“Do” Or “Die” Songs, Vol. 1

Because my modus operandi is to come up what I think is a great idea for a post and then proceed to get utterly carried away with it, here's part 1 of what will be a 4-part series of posts featuring songs with the words "Do" or "Die" in their titles. Why ask why? Just listen and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “Love Me Like You Do”

2)  Alicia Keys & Jack White  ~  “Another Way To Die”

3)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Do I Wanna Know?”

4)  Paul McCartney & Wings  ~  “Live And Let Die”

5)  Bryan Adams  ~  “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”

6)  Boyce Avenue  ~  “When The Lights Die”

7)  Luke Bryan  ~  “Do I”

8)  Jann Arden  ~  “I Would Die For You”

9)  Colbie Caillat  ~  “I Do”

10)  The Band Perry  ~  “If I Die Young”

11)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)”

12)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “(Forever) Live And Die”

13)  Kutless  ~  “What Faith Can Do”

14)  Dirty Projectors  ~  “About To Die”

15)  Lisa Hannigan  ~  “What’ll I Do”

16)  Joe Diffie  ~  “Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die)”

17)  Ben Folds Five  ~  “Do It Anyway”

18)  Tarja  ~  “Die Alive”

19)  Bonnie Tyler & Todd Rundgren  ~  “Loving You’s A Dirty Job (But Somebody’s Gotta Do It)”

20)  TobyMac ft. NF  ~  “’Til The Day I Die”

21)  Tony Bennett & Aretha Franklin  ~  “How Do You Keep The Music Playing?”

22)  Thomas Rhett  ~  “Die A Happy Man”

23)  Lisa Loeb  ~  “I Do”

24)  Foo Fighters  ~  “Let It Die”

25)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Do Everything”

Yours, Mine, & Ours Songs, Vol. 2: "Mine"

Continuing this 3-part miniseries of Yours, Mine, and Ours songs, here's a fine-feathered collection of songs featuring the word "Mine" in their titles. There were a lot of songs I could have included here, but I tried to weed out the mediocre ones and only present the best of the best. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Mine"

2)  Pearl Jam  ~  "I Am Mine"

3)  Beyoncé ft. Drake  ~  "Mine"

4)  Guns N' Roses  ~  "Sweet Child O' Mine"

5)  K's Choice  ~  "Now Is Mine"

6)  Jason Mraz  ~  "Make It Mine"

7)  Alabama Shakes  ~  "Be Mine"

8)  Matchbox 20  ~  "You Won't Be Mine"

9)  The Band Perry  ~  "Forever Mine Nevermind"

10)  Eve 6  ~  "Friend Of Mine"

11)  Janet Devlin  ~  "When You Were Mine"

12)  The Black Keys  ~  "I Got Mine"

13)  Dixie Chicks  ~  "You Were Mine"

14)  Vance Joy  ~  "Mess Is Mine"

15)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  "When You Were Mine"

16)  Genesis  ~  "No Son Of Mine"

17)  The Pierces  ~  "You'll Be Mine"

18)  Taylor Henderson  ~  "When You Were Mine"

19)  Robyn  ~  "Be Mine!"

20)  Parmalee  ~  "Already Callin' You Mine"

21)  Caro Emerald  ~  "I Know That He's Mine"

22)  Iron & Wine  ~  "Low Light Buddy Of Mine"

23)  Portishead  ~  "All Mine"

24)  Band Of Skulls  ~  "Be Mine"

25)  Monica  ~  "Angel Of Mine"

"Said" & "Done" Songs

Here's some songs with either the word "Said" or "Done" – or both – in their titles. Being a rather wide-open "topic," there were lots to choose from for this. So you'll probably find a higher number of songs by artists you're more familiar with here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Bolton ~   "Said I Loved You…But I Lied"

2)  The Band Perry  ~  "DONE."

3)  Metallica  ~  "Mama Said"

4)  Moriah Peters  ~  "Well Done"

5)  Simple Minds  ~  "All The Things She Said"

6)  Billy Currington  ~  "Love Done Gone"

7)  LL Cool J  ~  "Mama Said Knock You Out"

8)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  "It's All Been Done"

9)  Group 1 Crew ft. Chris August  ~  "He Said"

10)  Jessie J  ~  "Ain't Been Done"

11)  Neil Diamond  ~  "I Am… I Said"

12)  Linkin Park  ~  "What I've Done"

13)  Lupe Fiasco ft. Skylar Grey  ~  "Words I Never Said"

14)  R.E.M.  ~  "Until The Day Is Done"

15)  Aqua  ~  "My Mamma Said"

16)  Joan Jett  ~  "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"

17)  Clint Black ft. Lisa Hartman Black  ~  "When I Said I Do"

18)  The Madden Brothers  ~  "We Are Done"

19)  The Isley Brothers ft. Jill Scott  ~  "Said Enough"

20)  ABBA  ~  "When All Is Said And Done"

21)  Matt Maher  ~  "All The People Said Amen"

22)  Janet Jackson  ~  "What Have You Done For Me Lately?"

23)  Collective Soul  ~  "She Said"

24)  Pet Shop Boys ft. Dusty Springfield  ~  "What Have I Done To Deserve This?"

25)  Geoff Moore  ~  "When All Is Said And Done"

Songs About Dying

Here's the last pre-planned installment in this week's kinda-related-but not-really-related series of posts. I'm pretty proud of this grouping of songs as well, but I welcome your suggestions for any good Songs About Dying that I may have missed. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Seal  ~  "Prayer For The Dying"

2)  Brandi Carlile  ~  "Dying Day"

3)  Guns N' Roses  ~  "Live And Let Die"

4)  Jamiroquai  ~  "Too Young To Die"

5)  The Band Perry  ~  "If I Die Young"

6)  Papa Roach  ~  "Before I Die"

7)  Kris Allen  ~  "Live Like We're Dying"

8)  Sheryl Crow  ~  "Tomorrow Never Dies"

9)  Cutting Crew  ~  "(I Just) Died In Your Arms"

10)  Skillet  ~  "Not Gonna Die"

11)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  "Make Me Wanna Die"

12)  Disturbed  ~  "Another Way To Die"

13)  Black Sabbath  ~  "Never Say Die"

14)  Madonna  ~  "Die Another Day"

15)  Tim McGraw  ~  "Live Like You Were Dying"

16)  Bryan Adams  ~  "18 Till I Die"

17)  Story Of The Year  ~  "Until The Day I Die"

18)  Thirty Seconds To Mars  ~  "Do Or Die"

19)  The Fray  ~  "Love Don't Die"

20)  G. Love  ~  "Fixin' To Die"