Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Songs By Artists With Names Of The First 10 People Who "Liked" My Last Facebook Status

I was feeling random. So I posted a "like" challenge on Facebook. The required 10 people responded. To those 10 folks (and everyone else, too), here are "your" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Quiet Riot  ~  "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)"  (For Kevin W. – Quiet Riot's lead singer at the time was Kevin DuBrow. I HAD to give you an '80s metal song!)




2)  Randy Newman  ~  "You've Got A Friend In Me"  (For Randall J. – His name at birth was Randall Stuart Newman. And it's a "Toy Story" song – how can you go wrong?)




3)  Amy Winehouse  ~  "You Know I'm No Good"  (For Amy E. – Winehouse is one of my favorite dead singers, and yet another unfortunate member of the "27 Club.")




4)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Begin Again"  (For Taylor E. – This one was both easy and difficult. I knew I was going to use a Taylor Swift song, but finding one I've never posted before was a challenge! But here it is!)




5)  Kings Of Leon  ~  "Use Somebody"  (For Caleb F. – KOL's lead singer is Caleb Followill. And this song was way better than any song by the actual namesame that you told me about.)




6)  Elyse + The Aftermath  ~  "House Of Cards"  (For Elyse S. – This was the ONLY Elyse, singer or artist, that I could find anywhere. Hope you like it!)




7)  Kathy Troccoli  ~  "Everything Changes"  (For Kathy M. – File this one under "mid-'90s Christian contemporary/crossover pop." That's some big hair she's got!)




8)  SNAP!  ~  "The Power"  (For Penny W. – I'm sorry, Penny. This was the only decent song I could find featuring a singer named Penny – Ford, in this case, the lead singer for SNAP!)




9)  Aubrey O'Day  ~  "Wrecking Ball"  (For Aubrey S. – Here's a hit song from former Danity Kane member, Aubrey O'Day. And no, it's NOT the same as that Miley Cyrus song.)




10)  Heidi Newfield  ~  "Johnny And June"  (For Heidi B. – This was the only Heidi singer I'd ever heard of, and she's not bad. The song's rather sweet, too.)


"Failure" & "Success" Songs

Here's another "Opposites" music post, not broken up into two parts this time. Why not? Because I couldn't find enough good songs to merit a two-part post. Quality over quantity, people! (I think so, at least.) Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Unloco  ~  "Failure"




2)  Duran Duran  ~   "Success"




3)  Kings Of Convenience  ~  "Failure"




4)  Interpol  ~  "Success"




5)  Laura Marling  ~  "Failure"




6)  Roxette  ~   "Dressed For Success"




7)  New Found Glory  ~  "Failure's Not Flattering (What's Your Problem?)"




8)  Bonnie Raitt ft. Allen Toussaint  ~  "What Is Success?"




9)  Alphabeat  ~  "Heart Failure"




10)  Night Ranger  ~  "The Secret Of My Success"




11)  Procol Harum  ~  "Power Failure"




12)  Soul Asylum  ~  "Success Is Not So Sweet"




13)  Paradise Lost  ~  "Forever Failure"




14)  Ossie Dellimore  ~  "The Secret To Success"




15)  Concrete  ~  "Failure Is My Friend"




16)  Morris Day  ~  "Color Of Success"




17)  LuLu Roman  ~  "Failure Isn't Final"




18)  The Weather Girls  ~  "Success"




19)  Witness  ~  "Failure"




20)  Zane Williams  ~  "Overnight Success"




21)  Jason Hausman ft. Dave Foster  ~  "Failure"




22)  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cast  ~  "The Roses Of Success"




23)  Jenny Owen Youngs  ~  "Transmitter Failure"




24)  Dannii Minogue  ~  "Success"




25)  Sinéad O'Connor  ~  "Success Has Made A Failure Of Our Home"


Tuesday, April 14, 2015

"Tough" Songs

Go ahead – run these songs through the wringer. They can take it. They're "Tough"! Now enjoy 'em already!  ~  JH



1)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Tougher Than The Rest"




