Songs For Halloween, Vol. 2

Halloween is almost upon us. With that in mind, here's a collection of spooky, sinister, macabre, frightening, scary, and downright creepy songs. Within you will find songs about ghosts, monsters, zombies, skeletons, trick-or-treating, dead men, and even Halloween itself. Now this intro may be sufficient in itself to give you nightmares. But if not, take a listen...and enjoy...if you dare!  ~  JH

1)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “Spooky”

2)  David Bowie  ~  “Scary Monsters And Super Creeps”

3)  The Black Keys  ~  “Sinister Kid”

4)  The Agonist  ~  “Danse Macabre”

5)  Rise Against  ~  “A Life Less Frightening”

6)  Aqua  ~  “Halloween”

7)  Oingo Boingo  ~  “Dead Man’s Party”

8)  The Shins  ~  “Caring Is Creepy”

9)  STRFKR  ~  “Beach Monster”

10)  Alice Cooper  ~  “Welcome To My Nightmare”

11)  Natalia Kills  ~  “Zombie”

12)  Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark  ~  “Trick Or Treat”

13)  The Good Natured  ~  “Skeleton”

14)  Ella Henderson  ~  “Ghost”

15)  Katie Melua  ~  “Scary Films”

16)  Live  ~  “Ghost”

17)  My Chemical Romance  ~  “The Ghost Of You”

18)  The Aquabats  ~  “Fashion Zombies!”

19)  Coldplay  ~  “Ghost Story”

20)  Ray Parker, Jr.  ~  “Ghostbusters”

21)  Pop Evil  ~  “Monster You Made”

22)  Kamelot  ~  “Ghost Opera”

23)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  “Halloween”

24)  Passion Pit  ~  “Cry Like A Ghost”

25)  Dead By April  ~  “Beautiful Nightmare”

“Hero”-ic Songs

I'd like to tell you that this post originated because I was feeling particularly heroic at the time, or because I or someone I know recently did something heroic. But that would be lying. There were simply a number of good songs about heroes that I wanted to post, and so I did. And that was as good a reason as any. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Enrique Iglesias  ~  “Hero”

2)  Alesso ft. Tove Lo  ~  “Heroes (We Could Be)”

3)  The Script  ~  “Superheroes”

4)  Mariah Carey  ~  “Hero”

5)  Family Of The Year  ~  “Hero”

6)  Tina Turner  ~  “We Don’t Need Another Hero”

7)  The Wallflowers  ~  “Heroes”  (I know this is a cover of an older song, but I much prefer this version to David Bowie's original. Sorry, music purists!)

8)  Bonnie Tyler  ~  “Holding Out For A Hero”

9)  Foo Fighters  ~  “My Hero”

10)  M People  ~  “Search For The Hero”

11)  Randy Travis  ~  “Heroes And Friends”

12)  Nas ft. Keri Hilson  ~  “Hero”  (Who else do you know who could transition so smoothly from a Randy Travis song to one by Nas? Yep, I didn't think so.)

13)  AWOLNATION  ~  “Kill Your Heroes”

14)  Oh Land  ~  “Half Hero”

15)  Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators  ~  “No More Heroes”

16)  The Asteroids Galaxy Tour  ~  “Hero”

17)  Metallica  ~  “Hero Of The Day”

18)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “I’m Not Your Hero”

19)  Green Day  ~  “Working Class Hero”

20)  Aqua  ~  “Cartoon Heroes”

21)  Foreigner  ~  “Juke Box Hero”

22)  Skillet  ~  “Hero”

23)  KISS  ~  “A World Without Heroes”

24)  Trip Lee ft. Jai  ~  “The Invasion (Hero)”

25)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Local Hero”

"Above" Songs

Here's the follow-up to yesterday's post, which is another "Opposites" two-parter. Those were "Below" songs, and these are "Above" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Death From Above”

2)  Bear’s Den  ~  “Above The Clouds Of Pompeii”

3)  Norah Jones  ~  “Above Ground”

