"Teenage" Songs

Do you know how many good songs with the word "Teenage" in their titles there are? Neither do I. But I found a bunch of the best ones and gathered them here for you. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Katy Perry  ~  "Teenage Dream"

2)  Letting Up Despite Great Faults  ~  "Teenage Tide"

3)  Tate McRae  ~  "Teenage Mind"

4)  Pussycat  ~  "Teenage Queenie"

5)  Veronica Falls  ~  "Teenage"

6)  Wheatus  ~  "Teenage Dirtbag"

7)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Teenage Love Affair"

8)  Chuck Lorre  ~  "Theme from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

9)  Martina McBride  ~  "Teenage Daughters"

10)  Sonic Youth  ~  "Teenage Riot"

11)  Slick Rick  ~  "Teenage Love"

12)  Cherry Glazerr  ~  "Teenage Girl"

13)  The Vaccines  ~  "Teenage Icon"

14)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen"

15)  The Undertones  ~ "Teenage Kicks"

16)  Sweet  ~  "Teenage Rampage"

17)  One Direction  ~  "One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks)"

18)  Neko Case  ~  "That Teenage Feeling"

19)  Palaye Royale  ~  "Teenage Heartbreak Queen"

20)  T. Rex  ~  "Teenage Dream"

21)  Adrian Lux  ~  "Teenage Crime"

22)  Daz Sampson  ~  "Teenage Life"

23)  Ramones  ~  "Teenage Lobotomy"

24)  David Bowie  ~  "Teenage Wildlife"

25)  Guided By Voices  ~  "Teenage FBI"

26)  St. Vincent  ~  "Teenage Talk"

27)  Ffion Atkinson  ~  "Teenage Spaceship"

BONUS TRACKS:  Every single song in this set (thus far) has had an accompanying music video or live footage. This is RARE! That being said, there were a half-dozen good songs that didn't have videos but were too good to be left out for that reason alone. So here they are...

The Cramps  ~  "I Was A Teenage Werewolf"

Rilo Kiley  ~  "Teenage Lovesong"

Yuna  ~  "Teenage Heartbreak"

The Wonder Years  ~  "Teenage Parents"

blink-182  ~  "Teenage Satellites"

Queens Of The Stone Age  ~  "I Was A Teenage Hand Model"

"Not" Songs Either

Much like the "Not" Songs, Also "Not" Songs, and Still "Not" Songs already posted, these are "Not" Songs Either. And if you think I've saved the worst for last, I assure I have (...wait for it...) NOT! Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Theory Of A Deadman  ~  "Not Meant To Be"

2)  LeToya  ~  "Not Anymore"

3)  Dispatch  ~  "Not Messin'"

4)  Red  ~  "Not Alone"

5)  PARTYNEXTDOOR  ~  "Not Nice"

6)  The Saturdays  ~  "Not Giving Up"

7)  blink-182  ~  "Not Now"

8)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "Not Gonna Give In To It"

9)  Chester French  ~  "Not Over You"

10)  Laura Marano  ~  "Not Like Me"

11)  The Trews  ~  "Not Ready To Go"

12)  Joss Stone  ~  "Not Real Love"

13)  Ben Folds  ~  "Not The Same"

14)  Jennette McCurdy  ~  "Not That Far Away"

15)  Payton Rae  ~  "Not Your Cinderella"

16)  Kygo ft. Chelsea Cutler  ~  "Not OK"

17)  Yuna  ~  "Not (The Love Of My Life)"

18)  CYNN  ~  "Not Forever"

19)  Mary J. Blige ft. Eve  ~  "Not Today"

20)  Kandle  ~  "Not Up To Me"

21)  Platinum Blonde  ~  "Not In Love"

22)  Ava Max  ~  "Not Your Barbie Girl"

23)  Kate Ryan  ~  "Not Alone"

24)  5K HD  ~  "Not A Love Song"

25)  Collin Raye  ~  "Not That Different"

Songs About Escaping

A series of popular television commercials not so long ago included the tagline "Wanna Get Away?" And sometimes we do want to "escape," don't we? Far, far away from the troubles of everyday life. That's what these songs are about, for the most part. Four of them are actually songs about fire escapes, for whatever reason. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Rupert Holmes  ~  “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”

