Planetary Songs, Vol. 4: "Uranus" & "Neptune"

Here's the fourth installment in my latest series of posts featuring songs with the names of the planets in their titles. And let me just tell you...it was really, really difficult to find 10 songs that weren't scatological or sexual in nature with the word "Uranus" in the title. (For obvious reasons.) I think I was mostly successful, though one of the songs may be borderline risque, at least from a visual standpoint. Oh yeah, and there's 10 songs about Neptune in here, too. You may think this is the last post in the series, but count me among the naysayers who still thinks Pluto is worthy of a spot amongst the planets, as it always was when I was growing up – so Pluto will get its own post tomorrow. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Argent  ~  "Cast Your Spell, Uranus"

2)  The Bad Sectors  ~  "Uranus Flowers"

3)  Vengaboys ft. Perez Hilton  ~  "Rocket To Uranus"

4)  London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Hickox  ~  Gustav Holst's "The Planets, Op. 32: Uranus, The Magician"

5)  PV Nova  ~  "It Feels Like Uranus"

6)  Klaus Doldinger's Passport  ~  "Uranus"

7)  Kitaro  ~  "Uranus Wave"

8)  Ian Stephen  ~  "Jazz Club On Uranus"

9)  Leonis  ~  "Terminus Uranus"

10)  La Belle Bleue  ~  "Les Faubourgs d'Uranus"

11)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Valleys Of Neptune"

12)  Sammy  ~  "Neptune Ave."

13)  Cracker  ~  "Brides Of Neptune"

14)  Metropol  ~  "Neptune"

15)  Sleeping At Last  ~  "Neptune"

16)  Luna Green  ~  "Neptune"

17)  Death In Vegas  ~  "Neptune City"

18)  Nicole Atkins & The Sea  ~  "Neptune City"

19)  S.J. Tucker  ~  "Neptune"

20)  Taimane  ~  "Neptune's Storm"

Planetary Songs, Vol. 3: "Jupiter" & "Saturn"

I'm pretty proud of this installment in my latest series, which not only includes a wide variety of well-known and lesser-known artists in multiple genres as per usual, but also features arguably two of the most popular songs ever to include a planet's name in the title (thank you, Tori and Train). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Earth, Wind, And Fire  ~  "Jupiter"

2)  Katy McAllister ft. Shannon McAllister  ~  "Jupiter"

3)  Jewel  ~  "Jupiter (Swallow The Moon)"

4)  Your Favorite Martian  ~  "Jupiter"

5)  Tori Amos  ~  "Hey Jupiter"

6)  Train  ~  "Drops Of Jupiter"

7)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  "Jupiter"

8)  The Cure  ~  "Jupiter Crash"

9)  Grant-Lee Phillips  ~  "Sun Shines On Jupiter"

10)  Blues Pills  ~  "Jupiter"

11)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Saturn"

12)  Skillet  ~  "Saturn"

13)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "South Saturn Delta"

14)  Sleeping At Last  ~  "Saturn"

15)  Inspiral Carpets  ~  "Saturn 5"

16)  She Keeps Bees  ~  "Saturn Return"

17)  Dream Koala  ~  "Saturn Boy / Earth"

18)  Noir  ~  "Saturn Returns"

19)  Marilyn Jurman  ~  "Back To Saturn"

20)  Freddie Joachim  ~  "Saturn"

Planetary Songs, Vol. 2: "Earth" & "Mars"

Part 2 of this ongoing series brings things a little closer to home, then to our nearest neighbor. This snappy collection of songs about Earth and Mars is brought to you by the letter J and the number 4. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Earth Song"

2)  Duran Duran  ~  "Planet Earth"

3)  Björk  ~  "Earth Intruders"

4)  Deftones  ~  "Hole In The Earth"

5)  30 Seconds To Mars  ~  "Edge Of The Earth"

6)  Jamiroquai  ~  "Corner Of The Earth"

7)  Yeah Yeah Yeahs  ~  "Under The Earth"

8)  Within Temptation  ~  "Mother Earth"

9)  Jason Mraz  ~  "Back To The Earth"

10)  Melonie Cannon ft. Willie Nelson  ~  "Back To Earth"

11)  Coldplay  ~  "Moving To Mars"

12)  David Bowie  ~  "Life On Mars?"

