Even More "Only" Songs

Last but not worst, you know the drill...Even More "Only" Songs. And...Go!  ~  JH

1)  Martina McBride  ~  “Love's The Only House”

2)  Hootie and the Blowfish  ~  “Only Wanna Be With You”

3)  Big Daddy Weave  ~  “The Only Name (Yours Will Be)”

4)  KT Tunstall  ~  “If Only”

5)  Roy Orbison  ~  “Only The Lonely”

6)  Selena Gomez  ~  “Only You”

7)  Keith Urban  ~  “Only You Can Love Me This Way”

8)  Evanescence  ~  “The Only One”

9)  Billy Joel  ~  “Only The Good Die Young”

10)  Cee Lo Green ft. Lauriana Mae  ~  “Only You”

11)  Son Lux  ~  “Lost It To Trying (Mouths Only Lying)”

12)  Miranda Lambert  ~  “Only Prettier”

13)  Kanye West ft. Paul McCartney  ~  “Only One”

14)  Taylor Swift  ~  “I’m Only Me When I’m With You”

15)  Toto  ~  “Only The Children”

16)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I’m The Only One”

17)  Keane  ~  “Somewhere We Only Know”

18)  The Motels  ~  “Only The Lonely”

19)  The Platters  ~  “Only You (And You Alone)”

20)  Garbage  ~  “Only Happy When It Rains”

21)  Sam Smith  ~  “I’m Not The Only One”

22)  Cheryl Cole  ~  “Only Human”

23)  Spandau Ballet  ~  “Only When You Leave”

24)  Patti LaBelle  ~  “If Only You Knew”

25)  The Flamingos  ~  “I Only Have Eyes For You”

Popular Songs Of 1958, Vol. 2

Here's another set of songs that set toes a-tappin' and pleased a plethora of ears sixty years ago. There are some genuine gems here. So what are you waiting for? Enjoy them already!  ~  JH

1)  Buddy Holly & The Crickets  ~  “Oh, Boy!”

2)  Tommy Edwards  ~  “It’s All In The Game”

3)  The Silhouettes  ~  “Get A Job”

4)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “Bird Dog / (Till) I Kissed You”  (Another delightful double feature from the brothers Everly. The first song was their 1958 hit. The second of these came out a year later.)

5)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck”

6)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Poor Little Fool”

7)  Bobby Day  ~  “Over And Over”

8)  Jimmie Rodgers  ~  “Secretly”

9)  Pat Boone  ~  “April Love”

10)  Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra  ~  “Sail Along, Silv’ry Moon”

11)  Royal Teens  ~  “Short Shorts”

12)  The Kalin Twins  ~  “When”

13)  Laurie London  ~  “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands”

14)  The Platters  ~  “Twilight Time”

15)  The Teddy Bears  ~  “To Know Him Is To Love Him”

16)  Jody Reynolds  ~  “Endless Sleep”

17)  Connie Francis  ~  “Who’s Sorry Now?”

18)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Fever”

19)  Paul Anka  ~  “You Are My Destiny”

20)  Jimmy Clanton  ~  “Just A Dream”

21)  Bobby Darin  ~  “Queen Of The Hop”

22)  Jerry Lee Lewis  ~  “Great Balls Of Fire”

23)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Do I Like It?”

24)  Elvis Presley  ~  “One Night”

25)  The Monotones  ~  “The Book Of Love”

Popular Songs Of 1956, Vol. 2

Here's the latest and last (for this year, at least) entry in the "Popular Songs Of..." series, this one being Part 2 (of 2) featuring songs from the year 1956. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tennessee Ernie Ford  ~  “Sixteen Tons”

2)  Pat Boone  ~  “Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)”

3)  Fats Domino  ~  “My Blue Heaven”

4)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Hound Dog”

5)  The Lennon Sisters  ~  “Tonight You Belong To Me”

6)  Bill Doggett  ~  “Honky Tonk”

