"Beautiful" Songs

If ever there was truly a mixed bag of songs, this is it. The theme here is obvious – all the songs have the word "Beautiful" somewhere in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Henningsens  ~  "American Beautiful"

2)  MercyMe  ~  "Beautiful"

3)  G. Love ft. Tristan Prettyman  ~  "Beautiful"

4)  Sixx:A.M.  ~  "Life Is Beautiful"

5)  The Green Children  ~  "Life Was Beautiful (Part I)"

6)  Gungor  ~  "Beautiful Things"

7)  Jon McLaughlin  ~  "Beautiful Disaster"

8)  Eminem  ~  "Beautiful"

9)  Girls Aloud  ~  "Beautiful 'Cause You Love Me"

10)  Jonny Diaz  ~  "A More Beautiful You"

11)  Ace Of Base  ~  "Beautiful Life"

12)  311  ~  "Beautiful Disaster"

13)  Joe Cocker  ~  "You Are So Beautiful"

14)  P.O.D.  ~  "Beautiful"

15)  Labrinth ft. Emeli Sandé  ~  "Beneath Your Beautiful"

16)  Damian Marley ft. Bobby Brown  ~  "Beautiful"

17)  James Blunt  ~  "You're Beautiful"

18)  Marilyn Manson  ~  "The Beautiful People"  (Yikes, this dude's scary!)

19)  Christina Aguilera  ~  "Beautiful"

20)  Needtobreathe  ~  "Something Beautiful"

Things I Find Fascinating: Swedish Pop Songs

If there's one thing the Swedes know how to do very well, it's to make catchy, vibrant, and consistently interesting pop songs. Many Swedish singers and bands have made it big in the United States, singing in English no less. Here are just a few examples of enjoyable pop songs from some fairly well-known (and/or up-and-coming) Swedish acts...


1)  First Aid Kit  ~  "Emmylou"

2)  Suburban Kids With Biblical Names  ~  "Rent A Wreck"

3)  Sophie Zelmani  ~  "To Be Forgiven"

4)  Miike Snow  ~  "Black And Blue"

5)  Robyn  ~  "Show Me Love"

6)  Eagle-Eye Cherry  ~  "Save Tonight"

7)  Lykke Li  ~  "I Follow Rivers"

8)  El Perro del Mar  ~  "Walk On By"

9)  Roxette  ~  "It Must Have Been Love"

10)  Maia Hirasawa  ~  "Mattis & Maia"

11)  Ace Of Base  ~  "The Sign"

12)  Neneh Cherry  ~  "Feel It"

13)  The Cardigans  ~  "Lovefool"

14)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  "Love Is All"

15)  ABBA  ~  "Dancing Queen"