Just in case the last set of "Pleasant" Songs didn't cheer you up, here's another batch, fresh outta the YouTube. Enjoy! ~ JH 1) 4 Non Blondes ~ "Pleasantly Blue"
2) Bunkin' Cousins ~ "The Pleasant Peasant"
3) Fortunate Youth ~ "Pleasant Dreams"
4) Engelwood ~ "Pleasant"
5) The Suite ~ "A Pleasant Time"
6) Skip Peck ~ "A Pleasant Dilemma"
7) Kimberly & Alberto Rivera ~ "Pleasant Meadows"
8) Billy Cobham ~ "The Pleasant Pheasant"
9) Gloria Estefan ~ "Goodnight My Love, Pleasant Dreams"
10) Deep East Music ~ "To The Pleasant Woodlands"
11) Jazz Music Collection ~ "Pleasant Things"
12) Shahada Lockett ~ "Pleasant"
13) Nikki Giovanni ~ "The World Is Not A Pleasant Place To Be"
14) Rude Dingo ~ "Pleasant Memories"
15) Mandy Patinkin ft. Judy Blazer ~ "Pleasant Little Kingdom / Too Many Mornings"
16) Patricia Barber ~ "Wood Is A Pleasant Thing To Think About" (Isn't it, though?)
17) Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe ~ "Mount Pleasant"
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!)
To you, whomever is reading this: I don't want to lose you. Whether you're a friend, family member, or casual acquaintance – I like you, and I want you in my life. So here's to NOT losing you, and may this be a soundtrack for the journey. Enjoy!~JH
1) Selena Gomez ~ "Lose You To Love Me"
2) Andy Williams ~ "Can't Get Used To Losing You"
3) Gloria Estefan ~ "Don't Wanna Lose You"
4) The Temptations ~ "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
5) Kelly Clarkson ~ "I Hate Myself For Losing You"
6) Jim Reeves ~ "Am I Losing You?"
7) Meghan Trainor ft. John Legend ~ "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"
8) The Police ~ "Can't Stand Losing You"
9) Tina Turner ~ "I Don't Wanna Lose You"
10) Charley Pride ~ "(I'm So) Afraid Of Losing You Again"
There are many, many ways in which a classic Christmas tune can be ruined by a bad arrangement or a dreadful singer. But these are not those. These are 25 great renditions of an iconic tune. Feel free to pick and choose as you please. I hope you will...enjoy!~JH
1) Meaghan Smith (This young woman has an "old soul" and makes adorable music.)
2) Twisted Sister (Let's go ahead and get the weirdest one out of the way early. Actually, the song itself isn't that weird, but boy-oh-boy is this video a piece of work!)
3) A Few Good Men (I miss the '90s!)
4) Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell (Apparently, this is "the original" version...at least according to the YouTube poster.)
5) Tony Bennett (*Almost* nobody does it better than Tony!)
6) The Polyphonic Spree (This is a truly unique arrangement. It's great!)
7) Clay Aiken & Megan Mullally (Nice duet by an Idol and a comedienne.)
8) The Temptations (What makes this version different than all the rest? It's all about that bass!)
9) Bing Crosby (Of course, Bing is a part of this collection. I mean, how could he not be?)
10) Amy Grant & Marc Martel (The Queen of Christian Contemporary pairs up with the Man Who Would Be Queen in this apt duet. There's a bonus song at the end that you're sure to either love or detest.)
11) John Legend (The Sexiest Man Alive – LOL! – takes on a Christmas classic – and KILLS it!)
12) Elvis Presley (This post would be incomplete without The King!)
13) The Supremes (I've never heard this version before, but they more than do it justice.)
14) Don Ho (Let's add a little tropical flavor to the mix!)
15) Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle shore could sang purdy! Shazam!)
16) She & Him (If you don't recognize her from the album cover, the "She" in She & Him is Zooey Deschanel from the movie Elf, another Christmas classic.)
17) Harry Connick, Jr. (Classy, swinging version. I would expect no less from Harry.)
18) William Shatner (If you ever wanted to hear a dramatic reading of a Christmas song, you're about to. This isn't a great version, but it's certainly one-of-a-kind!)
19) Brenda Lee (Can't go wrong with Brenda Lee at Christmastime!)
20) Andy Williams & The Osmonds (This is the kind of treacly crap that quickly becomes irksome during the holiday season. But dang, that Andy can sing!)
21) Love And Theft (I'm mostly unfamiliar with this band, but I like them a lot!)
22) Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors (Gorgeous harmonies and instrumentation!)
23) Stevie Wonder (Good stuff!)
24) Johnny Mathis (The man's voice is like honey! So smooth!)
25) Gloria Estefan (Let's spice it up a bit for the grand finale!)
