"Beg" Songs

Today begins a three-part series featuring songs with "Beg," "Steal," and "Borrow" in their titles. First up, Songs About Begging. Please, please, please...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Temptations  ~  "Ain't Too Proud To Beg"

2)  BANKS  ~  "Beggin For Thread"

3)  Bombay Bicycle Club  ~  "Beg"

4)  Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs  ~  "Beg, Steal, Or Borrow"

5)  Natalie Merchant  ~  "I'm Not Gonna Beg"

6)  Ryan Bingham  ~  "Beg For Broken Legs"

7)  Sheena Easton  ~  "I Wouldn't Beg For Water"

8)  Steve Holy  ~  "Don't Make Me Beg"

9)  Florrie  ~  "Begging Me"

10)  Marty Robbins  ~  "Begging To You"

11)  The Saturdays  ~  "Beggin'"

12)  Supertramp  ~  "I'm Beggin' You"

13)  Victorious Cast ft. Victoria Justice  ~  "Beggin' On Your Knees"

14)  Tucka  ~  "Don't Make Me Beg"

15)  Compny  ~  "Begging Me To Come Back"

16)  Kon Kan  ~  "I Beg Your Pardon"

17)  Lídia Pujol  ~  "Begging The Waves"

18)  Smokey Brights  ~  "Beg, Borrow, And Steal"

19)  Iggy Azalea ft. MØ  ~  "Beg For It"

20)  Prong  ~  "Beg To Differ"

21)  Barnaby Bright  ~  "Begging My Weakness"

22)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Ain't Too Proud To Beg"  (Yep, it's the same as The Temptations' song above, but it's a good cover, so...yeah.)

23)  We Are Legends ft. Caroline Ailin  ~  "Begging For Amnesia"

24)  Evans Blue  ~  "Beg"

25)  Dana Fuchs  ~  "Love To Beg"

Songs About Silverware, Vol. 3: Knives

Last but not least in my latest miniseries, here's a group of songs with the word "Knife" (or "Knives") in their titles. There were enough of these to fill 2 posts alone, but I chose quality over quantity this time around. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Radiohead  ~  "Knives Out"

2)  City And Colour  ~  "Like Knives"

3)  Kyla La Grange  ~  "The Knife"

4)  Dire Straits  ~  "Six Blade Knife"

5)  Emerson, Lake, & Palmer  ~  "Knife-Edge"

6)  Cherry  ~  "Five Knives"

7)  Grizzly Bear  ~  "Knife"

8)  Tears For Fears  ~  "Year Of The Knife"

9)  Tennis  ~   "Needle And The Knife"

10)  Guy Clark  ~  "The Randall Knife"

11)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Cuts Like A Knife"

12)  Fiona Apple  ~  "Hot Knife"

13)  Helix  ~  "Deep Cuts The Knife"

14)  Dee Snider  ~  "Mack The Knife"

15)  Far From Alaska  ~  "About Knives"

16)  Rise Against  ~  "Under The Knife"

17)  Foals  ~  "A Knife In The Ocean"

18)  IAMX  ~  "I Come With Knives"

19)  Bright Eyes  ~  "Hot Knives"

20)  Ian Clement  ~  "Little Knife"

21)  Billie  ~  "Give Me The Knife"

22)  KillRadio  ~  "Do You Know (Knife In Your Back)"

23)  The Poodles  ~  "Cuts Like A Knife"

24)  The Box Tiger  ~  "Knives"

25)  Calhoun  ~  "Knife Fight"

BONUS TRACK:  Bobby Darin  ~  "Mack The Knife"  (In case the Dee Snider rendition above was a little too "out there" for your tastes, here's the original version of this song.)

Songs About Silverware, Vol. 2: Forks

Here's part 2 of 3 in my latest miniseries, featuring Songs about Silverware. All the songs in this collection feature the word "Fork" or one of its derivatives in their titles. Lesser-known artists abound here, but that doesn't mean the music itself is lesser in quality. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beirut  ~  "Forks And Knives (La Fête)"

2)  The Latency  ~  "Fork In The Road"

3)  Balsam Range  ~  "Caney Fork River"

4)  My Dynamite  ~  "Fork In Your Tongue"

5)  Brand New  ~  "Fork And Knife"

6)  Ewan Dobson  ~  "Forked Tongue Speaketh Lies That Surely It Denies"

7)  Crooks  ~  "Fork In The Road"

