It’s another CONTEST!
But! You don’t win anything tangible! Just my undying love forever and ever.
You guys, SERIOUSLY. Please help me. I need you to inform me of every single song, phrase, quote or whatever that contains the word “world” in it. It’s for a super top secret project and I would be indebted to you forever.
FOREVER. We are the world, man.
Around the World in a Day – Prince
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World – Prince
Some of these only mention the world ‘world’ once or twice, I hope that’s okay.
Songs:
Heal the World by Michael Jackson
Beautiful World by Colin Hay
Don’t Panic by Coldplay
Wordplay by Jason Mraz
American Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3×5 by John Mayer
No Such Thing by John Mayer
Quotes:
“As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes.” -Mel Brooks
“The world breaks us all. Afterward, some are stronger at the broken places.” -Ernest Hemingway
These are popping up from my late-nineties suburban teenager consciousness, which is hilariously embarassing:
Top of the World — Brandy (featuring Mase)
The Whole World Looking At Me — Busta Rhymes
matthew good – lullaby for a new world order
rufus wainwright – oh what a world
dave matthews band – when the world ends
moby – in this world
daft punk – around the world
m.i.a. – world town
telefon tel aviv – at the edge of the world you will still float
“What do you want to do tonight, Brain?” “Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world.”
World Falls – Indigo Girls
All Around the World (Myth of Fingerprints) – Paul Simon
New World – David Wilcox
World Full of Nothing – Depeche Mode
I Wonder What Would Happen to this World – Harry Chapin
The World’s Green Laughter – The B-52s
Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well – Mike Doughty
Top of the World – Patty Griffin
The Oldest Baby in the World – John Prine
The Other Side of the World – John Prine
The World’s Address – They Might Be Giants
World Before Columbus – Suzanne Vega
Political World – Bob Dylan
World – New Order
Whole Other World – Christine Kane
World of Gold – Michael Tiernan
Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
Mad World – Tears for Fears
We Can Change the World – Chicago
The World’s Not Falling Apart – Dar Williams
Can’t Stop the World – The Go-Gos
Sundrenched World – Joshua Radin
The World I Know – Collective Soul
If you need more, I’ll start combing song lyrics when I’m at home!
Way of the World – Tina Turner
Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
Regina Spektor “Hotel” lyrics: “Come into my world I’ve got to show show show you/come into my bed I’ve got to know know know you”
Erasure (shut up) also has a song called “Weight of the World”
Peter Gabriel’s “Secret World” is one of the best songs ever, as well.
And Five for Fighting has a song called simply, “World”
This is a bit of a broad brush you’re painting with here.
Depeche Mode – World in My Eyes
New Order – World in Motion
The Police – When the World is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around
And New Order’s “World in Motion” which was England’s official song for the 1990 World Cup. If you’re looking for a super-extra dose of world all over the place.
Extra added bonus: it always makes me wish I were English and, perhaps even stranger, a soccer fan.
“We’re playing for England (in-ger-land!)! We’re playing the song! We’re playing for ENGLAND (in-ger-land!) Arrivederci it’s one on one!”
~He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands – gospel – Mahalia Jackson
~Wayne’s World
~If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) ” is a 1996 hit hip hop single by Nas featuring Lauryn Hill of The Fugees
~If I Ruled the World Words & Music by Leslie Bricusse & Cyril Ornadel Recorded by Tony Bennett, 1963
Wow! Almost everything I can think of has been covered, except:
Weight of the World, by the Samples – one of my all-time favorite songs
Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now) – Cracker (“What the world needs now is another folk singer, like I need a hole in my head” – ha)
http://topfiveofalltime.blogspot.com/2007/07/top-5-songs-containing-word-world-in.html
(a list of some “world” songs…)
also,
spirits in a material world
top of the world
the man who sold the world (bowie)
the world is not enough
all over the world
all the love in the world
i wouldn’t have missed it for the world
I think Eminem’s Lose Yourself has the word World in it. Also, a song by the Strokes, but I can’t think of the darn name!! (sorry that I am too lazy to actually do a net search to figure out if I’m right or not!!).
Wow, I think I have ONE that isn’t listed.
Land of Confusion by Phil Collins (and covered marvelously by Disturbed)
Been Around the World – P.Diddy
i tried finding this before i commented…and didn’t, so i hope this isn’t a repeat…
from the R.E.M. song “it’s the end of the world as we know it…”
and i delurked for this! you should be thrilled!!!
;)
p.s. i’m with brad…love the disturbed cover of the land of confusion…
World Where You Live (Crowded House)
World Wrapped in Grey (XTC)
my favorite quote:
” be the change you wish to see in the world”
– Gandhi
You Are the World by J. Krishnamurti
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
You Are the World by Live (song inspired by J. Krishnamurti)
World Looking In by Morcheeba
F*** the World by Tupac
Rose Tint My World by The Company (Rocky Horror Show!)
My list could go on and on…
And God so love the world, that he gave His only begotten son… – um, the Bible
Journey’s “World Gone Wild.”
To the world, you may be just another girl. But to me, baby, you are the world – Brad Paisley
I had lots of songs in my head, but I’m sure they’ve all been listed, so I thought I’d give you this:
http://thinkexist.com/search/searchQuotation.asp?search=world
You’re welcome!
