Songs About Chocolate

Because, why not? I mean, it's CHOCOLATE! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Snow Patrol  ~  "Chocolate"

2)  The 1975  ~  "Chocolate"

3)  Kylie Minogue  ~  "Chocolate"

4)  Babymetal  ~  "Gimme Chocolate!"

5)  Tay Zonday  ~  "Chocolate Rain"

6)  Crowded House  ~  "Chocolate Cake"

7)  India.Arie ft. Musiq Soulchild  ~  "Chocolate High"

8)  Soul Control  ~  "Chocolate"

9)  Venetian Princess  ~  "Chocolate Is A Girl's Best Friend"

10)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  "Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk"

11)  Girls' Generation  ~  "Chocolate Love"

12)  Shanks & Bigfoot  ~  "Sweet Like Chocolate"

13)  Deacon Blue  ~  "Chocolate Girl"

14)  Solomie Mahray  ~  "Chocolate"

15)  Sia  ~  "Death By Chocolate"

16)  "Jesse & Joy"  ~  "Chocolate"

17)  Parliament  ~  "Chocolate City"

18)  Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra ft. Ivie Anderson  ~  "Chocolate Shake"

19)  Doris Day  ~  "A Chocolate Sundae On A Saturday Night"

20)  Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers  ~  "The Chocolate Song"

21)  Nickel Creek  ~  "Scotch And Chocolate"

22)  Diane Weigmann & Bela B.  ~  "Chocolate For The Tears"

"26" Songs

As of today, my wife is 26 weeks pregnant with our daughter. Here's a fresh set of songs with the number "26" either in their titles  or somewhere in their lyrics. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Trip Lee ft. Dimitri McDowell & Leah Smith  ~  "Sweet Victory"

2)  Good Charlotte  ~  "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl"

3)  K's Choice  ~  "Home"

4)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  "California"

5)  Silverstein  ~  "Brookfield"

6)  Camera Obscura  ~  "Do It Again"

7)  Taking Back Sunday  ~  "Liar (It Takes One To Know One)"

8)  Jay Brannan  ~  "26-Hour Day"

9)  Shakira ft. Gustavo Cerati  ~  "No"

10)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"

11)  The Four Preps  ~  "26 Miles (Santa Catalina)"

12)  Nikki & Keith  ~  "26 Cents"

13)  Saints Of Valory  ~  "Twenty-Six"

14)  Skylark  ~  "Twenty-Six Years"

15)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Special"

16)  This Town Needs Guns  ~  "26 Is Dancier Than 4"

17)  Kisses For Charity  ~  "Twenty-Six Angels (Remember The Heroes)"

18)  Paula Cole  ~  "Strong, Beautiful Woman"

19)  Stereophonics  ~  "My Own Worst Enemy"

20)  Primus  ~  "Shake Hands With Beef"

21)   Madonna & Antonio Banderas  ~  "High Flying, Adored"

22)  David Bowie & Lou Reed  ~  "Waiting For The Man"

23)  Lyle Lovett ft. Leo Kottke  ~  "Good Intentions"

24)  EELS  ~  "The Only Thing I Care About"

25)  Procol Harum  ~  "Nothing That I Didn't Know"

26)  "Weird Al" Yankovic  ~  "Albuquerque"

13 Different Renditions Of "Baby, It's Cold Outside"

I told ya there'd be more of these. I just didn't tell you they'd be back to back. While this song isn't technically a Christmas song, it is heard more at this time of year than any other. What I like most about it is the back-and-forth dynamics between the "wolf" vs. "mouse" male-and-female vocals (and how the whole tone of the song can change when the roles are reversed). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Idina Menzel & Michael Bublé  (Cute music video!)

2)  Dean Martin  (with a Female Chorus)

3)  Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer

4)  Zooey Deschanel & Will Ferrell

5)  Lady Gaga & Joseph Gordon-Levitt

6)  Ricardo Montalban & Esther Williams / Red Skelton & Betty Garrett

7)  Selma Blair & Rainn Wilson  (Fans of THE OFFICE, take note!)

8)  Petula Clark & Rod McKuen

9)  Seth MacFarlane & Sara Bareilles  (Yes, THAT Seth MacFarlane!)

10)  Willie Nelson & Norah Jones  (An odd pairing – a great rendition!)

11)  Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors

12)  Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw

13)  Haley Reinhart & Casey Abrams

16 Different Renditions Of "Silver Bells"

I did a couple of these kinds of posts last year around this time, and I'm liable to do a couple more after this one. Here you have 16 unique renditions of the same Christmas song. Reply with your favorite version in the comments. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dean Martin  (smooth and swingin')

2)  John Denver  (folksy and warm)

3)  Anne Murray  (polished and pretty)

4)  Twisted Sister  (wild and raucous)

5)  Bing Crosby & Carole Richards  (cool and classy)

6)  Meaghan Smith  (indie and adorable)

7)  Kenny Chesney  (tasteful and twangy)

8)  Perry Como  (jolly and jingly)

9)  Paul Simon & Steve Martin  (irreverent and oh-so-wrong)

10)  Relient K  (fresh and modern)

11)  Alan Jackson  (simple and sincere)

12)  Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell  (the original version!)

13)  Kenny G  (instrumental and influential)

14)  Elvis Presley  (timeless and touching)

15)  Andy Williams & The Osmonds  (crooner and boyband)

16)  The National, Gregg Allman, & Stephen Colbert  (strange but sweet)