“If,” “And,” & “But” Songs, Vol. 3

One more round of "If," "And," & "But" Songs, and then we're done. Check 'em out – you never know, I may have saved the best for last! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes  ~  “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”

2)  Wilco  ~  “And Your Bird Can Sing”

3)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “But I Am A Good Girl”

4)  Peter, Paul, & Mary  ~  “If I Had A Hammer”

5)  Saxon  ~  “And The Bands Played On”

6)  Keith Urban  ~  “But For The Grace Of God”

7)  Lena Horne  ~  “If You Believe”

8)  Van Halen  ~  “And The Cradle Will Rock”

9)  Kirk Franklin  ~  “But The Blood (Medley)”

10)  Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band  ~  “If I Should Fall Behind”  (This is a truly moving song/performance!)

11)  He Is We  ~  “And Run”

12)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “But It’s Alright”

13)  Jimmy Soul  ~  “If You Wanna Be Happy”

14)  Don McLean  ~  “And I Love You So”

15)  Foo Fighters  ~  “But, Honestly”

16)  Diana Krall  ~  “If I Take You Home Tonight”

17)  Damien Jurado  ~  “And Now That I’m In Your Shadow”

18)  Cocteau Twins  ~  “But I’m Not”

19)  The Staple Singers  ~  “(If You’re Ready) Come Go With Me”

20)  Andy Williams  ~  “And We Were Lovers”

21)  Parikrama  ~  “But It Rained”

22)  Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash  ~  “If I Were A Carpenter”

23)   Lauren Bacall  ~  “And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine”

24)  Liza Minnelli  ~  “But The World Goes ‘Round”

25)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “If You Could Read My Mind”

26)  Jennifer Hudson & Jennifer Holliday  ~  “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”

27)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  “But I Do Love You”

28)  Ray Charles  ~  “If You Wouldn’t Be My Lady”

29)  Talking Heads  ~  “And She Was”

30)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?”

Songs About Flags

So apparently, it's Flag Day in the United States. In honor of that, here's an incredibly diverse collection of Songs About Flags. Not coincidentally, some of the songs actually refer to the Stars and Stripes, whereas the majority of them are about other kinds of flags (white, black, folded, "chequered," and etc.). Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Dido  ~  “White Flag”

2)  Sonata Arctica  ~  “Flag In The Ground”

3)  Flogging Molly  ~  “What’s Left Of The Flag”

4)  Sabrina Carpenter  ~  “White Flag”

5)  Dispatch  ~  “Flag”

6)  Mary Mary  ~  “Never Wave My Flag”

7)  Jethro Tull  ~  “The Chequered Flag (Dead Or Alive)”

8)  Chris Tomlin  ~  “White Flag”

9)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Ragged Old Flag”

10)  Oh Land  ~  “Flags”

11)  Neil Young  ~  “Flags Of Freedom”

12)  Thrice  ~  “Flags Of Dawn”

13)  Massive Attack  ~  “False Flags”

14)  Peter Doherty  ~  “Flags Of The Old Regime”

15)  Xavier Rudd & The United Nations  ~  “Flag”

16)  Young Artists For Haiti  ~  “Wavin’ Flag”

17)  Yankee Doodle Dandy Cast  ~  “You’re A Grand Old Flag”

18)  Will Hoge  ~  “Folded Flag”

19)  Flobots ft. Tim McIlrath  ~  “White Flag Warrior”

20)  King’s X  ~  “Black Flag”

“If,” “And,” & “But” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's another round of "If," "And," and "But" Songs, for those who are interested. Which, for anyone who enjoys good music, well...maybe you SHOULD be interested. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Luther Ingram  ~  “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right”

2)  Metallica  ~  “…And Justice For All”

3)  Judy Garland  ~  “But Not For Me”

4)  Chicago  ~  “If You Leave Me Now”

5)  Brother Cane  ~  “And Fools Shine On”

6)  Ginger Redcliff  ~  “But You Know”

7)  Elvis Presley  ~  “If I Can Dream”

8)  Reba McEntire  ~  “And Still”

9)  The Hoppers  ~  “But For The Blood”

10)  The Band Perry  ~  “If I Die Young”

11)  Blood, Sweat, & Tears  ~  “And When I Die”

12)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “But You Know I Love You”

13)  Céline Dion  ~  “If You Asked Me To”

