"Tried" & "True" Songs

So, these aren't quite "Opposites," but the two words are related by cliché. Here's a collection of really good songs (mostly by people you've heard of) featuring either the word "Tried" or "True" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Mama Tried"

2)  Madonna  ~  "True Blue"

3)  Soundgarden  ~  "The Day I Tried To Live"

4)  Coldplay  ~  "True Love"

5)  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ft. Akon  ~  "I Tried"

6)  Metallica  ~  "Sad But True"

7)  Dexy's Midnight Runners  ~  "I Couldn't Help If I Tried"

8)  Joan Armatrading  ~  "True Love"

9)  Tanya Tucker  ~  "Love Knows We Tried"

10)  Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes  ~  "To Be True"

11)  Rodney Crowell  ~  "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried"

12)  Eivør  ~  "True Love"

13)  The Jeff Healey Band  ~  "I Tried"

14)  Darius Rucker  ~  "True Believers"

15)  Al Green  ~  "I Tried To Tell Myself"

16)  JJ Heller  ~  "True Things"

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17)  Jessica Frech ft. Melanie  ~  "Tried To Die Young"

18)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Never Had A Dream Come True"

19)  Dri  ~  "You Know I Tried"

20)  Elton John & Kiki Dee  ~  "True Love"

21)  Brett Detar  ~  "Tried To Hate The Angels"

22)  Spandau Ballet  ~  "True"

23)  Blue Aces  ~  "Tried To Warn You"

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24)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes"

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Apologetic Songs

Here's a playlist for any among us who needs to say "I'm sorry" to anyone for any reason. There are a few "I'm not sorry" songs in the mix, but those people are just being stubborn about it. They really are sorry. (I think.) Anyway, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Chicago  ~  "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"

2)  Elton John  ~  "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"

3)  Brenda Lee  ~  "I'm Sorry"

4)  Timbaland ft. OneRepublic  ~  "Apologize"

5)  Nirvana  ~  "All Apologies"

6)  Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis  ~  "I'm So Sorry"

7)  Craig David  ~  "Don't Love You No More (I'm Sorry)"

8)  The Hollies  ~  "Sorry, Suzanne"

9)  Grace Potter  ~  "Apologies"

10)  Buckcherry  ~  "Sorry"

11)  The Impalas  ~  "Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)"

12)  Ace Of Base  ~  "Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"

13)  Akon  ~  "Sorry, Blame It On Me"

14)  Howie Day  ~  "Sorry, So Sorry"

15)  Connie Francis  ~  "Who's Sorry Now?"

16)  R.E.M.  ~  "So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)"

17)  John Denver  ~  "I'm Sorry"

18)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "No Apologies"

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19)  Bon Jovi  ~  "No Apologies"

20)  The Platters  ~  "I'm Sorry"

Songs By Solo Artists With Four-Letter Names

Last but not least, here we have a collection of songs by artists with four letters in their names. This collection of 20 songs consists exclusive of solo artists. You suggested them. I added them. (Plus a few more.) If I missed any of your favorites, now that this miniseries is complete, you may now throw your barbs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  P!nk  ~  "Trouble"

2)  Ozzy  ~  "Dreamer"  (Ozzy Osbourne doesn't often go by only his first name – not officially, at least. But for this song, he did – so I can technically include it here.)

3)  Enya  ~  "Amarantine" 

4)  Ne-Yo  ~  "One In A Million"

5)  Cher  ~  "Half Breed"

6)  Moby  ~  "In This World"

7)  T'Pau  ~  "Heart And Soul"

8)  Taco  ~  "Puttin' On The Ritz"

9)  Dido  ~  "White Flag"

10)  2Pac ft. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman  ~  "California Love"

11)  SOKO  ~  "I Thought I Was An Alien"

12)  Seal  ~  "Love's Divine"

13)  Lune  ~  "Girls With Bangs"

14)  Akon  ~  "Don't Matter"

15)  MIKA ft. Ariana Grande  ~  "Popular Song"

16)  RJD2  ~  "1976"

17)  Q-Tip ft. Norah Jones  ~  "Life Is Better"

18)  Beck  ~  "Girl"

19)  Zedd ft. Matthew Koma & Miriam Bryant  ~  "Find You"

20)  Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys  ~  "Empire State Of Mind"

Songs About Hands

I did a post of "Songs About Feet" awhile back, so this one was bound to show up sooner or later. As with that previous post, this is not some wackadoo fetish thing. Rather, it's just a bunch of songs with "Hand" or "Hands" in the titles. Some classic music here by well-known singers and bands, as well as a few real gems by lesser-known artists. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Fuel  ~  "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)"

2)  Breathe  ~  "Hands To Heaven"

3)  Cascada  ~  "The World Is In My Hands"

4)  Nine Inch Nails  ~  "The Hand That Feeds"

5)  The Beatles  ~  "I Want To Hold Your Hand"

6)  Nelly Furtado  ~  "In God's Hands"

7)  The Coronas  ~  "Someone Else's Hands"

8)  Seether  ~  "Tied My Hands"

9)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Hands Clean"

10)  Michael Jackson & Akon  ~  "Hold My Hand"

11)  Charlie Winston  ~  "In Your Hands"

12)  Nerina Pallot  ~  "Put Your Hands Up"

13)  Hootie & The Blowfish  ~  "Hold My Hand"

14)  Walk Off The Earth  ~  "Red Hands"

15)  Keaton Henson  ~  "Small Hands"

16)  Holly Dunn  ~  "Daddy's Hands"

17)  Benjamin Francis Leftwich  ~  "Atlas Hands"

18)  JJ Heller  ~  "Your Hands"

19)  The Almost  ~  "Hands"

20)  Randy Travis  ~  "Look Heart, No Hands"

21)  Natalie Grant  ~  "In Better Hands"

22)  Milow  ~  "Out Of My Hands"

23)  Chris Tomlin  ~  "I Lift My Hands"

24)  Jewel  ~  "Hands"

25)  Georgia Satellites  ~  "Keep Your Hands To Yourself"