"Plastic" Songs

Here's a bunch of songs with the word "Plastic" in their titles. I don't know why. If I did, I'd tell you. I promise. But I don't. So here they are. And...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Radiohead  ~  "Fake Plastic Trees"  (This may just be the quintessential "Plastic" song.)

2)  Eli Young Band  ~  "Plastic"

3)  Alanis  ~  "Plastic"  (Yes, THAT Alanis…Morissette. Way back when in her bubblegum-pop, pre-alternative rock days in Canada.)

4)  CKY  ~  "Plastic Plan"

5)  The Kinks  ~  "Plastic Man"  (As you will soon see, there are a number of songs by this name. And they're all different.)

6)  Guano Apes  ~  "Plastic Mouth"  (A song by a band with one of the greatest bizarro names of all time.)

7)  The Buggles  ~  "Living In The Plastic Age"

8)  Gorillaz ft. Snoop Dogg & Hypnotic Brass Ensemble  ~  "Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach"  (This is MEGA-weird!)

9)  Ani DiFranco  ~  "Little Plastic Castle"

10)  The Temptations  ~  "Plastic Man"

11)  Seether  ~  "Plastic Man"

12)  The Pretenders  ~  "Boots Of Chinese Plastic"

13)  Jefferson Airplane  ~  "Plastic Fantastic Lover"

14)  Newton Faulkner  ~  "Plastic Hearts"  (This is one of those artists I never would've heard of had it not been for my music blogging hobby. And that would be a tragedy, because he's a fantastic musician and singer!)

15)  Chela  ~   "Plastic Gun"

16)  Crowded House  ~  "Italian Plastic"

17)  Black Uhuru  ~  "Plastic Smile"

18)  Bootsy Collins  ~  "Party On Plastic"  (Okay, this one out-weirds the Gorillaz song above. By a mile!)

19)  Pluto Jonze  ~  "Plastic Bag In A Hurricane"

20)  The Posies  ~  "Plastic Paperbacks / Flavor Of The Month"

21)  Sonny & Cher  ~  "Plastic Man"

Songs With Years In Their Titles, Vol. 2: 1980-2000

Here's the second and final installment in a two-part miniseries featuring songs with historical years in their titles. You may wonder why I stopped at the year 2000, not continuing till the present. That's because there were virtually no songs with post-2000 years in their titles that were worth including. Quality over quantity, folks. You're welcome!  ~  JH

1)  Darren Hayes  ~  "Crush (1980 Me)"

2)  Ash  ~  "True Love 1980"

3)  Estelle  ~  "1980"

4)  Joanna Newsom  ~  "'81"

5)  Randy Travis  ~  "1982"

6)  John Mayer  ~  "'83"

7)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "1983… (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)"

8)  Neon Trees  ~  "1983"

9)  Eurythmics  ~  "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)"

10)  Passion Pit  ~  "Lifted Up (1985)"

11)  Bowling For Soup  ~  "1985"

12)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five"

13)  Owl City  ~  "January 28, 1986 / Galaxies"

14)  Death Cab For Cutie  ~  "Expo '86"

15)  Portugal. The Man  ~  "1989"

16)  R.E.M.  ~  "Pop Song '89"

17)  Travis  ~  "Tied To The '90s"

18)  Kimbra  ~  "'90s Music"

19)  Lucy Spraggan  ~  "'91"

20)  The Wombats  ~  "1996"

21)  Saint Motel  ~  "1997"

22)  Shout Out Louds  ~  "1999"

23)  Silverchair  ~  "Anthem For The Year 2000"

24)  Gorillaz  ~  "19-2000"

25)  Erykah Badu  ~  "A.D. 2000"

19 Songs With "Nineteen" In The Title

My wife is nineteen weeks pregnant today. So here's 19 songs with "Nineteen" (or "19") in their titles to celebrate that fact. Did I mention that these are getting harder and harder to put together? Did I also mention that nobody's twisting my arm to make me do them? However, I still managed to find the "required" number of songs, and my more music-savvy readers (listeners?) will be able to recognize at least 8 to 10 of these artists by name, if not by these songs. Only a few more weeks of these before I give up on them entirely, so enjoy them while they last!  ~  JH

1)  Muddy Waters  ~  "She's Nineteen Years Old"

2)  Vanessa Amorosi  ~  "19 Turning Point"

3)  Joe Jackson  ~  "Nineteen Forever"

4)  The Courteneers  ~  "Not Nineteen Forever"

5)  Mark Wills  ~  "19 Somethin'"

6)  Dan + Shay  ~  "19 You + Me"

7)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "Nineteen"

8)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "1979"

9)  Matt Wertz  ~  "5:19"

10)  Paul McCartney & Wings  ~  "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five"

11)  Samuel James  ~  "Nineteen"

12)  The Paper Kites  ~  "Portrait 19"

13)  Bowling For Soup  ~  "1985"

14)  Huey Lewis & The News  ~  "Thank You #19"

15)  Gorillaz  ~  "19-2000"

16)  Billy Ray Cyrus  ~  "Nineteen"

17)  Devin  ~  "Nineteen"

18)  ††† (Crosses)  ~  "Nineteen Eighty Seven"

19)  Birdy  ~  "1901"

"Dirty" Songs

These songs are not necessarily as advertised. You know I like to keep it "PG" up in here. But they are, nonetheless, a collection of songs with the word "Dirty" in their titles. This, of course, will be followed up with a collection of songs with "Clean" in the titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Dirty Diana"

2)  The Pogues  ~  "Dirty Old Town"

3)  Cher Lloyd  ~  "Dirty Love"

4)  The White Stripes  ~  "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground"

5)  AC/DC  ~  "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"

6)  The Cliks  ~  "Dirty King"

7)  Sonic Youth  ~  "Dirty Boots"

8)  Eagles  ~  "Dirty Laundry"

9)  Terri Clark  ~  "Dirty Girl"

10)  Gorillaz  ~  "Dirty Harry"

11)  Steve Winwood  ~  "Dirty City"

12)  Let's Buy Happiness  ~  "Dirty Lakes"

13)  Eels  ~  "Dirty Girl"

14)  Chris Garneau  ~  "Dirty Night Clowns"

15)  The Three Degrees  ~  "Dirty Ol' Man"

Songs With Men's Names In The Titles, Vol. 1

OK, so let's switch gears for a bit. Here's a collection of songs with men's names in the titles. This post is part 1 of 2, and part 3 of a greater 6-part series. If you've missed the previous editions, you'd better catch up! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Beatles  ~  "Hey Jude"

2)  Paul Simon  ~  "You Can Call Me Al"

3)  Gorillaz  ~  "Clint Eastwood"

4)  Elton John  ~  "Daniel"

5)  The Marvelettes  ~  "Don't Mess With Bill"

6)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Hey Joe"

7)  ABBA  ~  "Fernando"

8)  Rick Springfield  ~  "Jessie's Girl"  (Despite the unconventional spelling, yes, Jessie is a dude.)

9)  Dionne Warwick  ~  "Alfie"

10)  Poe  ~  "Angry Johnny"

11)  Jim Croce  ~  "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"

12)  The Kingsmen  ~  "Louie, Louie"

13)  Pink Floyd  ~  "Careful With That Axe, Eugene"  (Even though there are no discernible lyrics to speak of, this is one creepy song and video! In other words, I like it!)

14)  The Coasters  ~  "Charlie Brown"

15)  Goldfrapp  ~  "Clay"