Tuesday, June 13, 2017

"Horrible" Songs

These songs are “Horrible”! Actually, they’re pretty good, for the most part. But, if their titles can be trusted, they are indeed about a variety of “Horrible” things. It seems inappropriate to say this, but…enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Frente!  ~  “Horrible”




2)  Kurt Travis  ~  “Everything Is Horrible”




3)  The Magnetic Fields  ~  “The Horrible Party”




4)  The Trainwrecks  ~  “Horrible, Terrible, Wonderful”




5)  Ayria  ~  “Horrible Dream”




6)  Set It Off  ~  “Horrible Kids”




7)  Adia Victoria  ~  “Horrible Weather”



8)  OAG  ~  “Horrible Adorable”




9)  Josh Ritter  ~  “Horrible Qualities”




10)  Heed The Thunder  ~  “Horrible Condition”




11)  Darwin  ~  “Horrible Cocoon”




12)  Combineharvester  ~  “Horrible Things”




13)  Barbara Nesbitt  ~  “Horrible Moon”




14)  The Rusties Blues Band  ~  “Horrible, Crazy Love”




15)  Vandettes  ~  “Horrible”




16)  Mansara  ~  “Horrible Bonheur”




17)  Doorbells  ~  “Horrible Youth”




18)  Dave Davison  ~  “The Ongoing Horrible”




19)  The Haymarket Squares  ~  “Horrible Inventions”




20)  Xander Smith  ~  “Horrible”


Monday, June 12, 2017

“Foreign” Songs

These songs are not from around here. Well, some of them are, and some of them aren’t. But they all have one thing in common – the word “foreign” appears somewhere in their titles. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Kacy Hill  ~  “Foreign Fields”




2)  Van Morrison & Bob Dylan  ~  “Foreign Window”




3)  Tina Turner  ~  “Foreign Affair”




4)  Fatherson  ~  “Foreign Waters”




5)  Sylver  ~  “Foreign Affair”




6)  Darren Hanlon  ~  “Two Days In A Foreign City”




7)  Red Molly  ~  “Foreign Lander”




8)  The Mountain Goats  ~  “Foreign Object”




9)  This Old Ghost  ~  “Foreign Language”




10)  Roger Taylor & Yoshiki  ~  “Foreign Sand”




11)  Amelie McCandless  ~  “Foreign Waters”




12)  Eskimo Joe  ~  “Foreign Land”




13)  Diana  ~  “Foreign Installation”




14)  Sleep For Sleepers  ~  “Foreign”




15)  The Matthew Herbert Big Band  ~  “Foreign Bodies”




16)  Seryn  ~  “Foreign Fields”




17)  First You Get The Sugar  ~  “Foreign Lands”




18)  Dirtcaps ft. Eleni Drake  ~  “Foreign Tongues”




19)  Telekinesis  ~  “Foreign Room”




20)  Radiation City  ~  “Foreign Bodies”




21)  Rue Royale  ~  “Foreign Night”




22)  There Will Be Fireworks  ~  “Foreign Thoughts”




23)  Lost At Sea  ~  “Foreign Hopes”




24)  Peppermint Heaven  ~  “Foreign Feeling”




25)  Hold Your Horses!  ~  “Foreign Lands”

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”