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Friday, October 6, 2017

Songs About Leather

It must be Random Blog Post Friday, or something, 'cuz here's a bunch of Songs About Leather. I don't explain 'em, I just post 'em, people! Enjoy? ~ JH

1) Stevie Nicks ~ “Leather And Lace"

2) Saxon ~ “Denim And Leather”

3) Willie Nelson ~ “Tougher Than Leather”

4) Tori Amos ~ “Leather”

5) The Cribs ~ “Leather Jacket Love Song”

6) James Taylor ~ “Slap Leather”

7) Miesha & The Spanks ~ “Leather Jacket”

8) Widespread Panic ~ “Imitation Leather Shoes”

9) Mandolin Orange ~ “Boots Of Spanish Leather”

10) Ben Folds Five ~ “Leather Jacket”

11) wildFLWR ~ “Wine & Leather”

12) Judas Priest ~ “Hell Bent For Leather"

13) Wolf Alice ~ “White Leather”

14) Arkells ~ “Leather Jacket”

15) The Chills ~ “I Love My Leather Jacket”

16) Porches ~ “Leather”

17) Bette Midler ~ “My Knight In Black Leather”

18) Chet Atkins ~ “English Leather”

19) Ben Bullington ~ “Buckles And Leather”

20) Y & T ~ “Lipstick & Leather”

21) Stepdad ~ “My Leather, My Fur, My Nails”

22) Love Inks ~ “Leather Glove”

23) Cake ~ “Italian Leather Sofa”

24) The Blank Tapes ~ “1,000 Leather Tassels”

25) The Steel Wheels ~ “Worn Wool, Soft Leather”

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Tom Petty: A Retrospective, Vol. 2: The Best Of The Rest

As promised, in continued tribute to the long and memorable career of Tom Petty, here's "The Best of the Rest" of his music. These songs may not have topped the charts (at least here in the United States), but most artists would be more than happy to count these tunes among their "Greatest Hits." Once again, these are in chronological order from oldest to most recent. Also included are several "bonus" tracks you're sure to enjoy! ~ JH

1) “Breakdown” (And The Heartbreakers)

2) “American Girl” (And The Heartbreakers)

3) “Anything That’s Rock ’n’ Roll” (And The Heartbreakers)

4) “I Need To Know” (And The Heartbreakers)

5) “Listen To Her Heart” (And The Heartbreakers)

6) “Here Comes My Girl” (And The Heartbreakers)

7) “Letting You Go” (And The Heartbreakers)

8) “Insider” (And The Heartbreakers ft. Stevie Nicks)

9) “Straight Into Darkness” (And The Heartbreakers)

10) “Love Is A Long Road” (And The Heartbreakers)

11) “She’s My Baby” (with The Traveling Wilburys)

12) “Inside Out” (with The Traveling Wilburys)

13) “Wilbury Twist” (with The Traveling Wilburys)

14) “King’s Highway” (And The Heartbreakers)

15) “Too Good To Be True” (And The Heartbreakers)

16) “Room At The Top”

17) “Swingin’’” (And The Heartbreakers)

18) “Have Love Will Travel” (And The Heartbreakers)

19) “Saving Grace”

20) “Don’t Pull Me Over” (And The Heartbreakers)

21) “Jefferson Jericho Blues” (And The Heartbreakers)

22) “Something Good Coming” (And The Heartbreakers)

23) “Good Enough” (And The Heartbreakers)

24) “I Should Have Known It” (And The Heartbreakers)

25) “U Get Me High” (And The Heartbreakers)

MUDCRUTCH was Tom Petty’s original band, but the group was disbanded by their record label after only recording a few demos. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers formed shortly thereafter with three members of Mudcrutch joining the new band. Thirty-plus years later, most of the original lineup, including Petty, re-formed the band and finally recorded a couple of albums. In fact, Mudcrutch’s second release in 2016 was Petty’s last recorded work. Here’s a small sampling of the band’s output.

1) “Scare Easy”

2) “Lover Of The Bayou”

3) “I Forgive It All”

BONUS TRACK: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers ~ “Christmas All Over Again” (The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without hearing this song at least three dozen times while out shopping or channel-surfing through those all-Christmas-all-the-time radio stations.)

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Tom Petty: A Retrospective, Vol. 1: All The Hits

Like many rock music enthusiasts, I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Tom Petty. I've been a fan for easily over twenty years now. In memory of Tom and his legendary musical career, here's a chronological retrospective of all his biggest hits, both with The Heartbreakers and as a solo artist...as well as a few big tunes from his side projects. Volume 2 (coming soon to a music blog near you!) will cover "the best of the rest" of Petty's lesser-known songs, including more of his side-project output. Enjoy! ~ JH

1) “Don’t Do Me Like That” (And The Heartbreakers)

2) “Refugee” (And The Heartbreakers)

3) “The Waiting” (And The Heartbreakers)

4) “A Woman In Love (It’s Not Me)” (And The Heartbreakers)

5) “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” (Duet with Stevie Nicks)

6) “You Got Lucky” (And The Heartbreakers)

7) “Change Of Heart” (And The Heartbreakers)

8) “Don’t Come Around Here No More” (And The Heartbreakers)

9) “Make It Better (Forget About Me)” (And The Heartbreakers)

10) “Rebels” (And The Heartbreakers)

11) “Jammin’ Me” (And The Heartbreakers)

12) “Handle With Care” (with The Traveling Wilburys)

13) “End Of The Line” (with The Traveling Wilburys)

14) “I Won’t Back Down” (And The Heartbreakers)

15) “Runnin’ Down A Dream” (And The Heartbreakers)

16) “Free Fallin’”

17) “A Face In The Crowd”

18) “Yer So Bad”

19) “Learning To Fly”

20) “Into The Great Wide Open” (And The Heartbreakers)

21) “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” (And The Heartbreakers)

22) “You Don’t Know How It Feels”

23) “You Wreck Me”

24) “It’s Good To Be King”

25) “Walls (Circus)” (And The Heartbreakers)

Monday, October 2, 2017

Songs About "What Happened"

A certain recent presidential candidate just released an entire book on why she didn't get elected. It's called "What Happened." She could have saved herself a lot of time and effort, though, if she'd posted these songs like I just did. Here's actually "What Happened"...according to these tunes, at least. Enjoy! ~ JH

1) Jessica Mauboy ft. Jay Sean ~ “What Happened To Us”

2) Lukas Graham ft. Live Strings & The Rusty Trombones ~ “What Happened To Perfect” (True story: I am seriously jealous of this dude's voice. It's uh-MAZING!)