Okay, so none of these songs are specifically "Thanksgiving" songs. But all of them have the words "Thank You" in the title, which is something I suppose. I'm thankful for a lot of things, and I might go to the trouble of listing them here later – perhaps today, or maybe tomorrow. But for now, I want to thank you – whomever you are – for taking the time to indulge me and actively cooperate in my insanity daily, weekly, or however often you visit this blog. If you didn't consistently check out what I have to say, or what music I'm posting, or revel in the things that fascinate me, I would probably still blog, but not nearly as often. Thank you, Loyal Readers. And Happy Thanksgiving to you all! ~ JH
1) Boyz II Men ~ "Thank You"
2) Alanis Morissette ~ "Thank U"
3) Sly & The Family Stone ~ "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" (Yeah, you read that right – that's the official name of the song, spelled exactly as the band intended it to be)
4) Dido ~ "Thank You"
5) Bon Jovi ~ "Thank You For Loving Me"
6) Estelle ~ "Thank You"
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Apparently, my on-again, off-again affair with "Opposites" music posts continues. (Pun fully intended.) There're some really good songs here. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Beyoncé ~ "Love On Top"
2) Chevelle ~ "Hats Off To The Bull"
3) Alicia Keys ~ "Girl On Fire"
4) Icon For Hire ~ "Off With Her Head"
5) Taylor Swift ~ "Teardrops On My Guitar"
6) Sophie Ellis-Bextor ~ "Off & On"
7) Nirvana ~ "On A Plain"
8) Tori Amos ~ "Bouncing Off Clouds"
9) Imagine Dragons ~ "On Top Of The World"
10) The Rolling Stones ~ "Get Off Of My Cloud"
11) Boyz II Men ~ "On Bended Knee"
12) Scissor Sisters ~ "Kiss You Off"
13) Samantha Barks ~ "On My Own"
14) Phanatik ~ "Show 'Em Off"
15) Willie Nelson ~ "On The Road Again"
16) Lucas ~ "Lucas With The Lid Off"
17) George Benson ~ "On Broadway"
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Technically speaking, "ain't" may be improper English, but it just so happens to be a word contained within the titles of some of the greatest popular songs ever written, several of which are represented here. My personal favorites among these are #5 and #8. Which ones do you like best? (This doesn't *have to* be a rhetorical question.) ~ JH
1) Weezer ~ "Say It Ain't So"
2) Bon Jovi ~ "This Ain't A Love Song"
3) Cage The Elephant ~ "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked"
4) Craig Morgan ~ "This Ain't Nothin'"
5) Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell ~ "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
6) Alicia Keys ~ "If I Ain't Got You"
7) Eric B. & Rakim ~ "I Ain't No Joke"
8) Patty Smyth & Don Henley ~ "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"
9) Bachman Turner Overdrive ~ "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
10) Fats Domino ~ "Ain't That A Shame"
11) Sweet Brown ~ "Ain't Nobody Got Time For That"
12) Four Tops ~ "Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)"
13) Jennifer Lopez ~ "Ain't It Funny"
14) Brett Dennen ~ "Ain't No Reason" (Just try to ignore the ridiculous hairdo – this guy can sing!)
15) The Hollies ~ "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
16) Shania Twain ~ "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)"
In case the title of this post isn't obvious (and it probably isn't what you thought at first), this is a collection of songs with "Bad" somewhere in their titles. That doesn't mean the songs are, in and of themselves, "bad" songs. Some of them might be, some of them might not, depending on your (or my) tastes. You probably have guessed this already, but there will be a follow-up to this post, featuring – you guessed it! – a collection of "Good" songs. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Michael Jackson ~ "Bad" (you knew this one would be here, right?)
2) Glee Cast ~ "Bad Romance" (this "Glee" cover of Lady Gaga's song is cleaned up a fair bit, and far less racy than the original song/video)
3) George Thorogood And The Destroyers ~ "Bad To The Bone" (Whether or not George is actually bad to the bone is irrelevant; one thing's for sure – this dude is UGLY!)
4) U2 ~ "Bad" (There's no "official" music video for this one, but this live version is AMAZING!)
5) Bad Company ~ "Bad Company" (Culled from the files of the Department of Redundancy Department)
6) Daniel Powter ~ "Bad Day" (Powter had a bad day when he realized he'd never again have a song as successful as this one)
7) Bon Jovi ~ "You Give Love A Bad Name" (This song is brought to you by my wife, who's always been a big Bon Jovi fan – it's gotta be the hair...)
8) Meat Loaf ~ "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" (In baseball, two out of three is fantastic – and impossible to maintain throughout the course of a long season)
9) Dominique Pruitt ~ "He's Got It Bad" (For you country music fans out there – or country/rock, or rockabilly, or whatever this is)
10) Creedence Clearwater Revival ~ "Bad Moon Rising" (To those of you who thought they were singing: "There's a bathroom on the right" – they weren't!)
11) Inner Circle ~ "Bad Boys" (Whatchu gonna do when they come for you?)
12) Meiko ~ "Bad Things" (Apparently, this song was recently featured on one of the Real Housewives series on Bravo; Meiko's a terrific singer, and she deserves better than that)
13) Jim Croce ~ "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" (For those of you with "virgin ears," Croce does use "the D word" five times in this song – but it's a classic, so I'm still posting it)