4)  Theory Of A Deadman  ~  “Head Above Water”

5)  Angus Stone  ~  “Clouds Above”

6)  Rae Morris  ~  “From Above”

7)  Mad Season  ~  “I’m Above”

8)  Mike Oldfield  ~  “Far Above The Clouds”

9)  Doro Pesch  ~  “Above The Ashes”

10)  Buck Owens & Don Rich  ~  “Above & Beyond”

11)  Paul Weller  ~  “Above The Clouds”

12)  Ricky Skaggs  ~  “Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’”

13)  For All Seasons  ~  “High Above It All”

14)  Jeff Tweedy  ~  “Down From Above”

15)  George Jones  ~  “The Window Up Above”

"Below" Songs

So, we're back to doing "Opposites" music posts again, are we? Yep, we are. These are "Below" songs. Next time, "Above" songs. And there's nothing you can do about it...but enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mumford & Sons  ~  “Below My Feet”

2)  The Revivalists  ~  “Navigate Below”

3)  Regina Spektor  ~  “Field Below”

4)  Robin Trower  ~  “For Earth Below”

5)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  “The Fire Down Below”

6)  Azedia  ~  “Fall Below”

7)  Shane Alexander  ~  “The Sky Below”

8)  Mormon Tabernacle Choir  ~  “From All That Dwell Below The Skies”

9)  Ernest Ranglin  ~  “Below The Baseline”

10)  From Indian Lakes  ~  “Below”

11)  Low  ~  “Below & Above”

12)  Chevelle  ~  “Send The Pain Below”

13)  Nine Inch Nails  ~  “The Great Below”

14)  Closure  ~  “Look Out Below”

15)  Sonny Boy Williamson  ~  “Nine Below Zero”

Big Band & Swing Music

Tomorrow, my wife, kids, and I will be going to a family reunion for my Grandma Hill's side of the family, the Browns. My grandma was not only the Best Grandma Ever (sorry if you think YOUR Grandma is/was – she's not), she was also my best friend when I was younger. She passed away in January of 1992, and a part of me has been lost ever since. The last time we had a Brown Family Reunion was only a year or two after my grandma passed. In her younger and even older years, she had been a huge fan of Big Band music. She loved to dance to it as long as she was able to. In memory of my Grandma Hill, here's a collection of some of the finest Big Band and Swing music ever produced. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Glenn Miller Orchestra  ~  “In The Mood”

2)  Benny Goodman  ~  “Sing, Sing, Sing”

3)  Artie Shaw  ~  “Begin The Beguine”

4)  Harry James  ~  “Green Onions”

5)  Count Basie  ~  “One O’Clock Jump”

6)  Woody Herman & His Swingin’ Herd  ~  “Woodchopper’s Ball”

7)  Duke Ellington  ~  “It Don’t Mean A Thing”

8)  Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich  ~  “The Drum Battle”  (Wow, this is fairly epic! Who do YOU think won the battle?)

9)  Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra  ~  “Song Of India”

10)  Louis Armstrong  ~  “A Kiss To Build A Dream On”

11)  Dizzy Gillespie  ~  “Salt Peanuts”

12)  Bob Crosby And His Orchestra  ~  “Big Noise From Winnetka”

13)  Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra  ~  “Tangerine”

14)  Earl “Fatha” Hines  ~  “Memories Of You”

15)  Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five  ~  “Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby?”

16)  Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians  ~  “Sioux City Sue”

17)  Kay Kyser & His Orchestra  ~  “Like The Fella Once Said”

18)  Lawrence Welk  ~  “Muskrat Ramble”

19)  Hoagy Carmichael  ~  “The Monkey Song”

20)  Shep Fields And His Rippling Rhythm  ~  “Breathless”

21)  Billy Eckstine  ~  “Prisoner Of Love”

22)  Louis Prima  ~  “Just A Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody”

23)  Cab Calloway  ~  “Minnie The Moocher”

24)  Les Brown And His Band Of Renown  ~  “Leapfrog”

25)  Lionel Hampton  ~  “Flying Home”