Songs About Being Tied Up

"Tied up" can mean a number of things. It can mean that you're occupied and unable to do whatever it is whoever it is wants you to do. It can mean a metaphorical entanglement in a situation or with a specific person. It can also mean being physically bound in some way. These songs offer a balanced mix of all three of these meanings, and maybe even a couple more. Who knows? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Cold War Kids ft. Bishop Briggs  ~  “So Tied Up”

2)  Robin Thicke  ~  “All Tied Up”

3)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Tie It Up”

4)  Julian Perretta & The Magician  ~  “Tied Up”

5)  Voodoo Vegas  ~  “Tied Up”

6)  Yello  ~  “Tied Up”

7)  Toni Braxton  ~  “Hands Tied”

8)  Level & Tyson  ~  “Tied Up”

9)  Yaniza  ~  “All Tied Up”

10)  Hard-Fi  ~  “Tied Up Too Tight”

11)  Party Asylum  ~  “(Sorry) I’m All Tied Up”

12)  Rival Sons  ~  “Tied Up”

13)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Tied Up”

14)  The Dig  ~  “All Tied Up”

15)  Major Lazer ft. Mr. Eazi, Raye, & Jake Gosling  ~  “Tied Up”

16)  Ted Nugent  ~  “Tied Up In Love”

17)  Earnest Pugh  ~  “Wrapped Up, Tied Up, Tangled Up”

18)  Starsailor  ~  “Tie Up My Hands”

19)  Anna Nalick  ~  “Knots”

20)  Seether  ~  “Tied My Hands”

21)  Tove Styrke  ~  “Sway”

22)  Parcels  ~  “Tieduprightnow”

23)  Samantha Sang ft. Bee Gees  ~  “Emotion”

24)  San Cisco  ~  “SloMo”

25)  TEEN  ~  “Tied Up, Tied Down”

“Wild” & “Crazy” Songs, Vol. 1

I've posted "Wild" Songs before. And "Crazy" ones, too. But never "Wild" & "Crazy" Songs together. And none of these songs appeared in either of those posts. So here they are...oh, and there were lots. So this'll be a three-parter. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alessia Cara  ~  “Wild Things”

2)  K-Ci & JoJo  ~  “Crazy”

3)  Gloriana  ~  “Wild At Heart”

4)  Robin Thicke  ~  “Still Madly Crazy”

5)  Birdy  ~  “Wild Horses”

6)  Milow  ~  “We Must Be Crazy”

7)  for King & Country ft. Andy Mineo  ~  “Run Wild”

8)  Nicole Atkins  ~  “A Little Crazy”

9)  Lissie  ~  “Wild Wild West”

10)  Paul Simon  ~  “Still Crazy After All These Years”

11)  Kat Cunning  ~  “Wild Poppies”

12)  Mark Morrison  ~  “Crazy”

13)  Troye Sivan  ~  “Wild”

14)  Charlotte Church  ~  “Crazy Chick”

15)  Beach House  ~  “Wild”

16)  The Vaselines  ~  “Crazy Lady”

17)  Hinder  ~  “Born To Be Wild”  (Some classics don’t need to be remade, and this song was certainly one of them. But I have to admit that this band did a really good job of staying faithful to the original while also putting their own distinctive mark on it.)

18)  Heart  ~  “Crazy On You”

19)  Faul & Wad  ~  “Wild Love”

20)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  “Crazy”  (Only one other person can sing Patsy Cline like Patsy Cline and that’s LeAnn Rimes. Case in point, this flawless cover.)

21)  MVNDA  ~  “Wild And Free”

22)  Sam Smith  ~  “Baby, You Make Me Crazy”

23)  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club  ~  “Little Thing Gone Wild”

24)  Ólöf Arnalds  ~  “Crazy Car”

25)  Anika Nilles  ~  “Wild Boy”

26)  Newsboys  ~  “Crazy”

27)  John Denver ft. Pat Hawk  ~  “Wild Montana Skies”

28)  Aerosmith  ~  “Crazy”

29)  Ladyhawke  ~  “Wild Things”

30)  The Osmonds  ~  “Crazy Horses”  (I’m kind of at a loss as to what to think of this song. Is it a precursor to heavy metal and therefore highly innovative? Or is it a pitiful, even comical attempt to be “cool” after establishing a reputation of only producing disposable bubblegum pop? Either way, here it is…)

31)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  “Love Is A Wild Thing”

32)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “When The Crazy Kicks In”

33)  Escape Club  ~  “Wild, Wild West”

More “Stupid” Songs

There were way too many good "Stupid" Songs to pack into one post. So here's the rest of the best. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  “Stupid”

2)  Robin Thicke  ~  “The Stupid Things”

3)  Yael Naïm & Jacques Daoud  ~  “Stupid Goal”

4)  Cold  ~  “Stupid Girl”

5)  Cheryl ft. Tinie Tempah  ~  “Crazy Stupid Love”

6)  Gareth Gates  ~  “Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)”

7)  Marié Digby  ~  “Stupid For You”

8)  Cayetana  ~  “Serious Things Are Stupid”

9)  Neil Young & Crazy Horse  ~  “Stupid Girl”

10)  Ace Wilder  ~  “Stupid”

11)  Aimee Mann  ~  “Stupid Thing”

12)  John Mayer  ~  “My Stupid Mouth”

13)  Ellen Foley  ~  “Stupid Girl”

14)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  “Stupid”

15)  Alice Cooper  ~  “Hey Stoopid”  (Different spelling. Same meaning. Close enough!)

16)  Anastacia  ~  “Stupid Little Things”

17)  Jennifer Nettles  ~  “Stupid Girl”

18)  Audioslave  ~  “Super Stupid”

19)  Sarah Buxton  ~  “Stupid Boy”

20)  Saving Abel  ~  “Stupid Girl (Only In Hollywood)”

“Brand New” Songs, Vol. 1

Seems a bit odd to post a set of "Brand New" Songs on Throwback Thursday. But, fret not – the words "Brand New" only appear in the titles of each song, which in no way means that the songs themselves are "brand new." In fact, well-nigh half of these are genuine "throwbacks." So, don't wrestle with the details like I just did. Simply enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Brooks & Dunn  ~  “Brand New Man”

2)  Ben Rector  ~  “Brand New”

3)  Hey Violet  ~  “Brand New Moves”

4)  James Brown  ~  “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1)”

5)  Cherryholmes  ~  “Brand New Heartache”

6)  Robin Thicke  ~  “Brand New Jones”

7)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “Brand New Funk”

8)  Melanie  ~  “Brand New Key”

9)  Me Like Bees  ~  “Brand New Fall”

10)  Amie Miriello  ~  “Brand New”

11)  Joshua Radin  ~  “Brand New Day”

12)  The Brian Setzer Orchestra  ~  “Brand New Cadillac”

13)  The Partridge Family  ~  “Brand New Me”

14)  Desi Arnaz  ~  “There’s A Brand New Baby At Our House”

15)  Ruthie Foster  ~  “Brand New Day”

16)  Steve Hackett  ~  “Brand New”

17)  Jeff Bridges & The Abiders  ~  “Brand New Angel”

18)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Brand  New Day”

19)  Trevor Hall  ~  “Brand New Day”

20)  Five Star  ~  “There’s A Brand New World”

21)  Alter Bridge  ~  “Brand New Start”

22)  Jesse Winchester  ~  “The Brand New Tennessee Waltz”

23)  Carola  ~  “Brand New Heart”

24)  Little Joy  ~  “Brand New Start”

25)  Keb’ Mo’  ~  “A Brand New America”