Songs About Heaven & Hell, Vol. 2

Might as well go ahead and get Vol. 2 (and final) out there, as it's a direct bookend to the previous post. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Emeli Sandé  ~  "Heaven"

2)  Pistol Annies  ~  "Hell On Heels"

3)  Donna Summer & Brooklyn Dreams  ~  "Heaven Knows"

4)  Pantera  ~  "Cowboys From Hell"

5)  Bing Crosby  ~  "Pennies From Heaven"

6)  Passenger  ~  "Hell Or High Water"

7)  Beyoncé  ~  "Heaven"

8)  George Strait  ~  "You Gotta Go Through Hell"

9)  Coldplay  ~  "Hurts Like Heaven"

10)  AC/DC  ~  "Hell's Bells"

11)  Warrant  ~  "Heaven"

12)  Stryper  ~  "No More Hell To Pay"

13)  The Cure  ~  "Just Like Heaven"

14)  Brandy Clark  ~  "Love Can Go To Hell"  (WOW! Okay then!)

15)  Eurythmics  ~  "Heaven"

16)  Cher  ~  "Hell On Wheels"

17)  Guns N' Roses  ~  "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"

18)  The Who  ~  "Heaven And Hell"

19)  Eric Clapton  ~  "Tears In Heaven"

20)  The Jam  ~  "Private Hell"

21)  Maria McKee  ~  "Show Me Heaven"

22)  Eric Church  ~  "Hell On The Heart"

23)  Bruno Mars  ~  "Locked Out Of Heaven"

24)  Alice In Chains  ~  "Private Hell"

25)  Black Sabbath  ~  "Heaven And Hell"

Popular Songs Of 1990, Vol. 1

I don't know about y'all, but this is the "Popular Songs Of" series I've been waiting for. These were the biggest hits of my last year as a preteen. And what a BUNCH of great songs they are! This is part 1 of what will end up being at least 5 posts. But if I run out of good songs before then, I promise I'll stop posting 'em. (Don't count on it, though.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  MC Hammer  ~  "U Can't Touch This"

2)  Nelson  ~  "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection"  (So bad, it's good!)

3)  Kathy Mattea & Tim O'Brien  ~  "The Battle Hymn Of Love"

4)  Vanilla Ice  ~  "Ice Ice Baby"  (Talk about your so-bad-it's-good songs!)

5)  Stevie B.  ~  "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"

6)  Madonna  ~  "Vogue"

7)  Jane's Addiction  ~  "Been Caught Stealing"  (This song and video encourage shoplifting. I do not. You can get prosecuted for that. I'll pass.)

8)  LL Cool J  ~  "Around The Way Girl"

9)  Alannah Myles  ~  "Black Velvet"

10)  The Black Crowes  ~  "Hard To Handle"

11)  Garth Brooks  ~  "Friends In Low Places"

12)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Vision Of Love"

13)  Jon Bon Jovi  ~  "Blaze Of Glory"

14)  They Might Be Giants  ~  "Birdhouse In Your Soul"

15)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Come Back To Me"

16)  The Kentucky Headhunters  ~  "Dumas Walker"

17)  Warrant  ~  "Cherry Pie"

18)  SNAP!  ~  "The Power"

19)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"

20)  Maxi Priest  ~  "Close To You"

21)  Lisa Stansfield  ~  "All Around The World"

22)  Billy Idol  ~  "Cradle Of Love"

23)  Shenandoah  ~  "Ghost In This House"

24)  Whitney Houston  ~  "I'm Your Baby Tonight"

25)  Rod Stewart  ~  "Downtown Train"

Popular Songs Of 1989, Vol. 1

You *know* you've been waiting for these! There were so many good and/or Popular Songs of 1989 that I had no choice but to make this series a five-parter. Which, if we're honest, isn't a bad thing at all. In fact, it's pretty rad! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Paula Abdul  ~  “Straight Up”

2)  Chicago  ~  “Look Away”

3)  Boy Meets Girl  ~  “Waiting For A Star To Fall”

4)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Miss You Much”

5)  Bad English  ~  “When I See You Smile”

6)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)”

7)  Bette Midler  ~  “Wind Beneath My Wings”

8)  Bobby Brown  ~  “On Our Own”

9)  Boys Club  ~  “I Remember Holding You”

10)  Exposé  ~  “What You Don’t Know”

11)  Clint Black  ~  “A Better Man”

12)  Deon Estus  ~  “Heaven Help Me”

13)  Tiffany  ~  “All This Time”

14)  Tone Loc  ~  “Funky Cold Medina”

15)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Patience”

16)  Highway 101  ~  “Honky Tonk Heart”

17)  Mötley Crüe  ~  “Kickstart My Heart” 

18)  The Cure  ~  “Fascination Street”

19)  Samantha Fox  ~  “I Wanna Have Some Fun”

20)  The Jeff Healey Band  ~  “Angel Eyes”

21)  Madonna  ~  “Cherish”

22)  Duran Duran  ~  “I Don’t Want Your Love”

23)  Richard Marx  ~  “Right Here Waiting”

24)  Debbie Gibson  ~  “Lost In Your Eyes”

25)  Warrant  ~  “Heaven”

Songs About Quicksand

Ever feel like you're metaphorically sinking in quicksand? Yeah, me too. For times like those, there are these songs. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  La Roux  ~  “Quicksand”

2)  Incubus  ~  “Quicksand”

3)  Sahara  ~  “Quicksand”

4)  Rachele Lynae  ~  “Quicksand”

5)  Tom Chaplin  ~  “Quicksand”

6)  Caro Emerald  ~  “Quicksand”

7)  Britney Spears ft. Lady Gaga  ~  “Quicksand”

8)  Jason Singh  ~  “Quicksand”

9)  Celine Cairo  ~  “Quicksand”

10)  Kristy Gallacher  ~  “Quicksand”

11)  Hermitage Green  ~  “Quicksand”

12)  Bianca Ingram  ~  “Quicksand”

13)  Katie Noonan's Vanguard  ~  “Quicksand”

14)  Skid Row  ~  “Quicksand Jesus”

15)  Brogan  ~  “Quicksand”

16)  Björk  ~  “Quicksand”

17)  Warrant  ~  “Quicksand”

18)  Feenixpawl & APEK  ~  “Quicksand”

19)  Jessie Payo  ~  “Quicksand”

20)  Elton John  ~  “My Quicksand”

21)  Chelsea Dash  ~  “Quicksand”

22)  Alexa Eden  ~  “Quicksand”

23)  Magazine Gap  ~  “Dancing In Quicksand”

24)  Natalie Walker  ~  “Quicksand”

25)  Travis  ~  “Quicksand”