Popular Songs Of 1980, Vol. 4

Last but not least. Popular Songs of 1980, Vol. 4. Ready... set... disGO! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Too Hot"

2)  Alabama  ~  "My Home's In Alabama"

3)  AC/DC  ~  "You Shook Me All Night Long"

4)  Michael Jackson  ~  "She's Out Of My Life"

5)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Ride Like The Wind"

6)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "You Decorated My Life"

7)  The Manhattans  ~  "Shining Star"

8)  Conway Twitty  ~  "I'd Love To Lay You Down"

9)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  "Don't Do Me Like That"

10)  Jermaine Jackson  ~  "Let's Get Serious"

11)  Pure Prairie League  ~  "Let Me Love You Tonight"  (Why, that's a baby-faced Vince Gill singing! I had no idea he went back THAT far! My right ear enjoyed this immensely!)

12)  Elton John  ~  "Little Jeannie"

13)  Pete Townshend  ~  "Let My Love Open The Door"

14)  Air Supply  ~  "Lost In Love"

15)  The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band  ~  "American Dream"

16)  Genesis  ~  "Misunderstanding"

17)  Ozzy Osbourne  ~  "Crazy Train"

18)  Jackson Browne  ~  "Boulevard"

19)  AC/DC  ~  "Hell's Bells"

20)  Boz Scaggs  ~  "Breakdown Dead Ahead"

21)  Steve Forbert  ~  "Romeo's Tune"

22)  Donnie Iris  ~  "Ah Leah!"

23)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "All Over The World"

24)  Joe Walsh  ~  "All Night Long"

25)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Off The Wall"

Songs For President's Day

This is me attempting to do something interesting for President's Day. Each song in this set bears the surname of a U.S. President in its title. I didn't do anything crazy, like post a song for each of our 45 pPresidents. But I found as many as I could, and you're going to have to be okay with that. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Counting Crows  ~  "Washington Square"

2)  Aerosmith  ~  "Adam's Apple"  ("Adams"... "Adam's".... Close enough!)

3)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  "Jefferson Jericho Blues"

4)  George Thorogood ft. Albert Collins  ~  "Madison Blues"

5)  Pharrell Williams ft. Kelly Osbourne  ~  "Marilyn Monroe"

6)  blink-182  ~  "Adam's Song"  (Again, "Adams"... "Adam's".... Close enough!)

7)  Johnny Cash & June Carter  ~  "Jackson"

8)  The Toadies  ~  "Tyler"

9)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Polk Salad Annie"

10)  Jack Johnson  ~  "Taylor"

11)  Dinosaur Jr.  ~  "Pierce The Morning Rain"

12)  PJ Harvey  ~  "Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln"

13)  Mick Flavin  ~  "Jennifer Johnson And Me"

14)  Bob Dylan  ~  "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"

15)  John Prine & Sara Watkins  ~  "Late John Garfield Blues"

16)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"

17)  Jewel  ~  "Cleveland"

18)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  "Cleveland Rocks"  (Remember, Cleveland served as President twice in nonconsecutive terms. So he counts as two Presidents.)

19)  Conor Oberst  ~  "Roosevelt Room"

20)  Hozier  ~  "Jackie And Wilson"

21)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  "Tonya Harding"

22)  Elvis Costello  ~  "Hoover Factory"

23)  Joywave   ~  "Like A Kennedy"

24)  INXS  ~  "Johnson's Aeroplane"

25)  Elton John  ~  "Postcards From Richard Nixon"

26)  Jerry Reed  ~  "Lord, Mr. Ford"

27)  Tor Miller  ~  "Carter & Cash"

28)  Violent Femmes  ~  "Old Mother Reagan"

29)  Traffic  ~  "Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush"

30)  Wakey! Wakey!  ~  "Clinton St. Girl"

31)  Bruce Dickinson  ~  "Laughing In The Hiding Bush"

32)  Moby & The Homeland Choir  ~  "Trump Is On Your Side"  (The sarcasm is strong with this one. And I tend to agree with the sentiments.)

Popular Songs Of 1990, Vol. 3

Another day, another post of the most Popular Songs of 1990. (Maybe two posts. We'll see.) The deeper I get into this series, I'm still not skimping on quality for the sake of quantity. If anything, I'm weeding out a fair number of good songs in favor of great ones. Or, at least, more popular ones. A little of both, probably. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  New Kids On The Block  ~  "Tonight"

2)  A Tribe Called Quest  ~  "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo"

3)  Taylor Dayne  ~  "Love Will Lead You Back"

4)  Alabama  ~  "Pass It On Down"

5)  Depeche Mode  ~  "Enjoy The Silence"

6)  Will To Power  ~  "I'm Not In Love"  (So...the video and audio aren't synced at all here. But it's still a great song!)

7)  Elton  John  ~  "Club At The End Of The Street"

8)  Johnny Gill  ~  "My, My, My"

9)  The Judds  ~  "Love Can Build A Bridge"

10)  Adamski & Seal  ~  "Killer"

11)  George Michael  ~  "Freedom! '90"

12)  Holly Dunn  ~  "You Really Had Me Going"

13)  Tommy Page  ~  "I'll Be Your Everything"

14)  James  Ingram  ~  "I Don't Have The Heart"

15)  Iggy Pop ft. Kate Pierson  ~  "Candy"

16)  Poison  ~  "Unskinny Bop"

17)  Exile  ~  "Nobody's Talking"

18)  Gloria Estefan  ~  "Here We Are"

19)  Midnight Oil  ~  "Blue Sky Mine"

20)  Mötley Crüe  ~  "Without You"

21)  Roxette  ~  "Dangerous"

22)  Clint  Black  ~  "Walkin' Away"

23)  Firehouse  ~  "Love Of A Lifetime"

24)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Alright"

25)  Waylon Jennings  ~  "Wrong"