Monday, June 15, 2015

Shape-ly Music: Songs About Squares

Well, whaddyaknow? I'm starting a new music post series. Imagine that! This will be a short, but hopefully sweet, series featuring songs with geometric shapes in their titles. First up, songs about "Squares." Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Coldplay  ~  "Square One"




2)  Bloc Party  ~  "Ion Square"




3)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  "Hip To Be Square"




4)  Flobots  ~  "The Circle In The Square"




5)  Counting Crows  ~  "Washington Square"




6)  Deaf Havana  ~  "Boston Square"




7)  Jessie J  ~  "Square One"




8)  Tom Paxton  ~  "Central Square"




9)  Elvis Presley  ~  "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care"




10)  Abby Lee  ~  "Square One"




11)  Mason Jennings  ~  "Jackson Square"




12)  Rachel Row  ~  "L Square"




13)  Teena Marie  ~  "Square Biz"




14)  Marillion  ~  "Market Square Heroes"




15)  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  "Square One"




16)  Nomads  ~  "Cleaveland On The Square"




17)  Marianne Faithfull  ~  "Times Square"




18)  Hannah Belle  ~  "Little Town Square"




19)  Bing Crosby  ~  "When The Moon Comes Over Madison Square"




20)  Katie Heath  ~  "Square One"




21)  Mumford & Sons  ~  "Tompkins Square Park"




22)  The Beta Band  ~  "Squares"




23)  Great White  ~  "Congo Square"




24)  We Were Promised Jetpacks  ~  "Circles And Squares"




25)  XTC  ~  "She's So Square"


Friday, June 12, 2015

"Kingdom" Music


Here's another entry in my ongoing series of posts featuring faith-based songs centered around a theme. This time up, the songs are about the kingdom of God. Inspiration for the post came from my recently hearing and loving the first song in this collection. But I enjoyed discovering (or hearing again) all the other songs in this set as well. Hope you will, too!  ~  JH



1)  Rend Collective  ~  "Build Your Kingdom Here"




2)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Kingdom Come"




3)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "Kingdom Come"




4)  Jason Gray  ~  "With Every Act Of Love"




5)  Covenant Worship  ~  "Kingdom Come"




6)  Group 1 Crew  ~  "Keys To The Kingdom"




7)  Jesus Culture  ~  "Kingdom"




8)  Starfield  ~  "The Kingdom"




9)  Laura Story  ~  "There Is A Kingdom"




10)  Canton Jones ft. Mouthpi3ce  ~  "Kingdom Business"




11)  My Dirty Silver  ~  "Kingdom Come"




12)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Yours Is The Kingdom"




13)  Matt Maher  ~  "As It Is In Heaven"




14)  Dwayne Tryumf ft. A Star, Tru2DaName, & Matthew Allen  ~  "Thy Kingdom Come"




15)  Jesus Culture  ~  "My Romance"




16)  Sidewalk Prophets  ~  "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us"




17)  Kutless  ~  "In The City"




18)  Keith & Kristyn Getty  ~  "Hear The Call Of The Kingdom"




19)  Matty Mullins  ~  "Glory"




20)  Paul Baloche  ~  "King Of Heaven"




21)  The Silver Pages ft. Mona Reeves  ~  "When Your Kingdom Comes"




22)  Brandon Grissom  ~  "Kingdom Come"




23)  Sanctus Real  ~  "You Are God"




24)  Cindy Cruse Ratcliff  ~  "Kingdom Come"




25)  Worship Central NZ  ~  "Kingdom Come"


"Flight" Songs


Here's the other half of that kinda-sorta "Opposites" post I started yesterday. First there were "Fight" songs. And now there are "Flight" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Iron Maiden  ~  "Flight Of Icarus"




2)  Jake Miller  ~  "First Flight Home"




3)  Lifehouse  ~  "Flight"




4)  Lindsey Stirling  ~  "Take Flight"




5)  Rush  ~  "Headlong Flight"




6)  Radney Foster  ~  "Angel Flight"




7)  The 5 Browns  ~  "Flight Of The Bumble Bee"




8)  Norah Jones  ~  "One Flight Down"




9)  Damien Jurado  ~  "Museum Of Flight"




10)  Josh Rouse  ~  "Flight Attendant"




11)  Wooden Shjips  ~  "Flight"




