“If,” “And,” & “But” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's another round of "If," "And," and "But" Songs, for those who are interested. Which, for anyone who enjoys good music, well...maybe you SHOULD be interested. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Luther Ingram  ~  “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right”

2)  Metallica  ~  “…And Justice For All”

3)  Judy Garland  ~  “But Not For Me”

4)  Chicago  ~  “If You Leave Me Now”

5)  Brother Cane  ~  “And Fools Shine On”

6)  Ginger Redcliff  ~  “But You Know”

7)  Elvis Presley  ~  “If I Can Dream”

8)  Reba McEntire  ~  “And Still”

9)  The Hoppers  ~  “But For The Blood”

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

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

12)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “But You Know I Love You”

13)  Céline Dion  ~  “If You Asked Me To”

14)  The Whispers  ~  “And The Beat Goes On”

15)  Depeche Mode  ~  “But Not Tonight”

16)  Ray Bolger  ~  “If I Only Had A Brain”

17)  HIM  ~  “And Love Said No”

18)  Thomas Dybdahl  ~  “But We Did”

19)  The Beatles  ~  “If I Fell”

20)  Ciara  ~  “And I”

21)  Michael Schenker & Friends  ~  “But I Want More”

22)  Shirley Bassey  ~  “If You Go Away”

23)   Yes  ~  “And You And I”  (Note to patient viewers: If you make it to the 10:45 mark in this video, the song is over. So unless you want to hear a long, drawn-out story from the Yes guitarist explaining why he has routinely bought a plane ticket for his guitar, you can stop the video right there.)

24)  Now, Now  ~  “But I Do”

25)  Topol  ~  “If I Were A Rich Man”

26)  Billy Joel  ~  “And So It Goes”

27)  The Jam  ~  “But I’m Different Now”

28)  Gladys Knight & The Pips  ~  “If I Were Your Woman”

29)  Babyface  ~  “And Our Feelings”

30)  Blues Traveler  ~  “But Anyway”

“If,” “And,” & “But” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a three-part series (yes, another one!) featuring songs with the words "If," "And," and "But" in their titles. Because...why not? So that the songs I had to choose from wouldn't be limitless, I only allowed myself to pick songs with one of these words at the beginning of the title. Still...there were a lot to choose from. Here's my best effort at narrowing down only the best. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bread  ~  “If”

2)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “And It Spread”

3)  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga  ~  “But Beautiful”

4)  Kurtis Blow  ~  “If I Ruled The World”

5)  Passenger  ~  “And I Love Her”

6)  Shirley Temple  ~  “But Definitely”

7)  Stevie Nicks  ~  “If Anyone Falls”

8)  Frankie J  ~  “And I Had You There”

9)  Emarosa  ~  “But You Won’t Love A Ghost”

10)   Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band  ~  “If The Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me”

11)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  “And The Boys”

12)  Faith Hill  ~  “But I Will”

13)  Sting  ~  “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You”

14)  The Cardigans  ~  “And Then You Kissed Me”

15)  Siouxsie and the Banshees  ~  “But Not Them”

16)  Yvonne Elliman  ~  “If I Can’t Have You”

17)  Deep Purple  ~  “And The Address”

18)  Harriet Hilliard  ~  “But Where Are You?”

19)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “If This Is It”

20)  The Hooters  ~  “And We Danced”

21)  Gilbert O’Sullivan  ~  “But I’m Not”

22)  Barbra Streisand & Vince Gill  ~  “If You Ever Leave Me”

23)  The Beatles  ~  “And I Love Her”

24)  David Cook  ~  “But You Won’t”

25)  Cher  ~  “If I Could Turn Back Time”

26)  Van Morrison  ~  “And It Stoned Me”

27)  Jamie Cullum  ~  “But For Now”

28)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “If You Leave”

29)  Della Reese  ~  “And That Reminds Me”

30)  Bert & Ernie  ~  “But I Like You”

"Particular" Songs

For a refreshing change of pace, this post is a one-off – no series or miniseries this time around. To sweeten the pot even further, it’s a short post – only 12 songs. And…you’re welcome! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “That Particular Time”

2)  Deadhorse  ~  “No Particular Night Or Morning”

3)  Oh Land  ~  “No Particular Order”

4)  Deborah Blando  ~  “Jeito Particular”  (I don’t understand a word she’s singing, but it sure sounds nice!)

