Popular Songs Of 1958, Vol. 2

Here's another set of songs that set toes a-tappin' and pleased a plethora of ears sixty years ago. There are some genuine gems here. So what are you waiting for? Enjoy them already!  ~  JH

1)  Buddy Holly & The Crickets  ~  “Oh, Boy!”

2)  Tommy Edwards  ~  “It’s All In The Game”

3)  The Silhouettes  ~  “Get A Job”

4)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “Bird Dog / (Till) I Kissed You”  (Another delightful double feature from the brothers Everly. The first song was their 1958 hit. The second of these came out a year later.)

5)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck”

6)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Poor Little Fool”

7)  Bobby Day  ~  “Over And Over”

8)  Jimmie Rodgers  ~  “Secretly”

9)  Pat Boone  ~  “April Love”

10)  Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra  ~  “Sail Along, Silv’ry Moon”

11)  Royal Teens  ~  “Short Shorts”

12)  The Kalin Twins  ~  “When”

13)  Laurie London  ~  “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands”

14)  The Platters  ~  “Twilight Time”

15)  The Teddy Bears  ~  “To Know Him Is To Love Him”

16)  Jody Reynolds  ~  “Endless Sleep”

17)  Connie Francis  ~  “Who’s Sorry Now?”

18)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Fever”

19)  Paul Anka  ~  “You Are My Destiny”

20)  Jimmy Clanton  ~  “Just A Dream”

21)  Bobby Darin  ~  “Queen Of The Hop”

22)  Jerry Lee Lewis  ~  “Great Balls Of Fire”

23)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Do I Like It?”

24)  Elvis Presley  ~  “One Night”

25)  The Monotones  ~  “The Book Of Love”

“Natural” & “Artificial” Songs

As promised,  here's another set of "Opposites" featuring "Natural" and (this time) "Artificial" songs. What else can I say, but enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Moby  ~  “Natural Blues”

2)  Soul Asylum  ~  “Artificial Heart”

3)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Natural Disasters”

4)  Bobby Darin  ~  “Artificial Flowers”

5)  Gnarls Barkley  ~  “Run (I’m A Natural Disaster)”

6)  Demon Hunter  ~  “Artificial Light”

7)  Ryan Adams  ~  “Natural Ghost”

8)  Cherrelle  ~  “Artificial Heart”

9)  Keith Whitley  ~  “Don’t Our Love Look Natural?”

10)  Eleni Mandell  ~  “Artificial Fire”

11)  Lisa Stansfield  ~  “So Natural”

12)  The Sunset Curse  ~  “Artificial Heart”

13)  Kim Wilde  ~  “Love In The Natural Way”

14)  Typhoon  ~  “Artificial Light”

15)  Anathema  ~  “A Natural Disaster”

Songs About Whistles

Enough with the "Bells." We need more "Whistles." And that's just what we have here – songs with "Whistle" in their titles. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Fratellis  ~  "Whistle For The Choir"

2)  MGMT  ~  "I Found A Whistle"

3)  The New Basement Tapes ft. Marcus Mumford  ~  "The Whistle Is Blowing"

4)  John Prine  ~  "Fish & Whistle"

5)  Tina Arena  ~  "Whistle Down The Wind"

6)  Bob Dylan  ~  "Duquesne Whistle"

7)  Nothing But Thieves  ~  "Graveyard Whistling"

8)  Merle Haggard  ~  "Train Whistle Blues"

9)  Roger Whittaker  ~  "The Finnish Whistler"

10)  Katy Tiz  ~  "Whistle (While You Work It)"

11)  The Band  ~  "Just Another Whistle Stop"

12)  Flogging Molly  ~  "Whistles The Wind"

13)  The Spring Standards  ~  "Bells And Whistles"

14)  Bullock Hearts  ~  "Bells & Whistles"

15)  Adriana Caselotti  ~  "Whistle While You Work"

16)  Glee Cast  ~  "Whistle"

17)  Bobby Darin  ~  "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle"

18)  Neil Finn  ~  "Try Whistling This"

19) Boat To Row  ~  "Whistle And I'll Come To You"

