Wednesday, February 15, 2017

“Outrageous” Songs

These songs are "Outrageous"! No, really. They are! Well, at least their titles would suggest that they are. Maybe they're not. You decide. Oh, yeah...and enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Paul Simon  ~  “Outrageous”




2)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  “Outrageous Love”




3)  Sistaflex  ~  “Wild & Outrageous”




4)  Lakeside  ~  “Outrageous”




5)  Batwings Catwings  ~  “Totally Outrageous”




6)  Rachael Lampa  ~  “Outrageous”






7)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Outrageous”




8)  The Sunshine Delay  ~  “Outrageous Expectations”




9)  Jem and the Holograms  ~  “Truly Outrageous”




10)  Oingo Boingo  ~  “Outrageous”




11)  Erdinc Erdogdu ft. Selin Sumbultepe  ~  “Outrageous Lies”




12)  Laura Krier  ~  “Outrageous”




13)  Noel Robinson  ~  “Outrageous Love”




14)  Cher  ~  “Outrageous”




15)  Josh White  ~  “Outrageous”




16)  Bethel Music ft. Jonathan & Melissa Helser  ~  “Outrageous Love”




17)  Icelee  ~  “Outrageous”




18)  Royal Blood  ~  “Outrageous”




19)  Doxology  ~  “Outrageous”




20)  Shaina Taub  ~  “O Luck Outrageous”




21)  Sugarcoin  ~  “Outrageous”




22)  Michelle Tumes  ~  “Outrageous Grace”




23)  April  ~  “Outrageous”




24)  Eaglepoint Worship  ~  “Outrageous”


Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Songs About Cupid

In honor of Valentine's Day, here's a bunch of Songs About Cupid for you to enjoy.  ~  JH



1)  112  ~  “Cupid”




2)  The Big Moon  ~  “Cupid”



3)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Cupid De Locke”




4)  Elliott Smith  ~  “Cupid’s Trick”




5)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Cupid’s Got A Shotgun”




6)  Placebo  ~  “Bulletproof Cupid”




7)  Squeeze  ~  “Cupid’s Toy”




8)  Boyz II Men  ~  “Cupid”




9)  Connie Francis  ~  “Stupid Cupid / Lipstick On Your Collar”  (Someone’s had a LOT of plastic surgery! Notice how little she seems to be able to either change her facial expression or move her mouth. Wow!)




10)  King’s X  ~  “Cupid”




11)  Boyeur  ~  “Cupid”




12)  Jasmine Hill  ~  “Cupid’s Screw Up”




13)  Cupid  ~  “Cupid Shuffle”




14)  The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band  ~  “Cupid’s Got A Gun”




15)  Amy LaVere & Will Sexton  ~  “Cupid’s Arrow”




16)  Daniel Powter  ~  “Cupid”




17)  Poppy Jo  ~  “Stupid Cupid”




18)  Stereos  ~  “Hey Cupid”




19)  Gym Class Heroes ft. Patrick Stump  ~  “Cupid’s Chokehold”




20)  Gotthard  ~  “Cupid’s Arrow”




21)  Meghan Trainor  ~  “Cupid”




22)  Mischief  ~  “Stupid Cupid”




23)  Lloyd  ~  “Cupid”




24)  Otis Redding  ~  “Don’t Mess With Cupid”




25)  Extreme  ~  “Cupid’s Dead”





BONUS TRACK:  Sam Cooke  ~  “Cupid”  (Yes, this is the same song as the Boyz II Men one above. But Cooke’s is the most famous version, and even though there’s no proper video or live performance of it that I could find, I’d be remiss if I didn’t also post his classic rendition of the song.)


“Snap,” “Crackle,” & “Pop” Songs, Vol. 2

The second and final installment in this oddly conceived, Rice Krispies-inspired series of posts. "Snap," "Crackle," & "Pop" Songs. And...GO!  ~  JH



1)  Prince and the New Power Generation  ~  “Daddy Pop”




2)  Teena Marie  ~  “Snap Your Finger”




3)  The John Scofield Band  ~  “Snap Crackle Pop”




4)  Levert  ~  “Pop Pop Pop Goes My Mind”




5)  Prong  ~  “Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck”




6)  Emily Browne  ~  “Snap & Crackle”




7)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “The Pop Kids”




8)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Snap Your Fingers”




9)  Podunk Nowhere  ~  “Crackle And Shake”




10)  R.E.M.  ~  “Pop Song ’89”




11)  The 59’s  ~  “Snap!”




