“Psycho” Songs

These songs are crazy, utterly insane, a bit scary, and...well, just plain "Psycho." Lose your mind...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Talking Heads  ~  “Psycho Killer”

2)  Black Sabbath  ~  “Psychophobia”

3)  Lords Of The Underground  ~  “Psycho”

4)  The Reverend Horton Heat  ~  “Psychobilly Freakout”

5)  Jeff Beck  ~  “Psycho Sam”

6)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “American Beauty / American Psycho”

7)  Local Natives  ~  “Psycho Lovers”

8)  Puddle Of Mudd  ~  “Psycho”

9)  Kasabian  ~  “You’re In Love With A Psycho”

10)  The Yardbirds  ~  “Psycho Daisies”

11)  Gaby de K  ~  “Psycho”

12)  Slipknot  ~  “Psychosocial”

13)  Grammatrain  ~  “Psycho”

14)  Beasts Of Bourbon  ~  “Psycho”

15)  Ramones  ~  “Psycho Therapy”

16)  Joe Satriani  ~  “Psycho Monkey”

17)  Pantera  ~  “Psycho Holiday”

18)  The Oscillators  ~  “Psycho Man”

19)  The Felons  ~  “Crazy Psycho”

20)   Skillet  ~  “Circus For A Psycho”

21)  Imelda May  ~  “Psycho”

22)  12 Stones  ~  “Psycho”

23)  Skid Row  ~  “Psycho Therapy”

24)  The Sonics  ~  “Psycho”

25)  Quiet Riot  ~  “Psycho City”

BONUS TRACK #1:  A Camp  ~  “Psycho”  (This is actually the same song as #14 above. But this version manages to be FAR LESS creepy! Also, Nina Persson’s vocals are way more lovely than those of that Beasts Of Bourbon guy – but then again, he was obviously going for the “ick factor.” And nailed it, I might add.)

BONUS TRACK # 2:  Poe  ~  “Trigger Happy Jack”  (While the word “Psycho” doesn’t appear anywhere in the title of this song, it does figure prominently throughout the chorus – plus, I happen to like the song, so here it is!)

Songs About Dolphins

This is just what it looks like. A post featuring Songs About...Dolphins, of all things. Why? Because...I couldn't think of a good enough reason NOT to, that's why! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Prince  ~  “Dolphin”

2)  Delta Sleep  ~  “Spy Dolphin”

3)  Enigma  ~  “The Dream Of The Dolphin”

4)  Connan Mockasin  ~  “Forever Dolphin Love”

5)  John Coltrane  ~  “One Green Dolphin Street”

6)  Shed Seven  ~  “Dolphin”

7)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “The Promise (The Dolphin Song)”

8)  The End Of Melancholy  ~  “Dolphins”

9)  Herbie Hancock  ~  “Dolphin Dance”  (I was 13 minutes into this song before I realized it still hadn’t ended. Turns out, it’s a 41-minute piece. Hang with it if you wish – I’m sure it’s phenomenal – but I was done at 13 minutes.)

10)  Ian Brown  ~  “Dolphins Were Monkeys”

11)  Live  ~  “Dolphin’s Cry”

12)  The Donkeys  ~  “Dolphin Center”

13)  Crosby, Stills, & Nash  ~  “After The Dolphin”

14)  Makana  ~  “Blue Dolphin Song”

15)  Simple Minds ft. Catherine AD  ~  “Rivers Of Ice / Dolphins”

16)  Melancholy  ~  “Dolphins Hysteria”

17)  Tori Amos  ~  “The Dolphin Song”

18)  Jackson Boone  ~  “Dolphin Turned Into A Cat”

19)  The Byrds  ~  “Dolphin’s Smile”

20)  Pele  ~  “Safe Dolphin”

21)  Poe  ~  “Dolphin”

22)  Firefall  ~  “Dolphin’s Lullaby”

23)  Tim Buckley  ~  “Dolphins”

24)  The Moffs  ~  “The Dolphin And I”

25)  Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin  ~  “Dolphin Dreams”

BONUS TRACK:  Regina Spektor  ~  “Folding Chair”  (No, the word “Dolphin” doesn’t appear anywhere in the title of this song. But one of the verses directly refers to them, then Regina barks like a dolphin in time with the music. So…it simply HAD TO be here!)

“Angry” Songs

These songs are not happy. In fact, they're ANGRY! Okay, I'm embellishing a bit. Songs cannot experience emotions. But they certainly can convey them. And these tunes are all about anger. Well, mostly. Some of the anger is purely metaphorical. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Angry”

2)  James Taylor  ~  “Angry Blues / The Twist”  (I can’t even remotely figure out how these two songs relate to each other, or why Taylor would play them back to back. But it’s actually kind of awesome!)

3)  Syleena Johnson ft. Tweet  ~  “Angry Girl”

4)  George Ezra  ~  “Angry Hill”

5)  XTC  ~  “The World Is Full Of Angry Young Men”

6)  Ani DiFranco  ~  “Angry Anymore”

7)  Iron & Wine  ~  “An Angry Blade”

8)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “I’m Not Angry”

9)  Seven Mary Three  ~  “What Angry Blue?”

10)  Perry Como  ~  “Angry”

11)  Corey Hart  ~  “Angry Young Man”

12)  Megadeth  ~  “Angry Again”

13)  Christopher Cross  ~  “Angry Young Men”

14)  Quiet Riot  ~  “Angry”

15)  Poe  ~  “Angry Johnny”

16)  Kaiser Chiefs  ~  “The Angry Mob”

17)  Imogen Heap  ~  “Angry Angel”

18)  Tim McGraw & Martina McBride  ~  “Angry All The Time”

19)  Life Of Agony  ~  “Angry Tree”

20)  Loggins & Messina  ~  “Angry Eyes”

“Haunt”-ing Songs

Not everything has to be an "Opposites" post or a series. Case in point, this one-off collection of songs with the word "Haunt(s)," "Haunted," or "Haunting" in their titles. Why? I don't know. But you might as well enjoy them anyway!  ~  JH

1)  Stone Sour  ~  “Say You’ll Haunt Me”

2)  Evanescence  ~  “Haunted”

3)  Crash Test Dummies  ~  “The Ghosts That Haunt Me”

4)  Tanya Stephens  ~  “Back To Haunt Me”

5)  Sir Sly  ~  “You Haunt Me”

6)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Haunted”

7)  The New Regime  ~  “Haunt My Mind”

8)  Poe  ~  “Haunted”

9)  Bastille  ~  “Haunt”

10)  Kamelot ft. Simone Simons  ~  "The Haunting (Somewhere In Time)”

11)  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.  ~  “A Haunting”

12)  Sade  ~  “Haunt Me”

13)  Anberlin  ~  “Haunting”

14)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  “Old Haunts”

15)  Royal Bliss  ~  “It Haunts Me”

16)  Stars  ~  “I Died So I Could Haunt You”

17)  Deep Purple  ~  “Haunted”

18)  Spencer McGillicutty  ~  “You Haunt Me”

19)  Sammy Kershaw  ~  “Haunted Heart”

20)  Nine Inch Nails  ~  “Came Back Haunted”

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"