"Coming Out" Songs

Apparently, today is National Coming Out Day. Well, here’s a bunch of Songs About Coming Out. Herein you’ll find songs about coming out of hiding, the dark, the shade, the woods, and the rain; songs urging the listener to come out and play, as well as to come out, come out, wherever you are; songs about the wolves, stars, and the sun coming out (tomorrow); there’s even one about fire coming out of the monkey’s head – whatever that means. So…enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  The Offspring  ~  “Come Out And Play”

2)  The Wizard Of Oz Cast  ~  “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are”

3)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”

4)  Pamala Stanley  ~  “Coming Out Of Hiding”

5)  Night Ranger  ~  “Eddie’s Comin’ Out Tonight”

6)  Aileen Quinn  ~  “Tomorrow”  (“The sun’ll come out, tomorrow…” You know you want to sing along!)

7)  Josh Rouse  ~  “Julie (Come Out Of The Rain)”

8)  Chris Stapleton ft. Morgane Stapleton  ~  “When The Stars Come Out”

9)  Gorillaz ft. Dennis Hopper  ~  “Fire Coming Out Of The Monkey’s Head”

10)  A Fine Frenzy  ~  “Come On, Come Out”

11)  Frank Sinatra & Gloria DeHaven  ~  “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are”  (This is not the same as The Wizard Of Oz song above.)

12)  NateWantsToBattle  ~  “Until The Wolves Come Out”

13)  Kate O’Connor & Maggie O’Connor  ~  “Buffalo Gals”  (“Won’tcha come out tonight, and dance by the light of the moon?” Yep, some of you are singing along again!)

14)  Twisted Sister  ~  “Come Out And Play”

15)  Diana Ross  ~  “I’m Coming Out”

16)  The Perishers  ~  “Come Out Of The Shade”

17)  Gloria Estefan  ~  “Coming Out Of The Dark”

18)  Future ft. The Weeknd  ~  “Comin’ Out Strong”

19)  Matthew And The Atlas  ~  “Come Out Of The Woods”

20)  Ruen Brothers  ~  “Genevieve, Come Out Tonight”

21)  Pomplamoose  ~  “Come Out To Play”

22)  Manafest  ~  “When The Truth Comes Out”

23)  Zedd ft. Heather Bright  ~  “Stars Come Out”

24)  Whodini  ~  “Freaks Come Out At Night”

25)  Judy Garland  ~  “When The Sun Comes Out”  (Two Judy Garland sightings in one post? You're welcome!)

“Any” Songs

Here's the last post in my ongoing quasi-series featuring songs with "Any"-something in their titles. Except these songs aren't "Any"-anything. They're just "Any" Songs. And darned good ones, at that! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Judy Garland  ~  “Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home”

2)  Journey  ~  “Any Way You Want It”

3)  Céline Dion  ~  “(If There Was) Any Other Way”

4)  MIKA  ~  “Any Other World”

5)  Bebe Rexha  ~  “Don’t Get Any Closer”

6)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Any Love”

7)  Shania Twain  ~  “Any Man Of Mine”

8)  David Gilmour  ~  “In Any Tongue”

9)  Rufus  ~  “Any Love”

10)  The Zombies  ~  “Any Other Way”

11)  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts  ~  “Any Weather”

12)  The Calling  ~  “Could It Be Any Harder”

13)  Mandy Moore  ~  “I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week”

14)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Any Which Way You Can”

15)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “Any Old Time Of Day”

16)  George Harrison  ~  “Any Road”

17)  Teena Marie ft. Gerald Levert  ~  “A Rose By Any Other Name”

18)  Chuck Jackson  ~  “Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)”

19)  Sandi Patty  ~  “Love In Any Language”

20)  Keane  ~  “Is It Any Wonder?”

21)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “If I Didn’t Know Any Better”

22)  Todd Rundgren & Daryl Hall  ~  “It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference”

23)  Missy Higgins  ~  “Any Day Now”

24)  Tracy Lawrence  ~  “As Any Fool Can See”

25)  Melody Gardot  ~  “My Heart Won’t Have It Any Other Way”

"Friendly" Songs

Aww, these songs are just so stinkin' nice, I can't stand it! I mean, why else would they all have the word "Friendly" in their titles? So enjoy 'em already!  ~  JH

1)  Nirvana  ~  “Radio Friendly Unit Shifter”

2)  Husky Rescue  ~  “Under Friendly Fire”

3)  Silversun Pickups  ~  “Friendly Fires”

4)  Judy Garland  ~  “Friendly Star”

5)  Andy Kaufman  ~  “This Friendly World”

6)  Claire  ~  “Friendly Fire”

