Scarlett Johansson's Okayest Not-Exactly-Hits

Today the lovely and talented Scarlett Johansson celebrates her 35th birthday. In addition to being a highly acclaimed and extremely well-paid actress, Ms. Johansson has also pursued an on-again, off-again career as a singer. While not as highly acclaimed as a vocalist, Scarlett has churned out some better-than-decent tunes – and a few stinkers. Here's a sampling of both. Endure! Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  "Anywhere I Lay My Head"

2)  "Falling Down"

3)  "Iguana Bird"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

4)  "Summertime"

5)  "Song For Jo"

6)  "One Whole Hour"

7)  "Shampoo"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

8)  "Before My Time"  (w/ J. Ralph & Joshua Bell)

9)  "Relator"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

10)  "Wear And Tear"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

11)  "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"  (w/ Craig Campbell)

12)  "Search Your Heart"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

13)  "Set It All Free"

14)  "I Don't Know What To Do"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

15)  "I Don't Wanna"  (w/ Beck Bennett)

16)  "Bad Dreams"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

17)  "Who Are You?"

  

18)  "Movies"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

19)  "Yesterday Is Here"

20)  "Last Goodbye"

21)  "I Am The Cosmos"  (w/ Pete Yorn) (NOTE: This is a fan-made video, and the girl "singing" in the vid is NOT Scarlett. But the female voice you hear IS hers.)

22)  "Funeral Service"  (Saturday Night Live sketch ft. Kenan Thompson)

23)  "Innocent When You Dream"

24)  "Bullet"

25)  "Blackie's Dead"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

26)  "Boys Don't Cry"

27)  "Clean"  (w/ Pete Yorn)

28)  "Trust In Me"

29)  "Candy"  (w/ The Singles)

30)  "The Moon Song"  (w/ Joaquin Phoenix)

"Hello" Songs

Apparently, it's World Hello Day! Who knew? First of all, a hearty hello to all of you out there in the blogosphere! Secondly, here's a set of songs with ONLY the word "Hello" as their titles. If I'd included all the good songs with the word ANYWHERE in their titles, it'd be an extremely overlong post. So, you're welcome for that! Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Adele  ~  "Hello"  (The quintessential "Hello" song? Definitely!)

2)  Lionel Richie  ~  "Hello"  (The OTHER essential "Hello" song. After all these years, that's STILL a creepy sculpture!)

3)  Karmin  ~  "Hello"  (She can sing, she's got bars, and she's not exactly hideous! Killer combo!)

4)  The Cat Empire  ~  "Hello"

5)  Evanescence  ~  "Hello"  ("Don't try to fix me – I'm not broken!" PERFECT LYRICS!)

6)  Hawk Nelson  ~  "Hello"

7)  Martin Solveig & Dragonette  ~  "Hello"

8)  J. Cole  ~  "Hello"

9)  Tristan Prettyman  ~  "Hello"

10)  Mohombi  ~  "Hello"

11)  KB ft. Suzy Rock  ~  "Hello"

12)  Take That  ~  "Hello"

13)  Schuyler Fisk  ~  "Hello"

14)  Hedley  ~  "Hello"

15)  Celeste Buckingham  ~  "Hello"

16)  The Book Of Mormon Cast  ~  "Hello"

17)  Julianne Hough  ~  "Hello"

18)  The Roop  ~  "Hello"

19)  Sugarland  ~  "Hello"

20)  Role Model  ~  "Hello"

21)  Jenyer  ~  "Hello"

22)  PRETTYMUCH  ~  "Hello"

23)  Karol G.  ~  "Hello"

24)  The Beloved  ~  "Hello"

25)  Tsebster & WOLFHOWL ft. Jex  ~  "Hello"

26)  Mallory Knox  ~  "Hello"

27)  Anka  ~  "Hello"

28)  Prism  ~  "Hello"

29)  Allie X  ~  "Hello"

30)  Blackfield  ~  "Hello"

31)  Nooky Jones  ~  "Hello"  (Great artist name, even better music!)

Songs About Pleasure AND Pain

OK, so we've covered Songs About Pleasure and Songs About Pain. But what about all those great songs about both Pleasure AND Pain? Here they are! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Divinyls  ~  “Pleasure & Pain”

2)  Queen  ~  “Pain Is So Close To Pleasure”

3)  112  ~  “Pleasure & Pain"

4)  Gemini Syndrome  ~  “Pleasure And Pain”

5)  Josephina  ~  “Pleasure And Pain”

6)  Farhan  ~  “Pain Or Pleasure”

7)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  “The Pleasure And The Pain”

8)  Ilkay Sencan  ~  “Pleasure & Pain”

9)  Judas Priest  ~  “Pain And Pleasure”

10)  Tokyo Taboo  ~  “No Pleasure Only Pain”

11)  Fearless Vampire Killers  ~  “Pleasure Of The Pain”

12)  ådå  ~  “This Pleasure Needs Pain (Unsympathy)”

13)  Christie  ~  “Pleasure & Pain”

14)  DesiSlava  ~  “My Pleasure My Pain”

15)  Michael Bolton  ~  “Pleasure Or Pain”

16)  Tender Prey  ~  “Pleasure Pain Principle”

17)  Brian O’Brien  ~  “Pleasure Pain”

18)  Sweet Sensation  ~  “Pleasure And Pain”

19)  Malik Harris  ~  “Pleasure & Pain”

20)  Jewel  ~  “His Pleasure Is My Pain”

21)  Mint Condition  ~  “Is This Pain Our Pleasure?”

22)  Marty Stuart  ~  “Sometimes The Pleasure’s Worth The Pain”

23)  Whitney Lyman  ~  “Pleasure/Pain”

24)  Black Atlass  ~  “Pain & Pleasure”

25)  Citna  ~  “Pleasure & The Pain”

26)  The Chameleons  ~  “Pleasure And Pain”

27)  Lathan Warlick  ~  “Pain & Pleasure”

28)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "Aeroplane"  (Nope, this song doesn't have either the word "Pleasure" or "Pain" in its title, but both figure prominently – together – in the chorus. So...yeah.)