Popular Songs Of 1978, Vol. 3

More of the best, or at least most Popular Songs Of 1978 – incidentally the year that I was born – coming your way right now. It's groovy, baby!  ~  JH

1)  Commodores  ~  “Three Times A Lady”

2)  Dire Straits  ~  “Sultans Of Swing”

3)  Johnny Paycheck  ~  “Take This Job And Shove It”

4)  Frankie Valli  ~  “Grease”

5)  Chaka Khan  ~  “I’m Every Woman”

6)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “The Gambler”

7)  Paul Davis  ~  “I Go Crazy”

8)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Hopelessly Devoted To You”

9)  Bob Welch  ~  “Sentimental Lady”

10)  Journey  ~  “Wheel In The Sky”

11)  Rita Coolidge  ~  “We’re All Alone”

12)  Kenny Loggins  ~  “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend’”

13)  Eruption  ~  “I Can’t Stand The Rain”

14)  REO Speedwagon  ~  “Roll With The Changes”

15)  John Paul Young  ~  “Love Is In The Air”

16)  Van Halen  ~  “You Really Got Me”

17)  The B-52’s  ~  “Rock Lobster”

18)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  “Many Rivers To Cross”

19)  Gerry Rafferty  ~  “Baker Street”

20)  Yvonne Elliman  ~  “If I Can’t Have You”

21)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Let’s Take The Long Way Around The World”

22)  Samantha Sang ft. Barry Gibb  ~  “Emotion”

23)  Carly Simon  ~  “You Belong To Me”

24)  The Cars  ~  “Just What I Needed”

25)  The O’Jays  ~  “Use Ta Be My Girl”

Songs About Swearing

If you think this is a bunch of songs with swear words in them, it's not what you think. If you think it's a bunch of songs with "Swear" (or one of its derivatives) in their titles, you're spot on. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  All-4-One  ~  “I Swear”

2)  John Mark McMillan  ~  “Love You Swore”

3)  Gladys Knight & The Pips  ~  “Daddy Could Swear, I Declare”

4)  Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners  ~  “This I Swear”

5)  Sheena Easton  ~  “Swear”

6)  Stars  ~  “Today Will Be Better, I Swear!”

7)  Kim Wilde  ~  “This I Swear”

8)  Denai Moore  ~  “I Swore”

9)  Frankie Valli  ~  “Swearin’ To God”

10)  Tep No  ~  “Swear Like A Sailor”

11)  Wyclef Jean ft. Young Thug  ~  “I Swear”

12)  Being As An Ocean  ~  “The Hardest Part Is Forgetting Those You Swore You Would Never Forget”  (This is not a style of music I normally enjoy, but this was really good.)

13)  Mayday Parade  ~  “I Swear This Time I Mean It”

14)  St. Grandson  ~  “I Swear, I Want”

15)  Westlife  ~  “Swear It Again”

16)  You Me At Six  ~  “Swear”

17)  Michael Peterson  ~  “Drink, Swear, Steal, & Lie”

18)  Kirsty MacColl  ~  “There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis”

19)  Hellogoodbye  ~  “Swear You’re In Love”

Popular Songs Of 1967, Vol. 3

Continuing with the Popular Songs Of 1967, here's Vol. 3 of 4. The hits just keep on coming! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Petula Clark  ~  “Don’t Sleep In The Subway”

2)  The Moody Blues  ~  “Nights In White Satin”

3)  George Jones  ~  “Walk Through This World With Me”

4)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “I Never Loved A Man”

5)  The Beatles  ~  “Hello, Goodbye”

6)  The Association  ~  “Windy”

7)  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  ~  “Your Precious Love”

8)  The Monkees  ~  “I’m A Believer”

9)  The Turtles  ~  “Happy Together”

10)  Lesley Gore  ~  “California Nights”

11)  The Young Rascals  ~  “How Can I Be Sure”

12)  Frankie Valli  ~  “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”

13)  Peter, Paul, And Mary  ~  “I Dig Rock And Roll Music”

14)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “I Was Made To Love Her”

15)  Johnny Rivers  ~  “Baby, I Need Your Lovin’”

16)  Sonny & Cher  ~  “The Beat Goes On”

17)  Marty Robbins  ~  “Tonight Carmen”