7)  Pat Boone  ~  “Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)”

8)  Foresteater  ~  “Very Friendly People”

9)  Celine Cairo  ~  “Friendly Fire”

10)  Alan Parsons Project  ~  “The Turn Of A Friendly Card”

11)  Leagues  ~  “Friendly Fires”

12)  Velvet  ~  “Friendly Fire”

13)  Dean Martin  ~  “Let’s Be Friendly”

14)  Swear And Shake  ~  “Friendly Fire”

15)  Ray Stevens  ~  “The Skies Just Ain’t Friendly Anymore”

16)  Ollie MN  ~  “Friendly Dark”

17)  Jhelisa  ~  “Friendly Pressure”

18)  Luna  ~  “Friendly Advice”

19)  Dollys  ~  “Friendly”

20)  Bad Books  ~  “Friendly Advice”

“Entertain”-ing Songs

Let's just admit it. We all like to be entertained. Sometimes, at least. So here's a collection of songs sure to entertain, seeing as the word "Entertain" (in some form or another) exists within the title of each. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Queen  ~  “Let Me Entertain You”

2)  Phoenix  ~  “Entertainment”

3)  Billy Joel  ~  “The Entertainer”

4)  Melanie C  ~  “We Love To Entertain You”

5)  Newsboys  ~  “Entertaining Angels”

6)  The Jam  ~  “That’s Entertainment”

7)  The Jackson 5  ~  “We’re Here To Entertain You”

8)  Veruca Salt  ~  “Born Entertainer”

9)  Rise Against  ~  “Entertainment”

10)  Common Children  ~  “Entertaining Angels”

11)  The Chills  ~  “The Entertainer”

12)  Jessica Louise  ~  “Entertain Me”

13)  Jamaica  ~  “Short And Entertaining”

14)  Robbie Williams  ~  “The Heavy Entertainment Show”

15)  The Automatic  ~  “Light Entertainment”

16)  Alesha Dixon  ~  “The Entertainer”

17)  Adam Lambert  ~  “For Your Entertainment”

18)  Hail The Sun  ~  “Entertainment Lies”

19)  Neil Sedaka  ~  “Your Favorite Entertainer”

20)  KT Tunstall  ~  “The Entertainer”

21)  Tom Odell  ~  “Entertainment”

22)  Soft Cell  ~  “Entertain Me”

23)  Shakespears Sister  ~  “Let Me Entertain You”

24)  Judy Garland  ~  “That’s Entertainment”

25)  Blur  ~  “Entertain Me”

BONUS TRACK:  Nirvana  ~  “Smells Like Teen Spirit”  (While the word “entertain” doesn’t appear in the title, it’s repeated multiple times throughout the chorus of this classic song.)

“Couple” Songs

Here's more than a couple of songs with the word "Couple" in their titles. Because...well, I don't actually know why. Who cares? Simply enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “A Couple More Years”

2)  Huey Lewis & The News  ~  “Couple Days Off”

3)  Kris Lager Band  ~  “Couple Skate”

4)  Chrisette Michele  ~  “A Couple Of Forevers”

5)  Girls In Hawaii  ~  “Couples On TV”

6)  Bing Crosby & Fred Astaire  ~  “A Couple Of Song And Dance Men”

7)  Observe & Control  ~  “Couple Ambitions”

8)  Maggie Lindemann  ~  “Couple Of Kids”

9)  Belle & Sebastian  ~  “Perfect Couples”

10)  Drive Darling  ~  “Couple Of Times”

11)  Failures Of Modern Science  ~  “Couple Of Kids”

12)  Mamamoo  ~  “Double Trouble Couple”  (I’ve no clue what she’s singing about – but don’t it sound pretty?)

13)  Bill Amos  ~  “Just A Couple More Miles”

14)  The Whigs  ~  “A Couple Of Kids”

15)  Soul Jazz Express  ~  “Couple A Brownies”

16)  Morcheeba ft. Kurt Wagner  ~  “What New York Couples Fight About”

17)  Erik James  ~  “The Western Couple”

18)  Campfire Cassettes  ~  “Couple Of The Year”

19)  Tom Healey Band  ~  “Couple Down The Hall”

20)  Fred Astaire & Judy Garland  ~  “A Couple Of Swells”

21)  No Trespassing  ~  “A Couple In The Photo”

22)  Robert Ellis  ~  “Couples Skate”

23)  Kate Weekes, Boyd Benjamin, & Keitha Clark  ~  “Eight Couple”

24)  Kaleo  ~  “A Couple Of Roads”

25)  Hilken Mancini & Chris Colbourn  ~  “Couple Of Weeks”