Songs About Whips, Chains, & Ropes (& One About Handcuffs)

If your first thought upon reading this post title was, "Whaaattt???", then please feel free to get your mind out of the gutter. Admittedly, it was an intentionally "grab your attention" subject line, but the songs contained herein are utterly innocuous. Call it clickbait at its finest. I call it a brand new opportunity to...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Devo  ~  “Whip It”

2)  Apocalyptica ft. Franky Perez  ~  “House Of Chains”

3)  Foo Fighters  ~  “Rope”

4)  Silentó  ~  “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)”

5)  Toto  ~  “Don’t Chain My Heart”

6)  Lights  ~  “Heavy Rope”

7)  Willow Smith  ~  “Whip My Hair”

8)  Clay Walker  ~  “The Chain Of Love”

9)  KT Tunstall  ~  “Throw Me A Rope”

10)  Keith Richards  ~  “Whip It Up”

11)  The Pretenders  ~  “Back On The Chain Gang”

12)  Charlotte OC  ~  “Cut The Rope”

13)  Tedashii  ~  “Jumped Out The Whip”

14)  Carole King  ~  “Chains”

15)  Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble  ~  “Tightrope”

16)  The Features  ~  “Big Mama Gonna Whip Us Good”

17)  Patty Loveless  ~  “Chains”

18)  Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds  ~  “Alone On The Rope”

19)  Jeff Bridges ft. Michael McDonald  ~  “She Lay Her Whip Down”

20)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “Chain Of Fools”

21)  Sting  ~  “Dead Man’s Rope”

22)  Doris Day  ~  “The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away)”

23)  Tina Arena  ~  “Chains”

24)  Janelle Monaé ft. Big Boi  ~  “Tightrope”

25)  The Good Bad Kids  ~  “Handcuffs”

“Against” Songs, Vol. 2

Last but not least, the rest of the "Against" songs. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  “Against The Wind”

2)  Promise ft. Jhene Aiko  ~  “Against The Odds”

3)  Rockchild  ~  “Against A Man”

4)  Diamond Rio  ~  “Hearts Against The Wind”

5)  Lizzy Borden  ~  “Me Against The World”

6)  Child Actor  ~  “Against The Night”

7)  The Black Keys  ~  “All Hands Against His Own”

8)  Eric Carmen  ~  “Boats Against The Current”

9)  Judah & The Lion  ~  “Back’s Against The Wall”

10)  Christina Milian  ~  “Us Against The World”

11)  Stratovarius  ~  “Against The Wind”

12)  Harriet  ~  “Up Against It”

13)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “Back Up Against The Wall”

14)  Steve Harris  ~  “Us Against The World”

15)  Christopher  ~  “Against The Odds”

16)  Rosanne Cash  ~  “Hope Against Hope”

17)  Newton Faulkner  ~  “Against The Grain”

18)  Que Passa  ~  “Against The Grain”

19)  Britney Spears ft. Madonna  ~  “Me Against The Music”

20)  Lene Marlin  ~  “Fight Against The Hours”

“Against” Songs, Vol. 1

And now, for the "Against" songs. As previously mentioned, with the "For" songs I limited myself to choosing only songs that began with the word "For" and tried to do the same with the "Against" songs. Sadly, I couldn't find enough good ones to balance out the number of "For" songs, so I expanded my search to songs with "Against" anywhere in their titles. And here's what I came up with. Volume 2 will follow, and this series will be complete. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Phil Collins  ~  “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)”

2)  Accept  ~  “Against The World”

3)  Hudson And Troop  ~  “Against The Odds”

4)  Bonnie Tyler  ~  “Against The Wind”

5)  Dee-1 ft. Big K.R.I.T. & Lupe Fiasco  ~  “Against Us”

6)  Chloé Bird  ~  “Against Each Other”

7)  Coldplay  ~  “Us Against The World”

8)  Morgan Page & Michael S  ~  “Against The World”

9)  After Hour Animals  ~  “Against All Odds”

10)  Gary Allan  ~  “Lovin’ You Against My Will”

11)  City And Colour  ~  “Against The Grain”

12)  LORD  ~  “Against The Wind”

13)  Survivor  ~  “Man Against The World”

14)  Milow  ~  “Against The Tide”

15)  Jamie Allensworth  ~  “Against The Grain”

16)  Danger Mouse & Danielle Luppi ft. Jack White  ~  “Two Against One” 

17)  Vicious Rumors  ~  “Against The Grain”

18)  Cello Fury  ~  “Against All Odds”

19)  Helen Reddy  ~  “You And Me Against The World”

20)  Cage The Elephant  ~  “Back Against The Wall”

“For” Songs, Vol. 2

If you liked the first set of "For" songs, you're sure to like these as much or more. In fact, I think this might be the "better half." Next up, "Against" songs. And more "Against" songs. And then we're done with this. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sheena Easton  ~  “For Your Eyes Only”

2)  The O’Jays  ~  “For The Love Of Money”

3)  Yellowcard  ~  “For You, And Your Denial”

4)  AC/DC  ~  “For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)”

5)  Joni Mitchell  ~  “For Free”

6)  Steve Vai ft. Holland Metropole Orchestra  ~  “For The Love Of God”

7)  Buffalo Springfield  ~  “For What It’s Worth”

8)  Bee Gees  ~  “For Whom The Bell Tolls”

9)  Audrey Assad  ~  “For Love Of You”

10)  Staind  ~  “For You”

11)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “For You”

12)  Monica  ~  “For You, I Will”

13)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “For The Sake Of The Call”

14)  The Yardbirds  ~  “For Your Love”

15)  Adam Lambert  ~  “For Your Entertainment”

16)  Manfred Mann’s Earth Band  ~  “For You”

17)  Keith Urban  ~ “For You”

18)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “For Your Life”

19)  John Denver  ~  “For You”

20)  Metallica  ~  “For Whom The Bell Tolls”

“For” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a four-part miniseries featuring songs with the words "For" and/or "Against" in their titles. Since "For" is such a common word, my criteria for choosing these songs was that the title of the song had to begin with the word "For." I tried to do the same with the "Against" songs, but found that method too limiting, instead including songs with the word anywhere in their titles. Here's the first half of the "For" songs, and I do hope you enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Carpenters  ~  “For All We Know”

2)  Avicii ft. Alex Ebert  ~  “For A Better Day”

3)  Foo Fighters  ~  “For All The Cows”

4)  Bon Iver  ~  “For Emma, Forever Ago”

5)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “For Martha”

6)  Barclay James Harvest  ~  “For No One”

7)  Paramore  ~  “For A Pessimist, I’m Pretty Optimistic”

8)  Band Of Horses  ~  “For Annabelle”

9)  Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel  ~  “For Good”

10)  4Him  ~  “For Future Generations”

11)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  “For Me This Is Heaven”

12)  All That Remains  ~  “For You”

13)  Paul McCartney  ~  “For No One”

14)  Nikki Yanofsky  ~  “For Another Day”

15)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “For Once In My Life”

16)  Serena Ryder  ~  “For You”

17)  The Script  ~  “For The First Time”

18)  Ray Price  ~  “For The Good Times”

19)  Luther Vandross  ~  “For You To Love”

20)  Thin Lizzy  ~  “For Those Who Love To Live”