Popular Songs Of 1968, Vol. 4

Fourth and final in this miniseries of posts featuring Popular Songs of 1968. Once more, I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “Mrs. Robinson”

2)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Magic Carpet Ride”

3)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “D-I-V-O-R-C-E”

4)  The Rascals  ~  “People Got To Be Free”

5)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “Think”

6)  The Troggs  ~  “Love Is All Around”

7)  Johnny Nash  ~  “Hold Me Tight”

8)  Mason Williams  ~  “Classical Gas”

9)  The Dells  ~  “Stay In My Corner”

10)  Donovan  ~  “Hurdy Gurdy Man”

11)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Just Because I’m A Woman”

12)  Percy Sledge  ~  “Take Time To Know Her”

13)  Henson Cargill  ~  “Skip A Rope”

14)  Otis Redding  ~  “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay”

15)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Wichita Lineman”

16)  Johnnie Taylor  ~  “Who’s Making Love”

17)  The Beatles  ~  “Revolution”

18)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”

19)  Gary Puckett & The Union Gap  ~  “Lady Willpower”

20)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “Do You Know The Way To San Jose?”

21)  Cream  ~  “White Room”

22)  James Brown  ~  “I Got The Feelin’”

23)  The 5th Dimension  ~  “Stoned Soul Picnic”

24)  Manfred Mann  ~  “Mighty Quinn”

25)  Diana Ross & The Supremes  ~  “Love Child”

Songs About Houston

Unless you've been living under a rock or you just hate baseball, you probably already know that the Houston Astros are playing in the World Series this year. In fact, as I write this, they are one game away from either winning their first or losing their second World Series. I may be a little late to the game on this (pun not intended), but here's a bunch of Songs About Houston to honor the team's accomplishments thus far. Don't worry, Dodgers fans, your post is coming up next. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dean Martin  ~  “Houston”

2)  Rodney Crowell  ~  “East Houston Blues”

3)  Iggy Pop  ~  “Houston Is Hot Tonight”

4)  George Hamilton IV  ~  “Fort Worth, Dallas, Or Houston”

5)  Houndmouth  ~  “Houston Train”

6)  Don Gibson  ~  “If You Ever Get To Houston (Look Me Down)”

7)  ZZ Top  ~  “Heaven, Hell, Or Houston”  (The camera work on this one is awful, but the sound quality is great!)

8)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Houston Solution”

9)  Weldon “Juke Boy” Bonner  ~  “Struggle Here In Houston”

10)  R.E.M.  ~  “Houston”

11)  The Black Crowes  ~  “Houston Don’t Dream About Me”

12)  David Ball  ~  “Houston Again”

13)  Butthole Surfers  ~  “Dracula From Houston”  (If you can get past their ridiculously inappropriate band name, this is a really enjoyable song.)

14)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Houston (I’m Comin’ To See You)”

15)  Coldplay  ~  “Houston”

16)  Steve Earle  ~  “Home To Houston”

17)  Deer Tick  ~  “Houston, TX”

18)  Lightnin’ Hopkins  ~  “Rainy Day In Houston”

19)  Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band  ~  “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer To You)”

20)  Bobby Bare  ~  “I Can Almost See Houston From Here”

"Songs About" Songs

Here's a bunch of "Songs About" Songs. Which tells you, basically, nothing. Okay, let's try again. Here's a bunch of songs that, by their titles, claim to be "Songs About" (or a "Song About") something. Within, you'll find "Songs About" love, your girlfriend, space, dying, an angel, a priest, trucks, your car, rain, and another song about rain, just to name a few. Enjoy? ~  JH

1)  Trace Adkins  ~  “Songs About Me”

2)  Jake Bugg  ~  “A Song About Love”

3)  Los Campesinos!  ~  “Songs About Your Girlfriend”

4)  Alana Henderson  ~  “Song About A Song”

5)  Bruce Cockburn  ~  “Joy Will Find A Way (A Song About Dying)”

6)  Reese Lansangan  ~  “A Song About Space”

7)  Gary Allan  ~  “Songs About Rain”

8)  Cracker  ~  “Another Song About The Rain”

9)  Sunny Day Real Estate  ~  “Song About An Angel”

10)  Bastian Baker  ~  “Song About A Priest”

