MC Hammer's & Céline Dion's Greatest Hits

Today, two iconic artists are celebrating their birthdays. So I thought it only fitting to put together a retrospective of their best and most well-known hit songs in one post. Never mind that these artists have completely different styles. Without further delay, it's Hammer Time! And it's also Queen of Pop Time. So...enjoy!  ~  JH

BLOGGER'S NOTE:  It seemed redundant to put the artist's name before the title of the song here as I normally do. But honestly, if you can't tell whose song it is you probably need to get both your hearing and your vision checked.

1)  “U Can’t Touch This”

2)  “Beauty And The Beast”  (with Peabo Bryson)

3)  “Pray”

4)  “If You Asked Me To”

5)  “2 Legit 2 Quit”

6)  “When I Fall In Love”  (with Clive Griffin)

7)  “Addams Groove”

8)  “The Power Of Love”

9)  “Pumps And A Bump”

10)  “To Love You More”

11)  “Here Comes The Hammer”

12)  “Because You Loved Me”

13)  “Have You Seen Her”

14)  “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now”

15)  “Turn This Mutha Out”

16)  “All By Myself”

17)  “Pump It Up”

18)  “My Heart Will Go On”

19)  “They Put Me In The Mix”

20)  “I’m Your Angel”  (with R. Kelly)

21)  “It’s All Good”

22)  “That’s The Way It Is”

23)  “This Is The Way We Roll”

24)  “A New Day Has Come”

25)  “Don’t Stop”

26)  “Taking Chances”

27)  “Sultry Funk”  (with VMF)

28)  “The Prayer”  (with Andrea Bocelli)

29)  “Goin’ Up Yonder”

30)  “Loved Me Back To Life”

Songs About Praying, Vol. 2

Here's another rousing set of Songs About Prayer. If you liked yesterday's songs, you'll probably like these, too (some true classics here). And the set after that. And the set after that. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Livin’ On A Prayer”

2)  MC Hammer  ~  “Pray”

3)  Keith & Kristyn Getty ft. Moya Brennan  ~  “A Mother’s Prayer”

4)  Zakk Wylde  ~  “Lost Prayer”

5)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “I Say A Little Prayer”

6)  Cliff Richard  ~  “The Millennium Prayer”

7)  Lee Hazlewood  ~  “Pray Them Bars Away”

8)  CeCe Winans  ~  “Pray”

9)  Adelitas Way  ~  “Ready For War (Pray For Peace)”

10)  Bebe Rexha  ~  “Pray”

11)  Chris Stapleton  ~  “Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore”

12)  Rebecca St. James  ~  “Pray”

13)  Bishop Briggs  ~  “Pray (Empty Gun)”

14)  John Denver  ~  “Poems, Prayers, And Promises”

15)  Saosin  ~  “Control And The Urge To Pray”

16)  Calvin Harris ft. HAIM  ~  “Pray To God”

17)  Jon McLaughlin  ~  “Praying To The Wrong God”

18)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Praying For Time”

19)  Lecrae  ~  “Prayin’ For You”

20)  Alison Krauss & Union Station  ~  “Down To The River To Pray”

Songs With The Letters Of The Alphabet In Their Titles

If, after reading the title of this post, you are arching your eyebrows in my direction at the inanity of it all, please let me explain. Yes, of course, all songs with words in their titles use the letters of the alphabet to form those words. However, some songs use a single letter (not a full word) somewhere in their title – and those are the ones I'm showcasing here. For example, Ed Sheeran's "The A Team," Pachelbel's "Canon In D," and MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This," just to name a few. In this post, you will find one song representing each letter of the alphabet. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ed Sheeran  ~  "The A Team"

2)  The Avett Brothers  ~  "Paranoia In B Flat Major"

3)  Lilly Wood & The Prick  ~  "Prayer In C"

4)  The Piano Guys  ~  "Rockelbel's Canon (Pachelbel's Canon In D)"

5)  Bruce Springsteen ft. The Roots  ~  "E Street Shuffle"

6)  Disclosure ft. Mary J. Blige  ~  "F For You"

7)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  "Illusions In G Major"

8)  R.E.M.  ~  "Swan Swan H"

9)  Live  ~  "I Alone"

10)  James  ~  "Jam J"

11)  McFly  ~  "The Ballad Of Paul K"

12)  Jamiroquai  ~  "Little L"

13)  The Cure  ~  "M"

14)  Oasis  ~  "Rock 'N' Roll Star"

15)  Coldplay  ~  "O"

16)  The Rentals  ~  "Friends Of P."

17)  Fink  ~  "Q & A"

18)  Kesha  ~  "We R Who We R"

19)  Diana Krall  ~  "'S Wonderful"

20)  The Who  ~  "Bucket T"

21)  MC Hammer  ~  "U Can't Touch This"

22)  Gregory And The Hawk  ~  "First Flying V"

23)  TobyMac  ~  "Fresher Than A Night At The W"

24)  Green Day  ~  "X-Kid"

25)  Maite Perroni  ~  "Tu Y Yo"

26)  Toni Basil  ~  "Shoppin' From A To Z"

More Songs With Four-Letter Words In The Titles

The "More" in the title of this post refers to the fact that I've done one of these posts in the past, on my original blog. In case you missed that one, I should explain. To quote my previous intro: "It's not what you think it is. Unless you were thinking that this is a collection of songs with titles that are exactly four letters long. In which case, it's exactly what you think." Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "Lady"

2)  Ellie Goulding  ~  "Burn"

3)  Florida Georgia Line  ~  "Stay"

4)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "Torn"

5)  MC Hammer  ~  "Pray"

6)  Lorde  ~  "Team"

7)  Enrique Iglesias  ~  "Hero"

8)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  "Lies"

9)  Linkin Park  ~  "Numb"

10)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Mine"

11)  Dan Croll  ~  "Home"

12)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  "Papi"

13)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  "Worn"

14)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Hero"

15)  Hawk Nelson  ~  "Zero"

16)  CHVRCHES  ~  "Lies"

17)  Van Halen  ~  "Jump"

18)  Concrete Blonde  ~  "Joey"

19)  The Vines  ~  "Ride"

20)  Rush Of Fools  ~  "Undo"