Songs About Tools

This...because I have strange ideas for blog posts all the time. And this is yet another one of those. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Imogen Heap  ~  "Rake It In"

2)  AJR  ~  "Pitchfork Kids"

3)  Queen  ~  "Hammer To Fall"

4)  Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers  ~  "Small Axe"

5)  Paul Kelly  ~  "Song Of The Old Rake"

6)  Doomtree  ~  "Bolt Cutter"

7)  Kate Bush  ~  "Hammer Horror"

8)  White Gold  ~  "One Gallon Axe"  (Hilarious!)

9)  Whiskey Myers  ~  "Hard Row To Hoe"

10)  Katie Herzig  ~  "Shovel"

11)  The Breeders  ~  "Divine Hammer"

12)  Fifth Harmony  ~  "Sledgehammer"

13)  The White Stripes  ~  "Screwdriver"

14)  Strand Of Oaks  ~  "Diamond Drill"

15)  Avicii  ~  "Levels"

16)  Pete Seeger  ~  "If I Had A Hammer"

17)  The Sword  ~  "How Heavy This Axe"

18)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  "The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn"

19)  Foo Fighters  ~  "Monkey Wrench"

20)  Mr. Big  ~  "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song)"

21)  Indigo Girls  ~  "Hammer And A Nail"

22)  Eric Clapton  ~  "Crosscut Saw"

23)  Amy Grant  ~  "Shovel In Hand"

24)  Peter Gabriel  ~  "Sledgehammer"

25)  Smash Mouth  ~  "Justin Bieber"  (What? He IS a "tool," ISN'T he?)

"Bold" Songs

One last blog post for the week. A follow-up to the "Shy" songs post, here's a collection of songs with the word "Bold" in their titles. Boldly go...and enjoy them!  ~  JH

1)  John Mayer  ~  "Bold As Love"

2)  The Wailin' Jennys  ~  "Bold Riley"

3)  Matt Andersen  ~  "Bold And Beaten"

4)  Lindi Ortega  ~  "No Bold Villain"

5)  Split Enz  ~  "Bold As Brass"

6)  Cara Dillon  ~  "Bold Jamie"

7)  The Districts  ~  "Bold"

8)  Ken Blount  ~  "The Bold Song"

9)  Towa Tei ft. Kylie Minogue  ~  "GBI: German Bold Italic"

10)  Wiretree  ~  "So Bold"

11)  Amy Hawthorn  ~  "Be Bold"

12)  Davidson Gadita  ~  "Bold Facedly"  (Man, this guy can shred!)

13)  Rosie Bans  ~  "Bold Light"

14)  Phil Barlow & The Wolf  ~  "Bold Sea Eagle"

15)  Ike & Tina Turner  ~  "Bold Soul Sister"

16)  Skinny Lister  ~  "Bold As Brass"

17)  Sturm und Drang  ~  "Bold Marauder"

18)  The Stowes  ~  "The Bold Grenadier"

19)  Jerney Kate  ~  "A Bold Young Farmer"

20)  Black Rose  ~  "The Bold And The Beauty"

"Shy" Songs

Here's another "Opposites" music post – well, the first half of one. As if it weren't self-explanatory at this point, these are songs with the word "Shy" in their titles. Next time, we'll explore songs with the word "Bold" in their titles. Because, why not? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tristan Prettyman & Jason Mraz  ~  "Shy That Way"

2)  Sonata Arctica  ~  "Shy"

3)  Katie Melua  ~  "Shy Boy"

4)  Grizzly Bear  ~  "Gun-Shy"

5)  Diana King  ~  "Shy Guy"

6)  Great White  ~  "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"

7)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  "He's So Shy"

8)  Yusuf Islam  ~  "Don't Be Shy"

9)  Bananarama  ~  "Shy Boy"

10)  Nat King Cole Trio  ~  "I'm A Shy Guy"

11)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  "Gun Shy"

12)  Kajagoogoo  ~  "Too Shy"

13)  Diana Ross  ~  "Too Shy To Say"

14)  Jai Waetford  ~  "Shy"

15)  DCUP ft. Mereki  ~  "Don't Be Shy"

16)  Seaway  ~  "Shy Guys"

17)  Stacey Solomon  ~  "Shy"

18)  General Fiasco  ~  "Ever So Shy"

19)  Ana  ~  "Shy Boys"

20)  Secret  ~  "Shy Boy"

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"

"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"