Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Songs About Writing

Here's part 2 of 3 in a miniseries of posts featuring songs with the famously misnamed "3 R's" (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic). In the first of the "3 R's" which does not actually start with an "R," we have a set of songs with the word "Write" or "Writing" (or some other derivative) in their titles. Ready... set... enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Hollies  ~  “Write On”




2)  John Legend & The Roots  ~  “I Can’t Write Left-Handed”




3)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Everyday I Write The Book”




4)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “Write Your Story”




5)  Earth, Wind, & Fire  ~  “I’ll Write A Song For You”



6)  George Strait  ~  “Write This Down”




7)  Barry Manilow  ~  “I Write The Songs”




8)  Kina Grannis  ~  “Write It In The Sky”




9)  Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit  ~  “The Last Song I Will Write”




10)  Newton Faulkner  ~  “Write It On Your Skin”




11)  Ron Pope  ~  “Writing Letters”




12)  Helen Reddy  ~  “Think I’ll Write A Song”




13)  Hugh Grant  ~  “Don’t Write Me Off”




14)  Sam Smith  ~  “Writing’s On The Wall”




15)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “I Could Write A Book”




16)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  “Write About Love”




17)  OK Go  ~  “The Writing’s On The Wall”




18)  The Low Anthem  ~  “To The Ghosts Who Write History Books”




19)  Father John Misty  ~  “I’m Writing A Novel”




20)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Write Me A Few Of Your Lines / Kokomo Blues / Walkin’ Blues”


Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Songs About Reading

Here's a new three-part series for you about the hilariously misnamed "3 R's." That's right – we'll be exploring first Songs About Reading, then Writing, and then Arithmetic. School is in session...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “If You Could Read My Mind”




2)  Midnight Oil  ~  “Read About It”




3)  The Killers  ~  “Read My Mind”




4)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “As If You Read My Mind”




5)  Brian McKnight  ~  “Can You Read My Mind?”




6)  Professor Green ft. Emeli Sandé  ~  “Read All About It”




7)  Don Henley  ~  “Johnny Can’t Read”




8)  Meat Loaf  ~  “Read ‘Em And Weep”




9)  Lauren Christy  ~  “You Read Me Wrong”




10)  Robert Plant & Alison Krauss  ~  “Please Read The Letter”




11)  Concrete Blonde  ~  “Jenny I Read”




12)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “Read My Lips”




13)  La Dispute  ~  “Woman (Reading)”




14)  Tim McGraw  ~  “If You’re Reading This”




15)  Jimmy Fallon  ~  “The Doors Sing ‘Reading Rainbow’”


Monday, February 8, 2016

"Blood," "Sweat," & "Tears" Songs

Here's a bunch of songs with the words "Blood," "Sweat," and/or "Tears" in their titles. Because, why not? Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Mutemath  ~  “Blood Pressure”




2)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  “Bleed American / Salt Sweat Sugar”




3)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Tears In Heaven”




4)  NONONO  ~  “Pumpin’ Blood”




5)  Simple Minds  ~  “Sweat In Bullet”




6)  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles  ~  “Tears Of A Clown”




7)  Morcheeba  ~  “Blood Like Lemonade”




8)  Eric B. & Rakim  ~  “Don’t Sweat The Technique”




9)  Boyz II Men  ~  “Tracks Of My Tears”




10)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “My Blood”




11)  Ween  ~  “Don’t Sweat It”




12)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Out Of Tears”




13)  Ron Pope  ~  “Tears Of Blood”




14)  C + C Music Factory  ~  “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)




15)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Tears Dry On Their Own”




16)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Blood And Fire”




17)  Inner Circle  ~  “Sweat (A La La Long)”




18)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “Tears On My Pillow”




19)  Joey + Rory  ~  “Are You Washed In The Blood?”




20)  Lowkey ft. Klashnekoff  ~  “Blood, Sweat, & Tears”




21)  Alicia Keys  ~  “Tears Always Win”




22)  Norah Jones  ~  “Young Blood”




23)  Meiko  ~  “Deep Sweat”




24)  Leeland  ~  “Tears Of The Saints”




25)  Paloma Faith  ~  “Blood, Sweat, And Tears”



Sunday, February 7, 2016

“Super” “Bowl” Songs

Tonight, the Carolina Panthers will face the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. In honor of that, here's a bunch of songs with either the word "Super" or "Bowl" (but, curiously, never both words) in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  ABBA  ~  “Super Trouper”




2)  Rush  ~  “The Larger Bowl”




3)  Megadeth  ~  “Super Collider”




4)  Band Of Skulls  ~  “Hollywood Bowl”




5)  Joss Stone  ~  “Super Duper Love”




6)  Trevor Hall  ~  “Bowl Of Light”




7)  Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus)  ~  “Supergirl”




8)  Punch Brothers  ~  “Punchbowl”




9)  The Ting Tings  ~  “Super Critical”




10)  Other Lives  ~  “Dust Bowl III”




11)  Dami Im  ~  “Super Love”




12)  Mumford & Sons  ~  “Dust Bowl Dance”




13)  David Bowie  ~  “Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)”




14)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Dust Bowl”




15)  Charli XCX  ~  “SuperLove”




16)  Veruca Salt  ~  “Laughing In The Sugar Bowl”




17)  Scatman John  ~  “Su Su Su Super Ki Re I”




18)  Bright Eyes  ~  “Bowl Of Oranges”




19)  Chris Brown ft. Keri Hilson  ~  “Superhuman”




20)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “Dust Bowl Children”




21)  James Brown  ~  “Super Bad




22)  Ben Vereen  ~  “Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries”




23)  Beyoncé ft. Frank Ocean  ~  “Superpower”




24)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  “Dust Bowl”




25)  Radiohead  ~  “Supercollider”


Friday, February 5, 2016

“Wicked” Songs

It's not what you think. These songs, in and of themselves, aren't wicked. But each of them does contain the word "Wicked" somewhere in its title. Some good stuff here. Ya might as well check it out. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Cage The Elephant  ~  “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked”




2)  Dorothy  ~  “Wicked Ones”




3)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  “Wicked Garden”




4)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Jessy Dixon  ~  “The Wicked Shall Cease Their Troubling”




5)  Chris Isaak  ~  “Wicked Game”




6)  Ghost And Gale  ~  “Wicked Heart”




7)  Chester See  ~  “Wicked”




8)  Del McCoury ft. Garrison Keillor, Stuart Duncan, Richard Kriehn, & Larry Kohut  ~  “Wicked Path Of Sin”




9)  Cold  ~  “Wicked World”




10)  Garbage  ~  “Wicked Ways”




11)  Sea Wolf  ~  “Wicked Blood”




12)  Diana Vickers  ~  “My Wicked Heart”




13)  Los Lobos  ~  “Wicked Rain”




14)  Slash  ~  “Wicked Stone”




15)  Horse  ~  “Something Wicked This Way Comes”




16)  Reckless Kelly  ~  “Wicked Twisted Road”




17)  Keith Richards  ~  “Wicked As It Seems”




18)  PJ Harvey  ~  “This Wicked Tongue”




19)  Passenger  ~  “Wicked Man’s Rest”




20)  Lone Justice  ~  “Ways To Be Wicked”




21)  Lykke Li  ~  “No Rest For The Wicked”




22)  John Hiatt  ~  “No Wicked Grin”




23)  Imelda May  ~  “Wicked Way”




24)  The Dø  ~  “The Wicked & The Blind”




25)  Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama  ~  “Wicked Man”