Songs About Races

I was challenged by a friend to put together a set of Songs About Races, and since I'm always up for a  challenge, here it is. As usual, I got carried away with the number of songs I chose. But it turned out even better than I expected. I hope you will agree...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Melanie Martinez  ~  "Race"

2)  Sawyer Brown  ~  "The Race Is On"

3)  Thirty Seconds To Mars  ~  "The Race"

4)  Suzi Quatro  ~  "The Race Is On"

5)  Glen Hansard  ~  "Race To The Bottom"

6)  Heather Nova  ~  "Until The Race Is Run"

7)  OneRepublic  ~  "Born To Race"

8)  Melissa Manchester  ~  "Race To The End"

9)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Race For The Prize"

10)  Bonnie Tyler  ~  "Race To The Fire"

11)  Yello  ~  "The Race"

12)  Lana Del Rey  ~  "Off To The Races"

13)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "The Race Is On"  (This song goes on a least 6 minutes too long. Feel free to stop playing it as soon as it becomes annoying to you. Which, for some, might be after 5 to 10 seconds.)

14)  Brody Dalle  ~  "Rat Race"

15)  The Rapture  ~  "Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks"

16)  Diane Birch  ~  "In It For The Race"

17)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Camptown Races"

18)  Halie Loren  ~  "My Rainbow Race"

19)  Primus  ~  "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver"

20)  Bernice Johnson Reagon  ~  "Guide My Feet, While I Run This Race"

21)  Serena Ryder  ~  "Racing In The Street"

22)  Girl In A Coma  ~  "Race Car Driver"

23)  Dan Auerbach  ~  "Run That Race"

24)  Toyah  ~  "Race Through Space"

25)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones  ~  "Wonderful Day For The Race"

26)  Oh Pep!  ~  "The Race"

27)  Ralph Breaks The Internet Cast ft. Sarah Silverman & Gal Gadot  ~  "A Place Called Slaughter Race"

28)  The Specials  ~  "Rat Race"

29)  Ruti  ~  "Racing Cars"

30)  Fall Out Boy  ~  "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"

31)  Emma Ruth Rundle  ~  "Races"

32)  Steve Hackett  ~  "Racing In A"

33)  The Wailin' Jennys  ~  "Racing With The Sun"

34)  Editors  ~  "The Racing Rats"

35)  St. Vincent  ~  "Human Racing"

36)  The National  ~  "Racing Like A Pro"

37)  Jack's Mannequin  ~  "My Racing Thoughts"

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 2

More "In" & "Out" Songs for your listening pleasure. Or not. Whatever. But I do hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “Living In The City”

2)  Erasure  ~  “Reach Out”

3)  Mykki Blanco  ~  “Knife Going In”

4)  Elton John  ~  “Someday Out Of The Blue”

5)  Ty Herndon  ~  “Living In A Moment”

6)  Brooke Candy ft. Sia  ~  “Living Out Loud”

7)  Klaus Nomi  ~  “Falling In Love Again”

8)  Brandy Clark  ~  “What’ll Keep Me Out Of Heaven”

9)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “Back In Your Head”

10)  Blood Orange ft. Steve Lacy  ~  “Out Of Your League”

11)  Morrissey  ~  “Spent The Day In Bed”

12)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Come On Out Tonight”

13)  Bright Light Bright Light  ~  “In Your Care”

14)  Adore Delano  ~  “Out Of The Blue”

15)  Nakhane  ~  “In The Dark Room”

16)  Mary Lambert  ~  “Hang Out With You”

17)  boygenius  ~  “Salt In The Wound”

18)  David Bowie  ~  “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”

19)  MUNA  ~  “In My Way”

20)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “Out Of The Game”

21)  Dodie  ~  “In The Middle”

22)  Judas Priest  ~  “Heading Out To The Highway”

23)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Slide In”

24)  Queen  ~  “Put Out The Fire”

25)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  “Walking In My Blue Jeans”

26)  Perfume Genius  ~  “Lookout, Lookout”

27)  Jen Cloher  ~  “Needle In The Hay”

28)  R.E.M.  ~  “Turn You Inside-Out”

29)  July Jones  ~  “Jump In The Water”

30)  Green Day  ~  “Burnout”

