"Spiritual" Songs

Last but not least in my latest series of posts, there's this set of "Spiritual" Songs. Ironically, the overwhelming majority of them are by "secular" artists. But that doesn't diminish the songs' value (or enhance it) in any way. There's some really good stuff to be heard here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jukebox The Ghost  ~  “The Spiritual”

2)  Eric Benet  ~  “Spiritual Thang”

3)  Moodswings ft. Chrissie Hynde  ~  “Spiritual High (State Of Independence)”

4)  Paul Wardingham  ~  “Spiritual Machines”

5)  John Coltrane  ~  “Spiritual”

6)  Anya Skidan  ~  “Spiritual”

7)  Blitzen Trapper  ~  “Miss Spiritual Tramp”

8)  Strawberry Girls  ~  “Negro Spiritual”  (I have no clue what the title of this song has to do with the actual song. It certainly doesn’t describe the style of music accurately. Also, these musicians are super-white and they’re NOT girls. Makes no sense, but whatevs.)

9)  Laura Nyro  ~  “Mother’s Spiritual”

10)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “Rich Man’s Spiritual”

11)  Speech  ~  “Spiritual People”

12)  Spain ft. The Haden Triplets  ~  “Spiritual”

13)  Toots & The Maytals  ~  “Spiritual Healing”

14)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Spiritual Warfare”  (This music video, while titled “Spiritual Warfare,” is actually a medley – of sorts – of two differently-titled songs: “Living With The Ghost” and “Reunion”.)

15)  Katy Perry  ~  “Spiritual”

16)  Toto  ~  “Spiritual Man”

17)  Dirty Sweet  ~  “American Spiritual”

18)  Trin-I-Tee 5:7  ~  “Spiritual Love”

19)  Sean Rowe  ~  “Spiritual Leather”

20)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Spiritual Walkers”

21)  S Club 7  ~  “Spiritual Love”

22)  Overkill  ~  “Spiritual Void"

23)  Land Of Talk  ~  “Spiritual Intimidation”

24)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Spiritual Fantasy”

25)  K Bleax  ~  “So Spiritual”

“Emotional” Songs

So we've passed the "Physical" Songs, transcended the "Mental" Songs, and now things are about to get "Emotional." The third in a four-part series of posts featuring songs relating to the types/states of one's health (or lack thereof) starts...NOW!  ~  JH

1)  Whitney Houston  ~  “So Emotional”

2)  Flux Pavilion ft. Matthew Koma & Kaleidoscope Orchestra  ~  “Emotional”

3)  Charli XCX  ~  “Emotional”

4)  Falco  ~  “Emotional”

5)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “Emotional Highway”

6)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Emotional Rescue”

7)  Vanessa Amorosi  ~  “The Simple Things (Something Emotional)”

8)  Black Uhuru  ~  “Emotional Slaughter”

9)  Terri Clark  ~  “Emotional Girl”

10)  Neil Finn  ~  “Love Is Emotional”

11)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Emotional Tangle”

12)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Emotional Love”

13)  Snoh Aalegra  ~  “Emotional”

14)  Hothouse Flowers  ~  “An Emotional Time”

15)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “So Emotional”

16)  Carl Thomas  ~  “Emotional”

17)  Sierra Swan  ~  “Emotional”

18)  The O’Jays  ~  “Emotionally Yours”

19)  Vivian Green  ~  “Emotional Rollercoaster”

20)  Tom Waits  ~  “Emotional Weather Report”

21)  Randy Newman ft. Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Real Emotional Girl”

22)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Emotional Love”

23)  Diana DeGarmo  ~  “Emotional”

24)  The Lone Bellow  ~  “You Can Be All Kinds Of Emotional”

25)  June The Girl  ~  “Emotional”  (She could be singing about polka-dotted paper clips for all I know, but it sounds so beautiful in French that I don't even care. In all fairness, parts of the song are in English.)

