"Down" & "Out" Songs, Vol. 1

When I decided to do a set of "Down" & "Out" Songs, I had no idea there'd be a googolplex of songs to choose from. So I limited the scope to only songs whose titles end in either the word "Down" or "Out." Which brought the number of songs to choose from down to merely a centillion. Many of which were solid choices. So this will be a four-parter. But don't worry. One now, one tomorrow, skip a day or two, and then the rest. I don't want to bring you "Down" or wear you "Out" with these. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Chainsmokers ft. Daya  ~  “Don’t Let Me Down”

2)  Eve 6  ~  “Inside Out”

3)  Halsey  ~  “Hold Me Down”

4)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Tenth Avenue Freeze Out”

5)  Sam Smith  ~  “Lay Me Down”

6)  twenty one pilots  ~  “Stressed Out”

7)  Sanctus Real  ~  “Lay It Down”

8)  Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force  ~  “All Cried Out”

9)  David Bowie  ~  “Never Let Me Down”

10)  LL Cool J  ~  “Mama Said Knock You Out”

11)  OneRepublic  ~  “All Fall Down”

12)  Pixie Lott  ~  “Cry Me Out”

13)  Pillar  ~  “Bring Me Down”

14)  The Riptide Movement  ~  “All Works Out”

15)  The Band  ~  “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”

16)  Feist  ~  “Inside And Out”

17)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Anything But Down”

18)  REO Speedwagon  ~  “Ridin’ The Storm Out”

19)  Echo and the Bunnymen  ~  “Don’t Let It Get You Down”

20)  The Beatles  ~  “We Can Work It Out”

21)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  “As I Lay Me Down”

22)  The Police  ~  “Fall Out”

23)  The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus  ~  “Face Down”

24)  Flyleaf  ~  “Call You Out”

25)  Bob Dylan  ~  “When The Deal Goes Down”

Songs About Writing

Here's part 2 of 3 in a miniseries of posts featuring songs with the famously misnamed "3 R's" (Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic). In the first of the "3 R's" which does not actually start with an "R," we have a set of songs with the word "Write" or "Writing" (or some other derivative) in their titles. Ready... set... enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Hollies  ~  “Write On”

2)  John Legend & The Roots  ~  “I Can’t Write Left-Handed”

3)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Everyday I Write The Book”

4)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “Write Your Story”

5)  Earth, Wind, & Fire  ~  “I’ll Write A Song For You”

6)  George Strait  ~  “Write This Down”

7)  Barry Manilow  ~  “I Write The Songs”

8)  Kina Grannis  ~  “Write It In The Sky”

9)  Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit  ~  “The Last Song I Will Write”

10)  Newton Faulkner  ~  “Write It On Your Skin”

11)  Ron Pope  ~  “Writing Letters”

12)  Helen Reddy  ~  “Think I’ll Write A Song”

13)  Hugh Grant  ~  “Don’t Write Me Off”

14)  Sam Smith  ~  “Writing’s On The Wall”

15)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “I Could Write A Book”

16)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  “Write About Love”

17)  OK Go  ~  “The Writing’s On The Wall”

18)  The Low Anthem  ~  “To The Ghosts Who Write History Books”

19)  Father John Misty  ~  “I’m Writing A Novel”

20)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Write Me A Few Of Your Lines / Kokomo Blues / Walkin’ Blues”

Things These Artists Are Not (Vol. 1)

Here's a bunch of tunes about things that the singers/bands are NOT. Among these songs, you'll find artists that are not your heroes, not in love, not in the mood, not on drugs, and not sorry, just to name a few. There were so many of these "NOT" songs that I had to split the post into two parts. For those of you who care, I have included a smidgen of snarky commentary for each song. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "I'm Not Your Hero"  (Or your heroine either, for that matter.)

2)  Meiko  ~  "I'm Not Sorry"  (Unapologetic, however, she definitely is.)

3)  Sam Smith  ~  "I'm Not The Only One"  (Nope, there are definitely others, Sam.)

4)  Payton Rae  ~  "Not Your Cinderella"  (I wasn't confused. She doesn't look like Cinderella.)

5)  La Roux  ~  "I'm Not Your Toy"  (So don't treat her like one!)

6)  10cc  ~  "I'm Not In Love"  (Methinks he doth protest too much.)

7)  Stacie Orrico  ~  "I'm Not Missing You"  (That's what they all say…)

8)  Britney Spears  ~  "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman"  (So…I'm confused. What else does that leave for her to be?)

9)  Brandon Heath  ~  "I'm Not Who I Was"  (That's all well and good, but how do I stop being who I am now?)

10)  Halestorm  ~  "I'm Not An Angel"  (Maybe not, but her voice soars like it's sprouted wings!)

11)  K's Choice  ~  "Not An Addict"  (Well, not anymore, at least…)

12)  Mark Lanegan  ~  "I'm Not The Loving Kind"  (He's not the smiling kind either, it would seem.)

13)  Jennifer Hudson  ~  "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"  (And I think she means it, too!)

14)  Shania Twain  ~  "I'm Not In The Mood (To Say No!)"  (Wait, isn't that a double negative? No?)

15)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  "I'm Not Yours"  (This is heartbreakingly sad! Cats falling out of love. *sigh*)

16)  Tove Lo  ~  "Not On Drugs"  (Apparently, drugs and love display similar symptoms...)

17)  Gloria Estefan  ~  "I'm Not Giving You Up"  (Good for you, Gloria. Get that man back!)

18)  Lil Wayne  ~  "I Am Not A Human Being"  (There are so many mute-bleeps on this song that it's impossible to discern what he's rapping about. Something tells me it wouldn't make much sense unedited, either.)

19)  Natalie Merchant  ~  "I'm Not Gonna Beg You"  (And you shouldn't have to, Natalie!)

20)  Idina Menzel  ~  "I'm Not That Girl"  (Nope, she's definitely some other girl.)

Songs About "That"

Yesterday, it was songs about "This." Now it's songs about 'That." What next? You'll have to wait and see. Meanwhile, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)   Alanis Morissette  ~  "That I Would Be Good"

2)  Sidewalk Prophets  ~  "Live Like That"

3)  Caro Emerald  ~  "That Man"

4)  Sam Smith  ~  "Not In That Way"

5)  Meghan Trainor  ~  "All About That Bass"  (If you've seen my Facebook posts lately, you had to know this song would be in here. Fair Warning: This is the original, unedited version – so parental discretion is advised.)

6)  Westlife ft. Diana Ross  ~  "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"

7)  Gin Wigmore  ~  "Man Like That"

8)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "That Girl"

9)  Brandi Carlile  ~  "That Year"

10)  Lecrae  ~  "Chase That (Ambition)"

11)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "That Day"

12)  Three Days Grace  ~  "Time That Remains"

13)  Madonna  ~  "Who's That Girl?"

14)  Bush  ~  "The People That We Love (Speed Kills)"

15)  Whitney Houston & George Michael  ~  "If I Told You That"

16)  Newsboys  ~  "That's How You Change The World"

17)  Paramore  ~  "That's What You Get"

18)  Wild Cherry  ~  "Play That Funky Music"

19)  KT Tunstall  ~  "Push That Knot Away"

20)  Elton John  ~  "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"

21)   Captain & Tennille  ~  "Do That To Me One More Time"

22)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones  ~  "The Impression That I Get"

23)  The Ting Tings   ~  "That's Not My Name"

24)  3 Doors Down  ~  "Be Like That"

25)  Céline Dion  ~  "That's The Way It Is"