blame means assign responsibility for a wrong or mistake. it is a common theme in popular music particularly in songs about relationships with problems or breakups (relationships that have ended). in fact, i’ve curated a playlist of bangers u have probably heard before that have blame in the lyrics
songs blaming people
blaming myself
behind these hazel eyes – kelly clarkson
lyric: i blame myself
appears at: 2:05
dangerously – charlie puth
lyric: i blame myself first
appears at: 0:14
blaming me
gimme some more – busta rhymes
lyric: now blame me
appears at: 1:05
don’t blame me – taylor swift
lyric: don’t blame me, love made me crazy
appears at the beginning of the song
blaming u
famous – kanye west
lyric: i don’t blame u much for wanting to be free
appears at: 1:10
runaway – kanye west
lyric: i just blame everything on u
appears around: 1:32
ain’t that a shame – fats domino
lyric: you’re the one to blame
appears in the chorus: :46
fetish – selena gomez
lyric: i blame u
appears at: 2:07
never be the same – camila cabello
lyric: you’re to blame
appears at: 1:45
blaming yourselves
bitch don’t kill my vibe – kendrick lamar
lyric: this is something u can blame on yourselves
appears at: 2:57
🧠 Language tip: Points collective blame outward — powerful in group criticism.
blaming your mom (and your dad)
manchild – sabrina carpenter
lyric: u can blame it on your mom and your dad…
Appears at: 1:27
blaming no one
no one is to blame – howard jones
lyric: in the title/chorus
appears at: 0:47
blaming a woman
margaritaville – jimmy buffett
lyric: some people claim that there’s a woman to blame
appears in the chorus: 0:59
songs blaming things
falling – harry styles
lyric: and there’s no one to blame but the drink and my wandering hands
appears at: 1:16
blame it – jamie foxx ft. t-pain
lyric: blame it on the alcohol
appears in chorus: 0:50
blame – calvin harris ft. john newman
lyric: blame it on the night. don’t blame it on me.
appears in the chorus at: 1:32
don’t go away mad – mötley crüe
lyric: if we blame it on anything, let’s blame it on the rain
appears at: 0:55
blame It on the rain – milli vanilli
lyric: blame it on the rain that was fallin’, fallin’
appears at: 0:40
blame it on the boogie – the jacksons
lyric: appears in the title/chours
appears in the title at: 1:10
novocane – frank ocean
lyric: blame it on the model
appears at: 1:30
songs with blame as a noun
circles – post malone
lyric: so I don’t take the blame
appears in the chorus at: 1:37
human – rag’n’bone man
lyric: don’t put the blame on me
appears at: 1:50
all apologies – nirvana
lyric: i’ll take all the blame
appears at: 1:35
what do u think?
which one of these “blame” songs is your favorite? do u know any other songs that blame people or things? share your thoughts under leave a reply
