Friday, June 9, 2017

"Lo" & "Behold" Songs

And the strangely cohesive ideas just keep on comin'! Here's a set of songs featuring – you guessed it! – the words "Lo" and/or "Behold" in their titles. Odd though it may seem, this is a surprisingly solid set of songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  James Taylor  ~  “Lo And Behold”




2)  Hillsong Worship  ~  “Behold (Then Sings My Soul)”




3)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Lo Que Soy”  (This is the first of several songs in this collection that are entirely in Spanish. “Lo” is a fairly common word in Spanish, so it makes its way into songs a lot. This title translates roughly: “What I Am.”)




4)  The Mikado Cast  ~  “Behold The Lord High Executioner!”




5)  Lisa Hannigan  ~  “Lo”




6)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Behold Our God”




7)  Stereolab  ~  “Lo Boob Oscillator”  (This song, which is entirely in French, has absolutely nothing to do with the middle word in its title. I know this, not because I know a word of French, but because I used Google Translate.)




8)  David Phelps  ~  “Behold The Lamb”




9)  Shakira  ~  “Lo Hecho Está Hecho”  (Title translation: “What’s Done Is Done.”)




10)  The Horrible Crowes  ~  “Behold The Hurricane”




11)  Santana  ~  “Jin-Go-Lo-Ba”




12)  Sandi Patty  ~  “We Shall Behold Him”




13)  Doug Kershaw  ~  “Diggy Liggy Lo”




14)  Steini  ~  “Behold”




15)  Matisyahu  ~  “So Hi So Lo”




16)  Ray Boltz  ~  “Behold”  (That permed mullet, though...)




17)  Yuridia  ~  “Lo Que Son Las Cosas”  (Title translation: “What Things Are.”)




18)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Behold! The Night Mare”




19)  Dirty Projectors  ~  “Swing Lo Magellan”




20)  Bella & Aerie Camp ft. Jeremy, Adrienne, & Egan Camp  ~  “Behold”




21)  Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer  ~  “Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo”  (It’s been FAR too long since I’ve seen a girl sing and dance with a puppet.)




22)  Taylor Leonhardt  ~  “Behold”




23)  Shannon Saunders  ~  “Lo-Fi”




24)  Nazca  ~  “Behold”




25)  Renée Fleming and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir  ~  “Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming”

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Songs About Pinching (Or Being Pinched)

Because, let's face it, I can never truly run out of ideas (good or otherwise) for music posts, there's this. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  “Pinch Me”  (Now this song’s going to linger in your head for the rest of the day, as it has in mine for the past few days. You’re welcome.)




2)  Valentine  ~  “Pinch Of Rebellion”




3)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Mr. Penny Pincher”




4)  Shayna Zaid & The Catch  ~  “Pinched”




5)  Kasabian  ~  “Pinch Roller”




6)  Ohio Express  ~  “Pinch Me (Baby, Convince Me)”




7)  Shilpa Narayan  ~  “Pinch Me”




8)  Ocean Colour Scene  ~  “Penny Pinching Rainy Heaven Days”




9)  Alison Moyet  ~  “Reassuring Pinches”




10)  Albert King  ~  “The Pinch Paid Off (Part 1)”†  (This man’s method of dealing with adverse situations is decidedly NOT recommended. My, how times have changed!)




11)  Oliver Wilde  ~  “Pinch”




12)  Popjoy  ~  “Pinch Me”




13)  Primo Nelson  ~  “Pinch”




14)  Crystal Nicole  ~  “Pinch Me”




15)  Four Year Strong  ~  “Only The Meek Get Pinched. The Bold Survive”




16)  Sally Ironmonger  ~  “Pinch Me”




17)  Kettel  ~  “Pinch Of Peer”




18)  Sparrohs  ~  “Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming”




19)  Forest Floors  ~  “Pinches And Bites”




20)  The Supremes  ~  “Penny Pincher”


Wednesday, June 7, 2017

“Typical” Songs

These songs are SO "Typical" – of what, I'm not exactly sure. But they sure sound nice. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  “Typical Situation”




2)  Kinsey Rose  ~  “Typical Man”




3)  Mutemath  ~  “Typical”




4)  Lira  ~  “Typical”




5)  Amazing Rhythm Aces  ~  “Typical American Boy”




6)  Liz Williams  ~  “Typical Hey Day”




7)  The Moffatts  ~  “Typical”




8)  ANE  ~  “Typical Day”




9)  Chuck Ragan  ~  “Non Typical”




10)  Coda  ~  “Typical”




11)  Eric Lichter  ~  “Typical”




12)  Krishane  ~  “Typical”




13)  Ed Sheeran  ~  “Typical Average”  (This is a REALLY early Sheeran song, back when he was still a teenager. The difference in style and songwriting quality is obvious, but it’s certainly not a bad offering from a future superstar.)




