Songs By Artists With Repetitious Names

I'm not gonna lie to you – this is another post that originated from me wanting to add a certain song to a music post and not being able to think of a better way to include it other than this cockamamie concept. As it turns out, there are way more artists with repetitious names than I thought (e.g., Duran Duran, Goo Goo Dolls, and Yo-Yo Ma, to name a few). So maybe it was a dumb idea at first, but it turned out pretty well in the end. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Phillip Phillips  ~  "Gone, Gone, Gone"  (This is repetition to the extreme – both the artist AND the song title have repeated words. But what a great song!)

2)  Duran Duran  ~  "Hungry Like The Wolf"

3)  The Ting Tings  ~  "That's Not My Name"

4)  Yeah Yeah Yeahs  ~  "Maps"

5)  The The  ~  "I Saw The Light"

6)  The Go-Go's  ~  "Our Lips Are Sealed"

7)  Tom Tom Club  ~  "Genius Of Love"

8)  Wet Wet Wet  ~  "Sweet Surrender"

9)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones  ~  "The Impression That I Get"

10)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Iris"

11)  Mr. Mister  ~  "Is It Love"

12)  Frou Frou  ~  "Must Be Dreaming"

13)  Bow Wow Wow  ~  "I Want Candy"

14)  Everything Everything  ~  "Cough Cough"  (Direct to you from the Department of Redundancy Department)

15)  JoJo  ~  "Too Little Too Late"

BONUS TRACK:  Yo-Yo Ma  ~  "Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1"  (For the more cultured among us – I'm not necessarily including myself in that company)

"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"

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"

"High" & "Low" Songs

Another "Opposites" music post? Really? Yep. Get over it!  ~  JH

1)  Kellie Pickler  ~  "Red High Heels"

2)  The Wanted  ~  "All Time Low"

3)  James Blunt  ~  "High"

4)  Middle Class Rut  ~  "New Low"

5)  Radiohead  ~  "High & Dry"

6)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Low"

7)  Tal Bachman  ~  "She's So High"

8)  a-ha  ~  "Hunting High And Low"

9)  Kodaline  ~  "High Hopes"

10)  Cracker  ~  "Low"

11)  John Denver  ~  "Rocky Mountain High"

12)  Tony Bennett & Norah Jones  ~  "Speak Low"

13)  Damn Yankees  ~  "High Enough"  (Don't give me that look – it's the name of their band!)

14)  Augustana  ~  "Sweet And Low"

15)  Survivor  ~  "High On You"

16)  Sara Evans  ~  "Low"

17)  Tiffany Houghton  ~  "High"

18)  Freshlyground  ~  "Fire Is Low"

19)  Steve Winwood  ~  "Back In The High Life Again"

20)  War  ~  "Low Rider"

"Touch"-ing Songs

Here's an interesting collection of songs, both old and new, all containing the word "Touch" in their titles. I'll bet you're familiar with at least 6 of them. Will you take that bet?  ~  JH

1)  Carpenters  ~  "Touch Me When We're Dancing"

2)  Grateful Dead  ~  "Touch Of Grey"

3)  Conway Twitty  ~  "Touch The Hand"

4)  The Platters  ~  "(You've Got) The Magic Touch"

5)  Stacy Clark  ~  "Touch And Go"

6)  Elvis Presley  ~  "He Touched Me"

7)  David Guetta & Chris Willis  ~  "Everytime We Touch"

8)  Dolly Parton  ~  "Touch Your Woman"

9)  Dan Hill  ~  "Sometimes When We Touch"

10)  Divinyls  ~  "I Touch Myself"  (I know, I know, this one's a bit inappropriate – but it fit the theme too well to exclude it)

11)  Genesis  ~  "Invisible Touch"

12)  MC Hammer  ~  "U Can't Touch This"

13)  Diana Ross  ~  "Touch Me In The Morning"

14)  Natasha Bedingfield  ~  "Touch"

15)  The Doors  ~  "Touch Me"