Friday, July 24, 2015

"Silly" Songs

Where else will you find songs by Paul McCartney, Reba McEntire, Dusty Springfield, Estelle, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs all in one post? Only on Wax & Tracks! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Wings  ~  "Silly Love Songs"




2)  Rubblebucket  ~  "Silly Fathers"




3)  Stone Sour  ~  "Sillyworld"




4)  Deniece Williams  ~  "Silly"




5)  Sex Pistols  ~  "Silly Thing"




6)  Estelle  ~  "Silly Girls"




7)  10cc  ~  "Silly Love"




8)  Dusty Springfield  ~  "Silly, Silly Fool"




9)  Little Jimmy Dickens  ~  "It May Be Silly, But Ain't It Fun?"




10)  Reba McEntire  ~  "Silly Me"




11)  Primus ft. Buckethead  ~  "Silly Putty"




12)   Wild Child  ~  "Silly Things"




13)  Descendents  ~  "Silly Girl"




14)  Eva Simons  ~  "Silly Boy"




15)  The Blue Van  ~  "Silly Boy"




16)  Scribble  ~  "Silly Girl"




17)  Bob Geldof  ~  "Silly Pretty Thing"




18)  Carmen Rasmusen  ~  "Silly Me"




19)  Natasha T. Marie  ~  "Silly Rabbit"




20)  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Cast  ~  "The Silly Song"


Thursday, July 23, 2015

"Funky" Songs

Nope, this isn't an "Opposites" post – so don't expect a corresponding post featuring songs with...whatever the antonym of "Funky" might be. It's a one-off bunch of songs by a diverse group of artists, and I think you'll really dig it. Funky, baby!  ~  JH



1)  Wild Cherry  ~  "Play That Funky Music"




2)  James Brown  ~  "It's Too Funky In Here"




3)  TobyMac & DiverseCity  ~  "Funky Jesus Music"




4)  Wilson Pickett  ~  "Funky Broadway"




5)  Blues Brothers 2000 Cast  ~  "Funky Nassau"




6)  Today  ~  "Why You Get Funky On Me?"




7)  John Butler Trio  ~  "Funky Tonight"




8)  The Charlie Daniels Band  ~  "Funky Junky"




9)  New Kids On The Block ft. Arsenio Hall  ~  "Funky, Funky Xmas"




10)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Funky Stuff"




11)  Spin Doctors  ~  "Big Fat Funky Booty"




12)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  "Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose"




13)  Vanilla Ice  ~  "Play That Funky Music"




14)  KC & The Sunshine Band  ~  "Sound Your Funky Horn"




15)  Rachel Stevens  ~  "Funky Dory"




16)  Rufus Thomas  ~  "Do The Funky Chicken"




17)  Sérgio Mendes ft. will.i.am & Siedah Garrett  ~  "Funky Bahia"




18)  T. Rex  ~  "Funky London Childhood"




19)  Tone Loc  ~  "Funky Cold Medina"




20)  Lipps Inc.  ~  "Funkytown"




21)  C + C Music Factory  ~  "Do You Wanna Get Funky?"




22)  Habstrakt  ~  "Get Funky"




23)  Poor Righteous Teachers  ~  "Rock Dis Funky Joint"




24)  Nickodemus ft. Jay Rodriguez  ~  "Funky In The Middle"




25)  Kid 'N Play  ~  "Gittin' Funky"


Wednesday, July 22, 2015

"Fresh" Songs


Here's a fresh batch of songs, all containing the word "Fresh" in their titles. I think you'll find the majority of these to be a breath of...wait for it...fresh air. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Fresh Prince  ~  "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"




2)  Robert Earl Keen  ~  "Farm Fresh Onions"




3)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Fresh"




4)  Devo  ~  "Fresh"




5)  Nico & Vinz  ~  "Fresh Idea"




6)  Quicksilver Messenger Service  ~  "Fresh Air"




7)  Franz Ferdinand  ~  "Fresh Strawberries"




8)  Nico Vega  ~  "So So Fresh"




