Songs About Star Wars

OK, all you STAR WARS fans – and I know there're tons of you out there...here's a little something-something for ya! May The Fourth be with you...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Galactic Empire  ~  “The Imperial March”  (Fantastic rendition of the classic theme song.)

2)  Bad Lip Reading  ~  “Bushes Of Love”

3)  Jamiroquai  ~  “Use The Force”

4)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “The Saga Begins”

5)  Emily G.  ~  “The Ultimate Jedi Who Wastes All The Other Jedi and Eats Their Bones”  (Original song is by The Mountain Goats, but I couldn't find a good vid of their version.)

6)  Bill Murray  ~  “Star Wars”

7)  Nerf Herder  ~  “I’m The Droid You’re Looking For”  (A Star Wars-inspired song by a band whose name was inspired by an insult from a Star Wars film. Appropriate!)

8)  Christmas In The Stars Cast  ~  “What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb)?”  (I know it’s not even remotely Christmastime, but how could I possibly exclude this iconic song from this set?)

9)  Bad Lip Reading  ~  “Seagulls! (Stop It Now)”

10)  Taj Motel Trio  ~  “Vader”

11)  Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, & Star Wars: The Force Awakens Cast  ~  “Star Wars Medley”

12)  Jon Cozart  ~  “Star Wars In 99 Seconds”

13)  Ryan Tellez & Bryan Fisher  ~  “If The Star Wars ‘Cantina Song’ Had Lyrics”

14)  Hot Waffles  ~  “George Lucas Raped Our Childhood”  (The lyrics explain the title.)

15)  Anchorhead  ~  “Shredisode IV (Part 2)”

16)  Bad Lip Reading  ~  “Not The Future”

17)  Sodom  ~  “Jabba The Hut”

18)  Royish Good Looks  ~  “It’s A Trap!”

19)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “Yoda”

20)  Zammuto  ~  “F U C-3PO”  (For what it’s worth, the title of this song has nothing to do with the lyrics of the song, and no Star Wars characters or harsh expletives are even mentioned in it.)

21)  Bad Lip Reading  ~  “It’s Not A Moon”

22)  Dionysos  ~  “Song For Jedi”

23)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  “Death Star”

24)  The Piano Guys  ~  “Cello Wars”

25)  No Doubt  ~  “The Imperial March”

26)  Clutch  ~  “What Would A Wookie Do?”

27)  Dragonette  ~  “Darth Vader”

28)  blink-182  ~  “A New Hope”

29)  MC Lars  ~  “If I Were A Jedi…”

30)  High Adventure  ~  “The Way Of Qui-Gon Jinn”

31)  Royish Good Looks  ~  “I Love You. I Know.”

32)  Bad Lip Reading  ~  “Hostiles On The Hill”

33)  Ryan Tellez  ~  “Stars Wars Recap Song”

Lesley Gore’s & Lily Allen’s Greatest Hits

Today would have been singer Lesley Gore's 73rd birthday if she hadn't died four years ago. Today is also British pop singer Lily Allen's 34th birthday. To celebrate the occasion, I have compiled a set of both ladies' best and/or most well-known songs. If you're not familiar with either artist, you should totally take a listen. Completely different eras and styles, but both are great singers and their songs are chock full of exceptionally empowering themes. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  “It’s My Party”

2)  “Smile”

3)  “Judy’s Turn To Cry”

4)  “F You”  (Fret not, listeners with sensitive ears! This and all other Lily Allen songs in this post are the squeaky-clean versions – “potty words” removed, replaced, or merely muted.)

5)  “She’s A Fool”

6)  “LDN”

7)  “You Don’t Own Me”

8)  “Littlest Things”

9)  “Off And Running”

10)  “Who’d Have Known”

11)  “I Don’t Wanna Be A Loser”

12)  “Alfie”

13)  “Maybe I Know”

14)  “22”

15)  “The Look Of Love”

16)  “The Fear”

17)  “Sunshine, Lollipops, And Rainbows”

18)  “Somewhere Only We Know”

19)  “California Nights”

20)  “Air Balloon”

21)  “Hey Now”

22)  “Hard Out Here”  (This one is heavily edited and loses some of its punch in the translation. But the themes of female empowerment and anti-misogyny come through pretty strong nonetheless.)

