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”

Songs About Numbers, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of great Songs About Numbers. I don't mean that the songs have have actual numbers in their titles (been there – done that), but rather they have the word "Number" (or "Numbers") in their titles. Herein, you'll find some songs that have "got your number," while others inform you about strength and safety "in numbers," one implores someone named Rikki not to "lose that number," and one guy asks a lady to be his "number two." Sooo...yeah. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Serena Ryder  ~  “Got Your Number”

2)  The Police  ~  “Murder By Numbers”

3)  case/lang/veirs  ~  “Atomic Number”

4)  Milli Vanilli  ~  “Baby, Don’t Forget My Number”

5)  BOY  ~  “Little Numbers”

6)  The Rutles  ~  “Number One”

7)  Pointer Sisters  ~  “Pinball Number Count”  (I remember this song SO well from my childhood years of watching Sesame Street!)

8)  The Music  ~  “Strength In Numbers”

9)  Daughter  ~  “Numbers”

10)  Radiohead  ~  “The Numbers”

11)  Daisy Dares You ft. Chipmunk  ~  “Number One Enemy”

12)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “There’s A Good Reason These Tables Are Numbered Honey, You Just Haven’t Thought Of It Yet”

13)  Aaliyah  ~  “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number”

14)  The Cure  ~  “Wrong Number”

15)  Tegan and Sara  ~  “My  Number”

16)  Deep Purple  ~  “I Got Your Number”

17)  Jen Cloher & Courtney Barnett  ~  “Numbers”

18)  Joe Jackson  ~  “Be My Number Two”  (So…is he asking her to be his poop? If so, ewww!!!)

19)  Joan Osborne  ~  “Safety In Numbers”

20)  Al Stewart  ~  “Paint By Numbers”

21)  She & Him  ~  “I’ve Got Your Number, Son”

22)  Steely Dan  ~  “Rikki, Don’t Lose That Number”

23)  FKA twigs  ~  “Numbers”

24)  Smokie  ~  “Number On My Wall”

25)  Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  “Dial My Number”

"Shy" Songs

Here's another "Opposites" music post – well, the first half of one. As if it weren't self-explanatory at this point, these are songs with the word "Shy" in their titles. Next time, we'll explore songs with the word "Bold" in their titles. Because, why not? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tristan Prettyman & Jason Mraz  ~  "Shy That Way"

2)  Sonata Arctica  ~  "Shy"

3)  Katie Melua  ~  "Shy Boy"

4)  Grizzly Bear  ~  "Gun-Shy"

5)  Diana King  ~  "Shy Guy"

6)  Great White  ~  "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"

7)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  "He's So Shy"

8)  Yusuf Islam  ~  "Don't Be Shy"

9)  Bananarama  ~  "Shy Boy"

10)  Nat King Cole Trio  ~  "I'm A Shy Guy"

11)  10,000 Maniacs  ~  "Gun Shy"

12)  Kajagoogoo  ~  "Too Shy"

13)  Diana Ross  ~  "Too Shy To Say"

14)  Jai Waetford  ~  "Shy"

15)  DCUP ft. Mereki  ~  "Don't Be Shy"

16)  Seaway  ~  "Shy Guys"

17)  Stacey Solomon  ~  "Shy"

18)  General Fiasco  ~  "Ever So Shy"

19)  Ana  ~  "Shy Boys"

20)  Secret  ~  "Shy Boy"

Same Name, Different Song: Vol. 11

In case you missed the first 10 volumes of this ongoing series, here's another round of songs featuring two (or more) completely different songs with the same titles. Pick your favorites between each one, and comment wherever you saw this post. Or don't. The choice is yours. But please, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  "Someday We'll Be Together"

Pointer Sisters

vs.

Diana Ross & The Supremes

2)  "Pompeii"

E. S. Posthumus

vs.

Bastille

3)  "Love"

Nancy Adams

vs.

Lena Horne

4)  "Missing You"

Dan Fogelberg

vs.

John Waite

5)  "Love On The Rocks"

Sara Bareilles

vs.

Neil Diamond

6)  "Magic"

Ladyhawke

vs.

Olivia Newton-John

vs.

Coldplay

7)  "Love In The First Degree"

Alabama

vs.

Bananarama

8)  "Maneater"

Nelly Furtado

vs.

Daryl Hall & John Oates

9)  "Mexico"

James Taylor

vs.

Jefferson Airplane

10)  "Love Story"

Taylor Swift

vs.

Katharine McPhee

"Slow" Songs

No, this is not a random collection of slow-tempo songs, slow jams, or funeral dirges. It's simply a grouping of songs with "Slow" in their titles. Not to be undone, the follow-up post, which I may unpretentiously post later today, is "Fast" Songs – same gimmick. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  John Legend  ~  "Slow Dance"

2)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "Speak Slow"

3)  The Keep  ~  "Slow In Reverse"

4)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  "Slow Hand"

5)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Slow Fade"

6)  Karina Pasian  ~  "Slow Motion"

7)  Interpol  ~  "Slow Hands"

8)  Sara Evans  ~  "Slow Me Down"

9)  Ayo  ~  "Slow, Slow (Run, Run)"

10)  Relient K  ~  "Forget And Not Slow Down"

11)  Rumer  ~  "Slow"  (This song is so beautiful, it's almost painful!)

12)  Selena Gomez  ~  "Slow Down"

13)  Foghat  ~  "Slow Ride"  (This is the long version, apparently! You get the idea after about five minutes of it, though.)

14)  Amy MacDonald  ~  "Slow It Down"

15)  Laurie Berkner Band  ~  "Fast And Slow"