Songs About Good Guys & Bad Guys

There's a lot of talk about superheroes and, in particular, superhero movies of late. In most if not all of those, there are both heroes and villains. This post has nothing to do with superhero movies, but it is chock full of Songs About Good Guys & Bad Guys. So...that's something, at least. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Morgan Johnston  ~  “Good Guy”

2)  Matthew Good  ~  “Bad Guys Win”

3)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “Good Guys Win”  (Video quality on this one is crap, but at least it sounds good.)

4)  Billie Eilish  ~  “Bad Guy”  (This is my new jam! Really, anything by her!)

5)  Collective Soul  ~  “Goodnight, Good Guy”

6)  Niykee Heaton  ~  “Bad Guy”

7)  MIKA  ~  “Good Guys”

8)  Reel Big Fish  ~  “Bad Guy”

9)  Aqua  ~  “Good Guys”

10)  Emarosa  ~  “Gold Dust” / “Say Hello To The Bad Guy”

11)  Melanie  ~  “The Good Guys”

12)  Bowling For Soup  ~  “Girl All The Bad Guys Want”

13)  Tove Lo  ~  “Good Guys”

14)  Meghan Patrick  ~  “The Bad Guy”

15)  The Bankrobber  ~  “A Good Guy With A Gun”

16)  Mindy Smith  ~  “Bad Guy”

17)  Boyz II Men  ~  “Good Guy”

18)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  “I Am Not The Bad Guy”

19)  Tenille Arts  ~  “Good Guys”

20)  Sistar  ~  “Bad Guy”  (Most of the lyrics are in Korean, some are in English, all of the subtitles are in Portuguese, and I’m still trying to make sense of it all. Yikes!)

21)  Granger Smith  ~  “When The Good Guys Win”

22)  Freddie Mercury  ~  “Mr. Bad Guy”

23)  Lakefield  ~  “Good Guy”

24)  Jack Johnson  ~  “Mediocre Bad Guys”

25)  Julia Jacklin  ~  “Good Guy”

BONUS TRACK:  Dave Mason  ~  “We Just Disagree”  (“There ain’t no good guys, there ain’t no bad guys, there's only you and me…”)

Songs About “Games” & “Thrones," Vol. 2

Oh, hi! I see you're back for more Songs About "Games" & "Thrones." Well, thank you for coming. I certainly hope you will enjoy listening!  ~  JH

1)  Kalidia  ~  “Frozen Throne”

2)  Foreigner  ~  “Head Games”

3)  Camera Obscura  ~  “Fifth In Line To The Throne”

4)  Caiine  ~  “The Game”

5)  Swift ft. Eshon Burgundy  ~  “Throne” 

6)  Alison Wonderland  ~  “Games”

7)  Bobby Bland  ~  “Sittin’ On A Poor Man’s Throne”

8)  Birdy  ~  “Just A Game”

9)  Woodlock  ~  “My Throne”

10)  Jewel  ~  “Foolish Games”

11)  Point Of Grace  ~  “Before The Throne Of Grace”

12)  John Newman ft. Charlie Wilson  ~  “Tiring Game”

13)  Jon Bellion  ~  “Carry Your Throne”

14)  Neena  ~  “The Game”

15)  Rebekah Bartels  ~  “Before The Throne Of God Above”

16)  Survivor  ~  “Caught In The Game”

17)  Steel Pulse  ~  “Throne Of Gold”

18)  Chris Isaak  ~  “Wicked Game”

19)  Underskin  ~  “Monster On A Throne”

20)  Kansas  ~  “Play The Game Tonight”

21)  Liyv  ~  “Throne”

22)  Taylor Swift ft. Future & Ed Sheeran  ~  “End Game”

23)  ALAZKA  ~  “Empty Throne”

24)  I’m With Her  ~  “Game To Lose”

25)  Highlands Worship  ~  “Throne Of Grace”

Songs About “Games” & “Thrones”, Vol. 1

ME: What is this "Game Of Thrones" thing everybody's talking about lately?

ALSO ME: I dunno. I think it's a TV show about naked Vikings or something.

ME: Maybe I should do a music post about it.