14)  Dekadens  ~  “Typical”




15)  Austin Cobb Band  ~  “Typical”




16)  Emily White  ~  “Typical”




17)  Frazier Chorus  ~  “Typical”




18)  Hunter Valentine  ~  “Typical”




19)  The Daylights  ~  “Typical”




20)  Kevin Sharp  ~  “Typical”




21)  Tina Turner  ~  “Typical Male”




22)  We The Living  ~  “Typical”




23)  Danica Hunter  ~  “Typical”




24)  The Bootleg Honeys  ~  “Typical Season”




25)  A+ Dropouts  ~  “Typical”


Tuesday, June 6, 2017

“Delicate” Songs

These songs are "Delicate." Please handle with care. And enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Uncluded  ~  “Delicate Cycle”




2)  Damien Rice  ~  “Delicate”




3)  Kina Grannis  ~  “Delicate”  (After the 3:10 mark, the song is over. The rest is just shameless self-promotion by the artist. And who can blame her? It’s her livelihood!)




4)  Pelican  ~  “A Delicate Sense Of Balance”




5)  Terence Trent D’Arby ft. Des’ree  ~  “Delicate”




6)  Against Me!  ~  “Delicate, Petite, & Other Things I’ll Never Be”




7)  Exposure ft. Sula Mae  ~  “Delicate Lives”




8)  O.A.R.  ~  “Delicate Few”




9)  Sarah Kendall  ~  “Delicate”




10)  Pink Floyd  ~  “Delicate Sound Of Thunder”




11)  Eatliz  ~  “Violently Delicate”




12)  Spoon  ~  “The Delicate Place”




13)  Shana Halligan  ~  “Delicate Dream”




14)  Les Claypool’s Fancy Band  ~  “Delicate Tendrils”




15)  Social Studies  ~  “Delicate Hands”




16)  Planet Of The Stereos  ~  “Delicate Girl”




17)  Haley Dreis  ~  “Delicate”




18)  Hawksley Workman  ~  “Oh, You Delicate Heart”




19)  Janet Devlin  ~  “Delicate”




20)  Talib Kweli  ~  “Delicate Flowers”




21)  Tamar Kaprelian  ~  “Delicate Soul”




22)  The Long Winters  ~  “Delicate Hands”




23)  Kristin Hersh  ~  “Delicate Cutters”




24)  Schiller ft. Kim Sanders  ~  “Delicately Yours”




25)  Fauntella Crow  ~  “Delicate”


Monday, June 5, 2017

“Heartless” Songs

No matter which way you spin it, these songs are utterly "Heartless." At least, their titles seem to indicate that they are. Some really good songs here. One of them in triplicate. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Uriah Heep  ~  “Heartless Land”




2)  Kanye West  ~  “Heartless”




3)  Heart  ~  “Heartless”




4)  Broken Bells  ~  “Heartless Empire”




5)  Anthony B  ~  “Mr. Heartless”




6)  Låpsley  ~  “Heartless”




7)  Sandyland  ~  “Heartless”




8)  Teaze  ~  “Heartless World”




9)  Milo Greene  ~  “Heartless”




10)  The Fray  ~  “Heartless”  (Yes, it’s a cover of the Kanye West song above, but distinctive enough in its own right to merit inclusion here.)




11)  Jim Sturgess  ~  “Heartless”




12)  Baillie & The Boys  ~  “Heartless Night”




13)  Joel Plaskett  ~  “Heartless, Heartless, Heartless”




14)  Opine  ~  “Heartless”




15)  Vanilla Ninja  ~  “Heartless”




16)  Tomorrows Bad Seeds  ~  “Heartless / Ain’t No Sunshine (Medley)”




17)  Vision  ~  “Heartless”




18)  Alela Diane  ~  “Heartless Highway”




19)  Nasty Habit  ~  “Heartless”




20)  My Politic  ~  “Heartless”




21)  Justin Nozuka ft. Zaho  ~  “Heartless (La Promesse)”




22)  Mick Flannery  ~  “Heartless Man”




23)  Neon Waltz  ~  “Heavy Heartless”




24)  Bright Lights  ~  “Heartless”  (An industrial/EDM cover of the Kanye song above. Again, distinctive enough from the original to justify a spot here.)




25)  Cry To The Blind  ~  “Heartless”