Songs About Being Loved

I told you last week that I might go back and post Songs About Being Loved, Wanted, and Welcome as counterpoints to my previous three posts, and doggone if I didn't do just that. Here's the first post, and the others will follow in short order. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Céline Dion  ~  "Because You Loved Me"

2)  Bob Marley  ~  "Could You Be Loved?"

3)  Kellie Pickler  ~  "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You?"

4)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?"

5)  Casting Crowns  ~  "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)"

6)  Marvin Gaye  ~  "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"

7)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "I Never Loved A Man"

8)  Savage Garden  ~  "I Knew I Loved You"

9)  Lauren Daigle  ~  "You Say"

10)  Lewis Capaldi  ~  "Someone You Loved"

11)  Travis Greene & Steffany Gretzinger  ~  "Good And Loved"

12)  Garth Brooks  ~  "Papa Loved Mama"

13)  Taylor Swift  ~  "The Way I Loved You"

14)  Maroon 5  ~  "She Will Be Loved"

15)  Sarah McLachlan & Randy Newman  ~  "When She Loved Me"

16)  Stars Go Dim  ~  "You Are Loved"

17)  Agnetha Fältskog  ~  "When You Really Loved Someone"

18)  Josh Groban  ~  "Don't Give Up (You Are Loved)"

19)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  "When Will I Be Loved?"

20)  George Michael  ~  "You Have Been Loved"

21)  Rebecca St. James  ~  "You Are Loved"

22)  Blue October  ~  "Should Be Loved"

23)  Aimee Mann  ~  "You Never Loved Me"

24)  Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators  ~  "The One You Loved Is Gone"

25)  Céline Dion  ~  "Loved Me Back To Life"

"Shameless" Songs

These songs are completely unabashed; at least, if their titles can be believed. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Camila Cabello  ~  "Shameless"

2)  Billy Joel ft. Garth Brooks  ~  "Shameless"

3)  Ani DiFranco  ~  "Shameless"

4)  Alisha's Attic  ~  "Shameless"

5)  Sophiemarie.b  ~  "Shameless"

6)  The Human League  ~  "Shameless"

7)  Tarja  ~  "Shameless"

8)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  "Shameless"

9)  Bryan Ferry  ~  "Shameless"

10)  Stereo MC's  ~  "Shameless"

11)  Descendents  ~  "Shameless Halo"

12)  Josh Kelley  ~  "Shameless Heart"

13)  The Dumplings  ~  "Shameless"

14)  Everclear  ~  "A Shameless Use Of Charm"

15)  Nils van Zandt ft. Stef Classens  ~  "Shameless"

16)  June Tabor  ~  "Shameless Love"

17)  VRSTY  ~  "Shameless"

18)  Visage  ~  "Shameless Fashion"

19)  Tyler Glenn  ~  "Shameless"

20)  Say Anything  ~  "Shameless"

21)  Lissie  ~  "Shameless"

22)  The Fratellis  ~  "Shameless"

23)  The Dev  ~  "Shameless Life"

24)  Cracker  ~  "Shameless"

25)   Sunnery James, Ryan Marciano, & Bruno Martini ft. Mayra  ~  "Shameless"

Popular Songs Of 1990, Vol. 4

By now, you wouldn't think there would be any good songs worth listening to from the year 1990. But you would be wrong. Popular Songs of 1990, Vol. 4 has arrived, and we're still going strong! Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Someday"

2)  Phil Collins ft. Eric Clapton  ~  "I Wish It Would Rain Down"

3)  A Tribe Called Quest  ~  "Bonita Applebum"

4)  Enigma  ~  "Sadeness (Part 1)"

5)  King's X  ~  "It's Love"

6)  Go West  ~  "King Of Wishful Thinking"

7)  Janet Jackson  ~   "Black Cat"

8)  Londonbeat  ~  "I've Been Thinking About You"

9)  Alias  ~  "(I Need You Now) More Than Words Can Say"

10)  The B-52's  ~  "Roam"

11)  MC Hammer  ~  "Pray"

12)  AC/DC  ~  "Thunderstruck"

13)  Patty Loveless  ~  "Chains"

14)  C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams  ~  "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"

15)  The Righteous Brothers  ~  "Unchained Melody"  (Of course, this is a much older song than 1990 – 1965, to be precise – but it was re-released by The Righteous Brothers that year thanks to its presence in the blockbuster film GHOST and became a hit song again.)

