“Busy” & “Idle” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a three-part series featuring songs with either the word "Busy" or "Idle" in their titles. A variety of styles and genres are represented here and in the two posts taht will follow. So...what're you waiting for? Please, by all means, enjoy! ~ JH



1)  Jungle  ~  “Busy Earnin’”

2)  Oasis  ~  "The Importance Of Being Idle"

3)  Jane Monheit  ~  “Little Man, You’ve Had A Busy Day”

4)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  "Teen Idle"

5)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Busy Makin’ Plans”

6)  Tedeschi Trucks Band  ~  "Idle Wind"

7)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Busy Body”

8)  Los Lonely Boys  ~  "American Idle"

9)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows)”

10)  The Amps  ~  "Full On Idle"

11)  Dodie Clark  ~  “I’ve Been Busy”  (The song ends around the 2:00 mark. The rest is just chitchat.)

12)  Katatonia  ~  "Idle Blood"

13)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Busy Bodies”

14)  The Toy Dolls  ~  "Idle Gossip"

15)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “Let’s Get Busy, Baby”

16)  Beirut  ~  "Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)"

17)  Billy Ray Cyrus  ~  “Busy Man”

18)  iamamiwhoami  ~  "Idle Talk"

19)  Glen Campbell  ~  “I Was Too Busy Loving You”

20)  Vetiver  ~  "Idle Ties"

21)  Lucy Wainwright Roche  ~  “Look Busy”

22)  Jeon Soyeon  ~  "Idle Song"

23)  Traveling Wilburys  ~  “The Devil’s Been Busy”

24)  Castle No Kings  ~  "Idle Hands"

25)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby”

Tom Petty: A Retrospective, Vol. 1: All The Hits

Like many rock music enthusiasts, I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Tom Petty. I've been a fan for easily over twenty years now. In memory of Tom and his legendary musical career, here's a chronological retrospective of all his biggest hits, both with The Heartbreakers and as a solo artist...as well as a few big tunes from his side projects. Volume 2 (coming soon to a music blog near you!) will cover "the best of the rest" of Petty's lesser-known songs, including more of his side-project output. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  “Don’t Do Me Like That”  (And The Heartbreakers)

2)  “Refugee”  (And The Heartbreakers)

3)  “The Waiting”  (And The Heartbreakers)

4)  “A Woman In Love (It’s Not Me)”  (And The Heartbreakers)

5)  “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”  (Duet with Stevie Nicks)

6)  “You Got Lucky”  (And The Heartbreakers)

7)  “Change Of Heart”  (And The Heartbreakers)

8)  “Don’t Come Around Here No More”  (And The Heartbreakers)

9)  “Make It Better (Forget About Me)”  (And The Heartbreakers)

10)  “Rebels”  (And The Heartbreakers)

11)  “Jammin’ Me”  (And The Heartbreakers)

12)  “Handle With Care”  (with The Traveling Wilburys)

13)  “End Of The Line”  (with The Traveling Wilburys)

14)  “I Won’t Back Down”  (And The Heartbreakers)

15)  “Runnin’ Down A Dream”  (And The Heartbreakers)

16)  “Free Fallin’”

17)  “A Face In The Crowd”

18)  “Yer So Bad”

19)  “Learning To Fly”

20)  “Into The Great Wide Open”  (And The Heartbreakers)

21)  “Mary Jane’s Last Dance”  (And The Heartbreakers)

22)  “You Don’t Know How It Feels”

23)  “You Wreck Me”

24)  “It’s Good To Be King”

25)  “Walls (Circus)”  (And The Heartbreakers)

"Inside" Songs

And we're back...to "Opposites" music posts, that is. Here's a bunch of "Inside" songs. Next up, "Outside" songs. Why ask why? Just enjoy them!  ~  JH

1)  Linkin Park  ~  "From The Inside"

2)  Hillsong Live  ~  "From The Inside Out"

3)  Eve 6  ~  "Inside Out"

4)  Disturbed  ~  "Inside The Fire"

5)  Sting  ~  "Inside"

6)  Incubus  ~  "Deep Inside"

7)  Switchfoot  ~  "The War Inside"

8)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "Stand Inside Your Love"

9)  Emmy Rossum  ~  "Inside Out"

10)  Third Eye Blind  ~  "Deep Inside Of You"

11)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Inside Job"

12)  Nada Surf  ~  "Inside Of Love"

13)  Traveling Wilburys  ~  "Inside Out"

14)  Phil Collins  ~  "Inside Out"

15)  R.E.M.  ~  "Turn You Inside Out"

16)  Shinedown  ~  "Breaking Inside"

17)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  "Inside A Boy"

18)  Ben Harper  ~  "Diamonds On The Inside"

19)  Broken Bells  ~  "The Ghost Inside"

20)  Stiltskin  ~  "Inside"

21)   Imelda May  ~  "Inside Out"

22)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Inside Out"

23)  Joe Brooks  ~  "Holes Inside"

24)  Crossfade  ~  "Killing Me Inside"

25)  Feist  ~  "Inside And Out"

Songs With "With" In The Title

No, this title isn't a typo. This is part one of what will be a two-part series of "Opposites" posts -- yes, they're back! The next and final installment -- if  you haven't already figured it out -- will be "Without" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "You Belong With Me"

2)  Faces  ~  "Stay With Me"

3)  Cher Lloyd  ~  "With Ur Love"

4)  Chris Brown  ~  "With You"

5)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Stay With You"

6)  Dido  ~  "Here With Me"

7)  The Killers  ~  "Here With Me"

8)  Avril Lavigne  ~  "I'm With You"

9)  Luther Vandross  ~  "Dance With My Father"

10)  Traveling Wilburys  ~  "Handle With Care"

11)  Regina Spektor  ~  "Laughing With"

12)  Kings Of Convenience  ~  "I'd Rather Dance With You"

13)  Smokey Robinson  ~  "Being With You"

14)  Norah Jones  ~  "Come Away With Me"

15)  Oasis  ~  "Roll With It"

16)  MercyMe  ~  "God With Us"

17)  The Honey Trees  ~  "To Be With You"

18)  Billy Idol  ~  "Dancing With Myself"

19)  Suede  ~  "It Starts And Ends With You"

20)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Rock With You"