"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”

"My" Songs 3

We now return to our ongoing (but not for much longer) series of songs with the word "My" at the beginning of their titles. Because, why not? Enjoy!  ~ JH

1)  One Bit & Noah Cyrus  ~  "My Way"

2)  Tim McGraw  ~  "My Little Girl"

3)  Billie Eilish  ~  "My Boy"

4)  Kamelot ft. Eklipse  ~  "My Confession"

5)  Ramona Nerra  ~  "My Heart Is Still Winning"

6)  Lit  ~  "My Own Worst Enemy"

7)  Axel Wolph ft. Conchita Wurst  ~  "My Lights"

8)  Westlife  ~  "My Love"

9)  Tennis  ~  "My Emotions Are Blinding"

10)  Smile Empty Soul  ~  "My Name"

11)  Diana Vickers  ~  "My Wicked Heart"

12)  Joshua Radin  ~  "My Baby"

13)  Aaron Shust  ~  "My Savior, My God"

14)  Giulia  ~  "My Life"

15)  Seckond Chaynce  ~  "My World"

16)  Dodie Clark  ~  "My Face"

17)  Smash  ~  "My Story"

18)  K's Choice  ~  "My Heart"

19)  Five Finger Death Punch  ~  "My Nemesis"

20)  The Walls Group  ~  "My Life"

21)  Madness  ~  "My Girl"

22)  Pixie Lott  ~  "My Love"

23)  Sick Puppies  ~  "My World"

24)  Emeli Sandé  ~  "My Kind Of Love"

25)  Limp Bizkit  ~  "My Way"

Songs About Swearing

If you think this is a bunch of songs with swear words in them, it's not what you think. If you think it's a bunch of songs with "Swear" (or one of its derivatives) in their titles, you're spot on. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  All-4-One  ~  “I Swear”

2)  John Mark McMillan  ~  “Love You Swore”

3)  Gladys Knight & The Pips  ~  “Daddy Could Swear, I Declare”

4)  Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners  ~  “This I Swear”

5)  Sheena Easton  ~  “Swear”

6)  Stars  ~  “Today Will Be Better, I Swear!”

7)  Kim Wilde  ~  “This I Swear”

8)  Denai Moore  ~  “I Swore”

9)  Frankie Valli  ~  “Swearin’ To God”

10)  Tep No  ~  “Swear Like A Sailor”

11)  Wyclef Jean ft. Young Thug  ~  “I Swear”

12)  Being As An Ocean  ~  “The Hardest Part Is Forgetting Those You Swore You Would Never Forget”  (This is not a style of music I normally enjoy, but this was really good.)

13)  Mayday Parade  ~  “I Swear This Time I Mean It”

14)  St. Grandson  ~  “I Swear, I Want”

15)  Westlife  ~  “Swear It Again”

16)  You Me At Six  ~  “Swear”

17)  Michael Peterson  ~  “Drink, Swear, Steal, & Lie”

18)  Kirsty MacColl  ~  “There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis”

19)  Hellogoodbye  ~  “Swear You’re In Love”

“Obvious” Songs

It should be self-evident what this post consists of, but in case you're not firing on all cylinders so far today (as I usually am not before 10:00 AM), I'll elaborate. Here's a bunch of songs with the word "Obvious" (or one of its derivatives) somewhere in their titles. So obviously you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Joe Jackson  ~  “Obvious Song”

2)  blink-182  ~  “Obvious”

3)  Emma-Lee  ~  “Isn’t It Obvious?”

4)  Westlife  ~  “Obvious”

5)  Robyn Hitchcock  ~  “It Is Obvious”

6)  Elephant Revival  ~  “The Obvious”

7)  Paul Simon  ~  “Obvious Child”

8)  Vampire Weekend  ~  “Obvious Bicycle”

9)  Josie Charlwood  ~  “Obvious”

10)  McFly  ~  “Obviously”

11)  White Cliff  ~  “Obvious”

12)  Hey Monday  ~  “Obvious”

13)  Emin  ~  “Obvious”

14)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “It Must Be Obvious”

15)  Charlee  ~  “Obvious”

16)  idiotlights  ~  “Obvious”

17)  Maman  ~  “Obvious Story”

18)  Butterfly Vendetta  ~  “Obvious”

19)  Isaiah The Mosaic  ~  “The Obvious”

20)  Max  ~  “Obvious”

21)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “Obvious”

22)  Rolling Thunder Revival  ~  “Obviously Five Believers”  (Bob Dylan cover)

23)  Betsie Larkin & Lange  ~  “Obvious”

24)  Howie Day  ~  “Isn’t It Obvious?”

25)  Exit Glaciers  ~  “Obvious”