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”

Popular Songs Of 1986, Vol. 1

Let me take you back in time to 30 years ago. The year was 1986. The music was awesome. Whether it was pop, rock, R&B, or country, there were plenty of good songs to suit all tastes. I can only hope that I have represented this mammoth year in music well with this post and its three follow-ups. If I've missed anything significant, I'm sure you'll tell me about it. But wait till you've seen all 4 installments, just in case your favorite made one of the later editions. Oh, yeah...please...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Dionne Warwick ft. Elton John, Gladys Knight, & Stevie Wonder  ~  “That’s What Friends Are For”

2)  Mr. Mister  ~  “Broken Wings”

3)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Say You, Say Me”

4)  Survivor  ~  “Burning Heart”

5)  Klymaxx  ~  “I Miss You”

6)  Robert Palmer  ~  “Addicted To Love”

7)  Whitney Houston  ~  “How Will I Know”

8)  The Judds  ~  “Have Mercy”

9)  Patti LaBelle ft. Michael McDonald  ~  “On My Own”

10)  Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson  ~  “Friends & Lovers”

11)  Billy Ocean  ~  “There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)”

12)  Peter Cetera  ~  “The Glory Of Love”

13)  Janet Jackson  ~  “What Have You Done For Me Lately”

14)  Randy Travis  ~  “On The Other Hand”

15)  Berlin  ~  “Take My Breath Away”

16)  Simply Red  ~  “Holding Back The Years”

17)  George Strait  ~  “Nobody In His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her”

18)  Madonna  ~  “Papa Don’t Preach”

19)  Bon Jovi  ~  “You Give Love A Bad Name”

20)  The Human League  ~  “Human”

It's About Time! Vol. 2: Minutes

Here's the second installment into my latest series of posts. These songs all have the word "Minutes" or "Minute" in their titles. Take a listen – it'll only take a few (...wait for it...) minutes! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Iron Maiden  ~  "2 Minutes To Midnight"

2)  Madonna ft. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland  ~  "4 Minutes"

3)  Granger Smith  ~  "5 More Minutes"

4)  Pantera  ~  "5 Minutes Alone"

5)  Capital Cities  ~  "One Minute More"

6)  Antonique Smith  ~  "Hold Up, Wait A Minute (Woo Woo)" 

7)  "Weird Al" Yankovic  ~  "One More Minute"

8)  Hi-Five  ~  "I Can't Wait Another Minute"

9)  The Hives  ~  "Wait A Minute"

10)  CIV  ~  "Can't Wait One Minute More"

11)  Tavares  ~  "It Only Takes A Minute"

12)  Michael McDonald  ~  "Minute By Minute"

13)  Gilbert O'Sullivan  ~  "A Minute Of Your Time"

14)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  "Did It In A Minute"

15)  Five Star  ~  "Can't Wait Another Minute"

16)  Cliff Richard & The Shadows  ~  "The Minute You're Gone"

17)  Carlene Carter  ~  "Meant It For A Minute"

18)  Uriah Heep  ~  "One Minute"

19)  Depeche Mode  ~  "Two-Minute Warning"

20)  tUnE-yArDs  ~  "Wait For A Minute"

Songs With "Keep" In The Title

One might automatically think that this would be the first part of a two-parter in my never-ending series of "Opposites" music posts. However, that would not be the case. For one thing, I've done way too many "Opposites" posts of late anyway. Secondly, I couldn't think of a word that was a natural opposite to the word "Keep." But there were still lots of "Keep" songs I wanted to post. So here they are… Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  2Pac  ~  "Keep Ya Head Up"

2)  Zac Brown Band  ~  Keep Me In Mind"

3)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Keep The Faith"

4)  The Human League  ~  "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"  (This man is wearing a lot of makeup. Hmm...)

5)  Kelly Rowland  ~  "Keep It Between Us"

6)  Sugarland  ~  "Keep You"

7)  Weezer  ~  "Keep Fishin'"  (Featuring The Muppets, for those of you who like Muppets – of which I am one.)

8)  Billy Joel  ~  "Keeping The Faith"

9)  Soul II Soul  ~  "Keep On Movin'"

10)  Reba McEntire  ~  "I Keep On Lovin' You"

11)  Needtobreathe  ~  "Keep Your Eyes Open"

12)  Wild Belle  ~  "Keep You"

13)  Curtis Harding  ~  "Keep On Shining"  (This song would be right at home with the Motown songs of old. But it's a relatively recent song.)

14)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  "Keep It Between The Lines"  (Whatever happened to this guy? He was one of the better country singers in the '80s and '90s.)

15)  Rival Sons  ~  "Keep On Swinging"

16)  Julia Child  ~  "Keep On Cooking"  (What will they think of next?)

17)  Travie McCoy ft. Brendon Urie  ~  "Keep On Keeping On"

18)  Eddie Vedder  ~  "Can't Keep"

19)  Garbage  ~  "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing"

20)  REO Speedwagon  ~  "Keep On Loving You"  (This is one of the stupidest story lines for a music video that I've ever seen. Especially considering that the song itself isn't that bad.)

21)  Tony Bennett & Aretha Franklin  ~  "How Do You Keep The Music Playing?"  (Wow, what a duet! This is magical!)

22)  Michael McDonald  ~  "I Keep Forgettin'"  ("I just hit the east side of the LBC, on a mission tryin' to find Mr. Warren G"...Oh wait, that's a different song altogether. Sampled from this song, but not this song. Not by a long shot.)

23)  American Authors  ~  "Keep Me Dreaming"

24)  Annie Lennox  ~  "Keep Young And Beautiful"

25)  Enya  ~  "How Can I Keep From Singing?"  (That's a good question, Enya. When I figure that out, I'll let you know!)