2)  Eisley  ~  “The Escaping Song”

3)  Fastball  ~  “Fire Escape”

4)  Yuna  ~  “Escape”

5)  John Carpenter  ~  “Escape From New York”

6)  Ilse DeLange  ~  “The Great Escape”

7)  Enrique Iglesias  ~  “Escape”

8)  Gwen Stefani ft. Akon  ~  “The Sweet Escape”

9)  KONGOS  ~  “Escape”

10)  Matthew Mayfield  ~  “Fire Escape”

11)  Grace VanderWaal  ~  “Escape My Mind”

12)  Whodini  ~  “Escape (I Need A Break)”

13)  Eva Simons & Sidney Samson  ~  “Escape From Love”

14)  The Weekenders  ~  “Escape”

15)  TINI  ~  “Great Escape”

16)  Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness  ~  “Fire Escape”

17)  Alesso ft. Sirena  ~  “Sweet Escape”

18)  We Are Scientists  ~  “The Great Escape”

19)  Tashwin  ~  “Love Escape”

20)  Journey  ~  “Escape”

21)  Love, Robot  ~  “Fire Escape”

22)  Metallica  ~  “Escape”

23)  Relient K  ~  “Be My Escape”

24)  Megan Nicole  ~  “Escape”

25)  The Rifles  ~  “The Great Escape”

Superb Songs By Muslim Musicians

The following songs have been "extreme vetted" for quality and have been cleared to post in this blog. Fair warning: Any preconceived notions you may have or existing stereotypes you might espouse may be dramatically challenged. Enjoy?  ~  JH


1)  Narcy ft. Shadia Mansour  ~  "Hamdulillah"

2)  Brother Ali  ~  "Us"  (This guy doesn't exactly have the same skin tone as most of the folks in this post, for two reasons. First, he's an albino...so there's that. Second, he's an American who converted to Islam as an adult.)

3)  Yuna  ~  "Lanes"  (This sweet songbird hails from the island nation of Malaysia.)

4)  A Tribe Called Quest  ~  "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo"  (Two of this group's four members are practicing Muslims, so technically they qualify.)

5)  The Kominas  ~  "See Something Say Something"

6)  Alsarah & The Nubatones  ~  "Habibi Taal"

7)  Lupe Fiasco  ~  "Kick Push"

8)  Omar Offendum  ~  "Straight Street"

9)  K'naan  ~  "Take A Minute"

10)  Maher Zain  ~  "Number One For Me"

11)  Sami Yusuf  ~  "Forgotten Promises"

12)  A.R. Rahman  ~  "Infinite Love"

13)  Yusuf Islam  ~  "Peace Train"  (In case you didn't recognize him [and who could blame you?], Islam is the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens.)

14)  Hamza Robertson  ~  "From The Soul"

15)  Krewella   ~  "Alive"  (The two girls [sisters] in this group are Muslim. Though, judging by the video, I'd wager a guess that they don't adhere to all the tenets of their faith "religiously.")

16)  Maitre Gims  ~  "Bella"  (Wish I spoke French. Then I might understand a word of this. Still a good-sounding song and a cool vid, though.)

17)  Kareem Salama & The Witwits  ~  "Love Will Live On"

18)  Assala  ~  "Aisha Ala Ely Fat"  (This is a pretty song, too. I don't understand any of the lyrics whatsoever. But it sounds wonderful!)

19)  Native Deen  ~  "Not Afraid To Stand Alone"

20)  Saif Adam  ~  "Believe"

21)  Harris J  ~  "Salam Alaikum"  (Ladies and gentlemen, the Muslim version of Justin Bieber. You're welcome. And I'm sorry. In case you're wondering, the song's title means "Peace Be Unto You.")

22)  Humood  ~  "Kun Anta"  (How could anyone have a problem with the positive, empowering message of this song?)

23)  Raef  ~  "You Are The One"

24)  ZAYN ft. Taylor Swift  ~  "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"  (I'll bet you didn't expect to see Taylor Swift in this post! She is not, however, the Muslim in this song. That would be Zayn Malik, former member of the British boy band One Direction.)

25)  Zain Bhikha  ~  "Someday"  (Last but not least, this song...because peace among all mankind is a very good thing.)