"Take" or "Leave" Songs, Vol. 1

This is what happens when you do a three-part series of "Give" and "Take" Songs, but you still have way too many "Take" songs worth posting. You get a three-part series of "Take" or "Leave" Songs. Here's the first installment. I'm sure you will enjoy them all!  ~  JH

1)  Jess Glynne  ~  “Take Me Home”

2)  Charlie Puth ft. Boyz II Men  ~  “If You Leave Me Now”

3)  Chris Lane ft. Tori Kelly  ~  “Take Back Home Girl”

4)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Leaving Eden”

5)  The Saturdays  ~  “My Heart Takes Over”

6)  Phil Collins  ~  “If Leaving Me Is Easy”

7)  Orleans  ~  “Love Takes Time”

8)  Ellie Bleach  ~  “Leave Me Alone”

9)  UB40  ~  “Here I Am (Come And Take Me)”

10)  Chantal Kreviazuk  ~  “Leaving On A Jet Plane”

11)  Joe Nichols  ~  “Take It Off”

12)  Thelma Houston  ~  “Don’t Leave Me This Way”

13)  Dave Brubeck  ~  “Take Five”

14)  Lake Street Dive  ~  “Baby, Don’t Leave Me Alone With My Thoughts”

15)  Marti Webb  ~  “Take That Look Off Your Face”

16)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Leave Before The Lights Come On”

17)  Amy Grant  ~  “Takes A Little Time”

18)  R.E.M.  ~  “Leaving New York”

19)  James Brown  ~  “Papa Don’t Take No Mess”

20)  Maria Mena  ~  “Leaving You”

21)  We As Human ft. Lacey Sturm  ~  “Take The Bullets Away”

22)  Led Zeppelin  ~  “Baby, I’m Gonna Leave You”

23)  Drake ft. Rihanna  ~  “Take Care”

24)  Maroon 5  ~  “Never Gonna Leave This Bed”

25)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  “Takin’ It To The Streets”

26)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Leave Love Alone”

27)  Little River Band  ~  “Take It Easy On Me”

28)  Snakehips & MØ  ~  “Don’t Leave”

29)  Roger Hodgson  ~  “Take The Long Way Home”

30)  Foxes  ~  “If You Leave Me Now”

31)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  “Love Take Me Over”

32)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “Leave A Light On”

33)  Norton Hall Band  ~  “Take My Life”

"Give" & "Take" Songs, Vol. 2

Since yesterday's "Give" & "Take" post was so popular, I decided to give you more of the same today. Just kidding! While yesterday's post was not unpopular, I was going to post these today regardless. And a final installment is certainly going to show up tomorrow. So you might as well check them all out! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Adele  ~  “Take It All”

2)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “Give A Little Bit”

3)  Diana Krall  ~  “If I Take You Home Tonight”

4)  Maroon 5  ~  “Give A Little More”

5)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  “Take Me Down”

6)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Give Your Love”

7)  Judah & The Lion  ~  “Take It All Back”

8)  En Vogue  ~  “Giving Him Something He Can Feel”

9)  Scissor Sisters  ~  “Take Your Mama”

10)  Amanda Lear  ~  “Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)”  (The lyrics to this song could easily apply to the singer herself!)

11)  Pixie Lott ft. Pusha T  ~  “What Do You Take Me For?”

12)  Bee Gees  ~  “Giving Up The Ghost”

13)  Lifehouse  ~  “Take Me Away”

14)  Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama  ~  “Give A Man A Home”

15)  Sinéad O’Connor  ~  “Take Me To Church”

16)  pronoun  ~  “Til Your Legs Give Up”

17)  John Denver  ~  “Take Me Home, Country Roads”

18)  Camila Cabello  ~  “Something’s Gotta Give”

19)  Sam Hunt  ~  “Take Your Time”

20)  J. Geils Band  ~  “Give It To Me”

21)  James Blunt  ~  “I’ll Take Everything”

22)  The Corrs  ~  “Give Me A Reason”

23)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off”  (Terribly provocative title. Fairly innocuous song.)

24)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “Give It To Me”

25)  Alice Jemima  ~  “Take Me Back”

26)  James Brown  ~  “Give It Up Or Turn It Loose”

27)  Cage The Elephant  ~  “Take It Or Leave It”

28)  James Cagney  ~  “Give My Regards To Broadway”

29)  Brandy Clark  ~  “Take A Little Pill”

30)  U2  ~  “The Little Things That Give You Away”

31)  Phil Collins  ~  “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)”

32)  Suzy Bogguss  ~  “Give Me Some Wheels”

33)  Steve Miller Band  ~  “Take The Money And Run”

34)  The Chi-Lites  ~  “(For God’s Sake) Give More Power To The People”

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”

Popular Songs Of 1968, Vol. 3

These sets just keep getting better! But I may be biased. Vol. 3 of 4 of the most Popular Songs of 1968 is ready to rock. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Cass Elliot  ~  “Dream A Little Dream Of Me”

2)  The Lemon Pipers  ~  “Green Tambourine”

3)  Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass  ~  “This Guy’s In Love With You”

4)  The Intruders  ~  “Cowboys To Girls”

5)  Bee Gees  ~  “I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You”

6)  Blue Cheer  ~  “Summertime Blues”

7)  Jeannie C. Riley  ~  “Harper Valley P.T.A.”

8)  Tommy James & The Shondells  ~  “Mony Mony”

9)  Vanilla Fudge  ~  “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”

10)  Sly & The Family Stone  ~  “Dance To The Music”

11)  Eric Burdon & The Animals  ~  “Sky Pilot”

12)  Clarence Carter  ~  “Slip Away”

13)  The Beatles  ~  “Lady Madonna”

14)  Gary Puckett & The Union Gap  ~  “Young Girl”

15)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “I Say A Little Prayer”

16)  Cream  ~  “Sunshine Of Your Love”

17)  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  ~  “You’re All I Need To Get By”

18)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Born To Be Wild”

19)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Sing Me Back Home”

20)  The Foundations  ~  “Build Me Up, Buttercup”

21)  The Rascals  ~  “A Beautiful Morning”

22)  James Brown  ~  “Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud”

23)  Bobby Goldsboro  ~  “Honey”

24)  Classics IV  ~  “Spooky”

25)  Ohio Express  ~  “Yummy Yummy Yummy”