Popular Songs Of 1957, Vol. 3

With this post, we conclude the Popular Songs of 1957 series. I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I did when compiling the songs. If you're digging the throwback music, fear not. The most Popular Songs of 1947 are coming soon!  ~  JH

1)  Chuck Berry  ~  “Rock And Roll Music”

2)  The Four Lads  ~  “Who Needs You”

3)  Harry Belafonte & Nat King Cole  ~  “Mama Look At Bubu”

4)  Pat Boone  ~  “Bernardine”

5)  Little Richard  ~  “Keep A-Knockin’”

6)  Jimmie Rodgers  ~  “Honeycomb”

7)  Johnny Mathis  ~  “It’s Not For Me To Say”

8)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “Bye Bye Love”

9)  The Del-Vikings  ~  “Whispering Bells”

10)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Love Me Tender”

11)  Fats Domino  ~  “Blue Monday”

12)  Mantovani And His Orchestra  ~  “Around The World”

13)  The Coasters  ~  “Young Blood”

14)  Tony Bennett  ~  “In The Middle Of An Island”

15)  Billy Ward And His Dominoes  ~  “Stardust”

16)  The Ames Brothers  ~  “Melodie D’Amour”

17)  Ivory Joe Hunter  ~  “Since I Met You Baby”

18)  Jimmy Dorsey  ~  “So Rare”

19)  Lavern Baker  ~  “Jim Dandy”

20)  Sal Mineo  ~  “Start Movin’ (In My Direction)”

21)  Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones  ~  “Black Slacks”

22)  The Diamonds  ~  “Little Darlin’”

23)  Pat Boone  ~  “Remember You’re Mine”

24)  Bill Justis  ~  “Raunchy”  (It's not, actually. It's an instrumental.)

25)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Loving You”

Popular Songs Of 1957, Vol. 2

Can't get enough Popular Songs of 1957? Well, you're in luck! Here's part 2 of 3 in the series. Only good stuff here, no fillers. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Buddy Holly & The Crickets  ~  “That’ll Be The Day”

2)  Pat Boone  ~  “Why, Baby, Why”

3)  The Coasters  ~  “Searchin’”

4)  The Bobbettes  ~  “Mr. Lee”

5)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Teddy Bear”

6)  Fats Domino  ~  “I’m Walkin’”

7)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “Wake Up, Little Susie”

8)  Chuck Berry  ~  “School Days”

9)  Ferlin Husky  ~  “Gone”

10)  Guy Mitchell  ~  “Rock-A-Billy”

11)  The Rays  ~  “Silhouettes”

12)  Chuck Willis  ~  “C.C. Rider”

13)  Perry Como  ~  “Round And Round”

14)  Sam Cooke  ~  “You Send Me”

15)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Be-Bop Baby”

16)  Billy Williams  ~  “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter”

17)  Jim Reeves  ~  “Four Walls”

18)  Betty Johnson  ~  “I Dreamed”

19)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Too Much”

20)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Send For Me”

21)  The Four Coins  ~  “Shangri-La”

22)  Buddy Knox  ~  “Party Doll”

23)  Harry Belafonte  ~  “Jamaica Farewell”

24)  Larry Williams  ~  “Bony Moronie”

25)  Johnny Mathis  ~  “Chances Are”

"Particular" Songs

For a refreshing change of pace, this post is a one-off – no series or miniseries this time around. To sweeten the pot even further, it’s a short post – only 12 songs. And…you’re welcome! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “That Particular Time”

2)  Deadhorse  ~  “No Particular Night Or Morning”

3)  Oh Land  ~  “No Particular Order”

4)  Deborah Blando  ~  “Jeito Particular”  (I don’t understand a word she’s singing, but it sure sounds nice!)

5)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “One Particular Harbour”

6)  Blonde Redhead  ~  “In Particular”

7)  Henrique & Juliano  ~  “Céu Particular”  (I don’t know what they’re singing about either, but I like it – so I guess it doesn’t really matter, right?)

8)  The Whigs  ~  “In Particular”

9)  Chuck Berry  ~  “No Particular Place To Go”

10)  Marisa Monte  ~  “Infinito Particular”  (Oh, look! Another song in a foreign language. Isn’t it lovely? I wonder what she’s singing about…)

11)  Shania Twain ft. Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “Ain’t No Particular Way”

12)  Miguel Bosé  ~  “Nada Particular”  (What a great song! Hopefully it’s not about something wretched. I wouldn’t know – I don’t understand the lyrics.)

Popular Songs Of 1955, Vol. 2

Here's part 2 of 2 in a sonically, if not altogether visually impressive collection of hit songs from 1955. It was hard to find live performances or movie clips for the majority of the songs from this era, but I included them whenever possible. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Baby, Let's Play House"

2)  Don Cherry  ~  "Band Of Gold"

3)  Julie London  ~  "Cry Me A River"

4)  Chuck Berry  ~  "Maybellene"

5)  Joni James  ~  "How Important Can It Be?"

6)  Smiley Lewis  ~  "I Hear You Knockin'"

7)  Doris Day  ~  "Everybody Loves My Baby" / "Mean To Me"

8)  Gogi Grant  ~  "Suddenly There's A Valley"

9)  Patti Page  ~  "Croce Di Oro (Cross Of Gold)"

10)  LaVern Baker & The Gliders  ~  "Tweedle Dee"

11)  The El Dorados  ~  "At My Front Door"

12)  Little Richard  ~  "Tutti Frutti"

13)  Big Joe Turner  ~  "Flip, Flop, And Fly"

14)  Eddie Fisher  ~  "I Need You Now"

15)  Al Hibbler  ~  "Unchained Melody"

16)  Dean Martin  ~  "Innamorata"

17)  Peggy Lee  ~  "He's A Tramp"

18)  Danny Kaye  ~  "Life Could Not Better Be"

19)  Fred Astaire  ~  "Something's Gotta Give"

20)  Gwen Verdon  ~  "Whatever Lola Wants"

21 Songs With "Twenty-One" In The Title

My wife is 21 weeks pregnant today, so there's this. I keep promising that I'll stop doing these soon, but I keep breaking those promises. So I'll say it again, but you don't have to believe me – this *should* be one of the last of its kind, but...you know how that goes. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Green Day  ~  "21 Guns"

2)  Jack White  ~  "Freedom At 21"

3)  Serj Tankian ft. The F.C.C. & Tom Morello  ~  "Goodbye – Gate 21"

4)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "21 Things I Want In A Lover"

5)  Neon Trees  ~  "Love In The 21st Century"

6)  Coheed and Cambria  ~  "21:13"

7)  Punchline  ~  "21 Forever"

8)  Delilah  ~  "21"

9)  Bad Religion  ~  "21st Century Digital Boy"

10)  RAGE  ~  "Twenty-One"

11)  Corey Smith  ~  "Twenty-One"

12)  Ace Of Base  ~  "C'est La Vie (Always 21)"

13)  Violet Cities  ~  "Twenty-One Tears"

14)  Doug Supernaw  ~  "21-17"

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15)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "21st Century"

16)  The Cranberries  ~  "Twenty-One"

17)  NGHBRS  ~  "Twenty-One Rooms"

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18)  The Adverts  ~  "No Time To Be 21"

19)  Helix  ~  "Running Wild In The 21st Century"

20)  Chuck Berry  ~  "21 Blues"

21)   Eagles  ~  "Twenty-One"