“Brave” Songs

Here's a bunch of songs about being "Brave." Because that's a very good thing to be, in any and all situations. Am I right? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “Brave”

2)  Bryde  ~  “To Be Brave”

3)  Josh Groban  ~  “Brave”

4)  Idina Menzel  ~  “Brave”

5)  The Shires  ~  “Brave”

6)  Paul McCartney  ~  “My Brave Face”

7)  Moriah Peters  ~  “Brave”

8)  Leona Lewis  ~  “Brave”

9)  Iron  Maiden  ~  “Brave New World”

10)  Kuinka  ~  “Mistakenly Brave”

11)  Nichole Nordeman  ~  “Brave”

12)  Marillion  ~  “Brave”

13)  Bethel Music ft. Amanda Cook  ~  “You Make Me Brave”

14)  Sleeper Agent  ~  “Be Brave”

15)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Sing Brave”

16)  The xx  ~  “Brave For You”

17)  Laura Marling  ~  “Love Be Brave”

18)  Prose  ~  “Home Of The Brave”

19)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  “Be Brave”

20)  Beauz & Lenii  ~  “Not That Brave”

21)  Riley Pearce  ~  “Brave”

22)  Lauren Mann  ~  “Brave Face”

23)  Toyah  ~  “Brave New World”

24)  Shawn McDonald  ~  “We Are Brave”

25)  Kate Ceberano  ~ “Brave”

"Anyway" Songs

Thus begins a new miniseries of posts. Because...well, I don't know why. These are "Anyway" Songs. You should also expect to see "Anytime," "Anyplace," "Anywhere," and possibly "Anymore" songs in the next few days. But I wouldn't put it past me to skip a few days in between posts in the series. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Martina McBride  ~  “Anyway”

2)  Blues Traveler  ~  “But Anyway”

3)  Miya Folick  ~  “Anyway”

4)  Cee Lo Green  ~  “Anyway”

5)  Alicia Witt  ~  “Anyway”

6)  J. Perry  ~  “Anyway”

7)  Trisha Yearwood  ~  “I Would’ve Loved You Anyway”

8)  Sidewalk Prophets  ~  “You Love Me Anyway”

9)  Evarose  ~  “We Can Pretend Anyway”

10)  Foreigner  ~  “Fool For You Anyway”

11)  Unusual Symphony  ~  “Anyway”

12)  Jon McLaughlin  ~  “I Want You Anyway”

13)  Tatiana Manaois  ~  “Not Like You Care Anyway”

14)  Ben Folds Five  ~  “Do It Anyway”

15)  Banditos  ~  “Long Gone, Anyway”

16)  Miguel  ~  “What’s Normal Anyway?”

17)  Ji Nilsson & Marlene  ~  “Love You Anyway”

18)  Jack Garratt  ~  “I Couldn’t Want You Anyway”

19)  Deana Carter  ~  “We Danced Anyway”

20)  Slum Sociable  ~  “Anyway”

21)  The Corrs  ~  “I Never Loved You Anyway”

22)  Dillon Chase ft. Kadence  ~  “Do It Anyway”

23)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Anyway”

24)  Boyzone  ~  “Love You Anyway”

25)  Ash.  ~  “Anyway”

"Friendly" Songs

Aww, these songs are just so stinkin' nice, I can't stand it! I mean, why else would they all have the word "Friendly" in their titles? So enjoy 'em already!  ~  JH

1)  Nirvana  ~  “Radio Friendly Unit Shifter”

2)  Husky Rescue  ~  “Under Friendly Fire”

3)  Silversun Pickups  ~  “Friendly Fires”

4)  Judy Garland  ~  “Friendly Star”

5)  Andy Kaufman  ~  “This Friendly World”

6)  Claire  ~  “Friendly Fire”

7)  Pat Boone  ~  “Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)”

8)  Foresteater  ~  “Very Friendly People”

9)  Celine Cairo  ~  “Friendly Fire”

10)  Alan Parsons Project  ~  “The Turn Of A Friendly Card”

11)  Leagues  ~  “Friendly Fires”

12)  Velvet  ~  “Friendly Fire”

13)  Dean Martin  ~  “Let’s Be Friendly”

14)  Swear And Shake  ~  “Friendly Fire”

15)  Ray Stevens  ~  “The Skies Just Ain’t Friendly Anymore”

16)  Ollie MN  ~  “Friendly Dark”

17)  Jhelisa  ~  “Friendly Pressure”

18)  Luna  ~  “Friendly Advice”

19)  Dollys  ~  “Friendly”

20)  Bad Books  ~  “Friendly Advice”

Worst "Church Music"…Ever!

This post is somewhat of a departure from my usual fare, but also a return to my earlier style of blogging. A bit of music, a bit of humor, and a lot of caustic commentary. Are you ready for the Worst Church Music...Ever? (Trust me, you're not. But you should totally listen anyway!)  ~  JH

1)  The Guy Who Doesn’t Know When To Quit…Until It’s Wayyyy Too Late  (I’m not 100% sure, but I think he’s looking for a city.)

