(November 10, 2019). Feel like going crazy today?
Recently, I heard Seal’s 1991 hit single, “Crazy,” and I couldn’t help but sing along. Then, out of left field on SiriusXM, I heard the song “Crazy” by K-Ci & JoJo and it got me wondering, just how many “Crazy” songs are actually out there?
Classic songs by Queen, Prince, Patsy Cline, Gnarls Barkley and Madonna of course came to mind, but I knew there were far more than those ubiquitous ones.
Well, it didn’t take long to come up with the idea to do a search – both through the annals of my memory bank as well as the archives of the Internet and streaming platforms – and come up with as many songs with “crazy” in their titles as I could.
And regular readers of the blog know what came next: a ranking of the biggest and best “crazy” tunes (based on my own humble opinion of course) and a posting of that ranking right here at djrobblog.
Not surprisingly, there is an absurd number of songs with some form of the word “crazy” in their titles. I found dozens of them, enough to drive this writer mad as a hatter while trying to determine which ones to include in the rankings and where to place them.
After a few repeated listens to each track (especially the ones I’d not heard in a while, or ever), I decided to narrow the list to 40, and do a flipped out top-40 countdown of the biggest and the best, from the most laughable to the most ludicrous, and from the most sappy to the most screwy.
What follows then is a djrobblog countdown and playlist of those 40 “crazy” songs – some hits, some misses, some you’ll remember, some you won’t.
All genres are represented here: pop, R&B, rock, metal, country, blues, and rap. And the songs span every decade from the 1960s right on up to the 2010s.
And eight different “crazy” songs on this list have just the one-word title, including one with an alternate spelling.
So go ahead and go crazy by scrolling through from No. 40 to No. 1 and seeing how many of these zany hits you remember.
You have our permission.
Enjoy!
After you scroll through all 40 songs in the countdown, you can also enjoy this Spotify playlist featuring all 40 “crazy” songs on the list.
DJRob
DJRob is a freelance blogger who covers R&B, hip-hop, pop and rock genres – plus lots of music news and current stuff! You can follow him on Twitter @djrobblog.
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Great list, DJR. Thanks for the “crazy” tribute!
This list is crazy…a good crazy though lol! I was listening to your Spotify playlist and for the most part, it’s pretty awesome. Some songs I hadn’t heard before and some were very familiar. Now I realize Paul Davis originally performed “I Go Crazy”, but is it possible make mention of the CRAZY flavor sprinkled on this masterpiece by Will Downing?! That was actually the first song that came to my mind when I started reading your post! Overall, great list with the purple crown perfectly placed at the very top! HOW you come up with these things is beyond me!
Thanks, Cam! And welcome back! As for Will Downing, I tried to make sure I only included one version of each song on this list, and the original won out (part of my childhood). ?
Okay, okay…I’ll give you that! Speaking of which…did you post a blog on “covers” of popular songs at some point?
No I haven’t, but I’ll add it to the list! Thanks for the suggestion.
You’re welcome! There are a few covers that (in my humble opinion) were better than the original. By the way, I’m not sure why I’m “anonymous” lol!
That’s okay, I know who you are – and both comments went through. And yes, I know several remakes that are better than the originals. And that would be the article’s premise. ?
You’re welcome! There are a few covers that (in my humble opinion) are better than the original. By the way, I’m not sure why I’m “anonymous” on my last response lol! I clicked “save my email, name, etc. for the next time I comment” under my first comment.
No Crazy on You from Heart?
Yes, it was supposed to be on the list. Somehow it got deleted from my database. I knew something was missing. I will add it. Thanks, Curt!