Saturday, January 7, 2017

Songs About Good Things

And now for something a little less bleak than the last post. Songs About Good Things. Of course, the second song in the list says "Your Good Thing Is About To End." Go figure! Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  KT Tunstall  ~  "Maybe It's A Good Thing"




2)  Lou Rawls  ~  “Your Good Thing (Is About To End)”




3)  Sam Smith  ~  "Good Thing"




4)  Fine Young Cannibals  ~  “Good Thing”




5)  Keith Urban  ~  “Good Thing”




6)  Pixie Lott ft. Shaggy  ~  “A Real Good Thing”





7)  Dashboard Confessional  ~  “Ghost Of A Good Thing”




8)  George Benson  ~  “Never Give Up On A Good Thing”




9)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “When You Got A Good Thing”




10)  Reel Big Fish  ~  “Good Thing”




11)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin’)”




12)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Love Is A Good Thing”




13)  The Afters  ~  “Every Good Thing”




14)  Alan Jackson  ~  “Too Much Of A Good Thing”




15)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “Too Much Of A Good Thing”




16)  B.B. King  ~  “Baby, You Done Lost Your Good Thing”




17)  Barbara Lynn  ~  “You’ll Lose A Good Thing”




18)  Bryan Duncan and the NehoSoul Band  ~  “Wheels Of A Good Thing”




19)  Joan Jett & The Blackhearts  ~  “The Only Good Thing You Ever Said Was Goodbye”




20)  Marc Broussard  ~  “Real Good Thing”




21)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Making A Good Thing Better”




22)  Jackson Browne  ~  “All Good Things”




23)  Gemma Hayes  ~  “Let A Good Thing Go”




24)  BoDeans  ~  “Good Things”




25)  Kathy Mattea  ~  “A Few Good Things Remain”


Friday, January 6, 2017

Songs About Bad Things

Though it may not seem like it at first, this is another one of those "Opposites" posts for which I've become infamous. These tunes are all about "Bad Things" (although a couple of them insist it's "Not A Bad Thing" or that it "Ain't Such A Bad Thing"). Next time, on a more positive note, we'll explore Songs About Good Things. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello  ~  “Bad Things”




2)  Chris Isaak  ~  “Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing”




3)  Rayland Baxter  ~  “Bad Things”




4)  Meiko  ~  “Bad Things”




5)  Gary Allan  ~  “Like It’s A Bad Thing”




6)  Cutting Crew  ~  “No Bad Thing”




7)  Emmy The Great  ~  “Bad Things Coming, We Are Safe”




8)  Justin Timberlake  ~  “Not A Bad Thing”




9)  Cry Of Love  ~  “Bad Thing”




10)  The Mowgli’s  ~  “Bad Thing”




11)  Jace Everett  ~  “Bad Things”




12)  Gene Watson  ~  “We Got A Bad Thing Goin’”




13)  Mozart’s Sister  ~  “Good Thing, Bad Thing”




14)  Hipsway  ~  “Bad Thing Longing”




15)  Barry Gibb  ~  “One Bad Thing”




16)  Be The Bear  ~  “Bad Things”




17)  Richie Kotzen  ~  “Bad Things”




18)  Outshine  ~  “Bad Things Always End Bad”




19)  Terri Clark  ~  “Not A Bad Thing”




20)   The Menzingers  ~  “Bad Things”




21)  L7  ~  “Bad Things”




22)  Loverboy  ~  “Ain’t Such A Bad Thing”




23)  The Heathen Kings  ~  “Good At The Bad Things”




24)  Danny Gokey  ~  “Like That’s A Bad Thing”




25)  Cults  ~  “Bad Things”


Thursday, January 5, 2017

Songs By Artists With Royalty-Inspired Names, Vol. 3: Queens, Princes, and Princesses

Last but not least, the artists with "Queen(s)," "Prince," and "Princess" in their names. Some good stuff here! Check it out!  ~  JH



1)  Queen  ~  “Bohemian Rhapsody”




2)  Queen Latifah  ~  “Just Another Day”




3)  Queens Of The Stone Age  ~  “Little Sister”




4)  Christine And The Queens  ~  “Christine”




5)  Queensryche  ~  “Silent Lucidity”




6)  Queen Ifrica  ~  “Serve And Protect”




7)  McQueen  ~  “Running Out Of Things To Say”




8)  Prince  ~  “Little Red Corvette”




9)  Prince Royce  ~  “Addicted”




