“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 5

Last but not least... "In" & "Out" Songs, Vol. 5...and GO! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Veronicas  ~  “In My Blood”

2)  Elton John  ~  “Turn The Lights Out When You Leave”

3)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Moon In Your Mouth”

4)  Kaki King  ~  “Pull Me Out Alive”

5)  The Smiths  ~  “The Boy With The Thorn In His Side”

6)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Breakout”

7)  Brandy Clark  ~  “Big Day In A Small Town”

8)  Chely Wright  ~  “Hang Out In Your Heart”

9)  Gossip  ~  “Move In The Right Direction”

10)  Dodie  ~  “Burned Out”

11)  Queen  ~  “I’m In Love With My Car”

12)  Blondie  ~  “Out In The Streets”

13)  Ani DiFranco  ~  “In Or Out”

14)  Screaming Females  ~  “Lights Out”

15)  Shamir  ~  “In For The Kill”

16)  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts  ~  “You Want In, I Want Out”

17)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “In Private”

18)  Siouxsie And The Banshees  ~  “Love Out Me”

19)  Courtney Barnett  ~  “An Illustration Of Loneliness (Sleepless In New York)”

20)  Morrissey  ~  “Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself?”

21)  Village People  ~  “In The Navy”

22)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Cut It Out”

23)  Queen  ~  “Let Me In Your Heart Again”

24)  Conchita Wurst  ~  “Put That Fire Out”

25)  Beth Ditto  ~  “In And Out”

26)  Lesley Gore  ~  “Out Here On My Own”

27)  Gossip  ~  “Standing In The Way Of Control”

28)  Amy Ray  ~  “Out On The Farm”

29)  Siouxsie And The Banshees  ~  “Cities In Dust”

30)  The Veronicas  ~  “Let Me Out”

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 4

You didn't think I'd forgotten about this series, did you? Of course not! And there's one more post to go after this one. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  La Roux  ~  “In For The Kill”

2)  Courtney Barnett  ~  “Out Of The Woodwork”

3)  The Smiths  ~  “Girlfriend In A Coma”

4)  Anna Calvi  ~  “Blackout”

5)  Mary Gauthier  ~  “Drag Queens In Limousines”

6)  David Bowie  ~  “Blackout”

7)  Blondie  ~  “In The Flesh”

8)  Judas Priest  ~  “Out In The Cold”

9)  The Breeders  ~  “Wait In The Car”

10)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Get Out The Map”

11)  OTEP  ~  “In Cold Blood”

12)  Neon Hitch  ~  “Out Of This World”

13)  Village People  ~  “In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star)”

14)  Erasure  ~  “All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love”

15)  Elton John  ~  “The Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes”

16)  St. Vincent  ~  “Actor Out Of Work”

17)  Joshua Kadison  ~  “Beautiful In My Eyes”

18)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “G.N.O. (Girls’ Night Out)”

19)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Kickin’ In”

20)  Kesha  ~  “Out Alive”

21)  David Bowie & Mick Jagger  ~  "Dancing In The Street”

22)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “Look Out Mama”

23)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “I Have Friends In Holy Spaces”

24)  RuPaul  ~  “Workout”

25)  Freddie Mercury  ~  “In My Defence”

26)  The Feeling & Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  “Leave Me Out Of It”

27)  Neon Trees  ~  “Text Me In The Morning”

28)  Jenny Owen Youngs  ~  “Keys Out, Lights On”

29)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I Want To Be In Love”

30)  Chely Wright  ~  “She Went Out For Cigarettes”

Songs With Abbreviations In The Title, Vol. 2

Since the first installment of this "series" went over so well, I figured I'd add a Vol. 2. (Actually, that was the plan all along, but it sounds much more impressive if I make it seem like popular demand drives everything I post. Which it most certainly does not.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  AC/DC  ~  “T.N.T.”  (“Trinitrotoluene.” But you already knew that, right?)

2)  Jordin Sparks  ~  “S.O.S. (Let The Music Play)”  (It’s Morse code, yo! Google that junk!)

3)  Flo Rida ft. Sage The Gemini & Lookas  ~  “G.D.F.R.”  (“Going Down For Real”)

4)  Sinéad O’Connor  ~  “V.I.P.”  (Usually means “Very Important Person.” But with Sinéad, you never know…)

5)  Yeasayer  ~  “O.N.E.”  (“One’s Not Enough.” Apparently, it's about addiction, which makes sense.)

6)  Rihanna  ~  “SOS”  (See #2 above.)

7)  Village People  ~  “Y.M.C.A.”  (“Young Men’s Christian Association”)

8)  Ashlee Simpson  ~  “L.O.V.E.”  (This one's not technically an abbreviation, either. C’mon, people!)

9)  The Lonely Island ft. Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar  ~  “YOLO”  (“You Only Live Once”…or, “You Oughta Look Out,” depending on which verse you’re listening to.)

10)  Daphne & Celeste  ~  “U.G.L.Y.”  (Now that’s just mean-spirited! Also…not an actual abbreviation.)

11)  Naughty By Nature  ~  “O.P.P.”  (“Other People’s Property.” Basically…)

12)  ABBA  ~  “SOS”  (See #6 above.)

13)  Blur  ~  “M.O.R.”  (“Middle Of The Road”)

14)  Broods  ~  “L.A.F.”  (This one’s a bit of a mystery. Neither these initials nor a phrase that they might stand for are present in the lyrics.)

15)  OutKast  ~  “B.O.B”  (“Bombs Over Baghdad”)

16)  Katy Perry  ~  “E.T.”  (“Extra Terrestrial.” Duh!)

17)  Lee Greenwood  ~  “I.O.U.”  (This one seems self-explanatory, but…“I Owe You.”)

18)  Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah  ~  “R.I.P.”  (“Rest In Peace”)

19)  Pearl Jam  ~  “W.M.A.”  (“White Male American”)

20)  OneRepublic  ~  “A.I.”  (“Artificial Intelligence”)

“City” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's part 1 of a new 4-part series featuring songs with the word "City" or "Country" in their titles. First up, "City" songs, then one more of the same, and after that, two "Country" posts. You know you love 'em...so enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Paradise City”

2)  Thirty Seconds To Mars  ~  “City Of Angels”

3)  Snow Patrol  ~  “Take Back The City”

4)  M83  ~  “Midnight City”

5)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Living For The City”

6)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  “South City Midnight Lady”

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

8)  Andra Day  ~  “City Burns”

9)  John Mayer  ~  “City Love”

10)  Buju Banton  ~  “Magic City”

11)  ABBA  ~  “Summer Night City”

12)  Patrick Stump ft. Lupe Fiasco  ~  “This City”

13)  Casting Crowns  ~  “City On The Hill”

14)  Village People  ~  “New York City”

15)  Duran Duran ft. Kiesza  ~  “Last Night In The City”

16)  MC5  ~  “Motor City Is Burning”

17)  Ray Price  ~  “City Lights”

18)  KISS  ~  “Detroit Rock City”

19)  Laleh  ~  “Big City Love”

20)  Chick Corea Elektric Band  ~  “Elektric City”

21)  The Highwaymen ft. Willie Nelson  ~  “The City Of New Orleans”

22)  Lissie  ~  “Love In The City”

23)  Wilbert Harrison  ~  “Kansas City”

24)  Muse  ~  “City Of Delusion”

25)  Starship  ~  “We Built This City”