"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"

Successful Songs By Alliterative Artists

For the grammatically unenlightened, the word "alliterative" derives from the word alliteration, which is defined as "the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables." All the songs in this collection are performed by artists with alliterative names. You'll find several golden oldies here, as well as a few newer tunes. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Foo Fighters  ~  "I'll Stick Around"

2)  Jessie J ft. B.o.B.  ~  "Price Tag"

3)  Tommy Tutone  ~  "867-3509/Jenny"

4)  Colbie Caillat  ~  "I Never Told You"

5)  Rusted Root  ~  "Send Me On My Way"

6)  Leona Lewis  ~  "Bleeding Love"

7)  Counting Crows  ~  "Hanginaround"

8)  Martina McBride  ~  "Whatever You Say"

9)  Herman's Hermits  ~  "I'm Into Something Good"

10)  Lisa Loeb  ~  "Stay (I Missed You)"

11)  Culture Club  ~  "Karma Chameleon"

12)  Tanya Tucker  ~  "Love Me Like You Used To"

13)  Tiny Tim  ~  "Tiptoe Through The Tulips"  (Talk about your alliteration! – both the artist's name and every word of the song's title start with the letter "T")

14)  Tina Turner  ~  "What's Love Got To Do With It?"

15)  Ozzy Osbourne  ~  "Crazy Train"

16)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Rhythm Nation"

17)  Chubby Checker  ~  "The Twist"

18)  Gloria Gaynor  ~  "I Will Survive"

19)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Sailing"

20)  Loretta Lynn  ~  "Coal Miner's Daughter"