2)  Gary Allan  ~  "Tough Little Boys"




3)  Jessie Ware  ~  "Tough Love"




4)  New Kids On The Block  ~  "Hangin' Tough"




5)  Craig Morgan  ~  "Tough"




6)  Kellie Pickler  ~  "Tough"




7)  Billy Ocean  ~  "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going"




8)  RATT  ~  "You Think You're Tough"




9)  Vanilla Ninja  ~  "Tough Enough"




10)  Tesla  ~  "Hang Tough"




11)  McAllister Kemp  ~  "All Kinds Of Tough"




12)  Christina Aguilera  ~  "Tough Lover"




13)  Nils Lofgren  ~  "Cry Tough"




14)  REO Speedwagon  ~  "Tough Guys"




15)  Little Boots  ~  "Pretty Tough"




16)  The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart  ~  "Too Tough"




17)  Technotronic ft. MC Eric  ~  "Tough"




18)  Shelby Lynne  ~  "Things Are Tough All Over"




19)  King Kobra  ~  "Tough Guys"




20)  Poison  ~  "Cry Tough"


Monday, April 13, 2015

"Tender" Songs

Tread lightly with these songs – they're "Tender." No worries next time, though. Those songs will be "Tough." Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Steve Vai  ~  "Tender Surrender"




2)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Love Me Tender"




3)  Armi Ja Danny  ~  "I Wanna Love You Tender"  (aka "The Worst Music Video Ever")




4)  Blur  ~  "Tender"




5)  Buck Owens  ~  "Your Tender Loving Care"




6)  Joan Armatrading  ~  "Tender Trap"




7)  Babyface ft. Bobby Brown  ~  "Tender Lover"




8)  Restless Heart  ~  "A Tender Lie"




9)  Frank Sinatra / Debbie Reynolds  ~  "(Love Is) The Tender Trap"




10)  Jackson Browne  ~  "Tender Is The Night"




11)  Billy Joel ft. Toots Thielemans  ~  "Leave A Tender Moment Alone"




12)  Tina Turner  ~  "Be Tender With Me Baby"




13)  Feeder  ~  "Tender"




14)  The Oak Ridge Boys  ~  "In A Tender Moment"




15)  Au Palais  ~  "Tender Mercy"




16)  Bee Gees  ~  "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)"




17)  Chris De Burgh  ~   "Tender Hands"




18)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  "Tender When I Want To Be"




19)  Lionel Richie  ~  "Tender Heart"




20)  Percy & Rosa Sledge  ~  "Warm And Tender Love"


Friday, April 10, 2015

"Trouble"-ing Songs

Ya got trouble? I do. Right here. Twenty-five songs about trouble, in fact. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Iggy Azalea ft. Jennifer Hudson  ~  "Trouble"




2)  Coldplay  ~  "Trouble"




3)  Taylor Swift  ~  "I Knew You Were Trouble"




4)  Ray LaMontagne  ~  "Trouble"




5)  Lenka  ~  "Trouble Is A Friend"




6)  Bob Marley  ~  "War/No More Trouble"




7)  Tori Amos  ~  "Trouble's Lament"




8)  P!nk  ~  "Trouble"




9)  American Authors  ~  "Trouble"




10)  Paloma Faith  ~  "Trouble With My Baby"




11)  Seth MacFarlane  ~  "Ya Got Trouble"




12)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "The Trouble With Love Is"




13)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Trouble"




14)  Christina Aguilera  ~  "I Got Trouble"




15)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  "Trouble Me"




16)  Dave Matthews  ~  "Trouble"




17)  Natalia Kills  ~  "Trouble"




18)  Sonic Youth  ~  "Little Trouble Girl"




19)  Whitesnake  ~  "Trouble"




20)  Dixie Chicks  ~  "There's Your Trouble"




21)  Lilly Wood & The Prick  ~  "Into Trouble"




22)  Travis Tritt  ~  "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"



23)  Corinne Bailey Rae  ~  "Trouble Sleeping"




24)  Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions  ~  "Trouble"




25)  TV On The Radio  ~  "Trouble"