Sing a Song!
This week's topic is book titles that would be good song titles. I am not *quite* doing that, but I am continuing my a feature I have done in the past.
There are many titles for books that actually ARE songs, but there are others that make me start singing songs. Maybe the title is close or it's a line from the song. Whatever the reason, they implant in my mind, and I sing them all day. Here are ten inspired by recent books, which I really enjoyed.
- Sure Shot by Tracy Weber sung as I read Sure Shot by Sarina Bowen - I wonder how many of you know this song? Well, I performed a jazz dance to this back in my dance school days. I wish I could find a picture of my fabulous purple costume with its sequins and fringe.
- All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey sung as I read All I want for Christmas by Wendy Loggia - I really can't stand this song, but I also could not stop singing it.
- Someone to Watch Over Me by Ella Fitzgerald sung as I read Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour)
- One Night by Elvis Presley sung as I read One Night by Deanna Cabinian - This title could have been intentional
- You're No Good by Betty Everett sung as I read You Know I'm No Good by Jessie Ann Foley
- The Twelve Days of Christmas by John Denver & the Muppets sung as I read The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
- Put a Ring on It by Beyonce sung as I read Put a Ring on It by Beth Kendrick
- Agony from Into the Woods sung as I read The Agony of Bun O'Keefe by Heather Smith
- One Way or Another by Blondie sung as I read One Way or Another by Kara McDowell - Honestly, I alternated between the Blondie and Rug Rats version
- The Bear Necessities from The Jungle Book sung as I read Bear Necessity by James Gould-Bourn
What book titles make you sing?
Let us know in the comments!
Let us know in the comments!
"I wish I could find a picture of my fabulous purple costume with its sequins and fringe."
ReplyDeletePlease keep looking! LOL.
"I really can't stand this song, but I also could not stop singing it."
I hear you...it's been what, 25 years? Commercials and malls, find another one already LOL (though Last Christmas should go on a LONG hiatus too...).
There's actually a song called You Know I'm No Good by Amy Winehouse! Plus now I'm stuck with Sing a Song by Earth, Wind & Fire all day LOL (remember it?).
The problem with my childhood pictures is that they are all physical. My mom never converted them to digital, while I made an effort to scan a lot of my favorites from when Kiersten was under 8. (I got a digital camera when she was 8) I am not familiar with that Winehouse song. I do know that EW&F song, and now, I will be singing it.
DeleteI have such mixed feelings about digital vs physical. My sister and I were going through a box of family photos and I really do love physical photos and albums. Of course, we had to scan and digitize them so we could each have copies.
DeleteMy mom isn't the type of person who organized and took care of the photos. They are just jammed in boxes, and many of the older ones are fading. We did digitize some old photos, my grandparents' photos, but that's about it. I like having an electronic file, because we seem to lose track of many of the photos with each move.
DeleteI started singing The Bear Necessities as soon as I saw the title. Fun way to start the morning. :) And One Way or Another is such a classic one by Blondie. Love it!
ReplyDeleteRight? I have a love/hate relationship when something triggers a song in my head. I find it fun, especially if it's a song I haven't thought of in eons, but I want it to stop too.
DeleteWhat a fun spin on the topic! :D
ReplyDeleteWow! This is so cool! I love how you matched real songs with real book titles. So cool!
ReplyDeleteIt's a thing with me. I get an earwig from a phrase or something. I have done posts like this before. It's fun
DeleteOh, we did the same twist--AND we had completely different books and songs. ;) And now I'm singing "One Way or Another". Ha!
ReplyDeleteGreat minds! Which version of OWOA are you singing? It's funny. Many of these songs have multiple versions out there.
DeleteI had no idea these were indeed song titles Sam!
ReplyDeleteReally? I feel like some of these songs are pretty popular, and I think they all qualify as oldies 🤣
DeleteYou have me wondering about this now. I'm sure I've started singing songs because of books, but I can't recall any at the moment. I'll have to start paying attention to that!
ReplyDeleteMy old work neighbor would catch a phrase or something you said and break out into song. It was crazy, but I think I do it a lot too.
DeleteYou did fabulous at the matching. I get songs I'm not fond of stuck in my head now and then, too. Right now I have One Way or Another in my head now, Sam. Haha!
ReplyDeleteOne of my old co-workers was the king of the earworm. This was back when I was teaching, and he would look at me and just start singing some song that would haunt me all day, like Every Rose Has Its Thorn or something like that.
Deletethis has been a fun post and i love your choices
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
Thanks. Hope you were inspired to hum along.
DeleteOh wow The Carpenters- nice! I'll have that song in my head all day now. :) And You're No Good made me think of Linda Ronstadt and the later Van Halen cover.
ReplyDeleteI loved The Carpenters so much, though I was young, but they were one of those bands I remember being played when I was a kid, and their songs were brilliant. I think Linda Ronstadt made that song famous, but I waned to acknowledge how long that song has been around.
DeleteFun twist on the topic Sam!
ReplyDeleteThere are so many songs I don't like that get stuck in me head anyway lol
Karen @ For What It's Worth
Thanks. I like doing this sort of thing
DeleteThis is such a fun twist on this week's topic. I can't think of an exact match in terms of book titles that make me sing, but I do sometimes break into "I've Got the Magic in Me" when I come across books with the word Magic in the title.
ReplyDeleteNice. On Wednesday, I sing Waiting on Wednesday to the tune of the Lisa Loeb song Waiting for Wednesday, and I mean I sing it every Wed.
DeleteHow fun! It's really neat how many book titles are already song titles, or close to it! Now when I read One Way Or Another, I'm going to have the Blondie song in my head!
ReplyDeleteJill Shalvis has a whole series where every title is a song. It's more common than we think and probably intentional
DeleteI know exactly what you mean with All I Want For Christmas Is You.
ReplyDeleteThe songs we love to hate
DeleteI actually kind of hate it when a book title is also a song title or close to one because then I can't get the song out of my head! I sing it every time I pick up the book :)
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
That is the honest truth, but I do that when people are talking. I will grasp onto something they say and start singing a song in my head.
DeleteBrilliant list and straight away you’ve put Sure Shot in to my head but my version is by the Beastie Boys!
ReplyDeleteI didn't even think of that one. You would have thought the song I danced to at 40 years ago would be buried deeper, but it was the first song that popped into my head
DeleteBlondie! I love that song and have it on several of my girl power playlists on Spotify. How didn't I know that John Denver and the Muppets were a thing? I still get teary every time I come across The Rainbow Connection. I can imagine most of the young bloggers not only scratching their head asking what The Rainbow Connection is but also what a Muppet is 😂
ReplyDeleteGrowing up, my sister and I were obsessed with the muppets. We watched it every night at 7:30 pm and we even had hand puppets (I had Animal, my sister had Miss Piggy). They had a little comeback not too long ago, so maybe some younger people know them, and they made a billion movies too. I actually got to visit Henson's studio in California, and it was amazing.
DeleteNow I have Bear Neccessities running thorugh my head! You have such a talent for remembering details of all the books you've read -- I'm jealous
ReplyDeleteMy job it done if you're singing. Oh, no. I often have to check GR for details of books I read or to reactivate my memory
DeleteThis is so cool! I love that you found actual books and songs that match up. You're always so creative.
ReplyDeleteThanks! This is all from my reading history, and I am always breaking into song
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