"Silly" Songs

Where else will you find songs by Paul McCartney, Reba McEntire, Dusty Springfield, Estelle, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs all in one post? Only on Wax & Tracks! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Wings  ~  "Silly Love Songs"

2)  Rubblebucket  ~  "Silly Fathers"

3)  Stone Sour  ~  "Sillyworld"

4)  Deniece Williams  ~  "Silly"

5)  Sex Pistols  ~  "Silly Thing"

6)  Estelle  ~  "Silly Girls"

7)  10cc  ~  "Silly Love"

8)  Dusty Springfield  ~  "Silly, Silly Fool"

9)  Little Jimmy Dickens  ~  "It May Be Silly, But Ain't It Fun?"

10)  Reba McEntire  ~  "Silly Me"

11)  Primus ft. Buckethead  ~  "Silly Putty"

12)   Wild Child  ~  "Silly Things"

13)  Descendents  ~  "Silly Girl"

14)  Eva Simons  ~  "Silly Boy"

15)  The Blue Van  ~  "Silly Boy"

16)  Scribble  ~  "Silly Girl"

17)  Bob Geldof  ~  "Silly Pretty Thing"

18)  Carmen Rasmusen  ~  "Silly Me"

19)  Natasha T. Marie  ~  "Silly Rabbit"

20)  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Cast  ~  "The Silly Song"

"Funky" Songs

Nope, this isn't an "Opposites" post – so don't expect a corresponding post featuring songs with...whatever the antonym of "Funky" might be. It's a one-off bunch of songs by a diverse group of artists, and I think you'll really dig it. Funky, baby!  ~  JH

1)  Wild Cherry  ~  "Play That Funky Music"

2)  James Brown  ~  "It's Too Funky In Here"

3)  TobyMac & DiverseCity  ~  "Funky Jesus Music"

4)  Wilson Pickett  ~  "Funky Broadway"

5)  Blues Brothers 2000 Cast  ~  "Funky Nassau"

6)  Today  ~  "Why You Get Funky On Me?"

7)  John Butler Trio  ~  "Funky Tonight"

8)  The Charlie Daniels Band  ~  "Funky Junky"

9)  New Kids On The Block ft. Arsenio Hall  ~  "Funky, Funky Xmas"

10)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Funky Stuff"

11)  Spin Doctors  ~  "Big Fat Funky Booty"

12)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  "Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose"

13)  Vanilla Ice  ~  "Play That Funky Music"

14)  KC & The Sunshine Band  ~  "Sound Your Funky Horn"

15)  Rachel Stevens  ~  "Funky Dory"

16)  Rufus Thomas  ~  "Do The Funky Chicken"

17)  Sérgio Mendes ft. will.i.am & Siedah Garrett  ~  "Funky Bahia"

18)  T. Rex  ~  "Funky London Childhood"

19)  Tone Loc  ~  "Funky Cold Medina"

20)  Lipps Inc.  ~  "Funkytown"

21)  C + C Music Factory  ~  "Do You Wanna Get Funky?"

22)  Habstrakt  ~  "Get Funky"

23)  Poor Righteous Teachers  ~  "Rock Dis Funky Joint"

24)  Nickodemus ft. Jay Rodriguez  ~  "Funky In The Middle"

25)  Kid 'N Play  ~  "Gittin' Funky"

"Fresh" Songs

Here's a fresh batch of songs, all containing the word "Fresh" in their titles. I think you'll find the majority of these to be a breath of...wait for it...fresh air. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Fresh Prince  ~  "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"

2)  Robert Earl Keen  ~  "Farm Fresh Onions"

3)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Fresh"

4)  Devo  ~  "Fresh"

5)  Nico & Vinz  ~  "Fresh Idea"

6)  Quicksilver Messenger Service  ~  "Fresh Air"

7)  Franz Ferdinand  ~  "Fresh Strawberries"

8)  Nico Vega  ~  "So So Fresh"

9)  Elisa  ~  "Fresh Air"

