Songs About Venom & Flies

Remember when I used to post sets of songs with two different themes that had basically nothing to do with each other whatsoever? Yeah, me, too. This is one of those. Try it – you'll like it!  ~  JH

1)  Bullet For My Valentine  ~  "Venom"

2)  Deftones  ~  "Change (In The House Of Flies)"

3)  Icon For Hire  ~  "Venom"

4)  The Judds  ~  "Flies On The Butter"

5)  Richie Kotzen  ~  "Venom"

6)  Alice Cooper  ~  "Halo Of Flies"

7)  My Chemical Romance  ~  "Thank You For The Venom"

8)  Iron Maiden  ~  "Lord Of The Flies"

9)  Leaves' Eyes  ~  "Vengeance Venom"

10)  Ben Howard  ~  "Black Flies"

11)  Ted Nugent  ~  "Venom Soup"

12)  The Joy Formidable  ~  "While The Flies"

13)  Deadlights  ~  "Bathed In Venom"

14)  Nada Surf  ~  "Fruit Fly"

15)  Junior Brown  ~  "Venom Wearin' Denim"

16)  Depeche Mode  ~  "Fly On The Windscreen"

17)  Icarus Falls  ~  "Venom"

18)  Beck  ~  "Lazy Flies"

19)  Impellitteri  ~  "Venom"

20)  AlunaGeorge  ~  "Attracting Flies"

21)  Löve Razër  ~  "Venom"

22)  Benjamin Bates  ~  "Two Flies"

23)  Finn Andrews  ~  "One By The Venom"

24)  Dolly Parton  ~  "Eagle When She Flies"  (OK, so it's not the proper context of "flies," but are you really gonna argue with my including a Dolly Parton classic here?)

25)  Swollen Members  ~  "Venom"

26)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  "Vasoline"  (When I first got the idea for the post, this was the first song that came to mind. Even though the word "flies" doesn't appear in the title – nor does "venom," for that matter – the phrase "flies in the vasoline" [sic] is sung often throughout.)

27)  Eminem  ~  "Venom"

28)  Cherry Blind  ~  "House Of Flies"

29)  Disturbed  ~  "This Venom"

30)  Soundgarden  ~  "Drawing Flies"

“Hardly” Songs

These are "Hardly" Songs. Which is not to say that they hardly qualify as songs. In fact, they're quite good. The "Hardly" in question appears in the title of each, which is the single unifying theme of the songs. Otherwise, they're all completely unrelated. But I repeat myself... Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Cults  ~  “I Can Hardly Call You Mine”

2)  Dropkick Murphys  ~  “Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya”

3)  N’Dambi  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait”

4)  The Finks  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait”

5)  Juliette Lewis  ~  “Hardly Wait”

6)  The Movement  ~  “I Can Hardly Live Without You"

7)  Helen Corry  ~  “Hardly Breathe”

8)  Big Country  ~  “Hardly A Mountain”

9)  Cloudeater  ~  “Hardly Wait”

10)  Brandy  ~  “Hardly Breathing”

11)  The Replacements  ~  “Can’t Hardly Wait"

12)  Johnny Cash  ~  “I Hardly Ever Sing Beer Drinking Songs"  (Neither do I!)

13)  Shu Ying  ~  “Hardly Spoken Girl"

14)  Sérgio Mendes  ~  “A Dream Come True (Can’t Hardly Wait)”

15)  Goodbye Honolulu  ~  “Hardly Speaking”

16)  Raspberries  ~  “I Can Hardly Believe You’re Mine”

17)  Lori McKenna  ~  “Hardly Speaking A Word”

18)  Fairport Convention  ~  "John Was Hardly More Than A Bewildered Observer At His Own Trial..."  (That's an incredibly long song title!)

