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"

Video wouldn't load properly – click link to view:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odyr8iYeOw4

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

Songs About Time

So here's the thing. I wanted to post the Imagine Dragons song that's first in this list, and everything else was just fluff. But seriously, this is a good collection of songs that probably never would have come together in this exact configuration any other way, so why are we complaining? We're not? Okay, good. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Imagine Dragons  ~  "It's Time"

2)  Skid Row  ~  "Wasted Time"

3)  Cher  ~  "If I Could Turn Back Time"

4)  Semisonic  ~  "Closing Time"

5)  Olly Murs  ~  "Right Place Right Time"

6)  Enya  ~  "Only Time"

7)  Björk  ~  "Big Time Sensuality"

8)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Love Takes Time"

9)  Manafest ft. Trevor McNevan  ~  "Every Time You Run"

10)  Adam Lambert  ~  "Time For Miracles"

11)  Bryan Adams  ~  "This Time"

12)  Shakira ft. Freshlyground  ~  "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)"

13)  Peter Gabriel  ~  "Big Time"

14)  Jordin Sparks  ~  "One Step At A Time"

15)  Hootie And The Blowfish  ~  "Time"

Songs By Artists Whose Names Begin With "Z"

This is exactly what it sounds like it is – a collection of songs by artists whose names all start with the letter "Z." Some good stuff here – enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Zac Brown Band  ~  "Whatever It Is"

2)  ZZ Top  ~  "Sharp Dressed Man"

3)  Zee Avi  ~  "Concrete Wall"

4)  Zendaya  ~  "Replay"

5)  Zedd ft. Foxes  ~  "Clarity"

6)  Ziggy Marley  ~  "True To Myself"

7)  Zen Elephant  ~  "Everything's OK"

8)  Zara Larsson  ~  "Uncover"

9)  ZOEgirl  ~  "You Get Me"

10)  ZZ Ward  ~  "Put The Gun Down"

11)  The Zombies  ~  "She's Not There"

12)  Zapp & Roger  ~  "It Doesn't Really Matter"

13)  Zwan  ~  "Honestly"

14)  Zhane  ~  "Hey Mr. DJ"

15)  Zach Sobiech  ~  "Clouds"

Interesting Quotes By People Whose Birthday Is Today

1)  "None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see."  ~  Matthew Henry, clergyman

2)  "The waste of plenty is the resource of scarcity."  ~  Thomas Love Peacock, author

3)  "Think like a man of action. Act like a man of thought."  ~  Henri Bergson, philosopher

4)  "If you want to be thought a liar, always tell the truth."  ~  Logan Pearsall Smith, writer

5)  "There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live."  ~  James Truslow Adams, historian

6)  "I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better."  ~  A. J. Liebling, journalist

7)  "Luck: that's when preparation and opportunity meet."  ~  Pierre Trudeau, politician

8)  "I want our government to encourage and protect freedom as well as our traditions of faith and family."  ~  Jesse Helms, politician

9)  "Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two."  ~  Chuck Berry, musician

10)  "One should judge a man mainly from his depravities. Virtues can be faked. Depravities are real."  ~  Klaus Kinski, actor

11)  "I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real."  ~  Chuck Swindoll, clergyman

12)  "Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal."  ~  Mike Ditka, football coach

13)  "That is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed."  ~  Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin

14)  "As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration."  ~  Laura Nyro, musician

15)  "I'm a firm believer that language and how we use language determines how we act, and how we act then determines our lives and other people's lives."  ~  Ntozake Shange, playwright

16)  "The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain."  ~  Wendy Wasserstein, playwright

17)  "When I read, I learned the world was not as small as my house. And that everybody in my hometown was not representative of the way people in the world were raised. And that was what saved me."  ~  Terry McMillan, author

18)  "Labels are for filing. Labels are for clothing. Labels are not for people."  ~  Martina Navratilova, athlete

19)  "I'm one of the most sensitive human beings on Earth – and I know it."  ~  Jean-Claude Van Damme, actor

20)  "You can grow up with literally nothing and you don't suffer if you know you're loved and valued."  ~  Esperanza Spalding, musician

"Yes" & "No" Songs

This "Opposites" collection ended up being heavy with R & B songs for some reason, which is not at all a bad thing. But for those of you who don't like R & B, there are also songs here by George Strait, Radiohead, and Hall & Oates, just to name a few. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Musiq Soulchild  ~  "Yes"

2)  Alicia Keys  ~  "No One"

3)  B5  ~  "Say Yes"

4)  Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown  ~  "No Air"

5)  Katelyn Berreth  ~  "Yes!"

Video wouldn't load properly – click link to view:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoweEQoQmKQ

6)  Bill Withers  ~  "Ain't No Sunshine"

7)  George Strait  ~  "Check Yes Or No"

8)  Amy Winehouse  ~  "You Know I'm No Good"

9)  Snow Patrol  ~  "Just Say Yes"

10)  Radiohead  ~  "No Surprises"

11)  We The Kings  ~  "Check Yes Juliet"

12)  Mary J. Blige  ~  "No More Drama"

13)  Stefano  ~  "Yes To Love"

14)  Sade  ~  "No Ordinary Love"

15)  Iyeoka  ~  "Say Yes"

16)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  "Oh No!"

17)  Rhett Akins  ~  "She Said Yes"

18)  Sara Evans  ~  "My Heart Can't Tell You No"

Video wouldn't load properly – click link to view:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh7g_gh-fck

19)  Banky W.  ~  "Yes/No"

20)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"