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?)

Songs By Ladies Named Rachel, Rachael, & Rachelle

You should know by now that there's no point in even trying to guess where these random ideas come from. Just revel in (or avoid) the randomness and enjoy the songs (or don't). You probably haven't heard of that many of these Rachels, Rachaels, or Rachelles (I hadn't), but they're all worth at least one listen. Maybe two...  ~  JH

1)  Rachel Crow  ~  "Mean Girls"

2)  Rachel Platten  ~  "1,000 Ships"

3)  Rachel Potter  ~  "Live The Dream"

4)  Rachel Goodrich  ~  "Fire"

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5)  Rachel Lee Tinney  ~  "Tell Me"

6)  Rachel Sermanni  ~  "Breathe Easy"

7)  Rachel And The Kings  ~  "Not Giving Up"

8)  Rachel Farley  ~  "I Knew You When"

9)  Rachel Scott  ~  "Resolution"

10)  Evan Rachel Wood   ~  "I'd Have You Anytime"

11)  Rachael Yamagata  ~  "Elephants"  (She's so good, it was hard to pick just one of her songs!)

12)  Rachael Lampa  ~  "Remedy"

13)  Rachael Delano  ~  "Hide My Tears At Night"

14)  Rachelle Ann Go  ~  "Let The Pain Remain"

15)  Rachelle Van Zanten  ~  "Take Me Right Back"

Songs About Stars

Again, for no particular reason other than the fact that I found it interesting, I present to you a collection of songs about...well, stars. Not all of these songs are specifically about stars and nothing else – most are love songs. However, all "stars" mentioned here, both in the titles and the lyrics, refer to actual celestial bodies and not celebrities. Several of the songs have identical titles, but every song here is unique. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Switchfoot  ~  "Stars"

2)  Hum  ~  "Stars"

3)  Matisse & Sadko  ~  "Stars"

4)  OneRepublic  ~  "Counting Stars"

5)  Troye Sivan  ~  "The Fault In Our Stars"

6)  Owl City  ~  "Shooting Star"

7)  Grace Potter & The Nocturnals  ~  "Stars"

8)  Callalily  ~  "Stars"

9)  We The Kings  ~  "Promise The Stars"

10)  Locnville  ~  "Stars Above You"

11)  Dune  ~  "Rainbow To The Stars"

12)  Paul McDonald  ~  "Counting Stars"

13)  Cas Haley  ~  "Counting Stars"

14)  Vthov  ~  "Amongst The Stars"

15)  Simply Red  ~  "Stars"

16)  Fonda  ~  "Seeing Stars"

17)  Caitlin & Will  ~  "Address In The Stars"

18)  Morning Parade  ~  "Under The Stars"

19)  Jesse Cale  ~  "Shooting Star"

20)  Tracy Byrd  ~  "The Keeper Of The Stars"

Vintage Bicycle Ads

I have no particular reason for posting these, other than the fact that I find them interesting. I'd gathered these images from various places on the Web several months ago, and just recently rediscovered them and thought I'd go ahead and post them. Enjoy? ~ JH

REALLY OLD BICYCLE ADS

PRETTY OLD BICYCLE ADS

NOT-SO-OLD BUT STILL

INTERESTING BICYCLE ADS

"Hot" & "Cold" Songs

Because I seem to be on an "opposites" kick when it comes to music posts, here's another one. Enjoy? ~  JH

1)  Betty White ft. Luciana  ~  "I'm Still Hot"  (She still is, too...even at 91 years old!)

2)  Meg Myers  ~  "Cold"

3)  1987 Calgary Flames  ~  "Can't Touch A Flame When It's Red Hot"  (For non-sports fans, the Flames are a professional hockey team – and apparently, 25 years ago, they thought they could sing...)

4)  Current Swell  ~  "Too Cold"

5)  Katy Perry ft. Elmo  ~  "Hot N Cold"  (Despite its never actually having aired on Sesame Street, this version is much preferable to Perry's original song.)

6)  Janelle Monae  ~  "Cold War"

7)  Keith Urban  ~  "Long Hot Summer"

8)  Hammock  ~  "Cold Front"  (Don't hold your breath for the lyrics – there aren't any – but what an instrumental!)

9)  The Wiggles ft. Jamie Redfern  ~  "Hot Poppin' Popcorn"  (I can't even believe I'm posting a song by The Wiggles!)

10)  Typical Cats  ~  "Bitter Cold"

11)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Too Hot"  (I can hear you singing along...just so you know...)

12)  Joshua Hyslop  ~  "Cold Wind"

13)  Buster Poindexter  ~  "Hot Hot Hot"  (What a dreadfully silly song...and dreadfully catchy, too!)

14)  Hank Williams, Sr.  ~  "Cold Cold Heart"  (For all of us old-school country music fans...)

15)  Led Zeppelin  ~  "Hot Dog"  (Not your typical Led Zeppelin song, but not bad...)

16)  Annie Lennox  ~  "Cold"

17)  LaToya Jackson  ~  "Hot Potato"

18)  Paloma Faith  ~  "Stone Cold Sober"

19)  The Sylvers  ~  "Hot Line"

20)  Adele  ~  "Cold Shoulder"  (Seeing as this is Adele's 4th appearance – so far – on my blog, you might have already guessed that I'm a big fan...)