Songs About L.A.

For those of you still not in the know, the other team that's playing in the World Series this year is the L.A. Dodgers. They are one game away from winning their seventh World Series. Or losing their umpteenth (they've been around for a while). In honor of the amazing season they've had, here's a collection of Songs About L.A., the city where they play. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Randy Newman  ~  “I Love L.A.”

2)  Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  “L.A. Hallucinations”

3)  The Doors  ~  “L.A. Woman”

4)  Savannah Outen  ~  “Fairytales Of L.A.”

5)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “L.A. Is My Lady”

6)  The Wilkinsons  ~  “L.A.”

7)  Rainbow  ~  “L.A. Connection”

8)  2Pac  ~  “To Live & Die In L.A.”  (Don't worry...it's the "clean" version.)

9)  Counting Crows  ~  “Goodnight L.A.”

10)  Alexz Johnson  ~  “L.A. Made Me”

11)  Lyle Lovett  ~  “L.A. County”

12)  Fergie ft. YG  ~  “L.A. Love”

13)  Steve Earle & The Dukes  ~  “Walkin’ In L.A.”

14)  Emily Kinney  ~  “Never Leave L.A.”

15)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “L.A. Devotee”

16)  Beth Hart  ~  “L.A. Song”

17)  Eagles Of Death Metal  ~  “WannaBe In L.A.”

18)  Us The Duo  ~  “Girl In L.A.”

19)  Joshua Kadison  ~  “Picture Postcards From L.A.”

20)  The Raveonettes  ~  “Ode To L.A.”

Songs About Houston

Unless you've been living under a rock or you just hate baseball, you probably already know that the Houston Astros are playing in the World Series this year. In fact, as I write this, they are one game away from either winning their first or losing their second World Series. I may be a little late to the game on this (pun not intended), but here's a bunch of Songs About Houston to honor the team's accomplishments thus far. Don't worry, Dodgers fans, your post is coming up next. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dean Martin  ~  “Houston”

2)  Rodney Crowell  ~  “East Houston Blues”

3)  Iggy Pop  ~  “Houston Is Hot Tonight”

4)  George Hamilton IV  ~  “Fort Worth, Dallas, Or Houston”

5)  Houndmouth  ~  “Houston Train”

6)  Don Gibson  ~  “If You Ever Get To Houston (Look Me Down)”

7)  ZZ Top  ~  “Heaven, Hell, Or Houston”  (The camera work on this one is awful, but the sound quality is great!)

8)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Houston Solution”

9)  Weldon “Juke Boy” Bonner  ~  “Struggle Here In Houston”

10)  R.E.M.  ~  “Houston”

11)  The Black Crowes  ~  “Houston Don’t Dream About Me”

12)  David Ball  ~  “Houston Again”

13)  Butthole Surfers  ~  “Dracula From Houston”  (If you can get past their ridiculously inappropriate band name, this is a really enjoyable song.)

14)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Houston (I’m Comin’ To See You)”

15)  Coldplay  ~  “Houston”

16)  Steve Earle  ~  “Home To Houston”

17)  Deer Tick  ~  “Houston, TX”

18)  Lightnin’ Hopkins  ~  “Rainy Day In Houston”

19)  Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band  ~  “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer To You)”

20)  Bobby Bare  ~  “I Can Almost See Houston From Here”

Songs About Costumes & Masks

It's Halloween. Time to don your favorite costume and/or mask and beg strangers for candy. Unless you're an adult, in which case you do pretty much the same thing...if you're me. If you're not me...well, that's your loss. Anyway, here's a bunch of Songs About Costumes and Masks that I hope you will enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Two Door Cinema Club  ~  “Costume Party”

2)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Behind The Mask”

3)  Shakira  ~  “Costume Makes The Clown”

4)  The Nits  ~  “Mask”

5)  Raleigh  ~  “Costume Party”

6)  Rodney Crowell ~   “Past Like A Mask”

7)  Finger Eleven  ~  “Costume For A Gutterball”

8)  Lou Reed  ~  “The Blue Mask”

9)  Ceumar  ~  “Maldito Costume”

10)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Behind The Mask”

11)  Streamline  ~  “The Costume"

12)  Iggy Pop  ~  “Mask”  (Does this guy even OWN a shirt? I've never seen him wearing one.)