8)  Nathan Xander & Witchouse  ~  "My Forked Tongue"

9)  Lindsey Tomasic  ~  "Save Your Fork, There's Pie"

10)  Rebbie Jackson  ~  "A Fork In The Road"

11)  The Fretless  ~  "Forked Deer"

12)  Richard Perso  ~  "A Fork In The Road"

13)  Southern Culture On The Skids  ~  "Too Much Pork For Just One Fork"

14)  The Mommyheads  ~  "Fork"

15)  Tom Brosseau  ~  "Fork In The Road"

16)  Geeks  ~  "Lass Fork"

17)  Viza  ~  "Fork In The Road / Carnivalia"

18)  Typhoon  ~  "Morton's Fork"

Songs About Silverware, Vol. 1: Spoons

Here's a novel, if altogether-oddball idea. This is part one in what will be a three-part series featuring songs with silverware in their titles. First up, Spoons. Next time, Forks. And finally, Knives. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Soundgarden  ~  "Spoonman"

2)  Dave Matthews Band ft. Brandi Carlile  ~  "Spoon"

3)  Ron Pope  ~  "Silver Spoon"

4)  OTEP  ~  "Crooked Spoons"

5)  Cream  ~  "Spoonful"

6)  Sheri Miller  ~  "Spoons"

7)  Crash Test Dummies  ~  "Afternoons & Coffeespoons"

8)  Ariel Rubin  ~  "Big Spoon"

9)  Jo Hikk  ~  "The Big Spoon"

10)  Rudimental ft. MNEK & Syron  ~  "Spoons"

11)  Spot  ~  "Moon, June, Spoon"

12)  Olivia  ~  "Color Of Your Spoon"

13)  The Mondanes  ~  "Silver Spoon"

14)  Evil J & Saint Cecilia  ~  "Silver Spoons"

15)  Ranger Danger  ~  "Tiny Spoons"

16)  Chaka Khan  ~  "Spoon"

17)  John Vanderslice  ~  "Tablespoon Of Codeine"

18)  This Is The Kit  ~  "Two Wooden Spoons"

19)  La Muna  ~  "A Teaspoon Of Stardust"

20)   The Figs  ~  "Spooning In The Twilight"  (BLOGGER'S NOTE: The lady who sings backup and plays the box ukulele in this song was one of the two people killed in the movie theater shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana in July of this year. Rest in peace, Jillian Johnson!)

21)  Waterbodies  ~  "Silver Spoon"

22)  Julie Andrews  ~  "A Spoonful Of Sugar"

23)  Michel Héroux Trio  ~  "Greasy Spoon"

24)  The Wiyos  ~  "Silver Spoon"

25)  Pájaro Sunrise  ~  "Salt & Spoon"

"Thunder" & "Lightning" Songs

A bunch of songs with the words "Lightning" and/or "Thunder" in their titles. Because I thought it was a good idea, and I realized I hadn't done it before. Check 'em out – they're kind of awesome!  ~  JH

1)  Jessie J  ~  "Thunder"

2)  Eric Church  ~  "Lightning"

3)  Leona Lewis  ~  "Thunder"

4)  Live  ~  "Lightning Crashes"

5)  Matisyahu  ~  "Thunder"

6)  Norah Jones & Billie Joe Armstrong  ~  "Lightning Express"

7)  Little Comets  ~  "His Thunder"

8)  Oasis  ~  "The Shock Of The Lightning"

9)  Boys Like Girls  ~  "Thunder"

10)  Metallica  ~  "Ride The Lightning"

11)  James Blake  ~  "Enough Thunder"

12)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Lightning Bolt"

13)  Foals  ~  "London Thunder"

14)  Glee Cast  ~  "Greased Lightning"

15)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Thunder Road"

16)  Howlin' Wolf  ~  "Smokestack Lightning"

17)  Garth Brooks  ~  "The Thunder Rolls"

18)  Heart  ~  "White Lightning And Wine"

19)  a-ha  ~  "Rolling Thunder"

20)  Aerosmith  ~  "Lightning Strikes"

21)  Meck ft. Leo Sayer  ~  "Thunder In My Heart Again"

22)  George Jones  ~  "White Lightning"

23)  Mark Wills  ~  "Days Of Thunder"

24)  Santana  ~  "Lightning In The Sky"

25)  Chicago  ~  "Thunder And Lightning"