Showing posts with label Chordettes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chordettes. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Songs About Hatchets & Lollipops

On a couple of isolated occasions in the past, I have posted songs featuring two different – and completely unrelated – words in their titles. The first was Ninjas & Yo-Yo's, the second was Lobsters & Comic Books. Since those were so well-received, and because I recently had inspiration for other completely unrelated posts, there's this collection of Songs About Hatchets & Lollipops. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Archive  ~  “Hatchet”




2)  The Chordettes  ~  “Lollipop”




3)  Father John Misty  ~  “This Is Sally Hatchet”




4)  BigBang & 2NE1  ~  “Lollipop”  (I have no idea what they’re singing about, but it’s awfully catchy!)




5)  Adam Torres  ~  “Hatchet”




6)  Aasha Marie ft. Point Ash & CW Allen  ~  “Lollipop”




7)  Relient K  ~  “Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet”




8)  Margaret  ~  “Lollipop”




9)  Yo La Tengo  ~  “Pass The Hatchet, I Think I’m Goodkind”




10)  Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass  ~  “Lollipops And Roses”




11)  Movements  ~  “Hatchet”




12)  MIKA  ~  “Lollipop”




13)  Deke Dickerson  ~  “Hatchet Man”




14)  Lesley Gore  ~  “Sunshine, Lollipops, And Rainbows”




15)  Swim Good  ~  “Hatchet”




16)  Alvvays  ~  “Lollipop (Ode To Jim)”




17)  federation X  ~  “The Hatchet Man”




18)  Aqua  ~  “Lollipop (Candyman)”




19)  Perry Como  ~  “A Hatchet, A Hammer, A Bucket Of Nails”




20)  Shirley Temple  ~  “On The Good Ship Lollipop”




21)  As We Ascend  ~  “Hatchet”




22)  Bryan Loren  ~  “Lollipop Luv”




23)  The King Street Giants  ~  “One Hatchet, One Pitchfork”




24)  Seya  ~  “Lollipop”  (I’m not as fluent in Spanish as I used to be, but I think she’s saying she wants a lollipop. Repeatedly.)




25)  Low  ~  “Hatchet”




26)  The Lollipops  ~  “Lollipop Lips”




27)  Oh Captain!  ~  “Hatchet”




28)  The Wizard Of Oz Cast  ~  “We Represent The Lollipop Guild”




29)  The Safety Fire  ~  “Red Hatchet”




30)  Lil Wayne  ~  “Lollipop”  (This is the instrumental version, by the way. You didn’t think I was going to post the actual song here, did you? ‘Cuz it’s garbage. But hey, this has a nice beat and you can dance to it, so here it is.)


Monday, February 3, 2014

Popular Songs Of 1954


To further prove that my recent streak of nostalgic music posts has not been a fluke, here's a wonderful collection of popular songs from 60 years ago. Rock-n-roll enthusiasts will recognize some notable early examples of the genre which were first released that year. But for the most part, rock hadn't caught on yet, and highly-orchestrated pop songs by solo artists and vocal groups were still all the rage. Maybe you're old enough to remember these first-hand, or maybe you just prefer oldies to today's music. Either way, how many of these are you familiar with?  ~  JH



1)  Bill Haley and His Comets  ~  "Rock Around The Clock"




2)  The Chordettes  ~  "Mr. Sandman"




3)  Elvis Presley  ~  "That's All Right (Mama)"




4)  Patti Page  ~  "Steam Heat"

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5)  The Crew-Cuts  ~  "Sh-Boom"




6)  Dinah Washington  ~  "Love Is Here To Stay"

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7)  Eddie Fisher  ~  "I Need You Now"




8)  Rosemary Clooney  ~  "Hey There"




9)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "Someone To Watch Over Me"




10)  Jo Stafford  ~  "Make Love To Me"




11)  Perry Como  ~  "Papa Loves Mambo"




12)  Doris Day  ~  "Secret Love"




13)  The Penguins  ~  "Earth Angel"




14)  The Fontane Sisters  ~  "Happy Days And Lonely Nights"




15)  Muddy Waters  ~  "Hoochie Coochie Man"




16)  Kitty Kallen  ~  "Little Things Mean A Lot"




17)  Hank Snow  ~  "I Don't Hurt Anymore"




18)  June Christy  ~  "It Could Happen To You"




19)  Ray Charles  ~  "I Got A Woman"




20)  The McGuire Sisters  ~  "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight"