Friday, November 14, 2014

"Big" Songs


It's been a long time – like, eleven days – since I've done a true "Opposites" music post. Back by unpopular demand, here's a collection of songs with the word "Big" in their titles. Which will be shortly thereafter (meaning today or tomorrow, at my whim) followed by a post of songs with "Little" in their titles. There was a wide field of songs to choose from with these, so I tried to pick wisely. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Foo Fighters  ~  "Big Me"




2)  Amy Grant  ~  "Big Yellow Taxi"




3)  Primus  ~  "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"




4)  Garbage  ~  "Big, Bright World"




5)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  "Big Jet Plane"




6)  Emiliana Torrini  ~  "Big Jumps"




7)  The Police  ~  "The Bed's Too Big Without You"




8)  Hey Ocean!  ~  "Big Blue Wave"




9)  Johnny Cash  ~  "The Big Light"




10)  Emilia  ~  "Big, Big World"




11)  Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons  ~  "Big Girls Don't Cry"




12)  Jamie Grace  ~  "Do Life Big"




13)  Billy Joel  ~  "Big Shot"




14)  Sia  ~  "Big Girls Cry"




15)  AC/DC  ~  "Big Gun"




16)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "Big Mistake"




17)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  "Big Bang Baby"




18)  Paul McCartney & Wings  ~  "Big Barn Red"




19)  Free  ~  "Mr. Big"




20)  Eliza Doolittle  ~  "Big When I Was Little"




21)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "Big Love"




22)  Tori Amos  ~  "Big Wheel"




23)  Heavy D & The Boyz  ~  "Mr. Big Stuff"




24)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Big Sur"




25)  Jimmy Dean  ~  "Big Bad John"


Thursday, November 13, 2014

21 Songs With "Twenty-One" In The Title

My wife is 21 weeks pregnant today, so there's this. I keep promising that I'll stop doing these soon, but I keep breaking those promises. So I'll say it again, but you don't have to believe me – this *should* be one of the last of its kind, but...you know how that goes. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Green Day  ~  "21 Guns"




2)  Jack White  ~  "Freedom At 21"




3)  Serj Tankian ft. The F.C.C. & Tom Morello  ~  "Goodbye – Gate 21"




4)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "21 Things I Want In A Lover"




5)  Neon Trees  ~  "Love In The 21st Century"




6)  Coheed and Cambria  ~  "21:13"




7)  Punchline  ~  "21 Forever"




8)  Delilah  ~  "21"




9)  Bad Religion  ~  "21st Century Digital Boy"




10)  RAGE  ~  "Twenty-One"




11)  Corey Smith  ~  "Twenty-One"




12)  Ace Of Base  ~  "C'est La Vie (Always 21)"




13)  Violet Cities  ~  "Twenty-One Tears"




14)  Doug Supernaw  ~  "21-17"

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15)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "21st Century"




16)  The Cranberries  ~  "Twenty-One"




17)  NGHBRS  ~  "Twenty-One Rooms"

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18)  The Adverts  ~  "No Time To Be 21"




19)  Helix  ~  "Running Wild In The 21st Century"




20)  Chuck Berry  ~  "21 Blues"




21)   Eagles  ~  "Twenty-One"


"Future" Songs


Last but not least in this 3-part miniseries, here's a collection of songs with the word "Future" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Morrissey  ~  "In The Future When All's Well"




2)  Curtis Mayfield  ~  "Future Shock"




3)  Meghan Trainor  ~  "Dear Future Husband"




4)  The Avett Brothers  ~  "The Once And Future Carpenter"




5)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Future Days"




6)  Tracy Chapman  ~  "Our Bright Future"




7)  Seal  ~  "Future Love Paradise"




8)  Brad Paisley  ~  "Welcome To The Future"




9)  Jonas Brothers  ~  "Kids Of The Future"




10)  Madonna  ~  "Future Lovers / I Feel Love"




11)  Massive Attack  ~  "Future Proof"




12)  Cut Copy  ~  "Future"




13)  Straylight Run  ~  "Soon We'll Be Living In The Future"




14)  Emarosa  ~  "A Toast To The Future Kids"




15)  Nada Surf  ~  "The Future"


Wednesday, November 12, 2014

"Present" Songs


Continuing with the "Past," "Present," and "Future" miniseries, here's a small collection of songs with the word "Present" in their titles. For some reason, finding songs for this was the hardest of all three of the posts. I guess too many people enjoy living in and singing about the past or the future. Whatevs, these are good songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Feist  ~  "Past In Present"




2)  UB40  ~  "Present Arms"




3)  Thom Yorke  ~  "The Present Tense"




4)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Ever Present Past"




5)  Ani DiFranco  ~  "Present/Infant"




6)  Empire  ~  "Future, Past, And Present"




7)  Mattafix  ~  "Clear And Present Danger"




8)  Agnetha Faltskog  ~  "Past, Present, And Future"




9)  Blind Melon  ~  "Car Seat (God's Presents)"




10)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Present Tense"


Monday, November 10, 2014

"Past" Songs


Here's the first installment in a little three-part series highlighting songs with the words "Past," "Present," and "Future" in their titles. First up, "Past" songs. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Jethro Tull  ~  "Living In The Past"




2)  Aaliyah  ~  "Journey To The Past"




3)  Korn  ~  "The Past Inside"




4)  Lee Ann Womack  ~  "A Little Past Little Rock"




5)  Neil Young  ~  "Journey Through The Past"




6)  Vince Gill & Alison Krauss  ~  "No Future In The Past"




7)  Ben Folds Five  ~  "Your Redneck Past"

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8)  Tori Amos  ~  "Past The Mission"




9)  The Band & Eric Clapton  ~  "All Our Past Times"




10)  VersaEmerge  ~  "Past Praying For"




11)  Chris de Burgh  ~  "Five Past Dreams"




12)  Call Atlantis  ~  "Past Regrets, Future Threats"




13)  John Frusciante  ~  "The Past Recedes"




14)  Blackmore's Night  ~  "Past Time With Good Company"




15)  Celtic Thunder  ~  "Past The Point Of Rescue"