2)  The Church Lady Who’s Bold Enough To Put Herself Out There Despite Her Total Lack Of Ability  (“Some of y’all cain’t sing either!”)

3)  The Guy Who Alternates Between Singing Like A Person And Singing Like A Muppet  (It wouldn’t have been so weird if the Muppet in question was actually perched on his arm and he was moving its mouth in time to the tune.)

4)  The White Guy Who Thinks He Can Sing And Dance Like Bruno Mars  (And falls woefully short on both efforts.)

5)  Henrietta & Merna…Who’d Rather Be Doing Anything Else Other Than Singing A Song On Local Television  (They’re SO over this!)

6)  The Kid Who Somehow Knew The Internet Was Coming And He’d One Day Go Viral  (He had to be in on the joke, right?)

7)  This Senior Adults Choir Singing Popular Hip-Hop Songs…For No Apparent Reason  (It’s gettin’ strange in herre…)

8)  The So-Amazingly-Bad-It’s-Actually-Awesome Christian Parody Song  (“I saved a puppy, gonna tithe my money, I’m an awesome Christian!”)

9)  Danny In Florida, Who Calls In To Sing On Live Television So He Can Get His Record Deal  (Bless his heart…)

10)  It’s Not The Singers So Much As It Is The Song That…Well…Sucks  (It’s like easy listening on downers with lots and lots of hairspray.)

11)  The Church That Decided To Take One Of The Dumbest Pop Songs Ever And “Christianize” It  (“Worshippin’, worshippin’, YEAH!”)

12)  The Girl Who Goes To A Funeral And Becomes A Lousy Lounge Singer  (Poor sound system. Lucky dead person.)

13)  It’s A Praise Team! It’s A Dance Squad! It’s A Disaster!  (That moonwalk, though…)

14)  The Queen Of Terrible Music Takes A Crack At Christian “Singing”  (I’m fairly certain Jan Terri is an actual hobbit.)

15)  The Overly Eager Drummer Who Clearly Showed Up At The Wrong Gig  (I’m guessing he didn’t get a chance to “redeem” himself the next Sunday.)

16)  That Guy Who Thought It Was A Great Idea To Replace The Word “Butts” With “Bible” In An Old-School Rap Song  (He’s actually got bars; I’m kinda surprised.)

17)  The Close-But-No-Cigar Pop Song Parody  (I’ll hand it to ‘em, they tried hard. But the rewritten lyrics just don’t make a whole lot of sense.)

18)  The Kind Of Song That Gives Christian Music An Undeservedly Bad Name  (“He loves me when I waste my time by writing silly songs…” Well, at least the guy admits it.)

19)  The Pitch-Perfect Parody That Picks Fun At The Misguided Method Of  Ministering Through Sincere But Silly Signage  (Yeah, I like alliteration. A bit.)

20)  The Wrongest Way Possible To Reach Young People For Christ…Or Anyone Else, For That Matter  (There’s so much to be offended by in this one, it’s not even funny. I mean, it is, but it isn’t.)

Songs About Dreamers, Vol. 2

Here's the second and final set of Songs About Dreamers. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jackson Browne ft. Los Cenzontles  ~  “The Dreamer”

2)  Niamh McGlinchey  ~  “Little Dreamer”

3)  Blake Shelton  ~  “The Dreamer”

4)  Julia Bentley  ~  “Dreamer”

5)  One OK Rock  ~  “Dreamer”

6)  Jenn Grant  ~  “Dreamer”

7)  Roger Hodgson  ~  “Dreamer”

8)  SHEL  ~  “I Was Born A Dreamer”

9)  Dio  ~  “I Could Have Been A Dreamer”

10)  Alisa Kozhikina  ~  “Dreamer”  (My word, but this child can sing!)

11)  Gene Watson  ~  “Dreams Of A Dreamer Gone Blind”

12)  Sophia Alexa  ~  “Cuban Dreamer”

13)  Status Quo  ~  “Little Dreamer”

14)  Coco Morier  ~  “Dreamer”

15)  Wade Bowen  ~  “Sun Shines On A Dreamer”

16)  Alexz Johnson  ~  “American Dreamer”

17)  Europe  ~  “Dreamer”

18)  Grace Kelly  ~  “Working For The Dreamers”

19)  Axwell ^ Ingrosso ft. Trevor Guthrie  ~  “Dreamer”

20)  Laura Lee Lovely  ~  “Dreamers”

21)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  “The Dreamer”

22)  Ana Egge & The Sentimentals  ~  “Dreamer”

23)  Mighty Oaks  ~  “Dreamers”

24)  Lion Babe  ~  “Little Dreamer”

25)  Avenue Inn  ~  “Dreamer”