Smartphone-Identified Songs

Soundhound and Shazam are two very popular song identification applications.  Soundhound even lets you sing into it (provided you can hit a note or two!) and it will provide you with the name of the song.

Since using these applications I have come across quite a few songs I had never heard before.  Below is a list of some of the songs I have identified.  Some have been from FM radio while others have come from internet radio.

Sugababes "Push the Button" - According to wikipedia they have had six number one hits and eighteen top ten hits in the UK!

Notorious BIG "Ten Crack Commandments" - My parents wouldn't let me buy CDs with Parental Advisory stickers when I was young so I missed out on Biggie songs that weren't on the radio.  I'm always finding new songs by him from his few albums.

Jessie J "Price Tag" - What I like about Jessie J is how she is poppy but her voice is right up there with Leona Lewis, which means she is more likely to last than artists like Ke$ha who can't sing well.

Peter Gabriel "Biko" - Wow the live version you can watch on youtube is very moving.  Too bad I don't like many of his other songs except "Steam."

Heartbeats "The Knife Rex the Dox Remix" - If you're in a techno mood.

Demi Lovato "Don't Forget" - Falls into the category of Bieber, Ashley Tisdale.

Shirley and Company "Shame Shame Shame" - Soul Man by the Blues Brothers is the first thing I thought of when I heard this.

Miranda Cosgrove "Dancing Crazy" - Bubblegum Pop ..... much??

Kanye West "Monster" - Kanye puts on a good act.  The song is extremely catchy but not lyrics to live by.  What's up with that spot he has on Katy Perry's "E.T."?

My Darkest Days "Porn Star Dancing" - Reminds me of that Buckcherry song "Crazy Bitch"  I just discovered the Alvin and the Chipmunks version of that Buckcherry song.

Kelly Clarkson "The Trouble With Love Is" - Is this song a remake? It sounds like something I've heard before.

BC Jean "Just a Guy" - Wicked girly song but sometimes those are the catchiest.

Lloyd ft. Lil Wayne "Girls Around the World" - Little Wayne annoys me sometimes but I like him better than Nicki Minaj, who gets too much airtime.

Jamie Cullum "Get Your Way" - Jazzy. Sounds like Michael Buble but with some groove and more dramatic beat.

Diddy "Come to Me" - He doesn't put out too many songs himself anymore since his big success with Biggie in the 90s.

Missy Elliot ft. Vybz Kartel, M.I.A "Bad Man" - Does anyone know where Missy Elliot disappeared to?


Pixie Lott "Cry Me Out" - A breakup song.  This Brit has a great voice in the song's studio version.  In live versions her voice is too low, which makes me think it's being auto-tuned to death in the studio to make it sound better.  Shame.

 Mishon "Just a Kiss" - I could listen to R&B like this all day.