"Old Fashioned" Songs, Vol. 2

Here's a second and final set of "Old Fashioned" Songs. Hey, it's not even Throwback Thursday! What's up with that? Who cares! Just enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Old-Fashioned Love”

2)  Ethel Merman  ~  “Make It Another Old-Fashioned, Please”

3)  Commodores  ~  “Old Fashion Love”

4)  Sasha & The Starlight  ~  “I’m Old-Fashioned”

5)  Jaydee Bixby  ~  “Old-Fashioned Girl”

6)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “Give Me A Little Old-Fashioned Love”

7)  Anaïs Mitchell  ~  “Old-Fashioned Hat”

8)  The Bama Band  ~  “Real Old-Fashioned Broken Heart”

9)  The Strokes ft. Regina Spektor  ~  “Modern Girls & Old Fashion Men”

10)  Niamh Lynn  ~  “Sing Me An Old-Fashioned Song”

11)  Little River Band  ~  “Sweet Old-Fashioned Man”

12)  Babyface  ~  “A Bit Old-Fashioned”

13)  Emmylou Harris ft. Kate & Anna McGarrigle  ~  “Like An Old-Fashioned Waltz”

14)  Chris De Burgh  ~  “Old-Fashioned People”

15)  Shirley Bassey ft. Charles Aznavour  ~  “Dance In The Old-Fashioned Way / Yesterday, When I Was Young”

16)  Jason Reeves  ~  “Old-Fashioned Letters”

17)  Craig Morgan  ~  “Sweet Old-Fashioned Goodness”

18)  Matt and Kim  ~  “Good Ol’ Fashion Nightmare”

19)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “That’s Old-Fashioned (The Way Love Should Be)”

20)  Bradley Walker  ~  “Call Me Old-Fashioned”

Whistling Songs, Vol. 4

Now we've come to the end of this miniseries. This set of songs is less of the ooh-ooh-I've-been-waiting-to-hear-that-one variety, and more of the I-like-that-song-but-I-never-realized-it-had-whistling-in-it or I've-never-heard-that-song-but-that's-some-darn-fine-whistling type. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mike & The Mechanics  ~  “Over My Shoulder”

2)  Leonard Cohen  ~  “One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong”

3)  De La Soul  ~  “Eye Know”

4)  Nelly Furtado  ~  “All Good Things (Come To An End)”

5)  Roger Miller  ~  “Whistle Stop”

6)  Focus  ~  “Hocus Pocus”

7)  Commodores  ~  “Brick House”

8)  Madonna  ~  “Gambler”

9)  Annibale E I Cantori Moderni  ~  “Trinity (Titoli)”

10)  Fallulah  ~  “Work Song”

11)  Gigi D’Agostino  ~  “The Riddle”

12)  Berlin  ~  “Like Flames”

13)  Robbie Williams  ~  “Go Gentle”

14)  Bruce Johnston  ~  “Disney Girls”

15)  Björk  ~  “Isobel”

16)  Roger Whittaker  ~  “Finnish Whistler”

17)  Bernard Herrmann  ~  “Twisted Nerve”

18)  Wilco  ~  “Dawned On Me”

19)  Meg Myers  ~  “Go”

20)  Daedelus  ~  “Bright Stars”

21)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Workin’ On A Dream”

22)  Guy Mitchell  ~  “Singing The Blues”

23)  Reubens Accomplice  ~  “Field Science”

24)  The Walkmen  ~  “On The Water”

25)  Ace Of Base  ~  “All That She Wants”

Popular Songs Of 1976, Vol. 1

If my last few "Popular Songs Of..." posts haven't made you feel old yet, then this three-parter is sure to! Because these are the top songs of forty – count them, forty – years ago! If you remember these songs when they came out, you are old. It's time to face the facts. If you remember hearing them on the oldies or mix stations (like I do), then you are getting old (after all, '80s songs are the "new oldies" these days). Fair warning: There will be disco music, but not in excessive amounts. Everything in moderation. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Wings  ~  “Silly Love Songs”

2)  Johnnie Taylor  ~  “Disco Lady”

3)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)”

4)  The Four Seasons  ~  “December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)”

5)  Starland Vocal Band  ~  “Afternoon Delight”

6)  Wild Cherry  ~  “Play That Funky Music”

7)  The Manhattans  ~  “Kiss And Say Goodbye”

8)  Charley Pride  ~  “My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You”

9)  Paul Simon  ~  “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover”

10)  Elton John & Kiki Dee  ~  “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”

11)  The Miracles  ~  “Love Machine”

12)  Walter Murphy  ~  “A Fifth Of Beethoven”

13)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Cherokee Maiden”

14)  Hot Chocolate  ~  “You Sexy Thing”

15)  Seals & Crofts ft. Carolyn Willis  ~  “Get Closer”

16)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Sara Smile”

17)  Barry Manilow  ~  “I Write The Songs”

18)  Queen  ~  “Bohemian Rhapsody”

19)  Elvin Bishop  ~  “Fooled Around And Fell In Love”

20)  Dorothy Moore  ~  “Misty Blue”

21)  Marty Robbins  ~  “Among My Souvenirs”  (That is an incredibly ugly shirt.)

22)  Nazareth  ~  “Love Hurts”

23)  Dr Hook  ~  “A Little Bit More”

24)  The Commodores  ~  “Sweet Love”

25)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “Till I Can Make It On My Own”