“Real” & “Fake” Songs, Vol. 1

Since there seems to be a lot of blurring the lines between what's "Real" and what's "Fake" these days (even our President has problems with this!), there's this collection of songs. Because this phenomenon is so rampant in today's world, there will be two more volumes of these. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Who  ~  “The Real Me”

2)  twenty one pilots  ~  “Fake You Out”

3)  Unspoken  ~  “Real Thing”

4)  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts  ~  “Fake Friends”

5)  Alan Parsons Project  ~  “In The Real World”

6)  The National  ~  “Fake Empire”

7)  Megadeth  ~  “The Threat Is Real”

8)  Olivia Noelle  ~  “Faking It”

9)  Kenny Loggins  ~  “The Real Thing”  (There’s a fair bit of talking at the beginning of this clip. The song starts at the 3:07 mark. You’re welcome.)

10)  Lecrae ft. Thi’sl  ~  “Fakin”

11)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “The Real Thing”

12)  Radiohead  ~  “Fake Plastic Trees”

13)  Billy Dean  ~  “Real Man”

14)  Shawn Mendes  ~  “Fake Love”

15)  Jody Watley  ~  “Real Love”

16)  Korn  ~  “Fake”

17)  Faith No More ~  “The Real Thing”

18)  The Frames  ~  “Fake”

19)  Vanessa Williams  ~  “The Real Thing”

20)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Fake Tales Of San Francisco”

21)  Motion City Soundtrack  ~  “This Is For Real”

22)  Findlay  ~  “Fake Black Heart”

23)  U2  ~  “Even Better Than The Real Thing”

24)  Andrew Bird  ~  “The Fake Headlines”

25)  Simple Minds  ~  “Real Life”

Songs With Football Positions In Their Titles, Vol. 1

As it turns out, there are a lot of these. Vol. 2 to follow tomorrow. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “Monday Morning Quarterback”

2)  Kira Isabella  ~  “Quarterback”

3)  Kopecky  ~  “Quarterback”

4)  Vanessa Williams  ~  “Running Back To You”

5)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “I’ll Come Running Back To You”

6)  Jessica Mauboy ft. Flo Rida  ~  “Running Back”

7)  Thin Lizzy  ~  “Running Back”

8)  Nancy Wilson  ~  “Don’t Come Running Back To Me”

9)  Matt Wertz  ~  “Running Back To You”

10)  Bright Light Bright Light ft. Elton John  ~  “Running Back To You”

11)  For The Foxes  ~  “Running Back To You”

12)  How To Dress Well  ~  “Running Back”

13)  Nazareth  ~  “Turn On Your Receiver”

14)  Huntress  ~  “Receiver”

15)  Tycho  ~  “Receiver”

16)  The Waco Brothers  ~  “Receiver”

17)  Sons And Daughters  ~  “Red Receiver”

18)  Beatenberg  ~  “Beauty Like A Tightened Bow”  (“Tight End”… “Tightened”…maybe a bit of a stretch, but it’s all I’ve got and it’s close enough for me.)

19)  Luke Bryan  ~  “Tackle Box”

20)  Hot Chip  ~  “A Bad Bad Tackle”

21)  Alex G  ~  “Kicker”

22)  Rory Gallagher  ~  “Shin Kicker”

23)  Caroline Castell  ~  “Holder Du”  (Pretty song. Wonder what she’s singing about? I didn’t understand a word of it!)

24)  The Story So Far  ~  “Placeholder”

25)  The Lucksmiths  ~  “Requiem For The Punters Club”

"Bright" Songs

Yay, another "Opposites" music post! Oh, goody, goody, gumdrops! Here's a collection of "Bright" songs. Next time, some "Dim" ones. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Echosmith  ~  "Bright"

2)  The Used  ~  "Together Burning Bright"

3)  Shinedown  ~  "Burning Bright"

4)  Switchfoot  ~  "Burn Out Bright"

5)  Rebelution  ~  "Bright Side Of Life"

6)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  "Bright Lights"

7)  Cloud Cult  ~  "You'll Be Bright"

8)  Placebo  ~  "Bright Lights"

9)  Cee Lo Green & Daryl Hall  ~  "Bright Lights, Bigger City"

10)  Garbage  ~  "Big Bright World"

11)  The Killers  ~  "Mr. Brightside"

12)  Sara Bareilles  ~  "Bright Lights And Cityscapes"

13)  Vanessa Williams  ~  "Star Bright"

14)  Natalie Grant  ~  "Burn Bright (You Were Made To Shine)"

15)  Underoath  ~  "Too Bright To See, Too Loud To Hear"

16)  Casey Abrams ft. Orchestra Of People  ~  "Great Bright Morning"  (This is simply gorgeous!)

17)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  "Heaven's Bright Shore"

18)  Timbuk 3  ~  "The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)"

19)  Gary Clark, Jr.  ~  "Bright Lights"

20)  Jackson Browne & Eagles  ~  "Your Bright Baby Blues"

Popular Songs Of 1995, Vol. 2

Second and final batch of songs guaranteed to make you feel old when you realize they're 20 years old. Some good stuff here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ini Kamoze  ~  "Here Comes The Hotstepper"

2)  Martin Page  ~  "In The House Of Stone And Light"

3)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Runaway"

4)  Vanessa Williams  ~  "Colors Of The Wind"

5)  Brandy  ~  "Baby"

6)  Collective Soul  ~  "December"

7)  Diana King  ~  "Shy Guy"

8)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  "As I Lay Me Down"

9)  2Pac  ~  "Dear Mama"

10)  Jamie Walters  ~  "Hold On"

11)  Corona  ~  "The Rhythm Of The Night"

12)  Del Amitri  ~  "Roll To Me"

13)  4 P.M.  ~  "Sukiyaki"

14)  Annie Lennox  ~  "No More I Love You's"

15)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  "I'm The Only One"

16)  Better Than Ezra  ~  "Good"

17)  Crystal Waters  ~  "100% Pure Love"

18)  Rednex  ~  "Cotton Eye Joe"

19)  Gloria Estefan  ~  "Turn The Beat Around"

20)  Soul Asylum  ~  "Misery"

Valentine's Day Songs, Vol. 1

OK, here's your soundtrack. (You're welcome.) Now the rest is up to you!  ~  JH

1)  Shania Twain  ~  "From This Moment On"

2)  Edwin McCain  ~  "I'll Be"

3)  Vanessa Williams  ~  "Save The Best For Last"

4)  Joe Cocker  ~  "You Are So Beautiful"

5)  Céline Dion  ~  "It's All Coming Back To Me Now"

6)  Wet Wet Wet  ~  "Love Is All Around"

7)  Berlin  ~  "Take My Breath Away"

8)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)"

9)  Norah Jones  ~  "Don't Know Why"

10)  Joshua Kadison  ~  "Beautiful In My Eyes"

11)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Vision Of Love"

12)  All-4-One  ~  "I Can Love Like You That"

13)  Sinéad O'Connor  ~  "Nothing Compares 2 U"

14)  Lonestar  ~  "Amazed"

15)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Again"