“Graveyard” Music

Is it strange for me to say that these Songs About Graveyards are among the most beautiful I’ve heard in quite some time? OK, but that doesn’t make it any less true. There’s some really lovely, surprisingly-not-that-disturbing stuff here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lucy Schwartz  ~  “Graveyard”

2)  Nothing But Thieves  ~  “Graveyard Whistling”

3)  Delta Rae  ~  “Dance In The Graveyards”

4)  M83  ~  “Graveyard Girl”

5)  Feist  ~  “Graveyard”

6)  Tarrus Riley  ~  “Graveyard”

7)  Veronica Falls  ~  “Found Love In A Graveyard”

8)  Del McCoury  ~  “Over Yonder In The Graveyard”

9)  Gold Frankincense & Myrrh  ~  “Graveyard Of Identities”

10)  Vince Guaraldi  ~  “Graveyard Theme”

11)  The Darts  ~  “My Heart Is A Graveyard”

12)  The Airborne Toxic Event  ~  “The Graveyard Near The House”

13)  Tori Amos  ~  “Graveyard”

14)  Ghostriders  ~  “Rockin’ In The Graveyard”

15)  Amber Rubarth  ~  “Wildflowers In The Graveyard”

16)  The Devil Makes Three  ~  “Graveyard”

17)  RaeLynn  ~  “Graveyard”

18)  The Cliks  ~  “Walking In A Graveyard”

19)  Sharone And The Wind  ~  “Graveyard”

20)  Bella’s Bartok  ~  “Graveyard Funk No. 2”

21)  Anna & Elizabeth  ~  “Mother In The Graveyard”

22)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “In A Graveyard”

23)  Billie Joan  ~  “Graveyard Dad”

24)  The Growlers  ~  “The Graveyard’s Full”

25)  Kelsea Ballerini  ~  “Graveyard”

Even More Songs About Waiting

Well, it's been nine days since the previous Songs About Waiting post, so I guess you've waited long enough for this third and final post in the series. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  notsocool ft. Polina Vita  ~  "I've Been Waiting"

2)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Waitin’ On A Sunny Day”

3)  BETSY  ~  “Waiting”

4)  Stage Rockers  ~  “I’m Waiting”

5)  The Temptations  ~  “Waitin’ On You”

6)  Grace Valerie  ~  “Don’t Wanna Be Waiting”

7)  Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre  ~  “Waiting All Night”

8)  The Agony  ~  “Waiting”

9)  The Rentals  ~  “Waiting”

10)  Freischwimmer ft. Polina  ~  “Waiting For You”

11)  Missy Higgins  ~  “Everyone’s Waiting”

12)  Slapshock  ~  “Waiting”

13)  The Runaways  ~  “Waitin’ For The Night”

14)  Yellow Claw ft. Rochelle  ~  “Waiting”

15)  Dixiana  ~  “Waitin’ For The Deal To Go Down”

16)  Michael Kiwanuka  ~  “Always Waiting"

17)  Alice Boman  ~  “Waiting”

18)  Holly Williams  ~  “Waiting On June”

19)  Shiny Toy Guns  ~  “Waiting Alone”

20)  Now United  ~  “What Are We Waiting For”

21)  Dash Berlin ft. Emma Hewitt  ~  “Waiting”

22)  Maddie & Tae  ~  “Waitin’ On A Plane”

23)  Colony House  ~  “Waiting For My Time To Come”

24)  Armin van Buuren ft. Fiora  ~  “Waiting For The Night”

25)  Shayne Ward  ~  “Waiting In The Wings”

Songs About Quicksand

Ever feel like you're metaphorically sinking in quicksand? Yeah, me too. For times like those, there are these songs. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  La Roux  ~  “Quicksand”

2)  Incubus  ~  “Quicksand”

3)  Sahara  ~  “Quicksand”

4)  Rachele Lynae  ~  “Quicksand”

5)  Tom Chaplin  ~  “Quicksand”

6)  Caro Emerald  ~  “Quicksand”

7)  Britney Spears ft. Lady Gaga  ~  “Quicksand”

8)  Jason Singh  ~  “Quicksand”

9)  Celine Cairo  ~  “Quicksand”

