So, we're back to doing "Opposites" music posts again, are we? Yep, we are. These are "Below" songs. Next time, "Above" songs. And there's nothing you can do about it...but enjoy! ~ JH
1) Mumford & Sons ~ “Below My Feet”
2) The Revivalists ~ “Navigate Below”
3) Regina Spektor ~ “Field Below”
4) Robin Trower ~ “For Earth Below”
5) Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ~ “The Fire Down Below”
6) Azedia ~ “Fall Below”
7) Shane Alexander ~ “The Sky Below”
8) Mormon Tabernacle Choir ~ “From All That Dwell Below The Skies”
Tomorrow, my wife, kids, and I will be going to a family reunion for my Grandma Hill's side of the family, the Browns. My grandma was not only the Best Grandma Ever (sorry if you think YOUR Grandma is/was – she's not), she was also my best friend when I was younger. She passed away in January of 1992, and a part of me has been lost ever since. The last time we had a Brown Family Reunion was only a year or two after my grandma passed. In her younger and even older years, she had been a huge fan of Big Band music. She loved to dance to it as long as she was able to. In memory of my Grandma Hill, here's a collection of some of the finest Big Band and Swing music ever produced. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Glenn Miller Orchestra ~ “In The Mood”
2) Benny Goodman ~ “Sing, Sing, Sing”
3) Artie Shaw ~ “Begin The Beguine”
4) Harry James ~ “Green Onions”
5) Count Basie ~ “One O’Clock Jump”
6) Woody Herman & His Swingin’ Herd ~ “Woodchopper’s Ball”
7) Duke Ellington ~ “It Don’t Mean A Thing”
8) Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich ~ “The Drum Battle” (Wow, this is fairly epic! Who do YOU think won the battle?)
9) Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra ~ “Song Of India”
10) Louis Armstrong ~ “A Kiss To Build A Dream On”
11) Dizzy Gillespie ~ “Salt Peanuts”
12) Bob Crosby And His Orchestra ~ “Big Noise From Winnetka”
13) Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra ~ “Tangerine”
14) Earl “Fatha” Hines ~ “Memories Of You”
15) Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five ~ “Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby?”
16) Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians ~ “Sioux City Sue”
17) Kay Kyser & His Orchestra ~ “Like The Fella Once Said”
18) Lawrence Welk ~ “Muskrat Ramble”
19) Hoagy Carmichael ~ “The Monkey Song”
20) Shep Fields And His Rippling Rhythm ~ “Breathless”
21) Billy Eckstine ~ “Prisoner Of Love”
22) Louis Prima ~ “Just A Gigolo / I Ain’t Got Nobody”
Yesterday, it was "Body" Songs. Today, "Soul" Songs. Not Soul Songs, mind you, but "Soul" Songs. (The difference is in the quotation marks.) This is a really good collection of tunes as well. At least, I think so. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Matchbox Twenty ~ “Soul”
2) Sting ~ “The Soul Cages”
3) Train ~ “Hey, Soul Sister”
4) Matty Mullins ~ “99% Soul”
5) Depeche Mode ~ “Little Soul”
6) Eels ~ “Novocaine For The Soul”
7) The Black Keys ~ “Heavy Soul”
8) Spoon ~ “They Want My Soul”
9) Charlie Puth ~ “I Won’t Tell A Soul”
10) Jewel ~ “Who Will Save Your Soul”
11) Jamiroquai ~ “California Soul”
12) Jesse McCartney ~ “Beautiful Soul”
13) Oasis ~ “The Meaning Of Soul”
14) Switchfoot ~ “Bullet Soul”
15) Dionne Bromfield ~ “Good For The Soul”
16) Fuel ~ “Soul To Preach To”
17) Bon Jovi ~ “Little Bit Of Soul”
18) Loreena McKennitt ~ “The Dark Night Of The Soul”
19) Mutemath ~ “Odd Soul”
20) Tracy Chapman ~ “All That You Have Is Your Soul”
21) Blind Melon ~ “Soul One”
22) The Fratellis ~ “Until She Saves My Soul”
23) Ben Harper ~ “Serve Your Soul”
24) Slaves ~ “My Soul Is Empty And Full Of White Girls” (Awesome title! LOL!)
Here's another two-part series featuring songs with not exactly opposite, but somewhat related words in their titles. These are "Body" songs. Up next, "Soul" songs. Some good stuff here. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Death Cab For Cutie ~ “Soul Meets Body”
2) Foxes ~ “Body Talk”
3) a-ha ~ “The Blood That Moves The Body”
4) Hurray For The Riff Raff ~ “The Body Electric”
5) John Mayer ~ “Your Body Is A Wonderland”
6) Florence + The Machine ~ “Leave My Body”
7) Arcade Fire ~ “My Body Is A Cage”
8) Purity Ring ~ “Bodyache”
9) The Rolling Stones ~ “One Hit (To The Body)”
10) Tori Amos ~ “Body And Soul”
11) John Mellencamp ~ “Don’t Need This Body”
12) Grimes ~ “Be A Body”
13) Billy Idol ~ “Body Snatcher”
14) Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse ~ “Body And Soul”
