Songs With Nationalities In The Titles, Vol. 3

People keep asking me when I'm going to post the "American" songs. All these other nationalities and not a single "American" song?!? Okay, I lied. Not one person has asked me that. But here are the "American" songs nonetheless. Part 3 of 3 in the series. Done and done. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Green Day  ~  "Last Of The American Girls"

2)  MKTO  ~  "American Dream"

3)  Carrie Underwood  ~  "All-American Girl"

4)  Skillet  ~  "American Noise"

5)  Counting Crows ft. Sheryl Crow  ~  "American Girls"

6)  Rihanna  ~  "American Oxygen"

7)  Don McLean  ~  "American Pie"

8)  Grand Funk Railroad  ~  "We're An American Band"

9)  Lady Antebellum  ~  "American Honey"

10)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  "American Woman"

11)  David Bowie  ~  "Young Americans"

12)  Estelle ft. Kanye West  ~  "American Boy"

13)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "American Land"

14)  Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young  ~  "American Dream"

15)  The Henningsens  ~  "American Beautiful"

16)  Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP  ~  "We No Speak Americano"

17)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "American Baby"

18)  Faith Hill  ~  "American Heart"

19)  Casting Crowns  ~  "American Dream"

20)  George Thorogood & The Destroyers  ~  "American Made"

21)  Sister Sledge  ~  "All American Girls"

22)  Phil Vassar  ~  "American Child"

23)  Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors  ~  "American Beauty"

24)  COLD  ~  "American Dream"

25)  The Guess Who  ~  "American Woman"  (Yes, this is the same song as the one by Lenny Kravitz above, but the two versions are distinctive enough to merit including both. Besides, this one is the original.)

Songs With Nationalities In The Titles, Vol. 2

Here's part 2 in what will be a 3-part miniseries featuring songs with nationalities (or demonyms) in their titles. This time, it's "Italian," French," "German," "Russian," "Indian," and "Chinese" songs, plus a few one-off songs with other nationalities in the titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dean Martin  ~  "Mambo Italiano"

2)  Billy Joel  ~  "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant"

3)  Fergie  ~  "Be Italian"

4)  Caro Emerald  ~  "Excuse My French"

5)  Camera Obscura  ~  "French Navy"

6)  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts  ~  "The French Song"

7)  The Passions  ~  "I'm In Love With A German Film Star"

8)  Margot & The Nuclear So And So's  ~  "German Motor Car"

9)  Rihanna  ~  "Russian Roulette"

10)  Sting  ~  "Russians"

11)  Sinead O'Connor  ~  "A Perfect Indian"

12)  Manic Street Preachers  ~  "Indian Summer"

13)  Lily Allen  ~  "Chinese"

14)  R.E.M.  ~  "Seven Chinese Brothers"

15)  Joni Mitchell  ~  "Chinese Cafe / Unchained Melody"

16)  Neon Indian  ~  "Polish Girl"

17)  The Beatles  ~  "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"

18)  Frankie Smith  ~  "Double Dutch Bus"

19)  Chris De Burgh ft. Elissa  ~  "Lebanese Night"

20)  The Bangles  ~  "Walk Like An Egyptian"

21)  The Vapors  ~  "Turning Japanese"

22)  Ernest Tubb  ~  "Filipino Baby"

23)  The Seekers  ~  "I Am Australian"

24)  Dream Theater  ~  "Peruvian Skies"

25)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Liberian Girl"

Songs With Nationalities In The Titles, Vol. 1

This latest music miniseries was suggested by my friend, Daniel Entzminger – and a great idea it was, too. Each song in this series features a nationality (or demonym, if you will) in its title. First up, we have a collection of "Canadian," "Mexican," "Irish," "English," "Greek," and "Spanish" songs. Some really good stuff here, both newer and older – I'm sure you will enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Blues Traveler  ~  "Canadian Rose"

2)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "Canadian Railroad Trilogy"

3)  Andy Williams  ~  "Canadian Sunset"

4)  Jim Reeves  ~  "Blue Canadian Rockies"

5)  Smokie  ~  "Mexican Girl"

6)  Concrete Blonde  ~  "Mexican Moon"

