10 Suggestions For Naming The Royal Baby

With tongue planted firmly in cheek, I humbly submit the following names for consideration to the royal parents as they seek a proper name for their newborn son...

1)  MALCOLM

REASON:  So that the child can be retroactively 

referred to as "Malcolm In The Middleton."

2)  BOZO

REASON:  This would prove that the royals actually 

do have a sense of humor, while simultaneously 

validating the continued existence of clowns.

3)  HUMPERDINCK

REASON:  Because The Princess 

Bride was a fantastic movie. 'Nuff said.

4)  ELTON

REASON:  In honor of Sir Elton John, 

the reigning king of sappy pop music.

5)  JUSTIN

REASON:  To tick off all the Justin 

Bieber haters, of which I am one.

6)  FESTUS

REASON:  Because it's a ridiculously horrible

name, and is therefore extremely underused.

7)  TRACY

REASON:  If the child decides to undergo 

a sex change later in life, he won't have 

to bother with changing his name.

8)  ECNIRP

REASON:  Because having a name that reads the same 

way backwards as it does forwards would be AWESOME!

9)  ALBERT-IN-A-CAN

REASON:  Because some jokes never get old – 

they never get better, but they still never get old.

10)  SKIPPY

REASON:  Because even royalty needs to 

get picked on by their friends sometimes.

Songs By Talented Twenty-Year-Old Singers

It doesn't get any more random than this! As advertised, the following is a collection of songs by up-and-coming singers who just happen to turn 20 years old at some point during this year. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Shane Harper  ~  "Dancin' In The Rain"

2)  Victoria Justice  ~  "Gold"

3)  Emmelie de Forest  ~  "Only Teardrops"

4)  Alyssa Reid ft. P. Reign  ~  "Alone Again"

5)  Shiloh  ~  "Operator (Girl Like Me)"

6)  Miranda Cosgrove  ~  "About You Now"

7)  Ariana Grande ft. Mac Miller  ~  "The Way"

8)  Cher Lloyd  ~  "With Ur Love"

9)  Keke Palmer  ~  "The One You Call"

10)  Jasmine V  ~  "Jealous"

11)  Scotty McCreery  ~  "I Love You This Big"

Songs With Directions In The Title, Vol. 5: Multidirectional Songs

Part five in a ridiculously conceived but fairly rewarding miniseries of posts, this final entry features songs with "All Around," "Every Direction," and "Everywhere" in the titles. Lame, I know, but I felt like doing it, so there! That being said, there are only 10 songs in this collection. (I restrained myself. For a change.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Flyleaf  ~  "All Around Me"

2)  Oasis  ~  "All Around The World"

3)  Lisa Stansfield  ~  "All Around The World"

4)  Wet Wet Wet  ~  "Love Is All Around"

5)  Junip  ~  "In Every Direction"

6)  Vessels  ~  "A Hundred Times In Every Direction"

7)  El Ten Eleven  ~  "Every Direction Is North"

8)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "Everywhere"

9)  Michelle Branch  ~  "Everywhere"

10)  Lissie  ~  "Everywhere I Go"

Songs With Directions In The Title, Vol. 4: "Right" Songs

We now return to our regularly scheduled music post miniseries. Part four of five, this particular collection includes a wide variety of songs linked only by the fact that they all contain the word "Right" in their titles. There are plenty of well-known artists here, so you shouldn't "leave hungry," so to speak. You're likely to find two or three songs you already know. Or maybe you won't, if music's not really your thing. Anyway, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Nelly Furtado  ~  "Say It Right"

2)  Richard Marx  ~  "Right Here Waiting"

3)  Whitney Houston  ~  "It's Not Right, But It's Okay"

4)  Billy Currington  ~  "Must Be Doin' Somethin' Right"

5)  Brandy  ~  "Right Here (Departed)"

6)  Gossip  ~  "Move In The Right Direction"

7)  Nirvana  ~  "You Know You're Right"

8)  Zac Brown Band  ~  "Jump Right In"

9)  A Rocket To The Moon  ~  "Mr. Right"

10)  Building 429 ft. Dawn Michele (of Fireflight)  ~  "Right Beside You"

11)  Westlife  ~  "Something Right"

12)  Nicki Minaj  ~  "Right Thru Me"

13)  Billy Joel  ~  "You May Be Right"

14)  Sonata Arctica  ~  "I Have A Right"

15)  New Kids On The Block  ~  "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"

16)  Jesus Jones  ~  "Right Here, Right Now"

17)  Maruja Retana  ~  "Right Through Me"

18)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  "Right Beside You"

19)  Lisa Stansfield  ~  "This Is The Right Time"

20)  Adele  ~  "Right As Rain"

Songs With Directions In The Title, Vol. 3: "Left" Songs

Part three in a five-parter, this entry focuses on songs with "Left" in the title. Admittedly, there are a few less familiar names in this list, but that doesn't mean the quality of the songs is diminished. There are some great lesser-known gems hidden in here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Anastacia  ~  "Left Outside Alone"

2)  Rise Against  ~  "The Good Left Undone"

3)  Christian Bautista  ~  "All That's Left"

4)  Nonpoint  ~  "Left For You"

5)  Nick Lachey  ~  "What's Left Of Me"

6)  Rox  ~  "My Baby Left Me"

7)  A Tribe Called Quest  ~  "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo"

8)  Mint Condition  ~  "Nothing Left To Say"

9)  Tony Bennett  ~  "I Left My Heart In San Francisco"

10)  Man Overboard  ~  "Where I Left You"

11)  Sons Of Sylvia  ~  "Love Left To Lose"

12)  Paul Kim  ~  "You Left Me For That"

13)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Left Of Center"

14)  Aurea  ~  "Nothing Left To Say"

15)  A Camp  ~  "Love Has Left The Room"

16)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "Left In The Dark"

17)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  "Left Home"

18)  We Are The Birdcage  ~  "Two Left Feet"

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19)  Evarose  ~  "Best Left Alone"

20)  Crystal Gayle  ~  "Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For?"