Here's part 4 of 7 in a series of Songs With Colors In The Title. These songs all contain the word "Red." This might be the most eclectic entry in the bunch, with more not-as-well-known artists than some of the previous posts. That's not to say that there aren't any notable singers/bands here – there are. It's also not to say that the lesser-known artists aren't any good – they are. Anyway, long story short, enjoy them! ~ JH
1) Chevelle ~ "The Red"
2) Tiësto ft. Michel Zitron ~ "Red Lights"
3) Nena ~ "99 Red Balloons"
4) Coheed And Cambria ~ "Blood Red Summer"
5) Eddie Murphy ft. Snoop Lion ~ "Red Light"
6) Serena Ryder ~ "Little Bit Of Red"
7) Peter Gabriel ~ "Red Rain"
8) Jonny Lang ~ "Red Light"
9) The Hush Sound ~ "Wine Red"
10) Dan Rodriguez ~ "Red Flags"
11) Portugal. The Man ~ "Purple Yellow Red & Blue"
Here's part 2 of 7 in my latest series of music posts. Songs with colors in their titles is the theme, and this morning's colors are "Purple," "Brown," and "Pink." Oh yeah, and my song-by-song commentary is back. (At least for this post.) Ready, set, go! ~ JH
1) The Jimi Hendrix Experience ~ "Purple Haze" (You knew this classic would be here, right?)
2) Ray Stevens ~ "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green And Purple Pills" (In case you were wondering, this song holds the record for second-longest song title ever.)
3) Seasick Steve ~ "Purple Shadows" (Despite his unusual moniker, this guy has some real talent. Old-school talent that the music industry is missing these days.)
4) Sheb Wooley ~ "The Purple People Eater" (It would appear that purple is the color of choice when it comes to silly novelty songs.)
5) Etta James ~ "Purple Rain" (Prince doesn't put his music on YouTube [nor does he allow anyone else to], but I found a cover version of his classic song by the inimitable Etta James – and it's pretty awesome!)
6) Brandon Heath ~ "Paul Brown Petty" (Okay, so "Brown" here is a name and not a color, per se. So sue me!)
7) Van Morrison ~ "Brown Eyed Girl" (For some reason, finding a live version of this song that doesn't royally suck is difficult. But this one was better than most.)
8) The Stranglers ~ "Golden Brown" (I find this song and video creepy on so many levels. In other words, I sorta like it.)
9) India.Arie ~ "Brown Skin" (She knows what she wants, and she's not afraid to say it!)
10) Billie Holiday ~ "Miss Brown To You" (I only wish I could have found an actual video of Billie singing this song. She's one of the all-time greats!)
11) The Psychedelic Furs ~ "Pretty In Pink" (Isn't she, though?)
12) Red Hot Chili Peppers ~ "Pink As Floyd" (RHCP is one of those bands whose music sounds really good on vinyl. Which is why I chose this particular video to include for this song. Incidentally, the song has little or nothing to do with Pink Floyd, the band.)
13) Nick Drake ~ "Pink Moon" (A hauntingly beautiful song by a guy who died shortly after releasing it.)
14) John Cougar Mellencamp ~ "Pink Houses" (Ain't that America? No, that's John Cougar Mellencamp. Close enough, I suppose.)
15) Henry Mancini ~ "The Pink Panther Theme" (Now this tune is going to be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. You're welcome!)
Here's the first entry in what will be a whopping 7-part series. This is another one recently suggested by my friend, Daniel Entzminger. The theme – as if it isn't obvious – is songs with colors in the titles. Some colors – such as black, white, blue, red, and green – will get their own posts, while others with fewer qualifying songs will be lumped together as these are here. Contrary to how it would appear, I didn't get crazily in-depth with the variety of colors – just the basic ones that any child could name, if prompted. Hope you enjoy them! ~ JH
1) R.E.M. ~ "Orange Crush"
2) Alexi Murdoch ~ "Orange Sky"
3) Johnny Cash ~ "Orange Blossom Special"
4) John Anderson ~ "Down In The Orange Grove"
5) Lady Gaga ~ "Orange Colored Sky"
6) Vertical Horizon ~ "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)"
7) The Monkees ~ "Shades Of Grey"
8) Dave Matthews Band ~ "Grey Street"
9) Grateful Dead ~ "Touch Of Grey"
10) Delilah ~ "Shades Of Grey"
11) Counting Crows ft. Vanessa Carlton ~ "Big Yellow Taxi"
If you're a regular or even casual reader of this blog, you'll know I'm more than a little obsessed with "Opposites" music posts. Well, yesterday's "Songs About 'You'" post was never intended to be the first half of one of those. But after I had so much fun putting together that group of songs, I just couldn't leave well enough alone, and I put together this group – a bunch of great songs with "Me" in the title. Color me lazy, but I decided not to write a song-by-song commentary with this batch. I think you'll still enjoy them, though. ~ JH
1) Evanescence ft. Paul McCoy ~ "Bring Me To Life"
2) The Roots ft. Erykah Badu & Eve ~ "You Got Me"
3) Taylor Swift ~ "I'm Only Me When I'm With You"
4) Lifehouse ~ "You And Me"
5) Keyshia Cole ~ "You Complete Me"
6) John Newman ~ "Love Me Again"
7) Britney Spears ~ "Piece Of Me"
8) Brad Paisley ft. Carrie Underwood ~ "Remind Me"
9) Ashlee Simpson ~ "Pieces Of Me"
10) The Killers ~ "Somebody Told Me"
11) Alicia Keys ~ "Like You'll Never See Me Again"
12) Adam Lambert ~ "Whataya Want From Me?"
13) Shania Twain ~ "That Don't Impress Me Much"
14) Maher Zain ~ "Number One For Me"
15) Lindsey Stirling ~ "Spontaneous Me"
16) N Sync ~ "It's Gonna Be Me"
17) Marit Larsen ~ "If A Song Could Get Me You"
18) Michael Jackson ft. Slash ~ "Give In To Me"
19) Little Mix ~ "Little Me"
20) Train ~ "Marry Me"
21) Nicole Scherzinger ~ "Try With Me"
22) Ed Sheeran ~ "Give Me Love"
23) Blondie ~ "Call Me"
24) John Legend ft. Lindsey Stirling ~ "All Of Me"
