Monday, May 22, 2017

Songs About Being Stuck

Here's a wide selection of Songs About Being Stuck. Several of these artists are apparently stuck "on you," "with you," or "to you," while others are stuck "inside my car," "on repeat," or "in the 80's." So it should go without saying that you're sure to...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Norah Jones  ~  “Stuck”




2)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Stuck On You”




3)  Joss Stone  ~  “Stuck On You”




4)  Stealers Wheel  ~  “Stuck In The Middle With You”




5)  Lauren Pritchard  ~  “Stuck”




6)  U2  ~  “Stuck In A Moment”




7)  Meiko  ~  “Stuck On You”




8)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Stuck On You”




9)  Mother Mother  ~  “Love Stuck”




10)  Green Day  ~  “Stuck With Me”




11)  Shontelle ft. Akon  ~  “Stuck With Each Other”




12)  Bobby Caldwell  ~  “Stuck On You”




13)  Stacie Orrico  ~  “Stuck”



14)  Grateful Dead  ~  “Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again”




15)  Nikka Costa  ~  “Stuck To You”




16)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Stuck With You”




17)  L7  ~  “Stuck Here Again”




18)  Orchestra Of People ft. Casey Abrams  ~  “Stuck In London”




19)  Sugarland  ~  “Stuck Like Glue”




20)  Jessie Wagner & Envy  ~  “Stuck In My Own Way”




21)  KJ-52  ~  “Stuck In The 80’s”




22)  Caro Emerald  ~  “Stuck”




23)  The Go-Go’s  ~  “Stuck In My Car”




24)  Little Boots  ~  “Stuck On Repeat”




25)  The Aces  ~  “Stuck”


Friday, May 19, 2017

Songs About Hills & Valleys, Vol. 3

Last but definitely not least (because there's an Ed Sheeran song here – hello!), Vol. 3 (of 3) in my Songs About Hills & Valleys series. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Ed Sheeran  ~  “Castle On The Hill”




2)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls”




3)  Bruce Cockburn  ~  “Hills Of Morning”




4)  Fountains Of Wayne  ~  “Valley Winter Song”




5)  U2  ~  “One Tree Hill”




6)  Needtobreathe  ~  “Valley Of Tomorrow”




7)  Kate Bush  ~  “Running Up That Hill”




8)  Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters  ~  “Tin Pan Valley”




9)  The Decemberists  ~  “Grace Cathedral Hill”




10)  LP  ~  “Death Valley”




11)  Fats Domino  ~  “Blueberry Hill”




12)  k.d. lang  ~  “The Valley”




13)  Peter Gabriel  ~  “Solsbury Hill”




14)  House Of Heroes  ~  “In The Valley Of The Dying Sun”




15)  Celtic Thunder ft. Damian McGinty  ~  “Come By The Hills”




16)  The Veils  ~  “Out From The Valley”




17)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Sugar Hill”




18)  Bruce Hornsby & The Range  ~  “The Valley Road”




19)  Thao Nguyen  ~  “Hills”




20)  Christafari  ~  “Valley Of Decision”




21)  Kevin Costner & Modern West ft. Sara Beck  ~  “I Know These Hills”




22)  Duran Duran  ~  “The Valley”




23)  Katie Melua  ~  “Gold In Them Hills”  (Yes, this is the same song as the Ron Sexsmith one in Vol 2. But this version was far too gorgeous not to double-list.)




24)  The Stranglers  ~  “Valley Of The Birds”




25)  PJ Harvey  ~  “On Battleship Hill”


Thursday, May 18, 2017

Songs About Hills & Valleys, Vol. 2

Because life is full of "Hills" & "Valleys," here's another set of songs about them. The first one here is one of my all-time favorites. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  LIGHTS  ~  “Cactus In The Valley”




2)  Iron Maiden  ~  “Run To The Hills”




3)  Jeannie C. Riley  ~  “Harper Valley P.T.A.”




4)  Ron Sexsmith ft. Chris Martin  ~  “Gold In Them Hills”




5)  Bread & Wine ft. Ben Smith  ~  “Mountain To Valley”




6)  Jackson Browne  ~  “A Child In These Hills”




7)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Valleys Of The Young”




8)  The Rocket Summer  ~  “Hills And Valleys”




9)  Mudhoney  ~  “Beneath The Valley Of The Underdog”




10)  Johnny Cash ft. Flip Wilson  ~  “Oklahoma Hills”




11)  Laura Marling  ~  “The Valley”




12)  Thom Yorke  ~  “Harrowdown Hill”




13)  Townes Van Zandt & Nanci Griffith  ~  “Tecumseh Valley”




14)  Neil Young  ~  “Mansion On The Hill”




15)  Dawes  ~  “Peace In The Valley”




16)  Kathy Mattea  ~  “Agate Hill”




17)  Steve Hackett  ~  “Valley Of The Kings”




18)  Calamity Jane Cast ft. Doris Day & Howard Keel  ~  “Black Hills Of Dakota”




19)  Midnight Oil  ~  “In The Valley”




20)  George Ezra  ~  “Angry Hill”




21)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “The Valley Runs Low”




22)  Weezer  ~  “Beverly Hills”




23)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Blue Valley Songbird”




24)  Gorillaz  ~  “On Melancholy Hill”




25)  Eisley  ~  “The Valley”


Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Songs About Hills & Valleys, Vol. 1

In every lifetime, there are hills and valleys – high point and low points. This set of songs, and the ones in the two volumes to come, will cover all the bases. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Tauren Wells  ~  “Hills And Valleys”




2)  Nneka  ~  “Valley”




3)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “Over The Hills And Far Away”




4)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  “Valley Of The Dolls”




5)  The Weeknd  ~   “The Hills”




6)  The Head And The Heart  ~  “Down In The Valley”




7)  Julie Andrews  ~  “The Sound Of Music”  (The memorable refrain goes: “The hills are alive with the sound of music…” Close enough for government work.)




8)  Caedmon’s Call  ~  “Valleys Fill First”




9)  Mark Knopfler  ~  “Hill Farmer’s Blues”




10)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  “Valleys Of Neptune”




11)  Celtic Woman  ~  “Hills Of Ireland”




12)  The Civil Wars  ~  “From This Valley”




13)  Passenger  ~  “House On A Hill”




14)  Big Country  ~  “Thirteen Valleys”




15)  Nightwish  ~  “Over The Hills And Far Away”




16)  Stevie Nicks & Chris Isaak  ~  “Red River Valley”




17)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  “Over The Hills”





18)  The Monkees  ~  “Pleasant Valley Sunday”





19)  Emmylou Harris & Mary Black  ~  “Green Rolling Hills”




20)  Widespread Panic ft. Derek Trucks  ~  “Surprise Valley”




21)  Coldplay  ~  “Violet Hill”




22)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Peace In The Valley”




23)  David Bowie  ~  “Up The Hill Backwards”




24)  Mississippi John Hurt  ~  “You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley”




25)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  “House On A Hill”