Popular Songs Of 2010, Vol. 1

It's that time of year again. When I drag out the most popular songs from decades past and present them for your listening pleasure. Or something like that... I'm going to *try* to be more selective this year, as I invariably get carried away with these kinds of posts. So these are the biggest hits from 10 years ago, and the set that will follow contains more of the same. My, how time flies! Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

BLOGGER'S NOTE: The "modern" era of music being what it is, there are elements of a few of the songs in this post which some might find offensive. While I have strived to post the "clean" version of songs where expletives were present, some visual content in several of the videos may be less than savory. Viewer discretion is advised.

1)  Train  ~  “Hey, Soul Sister”

2)  Ke$ha  ~  “TiK ToK”

3)  The Script  ~  “Breakeven”

4)  The Band Perry  ~  “If I Die Young”

5)  Taio Cruz ft. Ludacris  ~  “Break Your Heart”

6)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “American Honey”

7)  Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars  ~  “Billionaire”

8)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Can’t Be Tamed”

9)  Chris Brown ft. Tyga & Kevin McCall  ~  “Deuces”

10)  Katy Perry  ~  “Teenage Dream”

11)  Sanctus Real  ~  “Forgiven”

12)  Lady Gaga  ~  “Alejandro”

13)  Drake  ~  “Over”

14)  Rihanna  ~  “Only Girl (In The World)”

15)  Maroon 5  ~  “Misery”

16)  Orianthi  ~  “According To You”

17)  Uncle Kracker  ~  “Smile”

18)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Speak Now”

19)  Bruno Mars  ~  “Just The Way You Are”

20)  Ke$ha  ~  “We R Who We R”

21)  Darius Rucker  ~  “Come Back Song”

22)  Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg  ~  “California Gurls”

23)  Cee Lo Green  ~  “Forget You”

24)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Temporary Home”

25)  Eminem  ~  “Not Afraid”

"Clear" Songs

As if it wasn't blatantly obvious, yesterday's post featured a set of songs that were clearly "Vague," both in their titles and probably in their context, too. On the other hand, you also have five fingers, as well as this collection of tunes with the word "Clear" in their titles. Duh! So...enjoy! ~ JH

1)  CHVRCHES  ~  "Clearest Blue"

2)  Andy Grammer  ~  "Smoke Clears"

3)  Clean Bandit ft. Noonie Bao  ~  "Dust Clears"

4)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  "When The Coast Is Clear"

5)  Grace VanderWaal  ~  "Clearly"

6)  Nada Surf  ~  "Cold To See Clear"

7)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever"

8)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  "Clear As The Driven Snow"

9)  Jewel  ~  "Perfectly Clear"

10)  Moby & The Void Pacific Choir  ~  "The Light Is Clear In My Eyes"

11)  Lake Street Dive  ~  "Clear A Space"

12)  Needtobreathe  ~  "Clear"

13)  Catherine Forte  ~  "In The Clear"

14)  The New Violence  ~  "Clear My Head"

15)  Wozniak  ~  "Clear"

16)  Alabama  ~  "Clear Across America Tonight"

17)  Jess Starreveld  ~  "Loud + Clear"

18)  Miley Cyrus  ~  "Clear"

19)  Oakman  ~  "Clear Enough"

20)  Ella Koon  ~  "Clear Cut"

21)  Sabrina  ~  "Clear"

22)  Maggie Thorn  ~  "Light Of A Clear Blue Morning"

23)  Jenna Bryson  ~  "Clear"

24)  Lianne Kaye  ~  "Clear"

25)  ZIV  ~  "Soft And Clear"

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 5

Last but not least... "In" & "Out" Songs, Vol. 5...and GO! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Veronicas  ~  “In My Blood”

2)  Elton John  ~  “Turn The Lights Out When You Leave”

3)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Moon In Your Mouth”

4)  Kaki King  ~  “Pull Me Out Alive”

5)  The Smiths  ~  “The Boy With The Thorn In His Side”

6)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Breakout”

7)  Brandy Clark  ~  “Big Day In A Small Town”

8)  Chely Wright  ~  “Hang Out In Your Heart”

9)  Gossip  ~  “Move In The Right Direction”

10)  Dodie  ~  “Burned Out”

11)  Queen  ~  “I’m In Love With My Car”

12)  Blondie  ~  “Out In The Streets”

13)  Ani DiFranco  ~  “In Or Out”

14)  Screaming Females  ~  “Lights Out”

15)  Shamir  ~  “In For The Kill”

16)  Joan Jett and the Blackhearts  ~  “You Want In, I Want Out”

17)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “In Private”

18)  Siouxsie And The Banshees  ~  “Love Out Me”

19)  Courtney Barnett  ~  “An Illustration Of Loneliness (Sleepless In New York)”

20)  Morrissey  ~  “Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself?”

21)  Village People  ~  “In The Navy”

22)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Cut It Out”

23)  Queen  ~  “Let Me In Your Heart Again”

24)  Conchita Wurst  ~  “Put That Fire Out”

25)  Beth Ditto  ~  “In And Out”

26)  Lesley Gore  ~  “Out Here On My Own”

27)  Gossip  ~  “Standing In The Way Of Control”

28)  Amy Ray  ~  “Out On The Farm”

29)  Siouxsie And The Banshees  ~  “Cities In Dust”

30)  The Veronicas  ~  “Let Me Out”

“In” & “Out” Songs, Vol. 4

You didn't think I'd forgotten about this series, did you? Of course not! And there's one more post to go after this one. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  La Roux  ~  “In For The Kill”

2)  Courtney Barnett  ~  “Out Of The Woodwork”

3)  The Smiths  ~  “Girlfriend In A Coma”

4)  Anna Calvi  ~  “Blackout”

5)  Mary Gauthier  ~  “Drag Queens In Limousines”

6)  David Bowie  ~  “Blackout”

7)  Blondie  ~  “In The Flesh”

8)  Judas Priest  ~  “Out In The Cold”

9)  The Breeders  ~  “Wait In The Car”

10)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Get Out The Map”

11)  OTEP  ~  “In Cold Blood”

12)  Neon Hitch  ~  “Out Of This World”

13)  Village People  ~  “In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star)”

14)  Erasure  ~  “All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love”

15)  Elton John  ~  “The Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes”

16)  St. Vincent  ~  “Actor Out Of Work”

17)  Joshua Kadison  ~  “Beautiful In My Eyes”

18)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “G.N.O. (Girls’ Night Out)”

19)  Adam Lambert  ~  “Kickin’ In”

20)  Kesha  ~  “Out Alive”

21)  David Bowie & Mick Jagger  ~  "Dancing In The Street”

22)  Hurray For The Riff Raff  ~  “Look Out Mama”

23)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “I Have Friends In Holy Spaces”

24)  RuPaul  ~  “Workout”

25)  Freddie Mercury  ~  “In My Defence”

26)  The Feeling & Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  “Leave Me Out Of It”

27)  Neon Trees  ~  “Text Me In The Morning”

28)  Jenny Owen Youngs  ~  “Keys Out, Lights On”

29)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I Want To Be In Love”

30)  Chely Wright  ~  “She Went Out For Cigarettes”