Top 10 Pop and Rock Songs with the Words House or Home in Their Titles
The Words House and Home Are Dear in Music
By Roy Barnes, published Oct 03, 2007
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Home by the Sea, by Genesis (1983)
The title of this home-themed pop rock song comes from the self-titled album by Genesis and suggests something quaint and peaceful, but Phil Collins' singing of this top ten song with the word home in its title is so serious and intense, yet a fun ride for my senses. This is actually one of two Home by the Sea Songs on the album, as Second Home by the Sea follows suit, making this an epic 11 minutes of "homey" music!
Home on the Range, John A. Lomax lyrics version (1910)
This personal top ten pop song with the word home in its title may be the most famous song of all the songs with the words home or house in its title. It was originally written in the 1870's in Kansas by one Dr. Brewster Higley, but over the years the song lyrics evolved to the more well known John A. Lomax version from his renowned Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads book. Being a life-long Wyoming resident, this song has been drilled into me, but I still like it enough to give it an esteemed spot in this article!
Homeward Bound, by Simon and Garfunkel (1966)
This sad, mellow, but folksy rock tune is one of the duet's most popular songs (netting a Top 5 place on the pop charts), and is one of my personal top ten songs with the word home in its title, too. Anyone who travels a lot can surely relate to this song, especially when they are stuck in some airport or railway station, like Paul Simon was the day he wrote this memorable home-themed song.
House of Love, by Amy Grant and Vince Gill (1994)
This smoothy-crooned ballad by two superstars in pop and country is a fateful song indeed. It's when Grant and Gill first met to record this song and became fast friends until they would eventually get married in 2000. House of Love would make a Top 5 spot in the Adult Contemporary charts.
House of the Rising Sun, by The Animals (1964)
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Takeaways
- The "House of the Rising Sun" is somewhere in New Orleans.
- "Homeward Bound" was written at a train station.
- "Take Me Home" takes place in many geographical locales.
Did You Know?
"Home on the Range" is the state song of Kansas.
Resources
- Lyrics site: www.lyricsfreak.com
- Get these home-themed songs at: www.amazon.com
- Watch home and house song music videos at: www.youtube.com
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