Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Songs About Gasoline

If you're like me, you sometimes wonder strange things. Like whether or not there are any good Songs About Gasoline. And if you're like me, you then investigate this wondering and find yourself pleasantly surprised that there are, in fact, a plethora of good gasoline-related songs. But you're probably not like me. Lucky you. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Silent Comedy  ~  “Gasoline”




2)  Sia  ~  “Fire Meet Gasoline”




3)   Rise Against  ~  “Black Masks And Gasoline”




4)  Shovels & Rope  ~  “Gasoline”




5)  Turnpike Troubadours  ~  “Diamonds & Gasoline”




6)  The Dead Weather  ~  “Gasoline”




7)  The Hollies  ~  “Gasoline Alley Bred”




8)  Alpine  ~  “Gasoline”




9)  The Reverend Horton Heat  ~  “Victory Lap / Smell Of Gasoline”




10)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Gasoline”




11)  Dead Sons  ~  “Gasoline”




12)  The Airborne Toxic Event  ~  “Gasoline”




13)  LeAnn Rimes, Rob Thomas, & Jeff Beck  ~  “Gasoline And Matches”




14)  Kicking Harold  ~  “Gasoline”




15)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Palm Trees, Helicopters, And Gasoline”




16)  Katie Melua  ~  “Gasoline Alley”




17)  Audioslave  ~  “Gasoline”




18)  Garrison Starr  ~  “Gasoline”




19)  Will And The Won’ts  ~  “Gasoline”




20)  Beverley Mahood  ~  “Hope And Gasoline”




21)  Skillet  ~  “Gasoline”




22)  Houndmouth  ~  “Gasoline”




23)  The Baboons  ~  “Drinkin’ Gasoline”




24)  Terri Clark  ~  “A Little Gasoline”




25)  DecembeRadio  ~  “Gasoline”




Monday, July 18, 2016

“Underdog” Songs

This one goes out to all the underdogs out there. While there are a handful of "household names" among these artists, there are also quite a few gems by lesser-known artists (appropriate for an "Underdog" theme, eh?). Nevertheless, I believe you will...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Lisa Loeb  ~  “Underdog”




2)  Turin Brakes  ~  “Underdog (Save Me)”




3)   Europe  ~  “Spirit Of The Underdog” 




4)  Holly  ~  “The Underdog”




5)  12 Stones  ~  “Anthem For The Underdog”




6)  Pastel Lite  ~  “Underdog”




7)  Nellie McKay  ~  “Beneath The Underdog”




8)  Chasing The Jeffrey  ~  “Underdog”




9)  Anna F.  ~  “Underdog”




10)  Sly & The Family Stone  ~  “Underdog”




11)  Martha Redbone  ~  “Underdog”




12)  Sol Driven Train  ~  “Underdog”




13)  Benjamin  ~  “Underdog”




14)  Audio Adrenaline  ~  “Underdog”




15)  John Doe  ~  “Darling Underdog”  (I'm guessing that's not his real name.)




16)  Kill Paradise  ~  “The Underdog Anthem”




17)  Imagine Dragons  ~  “Underdog”




18)  You Me At Six  ~  “Underdog”




19)  The Lost Trailers  ~  “Underdog”  (Skip to the 3:00 mark if you don’t wish to hear the intro story.)




20)  Doom Unit  ~  “Underdog”




21)  Mudhoney  ~  “Beneath The Valley Of The Underdog”




22)  Spoon  ~  “The Underdog”




23)  Kyle Massey  ~  “Underdog Raps”




24)  Kasabian  ~  “Underdog”




25)  Butthole Surfers  ~  “Underdog”  (Listeners of a certain age might recognize this as the theme song for the TV cartoon…although the original version didn’t sound quite like this one.)


Friday, July 15, 2016

“Complete” & “Incomplete” Songs

This is a one-off "Opposites" post. Because I figured you needed a break from the miniseries. And because there were only enough good "Complete" and "Incomplete" songs to fill up one post. You're welcome. And enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Clash  ~  “Complete Control”




2)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “Incomplete”




3)   Nightwish  ~  “Deep Silent Complete”




4)  Thousand Foot Krutch  ~  “Incomplete”




5)  Coheed and Cambria  ~  “The End Complete III: The End Complete”




6)  Lisa Mitchell  ~  “Incomplete Lullaby”




7)  Matt Johnson  ~  “Complete”




8)  Hoobastank  ~  “Incomplete”




9)  Gladys Knight & The Pips  ~  “Complete Recovery”




10)  Swing Out Sister  ~  “Incomplete Without You”




11)  Tresor  ~  “Complete”




12)  Backstreet Boys  ~  “Incomplete”




13)  the SweetWater  ~  “Complete”




14)  Blood On The Dance Floor  ~  “Incomplete And All Alone”




15)  Keyshia Cole  ~  “You Complete Me”




16)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Incomplete & Insecure”




17)  Sum 41  ~  “Dear Father (Complete Unknown)”




18)  Krista  ~  “Incomplete”




19)  NEELY  ~  “Complete (The Wedding Song)”




20)  James Bay  ~  “Incomplete”  (Video features dancer Audrey Case)




21)  Kutless  ~  “Complete”




22)  Firstborn  ~  “Incomplete”




23)  Slow Club  ~  “Complete Surrender”




24)  Sisqó  ~  “Incomplete”


Thursday, July 14, 2016

Songs With Alliterative Titles – From A to Z

Every now and then (read: EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE!), my inner "word nerd" makes a cameo appearance, and as a result a post like this one happens. Don't ask why. Just enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Ava Adore”




2)  Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar  ~  “Bad Blood”




3)  Harry Chapin  ~  “Cat’s In The Cradle”




4)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Dirty Diana”




5)  Judas Priest  ~  “Electric Eye”




6)  Tom Petty  ~  “Free Fallin’”




7)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Got To Give It Up”




8)  Whitney Houston ft. Faith Evans & Kelly Price  ~  “Heartbreak Hotel”




9)  My Morning Jacket  ~  “In Its Infancy (The Waterfall)”




10)  The Brian Setzer Orchestra  ~  “Jump Jive An’ Wail”




11)  Culture Club  ~  “Karma Chameleon”  (“K”… “Ch”… Close enough!) 




12)  Zara Larsson  ~  “Lush Life”




13)  Usher  ~  “Moving Mountains”




14)  Ne-Yo  ~  “Never Knew I Needed”  




15)  Patti Labelle ft. Michael McDonald  ~  “On My Own”




16)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  “Pretty Penny”




17)  Carla Bruni  ~  “Quelqu'un m'a dit”  (Please don’t ask me to pronounce this title.)




18)  Rihanna  ~  “Russian Roulette”




19)  A Great Big World ft. Christina Aguilera  ~  “Say Something”




20)  Sam Hunt  ~  “Take Your Time”




21)  Alvvays  ~  “Underneath Us”  (Not the best song in the bunch, but it’s the best I could come up with for a “U” song.)




22)  Coldplay  ~  “Viva La Vida”




23)  Run-D.M.C. ft. Aerosmith  ~  “Walk This Way”




24)  MØ  ~  “XXX 88”  (Okay, maybe this title’s a bit of a stretch, but I’ll challenge you to come up with a better “X” song. Because I can’t.)





25)  The Coasters  ~  “Yakety Yak”





26)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones ft. The Count  ~  “Zig Zag Dance”