Songs For The New Year

Well, well, well...Starting and maintaining a dedicated music blog has been fun so far. I think I'll keep it up. Here's a collection of "New Year" songs for...well, the new year. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  ABBA  ~  "Happy New Year"

2)  Death Cab For Cutie  ~  "The New Year"

3)  The Breeders  ~  "New Year"

4)  Van Morrison  ~  "Celtic New Year"

5)  Sugababes  ~  "New Year"

6)  U2  ~  "New Year's Day"

7)  Asa  ~  "New Year"

8)  Hurts  ~  "All I Want For Christmas Is New Year's Day"

9)  First Aid Kit  ~  "New Year's Eve"

10)  A Great Big World  ~  "This Is The New Year"

11)  Camera Obscura  ~  "New Year's Resolution"

12)  The Walkmen  ~  "In The New Year"

13)  Diana Krall  ~  "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"

14)  Barry Manilow  ~  "It's Just Another New Year's Eve"

15)  Carole King  ~  "New Year's Day"

16)  Cliff Richard  ~  "This New Year"

17)  Deacon Blue  ~  "Queen Of The New Year"

18)  Chris Rice  ~  "New Year Song"

19)  Skrillex  ~  "First Of The Year"

20)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem)"

Songs About Church…But Not Really

Here's a collection of songs that at first glance appear to be about church, but for the most part really aren't. Where do I get all these strange ideas from? I don't know. It's probably best not to ask. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Hozier  ~  "Take Me To Church"

2)  T-Pain ft. Teddy Verseti  ~  "Church"

3)  Little Big Town  ~  "Little White Church"

4)  The Dear Hunter  ~  "The Church And The Dime"

5)  Stanley Holloway  ~  "Get Me To The Church On Time"

6)  Culture Club  ~  "Church Of The Poison Mind"

7)  Sinead O'Connor  ~  "Take Me To Church"

8)  Roxette  ~  "Church Of Your Heart"

9)  Matt Nathanson  ~  "Church Clothes"

10)  Portugal. The Man  ~  "Church Mouth"

11)  Lyle Lovett and His Large Band  ~  "Church"

12)  Green Day  ~  "Church On Sunday"

13)  Porter Wagoner  ~  "Mother Church"

14)  The Jimi Hendrix Experience  ~  "Electric Church Red House"

15)  Alan Jackson & Patty Loveless  ~  "Monday Morning Church"

16)  Frank Zappa and Ensemble Modern  ~  "Be-Bop Tango (Of The Old Jazzmen's Church)"

17)  The Miracles Club  ~  "Church Song"

18)  The Streets  ~  "Never Went To Church"

19)  The Willows  ~  "Church Bells May Ring"

20)  Ben Harper and The Blind Boys Of Alabama  ~  "Church House Steps"

"27" Songs

Today is Christmas. Today also marks the beginning of Week 27 of my wife's pregnancy with our daughter, whose arrival seems much nearer than it once did. In honor of that, here's a collection of songs with the number "27" either in their titles or somewhere in their lyrics. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Faith Hill  ~  "The Lucky One"

2)  Passenger  ~  "Twenty-Seven"

3)  Rihanna ft. Jeezy  ~  "Hard"

4)  Matt Redman & LZ7  ~  "Twenty-Seven Million"

5)  Doris Day  ~  "The Deadwood Stage"

6)  Ryan Adams  ~  "Let It Ride"

7)  GLEE Cast  ~  "Getting Married Today"

8)  Daughtry  ~  "Long Live Rock & Roll"

9)  Katy Perry  ~  "By The Grace Of God"

10)  Tenth Avenue North ft. Derek Minor & KB  ~  "For Those Who Can't Speak"

11)  The Cardigans  ~  "Communication"

12)  Sawyer Brown  ~  "Travelin' Band"

13)  Emmylou Harris  ~  "Red Dirt Girl"

14)  Status Quo  ~  "Spinning Wheel Blues"

15)  Erasure  ~  "Breathe"

16)  Bob Dorough  ~  "Three Is A Magic Number"

17)  Charlotte Gainsbourg  ~  "AF607105"

18)  Blue Oyster Cult  ~  "The Vigil"

19)  KB ft. Jasmine Le'Shea  ~  "Heart Song"

20)  Green Day  ~  "Amy"

21)   The Shins  ~  "Port Of Morrow"

22)  Johnny Cash  ~  "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"

23)  Huey Lewis & The News  ~  "I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock 'N' Roll)"

24)  Leonard Cohen  ~  "Tower Of Song"

25)  The Pogues & The Dubliners  ~  "The Irish Rover"

26)  Steve Earle & The Dukes  ~  "Billy Austin"

27)  Jefferson Airplane  ~  "Lather"

Songs About Chocolate

Because, why not? I mean, it's CHOCOLATE! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Snow Patrol  ~  "Chocolate"

2)  The 1975  ~  "Chocolate"

3)  Kylie Minogue  ~  "Chocolate"

4)  Babymetal  ~  "Gimme Chocolate!"

5)  Tay Zonday  ~  "Chocolate Rain"

6)  Crowded House  ~  "Chocolate Cake"

7)  India.Arie ft. Musiq Soulchild  ~  "Chocolate High"

8)  Soul Control  ~  "Chocolate"

9)  Venetian Princess  ~  "Chocolate Is A Girl's Best Friend"

10)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  "Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk"

11)  Girls' Generation  ~  "Chocolate Love"

12)  Shanks & Bigfoot  ~  "Sweet Like Chocolate"

13)  Deacon Blue  ~  "Chocolate Girl"

14)  Solomie Mahray  ~  "Chocolate"

15)  Sia  ~  "Death By Chocolate"

16)  "Jesse & Joy"  ~  "Chocolate"

17)  Parliament  ~  "Chocolate City"

18)  Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra ft. Ivie Anderson  ~  "Chocolate Shake"

19)  Doris Day  ~  "A Chocolate Sundae On A Saturday Night"

20)  Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers  ~  "The Chocolate Song"

21)  Nickel Creek  ~  "Scotch And Chocolate"

22)  Diane Weigmann & Bela B.  ~  "Chocolate For The Tears"