"It Is What It Is" Songs

What do all these songs have in common? It's fairly self-explanatory. The phrase "It Is What It Is" either in their titles, or figuring prominently in the lyrics (usually the chorus). Why post a bunch of songs with this theme? Sometimes there's no easy answer. It...well, it is what it is. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Grace VanderWaal  ~  "So Much More Than This"

2)  Derek Minor  ~  "It Is What It Is"

3)  RuthAnne  ~  "It Is What It Is"

4)  The String Cheese Incident  ~  "It Is What It Is"

5)  Cloverdayle  ~  "It Is What It Is"

6)  Lil' Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers  ~  "It Is What It Is"

7)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  "It Is What It Is"

8)  Lecrae  ~  "It Is What It Is"

9)  Blood Orange ft. Samantha Urbani  ~  "It Is What It Is"

10)  J Moss  ~  "It Is What It Is"

11)  Elisa  ~  "It Is What It Is"

12)  Jeon ft. Roger Peterson  ~  "It Is What It Is"

13)  Bonnie McKee  ~  "It Is What It Is"

14)  Lifehouse  ~  "It Is What It Is"

15)  Guster  ~  "It Is Just What It Is"

16)  The Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, & Kris Kristofferson)  ~  "It Is What It Is"

17)  Tamar Kaprelian  ~  "Transcend"

18)  Adam Again  ~  "It Is What It Is (What It Is)"

19)  Single By Sunday  ~  "It Is What It Is"

20)  M.I.A.  ~  "It Iz What It Iz"

21)  Amy Dalley  ~  "Love's Got An Attitude (It Is What It Is)"

22)  Johnny Logan  ~  "It Is What It Is"

23)  Kierra "Kiki" Sheard  ~  "It Is What It Is"

24)  Rick Springfield  ~  "Will I?"

25)  Uncle Kracker  ~  "It Is What It Is"

26)  Julia Fordham  ~  "Sugar"

"Challenge" Songs

I challenge you to write a clever intro to a set of Songs About Challenges. It's not as easy as it sounds. Case in point, this intro. Which is pretty lame. But the songs themselves are actually pretty rad! So...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Cellar Darling  ~  “Challenge”

2)  Arrested Development  ~  “The Challenge”

3)  Great Grandpa  ~  “Teen Challenge”

4)  Tangerine Dream  ~  "Melissa's Challenge"

5)  The Staple Singers  ~  “The Challenge”

6)  Christine McVie  ~  “The Challenge”

7)  They Might Be Giants  ~  “Madam, I Challenge You To A Duel”

8)  Eloy  ~  “The Challenge (Time To Turn, Part 2)”

9)  Gossling  ~  “Challenge”

10)  The Orioles  ~  "I Challenge Your Kiss"

11)  The Backyardigans  ~  "A Challenge"

12)  The Kite String Tangle  ~  "Challenger"

13)  Asian Dub Foundation  ~  "Rise To The Challenge"

14)  Sydney Franklin  ~  "Challenger Deep"

15)  American Music Club  ~  "Challenger"

16)  Lolo Zouaï  ~  “Challenge”

17)  Tom Tom Club  ~  “Challenge Of The Love Warriors”

18)  Earthrise  ~  "Challenger Deep"

19)  Josephine Foster  ~  "Challenger"

20)  Sybreed  ~  "Challenger"

21)  The Summer Kills  ~  "Challenger vs. Stars"

22)  Gwen Stacy  ~  "Challenger, Pt. 2"

23)  Falling Joys  ~  "Challenger"

Songs About Jacks

Here's the next installment in the series of posts about playing cards. Songs About Jacks. You thought I forgot, didn't you? All is forgiven. And...you're welcome! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Rolling Stones  ~ "Jumpin' Jack Flash"

2)  Screaming Lord Sutch  ~  "Jack The Ripper"

3)  Dolly Parton ft. Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt  ~  "Apple Jack"

4)  Curtis Mayfield  ~  "Billy Jack"

5)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  "Hey Jack Kerouac"

6)  Anna Soklich  ~  "Jack Of Speed"

7)  311  ~  "Sometimes Jacks Rule The Realm" 

8)  Raydio  ~  "Jack And Jill"

9)  Judy Garland & Gene Kelly  ~  "Ballin' The Jack"

10)  Grateful Dead  ~  "Jack-A-Roe"

11)  Sarah Darling  ~  "Jack Of Hearts"

12)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Jack Of All Trades"

13)  Big Bad Voodoo Daddy  ~  "Jumpin' Jack"

14)  John Mellencamp  ~  "Jack & Diane"

15)  Clint Black  ~  "Cadillac Jack Favor"

16)  Ray Charles  ~  "Hit The Road, Jack"

17)  Carole King  ~  "Smackwater Jack"

18)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  "From A Jack To A King"

19)  Diana Krall  ~  "Hit That Jack, Jive"

20)  The Who  ~  "Happy Jack"

21)  Dixie Chicks  ~  "Lil' Jack Slade"

22)  Morrissey  ~  "Jack The Ripper"

23)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  "One Eyed Jacks"

24)  Jethro Tull  ~  "Jack-In-The-Green"

25)  Jesca Hoop  ~  "The House That Jack Built"

Songs About Hurting, Vol. 4

This is where I introduce you to today's theme. But it's not that big of a reveal when we're on the fourth and final volume of an existing series. So I'll just say, "Here it is." Ahem...here it is. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Chappell Roan  ~  "Good Hurt"

2)  Big Country  ~  "Hurt"

3)  The Venus Project  ~  "Won't Hurt"

4)  First Aid Kit  ~  "Truth Can Hurt"

5)  Jasmine Sokko  ~  "Hurt"

6)  Mint Condition  ~  "You Don't Have To Hurt No More"

7)  Lady Antebellum  ~  "Hurt"

8)  Robert Plant  ~  "Hurting Kind"

9)  Carpenters  ~  “Hurting Each Other”

10)  Texas  ~  "It Hurts Me Too"

11)  SG Lewis ft. AlunaGeorge  ~  “Hurting”

12)  Shania Twain  ~  "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"

13)  The Jezabels  ~  "Hurt Me"

14)  Shelby Lynne  ~  "I Love You So Much It Hurts"

15)  Austra  ~  "Hurt Me Now"

16)  Sheryl Crow  ~  "It Don't Hurt"

17)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Every Little Bit Hurts"

18)  Patty Griffin  ~  "Hurt A Little While"

19)  Carly Rae Jepsen  ~  "Hurt So Good"

20)  KOLE  ~  "Hurt Me"

21)  Carly Simon  ~  "Hurt"

22)  Lulu  ~  "Hurt Me So Bad"

23)  Charly Bliss  ~  "Hurt Me"

24)  Patty Loveless  ~  "Hurt Me Bad (In A Real Good Way)"

25)  Eurythmics  ~  "You Hurt Me (And I Hate You)"