"Open" & "Close" Songs

Another "Opposites" music post, you ask? Yes and no. Yes, given the fact that some of the songs with "Close" in the title refer to the word "Close" (hard "s"), meaning the opposite of "Open."  While other songs with "Close" in the title refer to the word "Close" (soft "s"), meaning the opposite of "Far." Does that make sense? Anyway, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Eyes Open"

2)  Calvin Harris  ~  "Feel So Close"

3)  Creed  ~  "With Arms Wide Open"

4)  Lita Ford ft. Ozzy Osbourne  ~  "Close My Eyes Forever"

5)  Journey  ~  "Open Arms"

6)  Alex Clare  ~  "Too Close"

7)  Dixie Chicks  ~  "Wide Open Spaces"

8)  Fireflight  ~  "Stay Close"

9)  Gotye  ~  "Eyes Wide Open"

10)  Keith Whitley  ~  "Don't Close Your Eyes"

11)  Rhye  ~  "Open"

12)  Carpenters  ~  "Close To You"

13)  Living Colour  ~  "Open Letter To A Landlord"

14)  Common ft. Mary J. Blige  ~  "Come Close"

15)  Guano Apes  ~  "Open Your Eyes"  (Great name for a band – ha, ha!)

16)  Michael Bublé  ~  "Close Your Eyes"

17)  Alter Bridge  ~  "Open Your Eyes"

18)  Dierks Bentley  ~  "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes"

19)  Europe  ~  "Open Your Heart"

20)  Adam Lambert  ~  "Never Close Our Eyes"

A Soundtrack For The End Of The World

Well, today's the day. The day – according to the ancient Mayan civilization and Internet conspiracy theorists – that the world is going to end. Now, I don't believe for one second that that's actually going to happen (not today at least). But just for the sake of argument, and so won't I be accused of ignoring it altogether, here's a collection of 21 songs about the end of the world. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  R.E.M.  ~  "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"

2)  Skeeter Davis  ~  "The End Of The World"

3)  Lupe Fiasco  ~  "The End Of The World"

4)  Ingrid Michaelson  ~  "End Of The World"

5)  U2  ~  "Until The End Of The World"

6)  Blondie  ~  "The End Of The World"

7)  Matt Nathanson  ~  "Room At The End Of The World"

8)  Lenka  ~  "The End Of The World"

9)  P.O.D.  ~  "End Of The World"

10)  Smile Empty Soul  ~  "End Of The World"

11)  Elvis Costello  ~  "Waiting For The End Of The World"

12)  Blackfield  ~  "End Of The World"

13)  Matt Alber  ~  "End Of The World"

14)  Blessid Union Of Souls  ~  "End Of The World"

15)  Gin Blossoms  ~  "The End Of The World"

16)  Kerli  ~  "End Of The World"

17)  The Beatles  ~  "The End"

18)  Bashful Brother Oswald  ~  "End Of The World"

19)  Chris Cornell  ~  "Preaching The End Of The World"

20)  Europe  ~  "The Final Countdown"