My wife is nineteen weeks pregnant today. So here's 19 songs with "Nineteen" (or "19") in their titles to celebrate that fact. Did I mention that these are getting harder and harder to put together? Did I also mention that nobody's twisting my arm to make me do them? However, I still managed to find the "required" number of songs, and my more music-savvy readers (listeners?) will be able to recognize at least 8 to 10 of these artists by name, if not by these songs. Only a few more weeks of these before I give up on them entirely, so enjoy them while they last! ~ JH
1) Muddy Waters ~ "She's Nineteen Years Old"
2) Vanessa Amorosi ~ "19 Turning Point"
3) Joe Jackson ~ "Nineteen Forever"
4) The Courteneers ~ "Not Nineteen Forever"
5) Mark Wills ~ "19 Somethin'"
6) Dan + Shay ~ "19 You + Me"
7) Tegan and Sara ~ "Nineteen"
8) The Smashing Pumpkins ~ "1979"
9) Matt Wertz ~ "5:19"
10) Paul McCartney & Wings ~ "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five"
Remember that series I started the other day – the one featuring songs by artists with the 4 Classical Elements in their names? Yeah, well, this is part 2 of that, featuring songs by bands with "Water" (in some form) in their names. Enjoy! ~ JH
1) Roger Waters ~ "Hello (I Love You)"
2) Sweetwater ~ "What's Wrong"
3) Bodies Of Water ~ "Rise Up, Careful"
4) Muddy Waters ~ "Mannish Boy"
5) Hundred Waters ~ "Cavity"
6) Water Knot ~ "Big Brother"
7) Crystal Waters ~ "100% Pure Love"
8) Super Water Sympathy ~ "Uh Oh!"
9) Darkwater ~ "Breathe"
10) Ethel Waters ~ "Am I Blue"
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To further prove that my recent streak of nostalgic music posts has not been a fluke, here's a wonderful collection of popular songs from 60 years ago. Rock-n-roll enthusiasts will recognize some notable early examples of the genre which were first released that year. But for the most part, rock hadn't caught on yet, and highly-orchestrated pop songs by solo artists and vocal groups were still all the rage. Maybe you're old enough to remember these first-hand, or maybe you just prefer oldies to today's music. Either way, how many of these are you familiar with? ~ JH
1) Bill Haley and His Comets ~ "Rock Around The Clock"
2) The Chordettes ~ "Mr. Sandman"
3) Elvis Presley ~ "That's All Right (Mama)"
4) Patti Page ~ "Steam Heat"
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