"Block" & "Charge" Songs

Even though it really isn't my favorite sport, I sorta miss watching basketball games. I particularly enjoy seeing people getting fouled. I dunno why. These songs are inspired by my slight affinity for basketball and two things that happen a lot in any given game: "Blocks" and "Charges." Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  "Jenny From The Block"

2)  311  ~  "Charge It Up"

3)  The Church  ~  "Block"

4)  The Band CAMINO  ~  "Free Of Charge"

5)  Warren Zevon  ~  "Tenderness On The Block"

6)  Shandi Sinnamon  ~  "Charles In Charge"  (Yep, it's the theme song from the -- beloved? benign? banal? -- '80s sitcom starring Scott Baio.)

7)  Rosemary Clooney & Bing Crosby  ~  "Let's Take A Walk Around The Block"

8)  Keb' Mo ft. Rosanne Cash  ~  "Put A Woman In Charge"

9)  Alice Cooper  ~  "Prettiest Cop On The Block"

10)  Shirley Caesar  ~  "No Charge"

11)  Matt and Kim  ~  "Block After Block"

12)  Great Lake Swimmers  ~  "One More Charge At The Red Cape"

13)  The Coasters  ~  "Riot In Cell Block Number Nine"

14)  Faster Pussycat  ~  "Charge Me Up"

15)  Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill  ~  "Block Party"

16)  Albert Collins  ~  "Master Charge"

17)  The Chiffons  ~  "My Block"

18)  Nneka  ~  "In Charge"

19)  Marshmello  ~  "Blocks"

20)  SLVR  ~  "Charge"

21)  The Chemical Brothers  ~  "Block Rockin' Beats"

22)  Yinka  ~  "Take Charge"

23)  Wrabel  ~  "11 Blocks"

24)  DJ Finest  ~  "Charge"

25)  TryHardNinja  ~  "In Charge"  (And finally, a song with both words in it. The chorus begins: "In charge of building the world / Lay down the blocks and watch it grow...")

Even More Songs About “Doing It”

Last but not least in a series that probably never should have been a series, here are Even More Songs About "Doing It." As always, the "it" here can mean a variety of things. In most, if not all, cases "it" refers to something completely innocuous. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Bonnie Tyler & Todd Rundgren  ~  “Loving You’s A Dirty Job (But Somebody’s Gotta Do It)”

2)  Paris  ~  “The Devil Made Me Do It”

3)  Camera Obscura  ~  “Do It Again”

4)  Pia Mia ft. Chris Brown & Tyga  ~  “Do It Again”

5)  Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers  ~  “I’ve Seen Him Do It”

6)  Daphne Willis  ~  “Do It Like This”

7)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Can’t Let You Do It”

8)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “Do It Well”

9)  Vern Gosdin  ~  “If You’re Gonna Do Me Wrong, Do It Right”

10)  Leigh Nash  ~  “Doing It Wrong”

11)  Father John Misty  ~  “Well, You Can Do It Without Me”

12)  Catherine Zeta-Jones  ~  “I Can’t Do It Alone”

13)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “Do It Or Die”

14)  Shirley Caesar  ~  “He’ll Do It Again”

15)  Gerry & The Pacemakers  ~  “How Do You Do It?”

16)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  “Should I Do It?”

17)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Do It For Love”

18)  No Doubt  ~  “You Can Do It”

19)  Canon ft. Thi’sl & Lecrae  ~  “Over Do It”

20)  The Kills  ~  “Doing It To Death”

“Alright” Songs

The titles of these songs belie their actual quality. They may be "Alright" Songs, but they're much more than alright. In fact, they're pretty awesome. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Darius Rucker  ~  “Alright”

2)  Eurythmics  ~  “It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)”

3)  Dean Lewis  ~  “Be Alright”

4)  Ariana Grande  ~  “Be Alright”

5)  Kenny Loggins  ~  “I’m Alright”

6)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Alright”

7)  Elton John  ~  “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting”

8)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “I’m Gonna Be Alright”

9)  Keaton Henson  ~  “Alright”

10)  Ella Fitzgerald  ~  “Alright, Okay, You Win”

11)  Elvis Presley  ~  “That’s All Right”

12)  Anouk  ~  “Alright”

13)  Rod Stewart  ~  “Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)”

14)  Jo Dee Messina  ~  “I’m Alright”