23)  “All Of My Life”

24)  “URL Badman”

25)  “My Town, My Guy, And Me”

26)  “Lost My Mind”

27)  “I Won’t Love You Anymore”

28)  “As Long As I Got You”

29)  “We Know We’re In Love”

30)  “Chinese”  (To the best of my knowledge, this song was neither a single nor a hit song. But it’s always been one of my favorites of Lily’s, so I’m including it here.)

Songs About Last Kisses

As promised, here is the somewhat depressing follow-up to my Songs About First Kisses post from earlier. In case the title didn't clue you in, this is a bunch of Songs About Last Kisses. And they're all surprisingly really good. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Last Kiss”

2)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Last Kiss”

3)  Ishtar  ~  “Last Kiss”

4)  Marc Anthony  ~  “El Ultimo Beso”  (Title translation: “The Last Kiss”)

5)  P!nk  ~  “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”

6)  Kick The Kangaroo  ~  “Last Kiss”

7)  Fireflight  ~  “Last Kiss”

8)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “Last Kiss”

9)  Z-STAR  ~  “Rosemary’s Last Kiss”

10)  Among This All  ~  “Last Kiss, Last Goodbye”

11)  Mariah Carey  ~  “Last Kiss”

12)  Minus The Bear  ~  “Last Kiss”

13)  Haley Reinhart  ~  “Last Kiss Goodbye”

14)  Meat Loaf  ~  “If This Is The Last Kiss (Let’s Make It Last All Night)”

15)  David Cassidy  ~  “Last Kiss”

16)  Colette Kavanagh  ~  “One Last Kiss”

17)  J. Geils Band  ~  “One Last Kiss”

18)  AlunaGeorge  ~  “Last Kiss”

19)  Seven Mary Three  ~  “Last Kiss”

20)  Katrin Johansson  ~  “One Last Kiss”

21)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Apathy’s Last Kiss”

22)  Guillemots  ~  “Last Kiss”

23)  Nino Salas  ~  “One Last Kiss”

24)  Sofia Shinas  ~  “One Last Kiss”

25)  The Marcels  ~  “One Last Kiss”

Songs About First Kisses

Aww, I posted a bunch of Songs About First Kisses. So sweet! What could I possibly come up with next time to follow this? DUH! Songs About Last Kisses, of course! Yep, I know. Major buzzkill. But at least for now...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Madilyn Bailey  ~  “Last First Kiss”  (I know this is a cover of a One Direction song, but I’d much rather hear Madilyn sing this than those 1D boys.)

2)  Kid Rock  ~  “First Kiss”

3)  Mandaue Nights  ~  “First Kiss”

4)  KRONO ft. Lijie  ~  “First Kiss”

5)  The XCERTS  ~  “First Kiss Feeling”

6)  Britney Spears  ~  “From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart”

7)  Route 33  ~  “Last First Kiss”

8)  Jenevy Sui  ~  “First Kiss”

9)  Anberlin  ~  “Inevitable”

10)  Louise Redknapp  ~  “First Kiss (The Wedding Song)”

11)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  “First Kiss On Mars”

12)  Maggie Sajak  ~  “First Kiss”

13)  Another Bad Creation  ~  “My First Kiss”

14)  Jasmine Lee ft. Pieter T & JAH Maoli  ~  “Last First Kiss”

15)  I5  ~  “First Kiss”

16)  A Rocket To The Moon  ~  “First Kiss”

17)  KIN  ~  “Last First Kiss”

18)  Isac Elliott  ~  “First Kiss”

19)  Mondays ft. Paulina Froling  ~  “First Kiss”

20)  Strawberry Girls  ~  “First Kiss”

21)  They Might Be Giants  ~  “Another First Kiss”

22)  Ryan O’Shaughnessy  ~  “First Kiss”

23)  Chanté Moore  ~  “First Kiss”

24)  Marcus & Martinus  ~  “First Kiss”

25)  Sonny James  ~  “First Date, First Kiss, First Love”