“How To” Songs

Here's something you don't see everyday: A collection of informative songs that teach you how to do a variety of different, but equally important things. You'll find songs instructing you how to live, how to love, how to die, how to disappear completely, how to hide your feelings, how to grow old, and how to save a life, among others. So put on your learning cap...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Fray  ~  “How To Save A Life”

2)  Man Overboard  ~  “How To Hide Your Feelings”

3)  Demi Lovato  ~  “How To Love”

4)  Frankie J  ~  “How To Deal”

5)  Radiohead  ~  “How To Disappear Completely”

6)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  “How To Be A Heartbreaker”

7)  Pentatonix  ~  “Show You How To Love”

8)  The Cat Empire  ~  “How To Explain”

9)  Tedeschi Trucks Band  ~  “Learn How To Love”

10)  Jon Foreman  ~  “Learning How To Die”

11)  Audioslave  ~  “Show Me How To Live”

12)  Rebecca Ferguson  ~  “Teach Me How To Be Loved”

13)  Colony House  ~  “Learning How To Love”

14)  Joseph Arthur  ~  “I Used To Know How To Walk On Water”

15)  Sinead O’Connor  ~  “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”

16)  Gary Allan  ~  “Learning How To Bend”

17)  R.E.M.  ~  “Life And How To Live It”

18)  JoJo  ~  “How To Touch A Girl”

19)  Milow  ~  “Learning How To Disappear”

20)  Sting  ~  “The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance”

21)  Katie Melua  ~  “When You Taught Me How To Dance”

22)  Smokie  ~  “If You Think You Know How To Love Me”

23)  John Hiatt & The Goners  ~  “Learning How To Love You”

24)  Halestorm  ~  “Don’t Know How To Stop”

25)  Ryan Adams  ~  “I Taught Myself How To Grow Old”

Popular Songs Of 2006, Vol. 2

Here's a second and final set of hit songs from ten years ago. A lot of these are STILL good tunes – so check 'em out! Next up, Popular Songs Of 1996. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Before He Cheats”

2)  Gnarls Barkley  ~  “Crazy”

3)  Lily Allen  ~  “Smile”

4)  The All-American Rejects  ~  “Move Along”

5)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Tim McGraw”  (Can you believe Swift has been around for a decade already? WOW!)

6)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Dani California”

7)  Sugarland  ~  “Want To”

8)  The Fray  ~  “Over My Head (Cable Car)”

9)  P!nk  ~  “Stupid Girls”

10)  Brad Paisley ft. Dolly Parton  ~  “When I Get Where I’m Going”

11)  JoJo  ~  “Too Little, Too Late”

12)  John Mayer  ~  “Waiting On The World To Change”

13)  The Pussycat Dolls ft. Avant  ~  “Stickwitu”

14)  Rascal Flatts  ~  “What Hurts The Most”

15)  Rihanna  ~  “Unfaithful”

16)  Billy Currington  ~  “Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right”

17)  Natasha Bedingfield  ~  “Unwritten”

18)  Fort Minor ft. Holly Brook & Jonah Matranga  ~  “Where’d You Go”

19)  Keyshia Cole  ~  “Love”

20)  Josh Turner  ~  “Your Man”

21)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Because Of You”

22)  Kenny Chesney  ~  “Living In Fast Forward”

23)  The Wreckers  ~  “Leave The Pieces”

24)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”

25)  Little Big Town  ~  “Bring It On Home”

“Break” Songs

After yesterday's songs with "Fix" in the title post, here's the logical "Opposites" follow-up – a small collection of songs with the word "Break" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Three Days Grace  ~  “Break”

2)  Laura Welsh  ~  “Break The Fall”

3)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  “Break Me Down”

4)  You+Me  ~  “Break The Cycle”

5)  Mutemath  ~  “Break The Same”

6)  Ariana Grande ft. Zedd  ~  “Break Free”

7)  James Bay  ~  “Need The Sun To Break”

8)  Camera Obscura  ~  “Break It To You Gently”

9)  Keane  ~  “Bend & Break”

10)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Give Your Heart A Break”

11)  The Fray  ~  “We Build Then We Break”

12)  Fitz And The Tantrums  ~  “Break The Walls”

13)  The Black Keys  ~  “So He Won’t Break”

14)  India.Arie  ~  “Break The Shell”

15)  U2  ~  “Every Breaking Wave”

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"

Songs With "Save" In The Title

And we're back with more "Opposites" music posts. This installment: "Save" songs. Its followup: "Spend" songs. Ready, steady, go!  ~  JH

1)  Matthew West  ~  "Save A Place For Me"

2)  Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin  ~  "Save The World"

3)  The Fray  ~  "How To Save A Life"

4)  Christina Aguilera  ~  "Save Me From Myself"

5)  Simple Plan  ~  "Save You"

6)  R. Kelly  ~  "U Saved Me"

7)  HAIM  ~  "Don't Save Me"

8)  Hillsong LIVE  ~  "Mighty To Save"  (As much as I like this song, this video could've been about half its current length if they hadn't repeated the bridge and chorus so many times. There is such a thing as too much of a good thing!)

9)  Jewel  ~  "Who Will Save Your Soul?"

10)  Eurythmics  ~  "I Saved The World Today"

11)  Gotye  ~  "Save Me"

12)  Kenny Chesney  ~  "You Save Me"

13)  Eagle-Eye Cherry  ~  "Save Tonight"

14)  Shinedown  ~  "Save Me"

15)  The Fixx  ~  "Saved By Zero"