Songs About Aces

This is the first installment in a multi-part series featuring songs with the names of playing cards in their titles. Because I'm full of ideas, and occasionally some of them are good, that's why. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  George Strait  ~  "Ace In The Hole"

2)  Alexandra Stan  ~  "Holding Aces"

3)  Saint Motel  ~  "Ace In The Hole"

4)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "You Got All The Aces"

5)  Paul Simon  ~  "The Late Great Johnny Ace"

6)  Lita Ford  ~  "Aces & Eights"

7)  Suzy Bogguss  ~  "Aces"

8)  Everclear  ~  "Aces"

9)  Ladytron  ~  "Ace Of Hz"

10)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Ace Of Hearts"

11)  Ween  ~  "Stroker Ace"

12)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  "Ace"

13)  Struggle Jennings & Brianna Harness ft. Jessi Colter & Jenni Eddy Jennings  ~  "Ace In The Hole"

14)  Empire Cast ft. Serayah  ~  "Aces High"

15)  The Devil Makes Three  ~  "Aces And Twos"

16)  Iron Maiden  ~  "Aces High"

17)  MxPx  ~  "Aces Up"

18)  Bailey Tomkinson  ~  "Hey Ace"

19)  Zella Day  ~  "Ace Of Hearts"

20)  Grinspoon  ~  "Just Ace"

21)  Sugababes  ~  "Ace Reject"

22)  Chris Rea  ~  "Ace Of Hearts"

23)  Carole Bayer Sager  ~  "Aces"

24)  Paul Simon  ~  "Ace In The Hole"  (Rare is the occasion when Paul Simon appears twice in one of my posts. But this is one of those occasions.)

25)  John Hiatt  ~  "Aces Up Your Sleeve"

"Grey" Songs

Here we have a lovely collection of songs about the color "Grey" (or "Gray," depending on whom you ask). Why, you might ask? Aside from the fact that it's one of my most favorite colors, there also happen to be quite a few good songs with that color in their titles. And I wanted them all in one place for safekeeping. Good enough reason? Great! Now enjoy 'em already!  ~  JH

1)  Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan  ~  "Grey Room"

2)  Katzenjammer  ~  "Lady Grey"

3)  Marion Raven  ~  "Colors Turn To Grey"

4)  Nickel Creek  ~  "Green And Grey"

5)  Ani DiFranco  ~  "Grey"

6)  Bee Gees  ~  "The Battle Of The Blue And The Grey"  (I didn't know these guys started performing when they were still kids! Neither did I know that footage of their earliest history still existed.)

7)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "Grey Street"

8)  Gary Moore  ~  "Long Grey Mare"

9)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Song In Red And Grey"

10)  Elton John  ~  "Grey Seal"

11)  Delilah  ~  "Shades Of Grey"

12)  AFI  ~  "Girl's Not Grey"

13)  Jesca Hoop  ~  "Storms Make Grey The Sea"

14)  EXES  ~  "Grey"

15)  Jewel  ~  "Grey Matter"

16)  Southern Culture On The Skids  ~  "Grey Skies"

17)  Joni Mitchell  ~  "Two Grey Rooms"

18)  Oingo Boingo  ~  "Grey Matter"

19)  Live  ~  "The Beauty Of Gray"

20)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  "Grey Gardens"

21)  Grateful Dead  ~  "Touch Of Grey"

22)  Justin Nozuka  ~  "Gray"

23)  Billy Joel  ~  "Shades Of Grey"

24)  Bruce Hornsby  ~  "Fields Of Gray"

25)  BarlowGirl  ~  "Grey"

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 3

If you've liked the "In" & "Out" Songs series so far, there's plenty more to like here. If you haven't liked the other posts in this series, then maybe you'll like these. Either way, I hope you will enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  St. Vincent  ~  “Chloe In The Afternoon”

2)  David Bowie  ~  “Day-In, Day-Out”

3)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “Nine In The Afternoon”

4)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “Fade Out”

5)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “Requiem In Denim And Leopardskin”

6)  Sinead O’Connor  ~  “Out Of The Depths”

7)  Erasure  ~  “In My Arms”

8)  Elton John  ~  “Oscar Wilde Gets Out”

9)  Tanita Tikaram  ~  “Twist In My Sobriety”

10)  Conchita Wurst  ~  “Out Of Body Experience”

11)  The Smiths  ~  “Vicar In A Tutu”

12)  Vicci Martinez  ~  “Out Of Control”

13)  MIKA  ~  “Stuck In The Middle”

14)  Frankie Goes To Hollywood  ~  “Is There Anybody Out There?”

15)  Lzzy Hale ~  “Rose In December”

16)  Lou Reed  ~  “Turn Out The Light”

17)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Party In The U.S.A.”

18)  RuPaul  ~  “Coming Out Of Hiding”

19)  The Sounds  ~  “Living In America”

20)  Sleater-Kinney  ~  “Dig Me Out”

21)  David Bowie  ~  “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)”

22)  Julien Baker  ~  “Turn Out The Lights”

23)  R.E.M.  ~  “Let Me In”

24)  Girlpool  ~  “All Blacked Out”

25)  k.d. lang & The Reclines  ~  “In Care Of The Blues”

26)  The B-52’s  ~  “Party Out Of Bounds”

27)  Amanda Palmer  ~  “Runs In The Family”

28)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “All Cried Out”

29)  Jenny Owen Youngs  ~  “Hot In Herre”

30)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Time Out From The World”

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"