"Leave" & "Stay" Songs

A new "Opposites" music post to start your week! It was hard to limit these to just ten songs for each, but I managed somehow. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  JoJo  ~  "Leave (Get Out)"

2)  Rihanna  ~  "Stay"

3)  Regina Spektor  ~  "Don't Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)"

4)  Sugarland  ~  "Stay"

5)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Leave Me Alone"

6)  blink-182  ~  "Stay Together For The Kids"

7)  Linkin Park  ~  "Leave Out All The Rest"

8)  Mariah Carey  ~  "I Stay In Love"

9)  O.M.D. (Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark)  ~  "If You Leave"

10)  iCarly Cast ft. Miranda Cosgrove  ~  "Stay My Baby"

11)  Dido  ~  "Don't Leave Home"

12)  Al Green  ~  "Let's Stay Together"

13)  Kerli  ~  "Love Me Or Leave Me"

14)  Shakespears Sister  ~  "Stay"

15)  The Wreckers  ~  "Leave The Pieces"

16)  Mary J. Blige  ~  "Stay Down"

17)  David Lee Murphy  ~  "The Road You Leave Behind"

18)  Alice In Chains  ~  "I Stay Away"

19)  Chicago  ~  "If You Leave Me Now"

20)  Jewel  ~  "Stay Here Forever (Valentine's Day)"

"Light" & "Dark" Songs

Okay, so maybe I'm getting a little carried away with these "Opposites" music posts. But I sort of don't care, because I enjoy putting them together. Maybe you'll enjoy them, too?  ~  JH

1)  Jillian O  ~  "Lighter"

2)  Lawson  ~  "Standing In The Dark"

3)  Jessie J ft. David Guetta  ~  "Laserlight"

4)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Dancing In The Dark"

5)  David Cook  ~  "Light On"

6)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Dark Side"

7)  Mumford & Sons  ~  "Lover Of The Light"

8)  Gloria Estefan  ~  "Coming Out Of The Dark"

9)  Ellie Goulding  ~  "Lights"

10)  Skillet  ~  "Whispers In The Dark"

11)  Florence + The Machine  ~  "No Light, No Light"

12)  Hoobastank  ~  "Crawling In The Dark"

13)  Rita Ora  ~  "Shine Ya Light"

14)  Au Revoir Simone  ~  "Dark Halls"

15)  House Of Heroes  ~  "Touch This Light"

16)  Anouk  ~  "The Dark"

17)  Greyson Chance  ~  "Sunshine & City Lights"

18)  Gary Allan  ~  "Smoke Rings In The Dark"

19)  Brandon Heath  ~  "The Light In Me"

20)  Brenda Russell  ~  "Piano In The Dark"

"Start" & "Stop" Songs

Another "Opposites" song post. Because I feel like it, THAT's why! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  No Other Name  ~  "Let It Start With Me"

2)  Sam Brown  ~  "Stop"

3)  A Fine Frenzy  ~  "Now Is The Start"

4)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "Can't Stop"

5)  Miley Cyrus  ~  "Start All Over"  (I refuse to post Miley's newer, trashier song – "We Can't Stop" – which also would have fit with this theme)

6)  The Pipettes  ~  "Stop The Music"

7)  Gogol Bordello  ~  "Start Wearing Purple"  (Weird song, but oddly appropriate considering the town I live in)

8)  Angelique Sabrina ft. Shontelle  ~  "Stop Sign"

9)  Editors  ~  "An End Has A Start"

10)  Glee Cast  ~  "Don't Stop Believing"  (R.I.P. Cory Monteith: Another young talent who went too soon)

11)  Billy Joel  ~  "We Didn't Start The Fire"

12)  Queen  ~  "Don't Stop Me Now"

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13)  Arcade Fire  ~  "Ready To Start"

14)  Foster The People  ~  "Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)"

15)  Sara Evans  ~  "A Real Fine Place To Start"

16)  John Fogerty (of Creedence Clearwater Revival)  ~  "Who'll Stop The Rain?"

17)  Maria Taylor  ~  "A Good Start"

18)  James Morrison  ~  "Please Don't Stop The Rain"

19)  The Trews  ~  "If You Wanna Start Again"

20)  Spice Girls  ~  "Stop"

"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"

"Hit" & "Miss" Songs

Here's an "Opposites" music post that almost didn't happen. I was able to find more than enough "Miss" songs, but very few "Hit" songs – ironically. (You'll get that pun later.) In the end, it's almost balanced but not perfectly so, and that bothers me. Which probably says more about me than I feel like analyzing right now. Anyway, the songs...enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Suede  ~  "Hit Me"

2)  Aerosmith  ~  "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing"

3)  Pat Benatar  ~  "Hit Me With Your Best Shot"

4)  Brad Paisley  ~  "I'm Gonna Miss Her"

5)  Mr. Tom  ~  "Feet Hit The Floor"

6)  Fifth Harmony  ~  "Miss Movin' On"

7)  Blu Cantrell  ~  "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)"

8)  Little Richard  ~  "Good Golly Miss Molly"

9)  Gia Farrell  ~  "Hit Me Up"

10)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Miss Independent"

11)  Ray Charles  ~  "Hit The Road, Jack!"

12)  Catalin Josan  ~  "Don't Wanna Miss You"

13)  Hole  ~  "Miss World"

14)  Britney Spears  ~  "(Hit Me) Baby One More Time"  (Okay, so I cheated on this one. "Hit Me" isn't actually part of the song title, but it is in the chorus of the song. So sue me!)

15)  Klymaxx  ~  "I Miss You"

16)  Maria Mena  ~  "Miss You Love"