Songs with Whistling
Want to improve a song’s chances of being catchy? Whistle! Just listen to these songs by the likes of Maroon 5, Miley Cyrus, Allie X, Flo Rida, Lil Nas X, … Continue Reading Songs with Whistling
Songs With the Same Name by the Same Artist
Some artists have multiple songs that, while completely unrelated, have the exact same title! Did you know that Kylie Minogue has two songs called Love At First Sight? And Leona … Continue Reading Songs With the Same Name by the Same Artist
Translations of Popular English Language Songs
The music business is a global industry, and record labels would be ignoring major sales by focusing only on English-speaking artists. Many pop songs we know and love appear in … Continue Reading Translations of Popular English Language Songs
Songs That Mention the Midas Touch
The Midas Touch is a greek myth about King Midas and his ability to turn anything he touched into gold. For some reason, this is mentioned a lot in pop … Continue Reading Songs That Mention the Midas Touch
Songs Where the Title Isn’t in the Lyrics
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
Songs With Titles Taken From the Verse, Not the Chorus
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
Songs For Each Element in the Periodic Table
I hoped to find a song for every element of the periodic table, but that turned out to be harder than I thought. Without Sia, this playlist would be a … Continue Reading Songs For Each Element in the Periodic Table
Music Vidoes Where The Artist Doesn’t Appear
Some artists decide not to appear in their own music video, for whatever reason. George Michael did not wish to appear on camera at all around the time Freedom! was … Continue Reading Music Vidoes Where The Artist Doesn’t Appear
Songs To Represent Pokemon Types
This one is for all you Pokémon nerds out there (myself included.) There are 18 types in Pokémon. If you could choose one song to represent each type, what would … Continue Reading Songs To Represent Pokemon Types
Music Videos Featuring Queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race is having a cultural moment, and its former contestants are making waves across the entertainment industry. This is a playlist of popular songs that feature Ru girls … Continue Reading Music Videos Featuring Queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race
Songs Released As Part of a Greatest Hits Album
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
Music Videos That Are More Like Mini-Movies
Some artists like to indulge themselves with super-long music videos. Personally, I just want them to get straight to the song. I appreciate a video that’s the same length of … Continue Reading Music Videos That Are More Like Mini-Movies
Songs Containing a Lyric That Became the Album’s Title
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
Songs With Sequels
A song tells a story, and sometimes that story needs a sequel. There’s the collaboration between Eminem and Rihanna for Love The Way You Lie. The sequel, Love The Way … Continue Reading Songs With Sequels
Songs With an Acronym in the Title
These pop songs have acronyms in the title. What else would you add? Spotify Playlist
Songs About Bugs
Today I learned that a surprising number of pop stars have a song about butterflies. Kacey Musgraves, Lana Del Rey, Michael Jackson, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, and more all have … Continue Reading Songs About Bugs