Songs About People Named Betty

If your name happens to be Betty, this post is for you. If you just like the name Betty, this post is for you. If you just stumbled upon this post and have no idea what you're doing here, have no fear: this post is for you as well. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Betty"

2)  Ram Jam  ~  "Black Betty"

3)  Kim Carnes  ~  "Bette Davis Eyes"  (Betty...Bette...what's the difference?)

4)  Chuck Berry  ~  "Betty Jean"

5)  Pam Tillis  ~  "Betty's Got A Bass Boat"

6)  Al Jarreau  ~  "Betty Bebop's Song"

7)  Pink Martini  ~  "Bitty Boppy Betty"

8)  Bobby Vee  ~  "A Letter From Betty"

9)  Tiffany  ~  "Betty"

10)  Neil Sedaka  ~  "Betty Grable"

11)  Brooke Fraser  ~  "Betty"

12)  Gene Pitney  ~  "Little Betty Falling Star"

13)  Jamila Woods  ~  "Betty"

14)  John Prine  ~  "Iron Ore Betty"

15)  Chuck Willis  ~  "Betty An' Dupree"

16)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  "Betty Lonely"

17)  Split Enz  ~  "Betty"

18)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  "Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight"

19)  Sawyer Brown  ~  "Betty's Bein' Bad"

20)  Derry Weaver & Eddie Cochran  ~  "Itty Bitty Betty"

21)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  "Grunge Betty"

22)  Lorrie Morgan  ~  "Charlie And Betty"

23)  Hunters & Collectors  ~  "Betty's Worry, Or The Slab"

24)  Ini Kamoze  ~  "Betty Brown's Mother"

25)  Bobby Darin  ~  "Pretty Betty"

Popular Songs Of 1980, Vol. 2

Continuing with the Popular Songs of 1980, here's part 2 of 4. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Rock With You"

2)  Blondie  ~  "The Tide Is High"

3)  Queen  ~  "Another One Bites The Dust"

4)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "Xanadu"

5)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "Coward Of The County"

6)  ABBA  ~  "Super Trouper"

7)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  "Refugee"

8)  Rough Trade  ~  "High School Confidential"

9)  George Jones  ~  "He Stopped Loving Her Today"

10)  Carole King  ~  "One Fine Day"

11)  Journey  ~  "Any Way You Want It"

12)  Donna Summer  ~  "On The Radio"

13)  Air Supply  ~  "All Out Of Love"

14)  Stephanie Mills  ~   "Never Knew Love Like This Before"

15)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  "Against The Wind"

16)  Crystal Gayle  ~  "If You Ever Change Your Mind"

17)  Ambrosia  ~  "Biggest Part Of Me"

18)  Dottie West  ~  "Lesson In Leavin'"

19)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  "Real Love"

20)  Cristy Lane  ~  "One Day At A Time"

21)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  "Smoky Mountain Rain"

22)  Barbara Mandrell ft. Randy Wright  ~  "Years"

23)  Waylon Jennings  ~  "I Ain't Living Long Like This"

24)  Anne Murray  ~  "Could I Have This Dance?"

25)  Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes  ~  "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer"

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”

"Below" Songs

So, we're back to doing "Opposites" music posts again, are we? Yep, we are. These are "Below" songs. Next time, "Above" songs. And there's nothing you can do about it...but enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mumford & Sons  ~  “Below My Feet”

2)  The Revivalists  ~  “Navigate Below”

3)  Regina Spektor  ~  “Field Below”

4)  Robin Trower  ~  “For Earth Below”

5)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  “The Fire Down Below”

6)  Azedia  ~  “Fall Below”

7)  Shane Alexander  ~  “The Sky Below”

8)  Mormon Tabernacle Choir  ~  “From All That Dwell Below The Skies”

9)  Ernest Ranglin  ~  “Below The Baseline”

10)  From Indian Lakes  ~  “Below”

11)  Low  ~  “Below & Above”

12)  Chevelle  ~  “Send The Pain Below”

13)  Nine Inch Nails  ~  “The Great Below”

14)  Closure  ~  “Look Out Below”

15)  Sonny Boy Williamson  ~  “Nine Below Zero”