Songs With Awesome Lyric Videos, Vol. 1

A short time ago, a "lyric video" was just what it sounds like. A video displaying to the lyrics of a song with the song playing in the background. Then artists started taking "artistic liberties" with the idea and made the lyric video into an art form in its own right. What follows are some of the best examples of this alternative, yet equally entertaining format of music video –– the lyric video. And there are more where these came from. Two sets more, in fact. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jason Mraz  ~  “I Won’t Give Up”

2)  Sia ft. Sean Paul  ~  “Cheap Thrills”

3)  Justin Bieber  ~  “Sorry”

4)  Katy Perry  ~  “Roar”

5)  Avicii ft. Robbie Williams  ~  “The Days”

6)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “Something In The Way You Move”

7)  Coldplay  ~  “Miracles”

8)  The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey  ~  “Closer”

9)  Green Day  ~  “Troubled Times”

10)  David Guetta ft. Skylar Grey  ~  “Shot Me Down”

11)  Zach Williams  ~  “Chain Breaker”

12)  Colbie Caillat  ~  “Try”

13)  Lukas Graham  ~  “7 Years”

14)  Alessia Cara  ~  “Here”

15)  twenty one pilots  ~  “Cancer”

16)  Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea  ~  “Problem”

17)  Zac Brown Band  ~  “My Old Man”

18)  Hailee Steinfeld & Grey ft. Zedd  ~  “Starving”

19)  R.E.M.  ~  “Fall On Me”

20)  Norah Jones  ~  “Flipside”

21)  Foals  ~  “A Knife In The Ocean”

22)  Plumb  ~  “Lord, I’m Ready Now”

23)  Luke Bryan  ~  “Kick The Dust Up”

24)  Alan Walker ft. Noonie Bao  ~  “Alone”

25)  Nickelback  ~  “Feed The Machine”

"Lazy" Songs

Feeling a little slothful today? A bit shiftless? A tad lackadaisical? Perhaps a bit indolent? Maybe even a little lethargic? If so, these "Lazy" songs are perfect for you! If not, good on ya for bringing your "A" game. But you can still...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “Lazy Eye”

2)  Deep Purple  ~  “Lazy”

3)  Megan Nicole  ~  “The Lazy Song”  (A fun, notably sanitized version of Bruno Mars’ hit song.)

4)  Pokey LaFarge  ~  “Devil Ain’t Lazy”

5)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer”

6)  Barbra Streisand  ~  “Lazy Afternoon”

7)  Robbie Williams  ~  “Lazy Days”

8)  Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong  ~  “Basin Street Blues / Lazy Bones”

9)  Liz Phair  ~  “Lazy Dreamer”

10)  Silversun Pickups  ~  “Lazy Eye”

11)  Grateful Dead  ~  “Lazy River Road”

12)  Throwing Muses  ~  “Lazy Eye”

13)  Heartless Bastards  ~  “Lazy”

14)  Louis Armstrong  ~  “Up A Lazy River”

15)  Nellie McKay  ~  “Long And Lazy River”

16)  Rebelution  ~  “Lazy Afternoon”

17)  Small Faces  ~  “Lazy Sunday”

18)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  “Lazy Line Painter Jane”

19)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Lazy Projector”

20)  The Moody Blues  ~  “Lazy Day”

21)  Keep Shelly In Athens  ~  “Lazy Noon”

22)  Guster  ~  “Lazy Love”

23)  BR549  ~  “Too Lazy To Work, Too Nervous To Steal”

24)  Dr. Dog  ~  “The Way The Lazy Do”

25)  Grateful Dead  ~  “Lazy Lightnin’ / Supplication”

BONUS TRACK:  The Mills Brothers  ~  “Up A Lazy River”  (This is the same song as #14 above, but this version was too good not to include here.)

Things These Artists Have “Got,” Vol. 4

One last round of Things These Artists Have "Got," and we're through. Herein, you'll find artists who have got the world on a string, ants in their pants, a lovely bunch of coconuts, a tiger by the tail, and the shaft – just to name a few. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Chance The Rapper  ~  “All We Got”

2)  Michael Bublé  ~  “I’ve Got The World On A String”

3)  Ethel Merman  ~  “I’ve Got The Sun In The Morning”

4)  James Brown  ~  “I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance)”

5)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  “I’ve Got Friends”

6)  Leona Lewis  ~  “I Got You”

7)  Heavy D & The Boyz  ~  “We Got Our Own Thang”

8)  Merv Griffin  ~  “I’ve Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts”

9)  Jessica Simpson  ~  “I’ve Got My Eyes On You”

10)  Buck Owens & His Buckaroos  ~  “I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail”

11)  Fats Waller  ~  “I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed”

12)  Shirley Bassey  ~  “I’ve Got A Song For You”

13)  The Academy Is…  ~  “We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands”

14)  Ray Charles  ~  “I Got A Woman”

15)  The Black Keys  ~  “I Got Mine”

16)  Kiki Dee Band  ~  “I’ve Got The Music In Me”

17)  Wilco  ~  “I Got You”

18)  Marc Anthony  ~  “I’ve Got You”

19)  Jack Johnson  ~  “I Got You”

20)  Pinocchio Cast  ~  “I’ve Got No Strings”

21)  Billy Currington  ~  “I Got A Feelin’”

22)  Passion Pit  ~  “I’ve Got Your Number”

23)  Jerry Reed  ~  “She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)”

24)  Thompson Square  ~  “I Got You”

25)  Craig Morgan  ~  “I Got You”

Things These Artists Have “Got,” Vol. 3

What else could these artists possibly have "got" that hasn't been covered already? Find out for yourself. Oh, yeah...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Muddy Waters  ~  “I’ve Got My Mojo Working”

2)  St. Lucia  ~  “We Got It Wrong”

3)  Michael Jackson  ~  “We’ve Got Forever”

4)  Loretta Lynn  ~  “I’ve Got A Picture Of Us On My Mind”

5)  The Dear Hunter  ~  “We’ve Got A Score To Settle”

6)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “I’ve Got That Old Feeling”

7)  Barry White  ~  “I’ve Got So Much To Give”

8)  Loreen  ~  “We Got The Power”

9)  Fred Astaire  ~  “I’ve Got My Eyes On You”

10)  Leah Daniels  ~  “We Got Snow”

11)  Pitch Perfect Cast  ~  “I’ve Got The Magic In Me”

12)  Young Soul Rebels  ~  “I Got Soul”

13)  Oscar Peterson Trio ft. Ben Webster  ~  “I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)”  (Yes, we did hear this song – albeit with vocals – before in this series. But this instrumental version was WAY too good to exclude.)

14)  Lennon & Maisy  ~  “We Got Love”

15)  Aaron Tippin  ~  “I Got It Honest”

16)  Joey Heatherton  ~  “I’ve Got Your Number”

17)  Motörhead  ~  “I Got Mine”

18)  Joan Chamorro Quartet ft. Alba Armegou & Luigi Grasso  ~  “I’ve Got A Date With A Dream”

19)  Backstreet Boys  ~  “We’ve Got It Goin’ On”

20)  Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton  ~  “We’ve Got Tonight”

21)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”

22)  Natalie Cole  ~  “I’ve Got Love On My Mind”

23)  Pearl Jam  ~  “I Got Id”

24)  Alex Winston  ~  “We Got Nothing”

25)  Steve Wariner  ~  “I Got Dreams”