"Mental" Songs

Continuing in my latest quasi-series of posts featuring songs related to the various types/states of one's health, here's a bunch of "Mental" Songs you're sure to go crazy for! Sorry, couldn't resist. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Mental Revenge”

2)  Jon Secada  ~  “Mental Picture”

3)  Biffy Clyro  ~  “Semi-Mental”

4)  Serious Young Insects  ~  “Parents Go Mental”

5)  Grits  ~  “Life After Mental”

6)  Missing Persons  ~  “Mental Hopscotch”

7)  The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die  ~  “Mental Health”  (And the winner of the Longest Band Name Of The Day award goes to…)

8)  Ramones  ~  “Go Mental”

9)  The Bouncing Souls  ~  “The Mental Bits”

10)  Kerry Courtney  ~  “Mental Illness”

11)  Wishbone Ash  ~  “Mental Radio”

12)  Anneke van Giersbergen  ~  “Mental Jungle"

13)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Foggy Mental Breakdown”

14)  Adult Cinema  ~  “Mental”

15)  Staring At Lakes  ~  “Scent Of Mental”

16)  Vrienden  ~  “Llibertá Mental”  (I don’t know what they’re singing about, but the song is so well-played and so passionately sung that I can’t help but include it here.)

17)  Keller Williams  ~  “Mental Instra / Brunette”

18)  Jennifer Batten  ~  “Mental Graffiti”

19)  Psychomagic  ~  “Mentally Ill”

20)  Eels  ~  “Mental”

21)  Sounds Like Harmony  ~  “Mental”

22)  Courtney Jaye  ~  “Mental”

23)  Hanoi Rocks  ~  “Mental Beat”

24)  Shiraz Lane  ~  “Mental Slavery”

25)  Boz Scaggs  ~  “Mental Shakedown”

“Physical” Songs

Here's the first in a quasi-series of posts featuring songs about the various types/states of one's health (or lack thereof.) First up, it's "Physical" Songs. Then it'll be "Mental," "Emotional," and finally "Spiritual" Songs. Ready... set... enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Physical”

2)  St. Lucia  ~  “Physical”

3)  The Aces  ~  “Physical”

4)  Knightshade  ~  “The Physical You”

5)  Anneke van Giersbergen  ~  “Physical”

6)  Archangel  ~  “Physical Energy”

7)  Haley  ~  “Physical”

8)  Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth  ~  “I Get Physical”

9)  CELL7  ~  “Physical Fire”

10)  Adam & The Ants  ~  “Physical (You’re So)”

11)  Goldfrapp  ~  “U.K. Girls (Physical)”  (This song “borrows” the chorus of ON-J’s song above, but it’s otherwise entirely its own thing.)

12)  Redbone  ~  “Physical Attraction”

13)  Bells Of Youth  ~  “Physical”

14)  Pet Symmetry  ~  “A Detailed And Poetic Physical Threat To The Person Who Intentionally Vandalized My 1994 Dodge Intrepid Behind Kate’s Apartment”  (And the Longest Song Title Of The Day award goes to...)

15)  Ashford & Simpson  ~  “Love Or Physical”

16)  Level 42  ~  “Physical Presence”

17)  The JamesLink  ~  “Physical Laws”

18)  Animals As Leaders  ~  “Physical Education”

19)  Madonna  ~  “Physical Attraction”

20)  Nularse  ~  “Physical Law”

21)  The SongBirds  ~  “Physical”  (This is a cover of the ON-J song above, but it’s so VERY different it’s virtually unrecognizable.)

22)  Gareth Fernandez  ~  “Physical”

23)  Joan Armatrading  ~  “Physical Pain”

24)  Cold Engines  ~  “Physical Education”

25)  PEP  ~  “Get Physical”

BONUS ALBUM:  For the Led Zeppelin fans out there who might wish that album titles counted when compiling these blog posts…here’s the link to a playlist of the entire “Physical Graffiti” album. You’re welcome!