Wednesday, September 30, 2015

"Borrow" Songs

This is the final installment in a three-part series, featuring songs with "Beg," "Borrow," and "Steal" in their titles. Here's a slightly smaller collection of Songs About Borrowing. Please listen to them and promptly return them. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Taylor Henderson  ~  "Borrow My Heart"




2)  Mel Street  ~  "Borrowed Angel"




3)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  "Borrowed"




4)  CueshĂ©  ~  "Borrowed Time"




5)  The Corrs  ~  "Borrowed Heaven"




6)  Parquet Courts  ~  "Borrowed Time"




7)  A Fine Frenzy  ~  "Borrowed Time"




8)  Blues Traveler  ~  "Borrowed Time"




9)  The Streets  ~  "Everything Is Borrowed"




10)  Noisettes  ~  "Beg Steal Borrow"




11)  Iron & Wine  ~  "Pagan Angel And A Borrowed Car"




12)  Ohio Express  ~  "Beg, Borrow, And Steal"




13)  Ben Lee  ~  "Something Borrowed, Something Blue"




14)  Cookies 'N' Beans  ~  "Beg, Borrow, And Steal"




15)  Sherbet  ~  "Beg, Steal, Or Borrow"




16)  Ayah Marar  ~  "Beg Borrow Steal"




17)  The Mostar Diving Club  ~  "Broken And Borrowed"




18)  New Seekers  ~  "Beg, Steal, Or Borrow"




19)  The Repeat Offenders  ~  "Beg, Steal, Or Borrow"




20)  Babyshambles  ~  "Beg, Steal, Or Borrow"


Tuesday, September 29, 2015

"Steal" Songs

Part 2 of 3 of my "Beg," "Steal," & "Borrow" songs miniseries. These are Songs About Stealing. Go ahead, take 'em! And enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  One Direction  ~  "Steal My Girl"




2)  Chuck Wicks  ~  "Stealing Cinderella"




3)  Len  ~  "Steal My Sunshine"




4)  Jane's Addiction  ~  "Been Caught Stealing"




5)  Augustana  ~  "Steal Your Heart"




6)  Emily And The Woods  ~  "Steal His Heart"




7)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  "I Will Steal You Back"




8)  The Cat Empire  ~  "Steal The Light"




9)  Joan Armatrading  ~  "Cool Blue Stole My Heart"




10)  Mungo Jerry  ~  "Somebody Stole My Life"




11)  Spandau Ballet  ~  "Steal"




12)  Faith Hill  ~  "Stealing Kisses"




13)  Ozzy Osbourne  ~  "Steal Away (The Night)"




14)  Whitesnake  ~  "Steal Your Heart Away"




15)  Above & Beyond  ~  "Satellite / Stealing Time"




16)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  "Steal Your Heart Away"




17)  James Bay  ~  "Stealing Cars"




18)  The Bangles  ~  "Stealing Rosemary"




19)  Phish  ~  "Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan"




20)  Manic Street Preachers  ~  "You Stole The Sun From My Heart"




21)  Great Lake Swimmers  ~  "Stealing Tomorrow"




22)  Iron & Wine  ~  "Bird Stealing Bread"




23)  Bear's Den  ~  "The Love We Stole"




24)  Kelly Rowland  ~  "Stole"




25)  The Milk Carton Kids  ~  "Stealing Romance"


Monday, September 28, 2015

"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)  LĂ­dia 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"


Friday, September 25, 2015

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 FĂȘte)"




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"