I promised I wouldn't overdo these "Popular Songs" posts this time around. Due to the fact that we're at Vol. 6 of this particular year (not the mention the excessive number of songs in this one), I think I may have gone back on my word somewhat. But I promise this is the last set of songs from a most momentous year for music. If I delved any deeper than this, the songs would be mediocre at best, and you deserve better than that. So...enjoy!~JH
1) Technotronic ~ "Pump Up The Jam"
2) Alabama ~ "Jukebox In My Mind"
3) Soul II Soul ~ "Back To Life (However Do You Want Me)"
4) Clint Black ~ "Nobody's Home" (The song starts around the 1:30 mark. You're welcome.)
5) Taylor Dayne ~ "With Every Beat Of My Heart"
6) Vince Gill ~ "Never Knew Lonely"
7) Cher ~ "Just Like Jesse James"
8) Conway Twitty ~ "Crazy In Love"
9) Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville ~ "Don't Know Much"
10) Randy Travis & George Jones ~ "A Few Ole Country Boys"
11) Janet Jackson ~ "Rhythm Nation"
12) Keith Whitley ~ "It Ain't Nothin'"
13) Lorrie Morgan ~ "He Talks To Me"
14) Tom Petty ~ "Free Fallin'"
15) Tanya Tucker ~ "My Arms Stay Open All Night"
16) Michael Bolton ~ "How Can We Be Lovers?"
17) Taylor Dayne ~ "Heart Of Stone"
18) Travis Tritt ~ "I'm Gonna Be Somebody"
19) Baillie & The Boys ~ "(Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I"
20) Michael W. Smith ~ "Go West, Young Man"
21) Reba McEntire ~ "You Lie"
22) Luther Vandross ~ "Here And Now"
23) Carlene Carter ~ "I Fell In Love"
24) Digital Underground ~ "The Humpty Dance"
25) Lacy J. Dalton ~ "Black Coffee"
26) Biz Markie ~ "Just A Friend"
27) Patty Loveless ~ "On Down The Line"
28) Steven Curtis Chapman ~ "I Will Be Here"
29) Reba McEntire ~ "Walk On"
30) New Kids On The Block ~ "Step By Step"
31) Highway 101 ~ "Who's Lonely Now?"
32) Michael Bolton ~ "When I'm Back On My Feet Again"
33) Vince Gill ft. Patty Loveless ~ "When I Call Your Name"
34) Alan Jackson ~ "Wanted"
35) Seduction ~ "Two To Make It Right"
36) Travis Tritt ~ "Help Me Hold On"
37) Jody Watley ~ "Everything"
38) Randy Travis ~ "Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart"
39) The Bellamy Brothers ~ "I Could Be Persuaded"
40) Ronnie Milsap ~ "Stranger Things Have Happened"
Here begins a three-part series featuring songs with either the word "Busy" or "Idle" in their titles. A variety of styles and genres are represented here and in the two posts taht will follow. So...what're you waiting for? Please, by all means, enjoy! ~ JH
1) Jungle ~ “Busy Earnin’”
2) Oasis ~ "The Importance Of Being Idle"
3) Jane Monheit ~ “Little Man, You’ve Had A Busy Day”
4) Marina and the Diamonds ~ "Teen Idle"
5) Ronnie Milsap ~ “Busy Makin’ Plans”
6) Tedeschi Trucks Band ~ "Idle Wind"
7) Luther Vandross ~ “Busy Body”
8) Los Lonely Boys ~ "American Idle"
9) Fall Out Boy ~ “Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows)”
10) The Amps ~ "Full On Idle"
11) Dodie Clark ~ “I’ve Been Busy”(The song ends around the 2:00 mark. The rest is just chitchat.)
12) Katatonia ~ "Idle Blood"
13) Elvis Costello & The Attractions ~ “Busy Bodies”
14) The Toy Dolls ~ "Idle Gossip"
15) DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince ~ “Let’s Get Busy, Baby”
16) Beirut ~ "Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)"
17) Billy Ray Cyrus ~ “Busy Man”
18) iamamiwhoami ~ "Idle Talk"
19) Glen Campbell ~ “I Was Too Busy Loving You”
20) Vetiver ~ "Idle Ties"
21) Lucy Wainwright Roche ~ “Look Busy”
22) Jeon Soyeon ~ "Idle Song"
23) Traveling Wilburys ~ “The Devil’s Been Busy”
24) Castle No Kings ~ "Idle Hands"
25) Marvin Gaye ~ “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby”
Today (April 20th) would have been Luther Vandross' 68th birthday. Tomorrow (April 21st), Iggy Pop will celebrate his 72nd birthday. To commemorate "The Velvet Voice" and "The Godfather Of Punk"'s birthdays (and because it's really weird but kind of fun to pair two COMPLETELY different artists' work in a single post), here's a selection of the most popular and best-known songs from each of their storied careers. Enjoy! ~ JH
BLOGGER'S NOTE: I didn't bother putting the artist's name alongside the song title of each, because I figured it would be self-evident who's singing when. But just in case you get confused, if you're seeing a skinny white dude with no shirt dancing around wildly onstage and singing somewhat unintelligibly, you're experiencing an Iggy Pop song. If sparkly suits and swooning women are present, it's Luther Vandross.
1) “Never Too Much”
2) “I Wanna Be Your Dog”
3) “If This World Were Mine” (with Cheryl Lynn)
4) “I Got A Right”
5) “How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye” (with Dionne Warwick)
6) “Nightclubbing”
7) “Superstar” / “Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)”
8) “Funtime” (with David Bowie)
9) “'Til My Baby Comes Home”
10) “China Girl” (with Queens Of The Stone Age)
11) “It’s Over Now”
12) “Tonight”
13) “Wait For Love”
14) “Success”
15) “Here And Now”
16) “Lust For Life”
17) "Give Me The Reason"
18) “Passenger” (with Queens Of The Stone Age)
19) "Stop To Love"
20) “Some Weird Sin”
21) "There's Nothing Better Than Love" (with Gregory Hines)
22) “I’m Bored”
23) "Any Love"
24) “Cry For Love”
25) "She Won't Talk To Me"
26) “Real Wild Child (Wild One)”
27) "For You To Love"
28) “Cold Metal”
29) "Don't Want To Be A Fool"
30) “Home”
31) "The Rush"
32) “Candy” (with Kate Pierson)
33) "Sometimes It's Only Love"
34) “Well, Did You Evah!” (with Debbie Harry)
35) "The Best Things In Life Are Free" (with Janet Jackson, Bell Biv DeVoe, & Ralph Tresvant)
