“Hit” & “Run” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's part 2 of 4 in my series of songs with baseball-related words in their titles. This time, more "Hit" & "Run" Songs. Next up, "Catch" & "Throw" Songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “One Hit (To The Body)”

2)  Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner  ~  “Run That By Me One More Time”

3)  Jane Monheit  ~  “Hit The Road To Dreamland”

4)  James Bay  ~  “Running”

5)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “It Hit Me Like A Hammer”

6)  The Grateful Dead  ~  “We Can Run”

7)  Leeland  ~  “Chains Hit The Ground”

8)  LIGHTS  ~  “Running With The Boys”

9)  Hinder  ~  “Hit The Ground”

10)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I Run For Life”

11)  Jonny Lang  ~  “Hit The Ground Runnin’”

12)  Neil Young  ~  “Long May You Run”

13)  Peter Murphy  ~  “Hit Song”

14)  Kate Bush  ~  “Running Up That Hill”

15)  Diana Krall ft. Russell Malone & Paul Keller  ~  “Hit That Jive, Jack”

16)  Tokio Hotel  ~  “Run, Run, Run”

17)  Third Day  ~  “Hit Me Like A Bomb”

18)  Amy MacDonald  ~  “Run”

19)  Keith Urban  ~  “Hit The Ground Runnin’”

20)  Rend Collective  ~  “You Will Never Run”

“Hit” & “Run” Songs, Vol. 1

As some of you may already know, I love baseball. Love watching it on TV, and  enjoy catching a couple of games or so live each year. In light of that fact, here begins a four-part series (groan!) featuring songs with baseball-related words in their titles. First up, two posts of "Hit" & "Run" Songs. After that, two "Catch" & "Throw" Songs posts. Batter up...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ray Charles  ~  “Hit The Road, Jack”

2)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Before They Make Me Run”

3)  Hole  ~  “He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)”

4)  Sheryl Crow ft. Eric Clapton  ~  “Run, Baby, Run”

5)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Takin’ The Hit”

6)  Hoobastank  ~  “Running Away”

7)  Marmozets  ~  “Hit The Wave”

8)  Carly Simon  ~  “Let The River Run”

9)  George Strait  ~  “Her Goodbye Hit Me In The Heart”

10)  Steve Miller Band  ~  “Take The Money And Run / Rock’n Me”

11)  Scorpions  ~  “Hit Between The Eyes”

12)  for KING & COUNTRY ft. Andy Mineo  ~  “Run Wild”

13)  Haley Reinhart  ~  “Hit The Ground Runnin’”

14)  The Allman Brothers Band  ~  “No One To Run With”

15)  Scott Stapp  ~  “Hit Me More”

16)  Epica  ~  “Run For A Fall”

17)  Def Leppard  ~  “Hit And Run”

18)  Bee Gees  ~  “Run To Me”

19)  The Sounds  ~  “Hit Me”

20)  Collective Soul  ~  “Run”

Songs About Robots

My son is way into robots at the moment – in particular, the Transformers Rescue Bots show. So here's a bunch of Songs About Robots that he would surely appreciate if he were to actually look at my blog. Which he doesn't.  But you do. So, what are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Daft Punk  ~  “Robot Rock”

2)  The Flaming Lips  ~  “Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1”

3)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Robot”

4)  Trip Lee  ~  “Robot”

5)  Styx  ~  “Mr. Roboto”

6)  Röyksopp ft. Robyn  ~  “The Girl And The Robot”

7)  They Might Be Giants  ~  “Robot Parade”

8)  MC Lars ft. MC Bat Commander & Suburban Legends  ~  “This Gigantic Robot Kills”

9)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  “I Am Not A Robot”

10)  Guided By Voices  ~  “Gold Star For Robot Boy”

11)  Kraftwerk  ~  “The Robots”

12)  Blaze Bayley  ~  “Robot”

13)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Not A Robot, But A Ghost”

14)  Novah  ~  “Robot”

15)  Cage The Elephant  ~  “Tiny Little Robots”

