Songs About Addiction (But Not Really)

Here's a collection of songs about addiction, but not the kind you think. No, these folks aren't drug addicts. They're addicted to you, to me, to love, to the system, to diesel, to Jesus, and – oddly enough – to slow motion. One song does talk about drug addiction, but the singer denies the fact that she suffers from it. That being said, enjoy this eclectic mix of...something or other.  ~  JH

1)  Bo Saris  ~  "The Addict"

2)  Five Star  ~  "System Addict"  (I somehow missed this song back in the day, but it seems oddly prescient now – many of us, myself included, would likely qualify as "system addicts")

3)  Alex Goot  ~  "Living Addiction"

4)  K's Choice  ~  "Not An Addict"

5)  Family Force 5  ~  "Love Addict"

6)  Shakira  ~  "Addicted To You"

7)  P.O.D.  ~  "Addicted"

8)  Jayne Denham  ~  "Addicted To The Diesel"

9)  Carman ft. DC Talk  ~  "Addicted To Jesus"  (Forgive me for being blunt, but it's crap like this that gives Christian music – in particular, Christian hip-hop – a bad  name. I only include it here as an example of how NOT to reach fans of hip-hop music for Jesus. And yes, I know the song's like 20 years old now.)

10)  Avicii ft. Audra Mae  ~  "Addicted To You"

11)  Simple Plan  ~  "Addicted"

12)  Anjulie  ~  "Addicted2Me"

13)  Robert Palmer  ~  "Addicted To Love"

14)  Carina Round  ~  "Slow Motion Addict"

15)  Alkaline Trio  ~  "This Addiction"

16)  Nomads ft. Vanessa Curry  ~  "Addicted To Love"

"Worst" Songs

This is that collection of best "Worst" songs I was telling you about earlier. Remember? No? Well, here they are anyway. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  The Script  ~  "Before The Worst"

2)  Cockeyed Optimist  ~  "The Worst Thing"

3)  Brian Anderson-Payne  ~  "The Worst Is Over"

4)  Jhené Aiko  ~  "The Worst"

5)  The Radio Dept.  ~  "The Worst Taste In Music"

6)  Tynisha Keli ft. Coma Chi  ~  "Love Hurts (Worst Enemy)"

7)  The Hoosiers  ~  "Worst Case Scenario"

8)  Rascal Flatts  ~  "My Worst Fear"

9)  Lit  ~  "My Own Worst Enemy"

10)  Adelphia  ~  "Do Your Worst"

11)  Breaking Pangaea  ~  "Worst Part"

12)  Telefon Tel Aviv  ~  "You Are The Worst Thing In The World"

13)  Issues  ~  "The Worst Of Them"

14)  The Startover  ~  "Worst Case Scenario"

15)  The Challis Effect  ~  "The Worst In Me"

16)  Robert Pettersson ft. Helena Josefsson  ~  "My Own Worst Enemy"

17)  Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge  ~  "The Worst That Could Happen"

18)  Porcupine  ~  "Worst Case Scenario"

19)  Lynn Anderson  ~  "The Worst Is Yet To Come"

20)  The Actual  ~  "This Is The Worst Day Of My Life"

"Best" Songs

These are the best "Best" songs I could come up with. And they're pretty good ones, too. Later – maybe later today, maybe tomorrow, maybe in June – I'll share with you the best "Worst" songs I could find. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  American Authors  ~  "Best Day Of My Life"

2)  Taylor Swift  ~  "The Best Day"

3)  One Direction  ~  "Best Song Ever"

4)  Whitney Houston  ~  "I Learned From The Best"

5)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "Best I Ever Had"

6)  Tina Turner  ~  "The Best"

7)  Queen  ~  "You're My Best Friend"

8)  AlunaGeorge  ~  "Best Be Believing"

9)  Ray LaMontagne  ~  "You Are The Best Thing"

10)  The Emotions  ~  "Best Of My Love"

11)  Gary Allan  ~  "Best I Ever Had"

12)  Anita Baker  ~  "Giving You The Best That I Got"

13)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  "My Best Theory"

14)  Dala  ~  "Best Day"

15)  Travis Tritt  ~  "Best Of Intentions"

16)  The Puppini Sisters  ~  "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend"

17)  Foo Fighters  ~  "Best Of You"

18)  Katie Armiger  ~  "Best Song Ever"  (Not the same as the 1D song above)

19)  State Of Shock  ~  "Best I Ever Had"

20)  Gladys Knight & The Pips  ~  "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"

Songs With "There" In The Title

Here's the aforementioned counterpart to my "Songs With 'Here' In The Title" post. No further intro is required. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bon Jovi  ~  "I'll Be There For You"

2)  Reba McEntire  ~  "Is There Life Out There?"

3)  Luther Vandross & Gregory Hines  ~  "There's Nothing Better Than Love"

4)  Spice Girls  ~  "Say You'll Be There"

5)  Elton John  ~  "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"  (Interesting video: Justin Timberlake portrays a young Elton John here, and Paul Reubens – of Pee Wee Herman fame – portrays his long-time manager, John Reid.)

6)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "Wishing I Was There"

7)  Billy Ocean  ~  "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"

8)  Mariah Carey ft. Trey Lorenz  ~  "I'll Be There"

9)  The Rembrandts  ~  "I'll Be There For You"  (You may remember this one as the theme song for the TV show, FRIENDS.)

10)  Kimberly Anne  ~  "Bury Me There"

11)  The Wonder Years  ~  "There, There"

12)  Gabz  ~  "Lie There"

13)  The Moody Blues  ~  "I Know You're Out There Somewhere"

14)  Susan Boyle  ~  "You Have To Be There"

15)  Oasis  ~  "Let There Be Love"

16)  Sixpence None The Richer  ~  "There She Goes"

17)  Alabama  ~  "There's No Way"

18)  Katie Melua  ~  "I Will Be There"  (I've got chills! What a voice!)

19)  Howie Day  ~  "Be There"

20)  Röyksopp  ~  "What Else Is There?"  (Hold up! Didn't I just post a Röyksopp song in the previous "Here" post? Yeah. What's my point?)