14)  The Whispers  ~  “And The Beat Goes On”

15)  Depeche Mode  ~  “But Not Tonight”

16)  Ray Bolger  ~  “If I Only Had A Brain”

17)  HIM  ~  “And Love Said No”

18)  Thomas Dybdahl  ~  “But We Did”

19)  The Beatles  ~  “If I Fell”

20)  Ciara  ~  “And I”

21)  Michael Schenker & Friends  ~  “But I Want More”

22)  Shirley Bassey  ~  “If You Go Away”

23)   Yes  ~  “And You And I”  (Note to patient viewers: If you make it to the 10:45 mark in this video, the song is over. So unless you want to hear a long, drawn-out story from the Yes guitarist explaining why he has routinely bought a plane ticket for his guitar, you can stop the video right there.)

24)  Now, Now  ~  “But I Do”

25)  Topol  ~  “If I Were A Rich Man”

26)  Billy Joel  ~  “And So It Goes”

27)  The Jam  ~  “But I’m Different Now”

28)  Gladys Knight & The Pips  ~  “If I Were Your Woman”

29)  Babyface  ~  “And Our Feelings”

30)  Blues Traveler  ~  “But Anyway”

“If,” “And,” & “But” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a three-part series (yes, another one!) featuring songs with the words "If," "And," and "But" in their titles. Because...why not? So that the songs I had to choose from wouldn't be limitless, I only allowed myself to pick songs with one of these words at the beginning of the title. Still...there were a lot to choose from. Here's my best effort at narrowing down only the best. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bread  ~  “If”

2)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “And It Spread”

3)  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga  ~  “But Beautiful”

4)  Kurtis Blow  ~  “If I Ruled The World”

5)  Passenger  ~  “And I Love Her”

6)  Shirley Temple  ~  “But Definitely”

7)  Stevie Nicks  ~  “If Anyone Falls”

8)  Frankie J  ~  “And I Had You There”

9)  Emarosa  ~  “But You Won’t Love A Ghost”

10)   Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band  ~  “If The Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me”

11)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  “And The Boys”

12)  Faith Hill  ~  “But I Will”

13)  Sting  ~  “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You”

14)  The Cardigans  ~  “And Then You Kissed Me”

15)  Siouxsie and the Banshees  ~  “But Not Them”

16)  Yvonne Elliman  ~  “If I Can’t Have You”

17)  Deep Purple  ~  “And The Address”

18)  Harriet Hilliard  ~  “But Where Are You?”

19)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “If This Is It”

20)  The Hooters  ~  “And We Danced”

21)  Gilbert O’Sullivan  ~  “But I’m Not”

22)  Barbra Streisand & Vince Gill  ~  “If You Ever Leave Me”

23)  The Beatles  ~  “And I Love Her”

24)  David Cook  ~  “But You Won’t”

25)  Cher  ~  “If I Could Turn Back Time”

26)  Van Morrison  ~  “And It Stoned Me”

27)  Jamie Cullum  ~  “But For Now”

28)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “If You Leave”

29)  Della Reese  ~  “And That Reminds Me”

30)  Bert & Ernie  ~  “But I Like You”

"Particular" Songs

For a refreshing change of pace, this post is a one-off – no series or miniseries this time around. To sweeten the pot even further, it’s a short post – only 12 songs. And…you’re welcome! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “That Particular Time”

2)  Deadhorse  ~  “No Particular Night Or Morning”

3)  Oh Land  ~  “No Particular Order”

4)  Deborah Blando  ~  “Jeito Particular”  (I don’t understand a word she’s singing, but it sure sounds nice!)

5)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “One Particular Harbour”

6)  Blonde Redhead  ~  “In Particular”

7)  Henrique & Juliano  ~  “Céu Particular”  (I don’t know what they’re singing about either, but I like it – so I guess it doesn’t really matter, right?)

8)  The Whigs  ~  “In Particular”

9)  Chuck Berry  ~  “No Particular Place To Go”

10)  Marisa Monte  ~  “Infinito Particular”  (Oh, look! Another song in a foreign language. Isn’t it lovely? I wonder what she’s singing about…)

11)  Shania Twain ft. Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “Ain’t No Particular Way”

12)  Miguel Bosé  ~  “Nada Particular”  (What a great song! Hopefully it’s not about something wretched. I wouldn’t know – I don’t understand the lyrics.)