10)  Kristy Gallacher  ~  “Quicksand”

11)  Hermitage Green  ~  “Quicksand”

12)  Bianca Ingram  ~  “Quicksand”

13)  Katie Noonan's Vanguard  ~  “Quicksand”

14)  Skid Row  ~  “Quicksand Jesus”

15)  Brogan  ~  “Quicksand”

16)  Björk  ~  “Quicksand”

17)  Warrant  ~  “Quicksand”

18)  Feenixpawl & APEK  ~  “Quicksand”

19)  Jessie Payo  ~  “Quicksand”

20)  Elton John  ~  “My Quicksand”

21)  Chelsea Dash  ~  “Quicksand”

22)  Alexa Eden  ~  “Quicksand”

23)  Magazine Gap  ~  “Dancing In Quicksand”

24)  Natalie Walker  ~  “Quicksand”

25)  Travis  ~  “Quicksand”

"Ambiguous" Songs

These songs are open to interpretation. They can mean what you want them to mean, or what I want them to mean. Or maybe – just maybe – they mean nothing at all. You'll have to listen to find out for yourself. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  GARNiDELiA  ~  “Ambiguous”

2)  Shearwater  ~  “Ambiguity”

3)  Mile End  ~  “Ambiguous Art”

4)  Papuna  ~  “Ambiguity”

5)  MamaMoo  ~  “Mr. Ambiguous”

6)  Ben Moore  ~  “Ambiguity”

7)  Colors  ~  “Ambiguous”

8)  Ashelyn Summers  ~  “Ambiguous Mess”

9)  Camper Van Beethoven  ~  “Ambiguity Song”

10)  Rivanee  ~  “Ambiguous”

11)  Loong  ~  “Ambiguous Friends”

12)  Ailee  ~  “Ambiguous”

13)  Graham Parker  ~  “Ambiguous”

14)  Eilera  ~  “Ambiguity”

15)  BTOB  ~  “Ambiguous”

BONUS TRACK:  David Thomas Broughton  ~  “Ambiguity”  (This is actually the original version of the Shearwater song (#2 above). Both are uniquely different in a number of ways, and thus both worthy of inclusion here.)  

“Whisper” & “Scream” Songs, Vol. 2

Because doing two posts on a subject is always better than one (depending on whom you ask), there's this follow-up set of Songs About Whispering and Screaming that you don't have to lower or raise your voice to...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson  ~  “Scream”

2)  Missy Higgins  ~  “Warm Whispers”

3)  James Blake  ~  “The Wilhelm Scream”

4)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Whisper In The Night”

5)  Dizzee Rascal ft. Pepper  ~  “Scream”

6)  Chase Rice  ~  “Whisper”

7)  Deep Purple  ~  “Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming”

8)  Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers  ~  “Whisper Not”

9)  Billy Idol  ~  “Scream”

10)  Loretta Lynn  ~  “Whispering Sea”

11)  My Morning Jacket  ~  “Touch Me I’m Going To Scream, Part 2”

12)  Skillet  ~  “Whispers In The Dark”

13)  Richard Marx  ~  “Silent Scream”

14)  Golden Earring  ~  “Whisper In A Crowd”

15)  Geri Halliwell  ~  “Scream If You Wanna Go Faster”

16)  Radiohead  ~  “Stop Whispering”

17)  Sebastian Bach  ~  “Kicking And Screaming”

18)  Hayley Westenra  ~  “Gabriel’s Oboe (Whispers In A Dream)”

19)  Mudvayne  ~  “Scream With Me”

20)  Mumford & Sons  ~  “Whispers In The Dark”

21)  The Cure  ~  “The Baby Screams”

22)  Nanci Griffith  ~  “More Than A Whisper”

23)  Bullet For My Valentine  ~  “Scream Aim Fire”

24)  Boy George  ~  “Whisper”

25)  Queensrÿche  ~  “Screaming In Digital”

26)  Iron Butterfly  ~  “Whispers In The Wind”

27)  Thousand Foot Krutch  ~  “Scream”

28)  Elton John  ~  “Whispers”

29)  P.O.D.  ~  “Lost In Forever (Scream)”

30)  Crowded House  ~  “Whispers And Moans”