Monday, March 14, 2016

“Do” Or “Die” Songs, Vol. 3

And we're back to these "Do" or "Die" songs. Again? Yes, I'm afraid so. But don't worry, there's only one more "volume" after this one. So stop griping and enjoy already!  ~  JH



1)  Aerosmith  ~  “Let The Music Do The Talking”




2)  Lana Del Rey  ~  “Born To Die”





3)  Robyn  ~  “Do You Know (What It Takes)”




4)  Queen  ~  “No One But You (Only The Good Die Young)”




5)  Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories  ~  “Do You Sleep?”




6)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Texas When I Die”




7)  The Heavy  ~  “How You Like Me Now?”




8)  Garbage  ~  “Till The Day I Die”




9)  Lianne La Havas  ~  “What You Don’t Do”




10)  Boyd Rivers  ~  “You Got To Take Sick And Die (One Of These Days)”




11)  The Rocket Summer  ~  “Do You Feel”




12)  Moe Bandy  ~  “Too Old To Die Young”




13)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Do It For Love”




14)  Third Day  ~  “’Til The Day I Die”




15)  The Corrs  ~  “I Do What I Like”




16)  Brenda Lee  ~  “Love You Till I Die”




17)  Stabbing Westward  ~  “What Do I Have To Do?”




18)  Lisa Hannigan  ~  “Safe Travels (Don’t Die)”




19)  Tedashii ft. Trip Lee & Lecrae  ~  “Nothing I Can’t Do”




20)  Lower Dens  ~  “To Die In L.A.”




21)  UB40  ~  “The Way You Do The Things You Do”




22)  William Lee Golden  ~  “Before I Die”




23)  Mark Wills  ~  “I Do (Cherish You)”




24)  Scorpions  ~  “The Good Die Young”




25)  Jewel  ~  “I Do”


Friday, March 11, 2016

"Favorite" Songs

In case you were wondering, these aren't MY favorite songs, although I do like several of them quite a bit. Nope, they're quite simply a collection of songs with the word "Favorite" in their titles. Or "Favourite" for the ones by the European-based artists. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Julie Andrews  ~  “My Favorite Things”




2)  O.A.R.  ~  “Favorite Song”




3)  Colbie Caillat ft. Common  ~  “Favorite Song”




4)  Phillips, Craig, & Dean  ~  “Favorite Song Of All”




5)  Alison Krauss and Union Station  ~  “New Favorite”




6)  Howie Day  ~  “Favorite Song”




7)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “My Favorite Mistake”




8)  Newsong  ~  “Your Favorite Name Is Father”




9)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Favorite Hello”




10)  Motion City Soundtrack  ~  “My Favorite Accident”




11)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “My Favorite Plum”




12)  Harry Nilsson  ~  “Mr. Richland’s Favorite Song / One”




13)  K’s Choice  ~  “Favorite Adventure”




14)  Thousand Foot Krutch  ~  “Favorite Disease”




15)  Quadron  ~  “Favorite Star”




16)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “My Favorite Girl”




17)  The Cardigans  ~  “My Favourite Game”




18)  The Figgs  ~  “My Favorite Shirt”




19)  Sophie Madeleine & Friends  ~  “You Are My Favourite”




20)  Dawes  ~  “All Your Favorite Bands”




21)  Silvina Moreno  ~  “Favorite Perfume”




22)  Owen Paul  ~  “My Favourite Waste Of Time”




23)  Stars  ~  “My Favourite Book”




24)  Jimmy Wahlsteen  ~  “It’s Your Favorite”




25)  Haircut 100  ~  “Favourite Shirts”


Thursday, March 10, 2016

“Do” Or “Die” Songs, Vol. 2

Continuing the series I started yesterday, here's another set of songs featuring the words "Do" or "Die" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Tina Turner  ~  “What’s Love Got To Do With It?”




2)  Disney’s Circle Of Stars  ~  “Do You Want To Build A Snowman?”




