“How To” Songs

Here's something you don't see everyday: A collection of informative songs that teach you how to do a variety of different, but equally important things. You'll find songs instructing you how to live, how to love, how to die, how to disappear completely, how to hide your feelings, how to grow old, and how to save a life, among others. So put on your learning cap...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Fray  ~  “How To Save A Life”

2)  Man Overboard  ~  “How To Hide Your Feelings”

3)  Demi Lovato  ~  “How To Love”

4)  Frankie J  ~  “How To Deal”

5)  Radiohead  ~  “How To Disappear Completely”

6)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  “How To Be A Heartbreaker”

7)  Pentatonix  ~  “Show You How To Love”

8)  The Cat Empire  ~  “How To Explain”

9)  Tedeschi Trucks Band  ~  “Learn How To Love”

10)  Jon Foreman  ~  “Learning How To Die”

11)  Audioslave  ~  “Show Me How To Live”

12)  Rebecca Ferguson  ~  “Teach Me How To Be Loved”

13)  Colony House  ~  “Learning How To Love”

14)  Joseph Arthur  ~  “I Used To Know How To Walk On Water”

15)  Sinead O’Connor  ~  “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”

16)  Gary Allan  ~  “Learning How To Bend”

17)  R.E.M.  ~  “Life And How To Live It”

18)  JoJo  ~  “How To Touch A Girl”

19)  Milow  ~  “Learning How To Disappear”

20)  Sting  ~  “The Night The Pugilist Learned How To Dance”

21)  Katie Melua  ~  “When You Taught Me How To Dance”

22)  Smokie  ~  “If You Think You Know How To Love Me”

23)  John Hiatt & The Goners  ~  “Learning How To Love You”

24)  Halestorm  ~  “Don’t Know How To Stop”

25)  Ryan Adams  ~  “I Taught Myself How To Grow Old”

“Find” & “Lose” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's part 2 of 2 featuring songs with the words "Find" or "Lose" in their titles. Some good stuff here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Seekers  ~  “I’ll Never Find Another You”

2)  Marty Robbins  ~  “Born To Lose”

3)  Rachael Yamagata  ~  “I’ll Find A Way”

4)  Cheap Trick  ~  “Never Had A Lot To Lose”

5)  Zedd ft. Matthew Koma & Miriam Bryant  ~  “Find You”

6)  Depeche Mode  ~  “Only When I Lose Myself”

7)  Karina  ~  “Can’t Find The Words”

8)  Daniel Powter  ~  “Lose To Win”

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

10)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream”

11)  R.E.M.  ~  “Find The River”

12)  Shirley Bassey  ~  “Born To Lose”

13)  John Mayer  ~  “I’m Gonna Find Another You”

14)  Motion City Soundtrack  ~  “Lose Control”

15)  Clannad  ~  “I Will Find You”

16)  Eddie Rabbitt  ~  “Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight”

17)  Jefferson Starship  ~  “Find Your Way Back”

18)  Ryan Adams  ~  “Touch, Feel, & Lose”

19)  Pablo Cruise  ~  “Love Will Find A Way”

20)  Gloria Estefan  ~  “Don’t Wanna Lose You”

“Find” & “Lose” Songs, Vol. 1

Okay, so I had the brilliant idea to post some "Find" and "Lose" songs, but I found way more "Find" songs than I could reasonably use. So this will be a 2-parter. But wait! Even after 2 parts, there were more "Find" songs left over. So I had to do a "Find" and "Replace" post. But wait...still more "Find" songs! So I had to do a "Seek" and "Find" post. So settle in, 'cuz – as you will "Find" – this is only the beginning. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lou Rawls  ~  “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine”

2)  Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend  ~  “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”

3)  William Fitzsimmons  ~  “Find It In Me”

4)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Lose Again”

5)  The National  ~  “Hard To Find”

6)  Rebecca Ferguson  ~  “Too Good To Lose”

7)  Alter Bridge  ~  “Find The Real”

8)  Madonna & Mandy Patinkin  ~  “What Can You Lose?”

9)  Lifehouse  ~  “Am I Ever Going To Find Out?”

10)  Laura Story  ~  “One Life To Lose”

11)  Jess Glynne  ~  “You Can Find Me”

12)  Steve Earle  ~  “I Don’t Want To Lose You Yet”

13)  Enya  ~  “So I Could Find My Way”

14)  Courteneers  ~  “Lose Control”

15)  Amy Lee  ~  “Find A Way”

16)  The Muppet Jug Band  ~  “Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor?”

17)  Imogen Heap  ~  “You Know Where To Find Me”

18)  Journey  ~  “Where Did I Lose Your Love?”

19)  Kari Jobe  ~  “Find You On My Knees”

20)  KISS  ~  “Nothin’ To Lose”

“Cruel” & “Unusual” Songs

Here's a refreshing one-off – no "Opposites," no multi-part series. Just a regular-old collection of songs with the words "Cruel" and/or "Unusual" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ace Of Base  ~  “Cruel Summer”

2)  Tom Jones  ~  “It’s Not Unusual”

3)  The Veronicas  ~  “Cruel”

4)  Chiodos  ~  “I’m Awkward & Unusual”

5)  Nick Lowe  ~  “Cruel To Be Kind”

6)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “Unusual”

7)  St. Vincent  ~  “Cruel”

8)  Eli Lieb  ~  “Unusual You”

9)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Don’t Be Cruel”

10)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “An Unusual Kiss”

11)  U2  ~  “So Cruel”

12)  Gail Farrell, Ralna English, Sandi Griffiths, & Sally Flynn  ~  “It’s A Most Unusual Day”

13)  Jessie Ware  ~  “Cruel”

14)  Nicole Kidman  ~  “Unusual Way”

15)  Band Of Horses  ~  “Slow Cruel Hands Of Time”

16)  Mary Costa & Bill Shirley  ~  “An Unusual Prince/Once Upon A Dream”

17)  Foxes  ~  “Cruel”

18)  Front 242  ~  “Quite Unusual”

19)  Tori Amos  ~  “Cruel”

20)  Helen Kane  ~  “He’s So Unusual”  (Bonus Track: “The Prep Step”)

“Do” Or “Die” Songs, Vol. 4

Last but not least, this collection of "Do" or "Die" songs. You know you're curious to see which ones I left out in the first three editions. So go ahead...click and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beach Boys  ~  “Do You Wanna Dance?”

2)  Keaton Henson  ~  “If I’m To Die”

3)  Jessie Ware  ~  “What You Won’t Do For Love”

4)  PM Dawn  ~  “I’d Die Without You”

5)  ABBA  ~  “The Way Old Friends Do”

6)  Wang Chung  ~  “To Live And Die In L.A.”

7)  CHVRCHES  ~  “What Do You Mean?”

8)  Townes Van Zandt  ~  “Waitin’ Around To Die”

9)  Angel Taylor  ~  “Like You Do”

10)  The Human League  ~  “Do Or Die”

11)  OK Go  ~  “Do What You Want”

12)  Morrissey  ~  “First Of The Gang To Die”

13)  Garbage  ~  “Why Do You Love Me?”

14)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Live And Die”

15)  Only The Young  ~  “I Do”

16)  Shelby Lynne  ~  “I Won’t Die Alone”

17)  Caro Emerald  ~  “Dr. Wanna Do”

18)  Steve Winwood  ~  “John Barleycorn (Must Die)”

19)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “All I Wanna Do”

20)  Katherine Jenkins  ~  “Love Never Dies”