Monday, July 1, 2019

Songs About Twinkling

Did you think that "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" was the only song about twinkling? Well, I sure did! But man, was I wrong! There's lots of great Songs About Twinkling, and I've gathered them all here in one post. You are SO welcome!  ~  JH



1)  The Sweeplings  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"




2)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Star"




3)  Tori Amos  ~  "Twinkle"




4)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Me"  (Well, it's July. Not too early to start listening to Christmas-themed songs, is it? Really? Even if it's Stevie Wonder?)




5)  Roy Orbison  ~  "Twinkle Toes"




6)  Lovelyz  ~  "Twinkle"




7)  Raven Black  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Scars"




8)  ABBA  ~  "From A Twinkling Star To A Passing Angel"




9)  Peter Nic  ~  "Twinkle"




10)  Jennifer Knight  ~  "Twinkle And Shine"




11)  Cosmic Village  ~  "Twinkle"




12)  Hayley Westenra  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle"




13)  Girl's Day  ~  "Twinkle Twinkle"




14)  Black Wolf Catch  ~  "Twinkletoes"




15)  Talain Rayne  ~  "Twinkle Lightly"




16)  Kettel  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle, That Is You"




17)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle (I'm Not A Star)"




18)  Shreya Ghoshal & Rana Mazumder  ~  "Twinkle, Twinkle"




19)  Twinkle Time  ~  "Twinklematics"




20)  Girls' Generation  ~  "Twinkle"


Songs About Mojo

Merriam-Webster defines the word "mojo" as "a magic spell, hex, or charm" – or more broadly, "a magical power." In popular culture, it has taken on a variety of meanings, up to and including an individual's power to attract another person by seemingly invisible means. Here's a bunch of Songs About Mojo. I'll let you define it for yourself based on these examples. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Muddy Waters  ~  "Got My Mojo Working"




2)  Wilson Pickett  ~  "Mojo Mama"




3)  Johnny Winter  ~  "Mojo Boogie"




4)  Mindi Abair  ~  "Mojo"




5)  Jeff Buckley  ~  "Mojo Pin"




6)  Little Buster & The Soul Brothers  ~  "Mojo Hand"




7)  Lem Motlow  ~  "Mojo Man"




8)  Satchmo  ~  "Mojo"




9)  Barry Melton & The Joyfest House Band  ~  "Mojo Navigator"




10)  Quicksilver Messenger Service  ~  "Mojo"




11)  The Cadillac Three  ~  "Tennessee Mojo"




12)  Spyro Gyra  ~  "Soho Mojo"




13)  Mark Selby & Band  ~  "Don't You Throw That Mojo On Me"




14)  Sad Daddy  ~  "Don't Be Messin' With My Mojo"




15)  Cellus Hamilton  ~  "Mojo"




16)  Wooster  ~  "Mojo Rider"




17)  Claire Laffut  ~  "Mojo"




18)  Buffy Sainte-Marie  ~  "Love Charms (Mojo Bijoux)"




19)  The Neville Brothers  ~  "Mojo Hannah"




20)  Mose Allison  ~  "Mojo Woman"




21)  Dizzy Gillespie ft. Jon Faddis, Arturo Sandoval, Slide Hampton, & Johnny Griffin  ~  "Fiesta Mojo"




22)  Glenn Hughes  ~  "Switch The Mojo"




23)  Southern Culture On The Skids  ~  "Mojo Box"




24)  Paul Revere & The Raiders  ~  "Mojo Workout"




25)  Parov Stelar  ~  "The Mojo Radio Gang"


Saturday, June 29, 2019

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 5

Last but not least... "In" & "Out" Songs, Vol. 5...and GO! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Veronicas  ~  “In My Blood”




2)  Elton John  ~  “Turn The Lights Out When You Leave”




3)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Moon In Your Mouth”




4)  Kaki King  ~  “Pull Me Out Alive”




5)  The Smiths  ~  “The Boy With The Thorn In His Side”




6)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Breakout”




7)  Brandy Clark  ~  “Big Day In A Small Town”




8)  Chely Wright  ~  “Hang Out In Your Heart”




9)  Gossip  ~  “Move In The Right Direction”




10)  Dodie  ~  “Burned Out”




11)  Queen  ~  “I’m In Love With My Car”




12)  Blondie  ~  “Out In The Streets”




13)  Ani DiFranco  ~  “In Or Out”




14)  Screaming Females  ~  “Lights Out”




15)  Shamir  ~  “In For The Kill”




16)  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts  ~  “You Want In, I Want Out”




17)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “In Private”




18)  Siouxsie And The Banshees  ~  “Love Out Me”




19)  Courtney Barnett  ~  “An Illustration Of Loneliness (Sleepless In New York)”




20)  Morrissey  ~  “Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself?”




21)  Village People  ~  “In The Navy”




22)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Cut It Out”




23)  Queen  ~  “Let Me In Your Heart Again”




24)  Conchita Wurst  ~  “Put That Fire Out”




25)  Beth Ditto  ~  “In And Out”




26)  Lesley Gore  ~  “Out Here On My Own”




27)  Gossip  ~  “Standing In The Way Of Control”




28)  Amy Ray  ~  “Out On The Farm”




29)  Siouxsie And The Banshees  ~  “Cities In Dust”




30)  The Veronicas  ~  “Let Me Out”


Friday, June 28, 2019

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 4

You didn't think I'd forgotten about this series, did you? Of course not! And there's one more post to go after this one. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  La Roux  ~  “In For The Kill”




2)  Courtney Barnett  ~  “Out Of The Woodwork”




3)  The Smiths  ~  “Girlfriend In A Coma”




4)  Anna Calvi  ~  “Blackout”




5)  Mary Gauthier  ~  “Drag Queens In Limousines”




6)  David Bowie  ~  “Blackout”




7)  Blondie  ~  “In The Flesh”




8)  Judas Priest  ~  “Out In The Cold”




9)  The Breeders  ~  “Wait In The Car”




10)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Get Out The Map”




11)  OTEP  ~  “In Cold Blood”




12)  Neon Hitch  ~  “Out Of This World”




13)  Village People  ~  “In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star)”




14)  Erasure  ~  “All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love”




15)  Elton John  ~  “The Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes”




16)  St. Vincent  ~  “Actor Out Of Work”




17)  Joshua Kadison  ~  “Beautiful In My Eyes”




18)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “G.N.O. (Girls’ Night Out)”




19)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Kickin’ In”




20)  Kesha  ~  “Out Alive”




21)  David Bowie & Mick Jagger  ~  "Dancing In The Street”




22)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “Look Out Mama”




23)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “I Have Friends In Holy Spaces”




24)  RuPaul  ~  “Workout”




25)  Freddie Mercury  ~  “In My Defence”




26)  The Feeling & Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  “Leave Me Out Of It”




27)  Neon Trees  ~  “Text Me In The Morning”




28)  Jenny Owen Youngs  ~  “Keys Out, Lights On”




29)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I Want To Be In Love”




30)  Chely Wright  ~  “She Went Out For Cigarettes”