"Bitter" & "Sweet" Songs

When will this madness, this virtual torrent of "Opposites" music posts, ever end? Answer: I don't know. I guess when I run out of opposites words. Which could take a while. Be patient. Meanwhile...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Verve  ~  "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

2)  Guns N' Roses  ~  "Sweet Child O' Mine"

3)  Sleigh Bells  ~  "Bitter Rivals"

4)  Beyoncé  ~  "Sweet Dreams"

5)  Placebo  ~  "The Bitter End"

6)  Billy Idol  ~  "Sweet Sixteen"

7)  Zee Avi  ~  "Bitter Heart"

8)  Gabriella Cilmi  ~  "Sweet About Me"

9)  Cat Stevens  ~  "Bitter Blue"

10)  Jessie Ware  ~  "Sweet Talk"

11)  Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  "Bittersweet"

12)  Mariah Carey ft. Boyz II Men  ~  "One Sweet Day"

13)  Warrant  ~  "The Bitter Pill"

14)  Charley And Jesi  ~  "Sweet Darlin'"

15)  Midian  ~  "Bitter"

16)  The Temper Trap  ~  "Sweet Disposition"

17)  Deryl Dodd  ~  "A Bitter End"

18)  Mötley Crüe  ~  "Home Sweet Home"

19)  Mt. Desolation  ~  "Bitter Pill"

20)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  "Sweet Surrender"

"On" & "Off" Songs

Apparently, my on-again, off-again affair with "Opposites" music posts continues. (Pun fully intended.) There're some really good songs here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beyoncé  ~  "Love On Top"

2)  Chevelle  ~  "Hats Off To The Bull"

3)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Girl On Fire"

4)  Icon For Hire  ~  "Off With Her Head"

5)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Teardrops On My Guitar"

6)  Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  "Off & On"

7)  Nirvana  ~  "On A Plain"

8)  Tori Amos  ~  "Bouncing Off Clouds"

9)  Imagine Dragons  ~  "On Top Of The World"

10)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Get Off Of My Cloud"

11)  Boyz II Men  ~  "On Bended Knee"

12)  Scissor Sisters  ~  "Kiss You Off"

13)  Samantha Barks  ~  "On My Own"

14)  Phanatik  ~  "Show 'Em Off"

15)  Willie Nelson  ~  "On The Road Again"

16)  Lucas  ~  "Lucas With The Lid Off"

17)  George Benson  ~  "On Broadway"

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18)  Nelly Furtado  ~  "Turn Off The Light"

19)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Livin' On A Prayer"

20)  Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers  ~  "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off"

Onomatopoeia Songs

Merriam Webster defines onomatopoeia as "the creation of words that imitate natural sounds," or "the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it," or "the use of words whose sound suggests the sense." Common examples include "buzz," "hiss," or "hiccup." All the songs in this collection contain at least one word of onomatopoeia in their titles. I've highlighted the word (or words) in italics in the the title of each song. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "Crash Into Me"

2)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  "Boom Boom Pow"

3)  Architecture In Helsinki  ~  "That Beep"

4)  R.E.M.  ~  "Bang And Blame"

5)  Katy Perry  ~  "Roar"

6)  LL Cool J  ~  "Mama Said Knock You Out"

7)  Dionne Bromfield ft. Mz Bratt  ~  "Ouch"

8)  Beyoncé  ~  "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"

9)  Ludacris  ~  "Slap"  (I think we all have days where we feel like slapping somebody – Ludacris wrote a whole song about it)

10)  Devo  ~  "Whip It"

"Crazy" Songs

They say to write what you know. Well, I might not have written the songs in this collection, but I can certainly identify with the sentiments expressed here. Let's get crazy!  ~  JH

1)  Gnarls Barkley  ~  "Crazy"

2)  Hunter Hayes  ~  "I Want Crazy"

3)  Aerosmith  ~  "Crazy"

4)  Britney Spears  ~  "(You Drive Me) Crazy"

5)  Fine Young Cannibals  ~  "She Drives Me Crazy"

6)  Seal  ~  "Crazy"

7)  Javier Colón  ~  "Crazy"

8)  Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z  ~  "Crazy In Love"

9)  Eli Young Band  ~  "Crazy Girl"

10)  Ray Charles & Van Morrison  ~  "Crazy Love"

11)  Patsy Cline  ~  "Crazy"

12)  Lee Brice  ~  "Love Like Crazy"

13)  U2  ~  "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"

14)  Us The Duo  ~  "Missin' You Like Crazy"

15)  The Judds  ~  "Mama, He's Crazy"

16)  Madonna  ~  "Crazy For You"

17)  Chris Rice  ~  "Love Like Crazy"

18)  Heart  ~  "Crazy On You"

19)  Jars Of Clay  ~  "Crazy Times"

20)  Waylon Jennings  ~  "I've Always Been Crazy"

Songs With Four-Letter Words In The Titles

It's not what you think. Unless you were thinking this is a collection of songs with titles that are exactly four letters long. In that case, it's exactly what you think. There may be a Vol. 2 to this one, since I found some more good ones after putting this post together. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Mean"

2)  Anna Kendrick  ~  "Cups"  (aka "Pitch Perfect's 'When I'm Gone'")

3)  Dara MacLean  ~  "Free"

4)  Skillet  ~  "Hero"

5)  Beyoncé  ~  "Halo"

6)  Christina Perri  ~  "Arms"

7)  Edens Edge  ~  "Amen"

8)  Krystal Meyers  ~  "Fire"

9)  Kina Grannis  ~  "Gone"

10)  Britt Nicole  ~  "Gold"

11)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  "Dive"

12)  Florence + The Machine  ~  "Howl"  (Twice in one day for F+TM??? Yep.)

13)  Christina Aguilera  ~  "Hurt"

14)  Kari Jobe  ~  "Here"

15)  Stacy Clark  ~  "Sign"