7)  Wall Of Voodoo  ~  "Mexican Radio"

8)  Van Morrison  ~  "One Irish Rover"

9)  Morrissey  ~  "Irish Blood, English Heart"

10)  The Pogues ft. The Dubliners  ~  "The Irish Rover"

11)  Adam Lambert  ~  "Broken English"

12)  Vampire Weekend  ~  "California English"

13)  Matchbox 20  ~  "English Town"

14)  Sting ft. Branford Marsalis  ~  "Englishman In New York"

15)  The Wombats  ~  "Greek Tragedy"

16)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  "Greek Song"

17)  Toni Braxton ~  "Spanish Guitar"

18)  The Clash  ~  "Spanish Bombs"

19)  The Doors  ~  "Spanish Caravan"

20)  Elton John  ~  "A Word In Spanish"

21)  Chris Isaak  ~  "Blue Spanish Sky"

22)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Spanish Castle Magic"

23)  Willie Nelson & Ray Charles  ~  "Seven Spanish Angels"

24)  Ben E. King  ~  "Spanish Harlem"

25)  U2  ~  "Spanish Eyes"

"Groovy" Songs

Last week, I posted a collection of "Funky" songs. So it seems only fitting that I should now post a few "Groovy" ones as well. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Phil Collins  ~  "A Groovy Kind Of Love"

2)  The Mamas And The Papas  ~  "Somebody Groovy"

3)  The Clash  ~  "Groovy Times"

4)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  "We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin'"

5)  ZZ Top  ~  "Groovy Little Hippie Pad"

6)  Lou Rawls  ~  "Groovy People"

7)  The Troggs  ~  "Wild Thing"  (No, "Groovy" isn't in the title. I cheated. But it's repeated several times throughout the song in the chorus. So there.)

8)  Gene Chandler  ~  "Groovy Situation"

9)  Stick  ~  "No Groovy"

10)  The Partridge Family  ~  "Workin' On A Groovy Thing"

11)  Gov't Mule  ~  "Left Coast Groovies"

12)  The Mindbenders  ~  "A Groovy Kind Of Love"  (This is the original version of the Phil Collins song above. Totally different feel than the other one, so I included it here as well.)

13)  Nancy Sinatra  ~  "Your Groovy Self"

14)  Thomas Helmig  ~  "Groovy Day"

15)  People's Choice  ~  "Party Is A Groovy Thing"

16)  Joe Dodo & The Groovers  ~  "Groovy"

17)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"

18)  Aztec Jackal  ~  "Feeling Groovy"

19)  The Farm  ~  "Groovy Train"

20)  Jocelyn Alice & Right The Stars  ~  "So Groovy (Reach Out Of The Darkness)"

"Burn" Songs

Yesterday, it was songs with "Crash" in their titles. Today, let's finish 'em off with some songs with "Burn" in the titles. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Midnight Oil  ~  "Beds Are Burning"

2)  Usher  ~  "Burn"

3)  Ellie Goulding  ~  "Burn"

4)  Linkin Park  ~  "Burning In The Skies"

5)  Talking Heads  ~  "Burning Down The House"

6)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Picture To Burn"

7)  OneRepublic  ~  "Burning Bridges"

8)  Survivor  ~  "Burning Heart"

9)  Lana Del Rey  ~  "Burning Desire"

10)  AWOLNATION  ~  "Burn It Down"

11)  Elvis Presley (Viva Elvis)  ~  "Burning Love"

12)  Amaranthe  ~  "Burn With Me"

13)  The Gap Band  ~  "Burn Rubber On Me"

14)  David Bowie  ~  "Slow Burn"

15)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  "Burn"

16)  Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals  ~  "Burn To Shine"

17)  Finch  ~  "What It Is To Burn"

18)  Tina Arena  ~  "Burn"

19)  John Farnham  ~  "Burn For You"

20)  Nine Inch Nails  ~  "Burn"

21)  Elton John  ~  "Burn Down The Mission"

22)  Melanie C  ~  "Burn"

23)  Rend Collective  ~  "Burn Like A Star"

24)  Alter Bridge  ~  "Burn It Down"

25)  INXS  ~  "Burn For You"