“Beauty” & “Beast” Songs, Vol. 1

Who doesn't like songs about "Beauty" and the "Beast"? Let 's find out. Here's part one of a two-parter. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Todrick Hall ft. Katie Stevens, DeStorm, Glozell, Vonzell Solomon, Miles Jai, & Antoine Dodson  ~  “Beauty And The Beat”

2)  Anthrax  ~  “Belly Of The Beast”

3)  The Tubes  ~  “She’s A Beauty”

4)  Carpenters  ~  “Bless The Beasts & Children”

5)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “American Beauty/American Psycho”

6)  Nina Persson  ~  “Food For The Beast (Animal Heart)”

7)  Inanna Sarkis  ~  “No Beauty In War”

8)  Santana  ~  “Singing Winds, Crying Beasts”

9)  Parov Stelar ft. Anduze  ~  “Beauty Mark”

10)  David Bowie  ~  “Beauty And The Beast”

11)  Jennifer Warnes  ~  “I Came So Far For Beauty”

12)  Janis Malicious  ~  “The Boy And His Beast”

13)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Beauty Will Rise”

14)  Céline Dion & Peabo Bryson  ~  “Beauty And The Beast”

15)  Air & Charlotte Gainsbourg  ~  “Beauty Mark”

16)  Spoon  ~  “The Beast And The Dragon, Adored"

17)  Mid-Cities Worship  ~  “Beauty For Ashes”

18)  Laura Marling  ~  “The Beast”

19)  Dar Williams  ~  “Beauty Of The Rain”

20)  Johnny Cash  ~  “The Beast In Me”

21)  Macy Gray  ~  “Beauty In The World”

22)  Nico Vega  ~  “Beast”

23)  Future Islands  ~  “Beauty Of The Road”

24)  Mia Martina ft. Waka Flocka Flame  ~  “Beast”

25)  Hannah Miller  ~  “Beauty And Pain”

Songs About Hypocrites & Lipstick

Continuing in this quasi-series of posts featuring songs about completely random and unrelated things, here's a set of Songs About Hypocrites & Lipstick. I know, random. And completely unrelated. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Lush  ~  “Hypocrite”

2)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Lipstick Vogue”

3)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  “Hypocrates”  (Yes, she meant to spell it that way.)  

4)  Y & T  ~  “Lipstick And Leather”

5)  Cage The Elephant  ~  “Hypocrite”

6)  Poliça ft. Boys Noize  ~  “Lipstick Stains”

7)  The Strawbs  ~  “How Everyone But Sam Was A Hypocrite”

8)  Runaway June  ~  “Lipstick”

9)  Bob Marley & The Wailers  ~  “Hypocrites”

10)  John Hiatt & The Goners  ~  “Lipstick Sunset”

11)  Olivia Kellman  ~  “Hypocrite”

12)  Connie Francis  ~  “Lipstick On Your Collar”

13)  Skye Sweetnam  ~  “Hypocrite”

14)  Caro Emerald  ~  “Lipstick On His Collar”

15)  Theoretical Girl  ~  “The Hypocrite”

16)  Conway Twitty  ~  “Hey Little Lucy! (Don'tcha Put No Lipstick On)”

17)  The Heptones  ~  “Hypocrite”

18)  Shakin’ Stevens  ~  “Lipstick, Powder, & Paint”

19)  Hoodoo Gurus  ~  “Hypocrite Blues”

20)  Lit  ~  “Lipstick And Bruises”

21)  Electric President  ~  “Good Morning, Hypocrite”

22)  Suzi Quatro  ~  “Lipstick”

23)  Tarrus Riley  ~  “No Hypocrites Allowed”

24)  Buzzcocks  ~  “Lipstick”

25)  Sonia Kay  ~  “Hypocrite”

26)  Ray Conniff & His Orchestra ft. Joan Weber  ~  “Goodbye Lollipops, Hello Lipstick”

27)  MC Jin  ~  “Hypocrite (Black Chapter)”

28)  Kip Moore  ~  “Lipstick”

29)  The Samples  ~  “Hypocrite”

30)  Neal McCoy  ~  “Lipstick On The Radio”

Popular Songs Of 1948, Vol. 2

Here's the second and final installment in a miniseries of posts featuring the most Popular Songs of 1948. Because 70 years is a long time ago, and these songs are still amazing! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “That Wild And Wicked Look In Your Eye”

2)  Kay Kyser & His Orchestra ft. Gloria Wood  ~  “Woody Woodpecker Song”

3)  Freddy Martin & His Orchestra ft. Glenn Hughes  ~  “On A Slow Boat To China”

4)  Dinah Shore  ~  “Buttons And Bows”

5)  Al Jolson  ~  “Is It True What They Say About Dixie?”

