“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 2

More "In" & "Out" Songs for your listening pleasure. Or not. Whatever. But I do hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “Living In The City”

2)  Erasure  ~  “Reach Out”

3)  Mykki Blanco  ~  “Knife Going In”

4)  Elton John  ~  “Someday Out Of The Blue”

5)  Ty Herndon  ~  “Living In A Moment”

6)  Brooke Candy ft. Sia  ~  “Living Out Loud”

7)  Klaus Nomi  ~  “Falling In Love Again”

8)  Brandy Clark  ~  “What’ll Keep Me Out Of Heaven”

9)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “Back In Your Head”

10)  Blood Orange ft. Steve Lacy  ~  “Out Of Your League”

11)  Morrissey  ~  “Spent The Day In Bed”

12)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Come On Out Tonight”

13)  Bright Light Bright Light  ~  “In Your Care”

14)  Adore Delano  ~  “Out Of The Blue”

15)  Nakhane  ~  “In The Dark Room”

16)  Mary Lambert  ~  “Hang Out With You”

17)  boygenius  ~  “Salt In The Wound”

18)  David Bowie  ~  “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”

19)  MUNA  ~  “In My Way”

20)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “Out Of The Game”

21)  Dodie  ~  “In The Middle”

22)  Judas Priest  ~  “Heading Out To The Highway”

23)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Slide In”

24)  Queen  ~  “Put Out The Fire”

25)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  “Walking In My Blue Jeans”

26)  Perfume Genius  ~  “Lookout, Lookout”

27)  Jen Cloher  ~  “Needle In The Hay”

28)  R.E.M.  ~  “Turn You Inside-Out”

29)  July Jones  ~  “Jump In The Water”

30)  Green Day  ~  “Burnout”

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 1

Sometimes I get a good idea for a post, but when it comes to determining a reasonable number of songs to include, I find myself redefining "reasonable." Such was the case with this series (yes, series) of posts featuring songs with the words "In" and/or "Out" in their titles. This is part 1, but there will be 4 more follow-ups in the coming days. I'm sorry I got carried away. But also, you're welcome (because they're all really good!). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha  ~  “In The Name Of Love”

2)  David Bowie  ~  “Cat People (Putting Out Fire)”

3)  Marlene Dietrich  ~  “The Boys In The Backroom”

4)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “Ready To Go (Get Me Out Of My Mind)”

5)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “In The Middle Of Nowhere”

6)  Peter Allen  ~  “Don’t Cry Out Loud”

7)  Girlpool  ~  “Minute In Your Mind”

8)  Morrissey  ~  “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out”

9)  LP  ~  “In The Pines”

10)  Darren Hayes  ~  “Black Out The Sun”

11)  Sinead O’Connor  ~  “In This Heart”

12)  Green Day  ~  “Lights Out”

13)  Elton John  ~  “Freaks In Love”

14)  Scissor Sisters  ~  “Running Out”

15)  Placebo  ~  “Taste In Men”

16)  Anna Calvi  ~  “Don’t Beat The Girl Out Of My Boy”

17)  Dead Or Alive  ~  “Something In My House”

18)  Brandi Carlile  ~  “Looking Out”

19)  Deerhunter  ~  “Death In Midsummer”

20)  Ani DiFranco  ~  “Out Of Range”

21)  Neon Trees  ~  “Love In The 21st Century”

22)  Tove Lo  ~  “Out Of Mind”

23)  Ferras  ~  “Speak In Tongues”

24)  Chanel & The Circus  ~  “Eat Your Heart Out”

25)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “In A Graveyard”

26)  Kaki King  ~  “The Footsteps Die Out Forever”

27)  Sam Smith  ~  “Not In That Way”

28)  Openside  ~  “Letting It Out”

29)  Tiësto ft. Tegan and Sara  ~  “Feel It In My Bones”

30)  Bob Mould  ~  “Out Of Your Life”

"Hook" & "Loop" Songs

I write about clothes a lot in my day job. And one thing that many articles of clothing – and some shoes – have in common is Velcro, also known as hook-and-loop tape. Since these two words "Hook" and "Loop" are often near the top of my mind on the job, I decided to put together a set of songs with those words in the titles while off the job. That's why this post exists. Also, the songs are really good. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Blues Traveler  ~  “Hook”

2)  US3  ~  “Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)”

3)  The Kills  ~  “Hook And Line”

4)  Black Mamba  ~  “Loop”

5)  Justin Moore  ~  “Bait A Hook”

6)  Dannii Minogue  ~  “On The Loop”

7)  Hudson Taylor  ~  “Off The Hook”

8)  Morrissey  ~  “The Loop”

9)  Jody Watley  ~  “Off The Hook”

10)  DEVO  ~  “Stuck In A Loop”

11)  The Veronicas  ~  “Hook Me Up”

12)  JUNIP  ~  “Loops”

13)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Off The Hook”

14)  Harry Nilsson  ~  “Loop De Loop”

15)  Laura Veirs  ~  “Cast A Hook In Me”

16)  How To Destroy Angels  ~  “The Loop Closes”

17)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “Nobody’s Off The Hook”

18)  Tove Lo  ~  “Perfect Loop”

19)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Hook Me Up”

20)  Emma Pollock  ~  “The Loop”

21)  Megadeth  ~  “Hook In Mouth”

22)  Wild Beasts  ~  “Loop The Loop”

23)  Moderat  ~  “Eating Hooks”

24)  Morcheeba  ~  “Tape Loop”

25)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  “Off The Hook”

26)  Daniel Powter  ~  “Free Loop”

27)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “I Do Not Hook Up”

28)  Elliot Moss  ~  “Closedloop”

29)  Marillion  ~  “Hooks In You”

30)  Priscilla Ahn  ~  “Loop”

“Me,” “Myself,” & “I” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a three-part series of songs featuring one or more of the commonplace pronouns "Me," "Myself," and "I" in their titles. Since there was a plethora of songs to choose from that fit this criteria, I tried to pick only the best, most popular, and/or most unique tunes. I hope you will agree...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie  ~  “ME!”

2)  Morrissey  ~  “I’m OK By Myself”

3)  Austra  ~  “I Love You More Than You Love Yourself”

4)  R.E.M.  ~  “Me In Honey”

5)  Barry Manilow  ~  “I Let Myself Believe”

6)  Chely Wright  ~  “I Already Do”

7)  David Bowie & Cher  ~  “Can You Hear Me?”

8)  Todrick Hall  ~   “Lyin’ To Myself”

9)  RL Grime ft. Daya  ~  “I Wanna Know”

10)  Anna Calvi  ~  “Sing To Me”

11)  Liberace  ~  “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter”

12)  Mal Blum  ~  “I Don’t Want To”

13)  Soft Cell ~  “Entertain Me”

14)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “The Ghost Of Myself”

15)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “I Couldn’t Be Your Friend”

16)  Green Day  ~  “Wake Me Up When September Ends”

17)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Message To Myself”

18)  The xx  ~  “I Dare You”

19)  Culture Club  ~  “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”

20)  Fanny  ~  “Beside Myself”

21)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “I Don’t Know What It Is”

22)  Mary Lambert  ~  “Forget Me”

23)  Sinéad O’Connor  ~  “I Am Enough For Myself”

24)  Perfume Genius  ~  “I Decline”

25)  Fever Ray  ~  “Keep The Streets Empty For Me”

26)  Darren Hayes  ~  “Me, Myself, & I”

27)  A Great Big World  ~  “I Really Want It”

28)  Anohni  ~  “Drone Bomb Me”

29)  Little Richard  ~  “I Brought It All On Myself”

30)  Aurora  ~  “I Went Too Far”