Okay, one-week sabbatical from "Opposites" posts is over. And just like that (I don't miss a beat – pun intended), I'm back with another one. Quite a wide variety of artists are represented here, including Martina McBride, Radiohead, Mary J. Blige, Jessica Rabbit, and Mr. T. Yes, that Mr. T! Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Jesse McCartney ~ "Right Where You Want Me"
2) Mary J. Blige ft. Drake ~ "Mr. Wrong"
3) DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora ~ "Hot Right Now"
4) Passenger ~ "The Wrong Direction"
5) Ariana Grande ft. Big Sean ~ "Right There"
6) Natalie Imbruglia ~ "Wrong Impression"
7) Jessica Rabbit ~ "Why Don't You Do Right?"
8) Social Distortion ~ "I Was Wrong"
9) Lim Kim ~ "All Right"
10) Depeche Mode ~ "Wrong"
11) Mr. T ~ "Treat Your Mother Right"
12) Radiohead ~ "I Might Be Wrong"
13) Rudimental ft. Foxes ~ "Right Here"
14) Martina McBride ~ "Wrong Baby Wrong"
15) Professor Green ft. Ed Drewett ~ "Never Be A Right Time"
In light of last Friday's promise of a one-week sabbatical from "Opposites" music posts, this is not one of those. This IS a small collection of songs with "Stupid" in the title, but there isn't a counterpart post of "Smart" or "Intelligent" songs in the works. So rest easy, and enjoy! ~ JH
1) Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman ~ "Somethin' Stupid"
2) P!nk ~ "Stupid Girls"
3) Garbage ~ "Stupid Girl"
4) "Weird Al" Yankovic ~ "Dare To Be Stupid"
5) Darren Hayes ~ "Stupid Mistake"
6) Shania Twain ~ "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
7) Cold ~ "Stupid Girl"
8) Sarah Buxton ft. Jedd Hughes ~ "Stupid Boy"
9) Framing Hanley ~ "You Stupid Girl"
10) Saving Abel ~ "Stupid Girl (Only In Hollywood)"
After this post, I'm taking a one-week sabbatical from "Opposites" music posts. Which means one of two things: Either I won't post anything here between now and next Friday because I lack imagination. Or I will think creatively and come up with new and exciting music-related things to write about. Either way, hope you enjoy this one. ~ JH
1) The Tragically Hip ~ "Ahead By A Century"
2) Kelly Clarkson ~ "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
3) Boz Scaggs ~ "Breakdown Dead Ahead"
4) Tokio Hotel ~ "World Behind My Wall"
5) Danny Gokey ~ "My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me"
6) Lune ~ "Leave The World Behind"
7) Aladdin Cast ~ "One Jump Ahead"
8) Kings Of Convenience ~ "Boat Behind"
9) Wire ~ "Ahead"
10) Def Leppard ~ "Two Steps Behind"
11) Vamps ~ "Ahead"
12) Charlie Rich ~ "Behind Closed Doors"
13) Mintzkov ~ "Slow Motion, Full Ahead"
14) Candlebox ~ "Far Behind"
15) The Helio Sequence ~ "Keep Your Eyes Ahead"
16) Depeche Mode ~ "Behind The Wheel"
17) The Coolcumbers ~ "Go Ahead"
18) The Staves ~ "Tongue Behind My Teeth"
19) Further Seems Forever ~ "Light Up Ahead"
20) Lee Ann Womack ~ "Something Worth Leaving Behind"
After I did that "Sit" & "Stand" music post the other day, I had too many good "Stand" songs left over. Which got me thinking – what else could I pair with the word "Stand"? Then I remembered that great '80s movie, Stand And Deliver, with Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips, and the word combo was simply too good to pass up. In addition to some predictable pop music, I also threw in a few classy songs for those of you (us) who enjoy that sort of thing. ~ JH
1) Seal ~ "I Can't Stand The Rain"
2) Mr. Mister ~ "Stand And Deliver" (Speaking of that movie, here's the title song from its soundtrack)
3) Oasis ~ "Stand By Me"
4) The Nathaniel Dett Chorale ~ "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?" (I can't remember the last time I posted a song by a chorale…probably never!)
5) The Smashing Pumpkins ~ "Stand Inside Your Love"
6) Snarky Puppy ~ "The Good Man Deliver And The Best Is Blessed" (Despite their oddball band name, this is another one of those classy songs I was telling you about.)
10) Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble ft. Aloe Blacc ~ "Deliver The Word" (Look, more classy music! With the added bonus of profanity-free rapping! Even better!)
11) New Edition ~ "Can You Stand The Rain?"
12) Steep Canyon Rangers ~ "Stand And Deliver" (Hailing from Asheville, NC – a truly lovely city – here's some good ol' mountain music!)
13) R.E.M. ~ "Stand"
14) Sunshine Superman ~ "I Deliver" (I really like this, because it sounds so different that I can't think of anything else to compare it to.)
15) Jessie J ~ "Stand Up"
16) Shachah ft. John Wells – The Tonic ~ "Deliver Us"
17) Girls Aloud ~ "I'll Stand By You" (All things considered, a very good cover of a very good song!)
You do realize there are many more pairs of opposites that I haven't yet tapped for these inane music posts, don't you? No? Well, there are. Quite a mixed bag of songs we have here, ranging from grunge rock to old-time gospel to cheesy '80s pop to country music. So enjoy it already! ~ JH
1) Barenaked Ladies ~ "Odds Are"
2) Pearl Jam ~ "Even Flow"
3) MuteMath ~ "Odd Soul"
4) Eli Young Band ~ "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"
5) Kavinsky ~ "Odd Look"
6) David Choi ~ "Won't Even Start"
7) Sick Puppies ~ "Odd One"
8) U2 ~ "Even Better Than The Real Thing"
9) The Cuckoo Clocks ~ "Odd Per Clock"
10) Polar Dear ~ "Even If I'm Late"
11) David Bowie ~ "Space Oddity"
12) Kutless ~ "Even If"
13) Neal Hefti & His Orchestra ~ "The Odd Couple Theme"
14) Air Supply ~ "Even The Nights Are Better"
15) Arid ~ "Seven Odd Years"
16) Heart ~ "Even It Up"
17) Promise ft. Jhene Aiko ~ "Against The Odds"
18) Alicia Keys ~ "Not Even The King"
19) Phil Collins ~ "Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)"
20) Jessy Dixon ft. David Phelps & Guy Penrod ~ "I Can't Even Walk"
