Songs About Nurses

It's National Nurses Week, and we here at Wax & Tracks ("we" meaning me and my dead bird) are celebrating it with a fresh batch of Songs About Nurses. Listen, share, tag people, and most importantly...Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The White Stripes  ~  “The Nurse”

2)  Bush  ~  “Nurse”

3)  Billy Bragg  ~  “A Nurse’s Life Is Full Of Woe”

4)  Cascada  ~  “Night Nurse”

5)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  “She’s A Nurse”

6)  The Sugarcubes  ~  “Happy Nurse”

7)  Jethro Tull  ~  “Nursie”

8)  Sonic Youth  ~  “Dude Ranch Nurse”

9)  Katatonia  ~  “Sweet Nurse”

10)  Cherry Glazerr  ~  “Nurse Ratched”  (This video is unnecessarily brutal. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Well, actually, there is. Whatevs.)

11)  JJ Cale  ~  “Devil’s Nurse”

12)  Carolyn Rodriguez  ~  “Night Nurse”

13)  Failure  ~  “The Nurse Who Loved Me”

14)  Swift  ~  “Nurse”

15)  Gregory Isaacs  ~  “Night Nurse”

16)  Country Joe McDonald  ~  “Thank The Nurse”

17)  Oceansize  ~  “Music For A Nurse”

18)  SSgt. Barry Sadler  ~  “Salute To The Nurses”  (If you just happen to have been a nurse serving in Vietnam during the war, this song is specifically devoted to you.)

19)  Guided By Voices  ~  “Titus And Strident Wet Nurse”

20)  R.E.M.  ~  “Everybody Hurts”  (This song and the next few in this set are less ABOUT nurses but more about what nurses DO. Here, they help you when you’re hurt.)

21)  Evanescence  ~  “Bring Me To Life”  (Yep, they can do that, too.)

22)  Bette Midler  ~  “Wind Beneath My Wings”  (Any nurse who’s ever taken good care of you more than lives up to this song.)

23)  Coldplay  ~  “Fix You”  (Yup, that’s a big part of their job.)

24)  The Fray  ~  “How To Save A Life”  (Oh, they KNOW how!)

25)  Starflyer 59  ~  “Card Games & Old Friends”  (What every nurse does during their day-long breaks at work, right? Of course this song DOESN’T describe nurses, but references one of the most foolish statements ever to come out of the mouth of a politician. If you’re a nurse, or you love one, or you simply pay attention, you know what I’m talking about.)

Songs About Star Wars

OK, all you STAR WARS fans – and I know there're tons of you out there...here's a little something-something for ya! May The Fourth be with you...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Galactic Empire  ~  “The Imperial March”  (Fantastic rendition of the classic theme song.)

2)  Bad Lip Reading  ~  “Bushes Of Love”

3)  Jamiroquai  ~  “Use The Force”

4)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “The Saga Begins”

5)  Emily G.  ~  “The Ultimate Jedi Who Wastes All The Other Jedi and Eats Their Bones”  (Original song is by The Mountain Goats, but I couldn't find a good vid of their version.)

6)  Bill Murray  ~  “Star Wars”

7)  Nerf Herder  ~  “I’m The Droid You’re Looking For”  (A Star Wars-inspired song by a band whose name was inspired by an insult from a Star Wars film. Appropriate!)

8)  Christmas In The Stars Cast  ~  “What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb)?”  (I know it’s not even remotely Christmastime, but how could I possibly exclude this iconic song from this set?)

9)  Bad Lip Reading  ~  “Seagulls! (Stop It Now)”

10)  Taj Motel Trio  ~  “Vader”

11)  Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, & Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cast  ~  “Star Wars Medley”

12)  Jon Cozart  ~  “Star Wars In 99 Seconds”

13)  Ryan Tellez & Bryan Fisher  ~  “If The Star Wars ‘Cantina Song’ Had Lyrics”

14)  Hot Waffles  ~  “George Lucas Raped Our Childhood”  (The lyrics explain the title.)

15)  Anchorhead  ~  “Shredisode IV (Part 2)”

16)  Bad Lip Reading  ~  “Not The Future”

17)  Sodom  ~  “Jabba The Hut”

18)  Royish Good Looks  ~  “It’s A Trap!”

19)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “Yoda”

20)  Zammuto  ~  “F U C-3PO”  (For what it’s worth, the title of this song has nothing to do with the lyrics of the song, and no Star Wars characters or harsh expletives are even mentioned in it.)

