Popular Songs Of 2010, Vol. 2

Here's a second and final set of the most Popular Songs of 2010. Hard to believe these songs are ten years old. Most of them haven't lost their luster, though. Enjoy!  ~  JH

BLOGGER'S NOTE: Yesterday's viewer discretion advisory still applies today. But only for a couple of the songs.

1)  Katy Perry  ~  “Firework”

2)  Taio Cruz  ~  “Dynamite”

3)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Mine”

4)  B.o.B. ft. Bruno Mars  ~  “Nothin’ On You”

5)  Ke$ha  ~  “Take It Off”

6)  Jason Derulo  ~  “Ridin’ Solo”

7)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “Need You Now”

8)  Kanye West  ~  “Power”

9)  Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé  ~  “Telephone”

10)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Whataya Want From Me”

11)  Willow Smith  ~  “Whip My Hair”

12)  Kris Allen  ~  “Live Like We’re Dying”

13)  Eminem ft. Rihanna  ~  “Love The Way You Lie”

14)  Bruno Mars  ~  “Grenade”

15)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “Our Kind Of Love”

16)  Sanctus Real  ~  “Lead Me”

17)  Rihanna ft. Drake  ~  “What’s My Name?”

18)  Wiz Khalifa  ~  “Black And Yellow”

19)  Miranda Lambert  ~  “White Liar”

20)  OneRepublic  ~  “All The Right Moves”

21)  B.o.B. ft. Hayley Williams  ~  “Airplanes”

22)  Newsboys  ~  “Born Again”

23)  Rihanna ft. Jeezy  ~  “Hard”

24)  Mike Posner  ~  “Cooler Than Me”

25)  Jason Derulo  ~  “In My Head”

Songs About Champions

Tonight, the high school baseball team I was a minor part of 23 years ago will be recognized for winning our school's first state championship. In honor of that, here's a sensational set of Songs About Champions. Most often with these, the word "Champion" appears in the title but in some cases it's merely prominent in the lyrics. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bishop Briggs  ~  "Champion"

2)  Katy Perry  ~  "Roar"

3)  Carrie Underwood ft. Ludacris  ~  "The Champion"

4)  Queen  ~  "We Are The Champions"

5)  Fall Out Boy  ~  "Champion"

6)  The Script ft. will.i.am  ~  "Hall Of Fame"

7)  Mother Love Bone  ~  "Stardog Champion"

8)  Queen Latifah  ~  "Champion"

9)  Coldplay  ~  "Champion Of The World"

10)  Demi Lovato  ~  "For You"

11)  B.o.B. ft. O.A.R.  ~  "Champions"

12)  Right Said Fred  ~  "Stand Up (For The Champions)"

13)  RuPaul ft. Raja, Manilla Luzon, & Alexis Mateo  ~  "Champion"

14)  Fatboy Slim  ~  "Champion Sound"

15)  James Blunt  ~  "Champions"

16)  The New Pornographers  ~  "Champions Of Red Wine"

17)  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound  ~  "Champion Of Love"

18)  Crystal Fighters  ~  "Champion Sound"

19)  Agnes  ~  "Champion"

20)  KB ft. Yariel & GabrielRodriguezEMC  ~  "Long Live The Champion"

21)  Jason Derulo ft. Tia Ray  ~  "Champion"

22)  Alter Bridge  ~  "My Champion"

23)  Matisyahu  ~  "Champion"

24)  Bryan & Katie Torwalt  ~  "Champion"

25)  Havana Brown  ~  "Warrior"

Songs About Pretending

Everyone likes to pretend sometimes. These songs are all about pretending. And they're really good. I'm sure you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Platters  ~  “The Great Pretender”

2)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Pretending”

3)  Jackson Browne  ~  “The Pretender”

4)  L7  ~  “Pretend We’re Dead”

5)  Al Jarreau  ~  “Let’s Pretend”

6)  R.E.M.  ~  “World Leader Pretend”

7)  Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie  ~  “Game Of Pretend”

8)  The Drums  ~  “I Can’t Pretend”

9)  Foo Fighters  ~  “The Pretender”

10)  Lights  ~  “Pretend”

11)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Just Pretend”

12)  Raspberries  ~  “Let’s Pretend”

13)  Anouk  ~  “Pretending As Always”

14)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Pretend”

15)  The Mavericks  ~  “Pretend”

16)  Glee Cast  ~  “Pretending”

17)  Uriah Heep  ~  “Sweet Pretender”

18)  Gerry And The Pacemakers  ~  “Pretend”

19)  The Avett Brothers ft. Nicole Atkins  ~  “Pretend Love”

20)  Todd Rundgren  ~  “Pretending To Care”

21)  Dinosaur Jr.  ~  “Don’t Pretend You Didn’t Know”

22)  Seinabo Sey  ~  “Pretend”

23)  Bryan White  ~  “So Much For Pretending”

24)  King’s X  ~  “Pretend”

25)  Tom Odell  ~  “Can’t Pretend”

BONUS TRACK:  B.o.B. ft. Hayley Williams  ~  “Airplanes”  (While the word "pretend" doesn't appear anywhere in the title of this song, the whole thing is about pretending "that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars" and that phrase is repeated at least six times in the song, so here it is.)

"Good" Songs

And we're back to "Opposites" posts again. Yay, you, faithful blog reader/listener! This particular pairing will feature "Good" and "Evil" songs. Since I have previously done "'Good' Songs" as part of a "Good" and "Bad" opposites post, I made a special effort not to repeat all those same songs in this one. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake  ~  "Love Never Felt So Good"

2)  B.o.B.  ~  "So Good"

3)  Sheryl Crow  ~  "A Change Would Do You Good"

4)  Rise Against  ~  The Good Left Undone"

5)  Flo Rida  ~  "Good Feeling"

6)  Christina Aguilera  ~  "I'm A Good Girl"

7)  Robin Thicke  ~  "Feel Good"

8)  Kanye West  ~  "Good Morning"

9)  Evanescence  ~  "Good Enough"

10)  Anberlin  ~  "Feel Good Drag"

11)  The Script  ~  "No Good In Goodbye"

12)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough"

13)  Green Day  ~  "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)"

14)  Poison  ~  "Nothin' But A Good Time"

15)  Lady Antebellum  ~  "Lookin' For A Good Time"

16)  Tony! Toni! Toné!  ~  "Feels Good"

17)  Don Williams  ~  "Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good"

18)  Edie Brickell ft. Barry White  ~  "Good Times"

19)  Lecrae  ~  "Good, Bad, Ugly"

20)  Tori Amos  ~  "Pretty Good Year"