Showing posts with label The Hollies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Hollies. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Songs With "Ain't" In The Title

Technically speaking, "ain't" may be improper English, but it just so happens to be a word contained within the titles of some of the greatest popular songs ever written, several of which are represented here. My personal favorites among these are #5 and #8. Which ones do you like best? (This doesn't *have to* be a rhetorical question.)  ~  JH



1)  Weezer  ~  "Say It Ain't So"




2)  Bon Jovi  ~  "This Ain't A Love Song"




3)  Cage The Elephant  ~  "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked"




4)  Craig Morgan  ~  "This Ain't Nothin'"




5)  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  ~  "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"




6)  Alicia Keys  ~  "If I Ain't Got You"




7)  Eric B. & Rakim  ~  "I Ain't No Joke"




8)  Patty Smyth & Don Henley  ~  "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"




9)  Bachman Turner Overdrive  ~  "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"




10)  Fats Domino  ~  "Ain't That A Shame"




11)  Sweet Brown  ~  "Ain't Nobody Got Time For That"




12)  Four Tops  ~  "Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)"




13)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  "Ain't It Funny"




14)  Brett Dennen  ~  "Ain't No Reason"  (Just try to ignore the ridiculous hairdo – this guy can sing!)




15)  The Hollies  ~  "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"




16)  Shania Twain  ~  "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)"




17)  Whitesnake  ~  "Love Ain't No Stranger"




18)  Macy Gray  ~  "She Ain't Right For You"




19)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Ain't No Grave"




20)  The Temptations  ~  "Ain't Too Proud To Beg"


Tuesday, September 3, 2013

"Long" & "Short" Songs

An "Opposites" music post. Yet again. Deal with it. (Or don't.) Ready, set, go!  ~  JH


1)  Metallica  ~  "All Nightmare Long"



2)  Daft Punk  ~  "Short Circuit"



3)  Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean  ~  "As Long As You Love Me"



4)  Randy Newman  ~  "Short People"




5)  Lionel Richie  ~  "All Night Long (All Night)"



6)  The Heavy  ~  "Short Change Hero"



7)  Current Swell  ~  "Long Time Ago"



8)  Hee Sun Lee  ~  "Life Is Too Short"




9)  Everlast  ~  "Long At All"



10)  The Moffatts  ~  "If Life Is So Short"



11)  Soundgarden  ~  "Been Away Too Long"



12)  Travis Tritt  ~  "Nothing Short Of Dying"



13)  Josh Turner  ~  "Long Black Train"



14)  Jackson Harris  ~  "Long Story Short"



15)  The Hollies  ~  "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress"



16)  Collar Up  ~  "Short Term Memories"




17)  Backstreet Boys  ~  "As Long As You Love Me"



18)  Dude Lovett  ~  "Life's Short"



19)  Trampled By Turtles  ~  "Wait So Long"  (EXCELLENT band name, by the way!)



20)  Grace Potter And The Nocturnals  ~  "One Short Night"