13)  Kahailia  ~  “Costume”

14)  Eisley  ~  “Oxygen Mask”

15)  Steve Vai  ~  “Brandos Costumes (Gentle Ways)”

16)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Behind The Mask”

17)  Paula Fernandes  ~  “Costumes”

18)  Billy Bragg  ~  “The Man In The Iron Mask”

19)  Head Like A Kite  ~  “She’s Wearing That Costume”

20)  Robyn Hitchcock  ~  “Cynthia Mask”

21)  The Mollies  ~  “Costume”

22)  Alice Cooper  ~  “He’s Back (The Man Behind The Mask)”

23)  Chantal Kreviazuk  ~  “All Tomorrow’s Parties”  (No, the word “costume” doesn’t appear anywhere in the title, but it does appear prominently throughout the song, and does so in direct correlation with the actual title.)

24)  Diana Ross  ~  “Drop The Mask”

25)  Yellow Magic Orchestra  ~  “Behind The Mask”

Fats Domino Retrospective

We keep losing some all-time greats this year. Antoine "Fats" Domino was a pioneer whose music is just as enjoyable today as it was some 50+ years ago when most of it came out originally. He died this week, but his music lives on. Rest in peace, Fats! And the rest of you...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  “The Fat Man”

2)  “Going To The River”

3)  “Ain’t That A Shame”

4)  “All By Myself”

5)  “Poor Me”

6)  “Bo Weevil”

7)  “I’m In Love Again”

8)  “My Blue Heaven”

9)  “When My Dreamboat Comes Home”

10)  “Blueberry Hill”

11)  “Honey Chile”

12)  “Blue Monday”

13)  “I’m Walkin’”

14)  “Valley Of Tears”

15)  “It’s You I Love”

16)  “Wait And See”

17)  “The Big Beat” / “I’m Walkin’”  (Yes, the second song here is a repeat. But half of it is obscured by the movie’s dialogue, so I would have posted it separately anyway.)

18)  “I’m Ready”

19)  “I Want To Walk You Home”

20)  “I’m Gonna Be A Wheel Someday”

21)  “Walking To New Orleans”

22)  “My Girl Josephine”

23)  “Ain’t That Just Like A Woman”

24)  “It Keeps Rainin’”

25)  “Let The Four Winds Blow”

Frightening Songs

In keeping with my weeklong tradition of Halloween-related tunes, here's a rousing set of "Frightening" Songs you're sure to be creeped out by. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Katie Melua  ~  “The Love I’m Frightened Of”

2)  Rise Against  ~  “Life Less Frightening”

3)  Blondie  ~  “Love Doesn’t Frighten Me”

4)  Robert Calvert  ~  “We Like To Be Frightened”

5)  The Voids  ~  “Frightening Ways”

6)  Divided Minds Band  ~  “Frightened”

7)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  “Frightened Child”

8)  Sniff 'n' The Tears  ~  “Don’t Frighten Me”

9)  Diana Lee & Jerry Whitman  ~  “I Might Frighten Her Away”

10)  David Bowie  ~  “Lightning Frightening”

11)  Toby Lightman  ~  “Frightened”

12)  White Rabbits  ~  “It’s Frightening”

13)  Phil Gerus  ~  “Love Is Not So Frightening”

14)  The Shadows  ~  “Frightened City”

15)  Xyla & Verborgen  ~  “Frightening Beauty”

16)  Paul Weller  ~  “Frightened”

17)  Col. Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit  ~  “Basically Frightened”  (This is some oddball stuff right here – but it’s also pretty darn good music!)

18)  Kelly Moneymaker  ~  “Frighten Me”

19)  Riverside  ~  “Lost (Why Should I Be Frightened By A Hat?)”  (That’s a veryy good question, actually.)

20)  Ophelia  ~  “Not So Frightening”

21)  The Hollies  ~  “Frightened Lady”

22)  The Rodeo  ~  “Frightening Symphony”

23)  Randy VanWarmer  ~  “Frightened By The Light Of Day”

24)  The Feeble Contenders  ~  “Frightening Youth”

25)  The Hold Steady  ~  “I Hope This Whole Thing Didn’t Frighten You”  (It didn’t. I don’t scare easily.)