"Skin" Songs

While this isn't exactly an "Opposites" music post, it is a two-parter featuring songs about somewhat-related words. These are songs with "Skin" in the title – its followup will be songs with "Bone" (or "Bones") in the title. While there are quite a few well-known artists here, some of the best tracks here are by bands/artists you may not have heard of before. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "I've Got You Under My Skin"

2)  Hole  ~  "Celebrity Skin"

3)  Rascal Flatts  ~  "Skin (Sarabeth)"

4)  Ellie Goulding  ~  "Salt Skin"

5)  Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band  ~  "American Skin (41 Shots)"

6)  M83  ~  "Skin Of The Night"

7)  Cameo  ~  "Skin I'm In"

8)  Charlene Kaye ft. Darren Criss  ~  "Skin And Bones"

9)  Newton Faulkner  ~  "Write It On Your Skin"

10)  Tilly And The Wall  ~  "Alligator Skin"

11)  Shakey Graves  ~  "Unlucky Skin"

12)  Courage My Love  ~  "Skin And Bone"

13)  Raul Gómez  ~  "Under Your Skin"

14)  Beady Belle  ~  "Skin Deep"

15)  The Mission In Motion  ~  "New Skin"

16)  Emily Danger  ~  "Shed My Skin"

17)  Northern Faces  ~  "Under My Skin"

18)  Natasha Thomas  ~  "Skin Deep"

19)  Boom Crash Opera  ~  "Onion Skin"

20)  The Gits  ~  "Second Skin"

21)  Heartless Bastards  ~  "Skin And Bone"

22)  Jars Of Clay  ~  "Skin & Bones"

23)  The Avett Brothers  ~  "Skin And Bones"

24)  Andrew Bird  ~  "Skin, Is My"

25)  The Temptations  ~  "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"

Songs About Horses

I just know I will have missed someone's favorite song about horses, or will have included a least-favorite version of someone's favorite song about horses, and that's okay. I don't claim this to be a comprehensive list, but I do think it's a pretty good one. Equestrian enthusiasts – and everyone else, too – on your mark, get set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alicia Keys & Adam Levine  ~  "Wild Horses"

2)  U2  ~  "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"

3)  Scissor Sisters  ~  "Only The Horses"

4)  Switchfoot  ~  "Dark Horses"

5)  Tori Amos  ~  "Beauty Queen/Horses"

6)  Andrew Bird  ~  "Three White Horses"

7)  Moby  ~  "Pale Horses"

8)  Ellie Goulding  ~  "Guns And Horses"

9)  Asking Alexandria  ~  "If You Can't Ride Two Horses At Once…You Should Get Out Of The Circus"  (I absolutely abhor "screamo" music, but this song's title was far too ridiculous for me not to include it here.)

10)  PJ Harvey  ~  "Horses In My Dreams"

11)  Elton John ft. Luciano Pavarotti  ~  "Live Like Horses"

12)  Toby Keith ft. Willie Nelson  ~  "Beer For My Horses"  (This video's cheesy as all-get-out, and Toby couldn't act his way out of a Stetson hat, but the song's pretty good.)

13)  Bat For Lashes  ~  "Horse And I"

14)  America  ~  "A Horse With No Name"

15)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  "Runaway Horses"

16)  John Denver  ~  "Eagles And Horses"

17)  Charlotte Church  ~  "The Little Horses"

18)  The Osmonds  ~  "Crazy Horses"  (Hands down, the weirdest song and the strangest dancing in the bunch!)

19)  The Cardigans  ~  "A Good Horse"

20)  Nazareth  ~  "All The King's Horses"

21)   Shakira  ~  "Poem To A Horse"  (And the runner-up for weirdest title in the post goes to…Shakira!)

22)  Johnny Horton  ~  "Comanche (The Brave Horse)"

23)  Willie Nelson ft. Merle Haggard  ~  "A Horse Called Music"  (Because you can never really have too much Willie Nelson…)

24)  Jethro Tull  ~  "Heavy Horses"

25)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  "A Horse In The Country"

A Bunch Of Songs With No Particular Theme

Sometimes there's a specific song that I like and want to post, but I can't think of a good way to incorporate it anywhere. Other times, when I'm posting on a particular theme, I have leftover songs that I like but ultimately end up excluding for one reason or another. I keep all these "random" songs in a special file for…someday. Today must be someday, because I decided to gather a few of these "rejects" and post them…just because. Don't look too hard for a theme – there isn't one. Just enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  tobyMac  ~  "Speak Life"

2)  Nada Surf  ~  "Popular"

3)  Avicii  ~  "Levels"

4)  Nico & Vinz  ~  "Am I Wrong?"

5)  Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine  ~  "Stereo Hearts"

6)  Ed Sheeran  ~  "Sing"

7)  Rachael Yamagata  ~  "Starlight"

8)  Paramore  ~  "Ain't It Fun"

9)  Scarlett Rabe  ~  "Battle Cry"

10)  Isaac Hayes  ~  "Walk On By"

11)  Yeah Yeah Yeahs  ~  "Zero"

12)  Regina Spektor  ~  "Fidelity"

13)  Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea  ~  "Problem"

14)  Macklemore & Ryan Lewis  ~  "Wings"

15)  Ellie Goulding  ~  "Starry Eyed"

16)  Fitz And The Tantrums  ~  "Out Of My League"

17)  Ingrid Michaelson  ~  "The Way I Am"

18)  We Are The In Crowd  ~  "Never Be What You Want"

19)  Yellowcard  ~  "Ocean Avenue"

20)  MKTO  ~  "Classic"

Songs About Candles

Out of all the crazy ideas I've had for music blog posts, this is definitely one of them. Here we have a small selection of Songs About Candles, or whose titles contain the word "Candle" or "Candles." Surprisingly, they're actually a nice group of songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elton John  ~  "Candle In The Wind"

2)  Hey Monday  ~  "Candles"

3)  Miguel  ~  "Candles In The Sun"

4)  Natalie Lungley  ~  "Candles"

5)  Jars Of Clay  ~  "Five Candles (You Were There)"

6)  Celia Pavey  ~  "Candle In The Night"

7)  Sponge  ~  "Molly (16 Candles Down The Drain)"

8)  Helen Reddy  ~  "Candle On The Water"

9)  The White Tie Affair  ~  "Candle (Sick And Tired)"

10)  Shirley Bassey  ~  "Burn My Candle"

11)  Passion Pit  ~  "Eyes As Candles"

12)  Melanie  ~  Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)"

13)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Candle Of Life"

14)  Daughter  ~  "Candles"

15)  The Crests  ~  "16 Candles"