Monday, July 25, 2016

Songs About Robots

My son is way into robots at the moment – in particular, the Transformers Rescue Bots show. So here's a bunch of Songs About Robots that he would surely appreciate if he were to actually look at my blog. Which he doesn't.  But you do. So, what are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Daft Punk  ~  “Robot Rock”




2)  The Flaming Lips  ~  “Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1”




3)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Robot”




4)  Trip Lee  ~  “Robot”




5)  Styx  ~  “Mr. Roboto”




6)  Röyksopp ft. Robyn  ~  “The Girl And The Robot”




7)  They Might Be Giants  ~  “Robot Parade”




8)  MC Lars ft. MC Bat Commander & Suburban Legends  ~  “This Gigantic Robot Kills”




9)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  “I Am Not A Robot”




10)  Guided By Voices  ~  “Gold Star For Robot Boy”




11)  Kraftwerk  ~  “The Robots”




12)  Blaze Bayley  ~  “Robot”




13)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Not A Robot, But A Ghost”




14)  Novah  ~  “Robot”




15)  Cage The Elephant  ~  “Tiny Little Robots”




16)  Patrick Watson  ~  “Love Songs For Robots”




17)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Go Robot”




18)  Rick Wakeman  ~  “Robot Man”




19)  Linkin Park  ~  “Robot Boy”




20)  Norma Jean  ~  “Robots 3, Humans 0”




21)  Joe Satriani  ~  “One Robot’s Dream”




22)  Damon Albarn  ~  “Everyday Robots”




23)  The Alan Parsons Project  ~  “I Robot”




24)  Matthew Ebel  ~  “Everybody Needs A Robot”




25)  Umphrey’s McGee  ~  “Robot World”


Friday, July 22, 2016

Confusing Songs

So, it's been a week full of one-off posts, apparently. Not that that's a bad thing. Here we have a bunch of songs with the words "Confusion," "Confused," or "Confusing" in their titles. Because why not, right? Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Disturbed  ~  “Land Of Confusion”




2)  New Order  ~  “Confusion”




3)  Gary Moore  ~  “World Of Confusion”  (One of your ears will enjoy this if you're listening with headphones or earbuds.)




4)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Confusion”




5)  The Gathering  ~  “Confusion”




6)  Tevin Campbell  ~  “Confused”




7)  Genesis  ~  “Land Of Confusion”




8)  The Temptations  ~  “Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today)”




9)  Neil Diamond  ~  “Amazed And Confused”  (The song snippet at the beginning of this clip is called “You Baby.” In case you were confused.)




10)  Little Boots  ~  “Confusion”




11)  Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band  ~  “Confusion”




12)  Secret Affair  ~  “Sound Of Confusion”




13)  Alice In Chains  ~  “Confusion”




14)  THEYCALLMEPIANO  ~  “Confusing”




15)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “Dazed And Confused”  (Just so you know what you’re getting into here..this video is nearly 29 minutes long. Feel free to stop it at any time you like.)




16)  The Zutons  ~  “Confusion”




17)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Confusion”




18)  The Truth  ~  “Confusion (Hits Us Every Time)”




19)  Beck ft. that dog.  ~  “Totally Confused”




20)  The Kinks  ~  “State Of Confusion”




21)  Ajae Moore  ~  “Confused”




22)  Gamma Ray  ~  “Master Of Confusion”




23)  White Rabbits  ~  “Everyone Can't Be Confused”




24)  Phyllis Hyman  ~  “Living In Confusion”




25)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  “Love Or Confusion”


Thursday, July 21, 2016

“Peculiar” Songs

These are peculiar times we're living in. So why not emphasize that fact by listening to some "Peculiar" songs? Well, I can't think of a reason why not. So we might as well...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “A Most Peculiar Man”




2)  O’Hooley & Tidow  ~  “Peculiar Brood”




3)   Mutemath  ~  “Peculiar People”




4)  Chef’Special  ~  “Peculiar”




5)  The Hollies  ~  “Peculiar Situation”




6)  Inlet Sound  ~  “The Peculiar Disappearance Of Marion Bojangles”




7)  Willie Nelson ft. Emmylou Harris  ~  “My Own Peculiar Way”




8)  Gesu no Kiwami Otome  ~  “Ryōkiteki na Kiss o Watashi ni Shite (Give Me Peculiar Kisses)”




9)  Greg Tre Harris  ~  “Peculiar Praise”




10)  Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee  ~  “Life Is So Peculiar”




11)  Harts  ~  “Peculiar”




12)  Kilsy  ~  “Peculiar Star”




13)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Ain’t That Peculiar”




14)  Richard Page  ~  “Peculiar Life”




15)  ATC  ~  “Peculiar Minds”




16)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “In Her Own Peculiar Way”




17)  Debby Holiday  ~  “Peculiar”




18)  The Easybeats  ~  “Peculiar Hole In The Sky”




19)  The Divine Comedy  ~  “Funny Peculiar”




20)  The Abyssinians  ~  “Peculiar Number”




BONUS TRACK:  4 Non Blondes  ~  “What’s Up”  (No, “peculiar” doesn’t appear anywhere in its title, but the word is featured prominently in the pre-chorus and it’s a great song, so here it is.)


Wednesday, July 20, 2016

"Renegade" Songs

Some days you feel like a renegade, and some days you simply like a song with "Renegade" in the title and seek to find a way to include it in a post. Today is the latter. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Styx  ~  “Renegade”




2)  The Paper Kites  ~  “Renegade”




3)   Paramore  ~  “Renegade”




4)  Manafest ft. Trevor McNevan  ~  “Renegade”




5)  Twin Atlantic  ~  “Apocalyptic Renegade”




6)  Cimorelli  ~  “Renegade”




7)  Ash  ~  “Renegade Cavalcade”




8)  Eva Simons  ~  “Renegade”




9)  Yanni  ~  “Renegade”




10)  Sade Serena  ~  “Renegade”




11)  X Ambassadors  ~  “Renegades”




12)  Alexandra Burke  ~  “Renegade”




13)  Milow  ~  “Dreamers And Renegades”




14)  Deadlock  ~  “Renegade”




15)  Jasmine V  ~  “Renegades”




16)  Thin Lizzy  ~  “Renegade”




17)  Shilpa Narayan  ~  “Renegade”




18)  Tracy Lawrence  ~  “Renegades, Rebels, And Rogues”




19)  Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force  ~  “Renegades Of Funk”




20)  ATB ft. Heather Nova  ~  “Renegade”




21)  Daughtry  ~  “Renegade”




22)  Hammerfall  ~  “Renegade”




23)  Eyes Of Providence  ~  “Renegade”




24)  Reigning Days  ~  “Renegade”




25)  (həd) p.e.  ~  “Renegade”


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”