Thursday, April 21, 2016

Songs About Ladies

Ladies and gentlemen, we here at Wax & Tracks ("we" meaning me and my dead bird) are proud to present a collection of songs about "Ladies" and "Gentlemen." Of course, it goes without saying..."Ladies" first! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Ladies Love Outlaws”




2)  Andy Grammer  ~  “Ladies”




3)  Queen Latifah ft. Monie Love  ~  “Ladies First”




4)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “All The Lovely Ladies”




5)  The Isley Brothers  ~  “Who’s That Lady?”




6)  Les Miserables Cast  ~  “Lovely Ladies”




7)  Kool & The Gang  ~  “Ladies’ Night”




8)  The Temptations  ~  “Treat Her Like A Lady”




9)  BeyoncĂ©  ~  “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”




10)  Def Leppard  ~  “Lady Strange”




11)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Three Times A Lady”




12)  Lena Horne  ~  “The Lady Is A Tramp”




13)  The Whispers  ~  “Lady”




14)  Freddie Jackson  ~  “You Are My Lady”




15)  LaBelle  ~  “Lady Marmalade”




16)  Chris De Burgh  ~  “Lady In Red”




17)  Styx  ~  “Lady”




18)  Patti LuPone  ~  “The Ladies Who Lunch”




19)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “Luck Be A Lady”




20)  Joss Stone  ~  “Lady”





21)  Kenny Rogers ft. The Commodores  ~  “Lady”




22)  Stevie Nicks  ~  “Lady”




23)  Jeff Beck Band ft. Billy Gibbons  ~  “Foxy Lady”




24)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Hey, Lucky Lady”




25)  Little River Band  ~  “Lady”


Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Songs About Blessings & Curses

Oh, look! Another "Opposites" post. Imagine that!?!? Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Laura Story  ~  “Blessings”




2)  Audioslave  ~  “The Curse”




3)  Celtic Woman  ~  “The Blessing”




4)  Josh Ritter  ~  “The Curse”




5)  Lykke Li  ~  “Sadness Is A Blessing”




6)  Agnes Obel   ~ “The Curse”




7)  Page CXVI  ~  “Come Thou Fount (Of Every Blessing)”




8)  The Maine  ~  “Kennedy Curse”





9)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Sue Dodge & Ben Speer  ~  “There Shall Be Showers Of Blessing”




10)  PINS  ~  “Curse These Dreams”




11)  Jefferson Starship  ~  “Blessings”




12)  The Humble  ~  “Curse The Weather”




13)  Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney  ~  “Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep”




14)  Cute Is What We Aim For  ~  “The Curse Of Curves”




15)  Damian Marley & Nas  ~  “Count Your Blessings”




16)  The Raveonettes  ~  “Curse The Night”




17)  Cloud Cult  ~  “Blessings”




18)  The Heavy  ~  “Curse Me Good”




19)  Jah Sun  ~  “Life Is A Blessing”




20)  The Dukes of Stratosphear  ~  “You’re A Good Man, Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)”




21)  Positive  ~  “Blessing After Blessing”




22)  Francesca Long  ~  “The Curse”




23)  Leanne Louise  ~  “Count My Blessings”




24)  Cults  ~  “The Curse”




25)  David Bazan  ~  “Curse Your Branches”


Tuesday, April 19, 2016

“Not Enough” Songs

Did you find the "Too Many" songs yesterday to be simply "Too Much"? If so, that's fine. But maybe...just maybe...you found them to be "Not Enough." In which case, you are in luck. Because today's songs are – coincidentally enough – also "Not Enough." Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Van Halen  ~  “Not Enough”




2)  Delain  ~  “Not Enough”




3)  Our Lady Peace  ~  “Not Enough”




4)  Carousel  ~  “Not Enough”




5)  Manic Street Preachers ft. Nina Persson  ~  “Your Love Alone Is Not Enough”




6)  Owen  ~  “Love Is Not Enough”




7)  The Bellamy Brothers  ~  “Too Much Is Not Enough”




8)  J Mascis  ~  “Not Enough”




9)  Starship  ~  “It’s Not Enough”




10)  Neverstore  ~  “So Much Of Not Enough”




11)  Emmylou Harris  ~  “Not Enough”




12)  Boyce Avenue  ~  “Not Enough”




13)  Garbage  ~  “The World Is Not Enough”




14)  Bill Thornton, Showgrey, Karlos Farrar, & Ay-Rock  ~  “Not Enough”




