Oxymorons in Song Titles
These are the top songs whose titles seem to be self-contradictory.
| RANK | SONG TITLE | ARTIST(S) | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hello Goodbye | The Beatles | 1967 |
| 2 | The Tears of a Clown | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles | 1970 |
| 3 | Hurts So Good | John Cougar Mellencamp | 1982 |
| 4 | The Sound of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | 1965 |
| 5 | Good Times, Bad Times | Led Zeppelin | 1969 |
| 6 | Good Day in Hell | The Eagles | 1974 |
| 7 | Earth Angel | The Penguins | 1954 |
| 8 | Forever Young | Rod Stewart | 1988 |
| 9 | Cruel to Be Kind | Nick Lowe | 1979 |
| 11 | Hip to Be Square | Huey Lewis and The News | 1987 |
| 12 | Bitter Sweet Symphony | The Verve | 1997 |
| 13 | Heaven is a Place on Earth | Belinda Carlisle | 1987 |
| 14 | A Boy Named Sue | Johnny Cash | 1969 |
| 15 | Dark Star | Crosby, Stills & Nash | 1977 |
| 16 | Easy to Be Hard | Three Dog Night | 1969 |
| 17 | Upside Down | Diana Ross | 1980 |
| 18 | Dead Man Walking | Bruce Springsteen | 1996 |
| 19 | I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down | Elvis Costello | 1980 |
| 20 | Set Fire to the Rain | Adele | 2011 |
| 21 | Civil War | Guns N' Roses | 1993 |
| 24 | Little Things Mean a Lot | Kitty Kallen | 1954 |
| 25 | I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying | Sting | 1996 |
| 26 | Glad to Be Unhappy | The Mamas & The Papas | 1967 |
| 27 | Inside Out | Eve 6 | 1998 |
| 28 | It's All Wrong But It's All Right | Dolly Parton | 1978 |