Popular Songs Of 2008, Vol. 1

It's that time of year again when I turn back time and post songs from the previous decades. I do this both for the sake of reminiscence and to remind myself, and by extension all of you, how old I am/we are. These songs are, remarkably, ten years old as of this year. As are the ones in the three posts that will follow this. Then we'll move on to the twenty-year-old songs, and boy, will you feel old then! (Stay tuned, as it only gets worse – we will go way back before we're done!) Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Leona Lewis  ~  “Bleeding Love”

2)  Linkin Park  ~  “Shadow Of The Day”

3)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “Love Don’t Live Here”

4)  3 Doors Down  ~  “It’s Not My Time”

5)  Natasha Bedingfield  ~  “Pocketful Of Sunshine”

6)  Santana ft. Chad Kroeger  ~  “Into The Night”

7)  Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown  ~  “No Air”

8)  David Archuleta  ~  “Crush”

9)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Just A Dream”

10)  Soulja Boy Tell’em  ~  “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”

11)  Britney Spears   ~  “Piece Of Me”

12)  Ne-Yo  ~  “Miss Independent”

13)  Rihanna  ~  “Disturbia”

14)  Josh Turner  ~  “Another Try”

15)  Beyoncé  ~  “If I Were A Boy”

16)  Jason Mraz  ~  “I’m Yours”

17)  Fergie  ~  “Clumsy”

18)  Secondhand Serenade  ~  “Fall For You”

19)  Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland  ~  “4 Minutes”

20)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  “In Love With A Girl”

“Both” Songs

I don't really have a good reason for posting a bunch of songs with the word "Both" in their titles other than...well, they're just a good bunch of songs. And maybe that's enough. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  B.o.B. ft. Taylor Swift  ~  “Both Of Us”

2)  Jason Mraz  ~  “You And I Both”

3)  Gloria Estefan  ~  “Cuts Both Ways”

4)  Phil Collins  ~  “Both Sides Of The Story”

5)  Melissa Otto  ~  “Until We Both Know”

6)  Sparks  ~  “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us”

7)  Colbie Caillat ft. Gavin DeGraw  ~  “We Both Know”

8)  Company Of Thieves  ~  “Look Both Ways”

9)  Hannah Montana  ~  “The Best Of Both Worlds”

10)  Chicago Cast  ~  “We Both Reached For The Gun”

11)  Lorrie Morgan  ~  “We Both Walk”

12)  Ben Harper  ~  “Both Sides Of The Gun”

13)  Romi Mayes  ~  “Devil On Both Shoulders”

14)  Meat Loaf  ~  “I’m Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us”

15)  Mari Solberg  ~  “Both Hands”

16)  The Boxer Rebellion  ~  “Both Sides Are Even”

17)  Joni Mitchell  ~  “Both Sides Now”

18)  Zander Hawley  ~  “Until We Both Get Bored”

19)  Phoebe Snow  ~  “Either Or Both”

20)  Being As An Ocean  ~  “How We Both Wondrously Perish / The Poets Cry For More”

21)  Ani DiFranco  ~  “Both Hands”

22)  Van Halen  ~  “Best Of Both Worlds”

23)  Eddie Rabbitt & Juice Newton  ~  “Both To Each Other (Friends And Lovers)”

24)  Morrissey  ~  “I Can Have Both”

25)  Robert Palmer  ~  “Best Of Both Worlds”

Songs Of Belonging, Vol. 2

What's that you say? Still don't feel a sense of belonging, even after my last post? Well, here's a second (and final) dose of Songs of Belonging. What are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Eddie Vedder  ~  “Longing To Belong”

2)  Jessica Simpson  ~  “I Belong To Me”

3)  Joe Bonamassa  ~  “I Know Where I Belong”

4)  Mariah Carey  ~  “We Belong Together”

5)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  “We Belong Together”

6)  Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes  ~  “Up Where We Belong”

7)  R.E.M.  ~  “We All Go Back To Where We Belong”

8)  Trisha Yearwood  ~  “You’re Where I Belong”

9)  Johnny Mathis  ~  “You Belong To Me”

10)  Holly Dunn  ~  “As Long As You Belong To Me”

11)  B.J. Thomas  ~  “Home Where I Belong”

12)  Chairlift  ~  “I Belong In Your Arms”

13)  Michael McDonald  ~  “You Belong To Me”

14)  Caro Emerald  ~  “I Belong To You”

15)  Groucho Marx  ~  “Stay Down Here Where You Belong”

16)  Kim Wilde  ~  “Together We Belong”

17)  Buddy Greene  ~  “I Don’t Belong (Sojourner’s Song)”

18)  Sinéad O’Connor  ~  “Back Where You Belong”

19)  Emerson Drive  ~  “Belongs To You”

20)  Dorothy Dandridge  ~  “My Heart Belongs To Daddy”

