Songs With Years In Their Titles, Vol. 1: 1901-1979

This is the first of a two-part miniseries featuring songs with years in their titles. Not the word "years," mind you, but actual historical years (e.g., 1941, '69, 1979, etc.). There's some good stuff here, so...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Birdy  ~  "1901"

2)  The Tallest Man On Earth  ~  "1904"

3)  The Who  ~  "1921"

4)  Randy Newman  ~  "Louisiana 1927"

5)  Styx  ~  "A.D. 1928 / Rockin' The Paradise"

6)  Dream Theater  ~  "Scene Two: I. Overture 1928"

7)  Queen  ~  "'39"

8)  Bee Gees  ~  "New York Mining Disaster 1941"

9)  Harry Nilsson  ~  "1941"

10)  Reckless Kelly  ~  "1952 Vincent Black Lightning"

11)  Milo Greene  ~  "1957"

12)  Morrissey  ~  "Munich Air Disaster 1958"

13)  John Anderson & Tracy Lawrence  ~  "1959"

14)  Gregory Porter  ~  "1960 What?"

15)  The Four Seasons  ~  "December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)"

16)  New Order  ~  "1963"

17)  Zella Day  ~  "1965"

18)  John Mayer  ~  "Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967"

19)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Summer Of '69"

20)  James Blunt  ~  "1973"

21)  The Connells  ~  "'74-'75"

22)  Ween  ~  "Freedom Of '76"

23)  The Alarm  ~  "Spirit Of '76"

24)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "1979"

25)  Death From Above 1979  ~  "Trainwreck 1979"

Songs About Breathing, Vol. 2

This is the other half of that post I promised you earlier – I don't feel like rewriting the intro. It's a bunch of songs about breathing. It's self-explanatory. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Berlin  ~  "Take My Breath Away"

2)  The Prodigy  ~  "Breathe"

3)  Delilah  ~  "Breathe"

4)  Modest Mouse  ~  "Ocean Breathes Salty"

5)  Metric  ~  "Breathing Underwater"

6)  Mat Kearney  ~  "Breathe In, Breathe Out"

7)  Tich  ~  "Breathe In, Breathe Out"

8)  Creed  ~  "One Last Breath"

9)  Milk Inc.  ~  "Breathe Without You"

10)  Big Daddy Weave  ~  "Every Time I Breathe"

11)  Of Eyes That See  ~  "Breathe Again"

12)  Switchfoot  ~  "Learning To Breathe"

13)  Ingrid Michaelson  ~  "Keep Breathing"

14)  Babyface  ~  "Reason For Breathing"

15)  Garbage  ~  "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing"

16)  Duncan Sheik  ~  "Barely Breathing"

17)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Catch My Breath"

18)  The Police  ~  "Every Breath You Take"

19)  Nicole Scherzinger  ~  "Don't Hold Your Breath"

20)  Shania Twain  ~  "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"

Songs About Breathing, Vol. 1

My sinuses and allergies have been giving me fits lately. What I wouldn't give to just be able to breathe out of both my nostrils without the aid of decongestants! Which got me thinking about songs with the word "Breathe" (or one of its forms) in their titles. There's quite a few of them, actually. Many which I really like. And that's how this post, as well as its follow-up later today, came to be. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Anna Nalick  ~  "Breathe (2 AM)"

2)  Collective Soul  ~  "Breathe"

3)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  "Breathe"

4)  Angels and Airwaves  ~  "Breathe"

5)  Faith Hill  ~  "Breathe"

6)  Red  ~  "Breathe Into Me"

7)  FKA twigs  ~  "Breathe"

8)  Maroon 5  ~  "Harder To Breathe"

9)  Michelle Branch  ~  "Breathe"

10)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Just Breathe"

11)  Flyleaf  ~  "Breathe Today"

12)  Florence + The Machine  ~  "Breath Of Life"

13)  Evanescence  ~  "Breathe No More"

14)  Breaking Benjamin  ~  "Breath"

15)  Sia  ~  "Breathe Me"

16)  Kari Jobe  ~  "Breathe On Us"

17)  Sixpence None The Richer  ~  "Breathe Your Name"

18)  Michael W. Smith  ~  "Breathe"

19)  Toni Braxton  ~  "Breathe Again"

20)  The Hollies  ~  "The Air That I Breathe"

"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"