21)  Bad Lip Reading  ~  “It’s Not A Moon”

22)  Dionysos  ~  “Song For Jedi”

23)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  “Death Star”

24)  The Piano Guys  ~  “Cello Wars”

25)  No Doubt  ~  “The Imperial March”

26)  Clutch  ~  “What Would A Wookie Do?”

27)  Dragonette  ~  “Darth Vader”

28)  blink-182  ~  “A New Hope”

29)  MC Lars  ~  “If I Were A Jedi…”

30)  High Adventure  ~  “The Way Of Qui-Gon Jinn”

31)  Royish Good Looks  ~  “I Love You. I Know.”

32)  Bad Lip Reading  ~  “Hostiles On The Hill”

33)  Ryan Tellez  ~  “Stars Wars Recap Song”

Lesley Gore’s & Lily Allen’s Greatest Hits

Today would have been singer Lesley Gore's 73rd birthday if she hadn't died four years ago. Today is also British pop singer Lily Allen's 34th birthday. To celebrate the occasion, I have compiled a set of both ladies' best and/or most well-known songs. If you're not familiar with either artist, you should totally take a listen. Completely different eras and styles, but both are great singers and their songs are chock full of exceptionally empowering themes. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  “It’s My Party”

2)  “Smile”

3)  “Judy’s Turn To Cry”

4)  “F You”  (Fret not, listeners with sensitive ears! This and all other Lily Allen songs in this post are the squeaky-clean versions – “potty words” removed, replaced, or merely muted.)

5)  “She’s A Fool”

6)  “LDN”

7)  “You Don’t Own Me”

8)  “Littlest Things”

9)  “Off And Running”

10)  “Who’d Have Known”

11)  “I Don’t Wanna Be A Loser”

12)  “Alfie”

13)  “Maybe I Know”

14)  “22”

15)  “The Look Of Love”

16)  “The Fear”

17)  “Sunshine, Lollipops, And Rainbows”

18)  “Somewhere Only We Know”

19)  “California Nights”

20)  “Air Balloon”

21)  “Hey Now”

22)  “Hard Out Here”  (This one is heavily edited and loses some of its punch in the translation. But the themes of female empowerment and anti-misogyny come through pretty strong nonetheless.)

23)  “All Of My Life”

24)  “URL Badman”

25)  “My Town, My Guy, And Me”

26)  “Lost My Mind”

27)  “I Won’t Love You Anymore”

28)  “As Long As I Got You”

29)  “We Know We’re In Love”

30)  “Chinese”  (To the best of my knowledge, this song was neither a single nor a hit song. But it’s always been one of my favorites of Lily’s, so I’m including it here.)

Songs About Last Kisses

As promised, here is the somewhat depressing follow-up to my Songs About First Kisses post from earlier. In case the title didn't clue you in, this is a bunch of Songs About Last Kisses. And they're all surprisingly really good. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Last Kiss”

2)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Last Kiss”

3)  Ishtar  ~  “Last Kiss”

4)  Marc Anthony  ~  “El Ultimo Beso”  (Title translation: “The Last Kiss”)

5)  P!nk  ~  “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”

6)  Kick The Kangaroo  ~  “Last Kiss”

7)  Fireflight  ~  “Last Kiss”

8)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Last Kiss”

9)  Z-STAR  ~  “Rosemary’s Last Kiss”

10)  Among This All  ~  “Last Kiss, Last Goodbye”

11)  Mariah Carey  ~  “Last Kiss”

12)  Minus The Bear  ~  “Last Kiss”

13)  Haley Reinhart  ~  “Last Kiss Goodbye”

14)  Meat Loaf  ~  “If This Is The Last Kiss (Let’s Make It Last All Night)”

15)  David Cassidy  ~  “Last Kiss”

16)  Colette Kavanagh  ~  “One Last Kiss”

17)  J. Geils Band  ~  “One Last Kiss”

18)  AlunaGeorge  ~  “Last Kiss”

19)  Seven Mary Three  ~  “Last Kiss”

20)  Katrin Johansson  ~  “One Last Kiss”

21)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Apathy’s Last Kiss”

22)  Guillemots  ~  “Last Kiss”

23)  Nino Salas  ~  “One Last Kiss”

24)  Sofia Shinas  ~  “One Last Kiss”

25)  The Marcels  ~  “One Last Kiss”