20)  Steph Macpherson  ~  "Bells & Whistles"

21)  Bellamy Brothers  ~  "You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie"

22)  Ray Brown & John Clayton  ~  "Five O'Clock Whistle"

23)  They Might Be Giants  ~  "Whistling In The Dark"

24)  Shane Nicholson & Paul Kelly  ~  "Whistling Cannonballs"

25)  Marni Nixon  ~  "I Whistle A Happy Tune"

Songs About Silverware, Vol. 3: Knives

Last but not least in my latest miniseries, here's a group of songs with the word "Knife" (or "Knives") in their titles. There were enough of these to fill 2 posts alone, but I chose quality over quantity this time around. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Radiohead  ~  "Knives Out"

2)  City And Colour  ~  "Like Knives"

3)  Kyla La Grange  ~  "The Knife"

4)  Dire Straits  ~  "Six Blade Knife"

5)  Emerson, Lake, & Palmer  ~  "Knife-Edge"

6)  Cherry  ~  "Five Knives"

7)  Grizzly Bear  ~  "Knife"

8)  Tears For Fears  ~  "Year Of The Knife"

9)  Tennis  ~   "Needle And The Knife"

10)  Guy Clark  ~  "The Randall Knife"

11)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Cuts Like A Knife"

12)  Fiona Apple  ~  "Hot Knife"

13)  Helix  ~  "Deep Cuts The Knife"

14)  Dee Snider  ~  "Mack The Knife"

15)  Far From Alaska  ~  "About Knives"

16)  Rise Against  ~  "Under The Knife"

17)  Foals  ~  "A Knife In The Ocean"

18)  IAMX  ~  "I Come With Knives"

19)  Bright Eyes  ~  "Hot Knives"

20)  Ian Clement  ~  "Little Knife"

21)  Billie  ~  "Give Me The Knife"

22)  KillRadio  ~  "Do You Know (Knife In Your Back)"

23)  The Poodles  ~  "Cuts Like A Knife"

24)  The Box Tiger  ~  "Knives"

25)  Calhoun  ~  "Knife Fight"

BONUS TRACK:  Bobby Darin  ~  "Mack The Knife"  (In case the Dee Snider rendition above was a little too "out there" for your tastes, here's the original version of this song.)

Songs About The Sea

Apparently, today is National Maritime Day. (Who knew? Except maybe some sailors.) In honor of that, here's a dazzling collection of songs about the sea. Many of these are lovely if lesser-known songs by well-known artists, while others are delightful tunes by not-so-notable artists. All of them are hidden gems – well…hidden no more, I suppose. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Coldplay  ~  "Swallowed In The Sea"

2)  Morcheeba  ~  "The Sea"

3)  Ed Sheeran  ~  "Tenerife Sea"

4)  Ingrid Michaelson  ~  "Mountain And The Sea"

5)  Alice In Chains  ~  "Sea Of Sorrow"

6)  The Wailin' Jennys  ~  "Across The Sea"

7)  Thrice  ~  "Digital Sea"

8)  In This Moment  ~  "Lost At Sea"

9)  Portugal. The Man  ~  "Sea Of Air"

10)  Above & Beyond  ~  "Sirens Of The Sea"

11)  The Lumineers  ~  "Dead Sea"

12)  Aqua  ~  "We Belong To The Sea"

13)  Keane  ~  "Sea Fog"

14)  Melanie C  ~  "The Sea"

15)  The Temper Trap  ~  "The Sea Is Calling"

16)  KT Tunstall  ~  "Silent Sea"

17)  Lydia  ~  "I Woke Up Near The Sea"

18)  Lisa Hannigan  ~  "Sea Song"

19)  Jimmy Needham  ~  "Lost At Sea"

20)  Corinne Bailey Rae  ~  "The Sea"

21)  Bobby Darin  ~  "Beyond The Sea"

22)  Kutless  ~  "Sea Of Faces"

23)  Röyksopp ft. Susanne Sundfør  ~  "Running To The Sea"

24)  Tyrone Wells  ~  "Sea Breeze"

25)  Celtic Thunder  ~  "Home From The Sea"