Popular Songs Of 1989, Vol. 1

You *know* you've been waiting for these! There were so many good and/or Popular Songs of 1989 that I had no choice but to make this series a five-parter. Which, if we're honest, isn't a bad thing at all. In fact, it's pretty rad! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Paula Abdul  ~  “Straight Up”

2)  Chicago  ~  “Look Away”

3)  Boy Meets Girl  ~  “Waiting For A Star To Fall”

4)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Miss You Much”

5)  Bad English  ~  “When I See You Smile”

6)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)”

7)  Bette Midler  ~  “Wind Beneath My Wings”

8)  Bobby Brown  ~  “On Our Own”

9)  Boys Club  ~  “I Remember Holding You”

10)  Exposé  ~  “What You Don’t Know”

11)  Clint Black  ~  “A Better Man”

12)  Deon Estus  ~  “Heaven Help Me”

13)  Tiffany  ~  “All This Time”

14)  Tone Loc  ~  “Funky Cold Medina”

15)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Patience”

16)  Highway 101  ~  “Honky Tonk Heart”

17)  Mötley Crüe  ~  “Kickstart My Heart” 

18)  The Cure  ~  “Fascination Street”

19)  Samantha Fox  ~  “I Wanna Have Some Fun”

20)  The Jeff Healey Band  ~  “Angel Eyes”

21)  Madonna  ~  “Cherish”

22)  Duran Duran  ~  “I Don’t Want Your Love”

23)  Richard Marx  ~  “Right Here Waiting”

24)  Debbie Gibson  ~  “Lost In Your Eyes”

25)  Warrant  ~  “Heaven”

"Favorite" Songs

In case you were wondering, these aren't MY favorite songs, although I do like several of them quite a bit. Nope, they're quite simply a collection of songs with the word "Favorite" in their titles. Or "Favourite" for the ones by the European-based artists. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Julie Andrews  ~  “My Favorite Things”

2)  O.A.R.  ~  “Favorite Song”

3)  Colbie Caillat ft. Common  ~  “Favorite Song”

4)  Phillips, Craig, & Dean  ~  “Favorite Song Of All”

5)  Alison Krauss and Union Station  ~  “New Favorite”

6)  Howie Day  ~  “Favorite Song”

7)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “My Favorite Mistake”

8)  Newsong  ~  “Your Favorite Name Is Father”

9)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Favorite Hello”

10)  Motion City Soundtrack  ~  “My Favorite Accident”

11)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “My Favorite Plum”

12)  Harry Nilsson  ~  “Mr. Richland’s Favorite Song / One”

13)  K’s Choice  ~  “Favorite Adventure”

14)  Thousand Foot Krutch  ~  “Favorite Disease”

15)  Quadron  ~  “Favorite Star”

16)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “My Favorite Girl”

17)  The Cardigans  ~  “My Favourite Game”

18)  The Figgs  ~  “My Favorite Shirt”

19)  Sophie Madeleine & Friends  ~  “You Are My Favourite”

20)  Dawes  ~  “All Your Favorite Bands”

21)  Silvina Moreno  ~  “Favorite Perfume”

22)  Owen Paul  ~  “My Favourite Waste Of Time”

23)  Stars  ~  “My Favourite Book”

24)  Jimmy Wahlsteen  ~  “It’s Your Favorite”

25)  Haircut 100  ~  “Favourite Shirts”

"Tough" Songs

Go ahead – run these songs through the wringer. They can take it. They're "Tough"! Now enjoy 'em already!  ~  JH

1)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Tougher Than The Rest"

2)  Gary Allan  ~  "Tough Little Boys"

3)  Jessie Ware  ~  "Tough Love"

4)  New Kids On The Block  ~  "Hangin' Tough"

5)  Craig Morgan  ~  "Tough"

6)  Kellie Pickler  ~  "Tough"

7)  Billy Ocean  ~  "When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going"

8)  RATT  ~  "You Think You're Tough"

9)  Vanilla Ninja  ~  "Tough Enough"

10)  Tesla  ~  "Hang Tough"

11)  McAllister Kemp  ~  "All Kinds Of Tough"

12)  Christina Aguilera  ~  "Tough Lover"

13)  Nils Lofgren  ~  "Cry Tough"

14)  REO Speedwagon  ~  "Tough Guys"

15)  Little Boots  ~  "Pretty Tough"

16)  The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart  ~  "Too Tough"

17)  Technotronic ft. MC Eric  ~  "Tough"

18)  Shelby Lynne  ~  "Things Are Tough All Over"

19)  King Kobra  ~  "Tough Guys"

20)  Poison  ~  "Cry Tough"

Songs About Hanging

This is not a playlist for a would-be lynch mob. I don't support that kind of behavior. These are not songs for lonely bats dangling upside down in dark, dank caves. They don't need music to make them feel worse about their situation. These are not songs for the brokenhearted. That's Bon Jovi's job. Rather, here's a collection of songs with the word "Hang" (or its derivatives) in their titles. Most of these songs are really good. Some of them are just okay. One of them is really bad, but my wife convinced me that it belonged in this list. (I'll let you figure out which one.) You probably will have heard of a few of them, while others will be as new to you as they were to me. In fact, they're all worth a listen – except that one song. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lifehouse  ~  "Hanging By A Moment"

2)  The Letter Black  ~  "Hanging On By A Thread"

3)  New Kids On The Block  ~  "Hangin' Tough"

4)  Sarah Vaughan  ~  "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most"

5)  The McCoys  ~  "Hang On, Sloopy"

6)  The Supremes  ~  "You Keep Me Hangin' On"

7)  Counting Crows  ~  "Hanginaround"

8)  Robyn  ~  "Hang With Me"

9)  The Four Seasons  ~  "Let's Hang On!"

10)  Britt Nicole  ~  "Hanging On"

11)  Yellowcard  ~  "Hang You Up"  (This video is hilarious!)

12)  Ivy Levan  ~  "Hang Forever"

13)  Phil Collins  ~  "Hang In Long Enough"

14)  Jann Arden  ~  "Hanging By A Thread"

15)  Tesla  ~  "Hang Tough"

16)  Sade  ~  "Hang On To Your Love"

17)  Dr. Dog  ~  "Hang On"

18)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home"

19)  Smash Mouth  ~  "Hang On"

20)  Lykke Li  ~  "Hanging High"

21)   The Guess Who  ~  "Hang On To Your Life"

22)  Cheyenne Kimball  ~  "Hanging On"

23)  Marty Robbins  ~  "Don't Let Me Hang Around"

24)  The Cardigans  ~  "Hanging Around"

25)  The Monkees  ~  "What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round?"