Songs By Oscar-Winning Actors And Actresses (Who Aren't Known For Their Singing)

This is one of the oddest, yet most fun song compilations I've put together in awhile. In honor of this weekend's Academy Awards ceremony, here's a bunch of songs by Oscar-winning actors and actresses whom you wouldn't typically think of as singers. And yes, these are all the thespians' actual vocals you hear. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bette Davis  ~  "I've Written A Letter To Daddy"

2)  Joan Crawford  ~  "How Long Will It Last?"

3)  Clark Gable  ~  "Puttin' On The Ritz"

4)  Elizabeth Taylor  ~  "Send In The Clowns"

5)  Maggie Smith (with Carol Burnett)  ~  [Unknown Song Title]

6)  James Stewart (with Dean Martin)  ~  "Ragtime Cowboy Joe"  (skip to 4:55 for the song if you don't want to hear Stewart and Martin bantering back and forth – but why wouldn't you?)

7)  Diane Keaton  ~  "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To"

8)  Sally Field  ~  "You're Moving Out Today"

9)  Jack Nicholson  ~  "La Vie En Rose"

10)  Jodie Foster  ~  "Getting Some Feeling"

11)  Jennifer Lawrence  ~  "The Hanging Tree"

12)  Christopher Walken (with John Travolta)  ~  "(You're) Timeless To Me"

13)  Kathy Bates  ~  "Little Girls"

14)  Tilda Swinton  ~  "From A Distance"

15)  Kevin Spacey  ~  "Beyond The Sea"

16)  Emma Thompson  ~  "Worst Pies In London"

17)  Kim Basinger  ~  "Let's Do It"

18)  Helen Mirren  ~  "Good Ship Lollipop"

19)  Kate Winslet  ~  "What If"

20)  Christian Bale  ~  "Santa Fe"

21)   Shelley Winters  ~  "Lie To Me"

22)  Goldie Hawn  ~  "Nobody Does It Like Me"

23)  Vanessa Redgrave  ~  "J'attendrai"

24)  Geena Davis  ~  "The Ground You Walk On"

25)  Morgan Freeman  ~  "Shoo Shoo Sunshine"

BONUS TRACK:  Dame Judi Dench (with Brendan O'Hea)  ~  "Sixteen Going On Seventeen"  (OK, this one is just hilarious! A SO-NOT-16-year-old Dame Judi hamming it up with a much younger man. She's awesome!)

Songs About Elephants

After all the crazy stuff I've posted in the past, do you even need to ask why I'm doing a post of songs about elephants. Nope? I didn't think so. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beirut  ~  "Elephant Gun"

2)  Ten Walls  ~  "Walking With Elephants"

3)  Tame Impala  ~  "Elephant"

4)  Ladytron  ~  "White Elephant"

5)  Bindi Irwin  ~  "Elephant Of India"

6)  Warpaint  ~  "Elephants"

7)  Them Crooked Vultures  ~  "Elephants"

8)  Mads Langer  ~  "Elephant"

9)  Moonbeam & Akshai ft. Avis Vox  ~  "Elephant Ride"

10)  Heath Deloach  ~  "An Elephant's Lament"

11)  Blaudzun  ~  "Elephants"

12)  Face Of God  ~  "Elephant"

13)  Damien Rice  ~  "Elephant"

14)  Ishani  ~  "Pelican Elephant"

15)  Boardroom Heroes  ~  "Elephant"

16)  Ingeborg Selnes  ~  "Elephant"

17)  Bird To Beast  ~  "Elephant"

18)  Jimmy Nevis  ~  "Elephant Shoes"

19)  Abandin All Hope  ~  "Elephant"

20)  That Noble Fury  ~  "My Elephant"

BONUS TRACK:  Henry Mancini  ~  "Baby Elephant Walk"  (For my pal, Don, who pointed out the fact that I'd forgotten this instrumental gem.)

