Popular Songs Of 1956, Vol. 2

Here's the latest and last (for this year, at least) entry in the "Popular Songs Of..." series, this one being Part 2 (of 2) featuring songs from the year 1956. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tennessee Ernie Ford  ~  “Sixteen Tons”

2)  Pat Boone  ~  “Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)”

3)  Fats Domino  ~  “My Blue Heaven”

4)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Hound Dog”

5)  The Lennon Sisters  ~  “Tonight You Belong To Me”

6)  Bill Doggett  ~  “Honky Tonk”

7)  Gogi Grant  ~  “The Wayward Wind”

8)  Bill Haley & His Comets  ~  “See You Later, Alligator”

9)  Perry Como  ~  “Juke Box Baby”

10)  Vic Damone  ~  “On The Street Where You Live / Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk”

11)  Johnny Cash  ~  “I Walk The Line”

12)  The Platters  ~  “You’ll Never Know”

13)  Eddie Heywood  ~  “Canadian Sunset”

14)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Mr. Wonderful”

15)  Gale Storm  ~  “Ivory Tower”

16)  The Four Lads  ~  “No, Not Much”

17)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Love Me Tender”

18)  Little Richard  ~  “Long, Tall Sally”

Popular Songs Of 1955, Vol. 2

Here's part 2 of 2 in a sonically, if not altogether visually impressive collection of hit songs from 1955. It was hard to find live performances or movie clips for the majority of the songs from this era, but I included them whenever possible. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Baby, Let's Play House"

2)  Don Cherry  ~  "Band Of Gold"

3)  Julie London  ~  "Cry Me A River"

4)  Chuck Berry  ~  "Maybellene"

5)  Joni James  ~  "How Important Can It Be?"

6)  Smiley Lewis  ~  "I Hear You Knockin'"

7)  Doris Day  ~  "Everybody Loves My Baby" / "Mean To Me"

8)  Gogi Grant  ~  "Suddenly There's A Valley"

9)  Patti Page  ~  "Croce Di Oro (Cross Of Gold)"

10)  LaVern Baker & The Gliders  ~  "Tweedle Dee"

11)  The El Dorados  ~  "At My Front Door"

12)  Little Richard  ~  "Tutti Frutti"

13)  Big Joe Turner  ~  "Flip, Flop, And Fly"

14)  Eddie Fisher  ~  "I Need You Now"

15)  Al Hibbler  ~  "Unchained Melody"

16)  Dean Martin  ~  "Innamorata"

17)  Peggy Lee  ~  "He's A Tramp"

18)  Danny Kaye  ~  "Life Could Not Better Be"

19)  Fred Astaire  ~  "Something's Gotta Give"

20)  Gwen Verdon  ~  "Whatever Lola Wants"

Songs About Spiders

It is what it sounds like it is. Well, sort of. Some of these songs aren't actually about physical spiders. Perhaps metaphorical spiders and/or their metaphorical webs. Some of the songs just happen to have the word "Spider" in the title while seemingly having no other connection to arachnids. So, in retrospect, I guess it is only slightly what it sounds like it is. Whatever it is, enjoy!   ~  JH

1)  No Doubt  ~  "Spiderwebs"

2)  Sharks  ~  "Patient Spider"

3)  System Of A Down  ~  "Spiders"

4)  Moddi  ~  "Let The Spider Run Alive"

5)  Katie Melua  ~  "Spider's Web"

6)  Little Richard ft. Debbie Gibson  ~  "Itsy Bitsy Spider"

7)  Tatiana Okupnik  ~  "Spider Web"

8)  The Who  ~  "Boris The Spider"

9)  Ramones  ~  "Spider-Man"

10)  Indigo La End  ~  "Sweet Spider"

11)  Vanessa Williams  ~  "Kiss Of The Spider Woman"

12)  Livin' Blues  ~  "Black Spider Woman"

13)  David Bowie  ~  "Glass Spider"

14)  Joan Osborne  ~  "Spider Web"

15)  Foals  ~  "Milk & Black Spiders"

16)  Tony Joe White  ~  "Stud Spider"

17)  Daily Bread  ~  "She, Spider"

18)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "The Spider And The Fly"

19)  Wally Badarou  ~  "Kiss Of The Spider"

20)  Tazieff  ~  "My Princess Ate A Spider"