13)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Captain Crash And The Beauty Queen From Mars"

14)  Ziggy Marley  ~  "I Don't Wanna Live On Mars"

15)  Kaiser Chiefs  ~  "Man On Mars"

16)  Ash  ~  "Girl From Mars"

17)  Robbie Williams  ~  "Viva Life On Mars"

18)  Sarah Brightman  ~  "Venus And Mars"

19)  Faith No More  ~  "Woodpecker From Mars"

20)  Marion Cotillard & Franz Ferdinand  ~  "Eyes Of Mars"

Planetary Songs, Vol. 1: "Mercury" & "Venus"

So...I'm starting yet another miniseries – this one involves songs with the names of the planets in our solar system within their titles. First up, Mercury and Venus. Next time, we'll explore Earth and Mars. Ready, set, blastoff!  ~  JH

1)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Mercury Blues"

2)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "The Crying Tree Of Mercury"

3)  Hank & Cupcakes  ~  "Liquid Mercury"

4)  Die So Fluid  ~  "Mercury"

5)  The Tricks  ~  "49 Mercury"

6)  Slip On Stereo  ~  "Mercury"

7)  Death Vessel  ~  "Mercury Dime"

8)  Adria Ramos  ~  "Mercury"

9)  Modern Colour  ~  "Mercury"

10)  Pieta Brown  ~  "Mercury"

11)  Lady Gaga  ~  "Venus"

12)  Bananarama  ~  "Venus"

13)  Björk  ~  "Venus As A Boy"

14)  Boney M.  ~  "Nightflight To Venus"

15)  The B-52's  ~  "53 Miles West Of Venus"

16)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "Subway To Venus"

17)  Frankie Avalon ~   "Venus"

18)  Lord Yell ft. Azealia Banks  ~  "Venus"

19)  Turbo Goth  ~  "Venus Flytrap"

20)  Eliane  ~  "Venus & Mars"

Songs About Dresses

While you're obsessing over whether #thedress is white and gold or blue and black, here's a small collection of Songs About Dresses you can play in the background. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, consider yourself lucky! But now that your interest is piqued, you're probably going to go and Google it anyway, so...I'm sorry? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sylvan Esso  ~  "Dress"

2)  Fleet Foxes  ~  "Bedouin Dress"

3)  Hole  ~  "Best Sunday Dress"

4)  Parachute  ~  "White Dress"

5)  PJ Harvey  ~  "Dress"

6)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  "The Dress Looks Nice On You"

7)  Rosie Thomas  ~  "Pretty Dress"

8)  The Hollies  ~  "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)"

9)  Katie Armiger  ~  "Better In A Black Dress"

10)  The Maccabees  ~  "About Your Dress"

11)  Blonde Redhead  ~  "The Dress"

12)  The Dukes Of Stratosphear (aka XTC)  ~  "Your Gold Dress"

13)  Loretta Lynn  ~  "Bargain Basement Dress"

It's About Time! Vol. 5: Weeks

Here's the next installment in this ongoing series of time-related songs. This time, a collection of songs with "Week" or "Weeks" in their titles. Next up, "Months." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  James Morrison  ~  "6 Weeks"

2)  Matt Nathanson  ~  "Bulletproof Weeks"

3)  Of Monsters And Men  ~  "Six Weeks"

4)  All That Remains  ~  "Two Weeks"

5)  Grizzly Bear  ~  "Two Weeks"

6)  Gentle Giant  ~  "Two Weeks In Spain"

7)  Hozier ft. Alana Henderson  ~  "In A Week"

8)  FKA twigs  ~  "Two Weeks"

9)  Mandy Moore  ~  "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week"

10)  They Might Be Giants  ~  "Seven Days Of The Week"

11)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  "One Week"

12)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week"

13)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  "Days Of The Week"

14)  The Beatles  ~  "Eight Days A Week"

15)  Vanessa Carlton  ~  "Half A Week Before Winter"  (What the world needs now is more songs about vampires and unicorns...)

16)  Left Alone  ~  "4 Weeks"

17)  Lorie  ~  "Week-End"  (I don't speak French, but this song has a nice beat and you can dance to it...so there ya go!)

18)  Isabelle De Leon  ~  "1 Week To Move On"  (I also do not speak Filipino, but at least this song is half in English so I understand most of it.)

19)  Jessica Frech  ~  "No More Shark Week"

20)  Ephemerals  ~  "Six Days A Week"