Popular Songs Of 1987, Vol. 3

And we're back to the Eighties! Popular Songs of 1987, Vol. 3 of 4 is now up and running. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Madonna  ~  “Who’s That Girl?”

2)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Hip To Be Square”

3)  Jody Watley  ~  “Looking For A New Love”

4)  Sting  ~  “We’ll Be Together”

5)  Prince ft. Sheena Easton  ~  “U Got The Look”

6)  George Strait  ~  “All My Ex’s Live In Texas”

7)  The Jets  ~  “Cross My Broken Heart”

8)  Bruce Hornsby & The Range  ~  “The Way It Is”

9)  Kim Wilde  ~  “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”

10)  Beastie Boys  ~  “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)”

11)  Highway 101  ~  “Somewhere Tonight”

12)  Club Nouveau  ~  “Lean On Me”

13)  Herb Alpert ft. Janet Jackson & Lisa Keith  ~  “Diamonds”

14)  Gregory Abbott  ~  “Shake You Down”

15)  Reba McEntire  ~  “The Last One To Know”

16)  Whitesnake  ~  “Here I Go Again”

17)  Aretha Franklin & George Michael  ~  “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”

18)  Restless Heart  ~  “I’ll Still Be Loving You”

19)  T’Pau  ~  “Heart And Soul”

20)  Billy Idol  ~  “Sweet Sixteen”

21)  Starship  ~  “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”

22)  Randy Travis  ~  “Forever And Ever, Amen”

23)  Exposé  ~  “Let Me Be The One”

24)  Robbie Nevil  ~  “C’est La Vie”

25)  The Judds  ~  “Cry Myself To Sleep”

Songs About Grabbing

Here's a bunch of Songs About Grabbing. Grabbing what, you might ask. All kinds of things, as it turns out: "Your Heart," "Thy Hand," "The Sunset," "A Girlfriend," "Your Gun," and so much MORE! Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Nancy Sinatra  ~  “How Does That Grab You, Darlin’?”

2)  Dinosaur Jr.  ~  “Grab It”

3)  Disclosure  ~  “Grab Her”

4)  Julia Lee  ~  “Snatch And Grab It”

5)  Smoking Popes  ~  “Grab Your Heart And Run”

6)  Chevelle  ~  “Grab Thy Hand”

7)  Hundreds  ~  “Grab The Sunset”

8)  Steel Pulse  ~  “Grab A Girlfriend”

9)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Grab This Thing”

10)  Martha Jane & The Talisman  ~  “Grab It”

11)  Ric Ocasek  ~  “Something To Grab For”

12)  My Morning Jacket  ~  “Grab A Body”

13)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  “Grab A Hold”

14)  Anna Sage  ~  “Susan, Grab My Pants”  (I have no idea why this otherwise-innocuous song is called what it is. The phrase appears nowhere in the song’s lyrics.)

15)  Ratham Stone  ~  “Grab The Gold”

16)  Juliette & The Licks  ~  “Smash And Grab”

17)  AC/DC  ~  “Smash ’N’ Grab”

18)  Jethro Tull  ~  “Salamander / Taxi Grab”

19)  Nitty Gritty  ~  “Grab Your Gun”

20)  Buckethead  ~  “Binge And Grab”

21)  Ricardo Rebelo  ~  “Everybody Grab Somebody”

22)  Shotgun Betty  ~  “Grab Your Gun”

23)  Abbey Road Orchestra & USC Trojan Marching Band  ~  “Smash & Grab”

24)  Brian Courtney Wilson  ~  “Grab And Hold”

25)  The White Stripes  ~  “Cash Grab Complications On The Matter”

“Hit” & “Run” Songs, Vol. 2

Here's part 2 of 4 in my series of songs with baseball-related words in their titles. This time, more "Hit" & "Run" Songs. Next up, "Catch" & "Throw" Songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “One Hit (To The Body)”

2)  Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner  ~  “Run That By Me One More Time”

3)  Jane Monheit  ~  “Hit The Road To Dreamland”

4)  James Bay  ~  “Running”

