It's playoff time for Major League Baseball, and I'm super-excited! In honor of that (and considering that I've already posted "Hit" and "Run" and "Catch" and "Throw" songs in recent months), here's a bunch of songs with the word "Ball" or "Strike" in their titles. Can't get enough of these? Just you wait, 'cuz Vol. 2 is coming up next. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Jerry Lee Lewis ~ “Great Balls Of Fire”
2) The Smiths ~ “Bigmouth Strikes Again”
3) George Strait ~ “Big Ball’s In Cowtown”
4) Steve Aoki ft. NERVO & Tony Junior ~ “Lightning Strikes”
5) Listener ~ “There Are Wrecking Balls Inside Us” (Well, that was…different.)
6) Yes ~ “Lightning Strikes”
7) Miley Cyrus ~ “Wrecking Ball”
8) Ozzy Osbourne ~ “Lightning Strikes”
9) Jack White ~ “High Ball Stepper”
10) All Saints ~ “One Strike”
11) R.E.M. ~ “Beachball”
12) Dirty Heads ~ “Strike Gently”
13) Grimes ~ “Crystal Ball”
14) Maroon 5 ~ “Lucky Strike”
15) Steve Vai ~ “Giant Balls Of Gold”
16) Temple Of The Dog ~ “Hunger Strike”
17) Ryan Adams ~ “My Wrecking Ball”
18) Snow Patrol ~ “The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?)”
19) Leon Bridges ~ “Ball Of Confusion”
20) Tower Of Power ~ “You Strike My Main Nerve”
21) Social Distortion ~ “Ball And Chain”
22) Cheap Trick ~ “Clock Strikes Ten”
23) Aubrey O’Day ~ “Wrecking Ball”
24) Paul Revere & The Raiders ~ “The Great Airplane Strike”
25) Emmylou Harris ft. Neil Young ~ “Wrecking Ball”