Saturday, August 17, 2019

Songs About Swaying

Ever heard a song that made you want to move your body back and forth to the beat? Well, of course, you have! Some people call it dancing, while others might call it swaying. That's what these songs are all about. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Danielle Bradbery  ~  "Sway"




2)  Three Houses Down  ~  "Sway"




3)  Bic Runga  ~  "Sway"




4)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Sway"




5)  Adrianna Mondelli  ~  "Sway"




6)  Peter Murphy  ~  "Seesaw Sway"




7)  Mates Of State  ~  "Sway"




8)  Johnny Rivers  ~  "Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancing)"




9)  Kamryn Belle  ~  "Sway"




10)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  "Sway"




11)  ZoĆ« Blank  ~  "Where The Treetops Sway"




12)  Enjis Maiks  ~  I Sway (With The Motion Of Sounds)"




13)  The Pussycat Dolls  ~  "Sway"




14)  Jamie N Commons  ~  "Rumble And Sway"




15)  Heartless Bastards  ~  "Sway"




16)  Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin  ~  "Sink" / "Let It Sway"




17)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  "Don't Stop Swaying"




18)  DYGL  ~  "Let It Sway"




19)  Fawn Larson  ~  "The Sway"




20)  Train  ~  "Swaying"




21)  Anna Of The North  ~  "Sway"




22)  Dan + Shay  ~  "Sway"




23)  The Kooks  ~  "Sway"




24)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Sway"




25)  Lostprophets  ~  "Sway"



Extra "Extra" Songs

Two and a half years ago, I posted a collection of songs with the word "Extra" in their titles. (You can check it out here if you wish.) Recently, I discovered a few good songs that I somehow missed, as well as a few new ones that have been released in the interim. And so there's this extremely belated follow-up. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Immature ft. Keith Sweat  ~  "Extra, Extra"




2)  Placebo  ~  "The Extra"




3)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Extra Pale"




4)  Neil Young  ~  "Extra, Extra"




5)  Jimmie Vaughan  ~  "Extra Jimmies!"




6)  Duke Ellington  ~  "E.S.P. (Extra Sensory Perception)"




7)  MARINA  ~  "Extra Ordinary"




8)  Lauren Talley  ~  "The Extra Mile"




9)  Azalea Carey  ~  "Extra"




10)  Paul Kelly  ~  "Extra Mile"




11)  Jireh Lim  ~  "Extra Large"




12)  Bee Gees  ~  "The Extra Mile"




13)  Bobby Bare, Jr.  ~  "Extra Soggy Daisy"




14)  Gomez  ~  "Extra Special Guy"




15)  Anthrax  ~  "Toast To The Extras"




16)  Social Club Misfits  ~  "Extra Wavy"




17)  Ben E. King  ~  "Extra, Extra"




18)  Generationals  ~  "Extra Free Year"




19)  Izzy Reign ft. RandAlive  ~  "Extra! Extra!"




20)  Frightened Rabbit  ~  "Extrasupervery"




21)  Lucy Hale  ~  "Extra Ordinary"




22)  Aqualung  ~  "Extra Ordinary Thing"




23)  Buckethead  ~  "Extra Gloves"




24)  ExposĆ©  ~  "Extra Extra"




25)  Kyuss  ~  "A Day Early And A Dollar Extra"


Friday, August 16, 2019

Songs About Jokers

Continuing with the songs about playing cards series, here's a nice collection of Songs About Jokers. Hope you will enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Steve Miller Band  ~  "The Joker"




2)  Tricky ft. Franky Riley  ~  "I Sing For A Joker"




3)  Wolfmother  ~  "Joker And The Thief"




4)  Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66  ~  "The Joker"




5)  Bob Dylan  ~  "Jokerman"




6)  New Years Day  ~  "The Joker"




7)  The Coronas  ~  "The Joker"




8)  Man Or Astroman?  ~  "Joker's Wild"




9)  Blue Rodeo  ~  "Joker's Wild"




10)  Slade  ~  "Dirty Joker"




11)  Vanessa Morgan  ~  "Be My Joker"




12)  Johnny Rivers  ~  "Joker In The Wind"





13)  Brian Jonestown Massacre  ~  "When Jokers Attack"




14)  Corduroy  ~  "The Joker Is Wild"



15)  Vennart  ~  "Don't Forget The Joker"




16)  The Know  ~  "The Joker"




17)  Kato  ~  "The Joker"




18)  Quiet Riot  ~  "The Joker"




19)  The Adicts  ~  "Joker In The Pack"




20)  A. Blue  ~  "Joker"




21)  The Swingers  ~  "Practical Joker"




22)  Dalshabet  ~  "Joker"




23)  Wanting Qu  ~  "Joker Needs Laughter Too"




24)  The Who  ~  "Joker James"



25)  Wooden Soldiers  ~  "The Joker"


"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"