What "We Are," According To These Artists

If you were wondering what "we are," these artists have the answer for you. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dua Lipa  ~  "We're Good"

2)  fun. ft. Janelle Monáe  ~  "We Are Young"

3)  U.S.A. for Africa  ~  "We Are The World"

4)  Queen  ~  "We Are The Champions"

5)  Empire Of The Sun  ~  "We Are The People"

6)  Sister Sledge  ~  "We Are Family"

7)  The Madden Brothers  ~  "We Are Done"

8)  The White Stripes  ~  "We're Going To Be Friends"

9)  Alicia Keys  ~  "We Are Here"

10)  Taylor Swift  ~  "We Are Never Getting Back Together"

11)  Kesha  ~  "We R Who We R"

12)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "We Are Alive"

13)  Thompson Twins  ~  "We Are Detective"

14)  Sharon Van Etten  ~  "We Are Fine"

15)  The Wizard Of Oz Cast  ~  "We're Off To See The Wizard!"

16)  Avril Lavigne  ~  "We Are Warriors"

17)  Rita Coolidge  ~  "We're All Alone"

18)  Grand Funk Railroad  ~  "We're An American Band"

19)  The Calling  ~  "We Are Forgiven"

20)  Led Zeppelin  ~  "We're Gonna Groove"

21)  Twisted Sister  ~  "We're Not Gonna Take It"

22)  The Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "We Are The Normal"

23)  Iggy Pop  ~  "We Are The People"

24)  Steve Perry  ~  "We're Still Here"

25)  Billy Currington  ~  "We Are Tonight"

Things These Artists Want To Be, Vol. 3

Here are a few more songs whose titles all start with the word "Be." Like their predecessors, these tunes are well worth your time. So take a listen. And, please, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Phyllis Hyman  ~  "Be One"

2)  Beauty And The Beast Cast  ~  "Be Our Guest"

3)  Lady Antebellum  ~  "Be Patient With My Love"

4)  Iron Maiden  ~  "Be Quick Or Be Dead"

5)  Thousand Foot Krutch  ~  "Be Somebody"

6)  Deftones  ~  "Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)"

7)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Be Still"

8)  Asher Roth  ~  "Be Right"

9)  Carolyn Arends  ~  "Be Still"

10)  Diplo & Sleepy Tom  ~  "Be Right There"

11)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  "Be There"

12)  The Lion King Cast  ~  "Be Prepared"

13)  Big Boi ft. Janelle Monáe  ~  "Be Still"

14)  Kings Of Leon  ~  "Be Somebody"

15)  Machine Head  ~  "Be Still And Know"

16)  Slash's Snakepit  ~  "Be The Ball"

17)  Kari Jobe  ~  "Be Still"

18)  The Kooks  ~  "Be Who You Are"

19)  Dua Lipa  ~  "Be The One"

20)  Major Lazer ft. Wild Belle  ~  "Be Together"

21)  The Fray  ~  "Be Still"

22)  Grace Vanderwaal  ~  "Be True To Your School"

23)  Darius Rucker  ~  "Be Wary Of A Woman"

24)  J. Holiday  ~  "Be With Me"

25)  The Killers  ~  "Be Still"

“Give” & “Go” Songs, Vol. 2

More "Give" & "Go" Songs coming your way in 5...4...3...well, whenever you decide to click on the link that sends you here. This is it for the "Give" songs, but there will be more "Go" songs in a future post (because I always over-plan). Stay tuned. And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  James Arthur  ~  “Say You Won’t Let Go”

2)  Izzy Bizu  ~  “Give Me Love”

3)  Chuck Berry  ~  “No Particular Place To Go”

4)  The B-52’s  ~  “Give Me Back My Man”

5)   Boyz II Men  ~  “Please Don’t Go”

6)  The Rolling Stones ft. Lisa Fischer  ~  “Gimme Shelter”

7)  LIGHTS  ~  “Up We Go”

8)  The O’Jays  ~  “Give The People What They Want”

9)  Alessia Cara  ~  “How Far I’ll Go”

10)  En Vogue  ~  “Give It Up Turn It Loose”

11)  James Bay  ~  “Let It Go”

12)  Shakira ft. Lil Wayne  ~  “Give It Up To Me”

13)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “I’m Letting Go”

14)  P!nk ft. Nate Ruess  ~  “Just Give Me A Reason”

15)  The Supremes  ~  “Where Did Our Love Go?”

