The quirkiest collection of themed music playlists on the internet!
We’ve looked at songs where the title is mentioned only once, titles that came from a song’s verse instead of the chorus, and titles that came from the song’s opening … Continue Reading Songs Where the Title Isn’t in the Lyrics
How do you name a song? Usually it’s easy – you pick the most obvious word or phrase from the chorus. Not for these songs though! Some artists love to … Continue Reading Songs With Titles Taken From the Verse, Not the Chorus
The greatest hits album is a hallmark moment of an artist’s career. To build up buzz around the new album that is essentially just old songs in new packaging, the … Continue Reading Songs Released As Part of a Greatest Hits Album
Here’s a playlist of songs that contain a lyric used as the album’s title. I wonder if this happens because an artist doesn’t know what to call their album so … Continue Reading Songs Containing a Lyric That Became the Album’s Title
This playlist blew my mind. We know that pop songs are commonly passed around from artist to artist and end up with a long list of collaborators. However, I hadn’t … Continue Reading Songs That Use a Famous Artist’s Vocals Without Crediting Them
Some singers like to sneak in a cheeky reference to another one of their hits, and that’s what this playlist is all about! Some examples of this are: In Britney … Continue Reading Songs That Quote Other Songs by the Same Artist
1 2 3 4! The counting in of a song is necessary when performing live to ensure all the musicians start in unison. Sometimes, artists will put the counting in … Continue Reading Songs That Start With a Count-In
Take a listen below because the opening line of each of these songs is repeated at the end. This is a writing tool used in a lot of ballads, so … Continue Reading Songs That Begin and End With the Same Line
A chorus is typically repeated throughout the song, but sometimes it will have slight changes to a word or line to help tell a story or convey a feeling. These … Continue Reading Songs That Make a Change To The Chorus
Some songs have more than one music video! Many British artists release a U.S. version of their video, though I am not sure why they think the Americans need a … Continue Reading Songs With Multiple Music Videos
This is a playlist of songs with music videos where the focus is on the artist just walking and walking…HAIM do this a LOT! YouTube Playlist: Spotify Playlist:
Each of these songs mentions the internet, social media, texting, email, Instagram, or some other form of digital communication. Spotify Playlist:
The music video for each of these songs shows at least some of the lyrics written on-screen. This was one was tough to put together! YouTube Playlist Spotify Playlist
Each of these songs contain sounds from animals, including birds, whales, dogs, insects, and more. We’ve got: Whales in Moving by Kate Bush An elephant in Work It by Missy … Continue Reading Songs With Animal Noises
The talk show host Ricki Lake gets a mention in each of the lyrics in this themed playlist: “Eleven coffees, Ricki Lake on play” in Hole in the Head by … Continue Reading Songs That Reference Ricki Lake
Each of these seven songs were picked to represent one of the seven deadly sins. We chose: Swalla by Jason Derulo to represent gluttony Lust for Life by Lana Del … Continue Reading A Song for Each of the Seven Deadly Sins