Popular Songs Of 1978, Vol. 1

And now...that '70s post. Well, one of them, at least. Here's part 1 in what will be a 4-part series featuring the most Popular Songs Of 1978. Some really good stuff here, so what're you waiting for? Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John  ~  “You’re The One That I Want”

2)  Bee Gees  ~  “Night Fever”

3)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “She Believes In Me”

4)  Foreigner  ~  “Hot Blooded”

5)  Anne Murray  ~  “You Needed Me”

6)  Dan Hill  ~  “Sometimes When We Touch”

7)  Kansas  ~  “Dust In The Wind”

8)  Crystal Gayle  ~  “Talking In Your Sleep”

9)  Ambrosia  ~  “How Much I Feel”

10)  Chuck Mangione  ~  “Feels So Good”

11)  Donna Summer  ~  “Last Dance”

12)  Boston  ~  “Don’t Look Back”

13)  Michael Johnson  ~  “Bluer Than Blue”

14)  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway  ~  “The Closer I Get To You”

15)  Whitesnake  ~  “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City”

16)  George Benson  ~  “On Broadway”

17)  Billy Joel  ~  “My Life”

18)  Santa Esmeralda  ~  “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”

19)  Leblanc & Carr  ~  “Falling”

20)  Evelyn “Champagne” King  ~  “Shame”

21)  David Gates  ~  “Goodbye Girl”

22)  Joe Walsh  ~  “Life’s Been Good”

23)  High Inergy  ~  “You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)”

24)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “Imaginary Lover”

25)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life”

Songs About Gravy

This week, I'll take a break from the "Popular Songs Of..." posts to regale you with a variety of posts featuring songs about extremely random things. Not that the songs contained within are anything to balk at – they're really good, for the most part – but the subjects I chose for song collections are, well, "interesting." For example: Songs About Gravy. Dig in...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Beck  ~  “Nicotine & Gravy”

2)  Mark Knopfler & Sonny Landreth  ~  “Gravy Train”

3)  Áine Crehan  ~  “Gravy”

4)  George Benson  ~  “Giblet Gravy”

5)  Caballero Reynaldo & The Grand Kazoo  ~  “Lumpy Gravy”

6)  The Soul Motivators  ~  “Gravy Train”

7)  Flyying Colours  ~  “Wavygravy”

8)  Dale Watson & The Texas Two  ~  “My Baby Makes Me Gravy”

9)  Romeo ft. Christina Milian  ~  “It’s All Gravy”

10)  The Sagittarians  ~  “Good Gravy”

11)  Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition  ~  “Who’ll Sop My Gravy”

12)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  “Biscuits”  (No, the word “gravy” doesn’t appear in the title of this song, but it is prominent throughout. Plus, this is a super-cute ditty, so here it is…)

13)  Paul Kelly  ~  “How To Make Gravy”

14)  Bobby Bare ft. Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Ray Sawyer, & Shel Silverstein  ~  “Greasy Grit Gravy”

15)  The Manhattan Transfer  ~  “Pork Chops And Gravy”

16)  Climax Blues Band  ~  “Sav’ry Gravy”

17)  Dingus Khan  ~  “Dustbin Gravy”

18)  Phantom Limb  ~  “Gravy Train”

19)  Okey Dokey  ~  “Wavy Gravy”

20)  Pirates Of The Mississippi  ~  “Gravy”

21)  Julie O’Hara  ~  “Gravy Waltz”

22)  Soulfinger  ~  “Grits & Gravy”

23)  Sideline  ~  “Soppin' The Gravy”

24)  Homer & Jethro  ~  “Bread ’N Gravy”

25)  Jo Stafford  ~  “Ridin' On The Gravy Train”

Songs About Bouncing

This...because, why not? Dare you to sit still. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Tori Amos  ~  “Bouncing Off Clouds”

2)  Zapp & Roger  ~  “More Bounce To The Ounce”

3)  Calvin Harris ft. Kelis  ~  “Bounce”

4)  Phish  ~  “Bouncing Around The Room”

5)  Stacie Orrico  ~  “Bounce Back”

6)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Bounce”

7)  Howard Jones  ~  “Bounce Right Back”

8)  Satin Dollz  ~  “Bounce Me Brother With A Solid Four”

9)  Sugarcult  ~  “Bouncing Off The Walls”

10)  Art Garfunkel ft. Maia Sharp & Buddy Mondlock  ~  “Bounce”

11)  George Benson  ~  “Billie’s Bounce”

12)  Tom Tom Club  ~  “Time To Bounce”

13)  The Delta Rhythm Boys  ~  “Jersey Bounce”

14)  Asleep At The Wheel  ~  “Bump, Bounce, Boogie”

15)  Jacob Mann Big Band  ~  “Bounce House”

16)  Iggy Azalea  ~  “Bounce”

17)  The Cab  ~  “Bounce”

18)  A*Teens  ~  “Upside Down (Bouncing Off The Ceiling)”

19)  Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers  ~  “Bud’s Bounce”

20)  HoneyHoney  ~  “Bouncing Ball”

21)  Romaro Franceswa  ~  “Bounce”

22)  Otollo4  ~  “Jarjar’s Bounce”

23)  Ann Peebles  ~  “Bouncing Back”

24)  Matthew Wilder  ~  “Bouncin’ Off The Walls”

25)  Manafest  ~  “Bounce”