Wednesday, March 26, 2014

"Night" Songs

Here's a bunch of good songs with "Night" in the titles; this is a follow-up to yesterday's post, "Day" Songs. Like that one, this post also includes only songs which have never before appeared on either this blog or my original blog, The Plural Of Hyena. Hope you enjoy them!  ~  JH



1)  fun.  ~  "Some Nights"  (Two things: Yes, this is the edited version, and yes, there is a lengthy delay at the beginning, but I promise the song is there.)




2)  Zedd ft. Hayley Williams  ~  "Stay The Night"




3)  Maroon 5  ~  "One More Night"




4)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  "Waiting For Tonight"




5)  Phil Collins  ~  "One More Night"




6)  Whitney Houston  ~  "Queen Of The Night"




7)  R.E.M.  ~  "Nightswimming"




8)  Lady Gaga  ~  "Marry The Night"




9)  Mat Kearney  ~  "Ships In The Night"




10)  Jessie Ware  ~  "Night Light"




11)  DeBarge  ~  "Rhythm Of The Night"




12)  Kina Grannis  ~  "The One You Say Goodnight To"




13)  Santana ft. Chad Kroeger  ~  "Into The Night"




14)  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  ~  "100 Days, 100 Nights"




15)  Bastille  ~  "Of The Night"




16)  Oh Land  ~  "White Nights"




17)  Rush  ~  "Fly By Night"




18)  Lady Antebellum  ~  "We Owned The Night"




19)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Nights In White Satin"




20)  Dido  ~  "End Of Night"




21)  Keane  ~  "Silenced By The Night"




22)  Caro Emerald  ~  "A Night Like This"




23)  Murray Head  ~  "One Night In Bangkok"




24)  Gloriana  ~  "(Kissed You) Good Night"




25)  The Phantom Of The Opera Cast  ~  "The Music Of The Night"


Tuesday, March 25, 2014

"Day" Songs

Yes, this is another "Opposites" music post. And yes, I know I do these too often. And yes, I know that I should mix it up a bit more and do different themes. But I don't always do what I know that I should. That being said, "Day" and "Night" songs (the follow-up to this post) are a dime a dozen, so I tried to limit the results somehow. My challenge was to post good songs that fit the criteria, but ones that I had never posted before on either this blog or The Plural Of Hyena. That's a heckuva lot of music posts and a heckuva lot of songs. But NONE of these are repeats. I done good! Enjoy? ~  JH



1)  System Of A Down  ~  "Lonely Day"




2)  Phil Collins  ~  "Another Day In Paradise"




3)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Have A Nice Day"




4)  Nickelback  ~  "If Today Was Your Last Day"




5)  Matt and Kim  ~  "Daylight"




6)  Michael BublĂ©  ~  "It's A Beautiful Day"




7)  Story Of The Year  ~  "Anthem Of Our Dying Day"




8)  Vanessa Carlton  ~  "Ordinary Day"




9)  Kasabian  ~  "Days Are Forgotten"




10)  Linkin Park  ~  "Shadow Of The Day"




11)  John Mayer  ~  "Shadow Days"




12)  Soundgarden  ~  "Fell On Black Days"




13)  Alicia Keys  ~  "New Day"




14)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Better Days"




15)  Sade  ~  "Cherish The Day"




16)  Rascal Flatts  ~  "These Days"




17)  Charice  ~  "One Day"




18)  Sugar Ray  ~  "Someday"




19)  Fuel  ~  "Bad Day"




20)  Hoku  ~  "Perfect Day"




21)  Foo Fighters  ~  "These Days"




22)  Paramore  ~  "Daydreaming"




23)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "That Day"




24)  Neon Trees  ~  "Lessons In Love (All Day, All Night)"




25)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)"


Monday, March 24, 2014

Songs About "Them"

I told you I probably wouldn't be able to resist compiling a Songs About 'Them'" post after previously posting "Songs About 'Us'," and I was right. This time, however, there weren't nearly as many good songs to choose from. The result, I believe, is quality over quantity. But I'll let you be the judge of that. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Pink Floyd  ~  "Us And Them"




2)  Siouxsie And The Banshees  ~  "Kiss Them For Me"




3)  Alice In Chains  ~  "Them Bones"




4)  Sting  ~  "If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free"




5)  Billie Holliday ft. Sy Oliver & His Orchestra  ~  "Them There Eyes"




6)  Kate Bush  ~  "Them Heavy People"




7)  Andy Griffith ft. The Darlings  ~  "Boil Them Cabbage Down"




8)  Father MC  ~   "Treat Them Like They Want To Be Treated"



9)  Regina Spektor & Only Son  ~  "Call Them Brothers"




10)  Ashanti  ~  "Don't Let Them"




11)  Ron Sexsmith  ~  "Gold In Them Hills"




12)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Look At Them Beans"

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13)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  "Ring Them Bells"




14)  iwrestledabearonce  ~  "You Know That Ain't Them Dogs' Real Voices"  (Screamo is not the type of music I typically go for – not at all, actually – but both the name of this band and the song title were far too bizarre not to include here. Don't listen if you don't want to.)




15)  JJ Weeks Band  ~  "Let Them See You"


Friday, March 21, 2014

Songs About Sunshine

It's rare that someone suggests a particular theme for me to explore in a music blog post. But usually when they do, it turns out to be a great idea. Such was the case with this post – thank you very much, Ben Lilley! Fellow Eastern North Carolinians, let this fun bunch of songs with "sunshine" in the titles be your soundtrack for the next couple of days while we actually have a bit of sunshine to enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Katrina & The Waves  ~  "Walking On Sunshine"




2)  Aqualung  ~  "Brighter Than Sunshine"




3)  Cream  ~  "Sunshine Of Your Love"




4)  Natasha Bedingfield  ~  "Pocketful Of Sunshine"




5)  Bill Withers  ~  "Ain't No Sunshine"




6)  Len  ~  "Steal My Sunshine"




7)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"




8)  The Corrs  ~  "Summer Sunshine"  (It's not quite summer yet, but still…)




9)  The Brady Bunch  ~  "It's A Sunshine Day"  (Campy? Yes. Classic? Not exactly. Essential to this grouping of songs? Absolutely!)




10)  Matisyahu  ~  "Sunshine"




11)  The Beatles  ~  "Good Day Sunshine"




12)  The 5th Dimension  ~  "Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In"




13)  Sheryl Crow  ~  "Soak Up The Sun"  (I think "sunshine" is clearly implied in this one, though it doesn't appear in the title.)




14)  a-ha  ~  "The Sun Always Shines On TV"




15)  John Denver  ~  "Sunshine On My Shoulders"




16)  The Walker Brothers  ~  "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"




17)  Owen Campbell  ~  "Sunshine Road"




18)  Donovan  ~  "Sunshine Superman"




19)  Axiom  ~  "A Little Ray Of Sunshine"




20)  Fishbone  ~  "Everyday Sunshine"




21)  Lesley Gore  ~  "Sunshine, Lollipops, And Rainbows"




22)  The Fratellis  ~  "Look Out Sunshine"




23)  Ray Charles  ~  "You Are My Sunshine"




24)  Johnny Nash  ~  "I Can See Clearly Now"  (The word "sunshine" may not in the title of this one, but its most memorable lyric is: "It's gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day." And it's an awesome song. So…yeah.)




25)  The Temptations  ~  "My Girl"  (The actual word isn't in this title either, but, hello! "I've got sunshine on a cloudy day..." It was meant to be here.)