10)  Eels  ~  "Fresh Blood"

11)  Sean McNabb  ~  "Fresh Air"

12)   Soundgarden  ~  "Fresh Tendrils"

13)  Doomtree  ~  "Fresh New Trash"

14)  Nicholas David  ~  "Fresh"

15)  Iseo & Dodosound  ~  "Fresh Air"

"Shine" Songs

This is part 2 of 2 in a miniseries featuring faith-based songs with the words "Reign" (last time) and "Shine" (this time) in their titles. There are some really good ones here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Newsboys  ~  "Shine"

2)  David Crowder*Band  ~  "Let Me Feel You Shine"

3)  Needtobreathe  ~  "Shine On"

4)  Collective Soul  ~  "Shine"  (I know that they're not a Christian band, per se, but many of the lyrics of their songs – including this one – reflect the spirituality and personal beliefs of several of the band's members. Besides that, it's a great song!)

5)  Jeremy Camp  ~  "Shine"

6)  Avalon  ~  "Shine On Us"

7)  Bethany Dillon  ~  "Let Your Light Shine"

8)  Nic Gonzales & Jaci Velasquez  ~  "Shine"

9)  Stellar Kart  ~  "Shine Like The Stars"

10)  Josh Wilson  ~  "Shine On Us"

11)  Natalie Grant  ~  "Burn Bright (You Were Made To Shine)"

12)  Mary Griffin  ~  "Shine On Me"

13)  Austin Stone Worship  ~  "Love Shines"

14)  Jason Crabb & Gaither Vocal Band  ~  "Daystar (Shine Down On Me)"

15)  Misty Edwards  ~  "Shine Like The Stars"

16)  PJ Anderson  ~  "Let Your Light Shine"

17)  David Crowder*Band  ~  "SMS (Shine)"

18)  Byron "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers  ~  "Shine"

19)  Steve Green  ~  "In Brokenness You Shine"

20)  Krystal Meyers  ~  "Shine"

21)  Chapelhill  ~  "You Shine"

22)  Fee  ~  "We Shine"

23)  Crystal Lewis  ~  "Shine, Jesus, Shine"

"Reign" Songs

Here's another two-part entry in my ongoing series featuring faith-based songs centered around a particular theme. These two aren't themed, per se, but were inspired by a bumper sticker I saw recently, which read: "Today's Forecast: God Reigns and the Son Shines." So here's a good group of songs with "Reign" in their titles, and next time there'll be songs with "Shine" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Let Your Kingdom Reign"

2)  Meredith Andrews  ~  "Your Kingdom Reigns"

3)  Newsboys  ~  "He Reigns"

4)  Citipointe Live  ~  "You Reign"

5)  MercyMe  ~  "You Reign"

6)  Shirley Murdock  ~  "Lord, You Reign"

7)  Jonathan Seller  ~ "You Reign"

8)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Forever Reign"

9)  Brandon Ramey ft. Chantae Cann  ~  "You Reign"

10)  Starfield  ~  "Reign In Us"

11)  Elevation Worship  ~  "You Reign Alone"

12)   William Murphy  ~  "You Reign"

13)  Awakening Band ft. Jabin Chavez  ~  "Our God Reigns"

14)  Bizzle ft. Bumps INF, Redd Lettaz, & P Dub  ~  "Christ Reigns"

15)  Paul Baloche  ~  "Reign In Me"

16)  Brenton Brown  ~  "Lord, Reign In Me"

17)  Hillsong Live  ~  "Let The Peace Of God Reign"

18)  Brandon Heath  ~  "Our God Reigns"

19)  Jason Upton  ~  "Freedom Reigns"

20)  New Life Worship  ~  "Jesus Reigns"

21)  Jesus Culture ft. Martin Smith  ~  "Our God Reigns"

22)  Elevation Worship  ~  "Mercy Reigns"

23)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "Agnus Dei"  (This is the only one that doesn't have "Reign" in the title, but the word figures prominently throughout the song.)