The Plural Of Hyena: Patsy Cline

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Classic Country Songs By Classic Country Singers

I'm feeling nostalgic today, in particular about the kind of music I grew up listening to. Specifically, classic country music. Some things change for the better. Some things just change. One thing that doesn't, though. The old classics are still, well, classic. Take a trip back with me to a time when music was music, when singers could sing live without electronic enhancement, when even sad songs made you smile. Enjoy! ~ JH

1) Hank Williams ~ "Hey Good Lookin'"

2) Johnny Cash ~ "I Walk The Line"

3) Merle Haggard ~ "Mama Tried"

4) Jimmie Rodgers ~ "In The Jailhouse Now"

5) George Jones ~ "She Thinks I Still Care" (BONUS! Video also includes a medley of "Love Bug" and "The Race Is On")

6) Waylon Jennings ~ "Good Hearted Woman"

7) Dolly Parton ~ "Coat Of Many Colors"

8) Loretta Lynn ~ "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)"

9) Willie Nelson ~ "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"

10) Buck Owens & His Buckaroos ~ "(I've Got A) Tiger By The Tail"

11) Marty Robbins ~ "El Paso"

12) Patsy Cline ~ "Crazy"

13) Tennessee Ernie Ford ~ "Sixteen Tons"

14) Glen Campbell ~ "Rhinestone Cowboy"

15) Tammy Wynette ~ "Stand By Your Man"

16) Jim Reeves ~ "He'll Have To Go"

17) Kitty Wells ~ "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels"

18) Eddy Arnold ~ "You Don't Know Me"

19) Dottie West ~ "Here Comes My Baby Back Again"

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20) Tom T. Hall ~ "(Old Dogs, Children, And) Watermelon Wine"

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Songs By Musicians Who Died In Plane Crashes

Morbid theme, I know, but whatever. It interests me, and hopefully it will interest you as well. I gave some details about the incidents involving these artists' deaths whenever I felt like it. As for the rest, if you want to know more, Google it! Enjoy! ~ JH

1) Buddy Holly ~ "Peggy Sue" (Known as "The Day The Music Died," the crash which killed Holly also took the lives of fellow rock-and-rollers The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens – see below)

2) The Big Bopper ~ "Chantilly Lace"

3) Ritchie Valens ~ "Come On, Let's Go"

4) Patsy Cline ~ "I Fall To Pieces"

5) Otis Redding ~ "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay)"

6) The Bar-Kays ft. Otis Redding ~ "Try A Little Tenderness" (This performance was filmed just days before the crash which killed 4 members of The Bar-Kays and Otis Redding – the band's trumpeter and their bassist [who was aboard a different plane] survived)

7) Jim Croce ~ "Operator"

8) Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ "Free Bird" (Lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines – all of whom can be seen here – passed away in the crash)

9) Ricky Nelson ~ "Travelin' Man"

10) John Denver ~ "Leaving On A Jet Plane" (It wasn't a jet plane that killed Denver, but a single-engine plane that he himself was piloting)

11) Aaliyah ~ "One In A Million"

12) Chase ~ "Open Up Wide" (Crash killed bandleader Bill Chase and 3 other band members)

13) Jenni Rivera ~ "Por Que No Le Calas" (Rivera is the latest "member" of this dubious "club")

14) Stevie Ray Vaughan ~ "Texas Flood" (Vaughan actually died in a helicopter crash, but still…)

15) Keith Green ~ "I Can't Wait To Get To Heaven"

16) Randy Rhoads ~ "Paranoid" (Rhoads was Ozzy Osbourne's lead guitarist on this song; he also played with Quiet Riot)

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

"Crazy" Songs

They say to write what you know. Well, I might not have written the songs in this collection, but I can certainly identify with the sentiments expressed here. Let's get crazy! ~ JH

1) Gnarls Barkley ~ "Crazy"