"He," "Him," & "His" Songs, Vol. 1

Continuing with the Personal Pronouns series, here's the first of what will probably be at least 2 sets of "He," "Him," & "His" Songs. I'm not being as stringent about where the word appears in the title this time around, with the exception of the "He" songs – there were far too many that qualified without paring the choices down somehow. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Hollies  ~  "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"

2)  Lily Allen  ~  "Him"

3)  Cornershop  ~  "What Did The Hippie Have In This Bag?"

4)  Eleanor Friedberger  ~  "He Didn't Mention His Mother"

5)  Rupert Holmes  ~  "Him"

6)  Jennifer Nettles ft. Brandy Clark  ~  "His Hands"

7)  Brad Paisley  ~  "He Didn't Have To Be"

8)  Sam Smith  ~  "HIM"

9)  Rhonda Vincent & The Rage  ~  "His Promised Land"

10)  Hole  ~  "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)"

11)  G-Eazy & Halsey  ~  "Him & I"

12)  America  ~  "To Each His Own"

13)  Heather Hedley  ~  "He Is"

14)  Pistol Annies  ~  "Don't Talk About Him, Tina"

15)  Nirvana  ~  "Even In His Youth"

16)  Mark Schultz  ~  "He Is"

17)  Sinead Harnett  ~  "Him Too"

18)  Lady Gaga  ~  "Fashion Of His Love"

19)  Jeremy Camp  ~  "He Knows"

20)  Yvonne Elliman  ~  "I Don't Know How To Love Him"

21)  Roberta Flack  ~  "Killing Me Softly With This Song"

22)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  "He Knows My Name"

23)  Steam  ~  "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"

24)  Carla Thomas  ~  "Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)"

25)  Fifth Harmony  ~  "He Like That"

26)  Céline Dion & Barbra Streisand  ~  "Tell Him"

27)  Reba McEntire  ~  "She Thinks His Name Was John"

"She" & "Herself" Songs

What do you do when you've already posted far too many "She," "Her," and "Hers" Songs, but you still have a lot of good "She" songs left over? Well, if you're me (and, thank heavens, you're not!), you recall a female personal pronoun you haven't explored yet – "Herself" – and you lump it together with the rest of your "She" songs and call it a postscript to the previous two-part post. And here it is... Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Maroon 5  ~  "She Will Be Loved"

2)  Lili Kendall  ~  "Love, Herself"

3)  Yael Naim  ~  "She Was A Boy"

4)  Taylor Goyette  ~  "Dancin' By Herself"

5)  Andy Grammer  ~  "She'd Say"

6)  Phoni  ~  "Herself"

7)  Billy Joel  ~  "She's Always A Woman"

8)  David Coslett  ~  "Find Herself"

9)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  "She's Gone"

10)  Chris Rudd  ~  "Dance By Herself"  (If this song were an instrumental, it'd be fantastic! If the guy just sang a bunch of nonsense words, it'd still be pretty good. With its extremely lame lyrics, however, the whole thing comes off as sad and jokey. Close, Chris, but no cigar for you!)

11)  Roxette  ~  "She's Got Nothing On (But The Radio)"  (R.I.P., Marie!)

12)  Sloan  ~  "Misty's Beside Herself"

13)  Zara Larsson  ~  "She's Not Me"

14)  George Strait  ~  "She Let Herself Go"

15)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  "She's So Mean"

16)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Girl Can't Be Herself"

17)  Tal Bachman  ~  "She's So High"

18)  Reba McEntire  ~  "For Herself"

19)  Ricky Martin  ~  "She Bangs"

20)  Smokey Robinson  ~  "She's Only A Baby Herself"

21)  Alabama  ~  "She And I"

22)  Jerry Jeff Walker  ~  "She Made Herself A Promise"

23)  Michael Jackson  ~  "She's Out Of My Life"

24)  The Nixons  ~  "In Spite Of Herself"

25)  Trisha Yearwood  ~  "She's In Love With The Boy"

26)  Harry Chapin  ~  "Burning Herself"

27)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  "She Bop"

28)  Everyday Sunday  ~  "Herself (I Want A Girl)"

29)  Collective Soul  ~  "She Said"

30)  Toyah  ~  "The Woman Who Had An Affair With Herself"  (How on earth did she manage THAT?)

25 Different Versions of "Silver Bells"

There are many, many ways in which a classic Christmas tune can be ruined by a bad arrangement or a dreadful singer. But these are not those. These are 25 great renditions of an iconic tune. Feel free to pick and choose as you please. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Meaghan Smith  (This young woman has an "old soul" and makes adorable music.)

2)  Twisted Sister  (Let's go ahead and get the weirdest one out of the way early. Actually, the song itself isn't that weird, but boy-oh-boy is this video a piece of work!)

3)  A Few Good Men  (I miss the '90s!)

4)  Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell  (Apparently, this is "the original" version...at least according to the YouTube poster.)

5)  Tony Bennett  (*Almost* nobody does it better than Tony!)

6)  The Polyphonic Spree  (This is a truly unique arrangement. It's great!)

7)  Clay Aiken & Megan Mullally  (Nice duet by an Idol and a comedienne.)

8)  The Temptations  (What makes this version different than all the rest? It's all about that bass!)

9)  Bing Crosby  (Of course, Bing is a part of this collection. I mean, how could he not be?)

10)  Amy Grant & Marc Martel  (The Queen of Christian Contemporary pairs up with the Man Who Would Be Queen in this apt duet. There's a bonus song at the end that you're sure to either love or detest.)  

11)  John Legend  (The Sexiest Man Alive – LOL! – takes on a Christmas classic – and KILLS it!)

12)  Elvis Presley  (This post would be incomplete without The King!)

13)  The Supremes  (I've never heard this version before, but they more than do it justice.)

14)  Don Ho  (Let's add a little tropical flavor to the mix!)

15)  Jim Nabors  (Gomer Pyle shore could sang purdy! Shazam!)

16)  She & Him  (If you don't recognize her from the album cover, the "She" in She & Him is Zooey Deschanel from the movie Elf, another Christmas classic.)

17)  Harry Connick, Jr.  (Classy, swinging version. I would expect no less from Harry.)

18)  William Shatner  (If you ever wanted to hear a dramatic reading of a Christmas song, you're about to. This isn't a great version, but it's certainly one-of-a-kind!)

19)  Brenda Lee  (Can't go wrong with Brenda Lee at Christmastime!)

20)  Andy Williams & The Osmonds  (This is the kind of treacly crap that quickly becomes irksome during the holiday season. But dang, that Andy can sing!)

21)  Love And Theft  (I'm mostly unfamiliar with this band, but I like them a lot!)

22)  Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors  (Gorgeous harmonies and instrumentation!)

23)  Stevie Wonder  (Good stuff!)

24)  Johnny Mathis  (The man's voice is like honey! So smooth!)

25)  Gloria Estefan  (Let's spice it up a bit for the grand finale!)