ALSO ME: But you've never watched a single episode of the show.

ME: So I'll just do a Songs About "Games" & "Thrones" post and call it a day.

And so it begins... Brace yourself, 'cuz Vol. 2 is coming tomorrow. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  BANKS  ~  “Waiting Game”

2)  The Devil Wears Prada  ~  “Dead Throne”

3)  ABBA  ~  “The Name Of The Game”

4)  Otherwise  ~  “Coming For The Throne”

5)  Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie  ~  “Game Of Pretend”

6)  Don Moen  ~  “Throne Of Praise”

7)  Alyssa Reid  ~  “The Game”

8)  Desperation Band ft. Kari Jobe  ~  “On The Throne”

9)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “Out Of The Game”

10)  Krewella  ~  “Surrender The Throne”

11)  Shirley Ellis  ~  “The Name Game”

12)  Bring Me The Horizon  ~  “Throne”

13)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Love Is A Losing Game”

14)  Planetshakers  ~  “God Is On The Throne”

15)  Cat DeLuca  ~  “The Game”

16)  2CELLOS  ~  “Game Of Thrones”

17)  The Alan Parsons Project  ~  “Games People Play”

18)  Greenleaf  ~  “Golden Throne”

19)  Santana ft. Michelle Branch  ~  “The Game Of Love”

20)  Kim Walker-Smith  ~  “Throne Room”

21)  Benny  ~  “Little Game”

22)  Koffee  ~  “Throne”

23)  Say Lou Lou  ~  “Games For Girls”

24)  Our Last Night  ~  “Road To The Throne”

25)  Snow Patrol  ~  “Spitting Games”

Songs About Nurses

It's National Nurses Week, and we here at Wax & Tracks ("we" meaning me and my dead bird) are celebrating it with a fresh batch of Songs About Nurses. Listen, share, tag people, and most importantly...Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The White Stripes  ~  “The Nurse”

2)  Bush  ~  “Nurse”

3)  Billy Bragg  ~  “A Nurse’s Life Is Full Of Woe”

4)  Cascada  ~  “Night Nurse”

5)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  “She’s A Nurse”

6)  The Sugarcubes  ~  “Happy Nurse”

7)  Jethro Tull  ~  “Nursie”

8)  Sonic Youth  ~  “Dude Ranch Nurse”

9)  Katatonia  ~  “Sweet Nurse”

10)  Cherry Glazerr  ~  “Nurse Ratched”  (This video is unnecessarily brutal. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Well, actually, there is. Whatevs.)

11)  JJ Cale  ~  “Devil’s Nurse”

12)  Carolyn Rodriguez  ~  “Night Nurse”

13)  Failure  ~  “The Nurse Who Loved Me”

14)  Swift  ~  “Nurse”

15)  Gregory Isaacs  ~  “Night Nurse”

16)  Country Joe McDonald  ~  “Thank The Nurse”

17)  Oceansize  ~  “Music For A Nurse”

18)  SSgt. Barry Sadler  ~  “Salute To The Nurses”  (If you just happen to have been a nurse serving in Vietnam during the war, this song is specifically devoted to you.)

19)  Guided By Voices  ~  “Titus And Strident Wet Nurse”

20)  R.E.M.  ~  “Everybody Hurts”  (This song and the next few in this set are less ABOUT nurses but more about what nurses DO. Here, they help you when you’re hurt.)

21)  Evanescence  ~  “Bring Me To Life”  (Yep, they can do that, too.)

22)  Bette Midler  ~  “Wind Beneath My Wings”  (Any nurse who’s ever taken good care of you more than lives up to this song.)

23)  Coldplay  ~  “Fix You”  (Yup, that’s a big part of their job.)

24)  The Fray  ~  “How To Save A Life”  (Oh, they KNOW how!)

25)  Starflyer 59  ~  “Card Games & Old Friends”  (What every nurse does during their day-long breaks at work, right? Of course this song DOESN’T describe nurses, but references one of the most foolish statements ever to come out of the mouth of a politician. If you’re a nurse, or you love one, or you simply pay attention, you know what I’m talking about.)