A category in an episode of weekend danger on Saturday April 22nd focused on words ending with the letter O. I can’t remember exactly how I did on those particular responses, mainly because I was thinking of a somewhat related topic.
My mind spent the rest of the game coming up with one-word song titles that ended with the letter O. Here are the fifteen most popular ones I ended up with.
“Bracero” by Phil Ochs
This hymn to Latin American migrant workers showcases the folksinger’s ability to point out social injustices as well as the wars he so despised.
“Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Neil Young wrote this classic shortly after four students were shot to death by National Guardsmen at Kent State University.
“Chicago” by Crosby, Stills and Nash
This anthem is another anti-war song from the late sixties.
“Hello” by Lionel Richie
The concept of the song’s video seems a bit dated now, thirty years later, but the ex-Commodore certainly proved that he could make enjoyable singles as a solo artist.
“Hostage-O” by Warren Zevon
The artist who signed “Werewolves of London” twenty years earlier recorded the latter and the rest of the Life’ll Kill Already album knowing he was terminally ill.
Eagles’ “Desperado”
Before traveling to Hotel California, the quintet hit the charts with this title track.
“River” by Duran Duran
A beautiful rotating video from the early days of MTV helped propel this title track into the Top Ten.
“Candy-O” of cars
This title track was less of a hit than album mates like “Let’s Go” and “It’s All I Can Do”.
Billy Joel’s Stiletto
The Piano Man approaches this melody from 52nd street to a woman who is well versed in carving the hearts of the unfortunate men who desire her.
“Velcro” by BellX1
Substance serves the indie band well here as a metaphor for a boy’s attachment to his lover.
“Dominoes” by Van Morrison
The horns help set this hit apart from his other classics, “Moon Dance” and “Brown Eyed Girl.”
“Buffalo” by Tori Y Moi
The chillwave artist included this song on his latest album, So that?
Wilco of Wilco
It’s not only the title of the song and the band, but it was also used by Jeff Tweedy as the name of the album.
“Ferdinand” by ABBA
The Scandinavian quartet had many big hits, but this was the only one with a man in the title.
Portobello by Lords of the New Church
The 1980s new wave band included this on their self-titled debut, memorable mostly for the line “If voting made any difference, they’d make it illegal.”