19)  Wallis Bird  ~  “Hardly Hardly”

20)  The Summer Set  ~  "When The Party Ends (Can't Hardly Wait)"

21)  Bob Mould ft. Dave Grohl  ~  “Hardly Getting Over It”

22)  Loretta Lynn  ~  "A Man I Hardly Know"

23)  Nelson  ~  “I Can Hardly Wait”

24)  Banks & Steelz  ~  "Can't Hardly Feel"

25)  The O’Jays  ~  “I Can Hardly Wait For Christmas”  (Is it too early to post a Christmas song? Yes, it is. Did I go there anyway? Yes, I did.)

"Barely" Songs

These are "Barely" Songs. Which is not to say that they barely qualify as songs. In fact, they're quite good. The "Barely" in question appears in the title of each, which is the single unifying theme of the songs. Otherwise, they're all completely unrelated. As per usual... Ready, set, enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Duncan Sheik  ~  "Barely Breathing"

2)  Deana Carter  ~  "I Barely Knew"

3)  Counting Crows  ~  "Barely Out Of Tuesday"  (The video quality on this one bites, but the sound quality is quite good.)

4)  Lucy Swann  ~  "Barely Dancing"

5)  The Hold Steady  ~  "Barely Breathing"

6)  Billy Ray Cyrus  ~  "Barely Enough"

7)  Black Coffee  ~  "I Barely Knew Her"

8)  Lee Greenwood  ~  "Barely Holding On"

9)  Elysian Fields  ~  "Barely Recognize You"

10)  Fruit Bats  ~  "Barely Living Room"

11)  Highway 101  ~  "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart"

12)  Rilo Kiley  ~  "Jenny, You're Barely Alive"

13)  Lee Aaron  ~  "Barely Holdin' On"

14)  Johnny Paycheck  ~  "I'm Barely Hangin' On To Me"

15)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  "I Can Barely Breathe"

16)  a-ha  ~  "Barely Hanging On"

17)  Frank + Derol  ~  "Barely Love You"

18)  The Fray  ~  "I Can Barely Say"

19)  Anchormen  ~  "Borrowed And Barely Used Tomb"

20)  Jillian Shea  ~  "Barely Changed"

21)  Robbie Fulks  ~  "Barely Human"

22)  The Verve Pipe  ~  "Barely (If At All)"

23)  Knox Hamilton  ~  "Barely Missed You"

24)  George Jones  ~  "These Days (I Barely Get By)"

25)  MUFF  ~  "Barely"

Songs About November

In case you're not one of those people who notices little things like Daylight Savings Time, the changing of the seasons, or giant asteroids crashing into the earth, I'm happy to inform you that we are now living in the month of November. To celebrate that fact, here's a spectacular set of Songs About November for your listening pleasure. So...enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Guns N' Roses  ~  "November Rain"

2)  Gabrielle Aplin  ~  "November"

3)  Trampled By Turtles  ~  "November"

4)  Azure Ray  ~  "November"

5)  The Avett Brothers  ~  "November Blue"

6)  Susanna Hoffs  ~  "November Sun"

7)  Tom Waits  ~  "November"

8)  Gemma Hayes  ~  "November"

9)  Emerson Drive  ~  "November"

10)  Chris Pureka  ~  "Song For November"

11)  Opeth  ~  "Dirge For November"

12)  Sandy Denny  ~  "Late November"

13)  The Waterboys  ~  "November Tale"

14)  Matt Costa  ~  "Early November"

15)  Carbon Leaf  ~  "November (makebelieve)"

16)  Miranda Lee Richards  ~  "Early November"

17)  Wyclef Jean ft. Canibus  ~  "Gone Till November"

18)  Carolin No  ~  "Year Of November"

19)  Big & Rich  ~  "8th Of November"

20)  Julie Doiron  ~  "Snowfalls In November"

21)  Morrissey  ~  "November Spawned A Monster"

22)  Heathers  ~  "November"

23)  Lydian Collective  ~  "November"

24)  Shannon Lay  ~  "November"

25)  Stolen Jars  ~  "Another November"