5)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “It Hit Me Like A Hammer”

6)  The Grateful Dead  ~  “We Can Run”

7)  Leeland  ~  “Chains Hit The Ground”

8)  LIGHTS  ~  “Running With The Boys”

9)  Hinder  ~  “Hit The Ground”

10)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I Run For Life”

11)  Jonny Lang  ~  “Hit The Ground Runnin’”

12)  Neil Young  ~  “Long May You Run”

13)  Peter Murphy  ~  “Hit Song”

14)  Kate Bush  ~  “Running Up That Hill”

15)  Diana Krall ft. Russell Malone & Paul Keller  ~  “Hit That Jive, Jack”

16)  Tokio Hotel  ~  “Run, Run, Run”

17)  Third Day  ~  “Hit Me Like A Bomb”

18)  Amy MacDonald  ~  “Run”

19)  Keith Urban  ~  “Hit The Ground Runnin’”

20)  Rend Collective  ~  “You Will Never Run”

Songs About Drugs

It's not what you think... Yes, these songs all include either the word "Drug" or "Drugs" in their titles, but most of the drugs in question are anything but illegal nor are they the kind that are likely to be abused. Many of the songs compare the addictive qualities of someone's love as like unto a drug. Others still are actually referring to drugs of abuse but in a negative, say-no-to-them kind of way. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Duran Duran  ~  "Drug"

2)  Katie Herzig  ~  "Drug"

3)  Morrissey  ~  "Interesting Drug"

4)  Roxy Music  ~  "Love Is The Drug"

5)  U2  ~  "Miracle Drug"

6)  Kesha  ~  "Your Love Is My Drug"

7)  Elton John  ~  "My Elusive Drug"

8)  Nine Inch Nails  ~  "The Perfect Drug"

9)  The Cult  ~  "Coming Down (Drug Tongue)"

10)  Huey Lewis & The News  ~  "I Want A New Drug"

11)  The Verve  ~  "The Drugs Don't Work"

12)  Talking Heads  ~  "Drugs"

13)  Dave Stewart  ~  "Drugs Taught Me A Lesson"

14)  Tove Lo  ~  "Not On Drugs"

15)  Tim McGraw  ~  "Drugs Or Jesus"

16)  Kamera  ~  "Like A Drug"

17)  Skillet  ~  "Better Than Drugs"

18)  The Music  ~  "Drugs"

19)  Markus Feehily  ~  "Love Is A Drug"

20)  Röyksopp  ~  "The Drug"

Shape-ly Music: Songs About Squares

Well, whaddyaknow? I'm starting a new music post series. Imagine that! This will be a short, but hopefully sweet, series featuring songs with geometric shapes in their titles. First up, songs about "Squares." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Coldplay  ~  "Square One"

2)  Bloc Party  ~  "Ion Square"

3)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  "Hip To Be Square"

4)  Flobots  ~  "The Circle In The Square"

5)  Counting Crows  ~  "Washington Square"

6)  Deaf Havana  ~  "Boston Square"

7)  Jessie J  ~  "Square One"

8)  Tom Paxton  ~  "Central Square"

9)  Elvis Presley  ~  "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care"

10)  Abby Lee  ~  "Square One"

11)  Mason Jennings  ~  "Jackson Square"

12)  Rachel Row  ~  "L Square"

13)  Teena Marie  ~  "Square Biz"

14)  Marillion  ~  "Market Square Heroes"

15)  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  "Square One"

16)  Nomads  ~  "Cleaveland On The Square"

17)  Marianne Faithfull  ~  "Times Square"

18)  Hannah Belle  ~  "Little Town Square"

19)  Bing Crosby  ~  "When The Moon Comes Over Madison Square"

20)  Katie Heath  ~  "Square One"

21)  Mumford & Sons  ~  "Tompkins Square Park"

22)  The Beta Band  ~  "Squares"

23)  Great White  ~  "Congo Square"

24)  We Were Promised Jetpacks  ~  "Circles And Squares"

25)  XTC  ~  "She's So Square"