6)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "One Less Bell To Answer / A House Is Not A Home"

7)  Ryan Adams  ~  "Answering Bell"

8)  Aimee Mann  ~  "Pavlov's Bell"

9)  Bee Gees  ~  "For Whom The Bell Tolls"

10)  Gregory & The Hawk  ~  "Voice Like A Bell"

11)  Pixies  ~  "Ring The Bell"

12)  The Beautiful South  ~  "Bell Bottomed Tear"

13)  The Browns  ~  "Three Bells"

14)  Phildel  ~  "Funeral Bell"

15)  Eric Clapton  ~  "Bell Bottom Blues"

16)  The Fifth Dimension  ~  "Wedding Bell Blues"

17)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  "Ring My Bell"

18)  Teena Marie  ~  "If I Were A Bell"

19)  Elvis Costello  ~  "One Bell Ringing"

20)  The Naked And Famous  ~  "Bells"

21)  Tony Bennett  ~  "When Do The Bells Ring For Me?"

22)  Vanessa Carlton  ~  "Hear The Bells"

23)  Snow Patrol  ~  "Those Distant Bells"

24)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  "Ring Them Bells"

25)  Tori Amos  ~  "Bells For Her"

BONUS TRACK:  Bob Dylan  ~  "Ring Them Bells"  (It's only fair that I should include the original version of the Sarah Jarosz song above. It's also only fair that I should warn you – in case, you haven't guessed already – that Bob doesn't sing his own song nearly as well. Not by half. But he sure knows how to pen a good tune, don't he?)

Songs For The Seasons: Spring

I've been meaning to do this for a long time, but now that spring is almost over, it seems like a good time. I'll do a post for each of the seasons, but not until the season officially changes to the next one. In other words, "Summer" songs won't be far behind these. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  John Butler Trio  ~  "Spring To Come"

2)  Morcheeba  ~  "I Am The Spring"

3)  The Beach Boys  ~  "Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring"

4)  Tanya Tucker  ~  "Spring"

5)  The Avett Brothers  ~  "A Father's First Spring"

6)  Chairlift  ~  "Frigid Spring"

7)  Status Quo  ~  "(April) Spring, Summer, And Wednesdays"

8)  Vanessa Carlton  ~  "Tall Tales For Spring"

9)  Biz Markie  ~  "Spring Again"

10)  Donna Summer  ~  "Spring Affair"

11)  Chris Rea  ~  "Fires Of Spring"

12)  Tori Amos  ~  "Spring Haze"

13)  Greg Brown  ~  "Spring Wind"

14)  Court Yard Hounds ft. Jakob Dylan  ~  "See You In The Spring"

15)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Can't Stop The Spring"

16)  Shirley Jones  ~  "It Might As Well Be Spring"

17)  Tony Bennett  ~  "You Must Believe In Spring"

18)  k.d. lang  ~  "I Dream Of Spring"

19)  Erland & The Carnival ~  "Springtime"

20)  Carly Simon & Jimmy Webb  ~  "Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year"

21)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "Younger Than Springtime"

22)  Zero 7 ft. Only Girl  ~  "The Colour Of Spring"

23)  Johnny Horton  ~  "When It's Springtime In Alaska"

24)  Manhattan Transfer  ~  "Sing Joy Spring"

25)  Aphrodite's Child  ~  "Spring, Summer, Winter, & Fall"

It's About Time! Vol. 5: Weeks

Here's the next installment in this ongoing series of time-related songs. This time, a collection of songs with "Week" or "Weeks" in their titles. Next up, "Months." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  James Morrison  ~  "6 Weeks"

2)  Matt Nathanson  ~  "Bulletproof Weeks"

3)  Of Monsters And Men  ~  "Six Weeks"

4)  All That Remains  ~  "Two Weeks"

5)  Grizzly Bear  ~  "Two Weeks"

6)  Gentle Giant  ~  "Two Weeks In Spain"

7)  Hozier ft. Alana Henderson  ~  "In A Week"

8)  FKA twigs  ~  "Two Weeks"

9)  Mandy Moore  ~  "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week"

10)  They Might Be Giants  ~  "Seven Days Of The Week"

11)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  "One Week"

12)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week"

13)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  "Days Of The Week"

14)  The Beatles  ~  "Eight Days A Week"

15)  Vanessa Carlton  ~  "Half A Week Before Winter"  (What the world needs now is more songs about vampires and unicorns...)

16)  Left Alone  ~  "4 Weeks"

17)  Lorie  ~  "Week-End"  (I don't speak French, but this song has a nice beat and you can dance to it...so there ya go!)

18)  Isabelle De Leon  ~  "1 Week To Move On"  (I also do not speak Filipino, but at least this song is half in English so I understand most of it.)

19)  Jessica Frech  ~  "No More Shark Week"

20)  Ephemerals  ~  "Six Days A Week"

Songs For The Senses, Vol. 5: Hearing

Last but not least, here's a collection of songs with the word "Hear" in their titles. Again, the list could've been twice this long if not longer had I not limited it to artists that most people have heard of. I say this is the last post in the series, and that is probably the case. But I remember that some say there is a sixth sense, that of extrasensory perception. If, and this is a big if, I get bored enough, perhaps I will put together a collection of songs about ESP. Until I do (or don't), please enjoy these...  ~  JH

1)  Trin-i-tee 5:7  ~  "Heaven, Hear My Heart"

2)  Harry Connick,  Jr.  ~  "Hear Me In The Harmony"

3)  The Supremes  ~  "I Hear A Symphony"

4)  The Beach Boys  ~  "I Can Hear Music"

5)  Gladys Knight  ~  "Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me"

6)  Chris Rea  ~  "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat"

7)  Jill Scott  ~  "Hear My Call"

8)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Hear My Train A Comin'"

9)  Deniece Williams  ~  "Let's Hear It For The Boy"

10)  Gin Blossoms  ~  "Til I Hear It From You"

11)  The Dead Weather  ~  "I Can't Hear You"

12)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Does Anybody Hear Her?"

13)  Skylar Grey  ~  "Only Thing I Hear"

14)  Old Crow Medicine Show  ~  "I Hear Them All"

15)  Cynthia Clawson  ~  "Hear The Voice Of My Beloved"

16)  Imagine Dragons  ~  "Hear Me"

17)  Cassadee Pope  ~  "You Hear A Song"

18)  Vanessa Carlton  ~  "Hear The Bells"

19)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Almost Hear You Sigh"

20)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Hear Me"