21)  Air Supply  ~  “This Heart Belongs To Me”

22)  Jane Monheit  ~  “Ev’rything I’ve Got (Belongs To You)”

23)   Bee Gees  ~  “Someone Belonging To Someone”

24)  Kathryn Scott  ~  “I Belong”

25)  38 Special  ~  “Back Where You Belong”

Songs About Dancing, Vol. 2

Continuing with this wholly unnecessary yet strangely satisfying series featuring Songs About Dancing, here's volume 2. There will be more... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Jacksons  ~  "All Night Dancin'"

2)  Joe Diffie  ~  "If The Devil Danced In Empty Pockets"

3)  Chris Isaak  ~  "Dancin'"

4)  Lady Antebellum  ~  "Dancin' Away With My Heart"

5)  Biffy Clyro  ~  "As Dust Dances"

6)  The Guess Who  ~  "Dancin' Fool"

7)  Shane Harper  ~  "Dancin' In The Rain"

8)  Lita Ford  ~  "Dancing On The Edge"

9)  Frank Zappa  ~  "Dancin' Fool"

10)  The Bellamy Brothers  ~  "Dancin' Cowboys"

11)  Blue Oyster Cult  ~  "Dancin' In The Ruins"

12)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "Dancin' Round And Round"

13)  Alabama  ~  "Dancin', Shaggin' On The Boulevard"

14)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Let's Go Dancing (Ooh, La, La, La)"

15)  Billy Idol  ~  "Dancing With Myself"

16)  Scissor Sisters  ~  "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"

17)  Toploader  ~  "Dancing In The Moonlight"

18)  Corey Hart  ~  "Dancin' With My Mirror"

19)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Dancing With Mr. D"

20)  Thin Lizzy  ~  "Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)"

21)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "Dancing Shoes"

22)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  "Domino Dancing"

23)  Los Campesinos!  ~  "You! Me! Dancing!"

24)  TV On The Radio  ~  "Dancing Choose"

25)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Dancing In The Dark"

Things These Artists Are Not (Vol. 2)

Here's some more songs that tell you what the singers/bands are, in fact, NOT. Indeed, you'll find artists here who are not strong enough, not okay, not the doctor, not gonna take it, and so much more! Oh yeah, and commentary is included for each song here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Apocalyptica ft. Doug Robb  ~  "Not Strong Enough"  (Maybe you're just not trying hard enough...?)

2)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  "I Am Not A Robot"  (Well, of course, you're not, Marina. You're a singer. And a darn good one!)

3)  Doris Day  ~  "I'm Not At All In Love"  (Sure, sure, sure. Nobody's buying that.)

4)  Glen Campbell  ~  "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"  (In light of Campbell's Alzheimer's diagnosis a couple of years ago, this haunting ballad – his final single – is heartbreaking yet beautiful.)

5)  Newton Faulkner  ~  "I'm Not Giving Up Yet"  (Hang in there, Newton. Perseverance is key.)

6)  Bryan White  ~  "I'm Not Supposed To Love You Anymore"  (Well, what are you gonna do if you still love somebody? There's no "on/off" button when it comes to love.)

7)  My Chemical Romance  ~  "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"  (I'm not, either. I promise. I wouldn't lie to you.)

8)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "Not Over You"  (He's not. Believe me. He talks about you all the time. You guys should really get back together. You were meant for each other.)

9)  Carolina Liar  ~  "I'm Not Over"  (Sheesh, what is it with people who just can't – or won't – let go! Oh yeah, I forgot about that "on/off" button thing…)

10)  Skillet  ~  "Not Gonna Die"  (Nope. Not tonight, at least.)

11)  Armin van Buuren ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  "Not Giving Up On Love"  (As well you shouldn't, Sophie. You're still young. Your prince will come. Just give it time.)

12)  Victoria Beckham  ~  "Not Such An Innocent Girl"  (Is that really something to be bragging about?)

13)  The King's Son ft. Blacko  ~  "I'm Not Rich"  (I'm not either, but I don't live like a millionaire…)

14)  Calvin Harris  ~  "I'm Not Alone"  (He's definitely not alone. There's a bunch of people in cages in his underground dungeon.)

15)  Twisted Sister  ~  "We're Not Gonna Take It"  (ANYMORE!!!)

16)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  "I Am Not The Bad Guy"  (The bad guy she may not be, but a unique powerhouse of a voice she does possess.)

17)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Not The Doctor"  (She's not the nurse, either. Don't be fooled!)

18)  Kutless  ~  "Not What You See"  (My eyes must be playing tricks with me. I could've sworn he was what I saw.)

19)  SOJA  ~  "Not Done Yet"  (Keep calm and carry on then…)

20)  Kari Jobe  ~  "I Am Not Alone"  (No, you're not. And neither am I. None of us are. Praise God!)