Thursday, October 17, 2013

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)

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

"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)  BeyoncĂ©  ~  "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"


Tuesday, October 15, 2013

"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"