Songs With Questions In The Titles, Vol. 6: WHY?

Okay, folks, this is the final installment in a six-part miniseries featuring songs with questions in the titles. These 10 songs all feature the word "WHY?" in the title. Hope you've enjoyed the series.  ~  JH

1)  She & Him  ~  "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?"

2)  Sting  ~  "Why Should I Cry For You?"

3)  Santana ft. Alex Band  ~  "Why Don't You & I?"

4)  Benny Goodman ft. Peggy Lee  ~  "Why Don't You Do Right?"

5)  Fun.  ~  "Why Am I The One?"

6)  Annie Lennox  ~  "Why?"

7)  Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers  ~  "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"

8)  Liz Phair  ~  "Why Can't I?"

9)  Josh Turner  ~  "Why Don't We Just Dance?"

10)  Restless Heart  ~  "Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong Or Right)?"

Songs With Questions In The Titles, Vol. 5: HOW?

This one was almost too easy. There were way many more songs that could have fit this category, but I stuck with the program and limited it to just 10 songs with "HOW?" in the title. Apologies to any Michael Bolton or BeeGees fans who might be reading this – yes, I am aware both artists/bands have recorded at least two songs each with "HOW?" in the title, but I just couldn't bring myself to include any of them here...sorry about that. ~  JH

1)  Regina Spektor  ~  "How?"

2)  Third Eye Blind  ~  "How's It Going To Be?"

3)  Heart  ~  "How Can I Refuse?"

4)  Downhere  ~  "How Many Kings?"

5)  Alicia Keys  ~  "How Come You Don't Call Me?"

6)  Bombay Bicycle Club  ~  "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep?"

7)  Feist  ~  "How Come You Never Go There?"

8)  The Young Rascals  ~  "How Can I Be Sure?"

9)  Orianthi  ~  "How Do You Sleep?"

10)  Toby Keith  ~  "How Do You Like Me Now?"

Songs With Questions In The Titles, Vol. 4: WHERE?

By now, do these even need an introduction? Nevertheless, here's part four in a six-part miniseries featuring songs with questions in the titles. These 10 songs all include the word "WHERE?" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mumford & Sons  ~  "Where Are You Now?"

2)  Paula Cole  ~  "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?"

3)  The Supremes  ~  "Where Did Our Love Go?"

4)  Nirvana  ~  "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?"

5)  Rush  ~  "Where's My Thing?"

6)  Peter Sarstedt  ~  "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?"

7)  Peter, Paul, And Mary  ~  "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?"

8)  Yusuf Islam (f.k.a. Cat Stevens)  ~  "Where Do The Children Play?"

9)  Carpenters  ~  "Where Do I Go From Here?"

10)  David Bowie  ~  "Where Are We Now?"

Songs With Questions In The Titles, Vol. 3: WHEN?

Part three in a six-part miniseries featuring songs with questions in the titles. This edition includes 10 songs with "WHEN?" in the title. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Owl City  ~  "When Can I See You Again?"

2)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  "When Will I Be Loved?"

3)  Bros  ~  "When Will I Be Famous?"

4)  The Three Degrees  ~  "When Will I See You Again?"

5)  Chris Rice  ~  "When Did You Fall?"

6)  Shania Twain  ~  "When?"

7)  Jackyl  ~  "When Will It Rain?"

8)  Dierks Bentley feat. Karen Fairchild  ~  "When You Gonna Come Around?"

9)  Ryan Adams  ~  "When Will You Come Back Home?"

10)  Incubus  ~  "If Not Now, When?"

Songs With Questions In The Titles, Vol. 2: WHAT?

This is the second post in a six-part miniseries focusing on songs with questions in the titles. This volume features 10 different songs with "WHAT?" in the title. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Abigail Washburn featuring Bela Fleck  ~  "What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?"

2)  Daughtry  ~  "What About Now?"

3)  Tony Orlando & Dawn  ~  "What Are You Doing Sunday?"

4)  Jimmy Ruffin  ~  "What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted?"

5)  The Smiths  ~  "What Difference Does It Make?"

6)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  "What Have I Done?"

7)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "What Would You Say?"

8)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  "What's The Matter Here?"

9)  Jerrod Niemann  ~  "What Do You Want?"

10)  R.E.M.  ~  "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?"

Songs With Questions In The Titles, Vol. 1: WHO?

This is the first in what will be a six-part miniseries, each post featuring 10 different songs with a question in their titles. First up, songs with "WHO?" in the title. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Who  ~  "Who Are You?"

2)  Shania Twain  ~  "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?"

3)  Jessie J  ~  "Who's Laughing Now?"

4)  Fred Figglehorn  ~  "Who's Ready To Party?"

5)  Jewel  ~  "Who Will Save Your Soul?"

6)  Gnarls Barkley  ~  "Who's Gonna Save My Soul?"

7)  Lily Allen  ~  "Who'd Have Known?"

8)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Who Says You Can't Go Home?"

9)  Selena Gomez & The Scene  ~  "Who Says?"

10)  Men At Work  ~  "Who Can It Be Now?"

Story # 51: "The Terrible Things"

These things happen, but they don't have to. The terrible things pull us closer together, but if that's what it takes, then maybe we're better off apart.

Why, though, can't we find common ground in the face of no tragedy at all? Why can we not laugh with each other as well as grieve? There's certainly much about ourselves at which to laugh.

Instead we bash each other relentlessly, butting heads and locking horns with our fellow man, just for the sake of argument. What's so wrong with not being right all the time? What's so right with pointing out others' wrongs?

What happened was awful, and no amount of rhetoric or posturing or suppositions will change that fact. Yet no amount of harmony will make it go away. True, it may dull the pain, but can never completely heal it.

I don't have all the answers, but I do have more questions than usual. Like, when is it okay to take a life? Before birth, in self-defense, in times of war, or on a whim? Or never?

The terrible things make me question what's real, what's important, and what I can't live without. But why is it only in times like these that I make these considerations?

I'm not ashamed to say that I don't know.