Even More Songs About “Doing It”

Last but not least in a series that probably never should have been a series, here are Even More Songs About "Doing It." As always, the "it" here can mean a variety of things. In most, if not all, cases "it" refers to something completely innocuous. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Bonnie Tyler & Todd Rundgren  ~  “Loving You’s A Dirty Job (But Somebody’s Gotta Do It)”

2)  Paris  ~  “The Devil Made Me Do It”

3)  Camera Obscura  ~  “Do It Again”

4)  Pia Mia ft. Chris Brown & Tyga  ~  “Do It Again”

5)  Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers  ~  “I’ve Seen Him Do It”

6)  Daphne Willis  ~  “Do It Like This”

7)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Can’t Let You Do It”

8)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “Do It Well”

9)  Vern Gosdin  ~  “If You’re Gonna Do Me Wrong, Do It Right”

10)  Leigh Nash  ~  “Doing It Wrong”

11)  Father John Misty  ~  “Well, You Can Do It Without Me”

12)  Catherine Zeta-Jones  ~  “I Can’t Do It Alone”

13)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “Do It Or Die”

14)  Shirley Caesar  ~  “He’ll Do It Again”

15)  Gerry & The Pacemakers  ~  “How Do You Do It?”

16)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  “Should I Do It?”

17)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Do It For Love”

18)  No Doubt  ~  “You Can Do It”

19)  Canon ft. Thi’sl & Lecrae  ~  “Over Do It”

20)  The Kills  ~  “Doing It To Death”

"Private" Songs

These songs may all contain the word "Private" in their titles, but that doesn't mean you aren't welcome to take a listen and a look. Because you totally are! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tina Turner  ~  “Private Dancer”

2)  Crowded House  ~  “Private Universe”

3)  Judas Priest  ~  “Private Property”

4)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  “Private Lawns”

5)  Gerald Levert  ~  “Private Line”

6)  David Ball  ~  “Riding With Private Malone”

7)  The Jets  ~  “Private Number”

8)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Private Eyes”

9)  The Chemical Brothers  ~  “The Private Psychedelic Reel”

10)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “In Private”

11)  Walter Beasley  ~  “Private Time”

12)  The Jam  ~  “Private Hell”

13)  Michelle Williams  ~  “Private Party”

14)  Green Day  ~  “Private Ale”

15)  Oingo Boingo  ~  “Private Life”

16)  Grace Jones  ~  “Private Life”

17)  Dire Straits  ~  “Private Investigation”

18)  Saint Pepsi  ~  “Private Caller”

19)  The B-52’s  ~  “Private Idaho”

20)  Lyle Lovett  ~  “A Private Conversation”

21)  Metric  ~  “The Police And The Private”

22)  Ringo Starr  ~  “Private Property”

23)  Harvey Danger  ~  “Private Helicopter”

24)  Ricky Martin ft. Meja  ~  “Private Emotion”

25)  Front Porch Step  ~  “Private Fears In Public Places”

Songs About Obsession

Everyone can and does become obsessed with something or other at some point in their lives, for good or ill (usually the latter). So, for all of us, here's a lovely collection of Songs About Obsession. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Sky Ferreira  ~  “Obsession”

2)  Cinema Bizarre  ~  “My Obsession”

3)  Mariah Carey  ~  “Obsessed”

4)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Magnificent Obsession”

5)  Animotion  ~  “Obsession”

6)  Bonfire  ~  “Sweet Obsession”

7)  Maggie Lindemann  ~  “Obsessed”

8)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Possession Obsession”

9)  Ana Popovic  ~  “Object Of Obsession”

10)  Delirious?  ~  “Obsession”

11)  Kilo Kish  ~  “Obsessing”

12)  Sonic Youth  ~  “Self Obsessed And Sexxee”

13)  Frankie  ~  “New Obsession”

14)  OK Go  ~  “Obsession”

15)  Tich  ~  “Obsession”

16)  Vice ft. Jon Bellion  ~  “Obsession”

17)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  “Obsessions”

18)  Icehouse  ~  “My Obsession”

19)  Dianne Reeves  ~  “Obsession”