11)  Wade Bowen  ~  “Songs About Trucks”

12)  Frank Hamilton & Danica Hunter  ~  “Song About A Weekend”

13)  Mike Doughty  ~  “I Wrote A Song About Your Car”

14)  Glen Campbell ft. Brenda Lee, Seals & Crofts, & Lonnie Shorr  ~  “Let’s All Sing A Song About It”

15)  Olly Murs  ~  “This Song Is About You”

16)  Wheatus  ~  “I’d Never Write A Song About You”

17)  Eric Paslay  ~  “Song About A Girl”

18)  Deer Tick  ~  “Song About A Man”

19)  Lee DeWyze  ~  “A Song About Love”

20)  MNEK  ~  “Wrote A Song About You”

Things These Artists Have “Got,” Vol. 2

Wanna know what else these artists have "got"? Check out these songs, and they'll be happy to tell you. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bebe Rexha  ~  “I Got You”

2)  Split Enz  ~  “I Got You”

3)  CeCe Peniston  ~  “We Got A Love Thang”

4)  Paul McCartney  ~  “We Got Married”

5)  Faron Young ft. Glen Campbell & Larry & Lorrie Collins  ~  “I’ve Got Five Dollars, And It’s Saturday Night”

6)  Badfinger  ~  “I Got You”

7)  Phyllis Hyman  ~  “I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)”

8)  Bobby Rydell  ~  “We Got Love”

9)  Peaches And Herb  ~  “We’ve Got Love”

10)  Spirit  ~  “I Got A Line On You”

11)  Reba McEntire  ~  “Have I Got A Deal For You”

12)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “I Got A Feeling”

13)  Sonny & Cher  ~  “I Got You Babe”

14)  Babyface  ~  “We’ve Got Love”

15)  She & Him  ~  “I’ve Got Your Number, Son”

16)  James Brown  ~  “I Got The Feelin’”

17)  Norah Jones  ~  “I’ve Got To See You Again”

18)  Ray Charles  ~  “I’ve Got News For You”

19)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  “I’ve Got A Crush On You”

20)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin’)”

21)  Alicia Keys  ~  “I Got A Little Something For You”

22)  Sublime  ~  “What I Got”

23)  Marissa Nadler  ~  “I’ve Got Your Name”

24)  George Strait  ~  “I Got A Car”

25)  The Go-Go’s  ~  “We Got The Beat”

Popular Songs Of 1967, Vol. 2

The year was 1967. A year in which such future music stars as Dave Matthews, Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), John Popper (Blues Traveler), Harry Connick, Jr., Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, and Faith Hill would come into existence. Also the year that these great songs first came onto the scene. Part 2 of 4 of the Popular Songs of 1967 starts...NOW!  ~  JH

1)  Buffalo Springfield  ~  “For What It’s Worth”

2)  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  ~  “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”

3)  The Five Americans  ~  “Western Union”

4)  Donovan  ~  “Mellow Yellow”

5)  The Supremes  ~  “Reflections”

6)  Van Morrison  ~  “Brown-Eyed Girl”

7)  The Temptations  ~  “You’re My Everything”

8)  Jefferson Airplane  ~  “Somebody To Love”

9)  Scott McKenzie  ~  “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)”

10)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Gentle On My Mind”

11)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “Chain Of Fools”

12)  The Jimi Hendrix Experience  ~  “Foxy Lady”

13)  The Hollies  ~  “Carrie Anne”

14)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “Alfie”

15)  Wynn Stewart  ~  “It’s Such A Pretty World Today”

16)  Robert Knight  ~  “Everlasting Love”  (This performance was obviously forty-some years after his song was a hit, so forgive Mr. Knight if his vocals got a little thin over time.)

17)  Bobbie Gentry  ~  “Ode To Billie Joe”

18)  Procol Harum  ~  “A Whiter Shade Of Pale”

19)  Jay & The Techniques  ~  “Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie”

20)  The Mamas & Papas  ~  “Dedicated To The One I Love”

21)  The Beatles  ~  “Strawberry Fields Forever”

22)  The Buckinghams  ~  “Don’t You Care”

23)  Janis Ian  ~  “Society’s Child”

24)  The Doors  ~  “Break On Through (To The Other Side)”

25)  Herman’s Hermits  ~  “No Milk Today”