Popular Songs Of 1978, Vol. 3

More of the best, or at least most Popular Songs Of 1978 – incidentally the year that I was born – coming your way right now. It's groovy, baby!  ~  JH

1)  Commodores  ~  “Three Times A Lady”

2)  Dire Straits  ~  “Sultans Of Swing”

3)  Johnny Paycheck  ~  “Take This Job And Shove It”

4)  Frankie Valli  ~  “Grease”

5)  Chaka Khan  ~  “I’m Every Woman”

6)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “The Gambler”

7)  Paul Davis  ~  “I Go Crazy”

8)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Hopelessly Devoted To You”

9)  Bob Welch  ~  “Sentimental Lady”

10)  Journey  ~  “Wheel In The Sky”

11)  Rita Coolidge  ~  “We’re All Alone”

12)  Kenny Loggins  ~  “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend’”

13)  Eruption  ~  “I Can’t Stand The Rain”

14)  REO Speedwagon  ~  “Roll With The Changes”

15)  John Paul Young  ~  “Love Is In The Air”

16)  Van Halen  ~  “You Really Got Me”

17)  The B-52’s  ~  “Rock Lobster”

18)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  “Many Rivers To Cross”

19)  Gerry Rafferty  ~  “Baker Street”

20)  Yvonne Elliman  ~  “If I Can’t Have You”

21)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Let’s Take The Long Way Around The World”

22)  Samantha Sang ft. Barry Gibb  ~  “Emotion”

23)  Carly Simon  ~  “You Belong To Me”

24)  The Cars  ~  “Just What I Needed”

25)  The O’Jays  ~  “Use Ta Be My Girl”

“Real” & “Fake” Songs, Vol. 1

Since there seems to be a lot of blurring the lines between what's "Real" and what's "Fake" these days (even our President has problems with this!), there's this collection of songs. Because this phenomenon is so rampant in today's world, there will be two more volumes of these. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Who  ~  “The Real Me”

2)  twenty one pilots  ~  “Fake You Out”

3)  Unspoken  ~  “Real Thing”

4)  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts  ~  “Fake Friends”

5)  Alan Parsons Project  ~  “In The Real World”

6)  The National  ~  “Fake Empire”

7)  Megadeth  ~  “The Threat Is Real”

8)  Olivia Noelle  ~  “Faking It”

9)  Kenny Loggins  ~  “The Real Thing”  (There’s a fair bit of talking at the beginning of this clip. The song starts at the 3:07 mark. You’re welcome.)

10)  Lecrae ft. Thi’sl  ~  “Fakin”

11)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “The Real Thing”

12)  Radiohead  ~  “Fake Plastic Trees”

13)  Billy Dean  ~  “Real Man”

14)  Shawn Mendes  ~  “Fake Love”

15)  Jody Watley  ~  “Real Love”

16)  Korn  ~  “Fake”

17)  Faith No More ~  “The Real Thing”

18)  The Frames  ~  “Fake”

19)  Vanessa Williams  ~  “The Real Thing”

20)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Fake Tales Of San Francisco”

21)  Motion City Soundtrack  ~  “This Is For Real”

22)  Findlay  ~  “Fake Black Heart”

23)  U2  ~  “Even Better Than The Real Thing”

24)  Andrew Bird  ~  “The Fake Headlines”

25)  Simple Minds  ~  “Real Life”

Popular Songs Of 1986, Vol. 3

And now for something completely expected...Part 3 (of 4) of the most Popular Songs of 1986. There's plenty of good stuff to be heard here. So dive right in, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Genesis  ~  “Invisible Touch”

2)  The Jets  ~  “Crush On You”

3)  INXS  ~  “What You Need”

4)  The Bangles  ~  “Manic Monday”  (Fun fact: This memorable song was penned by none other than Prince.)

5)  Eddie Money ft. Ronnie Spector  ~  “Take Me Home Tonight”

6)  John Cougar Mellencamp  ~  “R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To ’60s Rock)”

7)  Reba McEntire  ~  “Whoever’s In New England”

8)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Dancing On The Ceiling”

9)  Boston  ~  “Amanda”

10)  Randy Travis  ~  “Diggin’ Up Bones”

11)  Sade  ~  “The Sweetest Taboo”

12)  Simple Minds  ~  “Alive And Kicking”

13)  The Judds  ~  “Rockin’ With The Rhythm Of The Rain”

14)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Stuck With You”

15)  Michael McDonald  ~  “Sweet Freedom”

16)  Dream Academy  ~  “Life In A Northern Town”

17)  Cameo  ~  “Word Up!”

18)  Mike & The Mechanics  ~  “All I Need Is A Miracle”

19)  Baltimora  ~  “Tarzan Boy”

20)  Miami Sound Machine  ~  “Bad Boy”

21)  Kenny Loggins  ~  “Danger Zone”