"Upside Down" Songs

What with constant sleep deprivation and life being crazy in general, I often feel a little "upside down." Consider this the soundtrack of my life. For now, at least. Can you relate? Even if not, please enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jack Johnson  ~  "Upside Down"

2)  Tori Kelly  ~  "Upside Down"

3)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  "Upside Down"

4)  A*Teens  ~  "Upside Down"

5)  Yo La Tengo  ~  "Upside Down"

6)  Paloma Faith  ~  "Upside Down"

7)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  "World Upside Down"

8)  Daddy's Girl  ~  "Upside Down"

9)  David Byrne  ~  "Hanging Upside Down"

10)  Diana Ross  ~  "Upside Down"

11)  Triangle Sun  ~  "Upside Down"

12)  Tori Amos  ~  "Upside Down"

13)  Gungor  ~  "Upside Down"

14)  Vanessa  ~  "Upside Down"  (Neither this song nor its video are any good whatsoever, but it's so unintentionally funny that I couldn't help but include it.)

15)  Ryan Sheridan  ~  "Upside Down"

16)  Amali Ward  ~  "Upside Down"

17)  Cold War Kids  ~  "Flying Upside Down"

18)  Laila Biali & The Radiance Project  ~  "Upside Down"

19)  1955  ~  "Upside Down"

20)  Gazpacho  ~  "Upside Down"   

"Serious" Songs

A natural follow-up to yesterday's "Funny" songs, here's a small grouping of songs with the word "Serious" in their titles. Try to keep a straight face...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Duran Duran  ~  "Serious"

2)  Duffy  ~  "Serious"

3)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "So Serious"

4)  Richard Hawley  ~  "Serious"

5)  Jasmine V  ~  "Serious"

6)  Lucky Dube  ~  "Serious Reggae Business"

7)  Riff  ~  "If You're Serious"

8)  Aretha Franklin  ~  Dr. Feelgood (Love Is A Serious Business)"

9)  Adam Ant  ~  "Desperate But Not Serious"

10)  Mel Jade  ~  "Not That Serious"

11)  Gyptian  ~  "Serious Times"

12)  POP!  ~  "Serious"

13)  R.E.M.  ~  "Supernatural Superserious"

14)  Donna Allen  ~  "Serious"

15)  Jermaine Jackson  ~  "Let's Get Serious"

"Funny" Songs

And we're back to "Opposites" music posts again. Well, mostly. Here's a collection of songs with the word "Funny" somewhere in their titles. Next time, the songs will be far more "Serious" (title-wise, at least). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Gerald Levert  ~  "Funny"

2)  Tori Kelly  ~  "Funny"

3)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "Funny The Way It Is"

4)  Lake Street Dive  ~  "It's Funny Not To Care"

5)  Willie Nelson  ~  "Funny How Time Slips Away"

6)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "Not That Funny"

7)  Alexander Rybak  ~  "Funny Little World"

8)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  "Ain't It Funny"

9)  Chris Botti ft. Sting  ~  "My Funny Valentine"

10)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "Funny Girl"

11)  Tom Jones  ~  "Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings"

12)  Belle and Sebastian  ~  "Funny Little Frog"

13)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, And Understanding"

14)  The Front Bottoms  ~  "Funny You Should Ask"

15)  Living Colour  ~  "Funny Vibe"

Songs With The Letters Of The Alphabet In Their Titles

If, after reading the title of this post, you are arching your eyebrows in my direction at the inanity of it all, please let me explain. Yes, of course, all songs with words in their titles use the letters of the alphabet to form those words. However, some songs use a single letter (not a full word) somewhere in their title – and those are the ones I'm showcasing here. For example, Ed Sheeran's "The A Team," Pachelbel's "Canon In D," and MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This," just to name a few. In this post, you will find one song representing each letter of the alphabet. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ed Sheeran  ~  "The A Team"

2)  The Avett Brothers  ~  "Paranoia In B Flat Major"

3)  Lilly Wood & The Prick  ~  "Prayer In C"

4)  The Piano Guys  ~  "Rockelbel's Canon (Pachelbel's Canon In D)"

5)  Bruce Springsteen ft. The Roots  ~  "E Street Shuffle"

6)  Disclosure ft. Mary J. Blige  ~  "F For You"

7)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "Illusions In G Major"

8)  R.E.M.  ~  "Swan Swan H"

9)  Live  ~  "I Alone"

10)  James  ~  "Jam J"

11)  McFly  ~  "The Ballad Of Paul K"

12)  Jamiroquai  ~  "Little L"

13)  The Cure  ~  "M"

14)  Oasis  ~  "Rock 'N' Roll Star"

15)  Coldplay  ~  "O"

16)  The Rentals  ~  "Friends Of P."