15)  Snow Patrol  ~  “One Night Is Not Enough”




16)  Ride The Clouds  ~  “Not Enough Colors”




17)  Lacuna Coil  ~  “Not Enough”




18)  Stacy Clark  ~  “Not Enough”




19)  3 Doors Down  ~  “Not Enough”




20)  Graveyard  ~  “Too Much Is Not Enough”




21)  Dustin Kensrue  ~  “It’s Not Enough”




22)  Northern Lights*  ~  “Tears Are Not Enough”




23)  Western Haunts  ~  “It’s Not Enough”




24)  Above & Beyond ft. ZoĂ« Johnston  ~  “Love Is Not Enough”




25)  Soren Bryce  ~  “Forever’s Not Enough”




* Northern Lights was a huge conglomeration of Canadian artists who recorded this song for charity, á la “We Are The World” in the United States. Artists featured here include: Gordon Lightfoot, Burton Cummings, Anne Murray, Joni Mitchell, Dan Hill, Neil Young, Bryan Adams, Corey Hart, Bruce Cockburn, Geddy Lee, Mike Reno, Tom Cochrane, and Paul Shaffer, among many others.

Monday, April 18, 2016

“Too Many” Songs

How many songs are in this post? Answer: "Too Many." What kinds of songs are in this post? Answer: "Too Many." How many of these songs are you likely to enjoy? Answer: "Too Many." ~  JH



1)  Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan  ~  “One Too Many Mornings”




2)  Placebo  ~  “Too Many Friends”




3)  Paul McCartney  ~  “Too Many People” / “She Came In Through The Bathroom Window”




4)  Karmin  ~  “Too Many Fish”




5)  Jackson Browne ft. David Lindley  ~  “Too Many Angels”



6)  The Kelly Family  ~  “Too Many Ways”




7)  Genesis  ~  “Many Too Many”




8)  Arc Angels  ~  “Too Many Ways To Fall”




9)  Cathy Dennis  ~  “Too Many Walls”




10)  Primus  ~  “Too Many Puppies”




11)  Bette Midler  ~  “Too Many Fish In The Sea”




12)  Patrick Sweany  ~  “Too Many Hours”




13)  K’s Choice  ~  “Too Many Happy Faces”




14)  Badly Drawn Boy  ~  “Too Many Miracles”




15)  Sick Puppies  ~  “Too Many Words”




16)  Brenda Lee  ~  “Too Many Rivers”




17)  Phoenix  ~  “One Time Too  Many”




18)  The Last Carnival  ~  “Too Many Dreams Have Gone”




19)  Cherri Bomb  ~  “Too Many Faces”




20)  Crystal Gayle  ~  “Too Many Lovers”




21)  Blur  ~  “There Are Too Many Of Us”




22)  Roy Gaines & His West Coast Blues Band  ~  “Too Many Miles Between Us”




23)  Whitesnake  ~  “Too Many Tears”




24)  Josh Rouse  ~  “Too Many Things On My Mind”




25)  Stereophonics  ~  “Too Many Sandwiches”



Sunday, April 17, 2016

More Songs About "No One"

First there was more "Everyone." Now there's more "No One." Go figure! And enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Santana  ~  “No One To Depend On”




2)  Tori Kelly  ~  “No One”




3)  Johnny Cash  ~  “No One Will Ever Know”




4)  CeCe Winans  ~  “No One”




5)  Howard Jones  ~  “No One Is To Blame”




6)  Chrissie Hynde  ~  “You Or No One”




7)  Band Of Horses  ~  “No One’s Gonna Love You”




8)  Wynonna  ~  “No One Else On Earth”




9)  Scorpions  ~  “No One Like You”




10)  Lykke Li  ~  “No One Ever Loved”




11)  Queens Of The Stone Age  ~  “No One Knows”




12)  Shania Twain  ~  “No One Needs To Know”




13)  Joe  ~  “No One Else Comes Close”




14)  Natalie Merchant  ~  “If No One Ever Marries Me / Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow”




15)  Billy Bragg  ~  “No One Knows Nothing Anymore”




16)  Anita Baker  ~  “No One In The World”




17)  David Crowder*Band  ~  “No One Like You”




18)  You Me At Six  ~  “No One Does It Better”




19)  Roxette  ~  “No One Makes It On Her Own”




20)  Marillion  ~  “No One Can”