Songs About Being Tied Up

"Tied up" can mean a number of things. It can mean that you're occupied and unable to do whatever it is whoever it is wants you to do. It can mean a metaphorical entanglement in a situation or with a specific person. It can also mean being physically bound in some way. These songs offer a balanced mix of all three of these meanings, and maybe even a couple more. Who knows? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Cold War Kids ft. Bishop Briggs  ~  “So Tied Up”

2)  Robin Thicke  ~  “All Tied Up”

3)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Tie It Up”

4)  Julian Perretta & The Magician  ~  “Tied Up”

5)  Voodoo Vegas  ~  “Tied Up”

6)  Yello  ~  “Tied Up”

7)  Toni Braxton  ~  “Hands Tied”

8)  Level & Tyson  ~  “Tied Up”

9)  Yaniza  ~  “All Tied Up”

10)  Hard-Fi  ~  “Tied Up Too Tight”

11)  Party Asylum  ~  “(Sorry) I’m All Tied Up”

12)  Rival Sons  ~  “Tied Up”

13)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Tied Up”

14)  The Dig  ~  “All Tied Up”

15)  Major Lazer ft. Mr. Eazi, Raye, & Jake Gosling  ~  “Tied Up”

16)  Ted Nugent  ~  “Tied Up In Love”

17)  Earnest Pugh  ~  “Wrapped Up, Tied Up, Tangled Up”

18)  Starsailor  ~  “Tie Up My Hands”

19)  Anna Nalick  ~  “Knots”

20)  Seether  ~  “Tied My Hands”

21)  Tove Styrke  ~  “Sway”

22)  Parcels  ~  “Tieduprightnow”

23)  Samantha Sang ft. Bee Gees  ~  “Emotion”

24)  San Cisco  ~  “SloMo”

25)  TEEN  ~  “Tied Up, Tied Down”

Popular Songs Of 2009, Vol. 3

One last round of the most Popular Songs Of 2009, and we'll move on to the next decade. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  “White Horse”

2)  Jason Derulo ft. Imogen Heap  ~  “Whatcha Say”

3)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Meet Me Halfway”

4)  Matthew West  ~  “The Motions”

5)  The Veronicas  ~  “Untouched”

6)  Rob Thomas  ~  “Her Diamonds”

7)  Addison Road  ~  “What Do I Know Of Holy”

8)  Nickelback  ~  “If Today Was Your Last Day”

9)  Jay-Z & Alicia Keys  ~  “Empire State Of Mind”

10)  Zac Brown Band  ~  “Whatever It Is”

11)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  “By Your Side”

12)  Lady Gaga  ~  “Bad Romance”  (Warning: This song and video are Gaga at her Gaga-est. Viewer discretion is advised.)

13)  Michael Franti & Spearhead  ~  “Say Hey, I Love You”

14)  Bluetree  ~  “God Of This City”

15)  Beyoncé  ~  “Sweet Dreams”

16)  Boys Like Girls  ~  “Love Drunk”

17)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Here We Go Again”

18)  Sidewalk Prophets  ~  “The Words I Would Say”

19)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “Already Gone”

20)  Maxwell  ~  “Pretty Wings”

21)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “I Run To You”

22)  Flo Rida ft. Kesha  ~  “Right Round”

23)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Wait And See”

24)  Britney Spears  ~  “If You Seek Amy”

25)  Sanctus Real  ~  “Whatever You’re Doing (Something Heavenly)”

26)  Keri Hilson ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo  ~  “Knock You Down”

27)  Owl City  ~  “Fireflies”

28)  Rihanna  ~  “Russian Roulette”

29)  Chris and Conrad  ~  “Lead Me To The Cross”

Popular Songs Of 2009, Vol. 2

Continuing with the most popular songs from a decade ago, here's a second set of tunes sure to give you a strong sense of déjà vu. As in, "Where have I heard that song before?" The answer is 2009. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Bublé  ~  “Haven’t Met You Yet”

2)  Katy Perry  ~  “Waking Up In Vegas”

3)  Third Day  ~  “Revelation”

4)  Jordin Sparks  ~  “Battlefield”

5)  Green Day  ~  “21 Guns”

6)  La Roux  ~  “Bulletproof”

7)  Brad Paisley  ~  “Then”

8)  Lady Gaga  ~  “Paparazzi”

9)  Ne-Yo  ~  “Mad”

10)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “I Gotta Feeling”

11)  Billy Currington  ~  “People Are Crazy”

12)  Chris Tomlin  ~  “I Will Rise”

13)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “My Life Would Suck Without You”

14)  Casting Crowns  ~  “Slow Fade”

15)  Taylor Swift  ~  “You Belong With Me”

16)  The Fray  ~  “Never Say Never”

17)  Josh Wilson  ~  “Savior, Please”

18)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Party In The U.S.A.”

19)  T.I.  ~  “Whatever You Like”

20)  TobyMac  ~  “City On Our Knees”

21)  Beyoncé  ~  “Halo”

22)  Justin Bieber  ~  “One Less Lonely Girl”  (Another horrible song by The Bieb, but also extremely popular a decade ago. Glad it’s faded away over time. If only he had, too…)

23)  Shakira  ~  “She Wolf”

24)  Needtobreathe  ~  “Lay ‘Em Down”

25)  P!nk  ~  “Please Don’t Leave Me”

26)  Sean Kingston  ~  “Fire Burning”

27)  Lady Gaga  ~  “LoveGame”

28)  Mat Kearney  ~  “Closer To Love”

Popular Songs Of 2009, Vol. 1

It's that time of year again, when I dredge up the best and most popular songs of years past, a decade ago at a time. First up, the year 2009. As usual, there's more good songs than can fit in one post. This is part 1 of 3. How many of these do you remember, fondly or otherwise? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beyoncé  ~  “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”

2)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “Use Somebody”

3)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  “I Do Not Hook Up”

4)  Jason Aldean  ~  “Big Green Tractor”

5)  Addison Road  ~  “Hope Now”

6)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Boom Boom Pow”

7)  Justin Bieber  ~  “One Time”  (This is a horrible song, but it was very popular that year, so here it is.)

8)  Lady Gaga  ~  “Poker Face”

9)  Akon  ~  “Right Now (Na Na Na)”

10)  Jonny Diaz ft. Audrey Assad  ~  “More Beautiful You”

11)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “The Climb”

12)  T.I. ft. Justin Timberlake  ~  “Dead & Gone”

13)  P!nk  ~  “Sober”

14)  Shinedown  ~  “Second Chance”

15)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  “Free To Be Me”

16)  Kristinia DeBarge  ~  “Goodbye”

17)  Drake ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem  ~  “Forever”

18)  Lily Allen  ~  “The Fear”

19)  The All-American Rejects  ~  “Gives You Hell”

20)  Kid Cudi  ~  “Day ’N’ Nite”

21)  Colbie Caillat  ~  “Fallin’ For You”

22)  Linkin Park  ~  “New Divide”

23)  Britt Nicole  ~  “The Lost Get Found”

24)  The Pussycat Dolls  ~  “I Hate This Part”

25)  The Fray  ~  “You Found Me”

26)  Rihanna ft. Jay-Z & Kanye West  ~  “Run This Town”

27)  Daughtry  ~  “No Surprise”

28)  Phillips, Craig, & Dean  ~  “Revelation Song”