Here's another rousing set of Songs About Remembering & Forgetting. In case you missed the first set, you can find it here. I hope you will enjoy! ~ JH
1) Madonna ~ “I’ll Remember”
2) Mary Lambert ~ “Forget Me”
3) Jennifer Hudson ~ “Remember Me”
4) Michael McDonald ~ “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)”
5) Miguel ft. Natalia Lafourcade ~ “Remember Me (Dúo)”
6) Ben Howard ~ “I Forget Where We Were”
7) Diana Ross ~ “Remember Me”
8) Sarah McLachlan ~ “I Will Not Forget You”
9) Jack Johnson ~ “Do You Remember”
10) Marina and the Diamonds ~ “Forget”
11) Josh Groban ~ “Remember When It Rained”
12) Against The Current ~ “Forget Me Now”
13) Jessica Simpson ~ “Remember That”
14) The Kooks ~ “Forgive & Forget”
15) Demi Lovato ~ “Remember December”
16) Zara Larsson ft. MNEK ~ “Never Forget You”
17) Bryan Adams ~ “Let’s Make A Night To Remember”
18) Lianne La Havas ~ “Forget”
19) Phil Collins ~ “Do You Remember?”
20) The Go-Go’s ~ “Forget That Day”
21) Sheryl Crow ~ “Try Not To Remember”
22) Alison Krauss & Union Station ~ “Forget About It”
23) Priscilla Ahn ~ “Remember How I Broke Your Heart”
Last but not least, this fourth and final set of Popular Songs of 2008. Then we move on to the '98 songs next week. And boy, are those going to be fun! Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Ne-Yo ~ “Closer”
2) Taylor Swift ~ “Fearless”
3) Keith Urban ~ “Everybody”
4) Rihanna ~ “Take A Bow”
5) Fall Out Boy ft. John Mayer ~ “Beat It”
6) Sugarland ~ “All I Want To Do”
7) Chris Brown ~ “Forever”
8) Katy Perry ~ “Hot N Cold”
9) Rascal Flatts ~ “Every Day”
10) Natasha Bedingfield ft. Sean Kingston ~ “Love Like This”
One last round of Things These Artists Have "Got," and we're through. Herein, you'll find artists who have got the world on a string, ants in their pants, a lovely bunch of coconuts, a tiger by the tail, and the shaft – just to name a few. Ready, set, enjoy! ~ JH
1) Chance The Rapper ~ “All We Got”
2) Michael Bublé ~ “I’ve Got The World On A String”
3) Ethel Merman ~ “I’ve Got The Sun In The Morning”
4) James Brown ~ “I Got Ants In My Pants (And I Want To Dance)”
5) Manchester Orchestra ~ “I’ve Got Friends”
6) Leona Lewis ~ “I Got You”
7) Heavy D & The Boyz ~ “We Got Our Own Thang”
8) Merv Griffin ~ “I’ve Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts”
9) Jessica Simpson ~ “I’ve Got My Eyes On You”
10) Buck Owens & His Buckaroos ~ “I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail”
11) Fats Waller ~ “I’ve Got My Fingers Crossed”
12) Shirley Bassey ~ “I’ve Got A Song For You”
13) The Academy Is… ~ “We’ve Got A Big Mess On Our Hands”
14) Ray Charles ~ “I Got A Woman”
15) The Black Keys ~ “I Got Mine”
16) Kiki Dee Band ~ “I’ve Got The Music In Me”
17) Wilco ~ “I Got You”
18) Marc Anthony ~ “I’ve Got You”
19) Jack Johnson ~ “I Got You”
20) Pinocchio Cast ~ “I’ve Got No Strings”
21) Billy Currington ~ “I Got A Feelin’”
22) Passion Pit ~ “I’ve Got Your Number”
23) Jerry Reed ~ “She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)”
It's that time of year again...when I drag out a classic Christmas song we all know and love and find a number of different versions of it and gather them all in one place. (Hint: Right here.) And the key word is "different." Herein you'll find the song rendered by human voices alone, you'll hear full orchestra, mass choir, hip-hop, dubstep, metal core, boys' choir, and alternative versions, just to name a few. I dare ya to listen! Oh, and enjoy! ~ JH
1) Pentatonix (Gorgeously intricate rendition by the current kings [and queen] of a cappella.)
2) Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Actual title: “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24”) (Classic orchestral/heavy metal medley of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and this particular carol.)
3) Family Force 5 (I don’t even know how to describe this one. Weird? Terrible? Inventive? Slightly off? Perhaps it’s all of the above.)
4) BarlowGirl (One of my favorite “girl groups” sings one of my favorite carols in a medley with “Sing We Now Of Christmas.” Breathtakingly beautiful!)
5) DeStorm Power (There just *had to* be a hip-hop version of this song out there somewhere, right? Yup. And this is it.)
6) Capital Kings (And a dubstep version, apparently.)
7) August Burns Red (Then there’s the metalcore rendition that you’ve all been waiting for. No? Well, maybe you should listen anyway. It’s rather awesome!)
8) Celtic Woman (It almost seems like the song was written for them to sing. Great stuff!)
9) Sesame Street Cast ft. Jennifer Hudson (A Dreamgirl and Muppets. What else is there to say?)
10) David Hicken (Never heard of this guy before, but he tickles the ivories quite adeptly.)
11) Straight No Chaser (Because we needed a more traditional a cappella version of the song, I suppose.)
12) Mormon Tabernacle Choir (And a mass choir with handbells version, of course.)
13) Libera (Something about a choir of boys dressed like wingless angels just screams Christmas! And weird. It most definitely also screams weird.)
14) The Piano Guys (Like the TSO song above, this is a medley of “Carol” and “God Rest Ye.” I dunno why he calls himself “The Piano Guys,” but he sure can play a mean cello!)
15) Jessica Simpson (This is what happens when a singer of generally vapid pop songs bothers to actually record “real” music. She should do so more often.)
16) Fallulah (Slower, darker, and vaguely menacing. Definitely different. In other words, I like it.)
17) Kenny G (Medley of “Carol” and “We Three Kings.” Leave it to a saxophonist to provide a breath of fresh air to an oft-recorded tune. Pun fully intended. And fully awful.)
18) Josh Wilson (I’ve seen this guy work his magic in concert. This may sound like the work of a full band, but I’ll bet you he played nearly every note and instrument you hear all by himself.)
19) The Calling (To all these other renditions, I add this post-grunge/alternative rock offering. You’re welcome?)
20) Richard Carpenter (The only thing this one’s missing is Richard’s sister Karen’s velvety vocals. One thing it could do without is all the cheesiness. But I guess it was the '70s...so there ya go!)