3)  Kate Nash  ~  “Do-Wah-Doo”




4)  The Magnetic Fields  ~  “I Die”




5)  Phil Collins  ~  “Do You Remember”




6)  Johnny Cash  ~  “When I’ve Learned Enough To Die”




7)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Do The Evolution”




8)  Warpaint  ~  “Love Is To Die”




9)  Hozier  ~  “Like Real People Do”




10)  Blood, Sweat, & Tears  ~  “And When I Die”




11)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Like The Way I Do”




12)  Emmylou Harris  ~  “Don’t Let Our Love Die”




13)  Deborah Cox  ~  “Where Do We Go From Here?”




14)  The Enemy UK  ~  “We’ll Live And Die In These Towns”




15)  Wham!  ~  “Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do?)”  (Wow, this is horrible! But boy, is it hilarious!)




16)  Janelle Monaé  ~  “Dance Or Die”




17)  The White Stripes  ~  “You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told)”




18)  Steve Vai  ~  “Die To Live”




19)  The Police  ~  “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da”




20)  Clay Walker  ~  “Live Until I Die”




21)  Jasmine Thompson  ~  “Do It Now”




22)  Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band  ~  “The Last To Die”




23)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  “Where Do My Bluebird Fly?”




24)  Marty Robbins  ~  “Some Memories Just Won’t Die”




25)  Steely Dan  ~  “Do It Again”


Wednesday, March 9, 2016

“Do” Or “Die” Songs, Vol. 1

Because my modus operandi is to come up what I think is a great idea for a post and then proceed to get utterly carried away with it, here's part 1 of what will be a 4-part series of posts featuring songs with the words "Do" or "Die" in their titles. Why ask why? Just listen and enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “Love Me Like You Do”




2)  Alicia Keys & Jack White  ~  “Another Way To Die”




3)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Do I Wanna Know?”




4)  Paul McCartney & Wings  ~  “Live And Let Die”




5)  Bryan Adams  ~  “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”




6)  Boyce Avenue  ~  “When The Lights Die”




7)  Luke Bryan  ~  “Do I”




8)  Jann Arden  ~  “I Would Die For You”




9)  Colbie Caillat  ~  “I Do”




10)  The Band Perry  ~  “If I Die Young”




11)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)”




12)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “(Forever) Live And Die”




13)  Kutless  ~  “What Faith Can Do”




14)  Dirty Projectors  ~  “About To Die”




15)  Lisa Hannigan  ~  “What’ll I Do”




16)  Joe Diffie  ~  “Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die)”




17)  Ben Folds Five  ~  “Do It Anyway”




18)  Tarja  ~  “Die Alive”




19)  Bonnie Tyler & Todd Rundgren  ~  “Loving You’s A Dirty Job (But Somebody’s Gotta Do It)”




20)  TobyMac ft. NF  ~  “’Til The Day I Die”




21)  Tony Bennett & Aretha Franklin  ~  “How Do You Keep The Music Playing?”




22)  Thomas Rhett  ~  “Die A Happy Man”




23)  Lisa Loeb  ~  “I Do”




24)  Foo Fighters  ~  “Let It Die”




25)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Do Everything”


Tuesday, March 8, 2016

“Shock” & “Awe” Songs

By jove, it's not another miniseries! Or an "Opposites" post! What gives? Who cares? Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Oasis  ~  “The Shock Of The Lightning”




2)  Jesus Culture ft. Kim Walker-Smith  ~  “In Awe Of You”




3)  Green Day  ~  “State Of Shock”




4)  Hillsong Live  ~  “Stand In Awe”




5)  The Psychedelic Furs  ~  “Shock”




6)  Mizan  ~  “Awe”




7)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “Shock To Your System”




8)  Heritage Singers  ~  “In Awe”




9)  Peter Gabriel  ~  “Shock The Monkey”




10)  Rey Fresco  ~  “All In Awe”




11)  Yes  ~  “Shock To The System”




12)  Annabel Soh  ~  “I Stand In Awe”




13)  The Souljazz Orchestra  ~  “Shock And Awe”




14)  B. Reith  ~  “Awe-Struck”




15)  The Motels  ~  “Shock”




16)  DeLooze  ~  “Moon Of Awe”




17)  Ramones  ~  “Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment”




18)  Jon Thurlow  ~  “Stand In Awe”




19)  Gemma Hayes  ~  “Shock To My System”




20)  The Outsiders  ~  “In Awe”