"Stand" & "Deliver" Songs

After I did that "Sit" & "Stand" music post the other day, I had too many good "Stand" songs left over. Which got me thinking – what else could I pair with the word "Stand"? Then I remembered that great '80s movie, Stand And Deliver, with Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips, and the word combo was simply too good to pass up. In addition to some predictable pop music, I also threw in a few classy songs for those of you (us) who enjoy that sort of thing.  ~  JH

1)  Seal  ~  "I Can't Stand The Rain"

2)  Mr. Mister  ~  "Stand And Deliver"  (Speaking of that movie, here's the title song from its soundtrack)

3)  Oasis  ~  "Stand By Me"

4)  The Nathaniel Dett Chorale  ~  "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?"  (I can't remember the last time I posted a song by a chorale…probably never!)

5)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "Stand Inside Your Love"

6)  Snarky Puppy  ~  "The Good Man Deliver And The Best Is Blessed"  (Despite their oddball band name, this is another one of those classy songs I was telling you about.)

7)  Theophilus London  ~  "I Stand Alone"

8)  Jenny Lane  ~  "Special Delivery"

9)  Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Mariah Carey, Natasha Bedingfield, Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood, Leona Lewis, Keyshia Cole, Nicole Scherzinger, Ashanti, & Ciara  ~  "Just Stand Up"  (Visit www.standup2cancer.org for more information about this worthy cause.)

10)  Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble ft. Aloe Blacc  ~  "Deliver The Word"  (Look, more classy music! With the added bonus of profanity-free rapping! Even better!)

11)  New Edition  ~  "Can You Stand The Rain?"

12)  Steep Canyon Rangers  ~  "Stand And Deliver"  (Hailing from Asheville, NC – a truly lovely city – here's some good ol' mountain music!)

13)  R.E.M.  ~  "Stand"

14)  Sunshine Superman  ~  "I Deliver"  (I really like this, because it sounds so different that I can't think of anything else to compare it to.)

15)  Jessie J  ~  "Stand Up"

16)  Shachah ft. John Wells – The Tonic  ~  "Deliver Us"

17)  Girls Aloud  ~  "I'll Stand By You"  (All things considered, a very good cover of a very good song!)

18)  Adam & The Ants  ~  "Stand And Deliver"

19)  Within Temptation  ~  "Stand My Ground"

20)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Signed, Sealed, Delivered"

"Odd" & "Even" Songs

You do realize there are many more pairs of opposites that I haven't yet tapped for these inane music posts, don't you? No? Well, there are. Quite a mixed bag of songs we have here, ranging from grunge rock to old-time gospel to cheesy '80s pop to country music. So enjoy it already!   ~  JH

1)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  "Odds Are"

2)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Even Flow"

3)  MuteMath  ~  "Odd Soul"

4)  Eli Young Band  ~  "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"

5)  Kavinsky  ~  "Odd Look"

6)  David Choi  ~  "Won't Even Start"

7)  Sick Puppies  ~  "Odd One"

8)  U2  ~  "Even Better Than The Real Thing"

9)  The Cuckoo Clocks  ~  "Odd Per Clock"

10)  Polar Dear  ~  "Even If I'm Late"

11)  David Bowie  ~  "Space Oddity"

12)  Kutless  ~  "Even If"

13)  Neal Hefti & His Orchestra  ~  "The Odd Couple Theme"

14)  Air Supply  ~  "Even The Nights Are Better"

15)  Arid  ~  "Seven Odd Years"

16)  Heart  ~  "Even It Up"

17)  Promise ft. Jhene Aiko  ~  "Against The Odds"

18)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Not Even The King"

19)  Phil Collins  ~  "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)"

20)  Jessy Dixon ft. David Phelps & Guy Penrod  ~  "I Can't Even Walk"

"Sit" & "Stand" Songs

Did it ever occur to me that people might get tired of all these "Opposites" music posts that I keep putting together? Yes.  ~  JH

1)  Lucius  ~  "Don't Just Sit There"

2)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  "Stand By My Woman"

3)  Jake Miller  ~  "Sit Back And Relax"

4)  Superchick  ~  "Stand In The Rain"

5)  HEXTET  ~  "Sit Down My Friend"

6)  Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble  ~  "Couldn't Stand The Weather"

7)  The Graduate  ~  "Sit & Sink"

8)  Poison  ~  "Stand"

9)  The First  ~  "Sit Tight"

10)  Jewel  ~  "Stand"

11)  Sarah Vaughan  ~  "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter"

12)  Billy Talent  ~  "Stand Up And Run"

13)  AC/DC  ~  "Can I Sit Next To You, Girl?"

14)  Adelitas Way  ~  "Last Stand"

15)  Lene Marlin  ~  "Sitting Down Here"

16)  Stevie Nicks  ~  "Stand Back"

17)  Jack Johnson ft. Ben Harper  ~  "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"

18)  Days Of The New  ~  "Touch, Peel, And Stand"

19)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"

20)  Ben E. King  ~  "Stand By Me"

Songs About Spiders

It is what it sounds like it is. Well, sort of. Some of these songs aren't actually about physical spiders. Perhaps metaphorical spiders and/or their metaphorical webs. Some of the songs just happen to have the word "Spider" in the title while seemingly having no other connection to arachnids. So, in retrospect, I guess it is only slightly what it sounds like it is. Whatever it is, enjoy!   ~  JH

1)  No Doubt  ~  "Spiderwebs"

2)  Sharks  ~  "Patient Spider"

3)  System Of A Down  ~  "Spiders"

4)  Moddi  ~  "Let The Spider Run Alive"

5)  Katie Melua  ~  "Spider's Web"

6)  Little Richard ft. Debbie Gibson  ~  "Itsy Bitsy Spider"

7)  Tatiana Okupnik  ~  "Spider Web"

8)  The Who  ~  "Boris The Spider"

9)  Ramones  ~  "Spider-Man"

10)  Indigo La End  ~  "Sweet Spider"

11)  Vanessa Williams  ~  "Kiss Of The Spider Woman"

12)  Livin' Blues  ~  "Black Spider Woman"

13)  David Bowie  ~  "Glass Spider"

14)  Joan Osborne  ~  "Spider Web"

15)  Foals  ~  "Milk & Black Spiders"

16)  Tony Joe White  ~  "Stud Spider"

17)  Daily Bread  ~  "She, Spider"

18)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "The Spider And The Fly"

19)  Wally Badarou  ~  "Kiss Of The Spider"

20)  Tazieff  ~  "My Princess Ate A Spider"