15)  Mungo Jerry  ~  “Alright Alright Alright”

16)  Paula Abdul  ~  “Alright Tonight”

17)  Joshua Radin  ~  “Everything’ll Be Alright”

18)  Tep No ft. Lizz Kellermann  ~  “It’s Alright”

19)  Queen  ~  “Doing All Right”

20)  Ashley Tisdale  ~  “It’s Alright, It’s OK”

21)  Fractures  ~  “It’s Alright”

22)  Camera Obscura  ~  “This Is Love (Feels Alright)”

23)  The Dandy Warhols  ~  “Be Alright”

24)  Ledisi  ~  “In The Morning / Alright”

25)  Jesus Christ Superstar Cast ft. Sara Bareilles, Brandon Victor Dixon, & John Legend  ~  “Everything’s Alright”

Popular Songs Of 1999, Vol. 2

You want more of the most Popular Songs Of 1999? You'll get more of 'em! Continuing now, then tomorrow, and concluding the next day. Y'all ready for this? And...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “Genie In A Bottle”

2)  Nine Inch Nails  ~  “We’re In This Together”

3)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  “Angel”

4)  Third Day  ~  “Your Love, Oh Lord”

5)  Shania Twain  ~  “That Don’t Impress Me Much”

6)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  “Fly Away”

7)  Mariah Carey  ~  “I Still Believe”

8)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Scar Tissue”

9)  Whitney Houston ft. Faith Evans & Kelly Price  ~  “Heartbreak Hotel”

10)  Lit  ~  “My Own Worst Enemy”

11)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “If You Had My Love”

12)  Lou Bega  ~  “Mambo No. 5”

13)  Avalon  ~  “Always Have, Always Will”

14)  Santana ft. Rob Thomas  ~  “Smooth”

15)  Monica  ~  “Angel Of Mine”

16)  Brad Paisley  ~  “He Didn’t Have To Be”

17)  Lauryn Hill  ~  “Ex-Factor”

18)  Smash Mouth  ~  “Then The Morning Comes”

19)  Faith Hill  ~  “Breathe”

20)  Tom Petty  ~  “Room At The Top”  (Speaking of artists I miss…this guy, too.)

21)  Gloria Estefan & *NSYNC  ~  “Music Of My Heart”

22)  Andy Griggs  ~  “You Won’t Ever Be Lonely”

23)  Céline Dion  ~  “That’s The Way It Is”

24)  Collective Soul  ~  “Heavy”

25)  Jewel  ~  “Hands”

26)  Tyrese  ~  “Sweet Lady”

27)  Mandy Moore  ~  “Candy”

Songs About Waiting

These are Songs About Waiting. I hate waiting. But I like these songs. For whatever that's worth... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Serena  ~  “Waiting”

2)  Green Day  ~  “Waiting”

3)  Kina Grannis  ~  “In The Waiting”

4)  The Avett Brothers  ~  “Another Is Waiting”

5)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “How Long I’ve Been Waiting”  (Rest in peace, Queen of Soul! Your timeless voice will always be missed.)

6)  Lenny Kravitz  ~  “I’ll Be Waiting”

7)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  “Waiting For Tonight”

8)  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  “The Waiting”

9)  Julius Abel ft. Sena Sener  ~  “Waiting On The Shore”

10)  Richard Marx  ~  “Right Here Waiting”

11)  Angel Olsen  ~  “The Waiting”

12)  The Kinks  ~  “Tired Of Waiting For You”

13)  Adele  ~  “I’ll Be Waiting”

14)  CAKE  ~  “Waiting”

15)  Ace Of Base  ~  “Waiting For Magic”

16)  Avicii ft. Simon Aldred  ~  “Waiting For Love”

17)  Lisa Loeb  ~  “Waiting For Wednesday”

18)  Foreigner  ~  “Waiting For A Girl Like You”

19)  BANKS  ~  “Waiting Game”

20)  John Mayer  ~  “Waiting On The World To Change”

21)  Anna Ternheim ft. Dave Ferguson  ~  “The Longer The Waiting, The Sweeter The Kiss”

22)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Waiting On A Friend”

23)  Diana Ross  ~  “I’m Still Waiting”

24)  Jack Johnson  ~  “Sitting Waiting Wishing”

25)  Gwen Stefani  ~  “What You Waiting For?”

26)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Waiting For The End Of The World”