"Search" Songs

Yet another two-part, quasi-"Opposites" music post (but not really) for your listening pleasure. First up, a collection of songs with the word "Search" in their titles. Next time, a bunch of "Rescue" songs. "Search" and "Rescue" – get it? Yeah, I know – SO not rocket science. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Hillsong United  ~  "Search My Heart"

2)  Survivor  ~  "The Search Is Over"

3)  Iggy & The Stooges  ~  "Search And Destroy"

4)  Katy Hudson  ~  "Search Me"  (Yes, that IS Katy Perry – six years before her mega-successful mainstream pop debut – performing a decidedly Christian-themed song  under her given name.)

5)  Son Volt  ~  "The Search"

6)  Santana  ~  "Searching"

7)  Damian Marley  ~  "Still Searching"

8)  Katie Melua  ~  "Call Off The Search"

9)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  "Searching"

10)  American Analog  ~  "Search Party"

11)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "Searching"

12)  Anouk  ~  "Searching"

13)  INXS  ~  "Searching"

14)  Warren Zevon  ~  "Searchin' For A Heart"

15)  Kitty Wells  ~  "Searching (For Someone Like You)"

16)  Soundgarden  ~  "Searching With My Good Eye Closed"

17)  Matisyahu  ~  "Searchin'"

18)  M People  ~  "Search For The Hero"

19)  Luther Vandross  ~  "Searching"

20)  Carl Smith  ~  "I Overlooked An Orchid (While Searching For A Rose)"

21)  Vonda Shepard  ~  "Searchin' My Soul"

22)  Del Shannon  ~  "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)"

23)  Chicago  ~  "I've Been Searching So Long"

24)  The Marshall Tucker Band  ~  "Searching For A Rainbow"

25)  Heartless Bastards  ~  "Searching For The Ghost"

"Complicated" Songs

Here's the other half of my most recent "Opposites" music post series. Last time, we explored "Simple" songs. Today, it's "Complicated"...songs, that is. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Learns To Rock  ~  "Complicated Heart"

2)  Your Favorite Martian  ~  "Complicated"

3)  Avril Lavigne  ~  "Complicated"

4)  Robin Thicke  ~  "Complicated"

5)  Kentö  ~  "Complicated"

6)  Indigo Girls  ~  "Least Complicated"

7)  Colette  ~  "Complicated"

8)  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club  ~  "Complicated Situation"

9)  Bella Ruse  ~  "Complicated Rhythm"

10)  Soulicit  ~  "Complicated"

11)  The Come Ons  ~  "Complicated"

12)  MC Jin ft. Hollis  ~  "Complicated"

13)  State Of The Union  ~  "Love Is Complicated"

14)  Ben Watling  ~  "Not Complicated"

15)  Patrina Morris  ~  "Complicated"

16)  Paul Cardall  ~  "Less Complicated"

17)  Taylor Ferrera  ~  "Complicated, Deep, And Sentimental"

18)  Cloud Cult  ~  "Complicated Creation"

19)  Waikiki  ~  "Complicated"

20)  The Preservation Hall Jazz Band ft. Clint Maedgen  ~  "Complicated Life"

"Simple" Songs

I smell another "Opposites" post coming on. Or maybe that's just my feet. Here's a bunch of "Simple" songs. Next up, "Complicated" songs. Because I can; that's why. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Shinedown  ~  "Simple Man"

2)  No Doubt  ~  "Simple Kind Of Life"

3)  Lyle Lovett  ~  "Simple Song"

4)  Alison Krauss  ~  "Simple Love"

5)  Manchester Orchestra  ~  "Simple Math"

6)  Anuhea  ~  "Simple Love Song"

7)  Wu-Tang Clan  ~  "Can It Be All So Simple"

8)  k.d. lang  ~  "Simple"

9)  The Charlie Daniels Band  ~  "Simple Man"

10)  Casey Abrams  ~  "Simple Life"

11)  Amy Grant  ~  "Simple Things"

12)  Candlebox  ~  "Simple Lessons"

13)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  "Simple Man"

14)  K's Choice  ~  "How Simple It Can Be"

15)  Collective Soul ~  "Simple"

16)  Guster  ~  "Simple Machine"

17)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Simple Together"

18)  Live  ~  "Simple Creed"

19)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  "Simple Life"

20)  Heartless Bastards  ~  "Simple Feeling"

21)  Bad Company  ~  "Simple Man"

22)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  "Simple Man, Simple Dream"

23)  Carolina Liar  ~  "Simple Life"

24)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  "Simple Twist Of Fate"

25)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  "All The Money Or The Simple Life, Honey"

"Special" Songs

A bunch of random songs with the word "Special" in their titles? "Well, isn't that special?" Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Garbage  ~  "Special"

2)  Massive Attack ft. Sinéad O'Connor  ~  "Special Cases"

3)  Marcy Playground  ~  "Special"

4)  Mew  ~  "Special"

5)  George Strait  ~  "You're Something Special To Me"

6)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Frankfort Special"

7)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Orange Blossom Special"

8)  Missy Higgins  ~  "The Special Two"

9)  Creedence Clearwater Revival  ~  "The Midnight Special"

10)  Dolly Parton  ~  "Something Special"

11)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  "For Someone Special"

12)  Bridget Kelly  ~  "Special Delivery"

13)  Percy Sledge  ~  "My Special Prayer"

14)  Patti LaBelle  ~  "Something Special (Is Gonna Happen Tonight)"

15)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  "We've Got The Power" / "Special Things"  (My local readers might be interested to know that this video is from a live performance at The Attic in Greenville, NC, way back in 1981!)

16)  Paul Kelly  ~  "Special Treatment"

17)  Ella Fitzgerald ft. Oscar Peterson  ~  "Air Mail Special"

18)  Placebo  ~  "Special Needs"

19)  Ray, Goodman, & Brown  ~  "Special Lady"

20)  Goodie Mob ft. Janelle Monáe  ~  "Special Education"

21)  Mango Groove  ~  "Special Star"

22)  Robert Cray  ~  "No One Special"

Songs About Style

Here's a small collection of songs with the word "Style" somewhere in their titles. Why? Because! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Style"

2)  PSY  ~  "Gangnam Style"

3)  The Jacksons  ~  "The Style Of Life"

4)  Selah Sue  ~  "Crazy Sufferin' Style"

5)  Lady Antebellum  ~  "Freestyle"

6)  The Temptations  ~  "Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)"

7)  Architecture In Helsinki  ~  "Denial Style"

8)  Dean Martin & Vikki Carr  ~  "Rainbows Are Back In Style"

9)  Kylie Minogue  ~  "Cowboy Style"

10)  Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, & Bing Crosby  ~  "Style"

11)  Cat Power  ~  "Crossbones Style"

12)  Billy Joel  ~  "That's Not Her Style"

13)  Tom Jones  ~  "In Style And Rhythm"

14)  George Thorogood & The Destroyers  ~  "I'll Change My Style"

15)  John Cale & Lou Reed  ~  "Style It Takes"