"Symphony" Songs, Vol. 1

Here's the first set in a three-part series of posts featuring songs with the word "Symphony" in their titles. For the most part, the songs themselves are not symphonies, nor are they part of symphonies (with a few notable exceptions). But they are quite good. I hope you, like I did when compiling them, will enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Clean Bandit ft. Zara Larsson  ~  "Symphony"

2)  The Verve  ~  "Bittersweet Symphony"

3)  Switch ft. Dillon Chase  ~  "Symphony"

4)  Josh Wilson  ~  "Symphony"

5)  Zeds Dead x Charlotte OC  ~  "Symphony"

6)  Josh Groban  ~  "Symphony"

7)  Flux Pavilion ft. Layna  ~  "Symphony"

8)  Newsboys United  ~  "Symphony"

9)  Jamie Falk  ~  "Symphony"

10)  Linkin Park  ~  "Battle Symphony"

11)  Sarah Brightman  ~  "Symphony"

12)  Tim Hughes  ~  "Symphony"

13)  The Supremes  ~  "I Hear A Symphony"

14)  Snow Patrol  ~  "The Symphony"

15)  Monica  ~  "Street Symphony"

16)  Ed Sheeran & Andrea Bocelli  ~  "Perfect Symphony"  (Wow! I thought the original version of "Perfect" was great. And it was! But this one is much richer and more nuanced!)

17)  Jana Kramer  ~  "Unfinished Symphony"

18)  Alan Parsons Project  ~  "One Note Symphony"

19)  Katie Melua  ~  "Secret Symphony"

20)  Marvin Gaye  ~  "Symphony"

21)  Vanilla Ninja  ~  "Black Symphony"

22)  Hanson  ~  "Tragic Symphony"

23)  Blonde Redhead  ~  "Symphony Of Treble"

24)  Kansas  ~  "Lamplight Symphony"

25)  Marie Digby  ~  "Symphony"

26)  Carole King  ~  "Welfare Symphony"

27)  The Digital Age  ~  "Symphony Of Grace"

  

Songs About The Wind, Vol. 2

Mmkay, so I accidentally lied. This isn't, in fact, merely a 2-part series. There's such an abundance of great Songs About The Wind that I can't bear to leave out so many good ones. So there will be a Vol. 3. But for now, enjoy these great tunes!  ~  JH

1)  Alela Diane & Wild Divine  ~  "The Wind"

2)  Zac Brown Band  ~  "The Wind"

3)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  "Hasten Down The Wind"

4)  Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)  ~  "The Wind"

5)  Doris Day  ~  "Any Way The Wind Blows"

6)  Randy Travis  ~  "Wind In The Wire"

7)  Gretchen Parlato  ~  "Winter Wind"

8)  Demis Roussos  ~  "My Friend The Wind"

9)  Kathy Mattea  ~  "Walk The Way The Wind Blows"

10)  Neil Young  ~  "Prairie Wind"

11)  Emmylou Harris  ~  "Hickory Wind"

12)  Saxon  ~  "Ride Like The Wind"

13)  Maren Morris  ~  "Second Wind" / "Halo"

14)  Poison  ~  "Ride The Wind"

15)  Emmy Rossum  ~  "Summer Wind"  (Why should Willie Nelson have all the fun? Other than the fact that he is the one, the only Willie Nelson, of course. Anyway...his version of this song appeared in Vol. 1, but Rossum's is, if not better, at least classier.)

