Songs About Not Worrying, Vol. 1

So, apparently...there's no need to worry? That's what these songs will tell you, at least. One more set of these to come next time. Meanwhile, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bobby McFerrin  ~  “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”

2)  St. Vincent  ~  “What, Me Worry?”

3)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing”

4)  Lucy Rose  ~  “Don’t You Worry”

5)  Dire Straits  ~  “Why Worry”

6)  Johnny Cash ft. The Statler Brothers  ~  “No Need To Worry”

7)  Gotye  ~  “Don’t Worry, We’ll Be Watching You”

8)  Mary J. Blige  ~  “You Don’t Have To Worry”

9)  Eddie Money  ~  “Don’t Worry”

10)  Jo Dee Messina  ~  “It’s Too Late To Worry”

11)  Lukas Graham  ~  “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout Me”

12)  Bess Rogers  ~  “I Don’t Worry”

13)  Van Morrison  ~  “Don’t Worry About A Thing” / “Moondance” 

14)  Crystal Lewis  ~  “Don’t Worry”

15)  FOXOS  ~  “Don’t You Worry”

16)  Janie Fricke  ~  “Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me, Baby”

17)  Langhorne Slim  ~  “Worries”

18)  Britt Nicole  ~  “Don’t Worry Now”

19)  Jack Garratt  ~  “Worry”

20)  Alexis Keegan  ~  “Worry No More”

“Bought” & “Sold” Songs, Vol. 2

Might as well go ahead and post these now. A few more "Bought" & "Sold" Songs for your enjoyment. That's it, just a two-parter this time around.  ~  JH

1)  David Bowie  ~  “The Man Who Sold The World”  (You might be wondering: Why did David Bowie cover a Nirvana song? And didn't you already post that version of it in Vol. 1? Answers: Bowie wrote the song, and Nirvana covered it. And both versions are awesome. So...yeah.)

2)  Bubbles Brown  ~  “Bought & Sold”

3)  Naive Thieves  ~  “Sold Short”

4)  The Rag Dolls  ~  “Bought And Sold”

5)  Grifters & Shills  ~  “Bought & Sold”

6)  Kim Young Ones  ~  “I Bought It”

7)  John Michael Montgomery  ~  “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)”

8)  Nancy Harmon  ~  “The Blood-Bought Church”

9)  Nick Santino and the Northern Wind  ~  “Sold My Soul”

10)  Dierks Bentley  ~  “I Bought The Shoes”

11)  The Alarm  ~  “Sold Me Down The River”

12)  10cc  ~  “I Bought A Flat Guitar Tutor”

13)  They Might Be Giants  ~  “Sold My Mind To The Kremlin”

14)  Cosmic Bloom  ~  “Bought”

15)  Dallas Crane  ~  “Sold Me”

16)  The Raconteurs  ~  “Store Bought Bones”

17)  Eskimo Joe  ~  “Who Sold Her Out”

18)  Ty Segall  ~  “I Bought My Eyes”

19)  Van Morrison  ~  “They Sold Me Out”  (Bonus track for all you diehard Morrison fans… “Celtic New Year” is sung right after the “Sold” song here.)

20)  Robert Sims  ~  “I Bought Me A Cat”

21)  Bette Midler  ~  “I Sold My Heart To The Junkman”

22)  WolfGang  ~  “Bought And Sold”

23)  Two Wolves  ~  “Sold Soul”

24)  Nickelback  ~  “Money Bought”

25)  Boy George  ~  “Sold”

26)  Faron Young  ~  “I Bought The Shoes On Your Feet”

27)  Ruby Flipper  ~  “Sold My Rock ’N’ Roll”

28)  Natalia Zukerman  ~  “Bought And Sold”

29)  The Grizzled Mighty  ~  “Sold”

30)  Phankl  ~  “I Bought A Ticket”

"Bought" & "Sold" Songs, Vol. 1

This, because...well, let's just say "because." Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Dinosaur Jr.  ~  “Never Bought It”

2)  Laura Wilde  ~  “Sold My Soul”

3)  Sparks  ~  “I Bought The Mississippi River”

4)  Capital Cities  ~  “I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo”

5)  Samantha Fish  ~  “My Baby Bought A Ticket”

6)  Nirvana  ~  “The Man Who Sold The World”

7)  Rory Gallagher  ~  “Bought And Sold”

8)  Hawk Nelson  ~  “Sold Out”

9)  Brand New  ~  “Bought A Bride”

10)  Black Label Society  ~  “Sold My Soul”

11)  Mercury Heart  ~  “The Devil You Bought”

12)  Damien Jurado  ~  “Static To Be Sold”

13)  Craig Campbell  ~  “I Bought It”

14)  Apsley  ~  “Sold”

15)  Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra ft. Helen O’Connell & Bob Eberly  ~  “I Bought A Wooden Whistle”

16)  Kinky Friedman  ~  “Sold American”

17)  Honey Creek  ~  “Heaven Can’t Be Bought”

18)  TAB The Band  ~  “Bought And Sold”

19)  Adam Bomb  ~  “Bought The Farm”

20)  Doria Roberts  ~  “Nothing Sold, Nothing Bought”

21)  Evan Chapman & Sean McFarland  ~  “You Broke It, You Bought It”

22)  Belleruche  ~  “Bought & Sold”

23)  Jimmy Swaggart  ~  “He Bought My Soul”

24)  Daphne Nichols  ~  “Bought And Sold”

25)  The Kinks  ~  “She’s Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina”

26)  Stone Cold Fox  ~  “Sold”

27)  Neko Case  ~  “Bought And Sold”

28)  Prince  ~  “The Greatest Romance Ever Sold”

29)  Farewell Milwaukee  ~  “You Bought A Ticket Out”

30)  Joe Henry  ~  “Sold”

“Lousy” Songs

Here's a bunch of "Lousy" Songs for your listening...umm...pleasure? Actually, they're all pretty good, considering. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Knack   ~  “Another Lousy Day In Paradise”

2)  Amy LaVere  ~  “Lousy Pretender”

3)  Never Shout Never  ~  “Lousy Truth”

4)  Naomi Hooley  ~  “Lousy Lover”

5)  Alaska  ~  “Lousy Night”

6)  Shivaree  ~  “Daring Lousy Guy”

7)  Walter Etc.  ~  “Every Lousy Paradise”

8)  Destrends  ~  “Lousy Lover”

9)  Queens Of Everything  ~  “Lousy Saturday”

10)  The Wailing Walls  ~  “Lousy Excuse”

11)  We Are Scientists  ~  “Lousy Reputation”

12)  Alex Khaskin  ~  “Lousy Thief”

13)  Happy Camper ft. Helge Slikker  ~  “All These Lousy Conversations”

14)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “Lousy Haircut”

15)  Redline Addiction  ~  “He’s Not A Bad Friend, Just A Lousy Lover”

16)  Picture  ~  “Lousy Lady”

17)  Cheap Girls  ~  “Lousy”

18)  Julia Kahn  ~  “Cupid Is A Lousy Shot”

19)  Wolf Parade  ~  “Lousy Pictures”

20)  The Murder Of My Sweet  ~  “Kind Of Lousy”