Songs About Murder & Mayhem

This post is not nearly as violent or scandalous as it would seem. It is, however, exactly what it purports to be: a collection of songs either about "Murder" or "Mayhem," or which include one of those words within their titles. Umm...enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Murder In The City”

2)  Halestorm  ~  “Mayhem”

3)  Michael Bolton  ~  “Murder My Heart”

4)  Imelda May  ~  “Mayhem”

5)  AFI  ~  “Miss Murder”

6)  Rick Springfield  ~  “Miss Mayhem”

7)  PJ Harvey  ~  “The Words That Maketh Murder”

8)  Jethro Tull  ~  “Mayhem Maybe”

9)  Jesca Hoop  ~  “Murder Of Birds”

10)  Kansas  ~  “Mysteries And Mayhem”

11)  Coldplay  ~  “Murder”

12)  Billy May and His Orchestra  ~  “Mayhem”

13)  The Police  ~  “Murder By Numbers”

14)  Julissa Veloz  ~  “Mayhem”

15)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Murder Incorporated”

16)  Universal Sigh  ~  “Marcus Mayhem”

17)  Better Than Ezra  ~  “One More Murder”

18)  Bettie Serveert  ~  “Mayhem”

19)  Counting Crows  ~  “A Murder Of One”

20)  Pop Will Eat Itself  ~  “Chaos And Mayhem”

“Do” Or “Die” Songs, Vol. 4

Last but not least, this collection of "Do" or "Die" songs. You know you're curious to see which ones I left out in the first three editions. So go ahead...click and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beach Boys  ~  “Do You Wanna Dance?”

2)  Keaton Henson  ~  “If I’m To Die”

3)  Jessie Ware  ~  “What You Won’t Do For Love”

4)  PM Dawn  ~  “I’d Die Without You”

5)  ABBA  ~  “The Way Old Friends Do”

6)  Wang Chung  ~  “To Live And Die In L.A.”

7)  CHVRCHES  ~  “What Do You Mean?”

8)  Townes Van Zandt  ~  “Waitin’ Around To Die”

9)  Angel Taylor  ~  “Like You Do”

10)  The Human League  ~  “Do Or Die”

11)  OK Go  ~  “Do What You Want”

12)  Morrissey  ~  “First Of The Gang To Die”

13)  Garbage  ~  “Why Do You Love Me?”

14)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Live And Die”

15)  Only The Young  ~  “I Do”

16)  Shelby Lynne  ~  “I Won’t Die Alone”

17)  Caro Emerald  ~  “Dr. Wanna Do”

18)  Steve Winwood  ~  “John Barleycorn (Must Die)”

19)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “All I Wanna Do”

20)  Katherine Jenkins  ~  “Love Never Dies”

"Future" Songs

Last but not least in this 3-part miniseries, here's a collection of songs with the word "Future" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Morrissey  ~  "In The Future When All's Well"

2)  Curtis Mayfield  ~  "Future Shock"

3)  Meghan Trainor  ~  "Dear Future Husband"

4)  The Avett Brothers  ~  "The Once And Future Carpenter"

5)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Future Days"

6)  Tracy Chapman  ~  "Our Bright Future"

7)  Seal  ~  "Future Love Paradise"

8)  Brad Paisley  ~  "Welcome To The Future"

9)  Jonas Brothers  ~  "Kids Of The Future"

10)  Madonna  ~  "Future Lovers / I Feel Love"

11)  Massive Attack  ~  "Future Proof"

12)  Cut Copy  ~  "Future"

13)  Straylight Run  ~  "Soon We'll Be Living In The Future"

14)  Emarosa  ~  "A Toast To The Future Kids"

15)  Nada Surf  ~  "The Future"

"Skin" Songs

While this isn't exactly an "Opposites" music post, it is a two-parter featuring songs about somewhat-related words. These are songs with "Skin" in the title – its followup will be songs with "Bone" (or "Bones") in the title. While there are quite a few well-known artists here, some of the best tracks here are by bands/artists you may not have heard of before. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "I've Got You Under My Skin"

2)  Hole  ~  "Celebrity Skin"

3)  Rascal Flatts  ~  "Skin (Sarabeth)"

4)  Ellie Goulding  ~  "Salt Skin"

5)  Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band  ~  "American Skin (41 Shots)"

6)  M83  ~  "Skin Of The Night"

7)  Cameo  ~  "Skin I'm In"

8)  Charlene Kaye ft. Darren Criss  ~  "Skin And Bones"

9)  Newton Faulkner  ~  "Write It On Your Skin"

10)  Tilly And The Wall  ~  "Alligator Skin"

11)  Shakey Graves  ~  "Unlucky Skin"

12)  Courage My Love  ~  "Skin And Bone"

13)  Raul Gómez  ~  "Under Your Skin"

14)  Beady Belle  ~  "Skin Deep"

15)  The Mission In Motion  ~  "New Skin"

16)  Emily Danger  ~  "Shed My Skin"

17)  Northern Faces  ~  "Under My Skin"

18)  Natasha Thomas  ~  "Skin Deep"

19)  Boom Crash Opera  ~  "Onion Skin"

20)  The Gits  ~  "Second Skin"

21)  Heartless Bastards  ~  "Skin And Bone"

22)  Jars Of Clay  ~  "Skin & Bones"

23)  The Avett Brothers  ~  "Skin And Bones"

24)  Andrew Bird  ~  "Skin, Is My"

25)  The Temptations  ~  "Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"