9)  Elisa  ~  "Fresh Air"




10)  Eels  ~  "Fresh Blood"




11)  Sean McNabb  ~  "Fresh Air"




12)   Soundgarden  ~  "Fresh Tendrils"




13)  Doomtree  ~  "Fresh New Trash"




14)  Nicholas David  ~  "Fresh"




15)  Iseo & Dodosound  ~  "Fresh Air"


Tuesday, July 21, 2015

"Shine" Songs

This is part 2 of 2 in a miniseries featuring faith-based songs with the words "Reign" (last time) and "Shine" (this time) in their titles. There are some really good ones here! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Newsboys  ~  "Shine"




2)  David Crowder*Band  ~  "Let Me Feel You Shine"




3)  Needtobreathe  ~  "Shine On"




4)  Collective Soul  ~  "Shine"  (I know that they're not a Christian band, per se, but many of the lyrics of their songs – including this one – reflect the spirituality and personal beliefs of several of the band's members. Besides that, it's a great song!)




5)  Jeremy Camp  ~  "Shine"




6)  Avalon  ~  "Shine On Us"




7)  Bethany Dillon  ~  "Let Your Light Shine"




8)  Nic Gonzales & Jaci Velasquez  ~  "Shine"




9)  Stellar Kart  ~  "Shine Like The Stars"




10)  Josh Wilson  ~  "Shine On Us"




11)  Natalie Grant  ~  "Burn Bright (You Were Made To Shine)"




12)  Mary Griffin  ~  "Shine On Me"




13)  Austin Stone Worship  ~  "Love Shines"




14)  Jason Crabb & Gaither Vocal Band  ~  "Daystar (Shine Down On Me)"




15)  Misty Edwards  ~  "Shine Like The Stars"




16)  PJ Anderson  ~  "Let Your Light Shine"




17)  David Crowder*Band  ~  "SMS (Shine)"




18)  Byron "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers  ~  "Shine"




19)  Steve Green  ~  "In Brokenness You Shine"




20)  Krystal Meyers  ~  "Shine"




21)  Chapelhill  ~  "You Shine"




22)  Fee  ~  "We Shine"




23)  Crystal Lewis  ~  "Shine, Jesus, Shine"


Monday, July 20, 2015

"Reign" Songs


Here's another two-part entry in my ongoing series featuring faith-based songs centered around a particular theme. These two aren't themed, per se, but were inspired by a bumper sticker I saw recently, which read: "Today's Forecast: God Reigns and the Son Shines." So here's a good group of songs with "Reign" in their titles, and next time there'll be songs with "Shine" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Let Your Kingdom Reign"




2)  Meredith Andrews  ~  "Your Kingdom Reigns"




3)  Newsboys  ~  "He Reigns"




4)  Citipointe Live  ~  "You Reign"




5)  MercyMe  ~  "You Reign"




6)  Shirley Murdock  ~  "Lord, You Reign"




7)  Jonathan Seller  ~ "You Reign"




8)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Forever Reign"




9)  Brandon Ramey ft. Chantae Cann  ~  "You Reign"




10)  Starfield  ~  "Reign In Us"




11)  Elevation Worship  ~  "You Reign Alone"




12)   William Murphy  ~  "You Reign"




13)  Awakening Band ft. Jabin Chavez  ~  "Our God Reigns"




14)  Bizzle ft. Bumps INF, Redd Lettaz, & P Dub  ~  "Christ Reigns"




15)  Paul Baloche  ~  "Reign In Me"




16)  Brenton Brown  ~  "Lord, Reign In Me"




17)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Let The Peace Of God Reign"




18)  Brandon Heath  ~  "Our God Reigns"




19)  Jason Upton  ~  "Freedom Reigns"




20)  New Life Worship  ~  "Jesus Reigns"




21)  Jesus Culture ft. Martin Smith  ~  "Our God Reigns"




22)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Mercy Reigns"




23)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "Agnus Dei"  (This is the only one that doesn't have "Reign" in the title, but the word figures prominently throughout the song.)