“Heavy” & “Light” Songs, Vol. 2

More "Heavy" and "Light" songs. Aren't you excited? No? Well, listen to 'em anyway. It'll do you some good. Or at least it'll pass the time enjoyably. Whichever.  ~  JH

1)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Ain’t It Heavy?”

2)  Joe Satriani  ~  “Light Years Away”

3)  Golden Earring  ~  “Something Heavy Going Down”

4)  Ellie Holcomb  ~  “Marvelous Light”

5)  Phish  ~  “Heavy Things”

6)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “Blue Light, Red Light”

7)  Jethro Tull  ~  “Heavy Horses”

8)  Manfred Mann’s Earth Band  ~  “Blinded By The Light”

9)  Kyla La Grange  ~  “Heavy Stone”

10)  Bethel Music ft. Jeremy Riddle  ~  “In Your Light”

11)  Twenty One Pilots  ~  “Heavydirtysoul”

12)  Orianthi  ~  “Light Of Manos”

13)  The Black Keys  ~  “Heavy Soul”

14)  Rita Ora  ~  “Lover Of The Light”

15)  Andy Grammer  ~  “The Heavy And The Slow”

16)  Joey + Rory  ~  “Turning To The Light”

17)  Damon Albarn  ~  “Heavy Seas Of Love”

18)  Debby Boone  ~  “You Light Up My Life”

19)  Florence + The Machine  ~  “Heavy In Your Arms”

20)  Beck  ~  “Waking Light”

21)  Blake Shelton  ~  “Heavy Liftin’”

22)  Madonna  ~  “Ray Of Light”

23)  Anastacia  ~  “Heavy On My Heart”

24)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light ‘Em Up)”

25)  First Aid Kit  ~  “Heavy Storm”

“Heavy” & “Light” Songs, Vol. 1

As I often do, I came up with a new "Opposites" post that I haven't explored previously. And as I often do, I went a bit overboard. This collection – featuring songs with the words "Heavy" or "Light" in their titles – will span three separate posts. Hang with me, 'cuz there's some good songs in here. Ready... steady...go!  ~  JH

1)  The Hollies  ~  “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother”

2)  Nelly Furtado  ~  “Turn Off The Light”

3)  U.D.O.  ~  “Heavy Rain”

4)  Birdy  ~  “Light Me Up”

5)  Umphrey’s McGee  ~  “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”

6)  Of Monsters And Men  ~  “Yellow Light”

7)  Peter Green  ~  “Heavy Heart”

8)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “Red Morning Light”

9)  Dire Straits  ~  “Heavy Fuel”

10)  The Green Children  ~  “Feel The Light”

11)  Bachman  ~  “Heavy Blues”

12)  Jessie Ware  ~  “Night Light”

13)  Rollins Band  ~  “Love’s So Heavy”

14)  Santana ft. Everlast  ~  “Put Your Lights On”

15)  Collective Soul  ~  “Heavy”

16)  Annie Lennox  ~  “Shining Light”

17)  Paul Weller  ~  “Heavy Soul”

18)  U2  ~  “Ultra Violet (Light My Way)”

19)  Alabama Shakes  ~  “Heavy Chevy”

20)  Phil Collins  ~  “Dance Into The Light”

21)  Gabrielle Aplin  ~  “Heavy Heart”

22)  3 Doors Down  ~  “One Light”

23)  Status Quo  ~  “Heavy Traffic”

24)  Disturbed  ~  “The Light”

25)  Sting  ~  “Heavy Cloud, No Rain”

Songs With Celebrities’ Name In The Titles, Vol. 2

Here you have the second and final installment in a series of Songs With Celebrities' Names In The Titles. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Don McLean  ~  “Vincent”  (Van Gogh, that is)

2)  Pharrell Williams  ~  “Marilyn Monroe”

3)  Dire Straits  ~  “Calling Elvis”

4)  Ryan Adams  ~  “Sylvia Plath”

5)  Elton John  ~  “Oscar Wilde Gets Out”

6)  Warpaint  ~  “Billie Holiday”

7)  Saint Motel  ~  “Benny Goodman”

8)  Johnny Cash  ~  “The Night Hank Williams Came To Town”

9)  CAKE  ~  “Frank Sinatra”

10)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  “Hey Jack Kerouac”

11)  Phantogram  ~  “Bill Murray”

12)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  “Brian Wilson”

13)  Bananarama  ~  “Robert De Niro’s Waiting”

14)  Sleeping With Sirens  ~  “If I’m James Dean, Then You’re Audrey Hepburn”  (Two for the price of one! Too bad the song's only halfway decent.)