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 1

Sometimes I get a good idea for a post, but when it comes to determining a reasonable number of songs to include, I find myself redefining "reasonable." Such was the case with this series (yes, series) of posts featuring songs with the words "In" and/or "Out" in their titles. This is part 1, but there will be 4 more follow-ups in the coming days. I'm sorry I got carried away. But also, you're welcome (because they're all really good!). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha  ~  “In The Name Of Love”

2)  David Bowie  ~  “Cat People (Putting Out Fire)”

3)  Marlene Dietrich  ~  “The Boys In The Backroom”

4)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)”

5)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “In The Middle Of Nowhere”

6)  Peter Allen  ~  “Don’t Cry Out Loud”

7)  Girlpool  ~  “Minute In Your Mind”

8)  Morrissey  ~  “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out”

9)  LP  ~  “In The Pines”

10)  Darren Hayes  ~  “Black Out The Sun”

11)  Sinead O’Connor  ~  “In This Heart”

12)  Green Day  ~  “Lights Out”

13)  Elton John  ~  “Freaks In Love”

14)  Scissor Sisters  ~  “Running Out”

15)  Placebo  ~  “Taste In Men”

16)  Anna Calvi  ~  “Don’t Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy”

17)  Dead Or Alive  ~  “Something In My House”

18)  Brandi Carlile  ~  “Looking Out”

19)  Deerhunter  ~  “Death In Midsummer”

20)  Ani DiFranco  ~  “Out Of Range”

21)  Neon Trees  ~  “Love In The 21st Century”

22)  Tove Lo  ~  “Out Of Mind”

23)  Ferras  ~  “Speak In Tongues”

24)  Chanel & The Circus  ~  “Eat Your Heart Out”

25)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “In A Graveyard”

26)  Kaki King  ~  “The Footsteps Die Out Forever”

27)  Sam Smith  ~  “Not In That Way”

28)  Openside  ~  “Letting It Out”

29)  Tiësto ft. Tegan and Sara  ~  “Feel It In My Bones”

30)  Bob Mould  ~  “Out Of Your Life”

More Songs? Really? No. More "Really" Songs

Did we really need another post of "Really" Songs? Yes, we did. And here's why. Check 'em out for yourself! And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles  ~  "You Really Got A Hold On Me"

2)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Doesn't Really Matter" 

3)  The Kinks  ~  "You Really Got Me"  (Sure, I had another version of this song in the first post of this two-part series. But could I really ignore the classic original version? Of course, I couldn't.)

4)  Courtney Barnett  ~  "Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party"

5)  Plain White T's  ~  "Hate (I Really Don't Like You)"

6)  Alicia Keys  ~  "She Don't Really Care"

7)  Interpol  ~  "If You Really Love Nothing"

8)  Michael W. Smith & Kari Jobe  ~  "The One That Really Matters"

9)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  "You Can Get It If You Really Want"  (Bonus song in this video: "I Can See Clearly Now", Cliff's biggest hit)

10)  Agnetha Fältskog  ~  "When You Really Loved Someone"

11)  D'Angelo & The Vanguard  ~  "Really Love"

12)  Shakespears Sister  ~  "Break My Heart (You Really)"

13)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Are The Good Times Really Over (I Wish A Buck Was Still Silver)"

14)  The Captain & Tennille  ~ "We Never Really Say Goodbye"  (If you want to skip the chit-chat at the beginning, I'll go ahead and tell you that the song actually starts around the 1:57 mark.)

15)  Sarah van den Bergh  ~  "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most"

16)  Red Velvet  ~  "R.B.B. (Really Bad Boy)"

17)  Bethel Music ft. Brian & Jenn Johnson  ~  "I Really Love You"

18)  The Partridge Family  ~  "I Really Want To Know You"

19)  Aimee Mann  ~  "She Really Wants You"

20)  The Wizard Of Oz Cast  ~  "It Really Was No Miracle"

21)  B.B. King  ~  "I Got Some Outside Help (I Don't Really Need)"

22)  The Muffs  ~  "Really Really Happy"

23)  Billy Ocean  ~  "Love Really Hurts Without You"

24)  Cherry Bullet  ~  "Really Really"

25)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "If You Really Love Me"