Popular Songs Of 1988, Vol. 1

And now the one you've all been waiting for! Well, at least those of you "of a certain age." (I certainly qualify.) The '80s posts are always my wife's favorites as well. Popular Songs of 1988 starts...NOW! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  George Michael  ~  “One More Try”

2)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Man In The Mirror”

3)  Taylor Dayne  ~  “Tell It To My Heart”

4)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Sweet Child O’ Mine”

5)  Richard Marx  ~  “Hold On To The Nights”

6)  Whitney Houston  ~  “So Emotional”

7)  Elton John  ~  “Candle In The Wind”

8)  Steve Winwood  ~  “Don’t You Know What The Night Can Do?”

9)  Tanya Tucker, Paul Overstreet, & Paul Davis  ~  “I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love”

10)  Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock  ~  “It Takes Two”

11)  Johnny Hates Jazz  ~  “Shattered Dreams”

12)  The Bangles  ~  “Hazy Shade Of Winter"

13)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Bad Medicine”

14)  Rick Astley  ~  “Together Forever”

15)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “The Loco-Motion”

16)  Keith Whitley  ~  “Don’t Close Your Eyes”

17)  Cheap Trick  ~  “The Flame”

18)  Debbie Gibson  ~  “Foolish Beat”

19)  Aerosmith  ~  “Angel”

20)  The Jets  ~  “Rocket 2 U”

21)  Kathy Mattea  ~  “Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses”

22)  George Harrison  ~  “Got My Mind Set On You”

23)  UB40  ~  “Red, Red Wine”

24)  Tiffany  ~  “Could’ve Been”

25)  The Escape Club  ~  “Wild, Wild West”

26)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  “I’ll Leave This World Loving You”

Whistling Songs, Vol. 1

Today begins a four-part series of songs with whistling (of the human variety, not the musical instrument) in them. Some of these are well-known as whistling songs, while others are popular songs that just happen to have some momentary whistling in them (in some cases, you may have never even noticed it). Thanks, Tim W., for suggesting this topic. This should be fun! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Otis Redding  ~  “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay”

2)  Paul Simon  ~  “Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard”

3)  Broken Bells  ~  “The Angel And The Fool”

4)  The Bangles  ~  “Walk Like An Egyptian”

5)  Peter Bjorn And John  ~  “Young Folks”

6)  The Bridge On The River Kwai Cast  ~  “Colonel Bogey March”

7)  Bobby Day  ~  “Rockin’ Robin”

8)  Maria McKee  ~  “If Love Is A Red Dress (Hang Me In Rags)”

9)  Fitz And The Tantrums  ~  “The Walker”

10)  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.  ~  “Simple Girl”

11)  Perry Como  ~  “Magic Moments”

12)  Mallu Magalhães  ~  “Make It Easy”

13)  John Lennon  ~  “Jealous Guy”

14)  Brother Bones And His Shadows  ~  “Sweet Georgia Brown”  (Better known as the Harlem Globetrotters theme song.)

15)  Phish  ~  “Guyute”

16)  KT Tunstall  ~  “Made Of Glass”

17)  Kyu Sakamoto  ~  “Sukiyaki”

18)  Bobby Bloom  ~  “Montego Bay”

19)  Lost Frequencies ft. Sandro Cavazza  ~  “Beautiful Life”

20)  Pat Benatar  ~  “Love Is A Battlefield”

21)  Jack Johnson  ~  “I Got You”

22)  Status Quo  ~  “Rock ’N’ Roll”

23)  Rock Mafia  ~  “The Big Bang”

24)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Lovely Head”

25)  Father John Misty  ~  “The Suburbs”

"Steal" Songs

Part 2 of 3 of my "Beg," "Steal," & "Borrow" songs miniseries. These are Songs About Stealing. Go ahead, take 'em! And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  One Direction  ~  "Steal My Girl"

2)  Chuck Wicks  ~  "Stealing Cinderella"

3)  Len  ~  "Steal My Sunshine"

4)  Jane's Addiction  ~  "Been Caught Stealing"

5)  Augustana  ~  "Steal Your Heart"

6)  Emily And The Woods  ~  "Steal His Heart"

7)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  "I Will Steal You Back"

8)  The Cat Empire  ~  "Steal The Light"

9)  Joan Armatrading  ~  "Cool Blue Stole My Heart"

10)  Mungo Jerry  ~  "Somebody Stole My Life"

11)  Spandau Ballet  ~  "Steal"

12)  Faith Hill  ~  "Stealing Kisses"

13)  Ozzy Osbourne  ~  "Steal Away (The Night)"

14)  Whitesnake  ~  "Steal Your Heart Away"

15)  Above & Beyond  ~  "Satellite / Stealing Time"

16)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  "Steal Your Heart Away"

17)  James Bay  ~  "Stealing Cars"

18)  The Bangles  ~  "Stealing Rosemary"

19)  Phish  ~  "Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan"

20)  Manic Street Preachers  ~  "You Stole The Sun From My Heart"

21)  Great Lake Swimmers  ~  "Stealing Tomorrow"

22)  Iron & Wine  ~  "Bird Stealing Bread"

23)  Bear's Den  ~  "The Love We Stole"

24)  Kelly Rowland  ~  "Stole"

25)  The Milk Carton Kids  ~  "Stealing Romance"

"31" Songs

Here we are again... Today, my wife is 31 weeks pregnant with our as-yet-unnamed daughter. So here's 31 songs (yeah, I'm still finding as many songs as weeks so far!) with the number "31" (or "Thirty-One") in their titles or somewhere in their lyrics. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Trevor Hall  ~  "31 Flavors"

2)  Zee Avi  ~  "31 Days"

3)  The Offspring  ~  "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"

4)  Kesha  ~  "31 Seconds Alone"

5)  Violent Femmes  ~  "Prove My Love"

6)  Aimee Mann  ~  "31 Today"

7)  Seven Mary Three  ~  "Gone Away"

8)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  "Something's Gotta Give"

9)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Reason To Believe"

10)  Jewel  ~  "Stephenville, TX"

11)  Yello  ~  "The Race"

12)  Jill Scott  ~  "A Long Walk"

13)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Footlights"

14)  Björk  ~  "107 Steps"

15)  I Killed The Prom Queen  ~  "Thirty-One & Sevens"

16)  Dixie Chicks  ~  "Tortured, Tangled Hearts"

17)  Better Than Ezra  ~  "Extra Ordinary"

18)  Bomshel  ~  "Fight Like A Girl"

19)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  "Lonesome Road Blues"

20)  Miranda Lambert  ~  "I Can't Be Bothered"

21)   The Beatles  ~  "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"

22)  Vienna Teng  ~  "Decade And One"

23)  Mark Knopfler  ~  "Baloney Again"

24)  The Bangles  ~  "He's Got A Secret"

25)  Carl Perkins  ~  "Birth Of Rock And Roll"

26)  Liza Minnelli  ~  "Ring Them Bells"

27)  Ocean Colour Scene  ~  "So Low"

28)  The Shirelles  ~  "31 Flavors"

29)  Elliott Brood  ~  "Thirty-One Years"

30)  Dwight Yoakam & k.d. lang  ~  "Sin City"

31)  The Cure  ~  "So What?"