12)  Tereu Tereu  ~  “Crackle & Hiss”




13)  Men Without Hats  ~  “Pop Goes The World”




14)  Snap!  ~  “Cult Of Snap”




15)  Alien Breed  ~  “Crackling”




16)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  “Pop’s Love Suicide”




17)  Squeeze  ~  “Snap, Crackle, And Pop”




18)  Liza Brönner  ~  “Snap Crackle Pop”  (This song is totally in some other language, except for the three words in the title. Whatever she’s singing about, it sure sounds great!)




19)  Alan Jackson  ~  “Pop A Top”




20)  Ray Columbus ft. The Art Collection  ~  “Snap, Crackle, And Pop”


Monday, February 13, 2017

“Snap,” “Crackle,” & “Pop” Songs, Vol. 1

My latest harebrained idea for a music post. Songs with the words "Snap,' "Crackle," and/or "Pop" in their titles. There will be a Vol. 2, but that's it. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Snap Out Of It”




2)  Paul Westerberg  ~  “Crackle & Drag”




3)   Lady Gaga  ~  “ARTPOP”




4)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Snap”




5)  Neil Diamond  ~  “Cracklin’ Rosie”




6)  Hugh Grant & Scott Porter  ~  “Pop! Goes My Heart”




7)  Icona Pop  ~  “Clap Snap”




8)  Max Roach Quintet  ~  “Crackle Hut”




9)   The Sugarcubes  ~  “Blue-Eyed Pop”




10)  Bridgit Mendler  ~  “Snap My Fingers”




11)  Photograph  ~  “The Crackle Of The Radio”




12)  Radiohead  ~  “Pop Is Dead”




13)  Herbie Hancock Trio  ~  “One Finger Snap”  (This song is in excess of 14 minutes in length. Just so you know.)




14)  Mudlow  ~  “Crackling”




15)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Pop Singer”




16)  The Spill Canvas  ~  “Aim Snap Fall”




17)  OP8 ft. Lisa Germano  ~  “Cracklin’ Water”




18)  Duran Duran  ~  “Pop Trash Movie”




19)  Thi’sl  ~  “Snap Off”




20)  Not Drowning, Waving  ~  “Cold And The Crackle”


Friday, February 10, 2017

Popular Songs Of 1977, Vol. 4

You know how MANY good songs there were in 1977 when THESE are the last ones. Think you've already seen/heard the best songs? Think again. One more time for old time's sake (literally), the Popular Songs of 1977. And...GO!  ~  JH



1)  Bill Conti  ~  “Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)”




2)  The Jacksons  ~  “Enjoy Yourself”




3)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Don’t Stop”




4)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “So Into You”




5)  Barry Manilow  ~  “Looks Like We Made It”




6)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “I Wish”




7)  Crystal Gayle  ~  “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”




8)  Kansas  ~  “Carry On, Wayward Son”




9)  James Taylor  ~  “Handy Man”




10)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  “What’s Your Name”




11)  Tammy Wynette & George Jones  ~  “Near You”




12)  Andrew Gold  ~  “Lonely Boy”




13)  Billy Joel  ~  “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”




14)  Eagles  ~  “Hotel California”




15)  Debby Boone  ~  “You Light Up My Life”




16)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Wonderful Tonight”




17)  KC and the Sunshine Band  ~  “Keep It Comin’ Love”




18)  Bob Seger  ~  “Night Moves”




19)  Barbra Streisand ft. Chris Botti  ~  “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)”




20)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “Slip Slidin’ Away”




21)  Meco  ~  “Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band”




22)  Ted Nugent  ~  “Cat Scratch Fever”




23)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Blue Bayou”




24)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “Lucille”




25)  Queen  ~  “Somebody To Love”