"Strange," "Queer," & "Odd" Songs

Did you ever see or hear something that didn't sound quite right that caused you to furrow your brow in confusion? Yeah, these songs, too. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Billie Holiday  ~  “Strange Fruit"

2)  Garbage  ~  “Queer"

3)  Boy Willows  ~  “So Odd"

4)  Anna Calvi & David Byrne  ~  “Strange Weather”

5)  Stanley Holloway  ~  “My Word! You Do Look Queer!”  (It's important to note here that the word "queer" both does and doesn't mean what it traditionally did, which is, something or someone that's atypical or different in some way.)

6)  Hey Violet  ~  “O.D.D.”

7)  John Grant  ~  “Is He Strange”

8)  Count Basie  ~  “Queer Street”

9)  Mariah Carey ft. Westlife  ~  “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)”

10)  The Black Keys   ~ “Strange Times”

11)  STRFKR  ~  “Queer Bot”

12)  Molly Hatchet  ~  “Beatin’ The Odds”

13)  Mickey & Sylvia  ~  “Love Is Strange”

14)  Cait and the Critters  ~  “Queer”

15)  Demon Hunter  ~  “Slight The Odds”

16)  Lynsey De Paul  ~  “Strange Changes”

17)  Thee Oh Sees  ~  “Camera (Queer Sound)”

18)  Julia Nunes  ~  “Odd”

19)  Wishbone Ash  ~  “Strange Affair”

20)  Thompson Twins  ~  “Queer”

21)  Daniele Liverani  ~  “Odd Valley”

22)  Bic Runga  ~  “Suddenly Strange”

23)  Fletcher Henderson  ~  “Queer Notions”

24)  Harry Chapin  ~  “Odd Job Man”

25)  Cream  ~  “Strange Brew”

26)  Lazy Eye  ~  “Queer”

27)  Weezer  ~  “Odd Couple”

28)  Aqualung  ~  “Strange And Beautiful”

29)  Alison Rayner Quintet  ~  “Queer Bird”

30)  Carmen Justice  ~  “Against The Odds”

"Un" Songs

There are a lot of common words beginning with the prefix "un-." And many of those words appear in the titles of popular and/or just-plain-good songs. I've collected a few of the best of those here. There may be future posts of "Un" Songs, but I'm not specifically planning on it as yet. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  FLETCHER  ~  “Undrunk”

2)  Tauren Wells ft. KB  ~  “Undefeated”

3)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Unlikely Angel”

4)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Unwell”

5)  Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole  ~  “Unforgettable”

6)  Jacob Banks  ~  “Unknown (To Me)”

7)  Kailee Morgue  ~  “Unfortunate Soul”

8)  Weezer  ~  “Undone – The Sweater Song”

9)  Fireflight  ~  “Unbreakable”

10)  Jon Bellion  ~  “Ungrateful Eyes”

11)  Rihanna  ~  “Unfaithful”

12)  Garden City Movement  ~  “She’s So Untouchable”

13)  Katy Perry  ~  “Unconditionally”

14)  X Ambassadors  ~  “Unsteady”

15)  Jennifer Knapp  ~  “Undo Me”

16)  Kodaline  ~  “Unclear”

17)  Zara Larsson  ~  “Uncover”

18)  Canyon Hills Worship  ~  “Unfailing Love”

19)  Charli XCX ft. Kim Petras & Jay Park  ~  “Unlock It”

20)  Corey Kilgannon ft. Shayla Kilgannon  ~  “Unable”

21)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Unbreakable Smile”

22)  The The  ~  “Uncertain Smile”

23)  Transviolet  ~  “Undo”

24)  Allen Stone  ~  “Unaware”

25)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Undo It”

“Trampoline” Songs

If you like trampolines and you like music, then this post is for you! If you don't like trampolines or music, we probably can't be friends. Or maybe you were traumatized by one or the other of those at a young age. In which case, we're still cool. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Shaed  ~  “Trampoline”

2)  U2  ~  “Trash, Trampoline, And The Party Girl”

3)  Kero Kero Bonito  ~  “Trampoline”

4)  Never Shout Never  ~  “Trampoline”

5)  Tracy Spuehler  ~  “Trampoline”

6)  The Clarks  ~  “Trampoline”

7)  Wild Strawberries  ~  “Trampoline”

8)  The Front Bottoms  ~  “Trampoline”

9)  Nelly Joy  ~  “Trampoline”

10)  The Spencer Davis Group  ~  “Trampoline”

11)  Gengahr  ~  “Trampoline”

12)  Cyril Crumpet & The Quaver Cats  ~  “Have You Seen My Trampoline?”

13)  Ash Koley  ~  “Trampoline”

14)  Sly Apollinaire  ~  “Trampoline”

15)  Weezer  ~  “Trampoline”

16)  Raina Rose  ~  “Your Neighbor’s Trampoline”

17)  Justin Roth  ~  “Dead Horse Trampoline”

18)  Miss Angie  ~  “Trampoline”

19)  The Unlikely Candidates  ~  “Trampoline”

20)  John Anderson  ~  “Jump On It”

21)  Eric and Erica  ~  “Silver Trampoline”

22)  Papooz  ~  “Trampoline”

23)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “Trampoline”

24)  Natalie Soleil  ~  “Trampoline”

25)  The Greenberry Woods  ~  “Trampoline”

26)  Joe Henry  ~  “Trampoline”

27)  Keaton  ~  “Trampoline Lover”

28)  We The Wild  ~  “Trampoline”

29)  Paloma Faith  ~  “Trampoline”

30)  The Domestics  ~  “Trampoline”

BONUS TRACK:  Trampoline  ~  “Twins On Fire”  (No, the word “Trampoline” doesn’t appear in the title of the song, but it’s the band’s name and it’s a good song. So how could I possibly leave it off?)  

“Hot” & “Bothered” Songs

These "Hot" and "Bothered" Songs are guaranteed to make you...tap your toes. What did you think I was going to say? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora  ~  “Hot Right Now”

2)  Stage Dolls  ~  “Love Don’t Bother Me”

3)  78Violet  ~  “Hothouse”  (These sisters later more of a name for themselves in pop music under their own names: Aly & AJ.)

4)  The Beatles  ~  “Don’t Bother Me”

5)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “Too Hot”  (This tune is a genuine throwback from the earliest days of Alanis’ music career, when she was a Paula Abdul wannabe in Canada. She’s come a long way, eh?)

6)  The Charlatans UK  ~  “Can’t Even Be Bothered”

7)  Billy Idol  ~  “Hot In The City”

8)  Shakira  ~  “Don’t Bother”

9)  DJ Valdi ft. Elena  ~  “Hot Bhangra”  (Whatever a “bhangra” is, this is – apparently – a hot one.)

10)  Shaquille O’Neal  ~  “Biological Didn’t Bother”

11)  Allman Brothers Band  ~  “Hot ‘Lanta”

12)  Eleanor Friedberger  ~  “I Don’t Want To Bother You”

13)  Winter Kills  ~  “Hot As Hades”

14)  Weezer  ~  “Why Bother?”

15)  Jenny Owen Youngs  ~  “Hot In Herre”  (If you haven’t heard this tongue-in-cheek folk-pop cover of 50 Cent’s hit song before, you really need to! It’s virtually a word-for-word cover of the original, so there’re a couple of racy bits, but it’s beyond hilarious!)

16)  Itchy  ~  “Why Still Bother”

17)  Creature  ~  “Who’s Hot, Who’s Not”

18)  Lady Gaga  ~  “Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered”

19)  Mumford & Sons  ~  “Hot Gates”

20)  Happy Camper  ~  “Born With A Bothered Mind”