Remote Control Songs, Vol. 1: “Stop” & “Play"

Here begins a new 3-part series featuring songs with words commonly found on a TV, VCR, DVD, or BluRay remote control in their titles. First up, "Stop" and "Play" Songs. Next time, "Fast Forward" and "Pause" Songs. And because, apparently, it's such a common theme in popular songwriting, "Rewind" Songs will get their very own post. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Krizz Kaliko  ~  “Stop The World”

2)  Wild Cherry  ~  “Play That Funky Music”

3)  OneRepublic  ~  “Stop And Stare”

4)  Neil Diamond & Shirley Bassey  ~  “Play Me”

5)  Fatback Band  ~  “(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop”

6)  iamamiwhoami  ~  “Play”

7)  The Glitch Mob  ~  “We Can Make The World Stop”

8)  Shannon  ~  “Let The Music Play”

9)  The Smiths  ~  “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before”

10)  Björk  ~  “Play Dead”

11)  Radiohead  ~  “Stop Whispering”

12)  Kansas  ~  “Play The Game Tonight”

13)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Stop To Love”

14)  Miriam Bryant  ~  “Push Play”

15)  Don Henley ft. Dolly Parton  ~  “When I Stop Dreaming”

16)  Backstreet Boys  ~  “Quit Playing Games With My Heart”

17)  Eels  ~  “Last Stop: This Town”

18)  Paramore  ~  “Playing God”

19)  New Edition, Whitney Houston, LaToya Jackson, Herb Alpert, Toni Basil, Andraé Crouch, Nancy Reagan, et al.  ~  “Stop The Madness”

20)  Rascal Flatts  ~  “Play”

“To” & “From” Songs, Vol. 3

One last post in this series, with love "From" me to "You." No, really, whomever you folks are who actually click on my posts and enjoy them, I love you. I mean, I don't want to marry you or anything, but otherwise you're the best! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mr. Big  ~  “To Be With You”

2)  Dan + Shay  ~  “From The Ground Up”

3)  Bee Gees  ~  “To Love Somebody”

4)  Hillsong Worship  ~  “From The Inside Out”

5)  Céline Dion  ~  “To Love You More”

6)  Dawes  ~  “From A Window Seat”

7)  Shakey Graves  ~  “To Cure What Ails…”

8)  Kris Kristofferson  ~  “From Here To Forever”

9)  Metallica  ~  “To Live Is To Die”

10)  I Am They  ~  “From The Day”

11)  Crosby, Stills, & Nash  ~  “To The Last Whale”

12)  Lene Marlin  ~  “From This Day”

13)  Owl City  ~  “To The Sky”

14)  Vance Joy  ~  “From Afar”

15)  Bombay Bicycle Club  ~  “To The Bone”

16)  America  ~  “From A Moving Train”

17)  Belle & Sebastian  ~  “To Be Myself Completely”

18)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  “From A Jack To A King”

19)  Dream Theater  ~  “To Live Forever”

20)  Jack Johnson  ~  “From The Clouds”

“To” & “From” Songs, Vol. 2

And we're back...to "To" and "From" songs. I don't even have to tell you, because I know you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Oasis  ~  “To Be Where There’s Life”

2)  Dolly Parton  ~  “From Here To The Moon And Back”

3)  The Five Satins  ~  “To The Aisle”

4)  Paul Weller  ~  “From The Floorboards Up”

5)  Savage Garden  ~  “To The Moon & Back”

6)  Martina McBride  ~  “From The Ashes”

7)  Dawes  ~  “To Be Completely Honest”

8)  Hozier  ~  “From Eden”

9)  Fiona Apple  ~  “To Your Love”

10)   The Pretenders  ~  “From The Heart Down / Human”

11)  Dan Fogelberg  ~  “To The Morning”

12)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  “From The Stalls”

13)  Kyla LaGrange  ~  “To Be Torn”

14)  The Beatles  ~  “From Me To You”

15)  All Time Low  ~  “To Live And Let Go”

16)  Sunny Sweeney  ~  “From A Table Away”

17)  Saint Motel  ~  “To My Enemies”

18)  Lifehouse  ~  “From Where You Are”

19)  Hillsong Worship  ~  “To Be Like You”

20)  Schuyler Fisk  ~  “From Where I’m Standing”

“To” & “From” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a new three-part series (I know, I know, I know!) featuring songs with the words "To" and "From" in their titles. Since these words are so common, I limited myself to choosing only songs with titles that BEGIN with one of these words. Even so, the choices were many and the chosen are solid. I always say "Enjoy!", but this time (and the time after that, and the time after that) I really think you will.  ~  JH

1)  Hozier  ~  “To Be Alone”

2)  Bette Midler  ~  “From A Distance”

3)  Lulu  ~  “To Sir With Love”

4)  Linkin Park  ~  “From The Inside”

5)  Kutless  ~  “To Know That You’re Alive”

6)  Emerson, Lake, & Palmer  ~  “From The Beginning”

7)  Joan As Police Woman  ~  “To Be Loved”

8)  Shania Twain  ~  “From This Moment On”

9)  Wang Chung  ~  “To Live And Die In L.A.”

10)  Haley Bonar  ~  “From A Cage”

11)  Hugh Jackman & Richard Marx  ~  “To Where You Are”

12)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions ft. Glenn Tilbrook  ~  “From A Whisper To A Scream”

13)  Garth Brooks  ~  “To Make You Feel My Love”

14)  Dan Croll  ~  “From Nowhere”

15)  Alela Diane  ~  “To Begin”

16)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)”

17)  Jack Johnson  ~  “To The Sea”

18)  The Civil Wars  ~  “From This Valley”

19)  Bethany Dillon  ~  “To Those Who Wait”

20)  Corey Taylor, Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen, & Scott Reeder  ~  “From Can To Can’t”  (In case you’re unfamiliar with these “random” guys…Taylor’s the lead singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour; Grohl was a member of Nirvana and now fronts the Foo Fighters; Nielsen played lead guitar for Cheap Trick; and Reeder was the bassist for Kyuss and The Obsessed. Yeah, I know. Some of you are still like, "WHO?")

Songs About Curtains

Yet another mundane idea for a post that turned out to be quite delightful. In my opinion, at least. I may be biased. Whatever. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Diana Krall ft. Steve Buscemi  ~  “When The Curtain Comes Down”

2)  Beirut  ~  “After The Curtain”

3)  Tori Amos  ~  “Curtain Call”

4)  Sum 41  ~  “Pull The Curtain”

5)  Rosi Golan  ~  “Curtain Call”

6)  Elton John  ~  “We All Fall In Love Sometimes / Curtains”

7)  Clare Bowen ft. Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  ~  “Curtain Call”

8)  Alan Jackson  ~  “A House With No Curtains”

9)  Danielle Ate The Sandwich  ~  “The Drawing Back Of Curtains”

10)  Matthew Mills  ~  “The Final Curtain”

11)  Bryan Rice ft. Julie  ~  “Curtain Call”

12)  Kevin Spacey  ~  “The Curtain Falls”

13)  Last Lynx  ~  “Curtains”

14)  Chronixx  ~  “Behind Curtain”

15)  Jessi Teich  ~  “The Curtain Call”

16)  Aiden Grimshaw  ~  “Curtain Call”

17)  Phish  ~  “The Curtain”

18)  Pigeon  ~  “Curtain Call”

19)  Billy Talent  ~  “Cut The Curtains”

20)  Timber Timbre  ~  “Curtains?!”