Popular Songs Of 1988, Vol. 3

Hope you aren't tired of the most Popular Songs Of 1988 yet...because here's another set of 'em! (And there'll be another set after that. And one more.) No filler songs here, all good stuff from almost every conceivable genre. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bobby Brown  ~  “Don’t Be Cruel”

2)  Taylor Dayne  ~  “I’ll Always Love You”

3)  Cinderella  ~  “Don’t Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)”

4)  Richard Marx  ~  “Endless Summer Nights”

5)  The Jets  ~  “Make It Real”

6)  George Strait  ~  “Famous Last Words Of A Fool”

7)  Breathe  ~  “Hands To Heaven”

8)  Joan Jett & The Blackhearts  ~  “I Hate Myself For Loving You”

9)  Ray Boltz  ~  “Thank You”

10)  Living Colour  ~  “Cult Of Personality”

11)  Jody Watley  ~  “Don’t You Want Me”

12)  Peter Cetera  ~  “One Good Woman”

13)  Paul Carrack  ~  “Don’t Shed A Tear”

14)  Natalie Cole  ~  “Pink Cadillac”

15)  Steve Winwood  ~  “Valerie”

16)  R.E.M.  ~  “Orange Crush”

17)  Debbie Gibson  ~  “Out Of The Blue”

18)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Dirty Diana”

19)  Ronnie Milsap ft. Mike Reid  ~  “Old Folks”

20)  Anita Baker  ~  “Giving You The Best That I Got”

21)  George Michael  ~  “Faith”

22)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Welcome To The Jungle”

23)  Whitney Houston  ~  “Where Do Broken Hearts Go”

24)  Cheap Trick  ~  “Don’t Be Cruel”  (Unsurprisingly, this is NOT the same song as Bobby Brown's at the beginning of this list.)

25)  Keith Whitley  ~  “When You Say Nothing At All”

26)  Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine  ~  “Anything For You”

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”

Songs About Balls & Strikes, Vol. 1

It's playoff time for Major League Baseball, and I'm super-excited! In honor of that (and considering that I've already posted "Hit" and "Run" and "Catch" and "Throw" songs in recent months), here's a bunch of songs with the word "Ball" or "Strike" in their titles. Can't get enough of these? Just you wait, 'cuz Vol. 2 is coming up next. Enjoy!  ~  JH

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

2)  The Smiths  ~  “Bigmouth Strikes Again”

3)  George Strait  ~  “Big Ball’s In Cowtown”

4)  Steve Aoki ft. NERVO & Tony Junior  ~  “Lightning Strikes”

5)  Listener  ~  “There Are Wrecking Balls Inside Us”  (Well, that was…different.)

6)  Yes  ~  “Lightning Strikes”

7)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Wrecking Ball”

8)  Ozzy Osbourne  ~  “Lightning Strikes”

9)  Jack White  ~  “High Ball Stepper”

10)  All Saints  ~  “One Strike”

11)  R.E.M.  ~ “Beachball”

12)  Dirty Heads  ~  “Strike Gently”

13)  Grimes  ~  “Crystal Ball”

14)  Maroon 5  ~  “Lucky Strike”

15)  Steve Vai  ~  “Giant Balls Of Gold”

16)  Temple Of The Dog  ~  “Hunger Strike”

17)  Ryan Adams  ~  “My Wrecking Ball”

18)  Snow Patrol  ~  “The Lightning Strike (What If This Storm Ends?)”

19)  Leon Bridges  ~  “Ball Of Confusion”

20)  Tower Of Power  ~  “You Strike My Main Nerve”

21)  Social Distortion  ~  “Ball And Chain”

22)  Cheap Trick  ~  “Clock Strikes Ten”

23)  Aubrey O’Day  ~  “Wrecking Ball”

24)  Paul Revere & The Raiders  ~  “The Great Airplane Strike”

25)  Emmylou Harris ft. Neil Young  ~  “Wrecking Ball”

“Find” & “Lose” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's part 2 of 2 featuring songs with the words "Find" or "Lose" in their titles. Some good stuff here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Seekers  ~  “I’ll Never Find Another You”

2)  Marty Robbins  ~  “Born To Lose”

3)  Rachael Yamagata  ~  “I’ll Find A Way”

4)  Cheap Trick  ~  “Never Had A Lot To Lose”

5)  Zedd ft. Matthew Koma & Miriam Bryant  ~  “Find You”

6)  Depeche Mode  ~  “Only When I Lose Myself”

7)  Karina  ~  “Can’t Find The Words”

8)  Daniel Powter  ~  “Lose To Win”

9)  Morrissey  ~  “Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself?”

10)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “Don’t Let Me Lose This Dream”

11)  R.E.M.  ~  “Find The River”

12)  Shirley Bassey  ~  “Born To Lose”

13)  John Mayer  ~  “I’m Gonna Find Another You”

14)  Motion City Soundtrack  ~  “Lose Control”

15)  Clannad  ~  “I Will Find You”

16)  Eddie Rabbitt  ~  “Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight”

17)  Jefferson Starship  ~  “Find Your Way Back”

18)  Ryan Adams  ~  “Touch, Feel, & Lose”

19)  Pablo Cruise  ~  “Love Will Find A Way”

20)  Gloria Estefan  ~  “Don’t Wanna Lose You”