"Natural" & "Unnatural" Songs

Let's take a break from the ever-popular (by # of clicks at least) but seemingly endless series of "Popular Songs Of..." posts, and return to the somewhat-popular (but not as much so) world of "Opposites" posts. I had several good "Natural" songs I wanted to explore, but the songs for its (natural) opposite – "Unnatural" – were somewhat limited. So this is technically a two-part "Opposites" post. This time, "Natural" and "Unnatural" songs. Next time, "Natural" and "Artificial" songs (think ingredients). Ready or not, here they are...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Natural High”

2)  GODS  ~  “Unnatural”

3)  Rush  ~  “Natural Science”

4)  Muse  ~  “Unnatural Selection”

5)  EPICA  ~  “Natural Corruption”

6)  Fearless Vampire Killers  ~  “Our Nature’s Unnatural”

7)  Jasmine Villegas  ~  “Natural”

8)  The Sun Explodes  ~  “The Unnatural”

9)  Live  ~  “Natural Born Killers”

10)  EZ Basic  ~  “Unnatural”

11)  Crowded House  ~  “It’s Only Natural”

12)  Bubbles Erotica  ~  “Super Unnatural”  (Don’t let the band’s questionable name scare you off – this song’s not half bad!)

13)  Lou Rawls  ~  “A Natural Man”

14)  Voter Kernel  ~  “Unnatural Gathering Of Animals”

15)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”

Popular Songs Of 1976, Vol. 2

We now return to a funkier time, when the clothes were flashier, the hair was longer, and the music was...pretty good, actually. Here's Part 2 (of 3) of the most Popular Songs of 1976. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ohio Players  ~  “Love Rollercoaster” 

2)  Eagles  ~  “Take It To The Limit”

3)  Bee Gees  ~  “You Should Be Dancing”

4)  Conway Twitty  ~  “This Time I’ve Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me”

5)  Vicki Sue Robinson  ~  “Turn The Beat Around”

6)  Lou Rawls  ~  “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine”

7)  David Bowie  ~  “Golden Years”

8)  KC and the Sunshine Band  ~  “Shake Your Booty”

9)  Starbuck  ~  “Moonlight Feels Right”

10)  Maxine Nightingale  ~  “Right Back Where We Started From”

11)  Dr. Hook  ~  “Only Sixteen”

12)  The Bellamy Brothers  ~  “Let Your Love Flow”

13)  Gary Wright  ~  “Dream Weaver”

14)  Emmylou Harris  ~  “Together Again”

15)  Eric Carmen  ~  “All By Myself”

16)  Diana Ross  ~  “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To?)”

17)  Henry Gross  ~  “Shannon”

18)  Chicago  ~  “If You Leave Me Now”  (Video repeats itself in silence around the 3:50 mark. May as well stop watching it there. You won’t hear anything else anyway.)

19)  Peter Frampton  ~  “Show Me The Way”

20)  Aerosmith  ~  “Dream On”

21)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “You And Me”

22)  Boz Scaggs  ~  “Lowdown”

23)  John Sebastian  ~  “Welcome Back”

24)  Bay City Rollers  ~  “Saturday Night”

25)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Say You Love Me”

"Groovy" Songs

Last week, I posted a collection of "Funky" songs. So it seems only fitting that I should now post a few "Groovy" ones as well. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Phil Collins  ~  "A Groovy Kind Of Love"

2)  The Mamas And The Papas  ~  "Somebody Groovy"

3)  The Clash  ~  "Groovy Times"

4)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  "We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin'"

5)  ZZ Top  ~  "Groovy Little Hippie Pad"

6)  Lou Rawls  ~  "Groovy People"

7)  The Troggs  ~  "Wild Thing"  (No, "Groovy" isn't in the title. I cheated. But it's repeated several times throughout the song in the chorus. So there.)

8)  Gene Chandler  ~  "Groovy Situation"

9)  Stick  ~  "No Groovy"

10)  The Partridge Family  ~  "Workin' On A Groovy Thing"

11)  Gov't Mule  ~  "Left Coast Groovies"

12)  The Mindbenders  ~  "A Groovy Kind Of Love"  (This is the original version of the Phil Collins song above. Totally different feel than the other one, so I included it here as well.)

13)  Nancy Sinatra  ~  "Your Groovy Self"

14)  Thomas Helmig  ~  "Groovy Day"

15)  People's Choice  ~  "Party Is A Groovy Thing"

16)  Joe Dodo & The Groovers  ~  "Groovy"

17)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"

18)  Aztec Jackal  ~  "Feeling Groovy"

19)  The Farm  ~  "Groovy Train"

20)  Jocelyn Alice & Right The Stars  ~  "So Groovy (Reach Out Of The Darkness)"