“Sick” & “Tired” Songs, Vol. 1

I got it into my head that I would post a set of songs with either the word "Sick" or "Tired" or both in their titles. Then I started finding too many good songs that qualified. Pretty soon, I had enough songs for not one, not two, but three posts. Yes, that's right – imagine that! – I got carried away with myself again. So this is the first post, and there will be two more. I'll spread 'em out a bit, so you don't get too...wait for it..."Sick" and "Tired" of them. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Flyleaf  ~  “I’m So Sick”

2)  Stone Sour  ~  “Tired”

3)  Oh Land  ~  “Earth Sick”

4)  Hoodoo Gurus  ~  “Waking Up Tired”

5)  The Dø  ~  “Gonna Be Sick!”

6)  Al Green  ~  “Tired Of Being Alone”

7)  Ny  ~  “Sea Sick”

8)  The Exies  ~  “Tired Of You”

9)  Metric  ~  “Sick Muse”

10)  Ringside  ~  “Tired Of Being Sorry”

11)  Lisa Loeb  ~  “Sick, Sick, Sick”

12)  The Lee Boys  ~  “I’m Not Tired”

13)  Matthew Sweet  ~  “Sick Of Myself”

14)  Status Quo  ~  “Are You Growing Tired Of My Love?”

15)  Bob Dylan  ~  “Love Sick”

16)  Carly Simon  ~  “Tired Of Being Blonde”

17)  Skillet  ~  “Sick Of It”

18)  Schiller ft. Jaël  ~  “Tired”

19)  Peace  ~  “Lovesick”

20)  Only You  ~  “Love Is Making Me Tired”

21)  Catfish and the Bottlemen  ~  “Homesick”

22)  Alela Diane  ~  “Tired Feet”

23)  Egypt Central  ~  “You Make Me Sick”

24)  Nanci Griffith, Emmylou Harris, & Iris DeMent  ~  “Are You Tired Of Me, My Darling?”

25)  The Cardigans  ~  “Sick & Tired”

Songs About Breathing, Vol. 1

My sinuses and allergies have been giving me fits lately. What I wouldn't give to just be able to breathe out of both my nostrils without the aid of decongestants! Which got me thinking about songs with the word "Breathe" (or one of its forms) in their titles. There's quite a few of them, actually. Many which I really like. And that's how this post, as well as its follow-up later today, came to be. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Anna Nalick  ~  "Breathe (2 AM)"

2)  Collective Soul  ~  "Breathe"

3)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  "Breathe"

4)  Angels and Airwaves  ~  "Breathe"

5)  Faith Hill  ~  "Breathe"

6)  Red  ~  "Breathe Into Me"

7)  FKA twigs  ~  "Breathe"

8)  Maroon 5  ~  "Harder To Breathe"

9)  Michelle Branch  ~  "Breathe"

10)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Just Breathe"

11)  Flyleaf  ~  "Breathe Today"

12)  Florence + The Machine  ~  "Breath Of Life"

13)  Evanescence  ~  "Breathe No More"

14)  Breaking Benjamin  ~  "Breath"

15)  Sia  ~  "Breathe Me"

16)  Kari Jobe  ~  "Breathe On Us"

17)  Sixpence None The Richer  ~  "Breathe Your Name"

18)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "Breathe"

19)  Toni Braxton  ~  "Breathe Again"

20)  The Hollies  ~  "The Air That I Breathe"

"New" & "Old" Songs

Why? Why more "Opposites" music posts? Because maybe, just maybe, I can't stop. No matter how hard I try. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Flyleaf  ~  "New Horizons"

2)  Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton  ~  "You Can't Make Old Friends"

3)  Patti LaBelle  ~  "New Attitude"

4)  Black Mountain  ~  "Old Fangs"

5)  Céline Dion  ~  "A New Day Has Come"

6)  Neil Young  ~  "Old Man"

7)  Leeland  ~  "New Creation"

8)  Froggy Fresh  ~  "Same Old Kid"  (I'm not sure what to make of this one – the dude seems dead-serious, and his lyrics are pretty dang good, but the whole thing comes off like a parody of "real" rap – maybe not?)

9)  Paloma Faith  ~  "New York"

10)  Kenny Chesney  ~  "Old Blue Chair"

11)  Deadeye Dick  ~  "New Age Girl"

12)  Maps & Atlases  ~  "Old Ash"

13)  INXS  ~  "New Sensation"

14)  Ben Howard  ~  "Old Pine"

15)  U2  ~  "New Year's Day"

16)  Ólafur Arnalds ft. Arnór Dan  ~  "Old Skin"

17)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Brand New Me"

18)  Our Last Night  ~  "Same Old War"

19)  Wreckx-N-Effect  ~  "New Jack Swing"

20)  Brad Paisley ft. Alabama  ~  "Old Alabama"

21)  Tamar Kaprelian  ~  "New Day"

22)  Lupe Fiasco ft. Ed Sheeran  ~  "Old School Love"

23)  Yael Naim  ~  "New Soul"

24)  Redlight King  ~  "Old Man"  (Does this chorus sound familiar? Yep, they sampled Neil Young's song – see #6 above – but this song was sufficiently unique in its own right to merit inclusion here.)

25)  The Stylistics  ~  "You Make Me Feel Brand New"

Songs With Men's Names In The Titles, Vol. 2

Here's part 2 of 2 of songs with men's names in the titles, and part 4 of a greater 6-part series. If you missed the previous posts, you better get to gettin'! Oh yeah, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Rednex  ~  "Cotton Eye Joe"

2)  Bat For Lashes  ~  "Daniel"

3)  Dixie Chicks  ~  "Goodbye Earl"

4)  Blessid Union Of Souls  ~  "Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me For Me)"

5)  Ray Charles  ~  "Hit The Road, Jack!"

6)  Herman's Hermits  ~  "I'm Henry VIII, I Am"  (This song is going to be stuck in your head for the rest of the day now. You're welcome.)

7)  John Mellencamp  ~  "Jack And Diane"  (With this song, you also get a lady's name – no extra charge!)

8)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Jeremy"

9)  Martha & The Vandellas  ~  "Jimmy Mack"

10)  Chuck Berry  ~  "Johnny B. Goode"

11)  Toni Basil  ~  "Mickey"

12)  Billy Joel  ~  "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"

13)  Regina Spektor  ~  "Oh Marcello"  (The song ends around the 3:00 mark. There's not much to see after that…)

14)  Flyleaf  ~  "Red Sam"

15)  Boney M.  ~ "Rasputin"

16)  R.E.M.  ~  "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?"