Songs About Hurting, Vol. 2

Sometimes I get what I consider to be a great idea for a post, and I just get carried away with myself and find way too many songs for one post. Or two posts. Or three posts. This is one of those times. Part 2 of 4 in the continuing saga of Songs About Hurting starts...NOW! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Julia Michaels  ~  "Hurt Again"

2)  Stefflon Don ft. French Montana  ~  "Hurtin' Me"

3)  Rissi Palmer  ~  "Hurt Don't Know When To Quit"

4)  Little Anthony & The Imperials  ~  "Hurt So Bad"

5)  Toni Braxton & Babyface  ~  "Hurt You"

6)  Noah Kahan  ~  "Hurt Somebody"

7)  Margo Price  ~  "Hurtin' (On The Bottle)"

8)  Friendly Fires  ~  "Hurting"

9)  Paloma Faith  ~  "Only Love Can Hurt Like This"

10)  The Offspring  ~  "Hurting As One"

11)  Duffy  ~  "Too Hurt To Dance"

12)  Hank Snow  ~  "I Don't Hurt Anymore"

13)  Dusty Springfield  ~  "It Was Easier To Hurt Him"

14)  We Are Scientists  ~  "Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt"

15)  Project 46  ~  "Beautiful (It Hurts)"

16)  MercyMe  ~  "The Hurt & The Healer"

17)  Tatianna  ~  "Hurt My Feelings"

18)  Tears For Fears  ~  "The Hurting"

19)  Olivia Lane  ~  "So Good It Hurts"

20)  Rod Stewart  ~  "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)"

21)  Julien Baker  ~  "Hurt Less"

22)  Twisted Sister  ~  "What You Don't Know (Sure Can Hurt You)"

23)  Joy Crookes  ~  "Hurt"

24)  Kara Grainger  ~  "No Way You Can Hurt Me Now"

25)  Whitney Houston  ~  "Why Does It Hurt So Bad?"

Songs About Hurting, Vol. 1

Have you or someone you loved ever been hurt by someone else, whether it be physically, emotionally, or otherwise? Do you enjoy hurting others or being hurt yourself? If you answered yes to one or both of these questions, these Songs About Hurting are for you! If you answered no to all of these questions, what have you been doing all your life, living under a rock? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  R.E.M.  ~  "Everybody Hurts"

2)  Pixie Lott  ~  "Everybody Hurts Sometimes"

3)  MIKA  ~  "Hurts"

4)  Lizzo  ~  "Truth Hurts"

5)  Coldplay  ~  "Hurts Like Heaven"

6)  Hillsong United  ~  "Even When It Hurts (Praise Song)"

7)  John Mellencamp  ~  "Hurts So Good"

8)  Avril Lavigne  ~  "Everybody Hurts"

9)  Elvis Presley  ~  "It Hurts Me"

10)  Emeli Sandé  ~  "Hurts"

11)  Nazareth  ~  "Love Hurts"

12)  P!nk ft. Khalid  ~  "Hurts 2B Human"

13)  Incubus  ~  "Love Hurts"

14)  Astrid S  ~  "Hurts So Good"

15)  Rascal Flatts  ~  "What Hurts The Most"

16)  Liv  ~  "Hurts To Liv"

17)  Carly Simon  ~  "You Have To Hurt"

18)  Millie Jackson  ~  "It Hurts So Good"

19)  Juice Newton  ~  "Hurt"

20)  Beyoncé  ~  "Pretty Hurts"

21)  Culture Club  ~  "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?"

22)  JoJo  ~  "When Love Hurts"

23)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  "Get Hurt"

24)  Christina Aguilera  ~  "Hurt"

25)  Johnny Cash  ~  "Hurt"

Songs About Attraction

The title pretty much speaks for itself, doesn't it? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Five Star  ~  "Physical Attraction"

2)  Chris de Burgh  ~  "Tourist Attraction"

3)  Suzi Quatro  ~  "Main Attraction"

4)  Kelly Hannon  ~  "Law Of Attraction"

5)  Nicci Canada  ~  "Attraction"

6)  The Cure  ~  "Strange Attraction"

7)  Diana  ~  "Strange Attraction"

8)  Darren Hayes  ~  "Love And Attraction"

9)  Carol Mae Whittick  ~  "Attraction"

10)  Quiet Riot  ~  "Main Attraction"

11)  Paula Abdul ft. The Wild Pair  ~  "Opposites Attract"

12)  Juris  ~  "Opposites Attract"

13)  The New Pornographers  ~  "High Ticket Attractions"

14)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  "Coming Attractions"

15)  Anjulie  ~  "Fatal Attraction"

16)  Matt Corby  ~  "Empires Attraction"

17)  Natalia Lesz  ~  "Power Of Attraction"

18)  Joe Brooks  ~  "Rules Of Attraction"

19)  Bleona  ~  "Opposites Attract"

20)  Freedom Fry  ~  "Strange Attraction"

21)  Stephanie Mabey  ~  "The Main Attraction"

22)  EVRYWHR  ~  "Fatal Attraction"

23)  Bananarama  ~  "Rules Of Attraction"

24)  Breantonia  ~  "Attraction"

25)  Paula Abdul  ~  "State Of Attraction"  (Yes, two Paula Abdul songs in one post! And honestly, what's wrong with that?)

"Lack"-ing Songs

These songs are great and all, but they're "lack"-ing something. Well, not really, but they do all have the word "lack" in their titles. And that's something, isn't it? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Courtney Barnett  ~  "Crippling Self Doubt And A General Lack Of Confidence"  (I can totally relate to this one! Ha!)

2)  RATT  ~  "Lack Of Communication"

3)  Ben Gibbard  ~  "A Lack Of Color"

4)  Nick Lowe  ~  "What Lack Of Love Has Done"

5)  Skott  ~  "Lack Of Emotion"

6)  The Why Store  ~  "Lack Of Water"  (I used to LOVE this song! I probably haven't heard it in over 20 years, and I recognized the opening riff instantly!)

7)  Being As An Ocean  ~  "Grace, Teach Us What We Lack"

8)  The Bad Plus & Joshua Redman  ~  "Lack The Faith But Not The Wine"

9)  Caroline Smith & the Good Night Sleeps  ~  "Lack Of Height"

10)  Restless Heart  ~  "For Lack Of Better Words"

11)  Theory Hazit  ~  "For Lack Of A Better Word"

12)  The Honeydrips  ~  "(Lack Of) Love Will Tear Us Apart"

13)  The Vaccines  ~  "A Lack Of Understanding"

14)  Epica  ~  "Another Me (In Lack' Ech)"

15)  Blues Traveler  ~  "The Poignant And Epic Saga Of Featherhead And Lucky Lack"

16)  Daryle Singletary  ~  "Love Or The Lack Of"

17)  Vicki Sue Robinson  ~  "Lack Of Respect"

18)  Mouthpi3ce  ~  "Lack Of Knowledge"

19)  Vanessa-Mae  ~  "I'm A-Doun For Lack O' Johnnie"

20)  Violent Femmes  ~  "Lack Of Knowledge"

21)  Joseph Arthur  ~  "Lack A Vision"

22)  Friendly Fires  ~  "Lack Of Love"

23)  The Von Bondies  ~  "Lack Of Communication"

24)  Nneka  ~  "Streets Lack Love"

25)  The Early November  ~  "My Lack Of Skill"

26)  Pearl Bailey  ~  "Lack Of Education"