10)  Faith Prince  ~  “Poor Unfortunate Souls”




11)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “Brand New Funk”




12)  Prairie Prince  ~  (Untitled Drum Solo)




13)  Prince Buster  ~  “Wash Wash”




14)  Roland Prince  ~  (Unknown Song Title)




15)  Princess Chelsea ft. Jonathan Bree  ~  “The Cigarette Duet”




16)  Princess Nauwisa  ~  “I Like Him”




17)  Princess Princess  ~  “Guitar Man”




18)  Princess Superstar  ~  “The New Evolution”




19)  Princess Century  ~  “Metro”




20)  Princess  ~  “Say I’m Your Number One”


Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Songs By Artists With Royalty-Inspired Names, Vol. 2: More Kings

Didn't get enough songs by "King"-ly artists yesterday? Well, here's more! Next up, songs by "Queen," "Prince," and "Princess" inspired artists. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  King Charles ft. Mumford & Sons  ~  “The Brightest Lights”




2)  King Family  ~  “Carry Me Home”




3)  Earl King  ~  “The Things That I Used To Do”




4)  King Kobra  ~  “Iron Eagle (Never Say Die)”




5)  Pee Wee King & The Golden West Cowboys  ~  “Slow Poke”




6)  Emily King  ~  “Distance”




7)  Crash Kings  ~  “Mountain Man”




8)  Freddie King  ~  “Sweet Home Chicago”




9)  We The Kings ft. Demi Lovato  ~  “We’ll Be A Dream”




10)  The King Blues  ~  “I Got Love”




11)  King  ~  “Love & Pride”




12)  Alvarez Kings  ~  “Fear To Feel”




13)  Kaki King  ~  “Playing With Pink Noise”




14)  Natty King  ~  “No Guns To Town”




15)  King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard  ~  “Rattlesnake”




16)  Jodi King  ~  “Happy”




17)  The King’s Son ft. Blacko  ~  “I’m Not Rich”




18)  King Of Prussia  ~  “Your Condition”




19)  Luke Winslow King ft. Esther Rose  ~  “Travelin’ Myself”




20)  King The Kid  ~  “We Are The Ones”




21)  King Floyd  ~  “Groove Me”




22)  John King  ~  “How Many More”




23)  Diana King  ~  “Shy Guy”




24)  KING  ~  “The Greatest”




25)  Mollie King  ~  “Back To You”


Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Songs By Artists With Royalty-Inspired Names, Vol. 1: Kings

I'm starting the New Year off with a brand-new series, lucky you! This set and the two posts that will follow it feature songs by artists whose names (given or invented) have the words "King(s)", "Queen(s)", "Prince", or "Princess" somewhere in them. Since there were far more "King" artists than any of the others, they will comprise the entirety of the first two posts. All the others will share space in Vol. 3. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “Use Somebody”




2)  Ben E. King  ~  “Stand By Me”




3)  Elle King  ~  “Ex’s & Oh’s”




4)  for KING & COUNTRY  ~  “Ceasefire”




5)  Capital Kings  ~  “You’ll Never Be Alone”




6)  Kings Of Convenience  ~  “I’d Rather Dance With You”




7)  Evelyn “Champagne” King  ~  “Shame”




8)  King’s X  ~  “Over My Head”




9)  King Crimson  ~  “Elephant Talk”




10)  Carole King  ~  “It’s Too Late”




11)  Common Kings  ~  “Wade In Your Water”




12)  King Diamond  ~  “Sleepless Nights”




13)  B.B. King ft. Tracy Chapman  ~  “The Thrill Is Gone”




14)  King Harvest  ~  “Dancin’ In The Moonlight”




15)  Gipsy Kings  ~  “Djobi Djoba”




16)  King Curtis & The Kingpins  ~  “Memphis Soul Stew”




17)  Lost Kings ft. Katelyn Tarver  ~  “You”




18)  Nat King Cole  ~  “When I Fall In Love”




19)  The Kings  ~  “This Beat Goes On / Switchin’ To Glide”




20)  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  ~  “The Game Gets Old”




21)  The Flower Kings  ~  “For The Love Of Gold”




22)  To Kill A King  ~  “Funeral”




23)  Albert King  ~  “Born Under A Bad Sign”




24)  Blackie And The Rodeo Kings ft. Serena Ryder  ~  “Black Sheep”




25)  Redlight King  ~  “Born To Rise”