Popular Songs Of 1977, Vol. 1

OK, so here we go. I had far more fun with this series of posts than I ever expected to! Apparently, 1977 was an excellent year for music as this post and the next three posts will attest. If you remember these songs when they came out, I hate to tell you this...but you're old. If you like the songs contained herein, I am pleased to tell you this...you have good taste in music. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elton John  ~  “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word”

2)  Aerosmith  ~  “Walk This Way”

3)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “Daytime Friends”

4)  Rita Coolidge  ~  “Your Love Has Lifted Me Higher”

5)  Andy Gibb  ~  “I Just Want To Be Your Everything”

6)  Neil Young & Crazy Horse  ~  “Like A Hurricane”

7)  Commodores  ~  “Brick House”

8)  Carpenters  ~  “All You Get From Love Is A Love Song”

9)  Queen  ~  “We Will Rock You”

10)  Don Williams  ~  “Some Broken Hearts Never Mend”

11)  Bob Seger  ~  “Mainstreet”

12)  Heart  ~  “Dreamboat Annie”

13)  Billy Joel  ~  “She’s Always A Woman”

14)  Bob Marley & The Wailers  ~  “One Love / People Get Ready”

15)  Engelbert Humperdinck  ~  “After The Lovin’”

16)  ABBA  ~  “Dancing Queen”

17)  Kenny Nolan  ~  “I Like Dreamin’”

18)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “Margaritaville”

19)  KC and the Sunshine Band  ~  “I’m Your Boogie Man”

20)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “You Make Loving Fun”

21)  Stephen Bishop  ~  “On And On”

22)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Southern Nights”

23)  Mary MacGregor  ~  “Torn Between Two Lovers”

24)  Stevie Wonder  ~ “Sir Duke”

25)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Rich Girl”

"Trick" Or "Treat" Songs, Vol. 2

More "Trick" or "Treat" Songs for your listening pleasure. You're welcome, and I'm sorry, whichever applies. Enjoy!? ~  JH

1)  Bananarama  ~  “A Trick Of The Night”

2)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Treat Me Nice”

3)  Matt Corby  ~  “Trick Of The Light”

4)  The Temptations  ~  “Treat Her Like A Lady”

5)  Missy Higgins  ~  “Tricks”

6)  Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose  ~  “Treat Her Like A Lady”

7)  Great Northern  ~  “New Tricks”

8)  Father MC  ~  “Treat Them Like They Want To Be Treated”

9)  Gordon Downie  ~  “Trick Rider”

10)  David Cassidy & Sue Shifrin  ~  “Treat Me Like You Used To”

11)  Robert Palmer  ~  “Trick Bag”

12)  B.B. King  ~  “Treat Me Right”

13)  Lily & Madeleine  ~  “Smoke Tricks”

14)  Mr. T  ~  “Treat Your Mother Right”

15)  McBride & The Ride  ~  “Trick Rider”

16)  Firehouse  ~  “Don’t Treat Me Bad”

17)  Kelis  ~  “Trick Me”

18)  Motörhead  ~  “Treat Me Nice”

19)  Thea Gilmore  ~  “Cheap Tricks”

20)  Helen Reddy  ~  “Ain’t No Way To Treat A Lady”

21)  Mike Oldfield  ~  “Tricks Of The Light”

22)  Bob Marley & The Wailers  ~  “Treat You Right”

23)  Garbage  ~  “Dog New Tricks”

24)  Bobby “Blue” Bland  ~  “I Wouldn’t Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)”

25)  Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark  ~  “Trick Or Treat”

Songs About "Yourself"

Boy, did I have a lot of songs to choose from with this topic! The number of songs with the word "Yourself" in their titles is staggering. Here are but a few of them. There'll be one more round of these next week, but that's all. Only the best for you, Dear Listener. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Justin Bieber  ~  “Love Yourself”  (I know, I know...I'd pretty much sworn off posting any more Bieber songs since he's become such a joke. But I accidentally starting liking this song quite a bit BEFORE finding out Justin was its singer. So it was either I leave off an obviously good song, or own that junk and put it front and center. I chose the latter. On the plus side, Biebs does NOT appear in the video at all, so there's that.)

