Today we end our travels amongst the directional songs with what may well prove to be the most difficult direction of all – ‘Sideways’. I cannot imagine that there are a multitude of songs that feature sideways in the title. However I do like a challenge – so here we go.
“Over Under Sideways Down” is a 1966 song by English group the Yardbirds. A composition credited to all members of the group, it combines elements of blues rock and psychedelic rock. It was first released as a single in May 1966 as a follow-up to “Shapes of Things” and in July was included on group’s self-titled UK album. Jeff Beck played lead guitar and came up with the intro. Drummer Jim McCarty recalled: ‘We needed an intro, and Jeff peeled one out, an instantly recognisable peel that completely took us by surprise … Over and over we listened back to that line, going back and forth over whether it belonged in the song. And then like a flash of lightning, we realised that it did. More than that, it made the song.‘
“Sideways” is the first single by Canadian new wave/synthpop band Men Without Hats from the album of the same name, released in 1991. In the press release, bandleader Ivan Doroschuk described “Sideways” as being about how there are other ways of looking at things.
“Sideways” is a song written by American artist Clarence Greenwood, who is known by the pseudonym Citizen Cope. Although the song has never charted, it has been widely featured in pop culture. The song was included on Santana’s 2002 album Shaman. Citizen Cope then included it in his 2004 album, The Clarence Greenwood Recordings. It has since been covered by Sheryl Crow and John Mayer.
“Sideways” is a song co-written and recorded by American artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in March 2009, as the second single from his 2009 album Feel That Fire and as the twelfth single of his career. In July 2009, the song became Bentley’s seventh Number One hit on the U.S. Billboard chart. The music video features Bentley singing in front of a large party crowd. The video was #50 on the GAC’s Top 50 Videos of the Year list. It was shot inside the Fuse nightclub.
Travis Meadows spent years trying to escape himself. He’s anything but selfish, so he’d find a way to get away––a bottle, a bag, a sermon––and he’d share it with everyone. That was then. Now, Meadows isn’t trying to get anybody lost or high. Instead, he’s trying to get every single one of us to settle in deeply to ourselves––and love what’s there. His 2017 album First Cigarette benefits from all of the battles Meadows has lost and won, including his now seven years––and counting––of sobriety. Album opener “Sideways” is a gut punch. A blend of confession and advice, the song explores what happens when emotion is stifled. Meadows wrote “Sideways” after performing and speaking at an adolescent addiction treatment centre.
“Sideways” is a song by American DJs and producers Illenium and Nurko, with vocals from Valerie Broussard. It was released in May 2021, as the fifth single from Illenium’s fourth studio album Fallen Embers. Vocalist Valerie Broussard described: “‘Sideways’ was written as an ode to a friend who was struggling with her mental health during Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. Having struggled similarly in my own life, I wanted her to know I would always be there for her, even when it felt like the world was falling apart.
