More Songs About Rainbows

A couple or three years ago, I posted a bunch of Songs About Rainbows. Apparently, I missed more than a few good ones. Since that time, a number of new songs have been released that also merit inclusion. So there’s this incredibly belated follow-up. I hope it was worth the wait. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Sia  ~  “Rainbow”

2)  Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole  ~  “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”

3)  Sofi Lapina  ~  “Crystal Rainbows”

4)  Saxon  ~  “Frozen Rainbow”

5)  Jessie J  ~  “Rainbow”

6)  Chris de Burgh  ~  “Riding On A Rainbow”

7)  Vanessa Paradis  ~  “Lonely Rainbows”

8)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “She’s A Rainbow”

9)  Sea + Air  ~  “The Heart Of The Rainbow”

10)  ELOY  ~  “Rainbow”

11)  Bette Midler  ~  “Rainbow Sleeves”

12)  The Zombies  ~  “Edge Of The Rainbow”

13)  Emilie Simon  ~  “Rainbow”

14)  Morris Day  ~  “Over That Rainbow”

15)  Jenny Wilson  ~  “Like A Fading Rainbow”

16)  The Box Tops  ~  “Neon Rainbow”

17)  Patti LuPone  ~  “Rainbow High”

18)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Every Fool Has A Rainbow”

19)  Cloud Control  ~  “Rainbow City”

20)  America  ~  “Chasing The Rainbow”

21)  Steel Magnolia  ~  “Rainbow”

22)  Pretty Lights  ~  “Rainbows & Waterfalls”

23)  Kesha  ~  “Rainbow”

24)  South Border  ~  “Rainbow”

25)  Damien Jurado  ~  “Over Rainbows And Rainier”

Songs About Humility

OK, so I wasn't able to find as many "Humility" Songs as I did in yesterday's "Pride" post, but I got pretty close. Some good stuff here, too. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Gorillaz  ~  “Humility”

2)  The Something Brothers  ~  “Soaked In Humility”

3)  Matt Nickle, Liahona Seumanu, & Moana Haretuku  ~  “In Humility Our Savior”  (This is really beautifully rendered.)

4)  Forest City Lovers  ~  “Oh Humility”

5)  Pocket Vinyl  ~  “The Humility Dilemma”

6)  August Burns Red  ~  “Pride And Humility”

7)  Groundation  ~  “Humility”

8)  Twila Paris  ~  “Humility”

9)  Laish  ~  “Warmth & Humility”

10)  Silent Forum  ~  “Humility”

11)  Kamasi Washington  ~  “Humility”

12)  Danielle Rose  ~  “Litany Of Humility”

13)  Young Oceans  ~  “The Humility Of God”

14)  Twin Jackal  ~  “Humility”

15)  Braille  ~  “Humility”

16)  Iustin Galea  ~  “Cold Humility”

17)  Harvey Danger  ~  “Humility On Parade”

18)  Timothy Brindle  ~  “The Humility Of Christ”

Songs About Pride

Of all the themes I've ever blogged about, "Pride" is surprisingly not one of them. Until now... I might follow this one up with Songs About Humility, but don't quote me on that. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Living Colour  ~  “Pride”

2)  Brandi Carlile  ~  “Pride And Joy”

3)  U2  ~  “Pride (In The Name Of Love)”

4)  Kutless  ~  “Pride Away”

5)  Merle Haggard  ~  “I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am”

6)  Amy Macdonald  ~  “Pride”

7)  Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble  ~  “Pride And Joy”

8)  Cutting Crew  ~  “Everything But My Pride”

9)  Sade  ~  “Love Is Stronger Than Pride”

10)  The Infinite Staircase ft. Zakk Wylde, Kevin Martin, Morgan Rose, & JD DeServio  ~  “The Pride”

11)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Pride And Joy”

12)  The Tubes  ~  “A Matter Of Pride”

13)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Love Has No Pride”

14)  Chris Rea  ~  “Too Much Pride”

15)  The Black Crowes  ~  “Thorn In My Pride”

16)  Alana Davis  ~  “Love & Pride”

17)  Travis Tritt  ~  “Foolish Pride”

18)  King  ~  “Love & Pride”

19)  Daryl Hall  ~  “Foolish Pride”

20)  The Church  ~  “Pride Before A Fall”

21)  Grace Jones  ~  “Pride”

22)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  “Pride”

23)  The Isley Brothers  ~  “The Pride”

24)  The Mountain Goats  ~  “Heretic Pride”

25)  Spandau Ballet  ~  “With The Pride”

Songs About Allies

It's always nice to know you have someone who's on your side, who supports you, and has your back no matter what. That's where these Songs About Allies are coming from. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  We The Kings  ~  "Ally"

2)  Victoria Williams & Dave Pirner  ~  "My Ally"

3)  Will Fontaine & The Vital Signs  ~  "Allies"

4)  Heart  ~  "Allies"

5)  According To Plan  ~  "Allies"

6)  The Crane Wives  ~  "Allies Or Enemies"

7)  Mutemath  ~  "Allies"

8)  The Experimental Warrior  ~  "Allies"

9)  Guano Apes  ~  "Allies"

10)  Light Asylum  ~  "Dark Allies"

11)  Sinead Harnett  ~  "Ally"

12)  Heart Of A Ghost  ~  "Allies"

13)  Sarah Eden Davis  ~  "Ally"

14)  Fellow Creatures  ~  "Allies"

15)  Danny Padilla  ~  "Ally"  (I realized after the fact that this song is actually about the singer's friend whose name is "Ally." But it's such a heartbreakingly beautiful song – and I needed 15 songs to make a nice round number for this post – so here it is.)

Songs About Identity

Here's a bevy of tunes about being who or what a person or thing is. In other words: "Identity" Songs. And...GO!  ~  JH

1)  August Burns Red  ~  “Identity”

2)  X-Ray Spex  ~  “Identity”

3)  Alice Cooper  ~  “Identity Crisis”

4)  James Fortune & FIYA  ~  “Identity”

5)  Pigeon John  ~  “Identity Crisis”

6)  Delta Goodrem  ~  “Mistaken Identity”

7)  Jacket  ~  “Identity”

8)  Mikaela Sandström  ~  “Identity”

9)  Colton Dixon  ~  “Identity”

10)  Atari Teenage Riot  ~  “Shadow Identity”

11)  Josue  ~  “Identity”

12)  Austra  ~  “Identity”

13)  Ben Knight and the Welldiggers  ~  “Mistaken Identity Blues”

14)  Helen Jane Long  ~  “Identity”

15)  Thrice  ~  “Identity Crisis”

16)  Best Coast  ~  “Fear Of My Identity”

17)  Kutless  ~  “Identity”

18)  Nouvelle  ~  “Identity”

19)  Keith Mina Caputo  ~  “Identity”

20)  Json ft. Jai  ~  “Identity”

21)  Of Mice & Men  ~  “Identity Disorder”

22)  ST Worship ft. Mey Istomin  ~  “Identity”

23)  Vernon Reid  ~  “Mistaken Identity”

24)  Kim Carnes  ~  “Mistaken Identity”

25)  Lecrae ft. Da’ T.R.U.T.H. & J.R.  ~  “Identity”