6)  Jimmy Wakely  ~  “One Has My Name”

7)  Frankie Laine  ~  “Rosetta”

8)  Georgia Gibbs  ~  “Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams”

9)  Roy Rogers  ~  “ Blue Shadows”

10)  Merle Travis  ~  “Merle’s Boogie Woogie”

11)  Al Trace & His Orchestra ft. Bob Vincent  ~  “You Call Everybody Darlin’”

12)  Dick Haymes ft. Four Hits And A Miss  ~  “Little White Lies”

13)  Russ Morgan & His Orchestra  ~  “So Tired”

14)  Pee Wee King  ~  “Tennessee Waltz” / “You Belong To Me”

15)  Art Mooney  ~  “I’m Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover”

16)  Vaughn Monroe  ~  “Someday You’ll Want Me To Want You”

17)  Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra ft. Charles La Vere  ~  “Maybe You’ll Be There”

18)  The Andrews Sisters  ~  “Toolie Oolie Doolie”

19)  Glenn Miller Orchestra ft. Tex Beneke  ~  “St. Louis Blues March”

20)  Cowboy Copas  ~  “Tennessee Moon”

21)  Hawkshaw Hawkins  ~  “Doghouse Boogie”

22)  Tex Williams  ~  “Talking Boogie”

23)  Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra ft. Harry Prime & The Clark Sisters  ~  “Until”

24)  Bing Crosby  ~  “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes”

25)  Roy Acuff  ~  “Waltz Of The Wind”

Popular Songs Of 1948, Vol. 1

In celebration of my father's 70th year of life (his birthday was in September), here's the first in a two-part series of posts featuring the most Popular Songs of 1948. Most of you seeing/hearing these probably aren't old enough to remember any of these songs. Or maybe you are familiar with them, because you were raised listening to good music like I was. Either way...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Doris Day  ~  “It’s Magic”

2)  Pee Wee Hunt  ~  “Twelfth Street Rag”

3)  Georgia Gibbs  ~  “The Things We Did Last Summer”

4)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “Let’s Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello”

5)  Primo Scala’s Banjo & Accordion Orchestra ft. The Keynotes  ~  “Underneath The Arches”

6)  Ken Griffin & Jerry Wayne  ~  “You Can’t Be True, Dear”

7)  Johnny Bond  ~  “Oklahoma Waltz”

8)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Mañana (Is Soon Enough For Me)”

9)  Woody Herman  ~  “Four Brothers”

10)  Ray Noble & His Orchestra ft. Buddy Clark  ~  “I’ll Dance At Your Wedding”

11)  Francis Craig & His Orchestra  ~  “Beg Your Pardon”

12)  Gracie Fields  ~  “Now Is The Hour”

13)  Eddy Arnold  ~  “Molly Darlin’”

14)  Mahalia Jackson  ~  “Move On Up A Little Higher”

15)  Perry Como  ~  “Because”

16)  The Mills Brothers  ~  “Gloria”

17)  Margaret Whiting  ~  “A Tree In The Meadow”

18)  Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys  ~  “Texarkana Baby”

19)  Jo Stafford  ~  “Red River Valley”

20)  Hank Thompson & The Brazos Valley Boys  ~  “Humpty Dumpty Heart”

21)  Jon & Sondra Steele  ~  “My Happiness”

22)  Hank Williams, Sr.  ~  “Honky Tonkin’”

23)  Nat King Cole Trio  ~  “Nature Boy”

24)  Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra ft. Sons Of The Pioneers  ~  “Cool Water”

25)  Tex Ritter  ~  “Rye Whiskey”