HI. I don’t have much time to read through for duplicates… so here you go :)
Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears
The World in My Eyes – Depeche
The World has Turned, and Left Me Here – Weezer
World Leader Pretend – REM
And…this is all I can do, because in the short time it took me to write this, Paige just rubbed yogurt all over herself. Serves me right for leaving her unattended with a spoon and a cup of YoBaby.
Indigo Girls – The Girl with the Weight of the World in Her Hands
MTV’s The Real World
“”This world we live in is but thickened light.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.”
— Albert Einstein
One Sweet World – (Dave Matthews Band)
“Had we world enough, and time, this coyness lady were no crime” (To His Coy Mistress)
here’s a few…
Ginuwine – World is so Cold
Erykah Badu – World Keeps Turnin’
Beyonce – World Wide Woman
Robin Thicke – Lonely World
Sarah Maclachlan – World on Fire
Indigo Girls – World Falls
INXS – Old World New World
the world is my lobster – henry tillman
turn the world over on its side and everything loose will land in los angeles. – frank lloyd wright
the world belongs to the energetic – ralph waldo emerson
Okay, so I think that any song that I was able to think of has been mentioned so here ya go for a quote:
“All the world’s a stage and all the men and women merely players”-William Shakespeare
As the World turns
World Wide Web
you can be a world changer-world changers missions NAMB
waiting on the world to change-john mayer
money makes the world go round-caberet
around the world in 80 days
loneliest girl in the world-cary brothers
the world-brad paisley
world-five for fighting
jimmy eat world
four minutes to save the world-madonna
mad world-tears for fears
disney world
guiness book of world records
all the world’s a stage-shakespeare
waynes world
best of both worlds-hannah montanta (haha)
what a wonderful world-louis armstrong
what a wonderful world-tony bennett
what the world needs now, is love, sweet love, ’cause that’s the only thing…that there’s just too little of
diff’rent world (80s tv show)
i’ve got the world on a string-frank sinatra
where in the world is carmen san diego?
world series
world without end-ken follett
boy meets world
the real world
a whole new world-little mermaid
“i’m on top of the world looking down on creation and the only explanation i can find…”-the carpenters
the wonders of the world
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first”
Mark Twain quotes
“The world today doesn’t make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?”
Pablo Picasso quotes
ooh i have more songs! just pulled up itunes. it’s so handy.
all around the world – boyz II men
around the world – red hot chili peppers
change the world – eric clapton
end of the world – blessid union of souls
heal the world – michael jackson
love makes the world – carole king
top of the world – dixie chicks
waiting on the world to change – john mayer
you’re the world to me – david gray
boy…i have random music tastes!
world turning-fleetwood mac
“The world is a vampire, sent to drain” – Smashing Pumpkins, Bullet With Butterfly Wings
“I realized I was falling off the face of your world” – Plimsouls, Million Miles Away
“As I walk through This wicked world” – Elvis Costello, Peace, Love, and Understanding
“Alot of flowers in this world are never seen”- Chris Isaak, Fade Away
World Party – 80′s group
The World Is What You Make It – Paul Brady
Innocent World – Joseph Arthur
Perfect World – Indigo Girls
Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well – Mike Doughty
Top of the World – Patty Griffin
Bomb the World – Michael Franti & Spearhead (um, perhaps not the vibe you are going for)
Love Me Like The World is Ending – Ben Lee
End of the World – Ben Lee
The World Is Not Enough – Garbage
Weight of the World – Alana Davis (Widespread Panic also has a song by this name…probably others as well)
Banned From the End of the World – Sleater Kinney
World Wide Suicide – Pearl Jam (again with the possibly inappropriate vibe!)
The Man Who Sold The World – Nirvana/David Bowie
Yes, as a matter of fact I was a teenager in Seattle in the 90s. Why do you ask?
bob schneider – “the world exploded into love”
– “round & round” (in the lyrics)
brad paisley – “the world”
if you don’t know him, bob is from austin, tx, and rocks. brad paisley is a country guy. cute song and upbeat. quite the guitar and banjo picker, too.
common titles, other artists:
top of the world – james
my world – cyndi thompson
Others not found in the responses:
another world – poe
walk this world – heather nova
Ben Harper and Jack Johnson sing ‘I can change the world’ with my own two hands…its a lovely song. I once took pics of my kids, all kinds…a lot of little hands and feet and made a video for my parents to that song.
Has anybody said, “What’s the world coming too?”
A Whole new World – alladin theme song
Land of confusion – phil collins
You’re the World to Me – David Gray
“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here first” – Mark Twain
“The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein
“The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach
“I am not in this world to live up to other people’s expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.” – Fritz Perls
Around the world by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Around the world I feel dutiful
take a wive ’cause life is beautiful”
Hope it’s an original one, ’cause my ass is too lazy to read all of your 94 comments!
So, I’m a little late and these are all very odd. But here you go:
Real World – Big and Rich
New World – Devotchka
O Green World – Gorillaz
Sick Sad World – Incubus
You have way too many comments for me to check if you have this info…but I found this:
http://topfiveofalltime.blogspot.com/2007/07/top-5-songs-containing-word-world-in.html
I feel like a total dork for googling : songs with the word world!
Have fun!
“Weight of the World” – The Samples
“World Hold On” – Bob Sinclair
“Mad World” – Gary Jules (from the movie Donnie Darko)