"Secret" Songs, Vol. 2

OK, so this one is actually going to be a three-parter instead of the two-parter originally promised. Turns out there were way too many good "Secret" songs to leave out. Here's Vol. 2. Stay tuned till tomorrow for Vol. 3 (and final). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Maroon 5  ~  “Secret”

2)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “It’s No Secret”

3)  Johnny Rivers  ~  “Secret Agent Man”

4)  Missy Higgins  ~  “Secret”

5)  Nada Surf  ~  “What Is Your Secret?”

6)  Carly Simon  ~  “We Have No Secrets”

7)  Megadeth  ~  “A Secret Place”

8)  The Bangles  ~  “He’s Got A Secret”

9)  Babyface  ~  “Never Keeping Secrets”

10)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Your Little Secret”

11)  The Fixx  ~  “Secret Separation”

12)  The Corrs  ~  “Secret Life”

13)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Secret Messages”

14)  case/lang/veirs  ~  “Best Kept Secret”

15)  Pillar  ~  “Secrets & Regrets”

16)  Feist   ~  “Secret Heart”

17)  Pat Metheny Group  ~  “So May It Secretly Begin”

18)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “Secretly / Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To?)”

19)  Sonata Arctica  ~  “Victoria’s Secret”

20)  Jefferson Airplane  ~  “It’s No Secret”

21)  Angels & Airwaves  ~  “Secret Crowds”

22)  Anastacia  ~  “Secrets”

23)  Thriving Ivory  ~  “Secret Life”

24)  Judy Collins ft. Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops  ~  “Secret Gardens”

25)  Quincy Jones ft. Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, & Barry White  ~  “The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)”

Songs That Were "Meant To Be"

Some things were just "meant to be." Case in point, these songs. Just accept it. It's your destiny to...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line  ~  “Meant To Be”

2)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “The Way Life’s Meant To Be”

3)  JJ Heller  ~  “Meant To Be”

4)  Javier Colón  ~  “Meant To Be”

5)  TLC  ~  “Meant To Be”

6)  The Workday Release  ~  “Meant To Be”

7)  Ananya Birla  ~  “Meant To Be”

8)  Theory Of A Deadman  ~  “Not Meant To Be”  (There’s always one contrarian in the bunch, isn’t there? This one was NOT meant to be, apparently.)

9)  Linda Davis  ~  “Some Things Are Meant To Be”

10)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Meant To Be”

11)  Princess Chelsea  ~  “We Were Meant 2 B”

12)  Sammy Kershaw  ~  “Meant To Be”

13)  Regina Velasquez  ~  “The Way Love’s Meant To Be”

14)  Ruben Studdard  ~  “Meant To Be”

15)  Teen Beach Cast  ~  “Meant To Be”

16)  Anthem Lights  ~  “Who I’m Meant To Be”

17)  Arc North ft. Krista Marina  ~  “Meant To Be”

18)  The Features  ~  “That’s The Way It’s Meant To Be”

19)  Carlene Carter  ~  “Sweet Meant To Be”

20)  Rebelution  ~  “Meant To Be”

21)  Ellie Swisher  ~  “Meant To Be”

22)  Chester See  ~  “Is It Meant To Be?”

23)  Melissa Polinar  ~  “Meant To Be”

24)  Stanaj  ~  “Meant To Be”

25)  Hannah Grace  ~  “Meant To Be Kind”

26)  Bonavega  ~  "We Were Meant To Be"

Confusing Songs

So, it's been a week full of one-off posts, apparently. Not that that's a bad thing. Here we have a bunch of songs with the words "Confusion," "Confused," or "Confusing" in their titles. Because why not, right? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Disturbed  ~  “Land Of Confusion”

2)  New Order  ~  “Confusion”

3)  Gary Moore  ~  “World Of Confusion”  (One of your ears will enjoy this if you're listening with headphones or earbuds.)

4)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Confusion”

5)  The Gathering  ~  “Confusion”

6)  Tevin Campbell  ~  “Confused”

7)  Genesis  ~  “Land Of Confusion”

8)  The Temptations  ~  “Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today)”

9)  Neil Diamond  ~  “Amazed And Confused”  (The song snippet at the beginning of this clip is called “You Baby.” In case you were confused.)

10)  Little Boots  ~  “Confusion”

11)  Charles Bradley & Menahan Street Band  ~  “Confusion”

12)  Secret Affair  ~  “Sound Of Confusion”

13)  Alice In Chains  ~  “Confusion”

14)  THEYCALLMEPIANO  ~  “Confusing”

15)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “Dazed And Confused”  (Just so you know what you’re getting into here..this video is nearly 29 minutes long. Feel free to stop it at any time you like.)

16)  The Zutons  ~  “Confusion”

17)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Confusion”

18)  The Truth  ~  “Confusion (Hits Us Every Time)”

19)  Beck ft. that dog.  ~  “Totally Confused”

20)  The Kinks  ~  “State Of Confusion”

21)  Ajae Moore  ~  “Confused”

22)  Gamma Ray  ~  “Master Of Confusion”

23)  White Rabbits  ~  “Everyone Can't Be Confused”

24)  Phyllis Hyman  ~  “Living In Confusion”

25)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  “Love Or Confusion”

Popular Songs Of 1976, Vol. 3

Last but certainly not least...the final installment of the most Popular Songs of 1976. Plenty of familiar tunes here, as well as a few forgotten gems. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  KC and the Sunshine Band  ~  “That’s The Way (I Like It)”

2)  Wings  ~  “Let ‘Em In”

3)  George Benson  ~  “This Masquerade”

4)  Merle Haggard  ~  “The Roots Of My Raising”

5)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Rhiannon”

6)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Evil Woman”

7)  Keith Carradine  ~  “I’m Easy”

8)  Don Williams  ~  “Till The Rivers All Run Dry”

9)  Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes ft. Teddy Pendergrass  ~  “Wake Up, Everybody”  (What a great song...unfortunately, its message is still very apropos today.)

10)  Crystal Gayle  ~  “I’ll Get Over You”

11)  John Travolta  ~  “Let Her In”  (This video is more interesting for the post-song interview than it is for the tune itself. Travolta excitedly tells Dick Clark about getting a role in his first "serious" movie, Carrie, which incidentally was the first film made from a Stephen King novel. He also mentions having acted in the stage version of Grease. Two years later, he would star in the film version of Grease, which became a smash hit.)

12)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “She’s Gone”

13)  Queen  ~  “You’re My Best Friend”

14)  Johnny Cash  ~  “One Piece At A Time”

15)  Rufus  ~  “Sweet Thing”  (Yes, that IS a young Chaka Khan.)

16)  Orleans  ~  “Still The One”

17)  Foghat  ~  “Slow Ride”

18)  Marty Robbins  ~  “El Paso City”  (What is it with Marty Robbins and hideously ugly shirts? Blame it on the '70s? Or is it simply Marty's bad sense of style?)

19)  Thin Lizzy  ~  “The Boys Are Back In Town”

20)  Candi Staton  ~  “Young Hearts Run Free”

21)  Peter Frampton  ~  “Baby, I Love Your Way”

22)  David Ruffin  ~  “Walk Away From Love”

23)  Steve Miller Band  ~  “Take The Money And Run / Rock’n Me”  (This is a classic "HOGO" video. Hear One, Get One Free! Both songs were big hits in '76.)

24)  England Dan & John Ford Coley  ~  “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight”  (I'd totally forgotten about this wonderfully catchy song!)

25)  George Jones & Tammy Wynette  ~  “Golden Ring”