Songs About Reputation

What's your reputation like? How do others view you? What things about you do others automatically assume are true? Those questions and more are what these Songs About Reputation seek to answer. SPOILER ALERT: There are more bad reputations than good ones present here. Human nature, I suppose. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift ft. Ed Sheeran & Future  ~  "Endgame"  (I know...the very first song in the post doesn't have the word "Reputation" in the title. But check again in the intro – did I say that it had to?)

2)  Freedy Johnston  ~  "Bad Reputation"

3)  Joan Jett & The Blackhearts  ~  "Bad Reputation"

4)  KISS  ~  "Reputation"

5)  Judah & The Lion  ~  "Reputation"

6)  Derek Webb  ~  "Reputation"

7)  Damn Yankees  ~  "Bad Reputation"

8)  Poco  ~  "Reputation"

9)  Shawn Mendes  ~  "Bad Reputation"

10)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Bad Reputation"

11)  Dusty Springfield  ~  "Reputation"

12)  The Association  ~  "Reputation"

13)  Avicii ft. Joe Janiak  ~  "Bad Reputation"

14)  Sammy Hagar  ~  "Bad Reputation"

15)  Thin Lizzy  ~  "Bad Reputation"

16)  Heaven 17  ~  "Reputation"

17)  Vixen  ~  "Bad Reputation"

18)  The Byrds  ~  "You Got A Reputation"

19)  Shakin' Stevens  ~  "Bad Reputation"

20)  Fleming & John  ~  "Bad Reputation"

21)  The Screaming Jets  ~  "Reputation"

22)  Donna Summer  ~  "Bad Reputation"

23)  Rick Elias  ~  "Man Of No Reputation"

24)  Yngwie Malmsteen  ~  "Bad Reputation"

25)  Axel Rudi Pell  ~  "Nasty Reputation"

26)  Al Stewart  ~  "Bad Reputation"

27)  The dB's  ~  "Bad Reputation"

28)  The Reverend Horton Heat  ~  "Bad Reputation"

29)  Ronnie McDowell  ~  "You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation"

30)  Little Anthony & The Imperials  ~  "Reputation"

Songs About Trousers

This is by far one of the weirdest yet most entertaining set of songs I've posted in quite some time. Maybe because these are exactly what they purport to be: Songs About Trousers. Which is a far superior word for leg coverings than the mundane designation of "pants." What are we Americans thinking? Personally, I'm thinking that YOU...will enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Professor Elemental  ~  "Fighting Trousers"

2)  Special Ed and the Shortbus  ~  "Trouser Gravy"

3)  Nina Nesbitt  ~  "Trousers"

4)  Luca Vazquez  ~  "Trouser"

5)  Jay Foreman  ~  "Trousers"

6)  Ivor Cutler  ~  "Who Tore Your Trousers, James?"

7)  Madness  ~  "Baggy Trousers"

8)  Urge Overkill  ~  "Very Sad Trousers"

9)  Paul Draper  ~  "Who's Wearing The Trousers"

10)  The Business  ~  "Mouth An' Trousers"

11)  Ruarri Joseph  ~  "Hope For Grey Trousers"

12)  The Cheers  ~  "Black Denim Trousers & Motorcycle Boots"

13)  Fiddler's Green  ~  "Tarry Trousers"

14)  The Irish Rovers  ~  "Donald, Where's Your Trousers?"

15)  Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band  ~  "Trouser Press"

16)  In Trousers Cast  ~  "In Trousers (The Dream)"

17)  The Lads  ~  "Who Is Mikey Trousers?"

18)  Robbie Fulks  ~  "Pete Way's Trousers"

19)  Old Man River  ~  "Trousers"

20)  Danny Elfman & Chris Bacon  ~  "Pink Trousers"

21)  Cranes  ~  "The Maker Of Heavenly Trousers"

22)  Long John Baldry  ~  "Armit's Trousers"

23)  The Afonso Silva Quintet  ~  "Trousers"

24)  Helen Cornelius  ~  "Bell Bottom Trousers"

25)  Mike Keneally  ~  "Natty Trousers"

Songs About Skunks

What if I told you there were 5 actually good Songs About Skunks that could easily be found? What if I told you there were 10? What about 15? If I told you any of these things, I would not be lying. You want proof? Take a whiff of these!  ~  JH

1)  Jump'n Jive Band  ~  "Skunk Song"

2)  Southern Culture On The Skids  ~  "Skunk"

3)  Harvey & Whistle  ~  "Skunk Funk"

4)  Duke Ellington  ~  "Skunk Hollow Blues"

5)  The Brecker Brothers  ~  "Some Skunk Funk"

6)  MC5  ~  "Skunk (Sonicly Speaking)"  (Yes, they meant to spell "sonically" that way. For some reason...)

7)  Maria Muldaur  ~  "Scat Skunk"

8)  Poco  ~  "Skunk Creek"

9)  Loudon Wainwright III  ~  "Dead Skunk"

10)  Viola  ~  "Skunk"

11)  Tower Of Power  ~  "The Skunk, The Goose, And The Fly"

12)  Big Charlie Thomas  ~  "The Skunk"

13)  Caribou  ~  "Skunks"

14)  The Stoned Revivals  ~  "Skunk"

15)  Pepe Le Pew  ~  "Skunk Funk"

Songs About Champions

Tonight, the high school baseball team I was a minor part of 23 years ago will be recognized for winning our school's first state championship. In honor of that, here's a sensational set of Songs About Champions. Most often with these, the word "Champion" appears in the title but in some cases it's merely prominent in the lyrics. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bishop Briggs  ~  "Champion"

2)  Katy Perry  ~  "Roar"

3)  Carrie Underwood ft. Ludacris  ~  "The Champion"

4)  Queen  ~  "We Are The Champions"

5)  Fall Out Boy  ~  "Champion"

6)  The Script ft. will.i.am  ~  "Hall Of Fame"

7)  Mother Love Bone  ~  "Stardog Champion"

8)  Queen Latifah  ~  "Champion"

9)  Coldplay  ~  "Champion Of The World"

10)  Demi Lovato  ~  "For You"

11)  B.o.B. ft. O.A.R.  ~  "Champions"

12)  Right Said Fred  ~  "Stand Up (For The Champions)"

13)  RuPaul ft. Raja, Manilla Luzon, & Alexis Mateo  ~  "Champion"

14)  Fatboy Slim  ~  "Champion Sound"

15)  James Blunt  ~  "Champions"

16)  The New Pornographers  ~  "Champions Of Red Wine"

17)  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound  ~  "Champion Of Love"

18)  Crystal Fighters  ~  "Champion Sound"

19)  Agnes  ~  "Champion"

20)  KB ft. Yariel & GabrielRodriguezEMC  ~  "Long Live The Champion"

21)  Jason Derulo ft. Tia Ray  ~  "Champion"

22)  Alter Bridge  ~  "My Champion"

23)  Matisyahu  ~  "Champion"

24)  Bryan & Katie Torwalt  ~  "Champion"

25)  Havana Brown  ~  "Warrior"