18)  Tommy James & The Shondells  ~  “I Think We’re Alone Now”

19)  Vikki Carr  ~  “It Must Be Him / All The Time”  (Only the first of these two songs was a 1967 hit. But they came as a package deal, so…)

20)  The Music Explosion  ~  “Little Bit O’ Soul”

21)  The Box Tops  ~  “The Letter”

22)  Martha & The Vandellas  ~  “Jimmy Mack”

23)  The Who  ~  “I Can See For Miles”

24)  Tom Jones  ~  “Green, Green Grass Of Home”

25)  The Fifth Dimension  ~  “Up, Up, And Away”

Beans & Franks Songs

This may seem like a fairly straightforward, albeit odd, subject for a blog post, but it's actually a bit more nuanced than at first it seems. Herein lies a collection of songs with the word "Bean" (or "Beans") and/or "Frank" (or "Frankie") somewhere in the name of the artists OR the titles of the songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bean  ~  “Cops And Robbers”

2)  Frank Sinatra  ~  “For Once In My Life”

3)  Sunflower Bean  ~  “Easier Said”

4)  Frank Ocean  ~  “Swim Good”

5)  Weezer  ~  “Pork And Beans”

6)  Frankie Valli  ~  “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”

7)  Shoshana Bean  ~  “Cold Turkey”

8)  Cake  ~  “Frank Sinatra”

9)  Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band  ~  “Big-Eyed Beans From Venus”

10)  Frank Turner  ~  “Recovery”

11)  Joanna Newsom  ~  “Sprout And The Bean”

12)  Frank Black  ~  “Headache”

13)  Sashi and the Wild Beans  ~  “True To Yourself”

14)  Frankie Avalon  ~  “Venus”

15)  Khalil Fong  ~  “Red Bean”  (I don’t know what he’s singing about, but it sure sounds nice.)

16)  Frank Zappa  ~  “Muffin Man”

17)  Carla Bean  ~  “Magic Box”

18)  Frank Stallone  ~  “Far From Over”

19)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Look At Them Beans”

20)  Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush  ~  “I’m A King Bee”

21)  Celtic Woman  ~  “Bean Phaidin”

22)  Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers  ~  “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?”  (Shall we call this “research,” then?)

23)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Day In, Day Out / Boston Beans”

24)  To Be Frank  ~  “Somebody Like You”

25)  Beanie Sigel ft. Melissa Jay  ~  “Feel It In The Air”

Popular Songs Of 1975, Vol. 1

The fact that I am very familiar with most of the songs in this collection (and its follow-up post) has more to do with my affinity for a broad spectrum of music from all genres, styles, and eras than it does with my actual age. You see, we've now reached the point in music history that precedes my birth (by three years, but still...). If you remember when these songs first came out, that means you are at least in your mid-forties now, and probably even older since these songs themselves are forty years old. So sit back and relax, groove to some funky tunes, and laugh at the outrageous clothing and pervasive facial hair of the artists involved. Welcome to That '70s Post...  ~  JH

1)  Captain & Tennille  ~  "Love Will Keep Us Together"

2)  Glen Campbell  ~  "Rhinestone Cowboy"

3)  Elton John  ~  "Philadelphia Freedom"

4)  Frankie Valli  ~  "My Eyes Adored You"

5)  Earth, Wind, & Fire  ~  "Shining Star"

6)  Freddy Fender  ~  "Before The Next Teardrop Falls"

7)  David Bowie  ~  "Fame"

8)  Neil Sedaka  ~  "Laughter In The Rain"

9)  Eagles  ~  "One Of These Nights"

10)  John Denver  ~  "Thank God I'm A Country Boy"

11)  Minnie Riperton  ~  "Lovin' You"

12)  Carl Douglas  ~  "Kung Fu Fighting"

13)  B.J. Thomas  ~  "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"

14)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  "Black Water"

15)  Janis Ian  ~  "At Seventeen"

16)  Tony Orlando and Dawn  ~  "He Don't Love You Like I Love You"

17)  Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony  ~  "The Hustle"

18)  Labelle  ~  "Lady Marmalade"

19)  Average White Band  ~  "Pick Up The Pieces"

20)  War  ~  "Why Can't We Be Friends?"