Popular Songs Of 1996, Vol. 4

Last but not least...the 4th and final installment of Popular Songs of 1996. If it makes you feel any better, there's not as many of them in this post. I had to run out of good ones at some point, right? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Shania Twain  ~  “(If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here!”

2)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “You Learn”

3)  Madonna  ~  “You Must Love Me”

4)  Jewel  ~  “You Were Meant For Me”

5)  Bone Thugs-n-Harmony  ~  "Tha Crossroads"

6)  Faith Hill  ~  “It Matters To Me”

7)  Natalie Merchant  ~  “Wonder”

8)  R.E.M. ft. Patti Smith  ~  “E-Bow The Letter”

9)  Butthole Surfers  ~  “Pepper”

10)  Tonic  ~  “If You Could Only See”

11)  Beck  ~  “Where It’s At”

12)  George Strait  ~  “Blue Clear Sky”

13)  Garbage  ~  “Stupid Girl”

14)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Aeroplane”

15)  The Wonders  ~  “That Thing You Do!”

"Tried" & "True" Songs

So, these aren't quite "Opposites," but the two words are related by cliché. Here's a collection of really good songs (mostly by people you've heard of) featuring either the word "Tried" or "True" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Mama Tried"

2)  Madonna  ~  "True Blue"

3)  Soundgarden  ~  "The Day I Tried To Live"

4)  Coldplay  ~  "True Love"

5)  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ft. Akon  ~  "I Tried"

6)  Metallica  ~  "Sad But True"

7)  Dexy's Midnight Runners  ~  "I Couldn't Help If I Tried"

8)  Joan Armatrading  ~  "True Love"

9)  Tanya Tucker  ~  "Love Knows We Tried"

10)  Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes  ~  "To Be True"

11)  Rodney Crowell  ~  "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried"

12)  Eivør  ~  "True Love"

13)  The Jeff Healey Band  ~  "I Tried"

14)  Darius Rucker  ~  "True Believers"

15)  Al Green  ~  "I Tried To Tell Myself"

16)  JJ Heller  ~  "True Things"

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17)  Jessica Frech ft. Melanie  ~  "Tried To Die Young"

18)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Never Had A Dream Come True"

19)  Dri  ~  "You Know I Tried"

20)  Elton John & Kiki Dee  ~  "True Love"

21)  Brett Detar  ~  "Tried To Hate The Angels"

22)  Spandau Ballet  ~  "True"

23)  Blue Aces  ~  "Tried To Warn You"

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24)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes"

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Songs About Trying

Okay, so this one might be my best effort yet – between picking songs that I actually liked personally, adding good ones that I discovered along the way, and including ones that I thought you, dear readers, might suggest if I missed them. Inevitably, I will have missed a handful of good ones, and I still welcome your retroactive suggestions, but I'm pretty proud of this collection. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Colbie Caillat  ~  "Try"

2)  The Beatles  ~  "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby"

3)  Janis Joplin  ~  "Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)"

4)  Michael Bublé  ~  "Try A Little Tenderness"

5)  P!nk  ~  "Try"

6)  Glen Campbell  ~  "Try A Little Kindness"

7)  Macy Gray  ~  "I Try"

8)  Josh Turner  ~  "Another Try"

9)  Whitney Houston  ~  "Try It On My Own"

10)  Frankie J  ~  "Don't Wanna Try"

11)  Patty Loveless  ~  "I Try To Think About Elvis"   (This song wins the prize for weirdest song title of the week…so far, at least.)

12)  Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ft. Akon  ~  "I Tried"

13)  Delta Goodrem  ~  "Born To Try"

14)  James Brown  ~  "Try Me"

15)  Amy Grant  ~  "Don't Try So Hard"

16)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  "Try, Try, Try"

17)  Alicia Keys  ~  "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart"

18)  Soundgarden  ~  "The Day I Tried To Live"

19)  Nelly Furtado  ~  "Try"

20)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Mama Tried"