Thursday, April 4, 2019

Songs About Thorns & Thistles

Here's a bunch of Songs About Thorns & Thistles. Because...well, I don't really know why. It seemed like a good idea at the time? (And it was!) If you happen to think of an iconic song with either of these words in the title that you don't see here, be patient. It might be in the follow-up to this post. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Poison  ~  “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”




2)  Howl At The Moon  ~  “Russian Thistle”




3)  Namoli Brennet  ~  “Thorn In Your Side”




4)  Mumford & Sons  ~  “Thistle & Weeds”




5)  The Black Crowes  ~  “Thorn In My Pride”




6)  Mean Mary  ~  “Dance Of The Thistledown”




7)  Janet Devlin  ~  “Crown Of Thorns”




8)  Jack Cookson  ~  “Thistles”




9)  Alela Diane  ~  “Rose And Thorn”




10)  The Dependence Band  ~  “Thistles”




11)  Lo Moon  ~  “Thorns”




12)  String Quartet  ~  “A Gift Of A Thistle”




13)  Twila Paris  ~  “This Thorn”




14)  Jeffrey Foucault  ~  “Thistledown Tears”




15)  The Smiths  ~  “The Boy With The Thorn In His Side”




16)  Hundred Waters  ~  “Thistle”




17)  Amber Wolfe  ~  “No Thorn”




18)  The Abbey Skyway  ~  “Thistles”




19)  Savatage  ~  “Edge Of Thorns”




20)  Nora Jane Struthers  ~  “Thistle”




21)  Alex Hepburn  ~  “Crown Of Thorns”




22)  Greg Mashinter  ~  “Thorns & Thistles”




23)  Being As An Ocean  ~  “Thorns”




24)  Paper Bird  ~  “Boxcars & Thistles”




25)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  “The Path Of Thorns (Terms)”


Wednesday, April 3, 2019

"Strange," "Queer," & "Odd" Songs

Did you ever see or hear something that didn't sound quite right that caused you to furrow your brow in confusion? Yeah, these songs, too. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Billie Holiday  ~  “Strange Fruit"




2)  Garbage  ~  “Queer"




3)  Boy Willows  ~  “So Odd"




4)  Anna Calvi & David Byrne  ~  “Strange Weather”




5)  Stanley Holloway  ~  “My Word! You Do Look Queer!”  (It's important to note here that the word "queer" both does and doesn't mean what it traditionally did, which is, something or someone that's atypical or different in some way.)




6)  Hey Violet  ~  “O.D.D.”




7)  John Grant  ~  “Is He Strange”




8)  Count Basie  ~  “Queer Street”




9)  Mariah Carey ft. Westlife  ~  “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)”




10)  The Black Keys   ~ “Strange Times”




11)  STRFKR  ~  “Queer Bot”




12)  Molly Hatchet  ~  “Beatin’ The Odds”




13)  Mickey & Sylvia  ~  “Love Is Strange”




14)  Cait and the Critters  ~  “Queer”




15)  Demon Hunter  ~  “Slight The Odds”




16)  Lynsey De Paul  ~  “Strange Changes”




17)  Thee Oh Sees  ~  “Camera (Queer Sound)”




18)  Julia Nunes  ~  “Odd”




19)  Wishbone Ash  ~  “Strange Affair”




20)  Thompson Twins  ~  “Queer”




21)  Daniele Liverani  ~  “Odd Valley”




22)  Bic Runga  ~  “Suddenly Strange”




23)  Fletcher Henderson  ~  “Queer Notions”




24)  Harry Chapin  ~  “Odd Job Man”




25)  Cream  ~  “Strange Brew”




26)  Lazy Eye  ~  “Queer”




27)  Weezer  ~  “Odd Couple”




28)  Aqualung  ~  “Strange And Beautiful”




29)  Alison Rayner Quintet  ~  “Queer Bird”




30)  Carmen Justice  ~  “Against The Odds”

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Songs About Ponytails & Pigtails

My daughter is all about ponytails and pigtails of late. So here are a bunch of songs about them. Not that she'll listen to them. She rarely ever listens to anybody about anything. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Haschak Sisters  ~  “Ponytail”




2)  Wild Beasts  ~  “Ponytail”




3)  The Wiggles  ~  “Pigtail Polka”




4)  Count Basie  ~  “Pony Tail”




5)  The Defibulators  ~  “Let Me See That Ponytail Run”




6)  Fink  ~  “Pigtails”




7)  Badanamu  ~  “I Got A Ponytail”




8)  Rudy Currence  ~  “Weave Ponytail”




9)  Sean Magee  ~  “Pigtails”




10)  Devereaux  ~  “Ponytails”




11)  The Love Elektrik  ~  “Ponytail”




12)  Pins  ~  “Ponytail”




13)  Syd Matters  ~  “Pigtail Fairies”




14)  Lake Street Dive  ~  “Side Pony”  (The “tail” here is implied.)




15)  Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps  ~  “Red Blue Jeans And A Pony Tail”




16)  Pi Ja Ma  ~  “Ponytail”




17)  Phish  ~  “Pigtail”




18)  Emery  ~  “The Ponytail Parades”




19)  The Fireballs  ~  “Long, Long Ponytail”




20)  Silverlake  ~  “Shake Your Head (With Your Black Ponytail)”




21)  Corduroy  ~  “Ponytail”




22)  The Gluts  ~  “Ponytail”




23)  The Orphan  ~  “Pigtail Madness”




24)  K.Oh!  ~  “Ponytail”




25)  Panda Bear  ~  “Ponytail”


Monday, April 1, 2019

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1)  The O’Jays  ~  “For The Love Of Money"




2)  Deap Vally  ~  “Gonna Make My Own Money”




3)  Randy Newman  ~  “It’s Money That Matters”




4)  The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Puff Daddy, Kelly Price, & Mase  ~  “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems"




5)  Bleachers  ~  "Don't Take The Money"




6)  Empire Cast ft. Jussie Smollett & Yazz  ~  “Ain’t About The Money” (Yes, THAT Jussie Smollett! And it WAS TOO about the money!)




7)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  "Money Changes Everything"




8)  The Beatles  ~  "Money (That's What I Want)"




9)  Dire Straits  ~  "Money For Nothing"




10)  Rosanne Cash  ~  "Money Road"




11)  Sam Smith  ~  "Money On My Mind"




12)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Money Honey"




13)  ABBA  ~  "Money, Money, Money"




14)  Simply Red  ~  "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"




15)  That Poppy  ~  "Money"




16)  AC/DC  ~  "Moneytalks"




17)  Donna Summer  ~  "She Works Hard For The Money"




18)  Primitive Radio Gods  ~  "Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand"




19)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money)"




20)  Ivy Levan  ~  "Money"




21)  Chuck Berry  ~  "No Money Down"




22)  Jesca Hoop  ~  "Money"




23)  Steve Miller Band  ~  "Take The Money And Run"




24)  The Subways  ~  "We Don't Need Money To Have A Good Time"




25)  Rush  ~  "Big Money"




26)  LYRX  ~  "Take The Money"




27)  Galantis  ~  "No Money"




28)  Jessie J ft. B.o.B.  ~  "Price Tag"  ("It's not about the money," the singer repeatedly decries. But, let's be real – it probably is.)