2)  David Bowie  ~  “Hang Onto Yourself”

3)  Jess Glynne  ~  “Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself”

4)  Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers  ~  “Lose Yourself To Dance”

5)  Audioslave  ~  “Be Yourself”

6)  Madonna  ~  “Express Yourself”

7)  The Smiths  ~  “Accept Yourself”

8)  Bob Marley & The Wailers  ~  “Lively Up Yourself”

9)  Birdy  ~  “Save Yourself”

10)  Queen  ~  “Keep Yourself Alive”

11)  KRS-One ft. Big Daddy Kane, Freddie Foxxx, Harmony, Kid Capri, LL Cool J, MC Lyte, Ms. Melodie, Run-D.M.C. & Queen Latifah  ~  “Heal Yourself”

12)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “Put Yourself In My Place”

13)  Tower Of Power  ~  “Knock Yourself Out”

14)  Jack Garratt  ~  “Surprise Yourself”  (Why haven’t I heard of this guy before now? Because he’s uh…mazing!)

15)  Christina Grimmie  ~  “Get Yourself Together”  (Still hard to believe this talented young lady is gone. Too soon, too soon. #RIPChristina)

16)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Let Yourself Go”

17)  Kaleo  ~  “Save Yourself”  (Amazing live performance…from an ICEBERG! You can’t get much cooler than that! Pun probably intended.)

18)  Diana Krall  ~  “Pick Yourself Up”

19)  Georgia Satellites  ~  “Keep Your Hands To Yourself”

20)  Jackie Chan  ~  “Believe In Yourself”  (My word, that was beautiful! Wonder what he was singing about? And who knew he even could?)

21)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Secure Yourself”

22)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Watch Yourself”

23)  Labrinth  ~  “Express Yourself”

24)  Sharon Van Etten  ~  “Save Yourself”

25)  RATT  ~  “Givin’ Yourself Away”

“Ride” Songs, Vol. 2

Part 2 of 2 of the "Ride" portion of this latest miniseries. Two sets of "Drive" songs will follow. I love these really broad "topics" for posts, because the number of songs to choose from is so much greater, and the overall quality of the songs picked tends to be significantly greater. At least I think so. I may be biased. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Johnny Cash  ~  “I Ride An Old Paint / The Streets Of Laredo”

2)  Rihanna  ~  “We Ride”

3)  Journey  ~  “Still They Ride”

4)  Bachman Turner Overdrive  ~  “Let It Ride”

5)  Tori Amos  ~  “Taxi Ride”

6)  Paper Tongues  ~  “Ride To California”

7)   The Killers  ~  “Joy Ride”

8)  Michelle Branch  ~  “Crazy Ride”

9)  Zac Brown Band  ~  “Highway 20 Ride”

10)  The Vines  ~  “Ride”

11)  Rubblebucket  ~  “Carousel Ride”

12)  Green Day  ~  “Hitchin’ A Ride”

13)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Magic Carpet Ride”

14)  Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn  ~  “Ride To You”

15)  Bob Marley & The Wailers  ~  “Ride, Natty, Ride”

16)  Heather Nova  ~  “Ride”

17)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “Ride”

18)  Christopher Cross  ~  “Ride Like The Wind”

19)  Carpenters  ~  “Ticket To Ride”

20)  4Him  ~  “Ride Of Life”

21)  Cary Brothers  ~  “Ride”

22)  Reba McEntire  ~  “I’d Rather Ride Around With You”

23)  The Moody Blues  ~  “Ride My See-Saw”

24)  The Seekers  ~  “Morningtown Ride”

25)  George Strait  ~  “The Cowboy Rides Away”