15)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson”

Songs With Celebrities’ Name In The Titles, Vol. 1

This is an idea I've been mulling over for awhile now and finally got around to putting together. There were more of these than I thought, so it'll be a two-parter. But I tried not to get too carried away. Only 15 songs in each post. I'll bet you even know several of these. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Weezer  ~  “Buddy Holly”

2)  Kim Carnes  ~  “Bette Davis Eyes”

3)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “Uma Thurman”

4)  The Cranberries  ~  “I Just Shot John Lennon”

5)  MIKA  ~  “Grace Kelly”

6)  Rumer  ~  “Aretha”

7)  Madness  ~  “Michael Caine”

8)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Tim McGraw”

9)  The Wanted  ~  “Walks Like Rihanna”

10)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Steve McQueen”

11)  Gorillaz  ~  “Clint Eastwood”

12)  Eagles ft. Jackson Browne  ~  “James Dean”

13)  Moe Bandy  ~  “Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life”

14)  Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera  ~  “Moves Like Jagger”

15)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “Elvis Presley Blues”

Popular Songs Of 1966, Vol. 3

One more round of the most Popular Songs of 1966, and then we'll move on. These may be last, but they're certainly not least. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Supremes  ~  “My World Is Empty Without You”

2)  The Lovin’ Spoonful  ~  “Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?”

3)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “Homeward Bound”

4)  Robert Parker  ~  “Barefootin’”

5)  The Marvelettes  ~  “Don’t Mess With Bill”

6)  Neil Diamond  ~  “Cherry, Cherry”

7)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “Message To Michael”

8)  Lee Dorsey  ~  “Working In The Coal Mine”

9)  The Sandpipers  ~  “Guantanamera”

10)  Wilson Pickett  ~  “Land Of 1,000 Dances”

11)  The Turtles  ~  “You, Baby”

12)  The Vogues  ~  “Five O’Clock World”

13)  The Beatles  ~  “Nowhere Man”

14)  Herman’s Hermits  ~  “Dandy”

15)  Gary Lewis & The Playboys  ~  “She’s Just My Style”

16)  Bobby Fuller Four  ~  “I Fought The Law”

17)  Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass  ~  “Zorba The Greek”

18)  The Statler Brothers  ~  “Flowers On The Wall”

19)  Lou Rawls  ~  “Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing”

20)  SSgt. Barry Sadler  ~  “Ballad Of The Green Berets”

Popular Songs Of 1966, Vol. 2

We now return to the Swinging' Sixties for another round of the most Popular Songs of 1966. Groovy, baby!  ~  JH

1)  The Mamas & The Papas  ~  “California Dreamin’”

2)  Johnny Rivers  ~  “Secret Agent Man”

3)  The Lovin’ Spoonful  ~  “Daydream”

4)  Nancy Sinatra  ~  “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’”

5)  The Supremes  ~  “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”

6)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “19th Nervous Breakdown”

7)  The Beach Boys  ~  “Barbara Ann”

8)  Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs  ~  “Li’l Red Riding Hood”

9)  The Mindbenders  ~  “A Groovy Kind Of Love”

10)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me”

11)  The Cyrkle  ~  “Red Rubber Ball”

12)  The Left Banke  ~  “Walk Away Renée”

13)  The Outsiders  ~  “Time Won’t Let Me”

14)  The Hollies  ~  “Bus Stop”

15)  James & Bobby Purify  ~  “I’m Your Puppet”

16)  The Temptations  ~  “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg”

17)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “I Am A Rock”

18)  Jimmy Ruffin  ~  “What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted”

19)  Ray Charles ft. Glen Campbell  ~  “Cryin’ Time”

20)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)”