"Instant" Songs

When you start listening to these songs, you will "Instant"-ly know that they're worth your time. No need to wait – feel free to enjoy them right away!  ~  JH

1)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "Instant Crush"

2)  Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band  ~  "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)"

3)  Sophia Fresh ft. T-Pain  ~  "This Instant"

4)  Charley Pride  ~  "Instant Loneliness"

5)  Lea Salonga  ~  "One Indescribable Instant"

6)  Daft Punk ft. Julian Casablancas  ~  "Instant Crush"

7)  The Who  ~  "Instant Party"

8)  Madonna  ~  "Impressive Instant"

9)  Ringo Starr  ~  "Instant Amnesia"

10)  Sheila  ~  "Chaque Instant de Chaque Jour"  (I know I've heard this tune before. Maybe as an instrumental. Or with English lyrics. I dunno, it just sounds very familiar...)

11)  UB40  ~  "Instant Radical Change Of Perception"

12)  Richie Kotzen  ~  "In An Instant"

13)  Doris Day  ~  "Instant Love"

14)  Golden Earring  ~  "Instant Poetry"

15)  Zemaria  ~  "Instant Lover"

16)  Beastie Boys  ~  "Instant Death"

17)  Hawksley Workman  ~  "Don't Take Yourself Away (Instant Nostalgia)"

18)  Delerium ft. Kirsty Hawkshaw  ~  "Fleeting Instant"

19)  Dan Hartman  ~  "Instant Replay"

20)  Erin McKeown ft. Ryan Montbleau  ~  "Instant Classic"

21)  Mr. Hudson  ~  "Instant Messenger"

22)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Instant Of The Hour After"

23)  Monoeyes  ~  "My Instant Song"

24)  The Ventures  ~  "Instant Guitars"

25)  Olivia Chaney  ~  Blessed Instant"

25 Different Renditions Of “Frosty The Snowman”

Every couple of years or so, I do one of these posts featuring a bunch of different versions of a beloved Christmas song. Well, here's another one for your listening enjoyment. Feel free to skip around to the ones that interest you most. Outside of the original version (#5) and the one made popular in the animated special (#1), my top picks are #3, #14, and #22. Let me know in the comments which are your favorites. ~  JH

1)  Jimmy Durante  (Animated)

2)  August Burns Red  (Metalcore)

3)  Fiona Apple  (Poppy)

4)  Puddles The Clown & Mr. Bigfoot  (Bizarre)

5)  Gene Autry  (Original)

6)  Grace VanderWaal  (Ethereal)

7)  BWC Christmas Orchestra  (Metal)

8)  Zee Avi  (Depressing)

9)  The Beach Boys  (Harmony)

10)  USC Bassoon Choir  (Woodwinds)

11)  The Jackson 5  (Motown)

12)  The Harry Connick Big Band  (Swingin’)

13)  The Reverend Horton Heat  (Rockabilly)

14)  Leon Redbone & Dr. John  (Bluesy)

15)  Bing Crosby  (Traditional)

16)  Pepper Proud  (Innovative)

17)  Ella Fitzgerald  (Jazzy)

18)  The Ronettes  (Girlgroup)

19)  The Wombats  (Alternative)

20)  Urbana Reggaeton  (Spanish)

21)  The Ventures  (Percussive)

22)  Willie Nelson  (Twangy)

23)  Los Straitjackets  (Instrumental)

24)  DJ Laz  (Thumpin’)

25)  Bowling For Soup  (Punk)

Songs About Caravans

There's been a lot of talk about caravans of late. Who knows why? Anyway, since I am nothing if not topical, when I feel like it, that is, there's this set of Songs About Caravans. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Duke Ellington  ~  “Caravan”  (This is the original version of what has become a jazz standard. In this post, you’ll also hear a surf rock and a rockabilly version of the same tune. I challenge you to identify which ones they are, as both cover versions are so unique in their own right as to merit inclusion herein.)

2)  Pantera  ~  “Planet Caravan”

3)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Caravan Girl”

4)  Utopia  ~  “Caravan”

5)  Passenger  ~  “Caravan”

6)   Stereophonics  ~  “Caravan Holiday”

7)  Courtney Barnett  ~  “Kim’s Caravan”

8)  The Ventures  ~  “Caravan”

9)  Pixie Lott  ~  “Caravan Of Love”

10)  Blur  ~  “Caravan”

11)  Van Morrison  ~  “Caravan”

12)  Gaither Homecoming ft. J.D. Sumner, Rex Nelon, Ray Dean Reese, & Gene McDonald  ~  “This Great Caravan Keeps Rolling Along”

13)  Spinal Tap  ~  “Clam Caravan”

14)  Husky Rescue  ~  “Caravan”

15)  Brian Setzer Orchestra  ~  “Caravan”

16)  Robin Trower  ~  “Caravan To Midnight”

17)  The Doors  ~  “Spanish Caravan”

18)  Barbara Dickson  ~  “Caravan Song”

19)  Rush  ~  “Caravan”

20)  Paper Aeroplanes  ~  “Caravan”