12)  Blondie  ~  "Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)"




13)  Grant Olsen  ~  "Flight Simulator"




14)  Boy & Bear  ~  "Arrow Flight"




15)  Jayson Aultman  ~  "Pilot My Flight"




16)  Nanci Griffith  ~  "Three Flights Up"




17)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Twenty Flight Rock"




18)  Wye Oak  ~  "Sight, Flight"




19)  Chris de Burgh  ~  "I Love The Night (Ecstasy Of Flight)"




20)  Protoje ft. Jesse Royal & Sevana  ~  "Sudden Flight"




21)  David Bowie  ~  "Nite Flights"




22)  ShyBoy  ~  "Bird In Flight"




23)  Emily Ewing  ~  "Flight Or Fight"




24)  Kinky Friedman  ~  "Amelia Earhart's Last Flight"




25)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Love Light In Flight"


Thursday, June 11, 2015

"Fight" Songs


This is part 1 of 2 of a kinda-sorta "Opposites" music post. I say kinda-sorta because the 2nd part will be "Flight" songs. While "Fight" and "Flight" aren't technically opposites, they are the main two choices you have when you are confronted by someone who wishes to do you harm. Choose wisely...and enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  REO Speedwagon  ~   "Can't Fight This Feeling"




2)  Elliott Yamin  ~  "Fight For Love"




3)  Rachel Platten  ~  "Fight Song"




4)  Turisas  ~  "Stand Up And Fight"




5)  Bullet For My Valentine  ~  "The Last Fight"




6)  Cheryl Cole  ~  "Fight For This Love"




7)  Cloud Control  ~  "There's Nothing In The Water We Can't Fight"




8)  Velvet Revolver  ~  "The Last Fight"




9)  Morgan Page ft. Lissie  ~  "Fight For You"




10)  Decyfer Down  ~  "Fight Like This"




11)  Switchfoot  ~  "Love Alone Is Worth The Fight"




12)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  "Can't Fight The Moonlight"




13)  Warren Barfield  ~  "Love Is Not A Fight"




14)  Racoon  ~  "Don't Give Up The Fight"




15)  Alabama Shakes  ~  "Don't Wanna Fight"




16)  Nada Surf  ~  "Let The Fight Do The Fighting"




17)  For Today  ~  "Fight The Silence"




18)  Sia  ~  "The Fight"




19)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Fight Test"




20)  Lee DeWyze  ~  "Fight"




21)  Thompson Square  ~  "Let's Fight"




22)  Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals  ~  "Fight For Your Mind"




23)  Anthem Lights  ~  "Fight Forever"




24)  Tina Turner  ~  "I Don't Wanna Fight"




25)  Fishbone  ~  "Fight The Youth"


Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Songs About Forgiveness

Here's a one-off in my ongoing series of posts featuring faith-based songs centered around a specific theme – this one a collection of tunes about "Forgiveness." While forgiveness is not a doctrine or virtue exclusive to Christianity, forgiving and being forgiven are major elements of the Christian faith. Some good stuff here! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Matthew West  ~  "Forgiveness"




2)  TobyMac ft. Lecrae  ~  "Forgiveness"




3)  Bob Carlisle  ~  "Forgiveness"




4)  Jason Gray  ~  "Forgiveness Is A Miracle"




5)  Aaron Gillespie  ~  "Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape"




6)  Sanctus Real  ~  "Forgiven"




7)  Bethel Music ft. Brian Johnson  ~  "Forgiven"




8)  Jimmy Needham  ~  "Forgiven And Loved"




9)  Gordon Mote & Jason Crabb  ~  "Please Forgive Me"




10)  Group 1 Crew  ~  "Forgive Me"




11)  Nicole C. Mullen  ~  "Forgive Me"




12)  Superchick  ~  "We Live"




13)  Kevin LeVar  ~  "A Heart That Forgives"




14)  Shane & Shane   ~ "That's How You Forgive"




15)  Gaither Vocal Band  ~  "Forgive Me"




16)  Rebecca St. James  ~  "Forgive Me"




17)  Russ Taff  ~  "I'm Forgiven"




18)  VeggieTales  ~  "The Forgiveness Song"




19)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  "Forgive Me"




20)  Chris Tomlin  ~  "You Are My King (Amazing Love)"