Songs About America...But Not Really

Here's a collection of songs with "America," "U.S.A.," or some similar derivative in their titles, most of which have little or nothing to do with our country. In a future post, I'll put together a group of songs which actually mention America more than just in passing. But for now, this is all you get. Enjoy – or roll your eyes. Both responses could be justified.  ~ JH

1)  Demi Lovato  ~  "Made in the USA"

2)  Beach Boys  ~  "Surfin' USA"

3)  Cimorelli  ~  "Made In America"

4)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Born In The U.S.A."

5)  Miley Cyrus  ~  "Party In The U.S.A."

6)  Razorlight  ~  "America"

7)  Victorious Cast ft. Victoria Justice  ~  "Make It In America"

8)  Alice Cooper  ~  "Lost In America"

9)  Bonnie McKee  ~  "American Girl"

10)  David Bowie ft. Nine Inch Nails  ~  "I'm Afraid Of Americans"

11)  Kim Wilde  ~  "Kids In America"

12)  Jedward  ~  "Miss America"

13)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  "Bleed American"

14)  Brad Paisley  ~  "American Saturday Night"

15)  Don McLean  ~  "American Pie"

16)  Lady Antebellum  ~  "American Honey"

17)  Natalie McCool  ~  "America"

18)  Casting Crowns  ~  "American Dream"

19)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "American Baby"

20)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "Calling America"

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 People Named Jason And Mary (Not Us!)

Here's a collection of songs by people who share the same first names as me and my wife. Why? I don't know. Don't ask me hard questions. Just enjoy the songs!  ~  JH

1)  Jason Mraz  ~  "I'm Yours"

2)  Mary J. Blige  ~  "Be Without You"

3)  Jason Derulo  ~  "Whatcha Say"

4)  Mary Hopkin  ~  "Those Were The Days"

5)  Jason Aldean  ~  "Dirt Road Anthem"

6)  Mary Mary  ~  "Shackles (Praise You)"

7)  Jason Gray  ~  "Remind Me Who I Am"

8)  Mary MacGregor  ~  "Torn Between Two Lovers"

9)  Jason Sturgeon  ~  "Simple Life"

10)  Mary Lambert  ~  "Forget Me"

11)  Jason Michael Carroll  ~  "Hurry Home"

12)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  "Passionate Kisses"

13)  Jason Reeves  ~  "Helium Hearts"

14)  Miss Mary  ~  "Open"

15)  Jason Cassidy  ~  "What If"

16)  Mary Margaret O'Hara  ~  "Body's In Trouble"

17)  Jason Crabb  ~  "Somebody Like Me"

18)  Mary Gauthier  ~  "Mercy Now"

19)  Jason Castro  ~  "Only A Mountain"

20)  Mary C And The Stellars  ~  "Love Automatic"

Words You Can Make Using Letters From The Word "Hairspray"

ASHY:  Used to describe skin that is so dry that it looks gray.*

HIPS:  Apparently, these don't lie.

AHA:  An exclamation of triumph, mockery, contempt, or surprise. 

Or, when stylized as "a-ha," a 1980s one-hit-wonder band.

RASH:  A nasty-looking eruption on the skin.

HAIRY:  Covered with hair. Like this guy. Or is that Bigfoot?

HARPS:  Purveyors of beautiful music. And, according

to some, the preferred instrument of angelic beings.

APISH:  Having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.

RAYS:  Sure, they're ugly. But they have a  whole 

baseball team named after them. Do you?

SHARP:  Not dull.

PAYS:  Jobs do. Crime doesn't.

SHARP:  Someone here has a distinct

disadvantage. I'm just not sure which one.

APIARY:  A place in which a colonies of bees are kept, as a stand

or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of bees.

SHIP:  A big dang boat. Like this one.

PARIAH:  Any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.

SPAY:  To remove the ovaries of an animal.

RAP:  A fast, rhythmic monologue spoken over a pre-recorded

instrumental track. Often with explicit lyrics, unfortunately.

PAIR:  Two individuals which are similar in some 

way associated. Like this pretty pair of puffins.

HARPY:  In classical mythology, a ravenous, filthy 

monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.

ARIA:  An elaborate medley sung solo with accompaniment, 

as in an opera or oratorio. Apparently, it's also the name of 

one of the main characters on TV's Pretty Little Liars.

PRAY:  To offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc. to God.

* All definitions courtesy of dictionary.com, urbandictionary.com, and my own twisted imagination.