16)  James Blunt  ~  “Don’t Give Me Those Eyes”

17)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  “Merry Go ‘Round”

18)  Madonna ft. M.I.A. & Nicki Minaj  ~  “Give Me All Your Luvin’”

19)  Bon Jovi & Jennifer Nettles  ~  “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”

20)  Janelle Monáe  ~  “Givin’ Em What They Love”

21)  Garbage  ~  “Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)”

22)  Jennifer Hudson  ~  “Giving Myself”

23)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “Every Time You Go”

24)  Maggie Rogers  ~  “Give A Little”

25)  Mariah Carey  ~  “Can’t Let Go”

Songs With Abbreviations In The Title, Vol. 1

Of all the things I've blogged about before, this is not one of them. Until now... Enjoy this first set of songs (of two) featuring some kind of abbreviation, initials, or acronym in the title.  ~  JH

1)  Tori Kelly  ~  “P.Y.T.”  (“Pretty Young Thing.” Nice cover of a Michael Jackson hit.)

2)  Foo Fighters  ~  “D.O.A.”  (“Dead On Arrival”)

3)  Bea Miller  ~  “S.L.U.T.”  (It’s not what it looks like. This is shorthand for “Sweet Little Unforgettable Thing.”)

4)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “I.R.S.”  (No double meaning here. It really does stand for “Internal Revenue Service.”)

5)  Mariah Carey  ~  “H.A.T.E.U.”  (“H.A.T.E.U.” actually means “hate you.” So…it’s not really an abbreviation for anything. You tricky trickster, Mariah!) 

6)  Kasabian  ~  “L.S.F.”  (“Lost Souls Forever”)

7)  Melanie Fiona  ~  “L.O.V.E.”  (Also not technically an abbreviation.)

8)  Black Sabbath  ~  “N.I.B.”  (Apparently, “Nib” was the nickname of a band member’s beard. Ozzy put the punctuation marks in there to confuse people. Mission accomplished!)

9)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “BWU”  (“Be With U”)

10)  Noah And The Whale  ~  “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.”  (It means what it looks like it means. N.O.T. A.N. A.B.B.R.E.V.I.A.T.I.O.N. *sigh*)

11)  Dua Lipa ft. Charli XCX, Zara Larsson, MØ, & Alma  ~  “IDGAF”  (I’ll let you Google this abbreviation. Although, seeing as this is the sanitized version of the song, the title should have been shortened further to “IDGA.”)

12)  Live  ~  “T.B.D.”  (“Tibetan Book of the Dead”)

13)  Janelle Monáe ft. Erykah Badu  ~  “Q.U.E.E.N.”  (Also not an abbreviation. I’m spotting a pattern here.)

14)  Cream  ~  “N.S.U.”  (Oddly enough, this stands for “Non-Specific Urethritis.”)

15)  Jessie J  ~  “L.O.V.E.”  (Equally not an actual abbreviation. This may be less the fault of the artists and more the fault of yours truly, the blogger. Sorry…)

16)  Rythm Syndicate  ~  “P.A.S.S.I.O.N.”  (The singer spells out several words in this one. But none of them are abbreviations. He just likes spelling, I guess. Except in the case of his band’s name, which is – apparently – misspelled intentionally. Go figure!)

17)  John Mellencamp  ~  “R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.”  (The “R.O.C.K.” part doesn’t mean anything other than “Rock.” If you don’t know what the “U.S.A.” part means, you’re either not from around here or you’ve been living under a rock. Either way…find out for yourself.)

18)  Le Tigre  ~  “TKO”  ("Technical Knockout")

19)  Harry Chapin  ~  “W.O.L.D.”  (These are the call letters of a fictional radio station at which the song’s narrator is an aging deejay. Thus a double meaning with the letters “O.L.D.”)

20)  Florida Georgia Line  ~  “H.O.L.Y.”  ("High On Loving You")

"Many" Songs

Here's a number of songs with the word "Many" in their titles. How many? Not "Too Many." (That will come later.) But not "Few" either. (That will come next.) Confused yet? Don't be! Simply enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Adele  ~  “Many Shades Of Black”

2)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  “Many Rivers To Cross”

3)  The Pussycat Dolls  ~  “How Many Times, How Many Lies”

4)  2Pac  ~  “So Many Tears”

5)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “Many The Miles”

6)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “How Many More Times”

7)  Janelle Monáe  ~  “Many Moons”

8)  Biffy Clyro  ~  “Many Of Horror (When We Collide)”

9)  Ayo  ~  “How Many People”

10)  Johnny Mathis  ~  “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing”

11)  Toni Braxton  ~  “How Many Ways”

12)  Simply Red  ~  “So Many People”

13)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Coat Of Many Colors”

14)  Erasure  ~  “How Many Times?”

15)  Jane Monheit  ~  “So Many Stars”

16)  Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross  ~  “How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye?”

17)  Plumb  ~  “Need You Now (How Many Times)”

18)  Spandau Ballet  ~  “How Many Lies”

19)  Sarah Brightman  ~  “So Many Things”

20)  Gerald Levert  ~  “How Many Times”