7)  Gogi Grant  ~  “The Wayward Wind”

8)  Bill Haley & His Comets  ~  “See You Later, Alligator”

9)  Perry Como  ~  “Juke Box Baby”

10)  Vic Damone  ~  “On The Street Where You Live / Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk”

11)  Johnny Cash  ~  “I Walk The Line”

12)  The Platters  ~  “You’ll Never Know”

13)  Eddie Heywood  ~  “Canadian Sunset”

14)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Mr. Wonderful”

15)  Gale Storm  ~  “Ivory Tower”

16)  The Four Lads  ~  “No, Not Much”

17)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Love Me Tender”

18)  Little Richard  ~  “Long, Tall Sally”

Popular Songs Of 1956, Vol. 1

I'll bet you thought I was done with these "Popular Songs Of..." posts for the year, didn't you? Well, I am...after this two-parter. But I couldn't neglect one of the biggest years in the early days of rock 'n' roll (as well as a solid year for traditional pop), could I? You don't have to answer that. You just have to listen (if you want to)...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Heartbreak Hotel”

2)  The Platters  ~  “The Great Pretender”

3)  Doris Day  ~  “Que Sera Sera”

4)  Dean Martin  ~  “Memories Are Made Of This”

5)  Morris Stoloff  ~  “Moonglow and Theme From Picnic”

6)  Pat Boone  ~  “I Almost Lost My Mind”

7)  Kay Starr  ~  “Rock And Roll Waltz”

8)  Carl Perkins  ~  “Blue Suede Shoes”  (Why would I not include Elvis’ version of this song? For one, I already have 5 Elvis songs lined up for these posts. And for another, Perkins released his version eight months earlier and became one of the biggest hits of Perkins’ long and distinguished career. So there!)

9)  Johnnie Ray  ~  “Just Walkin’ In The Rain / If I Had You”

10)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Don’t Be Cruel”

11)  Perry Como  ~  “Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)”

12)  Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps  ~  “Be-Bop-A-Lula”

13)  Fats Domino  ~  “Blueberry Hill”

14)  Guy Mitchell  ~  “Singing The Blues”

15)  Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly  ~  “True Love”

16)  Patti Page  ~  “Allegheny Moon”

17)  Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers  ~  “Why Do Fools Fall In Love?”

18)  Elvis Presley  ~  “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You”

Popular Songs Of 1955, Vol. 1

If you thought I'd forgotten about this ongoing series of throwback songs from decades past, then you would most certainly be wrong. Here's Vol. 1 (of 2) of songs that were popular some fifty years ago. If you're old enough to remember when these songs came out, then you're....well...you're old! But wise! I'm sure you're quite wise, too! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Pérez Prado  ~  "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White"

2)  Mitch Miller & The Gang  ~  "The Yellow Rose Of Texas"

3)  Roger Williams  ~  "Autumn Leaves"

4)  Fess Parker  ~  "Ballad Of Davy Crockett"

5)  The Four Aces  ~  "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing"

6)  McGuire Sisters  ~  "Sincerely"

7)  Fats Domino  ~  "Ain't That A Shame"

8)  Johnny Maddox  ~  "The Crazy Otto Medley"

9)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "You're Sensational"

10)  Frankie Laine  ~  "A Woman In Love"

11)  The Fontane Sisters  ~  "Hearts Of Stone"

12)  The Four Lads  ~  "Moments To Remember"

13)  Joan Weber  ~  "Let Me Go, Lover!"

14)  Nat King Cole  ~  "A Blossom Fell"

15)  Perry Como  ~  "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)"

16)  Gisele MacKenzie  ~  "Hard To Get"

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17)  The Ames Brothers  ~  "The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane"

18)  Jaye P. Morgan  ~  "That's All I Want From You"

19)  The Platters  ~  "The Great Pretender"

20)  Somethin' Smith & The Redheads  ~  "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie"