Songs About California, Vol. 1

I don't know why I thought of doing these posts (this is the first of two installments) featuring Songs About California, other than the fact that there has been a preponderance of quality tunes produced with our most populous state as the subject. This first set focuses primarily on songs by female artists. The second set will feature Cali songs by mostly guys or male-fronted bands. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Mamas & The Papas  ~  “California Dreamin’”

2)  Mazzy Star  ~  “California”

3)  Katy Perry  ~  “California Gurls”

4)  Dzeko ft. Brynn Elliott  ~  “California”

5)  Tori Amos  ~  “California”

6)  Grimes  ~  “California”

7)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “California”

8)  Amelia Lily  ~  “California”

9)  Joni Mitchell  ~  “California”

10)  Kina Grannis  ~  “California”

11)  Rihanna  ~  “California King Bed”

12)  Best Coast  ~  “California Nights”

13)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “California”

14)  Beth Hart  ~  “My California”

15)  Gretchen Wilson  ~  “California Girls”

16)  Neko Case  ~  “In California”

17)  Tori Kelly ft. LL Cool J  ~  “California Lovers”

18)  Lilly Wood And The Prick  ~  “Where I Want To Be (California)”

19)  Tammy Wynette & George Jones  ~  “Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms / Southern California”

20)  Angel Olsen  ~  “California”

21)  Lesley Gore  ~  “California Nights”

22)  Stars  ~  “California, I Love That Name”

23)  Jo Dee Messina  ~  “Heads Carolina, Tails California”

24)  Tamar Kaprelian  ~  “California”

25)  Kate Earl  ~  “California”

“Right” & “Left” Songs, Vol. 2

Because I'm sure you've been waiting with bated breath...here's another set of "Right" and "Left" Songs for your listening enjoyment!  ~  JH

1)  Gossip  ~  “Move In The Right Direction”

2)  U2  ~  “Love Is All We Have Left”

3)  Joan Osborne  ~  “Right-Hand Man”

4)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Left-Handed Kisses”

5)  Billy Joel  ~  “She’s Right On Time”

6)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “I Won’t Be Left”

7)  Nathaniel Rateliff  ~  “Right On”

8)  Ariana Grande  ~  “No More Tears Left To Cry”

9)  James Morrison  ~  “Right By Your Side”

10)  Fiona Apple  ~  “Left Alone”

11)  Staind  ~  “Right Here”

12)  Sara Evans  ~  “All The Love You Left Me”

13)  Jess Moskaluke  ~  “Right When Ya Left”

14)  Richard Marx  ~  “One Thing Left To Do”

15)  Brenda Russell  ~  “So Good, So Right”

16)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Circus Left Town”

17)  Sara Groves  ~  “All Right Here”

18)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “Left To My Own Devices”

19)  George Strait  ~  “Nobody In His Right Mind Would Have Left Her”

20)  Janet Devlin  ~  “Nothing Left To Hide”

21)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Night Time Is The Right Time”

22)  Ria Mae  ~  “Since You Left Me”

23)  Jeremy Camp  ~  “Right Here”

24)  Heather Nova  ~  “You Left Me A Song”

25)  George Jones  ~  “The Right Left Hand”

"Right" & "Left" Songs, Vol. 1

I haven't done any "opposites" posts in about a month. So why not compile a coupla sets of "Right" and "Left" Songs! Don't let the theme fool you – these songs aren't political in nature. They're just good songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Maxine Nightingale  ~  “Right Back Where We Started From”

2)  Mat Kearney  ~  “Nothing Left To Lose”

3)  Melanie Fiona   ~  “Give It To Me Right”

4)  Imagine Dragons  ~  “Nothing Left To Say / Rocks”

5)  HAIM  ~  “Right Now”

6)  Flume & Chet Faker  ~  “Left Alone”

7)  Macy Gray  ~  “She Ain’t Right For You”

8)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid”

9)  The Script  ~  “It’s Not Right For You”

10)  Mickey Guyton  ~  “Better Than You Left Me”

