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
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 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 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 That Ask a Question
What we have here are a lot of questions and very few answers. Each of the songs in this playlist asks a question in the title. The one rule for … Continue Reading Songs That Ask a Question
Songs With a Long Note
What do Florence Welch, Whitney Houston, Amy Lee, and Christina Aguilera all have in common? Yeah, they’re female singers but not only that — they love to draw out a … Continue Reading Songs With a Long Note
Music Videos Filmed in Joshua Tree National Park
Joshua Tree National Park is a favorite for filming desert scenes in music videos. What makes it so unique? You can always tell you’re looking at Joshua Tree because it’s … Continue Reading Music Videos Filmed in Joshua Tree National Park
Songs With Whispers
Shhh. [Whispers]Here’s a list of songs that include whispering in the vocals. It features Cyndi Lauper, Christina Aguilera, The Ying Yang Twins, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Paramor, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, … Continue Reading Songs With Whispers
Songs That Quote Other Songs by the Same Artist
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: We’ve covered … Continue Reading Songs That Quote Other Songs by the Same Artist
Songs That Start With a Count-In
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
Songs That Begin and End With the Same Line
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