Songs For Halloween

Happy Halloween! I know this is a controversial holiday for some, and not everyone chooses to celebrate it. But I'm not one of those people, so here goes a collection of Halloween-themed songs. In most cases, the song isn't intended to be a Halloween-oriented song, it just happens to have a word in its title that could be associated with this most ghoulish of days. Enjoy! (Or don't. It's all the same to me.)  ~  JH

1)  Ne-Yo  ~  "Beautiful Monster"

2)  The Cranberries  ~  "Zombie"

3)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Ghost"

4)  Eagles  ~  "Witchy Woman"

5)  Annie Lennox  ~  "Love Song For A Vampire"

6)  Imagine Dragons  ~  "Demons"

7)  Matchbook Romance  ~  "Monsters"

8)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  "It's Almost Halloween"

9)  Tegan And Sara  ~  "Walking With A Ghost"

10)  Family Force 5  ~  "Zombie"

11)  Donovan  ~  "Season Of The Witch"

12)  Skillet  ~  "Monster"

13)  The Citizens Of Halloween  ~  "This Is Halloween"  (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)

14)  Fefe Dobson  ~  "Ghost"

15)  Red Sky Mary  ~  "Red Witch"

16)  Paramore  ~  "Monster"

17)  Jonathan Coulton  ~  "Creepy Doll"

18)  Queens Of The Stone Age  ~  "Burn The Witch"

19)  Yeah Yeah Yeahs  ~  "Skeletons"

20)  Lindsey Stirling  ~  "Phantom Of The Opera Medley"

BONUS TRACK – Bobby Pickett  ~  "Monster Mash"  (What Halloween song collection would be complete without this campy gem?)

Songs By Ladies Named Sara And Sarah

Here's something random to start off your Tuesday. Why Sara's and Sarah's? For one thing, there are plenty of good Sara/Sarah singers out there to choose from. Many well-known lady singers are represented here, as well as a few lesser-known Sara's/Sarah's who deserve a little more recognition. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sara Bareilles  ~  "Love Song"

2)  Sara Evans  ~  "A Little Bit Stronger"

3)  Tegan And Sara  ~  "I Was A Fool"

4)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  "Possession"

5)  Sarah Buxton  ~  "Outside My Window"

6)  Sara Groves  ~  "Less Like Scars"

7)  Sara Watkins  ~  "Where Will You Be?"

8)  Sarah Harmer  ~  "Basement Apartment"

9)  Sarah Darling  ~  "Home To Me"

10)  Sara Niemietz  ~  "Rooftops"

11)  Sarah Blasko  ~  "We Won't Run"

12)  Sarah Brightman  ~  "Deliver Me"

13)  Sarah Masen  ~  "All Fall Down"

14)  Sarah Vaughan  ~  "Tenderly"

15)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  "Tell Me True"

16)  Sarah Kelly  ~  "Living Hallelujah"

17)  Sarah Burgess  ~  "Thank You (Very Much For Absolutely Nothing)"

18)  Sara Syms  ~  "Dance On My Grave"

19)  Sarah Blackwood  ~  "Drowning"

20)  Sarah Slean  ~  "The Rose"

Songs By Family Musical Groups

Okay, so today's theme is a little different than what I've been posting in my music blogs of late, but I think you'll find it to be a refreshing change of pace. All of the artists in this collection have one thing in common: family. Specifically, all of the musical acts represented here have at least two blood relatives in the group. Some are comprised of an entire group of siblings, while others are dynamic duos. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list – you'll notice groups like The Bee Gees and The Osmonds, to name two, are absent – but that's because I've either posted songs by them in the past or because I hate their music (or both). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Cimorelli  ~  "Believe It"

2)  The Band Perry  ~   "If I Die Young"

3)  The Corrs  ~  "Dreams"

4)  K-Ci & JoJo  ~  "All My Life"

5)  First Aid Kit  ~  "Ghost Town"

6)  for KING & COUNTRY  ~  "The Proof Of Your Love"

7)  Angus & Julia Stone  ~  "Paper Aeroplane"

8)  SHeDAISY  ~  "Little Good-Byes"

9)  Jonas Brothers  ~  "Lovebug"

10)  Meg & Dia  ~  "Monster"

11)  Hanson  ~  "Save Me"

12)  Carpenters  ~  "Superstar"

13)  The Proclaimers  ~  "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"  (It's almost creepy how identical these twins are!)

14)  HAIM  ~  "Falling"

15)  The Jackson 5  ~  "I'll Be There"

16)  BarlowGirl  ~  "Never Alone"

17)  The Veronicas  ~  "This Love"

18)  The Kinleys  ~  "Please"  (This one's for my wife, who absolutely loved this song back in the day)

19)  The Watson Twins  ~  "How Am I To Be"

20)  Tegan And Sara  ~  "Call It Off"

BONUS TRACK:  Sister Sledge  ~  "We Are Family"  (I couldn't leave this one off, could I?)