16)  Cher  ~  "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)"

17)  Garth Brooks  ~  "Not Counting You"

18)  Jesus Jones  ~  "Right Here, Right Now"

19)  Tanya Tucker  ~  "Walking Shoes"

20)  The Black Crowes  ~  "She Talks To Angels"

21)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Here In The Real World"

22)  Wilson Phillips  ~  "Impulsive"

23)  The Soup Dragons ft. Junior Reid  ~  "I'm Free"

24)  Aerosmith  ~  "The Other Side"

25)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Tom's Diner"

Popular Songs Of 1990, Vol. 2

1990 was an interesting year for music. Much of what was popular that year sounded similar to music that had been popular the previous 4 or 5 years – in other words, like '80s music. But new sounds were emerging as well, like New Jack swing and rock/rap hybrids, to name a few. In addition, some megastars like Garth and Mariah were just coming onto the scene, hinting at their future greatness. Here's more music from this most interesting year for you to enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sinead O'Connor  ~  "Nothing Compares 2 U"

2)  Phil Collins  ~  "Do You Remember"

3)  INXS  ~  "Disappear"

4)  K.T. Oslin  ~  "Come Next Monday"

5)  Glenn Medeiros ft. Bobby Brown  ~  "She Ain't Worth It"

6)  Bell Biv DeVoe  ~  "Poison"  ("Never trust a big butt and a smile!" 😂)

7)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Love Takes Time"

8)  Faith No More  ~  "Epic"

9)  Michael Bolton  ~  "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?"

10)  Jane Child  ~  "Don't Wanna Fall In Love"

11)  Elton John  ~  "Sacrifice"

12)  Garth Brooks  ~  "The Dance"

13)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Escapade"

14)  Aerosmith  ~  "What It Takes"

15)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  "I Meant Every Word He Said"

16)  En Vogue  ~  "Hold On"

17)  Chris Isaak  ~  "Wicked Game"

18)  Doug Stone  ~  "I'd Be Better Off (In A Pine Box)"

19)  Deee-Lite  ~  "Groove Is In The Heart"

20)  Pantera  ~  "Cowboys From Hell"

21)  Clint Black  ~  "Put Yourself In My Shoes"

22)  Wilson Phillips  ~  "Hold On

23)  George Strait  ~  "Love Without End, Amen"

24)  Damn Yankees  ~  "High Enough"

25)  Highway 101  ~  "Walkin', Talkin', Cryin', Barely Beatin' Broken Heart"  (Forgive the poor video/audio quality on this one. The song was too good not to post.)

Popular Songs Of 1990, Vol. 1

I don't know about y'all, but this is the "Popular Songs Of" series I've been waiting for. These were the biggest hits of my last year as a preteen. And what a BUNCH of great songs they are! This is part 1 of what will end up being at least 5 posts. But if I run out of good songs before then, I promise I'll stop posting 'em. (Don't count on it, though.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  MC Hammer  ~  "U Can't Touch This"

2)  Nelson  ~  "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection"  (So bad, it's good!)

3)  Kathy Mattea & Tim O'Brien  ~  "The Battle Hymn Of Love"

4)  Vanilla Ice  ~  "Ice Ice Baby"  (Talk about your so-bad-it's-good songs!)

5)  Stevie B.  ~  "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"

6)  Madonna  ~  "Vogue"

7)  Jane's Addiction  ~  "Been Caught Stealing"  (This song and video encourage shoplifting. I do not. You can get prosecuted for that. I'll pass.)

8)  LL Cool J  ~  "Around The Way Girl"

9)  Alannah Myles  ~  "Black Velvet"

10)  The Black Crowes  ~  "Hard To Handle"

11)  Garth Brooks  ~  "Friends In Low Places"

12)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Vision Of Love"

13)  Jon Bon Jovi  ~  "Blaze Of Glory"

14)  They Might Be Giants  ~  "Birdhouse In Your Soul"

15)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Come Back To Me"

16)  The Kentucky Headhunters  ~  "Dumas Walker"

17)  Warrant  ~  "Cherry Pie"

18)  SNAP!  ~  "The Power"

19)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"

20)  Maxi Priest  ~  "Close To You"

21)  Lisa Stansfield  ~  "All Around The World"

22)  Billy Idol  ~  "Cradle Of Love"

23)  Shenandoah  ~  "Ghost In This House"

24)  Whitney Houston  ~  "I'm Your Baby Tonight"

25)  Rod Stewart  ~  "Downtown Train"