Friday, August 15, 2014

Same Name, Different Song: Vol. 10


Another round of these for you folks like me who can't get enough of 'em. For the rest of y'all...stick it out awhile longer, I'll get them all out of my system soon enough.  ~  JH



1)  "Is This Love"

Bob Marley


vs.

Whitesnake




2)  "Lullaby"

Nickelback


vs.

Shawn Mullins


vs.

The Cure




3)  "It's My Life"

Bon Jovi


vs.

No Doubt


vs.

The Animals




4)  "License To Kill"

Gladys Knight


vs.

Bob Dylan




5)  "Lady"

Kenny Rogers


vs.

Styx




5)  "It's Alright"

Matt & Kim


vs.

The Impressions




6)  "Let's Dance"

David Bowie


vs.

Chris Montez




8)  "Little Sister"

Jewel


vs.

Elvis Presley




9)  "It's Over"

Electric Light Orchestra


vs.

Roy Orbison




10)  "Listen"

Beyoncé


vs.

Collective Soul


Thursday, August 14, 2014

Same Name, Different Song: Vol. 9

Remember this series, last seen a few days ago? The one with two (or more) different songs that share the same title? The one where you, dear Reader, are supposed to listen and pick your favorites for each title? Yeah, that's the one. Here's more of them. Enjoy! (And comment, for Pete's sake!)  ~  JH



1)  "In The Still Of The Night"

Ella Fitzgerald


vs.

The Five Satins




2)  "Jump"

Kris Kross


vs.

Van Halen




3)  "In The Mood"

Glenn Miller Orchestra


vs.

Robert Plant




4)  "Lithium"

Evanescence


vs.

Nirvana




5)  "Invisible"

Skylar Grey


vs.

U2




6)  "Lucky"

Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat


vs.

Britney Spears




7)  "Just The Way You Are"

Billy Joel


vs.

Bruno Mars





8)  "I Saw The Light"

Todd Rundgren ft. Daryl Hall


vs.

Hank Williams, Sr.




9)  "Just Between You And Me"

Charley Pride


vs.

Lou Gramm




10)  "Little Things"

One Direction


vs.

Bush


vs.

Tanya Tucker


"Bone" Songs

As promised, here's the followup to yesterday's "Skin" Songs post. Like that one, this post includes songs by several well-known artists – but again, the real gems here are by the lesser-known artists. Discover them for yourself! And enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Alex G  ~  "Bones"




2)  Editors  ~  "Bones"




3)  The Killers  ~  "Bones"




4)  Blake Shelton ft. Trace Adkins  ~  "Hillbilly Bone"




5)  Michael Kiwanuka  ~  "Bones"




6)  Young Guns  ~  "Bones"




7)  Randy Travis  ~  "Diggin' Up Bones"




8)  Tiësto ft. Tegan and Sara  ~  "Feel It In My Bones"




9)  George Thorogood And The Destroyers  ~  "Bad To The Bone"




10)  Keaton Henson  ~  "Flesh And Bone"




11)  Heather Nova  ~  "Truth And Bone"




12)  Lewis Watson  ~  "Bones"




13)  Of Monsters And Men  ~  "Your Bones"




14)  Stars  ~  "Winter Bones"




15)  Trampled By Turtles  ~  "Feet And Bones"




16)  Nada Surf  ~  "See These Bones"




17)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  "Build Me Up From Bones"




18)  William Fitzsimmons  ~  "Blood And Bones"




19)  Elbow  ~  "The Bones Of You"




20)  The Secret Sisters  ~  "Rattle My Bones"




21)  Fences  ~  "Your Bones"




22)  Aura Dione  ~  "Glass Bone Crash"




23)  Ron Pope  ~  "In My Bones"




24)  Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson  ~  "Rattlin' Bones"




25)  Blind Pilot  ~  "I Buried A Bone"




BONUS TRACK:  Imagine Dragons  ~  "Radioactive"  (Whenever I think of this song, the first line that comes to mind is "I feel it in my bones..." Even though the word "Bone" doesn't appear in the title, this song belongs here!)


Wednesday, August 13, 2014

"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"