16)  Chicago  ~  "Chasin' The Wind"

17)  Doe Paoro  ~  "The Wind"

18)  Greta Van Fleet  ~  "The Cold Wind"

19)  Lisa Gerrard  ~  "The Wind That Shakes The Barley"

20)  Pharrell Williams  ~  "Gust Of Wind"

21)  Jessie Baylin  ~  "The Winds"

22)  Mr. Big  ~  "Goin' Where The Wind Blows"

23)  The Magic Numbers  ~  "Ride Against The Wind"

24)  Kenny Loggins  ~  "Will Of The Wind"

25)  Serena Ryder  ~  "Blown Like The Wind At Night"

Songs About The Wind, Vol. 1

Of all the themes I've featured in my 6+ years as a music blogger, I've never done this one. Which is surprising, considering I live in an incredibly hurricane-prone part of the country and strong winds are annually on my mind (as they are currently, for obvious reasons). So when I finally got around to it, I realized there were tons of good songs that qualified. So this will be part 1 of (at least) 2. Assuming you (and I) don't blow away in this storm, I'm sure you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Patrick Swayze ft. Wendy Fraser  ~  "She's Like The Wind"

2)  Vanessa Williams  ~  "Colors Of The Wind"

3)  Kansas  ~  "Dust In The Wind"

4)  Bob Dylan & Joan Baez  ~  "Blowin' In The Wind"

5)  Scorpions  ~  "Wind Of Change"

6)  Bette Midler  ~  "Wind Beneath My Wings"

7)  David Bowie  ~  "Wild Is The Wind"

8)  Paula Abdul  ~  "Blowing Kisses In The Wind"

9)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Ride Like The Wind"

10)  Becky Hill  ~  "Caution To The Wind"

11)  Bob Dylan  ~  "Idiot Wind"  (You can, in fact, have too much Bob Dylan in one day. But two songs is probably not going to kill you.)

12)  Jefferson Starship  ~  "Winds Of Change"

13)  Rod Stewart & Ron Wood  ~  "Mandolin Wind"

14)  Lee Ann Womack  ~  "Don't Listen To The Wind"

15)  Billy Joel  ~  "You're Only Human (Second Wind)"

16)  Heart  ~  "Mistral Wind"

17)  John Anderson  ~  "Seminole Wind"

18)  Leaves' Eyes  ~  "Riders On The Wind"

19)  Elton John  ~  "Candle In The Wind"

20)  Donovan & Crystal Gayle  ~  "Catch The Wind"

21)  Willie Nelson  ~  "Summer Wind"

22)  Neneh Cherry  ~  "Kisses On The Wind"

23)  Kansas  ~  "People Of The South Wind"  (Maybe you can have too many Kansas songs in one day, I dunno. But surely two is not too many.)

24)  Gogi Grant  ~  "The Wayward Wind"

25)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  "Against The Wind"

"Bummer" Songs

These songs, all bearing the word "Bummer" in their titles, are guaranteed to disappoint. Or at least you would think so by what they're called. In actuality, they're quite good. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Broken Baby  ~  "Bullets Or Bummer"

2)  Charmer  ~  "Bummer Summer"

3)  Rizha  ~  "Happy Bummer Day"

4)  Ty Herndon  ~  "Summer Was A Bummer"

5)  JEFF The Brotherhood  ~  "Bummer"

6)  No Vacation  ~  "Beach Bummer"

7)  Deerhoof  ~  "Oh Bummer"

8)  Harry Chapin  ~  "Bummer"

9)  The Grifters  ~  "Bummer"

10)  The Velvet Mornings  ~  "Bummer Beach"

11)  Guerilla  ~  "Bummer"

12)  Sparks  ~  "Bummer"

13)  Denton  ~  "Off The Wall" / "Bummer"

14)  Weezer  ~  "Endless Bummer"

15)  Youth XL  ~  "Summer Bummer"

16)  Kris Kristofferson  ~  "Star-Spangled Bummer"

17)  The Band In Heaven  ~  "Summer Bummer"

18)  A Skylit Drive  ~  "500 Days Of Bummer"

19)  Emily Adamson  ~  "Uptown Summer Bummer"

20)  Iggy Pop  ~  "Ordinary Bummer"

21)  Robert Plant  ~  "Bummer In The Summer"

22)  West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band  ~  "Not One Bummer"

23)  Viva Lion  ~  "Oh, Bummer!"

24)  Scarling.  ~  "Bummer"

25)  Alice Kristiansen  ~  "Summer Bummer"