17)  Fink  ~  "Q & A"

18)  Kesha  ~  "We R Who We R"

19)  Diana Krall  ~  "'S Wonderful"

20)  The Who  ~  "Bucket T"

21)  MC Hammer  ~  "U Can't Touch This"

22)  Gregory And The Hawk  ~  "First Flying V"

23)  TobyMac  ~  "Fresher Than A Night At The W"

24)  Green Day  ~  "X-Kid"

25)  Maite Perroni  ~  "Tu Y Yo"

26)  Toni Basil  ~  "Shoppin' From A To Z"

Yours, Mine, & Ours Songs, Vol. 3: "Ours"

In this third and final installment of the miniseries, we have a decidedly smaller collection of songs with "Ours" in their titles. For one thing, there were fewer songs to choose from that fit the criteria. For another, many of the ones I did find I didn't like or were otherwise inappropriate. So I chose quality over quantity. There are still a few rather-unknown artists here, but their songs are included because they're good not because they're famous. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Ours"

2)  Elbow  ~  "Friend Of Ours"

3)  Jason Mraz  ~  "(This Movie Is) Rated Ours"  (Yes, actually, I did realize that there was a Jason Mraz song in each entry of this series. Not a coincidence.)

4)  The Joy Formidable  ~  "This Ladder Is Ours"

5)  Aloe Blacc  ~  "Hello World (The World Is Ours)"

6)  Richard Hawley  ~  "Tonight The Streets Are Ours"

7)  Emma Hewitt  ~  "These Days Are Ours"

8)  Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott  ~  "When It Was Ours"

9)  JUCE  ~  "(H)ours"

10)  Mayer Hawthorne  ~  "The Stars Are Ours"

11)  The Naked And Famous  ~  "Hearts Like Ours"

12)  Moving Units  ~  "The World Is Ours"

13)  Kina Grannis  ~  "Ours To Keep"

14)  Leilani Wolfgramm  ~  "Love Is Ours"

15)  Connie Smith  ~  "Hearts Like Ours"

Yours, Mine, & Ours Songs, Vol. 2: "Mine"

Continuing this 3-part miniseries of Yours, Mine, and Ours songs, here's a fine-feathered collection of songs featuring the word "Mine" in their titles. There were a lot of songs I could have included here, but I tried to weed out the mediocre ones and only present the best of the best. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Mine"

2)  Pearl Jam  ~  "I Am Mine"

3)  Beyoncé ft. Drake  ~  "Mine"

4)  Guns N' Roses  ~  "Sweet Child O' Mine"

5)  K's Choice  ~  "Now Is Mine"

6)  Jason Mraz  ~  "Make It Mine"

7)  Alabama Shakes  ~  "Be Mine"

8)  Matchbox 20  ~  "You Won't Be Mine"

9)  The Band Perry  ~  "Forever Mine Nevermind"

10)  Eve 6  ~  "Friend Of Mine"

11)  Janet Devlin  ~  "When You Were Mine"

12)  The Black Keys  ~  "I Got Mine"

13)  Dixie Chicks  ~  "You Were Mine"

14)  Vance Joy  ~  "Mess Is Mine"

15)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  "When You Were Mine"

16)  Genesis  ~  "No Son Of Mine"

17)  The Pierces  ~  "You'll Be Mine"

18)  Taylor Henderson  ~  "When You Were Mine"

19)  Robyn  ~  "Be Mine!"

20)  Parmalee  ~  "Already Callin' You Mine"

21)  Caro Emerald  ~  "I Know That He's Mine"

22)  Iron & Wine  ~  "Low Light Buddy Of Mine"

23)  Portishead  ~  "All Mine"

24)  Band Of Skulls  ~  "Be Mine"

25)  Monica  ~  "Angel Of Mine"