“They,” “Them,” & “Their” Songs, Vol. 2

You want more "They," "Them," & "Their" Songs? You've GOT more "They," "Them," & "Their" Songs? Don't listen! Otherwise...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Spinners  ~  “They Just Can’t Stop It The (Games People Play)”

2)  Ini Kamoze  ~  “Them Thing Deh”

3)  Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL  ~  "Their War Here"

4)  Donovan Woods  ~  “They Don’t Make Anything In That Town”

5)  Trace Adkins  ~  “Them Lips (On Mine)”

6)  This Will Destroy You  ~  "Their Celebrations"

7)  Fred Astaire  ~  “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”

8)  Brantley Gilbert  ~  “Them Boys"

9)  Hot Sugar  ~  "Their Morals And Ours"

10)  Eric Burdon & War  ~  “They Can’t Take Away Our Music”

11)  Sam Roberts  ~  “Them Kids”

12)  Adam Taylor  ~  "Their First Time"

13)  Richard Ashcroft  ~  “They Don’t Own Me”

14)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Them Old Love Songs”

15)  Mary Lattimore  ~  "Their Faces Streaked With Light And Filled With Pity"

16)  Harve Presnell  ~  “They Call The Wind Maria”

17)  The Black Keys  ~  “Them Eyes”

18)  Sideline  ~  "Their Hands Made The Music"

19)  Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth  ~  “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”

20)  Collective Soul  ~  "Them Blues"

21)  Oddjob  ~  "Their Song"

22)  Sarah Vaughan  ~  “They All Laughed”

23)  Bad Religion  ~  “Them And Us”

24)  TeXGate  ~ "Theirs"

25)  Jason Aldean  ~  “They Don’t Know”

26)  Chuck Brodsky  ~  “Them And Us”

27)  Midnight Sister  ~  "Their Eyes"

28)  Racing Cars  ~  “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?"

29)  Courtney Hartman & Robert Ellis  ~  "Them Way Long Time Ago Times"

30)  Alicks  ~  "Their Eyes"

"It Is What It Is" Songs

What do all these songs have in common? It's fairly self-explanatory. The phrase "It Is What It Is" either in their titles, or figuring prominently in the lyrics (usually the chorus). Why post a bunch of songs with this theme? Sometimes there's no easy answer. It...well, it is what it is. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Grace VanderWaal  ~  "So Much More Than This"

2)  Derek Minor  ~  "It Is What It Is"

3)  RuthAnne  ~  "It Is What It Is"

4)  The String Cheese Incident  ~  "It Is What It Is"

5)  Cloverdayle  ~  "It Is What It Is"

6)  Lil' Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers  ~  "It Is What It Is"

7)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  "It Is What It Is"

8)  Lecrae  ~  "It Is What It Is"

9)  Blood Orange ft. Samantha Urbani  ~  "It Is What It Is"

10)  J Moss  ~  "It Is What It Is"

11)  Elisa  ~  "It Is What It Is"

12)  Jeon ft. Roger Peterson  ~  "It Is What It Is"

13)  Bonnie McKee  ~  "It Is What It Is"

14)  Lifehouse  ~  "It Is What It Is"

15)  Guster  ~  "It Is Just What It Is"

16)  The Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, & Kris Kristofferson)  ~  "It Is What It Is"

17)  Tamar Kaprelian  ~  "Transcend"

18)  Adam Again  ~  "It Is What It Is (What It Is)"

19)  Single By Sunday  ~  "It Is What It Is"

20)  M.I.A.  ~  "It Iz What It Iz"

21)  Amy Dalley  ~  "Love's Got An Attitude (It Is What It Is)"

22)  Johnny Logan  ~  "It Is What It Is"

23)  Kierra "Kiki" Sheard  ~  "It Is What It Is"

24)  Rick Springfield  ~  "Will I?"

25)  Uncle Kracker  ~  "It Is What It Is"

26)  Julia Fordham  ~  "Sugar"

"New" & "Used" Songs, Vol. 1

Because I am never at a loss for blog post ideas, there's this. The first in a three-part series featuring "New" and "Used" Songs, this set of tunes is sure to elicit some kind of response in you, whether you realize it or not. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Adele  ~  “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)”

2)  Chuck Berry  ~  “The Thing I Used To Do”

3)  Kaskade ft. Martina (of Dragonette)  ~  “Fire In Your New Shoes”

4)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Future’s Not What It Used To Be”

5)  Rush  ~  “New World Man”

6)  Gabrielle Aplin  ~  “Used To Do”

7)  Iron Maiden  ~  “New Frontier”

8)  Brandy  ~  “U Don’t Know Me (Like U Used To)”

9)  Sirens Of Lesbos  ~  “I Got New Feelings”

10)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “I May Be Used (But Baby, I Ain’t Used Up)”

11)  Halestorm  ~  “New Modern Love”

12)  Lynn  ~  “I Used To Cry”

13)  Eagles  ~  “New Kid In Town”

14)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “She Used To Be Mine”

15)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “Emperor’s New Clothes”

16)  Jess Moskaluke  ~  “Used”

17)  Achtabahn ft. Beady  ~  “Like A New Love”

18)  Kane Brown  ~  “Used To Love You Sober”

19)  Everclear  ~  “I Will Buy You A New Life”

20)  Dolly Parton  ~  “We Used To”

21)  Hozier  ~  “Someone New”

22)  Gwen Stefani  ~  “Used To Love You”

23)  Nikki Yanofsky  ~  “Something New”

24)  Matt Nathanson  ~  “Used To Be”

25)  Little Boots  ~  “New In Town”

Songs About Growing Up

Most of these are Songs About Growing Up. Some of them are about not growing up, or at least not wanting to. Either way, the theme remains the same. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ramones  ~  “I Don’t Want To Grow Up”

2)  Paramore  ~  “Grow Up”

3)  Dillon Chase  ~  “Grow Up”

4)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Never Grow Up”

5)  Olly Murs  ~  “Grow Up”

6)  Fever Ray  ~  “When I Grow Up”

7)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys”

8)  Bebe Rexha  ~  “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up”

9)  Foreigner  ~  “Growing Up The Hard Way”

10)  The Pussycat Dolls  ~  “When I Grow Up”

11)  Phil Lynott ft. John Sykes  ~  “Growing Up”

12)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Little Girl, Don’t Grow Up Too Fast”

13)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “Growing Older But Not Up”

14)  Priscilla Ahn  ~  “When You Grow Up”

15)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Growin’ Up”

16)  Garbage  ~  “When I Grow Up”

17)  Tony Danza  ~  “I Don’t Remember Ever Growing Up”  (Yes, THAT Tony Danza! And he’s pretty good!)

18)  Shirley Temple  ~  “When I Grow Up”

19)  Peter Gabriel  ~  “Growing Up”

20)  Maddie & Tae  ~  “Downside Of Growing Up”

21)  Simple Plan  ~  “Grow Up”  (I don’t understand all the French speaking at the beginning, but – no worries – the song itself is in English.)

22)  Una Healy  ~  “Grow Up Not Old”

23)  Joey + Rory  ~  “Someday When I Grow Up”

24)  Paolo Nutini ft. The Vipers  ~  “Growing Up Beside You”

25)  Roberta Flack & Michael Jackson  ~  “When We Grow Up”