5)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “One Particular Harbour”

6)  Blonde Redhead  ~  “In Particular”

7)  Henrique & Juliano  ~  “Céu Particular”  (I don’t know what they’re singing about either, but I like it – so I guess it doesn’t really matter, right?)

8)  The Whigs  ~  “In Particular”

9)  Chuck Berry  ~  “No Particular Place To Go”

10)  Marisa Monte  ~  “Infinito Particular”  (Oh, look! Another song in a foreign language. Isn’t it lovely? I wonder what she’s singing about…)

11)  Shania Twain ft. Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “Ain’t No Particular Way”

12)  Miguel Bosé  ~  “Nada Particular”  (What a great song! Hopefully it’s not about something wretched. I wouldn’t know – I don’t understand the lyrics.)

Songs About Gravity, Vol. 2

We're not touching back down on solid ground just yet. Not till after we've heard these tunes. Part 2 of 2 featuring Songs About "Gravity." And....go!  ~  JH

1)  John Mayer  ~  “Gravity”

2)  Hootie & The Blowfish ft. Nanci Griffith  ~  “Gravity Of The Situation”

3)  Coldplay  ~  “Gravity”

4)  Lucy Schwartz  ~  “Gravity”

5)  The Veer Union  ~  “Defying Gravity”

6)  Against The Current  ~  “Gravity”

7)  Switchfoot  ~  “Oh! Gravity.”

8)  Connie Talbot  ~  “Gravity”

9)  Urbandub  ~  “Gravity”

10)  Zlata Ognevich  ~  “Gravity”

11)  Delirious?  ~  “Gravity”

12)  Papa Roach ft. Maria Brink  ~  “Gravity”

13)  Javier Colon  ~  “Gravity”

14)  DJ Fresh ft. Ella Eyre  ~  “Gravity”

15)  Kristian Bush  ~  “Southern Gravity”

16)  Trentemøller  ~  “Gravity”

17)  Stephen Kellogg And The Sixers  ~  “Gravity”

18)  Steve Vai  ~  “Gravity Storm”

19)  Hooverphonic  ~  “Gravity”

20)  Grand Mexican Warlock  ~  “Gravity Pin”  (And the winner of Best Band Name In The Post goes to…)

Songs About Gravity, Vol. 1

Some subjects are perfect fodder for singers and songwriters, and by the looks of it, "Gravity" is one such subject. I base this theory on the preponderance of not just songs – but great songs – which bear the word in their titles and lyrics. Here's part 1 of 2 featuring Songs About "Gravity." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Soul Asylum  ~  “Gravity”

2)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “Gravity”

3)  The Allman Brothers Band ft. The Tonight Show Brass  ~  “True Gravity”

4)  Idina Menzel & Kristin Chenoweth  ~  “Defying Gravity”

5)  R.E.M.  ~  “Feeling Gravity’s Pull”

6)  Emmylou Harris  ~  “Defying Gravity”

7)  Shawn McDonald  ~  “Gravity”

8)  Kerli  ~  “Zero Gravity”

9)  Big & Rich  ~  “Gravity”

10)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “Gravity”

11)  The Verve  ~  “Gravity Grave”

12)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Jesus & Gravity”

13)  Mads Langer  ~  “No Gravity”

14)  Pixie Lott  ~  “Gravity”

15)  Caleb Johnson  ~  “Fighting Gravity”

16)  Borgeous ft. Lights  ~  “Zero Gravity”

17)  Tyrone Wells  ~  “Gravity”

18)  Out Of The Grey  ~  “Gravity”

19)  Counting Crows  ~  “Like Teenage Gravity”

20)  Vienna Teng  ~  “Gravity”