20)  Dan + Shay  ~  “Obsessed”

21)  Angström  ~  “Obsessed”

22)  XXXTentacion  ~  “Depression & Obsession”

23)  Pale Waves  ~  “My Obsession”

24)  Clan Of Xymox  ~  “Obsession”

25)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Obsessed”

“Give” & “Go” Songs, Vol. 1

What do you do when you've recently completed a series of songs with "Give" and "Take" in the title, but you still have a lot of good "Give" songs to spare?  You create a new two-part series with an obscure (outside the world of basketball, at least) sports phrase pairing the word "Give" with the word "Go" and you just roll with it. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Whitney Houston  ~  “You Give Good Love”

2)  Maroon 5  ~  “Won’t Go Home Without You”

3)  Eve ft. Sean Paul  ~  “Give It To You”

4)  Crosby, Stills, & Nash  ~  “Just A Song Before I Go”

5)  Sugarland  ~  “What I’d Give”

6)  Matt Redman  ~  “You Never Let Go”

7)  Barry White  ~  “I’ve Got So Much To Give”

8)  Whitesnake  ~  “Here I Go Again”

9)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Not Gonna Give In To It”

10)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “Please Don’t Go Girl”  (I’m willing to bet good money that more than a few ladies in their late 30s or early 40s are singing along to this song – unreasonably loudly, at that – even as they’re reading this sentence.)

11)  Jack Garratt  ~  “The Love You’re Given”

12)  Vince Gill ft. Patty Loveless & Ricky Skaggs  ~  “Go Rest High On That Mountain”

13)  Sigala ft. John Newman & Nile Rodgers  ~  “Give Me Your Love”

14)  Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso ft. Florida Georgia Line & Watt  ~  “Let Me Go”

15)  The Chairmen Of The Board  ~  “Give Me Just A Little More Time”

16)  Jennifer Knapp  ~  “Letting Go”

17)  George Harrison  ~  “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)”

18)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)”

19)  Metric  ~  “Gimme Sympathy”

20)  Prince  ~  “Let’s Go Crazy”

21)  John Lennon  ~  “Give Peace A Chance”

22)  Jess Glynne  ~  “Ain’t Got Far To Go”

23)  Babyface ft. Toni Braxton  ~  “Give U My Heart”

24)  Paul Young  ~  “Everytime You Go Away”

25)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Give In To Me”

"Right" & "Left" Songs, Vol. 1

I haven't done any "opposites" posts in about a month. So why not compile a coupla sets of "Right" and "Left" Songs! Don't let the theme fool you – these songs aren't political in nature. They're just good songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Maxine Nightingale  ~  “Right Back Where We Started From”

2)  Mat Kearney  ~  “Nothing Left To Lose”

3)  Melanie Fiona   ~  “Give It To Me Right”

4)  Imagine Dragons  ~  “Nothing Left To Say / Rocks”

5)  HAIM  ~  “Right Now”

6)  Flume & Chet Faker  ~  “Left Alone”

7)  Macy Gray  ~  “She Ain’t Right For You”

8)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid”

9)  The Script  ~  “It’s Not Right For You”

10)  Mickey Guyton  ~  “Better Than You Left Me”

11)  Graham Nash & David Crosby  ~  “Right Between The Eyes”

12)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  “Left Of The Middle”

13)  Hawk Nelson ft. MDSN  ~  “Right Here With You”

14)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  “Nothing Left To Lose”

15)  Bubba Sparxxx ft. Rodney Atkins  ~  “Right”

16)  RaeLynn  ~  “If You Left It Up To Me”

17)  Eurythmics  ~  “Right By Your Side”

18)  Weezer  ~  “The World Has Turned And Left Me Here”

19)  Sarah Reeves  ~  “Right Where You Want Me”

20)  The Alan Parsons Project  ~  “Nothing Left To Lose”

21)  Ariana Grande ft. Childish Gambino  ~  “Break Your Heart Right Back”

22)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Left On Laura, Left On Lisa”

23)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  “Book Of Right-On”

24)  The Drums  ~  "There Is Nothing Left"

25)  Grace Gaustad  ~  “Right Now”