11)  Graham Nash & David Crosby  ~  “Right Between The Eyes”

12)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  “Left Of The Middle”

13)  Hawk Nelson ft. MDSN  ~  “Right Here With You”

14)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  “Nothing Left To Lose”

15)  Bubba Sparxxx ft. Rodney Atkins  ~  “Right”

16)  RaeLynn  ~  “If You Left It Up To Me”

17)  Eurythmics  ~  “Right By Your Side”

18)  Weezer  ~  “The World Has Turned And Left Me Here”

19)  Sarah Reeves  ~  “Right Where You Want Me”

20)  The Alan Parsons Project  ~  “Nothing Left To Lose”

21)  Ariana Grande ft. Childish Gambino  ~  “Break Your Heart Right Back”

22)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Left On Laura, Left On Lisa”

23)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  “Book Of Right-On”

24)  The Drums  ~  "There Is Nothing Left"

25)  Grace Gaustad  ~  “Right Now”

"Copycat" Songs

Here's a small collection of Songs About Copycats. 'Cuz there's always that one person who tries to be just like everybody else...probably because they don't like themselves the way they are. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Billie Eilish  ~  “Copycat”

2)  Copycat  ~  “Copycat”  (This song was probably taken from their self-titled "Copycat" album. Talk about your copycats...)

3)  Orange Caramel  ~  “My Copycat”

4)  Brad Paisley  ~  “Copycat”

5)  Healthy Junkies  ~  “Copycat”  (This band's name sounds quite oxymoronic to me.)

6)  You Bred Raptors?  ~  “Copycat”

7)  Emma Longard  ~  “Copycat”

8)  Cut Out  ~  “Copycat”  (This guy's vocals are nothing to write home about, but the music’s good.)

9)  The Cranberries  ~  “Copycat”

10)  The New Division  ~  “Copycat”

11)  The Coathangers  ~  “Copycat”

12)  Matthew Fisher Band  ~  “Copycat”

13)  Melissa James  ~  “Copycat (Girlfriend)”

14)  Deconbrio  ~  “Copycat”

15)  Sarah Göthling  ~  “Copycat”

"Now Or Never" Songs

You hear it all the time. "It's now or never." It's a phrase used to denote that you must do something immediately, even if you're apprehensive about it, because you may never have another chance. There's a sense of urgency in the phrase. And apparently, it makes good fodder for songwriters. Because all kinds of artists in a variety of genres and from various parts of the world have written songs with the phrase "Now Or Never" in their titles. Here are some of the best of those. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Halsey  ~  “Now Or Never”

2)  Elvis Presley  ~  “It’s Now Or Never”

3)  Sllash  ~  “Now Or Never”

4)  Splendid  ~  “Now Or Never”

5)  Orianthi  ~  “Now Or Never”

6)  We Are Scientists  ~  “Now Or Never”

7)  Blair St. Clair  ~  “Now Or Never”

8)  Ian Walsh  ~  “Now Or Never”

9)  Bananarama  ~  “Now Or Never”

10)  Jorge Fernandez  ~  “Now Or Never”

11)  Lisa Ekdahl  ~  “Now Or Never”

12)  Josh Groban  ~  “Now Or Never”

13)  Emilia de Poret  ~  “Now Or Never”

14)  Jason Koiter  ~  “Now Or Never”

15)  Tritonal ft. Phoebe Ryan  ~  “Now Or Never”

16)  Midnight Oil  ~  “Now Or Never Land”

17)  Ventus Band  ~  “It’s Now Or Never”

18)  Outasight  ~  “Now Or Never”

19)  AiWiNK  ~  “Now Or Never”

20)  Nick Mellow  ~  “Now Or Never”

21)  Billie Holiday  ~  “Now Or Never”

22)  CNBLUE  ~  “Now Or Never”

23)  Jodie Connor ft. Wiley  ~  “Now Or Never”

24)  Zebrahead  ~  “Now Or Never”

25)  Marie Chain  ~  “Now Or Never”