“Emotional” Songs

So we've passed the "Physical" Songs, transcended the "Mental" Songs, and now things are about to get "Emotional." The third in a four-part series of posts featuring songs relating to the types/states of one's health (or lack thereof) starts...NOW!  ~  JH

1)  Whitney Houston  ~  “So Emotional”

2)  Flux Pavilion ft. Matthew Koma & Kaleidoscope Orchestra  ~  “Emotional”

3)  Charli XCX  ~  “Emotional”

4)  Falco  ~  “Emotional”

5)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “Emotional Highway”

6)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Emotional Rescue”

7)  Vanessa Amorosi  ~  “The Simple Things (Something Emotional)”

8)  Black Uhuru  ~  “Emotional Slaughter”

9)  Terri Clark  ~  “Emotional Girl”

10)  Neil Finn  ~  “Love Is Emotional”

11)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Emotional Tangle”

12)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Emotional Love”

13)  Snoh Aalegra  ~  “Emotional”

14)  Hothouse Flowers  ~  “An Emotional Time”

15)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “So Emotional”

16)  Carl Thomas  ~  “Emotional”

17)  Sierra Swan  ~  “Emotional”

18)  The O’Jays  ~  “Emotionally Yours”

19)  Vivian Green  ~  “Emotional Rollercoaster”

20)  Tom Waits  ~  “Emotional Weather Report”

21)  Randy Newman ft. Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Real Emotional Girl”

22)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Emotional Love”

23)  Diana DeGarmo  ~  “Emotional”

24)  The Lone Bellow  ~  “You Can Be All Kinds Of Emotional”

25)  June The Girl  ~  “Emotional”  (She could be singing about polka-dotted paper clips for all I know, but it sounds so beautiful in French that I don't even care. In all fairness, parts of the song are in English.)

"Mental" Songs

Continuing in my latest quasi-series of posts featuring songs related to the various types/states of one's health, here's a bunch of "Mental" Songs you're sure to go crazy for! Sorry, couldn't resist. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Mental Revenge”

2)  Jon Secada  ~  “Mental Picture”

3)  Biffy Clyro  ~  “Semi-Mental”

4)  Serious Young Insects  ~  “Parents Go Mental”

5)  Grits  ~  “Life After Mental”

6)  Missing Persons  ~  “Mental Hopscotch”

7)  The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  ~  “Mental Health”  (And the winner of the Longest Band Name Of The Day award goes to…)

8)  Ramones  ~  “Go Mental”

9)  The Bouncing Souls  ~  “The Mental Bits”

10)  Kerry Courtney  ~  “Mental Illness”

11)  Wishbone Ash  ~  “Mental Radio”

12)  Anneke van Giersbergen  ~  “Mental Jungle"

13)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Foggy Mental Breakdown”

14)  Adult Cinema  ~  “Mental”

15)  Staring At Lakes  ~  “Scent Of Mental”

16)  Vrienden  ~  “Llibertá Mental”  (I don’t know what they’re singing about, but the song is so well-played and so passionately sung that I can’t help but include it here.)

17)  Keller Williams  ~  “Mental Instra / Brunette”

18)  Jennifer Batten  ~  “Mental Graffiti”

19)  Psychomagic  ~  “Mentally Ill”

20)  Eels  ~  “Mental”

21)  Sounds Like Harmony  ~  “Mental”

22)  Courtney Jaye  ~  “Mental”

23)  Hanoi Rocks  ~  “Mental Beat”

24)  Shiraz Lane  ~  “Mental Slavery”

25)  Boz Scaggs  ~  “Mental Shakedown”

“Physical” Songs

Here's the first in a quasi-series of posts featuring songs about the various types/states of one's health (or lack thereof.) First up, it's "Physical" Songs. Then it'll be "Mental," "Emotional," and finally "Spiritual" Songs. Ready... set... enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Physical”

2)  St. Lucia  ~  “Physical”

3)  The Aces  ~  “Physical”

4)  Knightshade  ~  “The Physical You”

5)  Anneke van Giersbergen  ~  “Physical”

6)  Archangel  ~  “Physical Energy”

7)  Haley  ~  “Physical”

8)  Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth  ~  “I Get Physical”

9)  CELL7  ~  “Physical Fire”

10)  Adam & The Ants  ~  “Physical (You’re So)”

11)  Goldfrapp  ~  “U.K. Girls (Physical)”  (This song “borrows” the chorus of ON-J’s song above, but it’s otherwise entirely its own thing.)

12)  Redbone  ~  “Physical Attraction”

13)  Bells Of Youth  ~  “Physical”

14)  Pet Symmetry  ~  “A Detailed And Poetic Physical Threat To The Person Who Intentionally Vandalized My 1994 Dodge Intrepid Behind Kate’s Apartment”  (And the Longest Song Title Of The Day award goes to...)

15)  Ashford & Simpson  ~  “Love Or Physical”

16)  Level 42  ~  “Physical Presence”

17)  The JamesLink  ~  “Physical Laws”

18)  Animals As Leaders  ~  “Physical Education”

19)  Madonna  ~  “Physical Attraction”

20)  Nularse  ~  “Physical Law”

21)  The SongBirds  ~  “Physical”  (This is a cover of the ON-J song above, but it’s so VERY different it’s virtually unrecognizable.)

22)  Gareth Fernandez  ~  “Physical”

23)  Joan Armatrading  ~  “Physical Pain”

24)  Cold Engines  ~  “Physical Education”

25)  PEP  ~  “Get Physical”

BONUS ALBUM:  For the Led Zeppelin fans out there who might wish that album titles counted when compiling these blog posts…here’s the link to a playlist of the entire “Physical Graffiti” album. You’re welcome!

More “Enough” Songs

Didn't get "enough" of the "Enough" Songs yesterday? Well, here's more! If these aren't "enough" for you, then you're on your own. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Ariana Grande ft. Nathan Sykes  ~  “Almost Is Never Enough”

2)  Matthew West  ~  “Strong Enough”

3)  Evanescence  ~  “Good Enough”

4)  Apocalyptica ft. Doug Robb  ~  “Not Strong Enough”

5)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Strong Enough To Bend”

6)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough”

7)  Kari Jobe  ~  “Always Enough”

8)  Con Funk Shun  ~  “Got To Be Enough”

9)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  “The Goonies ‘r’ Good Enough”

10)  Chevelle  ~  “Well Enough Alone”

11)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Enough Of Me”

12)  The Cure  ~  “Never Enough”

13)  Chumbawamba & Credit To The Nation  ~  “Enough Is Enough”

14)  Smash Mouth  ~  “Can’t Get Enough Of You, Baby”

15)  The Captain & Tennille  ~  “Good Enough”

16)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Ain’t Good Enough For You”

17)  Emeli Sandé  ~  “Enough”

18)  The Fray  ~  “Enough For Now”

19)  Patty Smyth ft. Don Henley  ~  “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough”

20)  Exile  ~  “I Can’t Get Close Enough”

21)  Epica  ~  “Never Enough”

22)  Phil Collins  ~  “Hang In Long Enough”

23)  Hillsong Worship  ~  “Christ Is Enough”

24)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Promise Ain’t Enough”

25)  Maisy Kay  ~  “Enough”