"35" Songs

Today, my wife is 35 weeks pregnant with our daughter. Surprisingly enough, here's 35 songs to commemorate that fact, all of which contain the number "35" (or "Thirty-Five") in their titles or somewhere in their lyrics. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Green River Ordinance  ~  "Where The West Wind Blows"

2)  Van Morrison  ~  "Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket"

3)  Ben Folds  ~  "Kylie From Connecticut"

4)  Johnny Cash  ~  "The Ballad Of John Henry's Hammer"

5)  Peter, Paul, and Mary with Petula Clark  ~  "It's Raining"

6)  Sia  ~  "Playground"

7)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "It Was A Very Good Year"

8)  The Kinks  ~  "All Aboard"

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9)  John Mellencamp  ~  "Cherry Bomb"

10)  Bee Gees  ~  "Marley Purt Drive"

11)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Country Boy"

12)  Joan Baez  ~  "Prison Trilogy (Billy Rose)"

13)  Damian Marley  ~  "In 2 Deep"

14)  Elvis Presley  ~  "The Love Machine"

15)  Kate Miller-Heidke  ~  "Nightflight"

16)  Justin Moore  ~  "Backwoods"

17)  KISS  ~  "Hooligan"

18)  Craig Morgan  ~  "That's What I Love About Sunday"

19)  Tori Amos  ~  "Curtain Call"

20)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  "This Is The Stuff"

21)   Tracy Lawrence  ~  "Other Side Of 35"

22)  The Black Angels  ~  "Entrance Song"

23)  Adam And The Ants  ~  "Ants Invasion"

24)  Motion City Soundtrack  ~  "Timelines"

25)  Sparks  ~  "Occupation"

26)  Jamie T  ~  "Sheila"

27)  Mason Jennings  ~  "Southern Cross"

28)  Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti  ~  "Mature Themes"

29)  Will Hoge  ~  "Too Old To Die Young"

30)  Jordan Knight  ~  "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man"

31)   Smokie  ~  "Petesey's Song"

32)  The Bellamy Brothers  ~  "Old Hippie"

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33)  King Crimson  ~  "Lament"

34)  Kaiser Chiefs  ~  "Nerve"

35)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "Old Dan's Records"

"Triple" Songs

Third and final installment in my latest, somewhat-pointless series. Here's a collection of songs with the word "Triple" in their titles. There's only ten of them. That's all I could find. But it's enough. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Beastie Boys  ~  "Triple Trouble"

2)  Just Jack  ~  "Triple Tone Eyes"

3)  Yo La Tengo  ~  "Periodically Double Or Triple"

4)  Down To Earth Approach  ~  "Triple Black"

5)  Rick Tippe  ~  "Triple Threat"

6)  CKY  ~  "Tripled Manic State"

7)  Here Come The Mummies  ~  "Single Double Triple"

8)  Stereolab  ~  "Feel And Triple"

9)  Umphrey's McGee  ~  "Triple Wide"

10)  Dimie Cat  ~  "AAA (Triple A)"

It's About Time! Vol. 3: Hours

And we're back to this longer, ongoing series of songs with time-related names. Here's a collection of tunes with the word "hour" or "hours somewhere in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Green River Ordinance  ~  "Resting Hour"

2)  New Order  ~  "60 Miles An Hour"

3)  Alabama  ~  "Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')"

4)  Norah Jones  ~  "Man Of The Hour"

5)  Enter Shikari  ~  "Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour…"

6)  Wilson Pickett  ~  "In The Midnight Hour"

7)  Sam Robson  ~  "I Need Thee Every Hour"

8)  Lene Marlin  ~  "Fight Against The Hours"

9)  John Mayer ft. Chris Botti  ~  "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning"

10)  Sam Roberts Band  ~  "Golden Hour"

11)  Sea Wolf  ~  "The Violet Hour"

12)  Kimbra  ~  "The Magic Hour"

13)  Tears For Fears  ~  "The Working Hour"

14)  The Cure  ~  "The Holy Hour"

15)  We Are Scientists  ~  "After Hours"

16)  Beach House  ~  "The Hours"

17)  Caribou  ~  "After Hours"

18)  Michael Learns To Rock  ~  "How Many Hours"

19)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "Queen Of The Hours"

20)  Reba McEntire  ~  "Eight Crazy Hours (In The Story Of Love)"