16)  Patrick Watson  ~  “Love Songs For Robots”

17)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Go Robot”

18)  Rick Wakeman  ~  “Robot Man”

19)  Linkin Park  ~  “Robot Boy”

20)  Norma Jean  ~  “Robots 3, Humans 0”

21)  Joe Satriani  ~  “One Robot’s Dream”

22)  Damon Albarn  ~  “Everyday Robots”

23)  The Alan Parsons Project  ~  “I Robot”

24)  Matthew Ebel  ~  “Everybody Needs A Robot”

25)  Umphrey’s McGee  ~  “Robot World”

Confusing Songs

So, it's been a week full of one-off posts, apparently. Not that that's a bad thing. Here we have a bunch of songs with the words "Confusion," "Confused," or "Confusing" in their titles. Because why not, right? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Disturbed  ~  “Land Of Confusion”

2)  New Order  ~  “Confusion”

3)  Gary Moore  ~  “World Of Confusion”  (One of your ears will enjoy this if you're listening with headphones or earbuds.)

4)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Confusion”

5)  The Gathering  ~  “Confusion”

6)  Tevin Campbell  ~  “Confused”

7)  Genesis  ~  “Land Of Confusion”

8)  The Temptations  ~  “Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today)”

9)  Neil Diamond  ~  “Amazed And Confused”  (The song snippet at the beginning of this clip is called “You Baby.” In case you were confused.)

10)  Little Boots  ~  “Confusion”

11)  Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band  ~  “Confusion”

12)  Secret Affair  ~  “Sound Of Confusion”

13)  Alice In Chains  ~  “Confusion”

14)  THEYCALLMEPIANO  ~  “Confusing”

15)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “Dazed And Confused”  (Just so you know what you’re getting into here..this video is nearly 29 minutes long. Feel free to stop it at any time you like.)

16)  The Zutons  ~  “Confusion”

17)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Confusion”

18)  The Truth  ~  “Confusion (Hits Us Every Time)”

19)  Beck ft. that dog.  ~  “Totally Confused”

20)  The Kinks  ~  “State Of Confusion”

21)  Ajae Moore  ~  “Confused”

22)  Gamma Ray  ~  “Master Of Confusion”

23)  White Rabbits  ~  “Everyone Can't Be Confused”

24)  Phyllis Hyman  ~  “Living In Confusion”

25)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  “Love Or Confusion”

“Peculiar” Songs

These are peculiar times we're living in. So why not emphasize that fact by listening to some "Peculiar" songs? Well, I can't think of a reason why not. So we might as well...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “A Most Peculiar Man”

2)  O’Hooley & Tidow  ~  “Peculiar Brood”

3)   Mutemath  ~  “Peculiar People”

4)  Chef’Special  ~  “Peculiar”

5)  The Hollies  ~  “Peculiar Situation”

6)  Inlet Sound  ~  “The Peculiar Disappearance Of Marion Bojangles”

7)  Willie Nelson ft. Emmylou Harris  ~  “My Own Peculiar Way”

8)  Gesu no Kiwami Otome  ~  “Ryōkiteki na Kiss o Watashi ni Shite (Give Me Peculiar Kisses)”

9)  Greg Tre Harris  ~  “Peculiar Praise”

10)  Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee  ~  “Life Is So Peculiar”

11)  Harts  ~  “Peculiar”

12)  Kilsy  ~  “Peculiar Star”

13)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Ain’t That Peculiar”

14)  Richard Page  ~  “Peculiar Life”

15)  ATC  ~  “Peculiar Minds”

16)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “In Her Own Peculiar Way”

17)  Debby Holiday  ~  “Peculiar”

18)  The Easybeats  ~  “Peculiar Hole In The Sky”

19)  The Divine Comedy  ~  “Funny Peculiar”

20)  The Abyssinians  ~  “Peculiar Number”

BONUS TRACK:  4 Non Blondes  ~  “What’s Up”  (No, “peculiar” doesn’t appear anywhere in its title, but the word is featured prominently in the pre-chorus and it’s a great song, so here it is.)