Wax and Tracks

Monday, August 4, 2014

Songs With "North" In The Title

New four-part series starting right here. I think you can see where I'm going with this, but just in case you're feeling a little slow this Monday morning, I'll explain. These are songs with "North" in the title. "South," "East," and "West" songs will follow soon afterwards. Some really good stuff in these, by both well-known and lesser-known artists. Enjoy! ~ JH

1) Tegan and Sara ~ "Northshore"

2) Bad Religion ~ "True North"

3) Johnny Horton ~ "North To Alaska"

4) J.D. McPherson ~ "Northside Gal"

5) Bob Dylan ~ "North Country Blues"

6) Monica Heldal ~ "Boy From The North"

7) The Moondoggies ~ "Empress Of The North"

8) Lyle Lovett ~ "North Dakota"

9) Jillette Johnson ~ "True North"

10) Daryl Hall ft. Monte Montgomery ~ "North Star"

11) Melanie C ~ "Northern Star"

12) The Music ~ "Welcome To The North"

13) Stars ~ "The North"

14) Elvis Costello ~ "North"

15) Missy Higgins ~ "Going North"

Friday, August 1, 2014

Same Name, Different Song: Vol. 8

Don't worry – I'll get tired of doing these posts after a while. Just not anytime soon. Pick your favorites in the comments. Ready, set, go! ~ JH

1) "Heartbreak Hotel"

Elvis Presley

vs.

Whitney Houston ft. Faith Evans & Kelly Price

2) "Hurricane"

Bridgit Mendler

vs.

Natalie Grant

3) "High Hopes"

Frank Sinatra

vs.

Kodaline

vs.

Pink Floyd

4) "I Wish"

Skee-Lo

vs.

Jo Dee Messina

5) "I Will Remember You"

Amy Grant

vs.

Sarah McLachlan

6) "I Believe"

Blessid Union Of Souls

vs.

ZOEgirl

7) "I'm Alive"

Céline Dion

vs.

Kenny Chesney ft. Dave Matthews

8) "I Need You"

America

vs.

The Kinks

9) "Inside Out"

Eve 6

vs.

Traveling Wilburys

10) "It Takes Two"

Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

vs.

Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Songs With "Four" In The Title

Here are twenty songs with either the word "Four" or the number "4" in their titles. Why? Because I said so – that's why. Enjoy! ~ JH

1) Jimmy Page & Robert Plant ~ "Four Sticks"

2) Nina Simone ~ "Four Women"

3) Jim Reeves ~ "Four Walls"

4) Kim Wilde ~ "Four Letter Word"

5) Our Lady Peace ~ "4am"

6) Gwen Stefani ~ "4 In The Morning"

7) Neil Young ~ "Four Strong Winds"

8) Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland ~ "4 Minutes"

9) Boyz II Men ~ "4 Seasons Of Loneliness"

10) Aaliyah ~ "4 Page Letter"

11) I The Mighty ~ "Four Letter Words"

12) Abra Moore ~ "Four Leaf Clover"

13) Cherry Ghost ~ "4am"

14) Faron Young ~ "It's Four In The Morning"

15) Kaskade ft. Becky Jean Williams ~ "4 AM"

16) Starsailor ~ "Four To The Floor"

17) The Moody Blues ~ "House Of Four Doors"

18) Hepsi ~ "4 Peynirli Pizza" (This is what it would look and sound like if Kesha and three of her friends did a song about a four-cheese pizza and sang it entirely in Turkish.)