"Chinese" Songs, Vol. 2

It took me a few days, but as promised, here's another set of "Chinese" Songs, neither sung in Chinese nor performed by Chinese artists. Because...there were too many good ones for just one post, that's why. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Passenger  ~  "Paper Cut, Chinese Burn"

2)  Jessica Mauboy  ~  "Chinese Whispers"

3)  Level 42  ~  "The Chinese Way"

4)  Peggy Lee  ~  "Chinese Love Poems: Going Rowing / Like The Moon / The Musicians"

5)  Travis  ~  "Chinese Blues" / "Eyes Wide Open"

6)  Australian Crawl  ~  "Chinese Eyes"

7)  The Trews  ~  "Chinese Kites" / "Beautiful & Tragic"

8)  John Cale  ~  "Chinese Envoy"

9)  Go West  ~  "Chinese Whispers"

10)  Joni Mitchell  ~  "Chinese Café / Unchained Melody"

11)  Sales  ~  "Chinese New Year"

12)  A Silent Film  ~  "Chinese Lanterns"

13)  The Howl & The Hum  ~  "Godmanchester Chinese Bridge"

14)  Cass McCombs  ~  "In A Chinese Alley"

15)  Rickie Lee Jones  ~  "Scary Chinese Movie"

16)  Biz Markie  ~  "Chinese Food"

17)  Robert Earl Keen  ~  "10,000 Chinese Walk Into A Bar"

18)  Finch  ~  "Chinese Organ Thieves"

19)  The Temperance Movement  ~  "Chinese Lanterns"

20)  Scott Helman  ~  "Chinese Restaurant"

Popular Songs Of 1948, Vol. 1

In celebration of my father's 70th year of life (his birthday was in September), here's the first in a two-part series of posts featuring the most Popular Songs of 1948. Most of you seeing/hearing these probably aren't old enough to remember any of these songs. Or maybe you are familiar with them, because you were raised listening to good music like I was. Either way...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Doris Day  ~  “It’s Magic”

2)  Pee Wee Hunt  ~  “Twelfth Street Rag”

3)  Georgia Gibbs  ~  “The Things We Did Last Summer”

4)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “Let’s Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello”

5)  Primo Scala’s Banjo & Accordion Orchestra ft. The Keynotes  ~  “Underneath The Arches”

6)  Ken Griffin & Jerry Wayne  ~  “You Can’t Be True, Dear”

7)  Johnny Bond  ~  “Oklahoma Waltz”

8)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Mañana (Is Soon Enough For Me)”

9)  Woody Herman  ~  “Four Brothers”

10)  Ray Noble & His Orchestra ft. Buddy Clark  ~  “I’ll Dance At Your Wedding”

11)  Francis Craig & His Orchestra  ~  “Beg Your Pardon”

12)  Gracie Fields  ~  “Now Is The Hour”

13)  Eddy Arnold  ~  “Molly Darlin’”

14)  Mahalia Jackson  ~  “Move On Up A Little Higher”

15)  Perry Como  ~  “Because”

16)  The Mills Brothers  ~  “Gloria”

17)  Margaret Whiting  ~  “A Tree In The Meadow”

18)  Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys  ~  “Texarkana Baby”

19)  Jo Stafford  ~  “Red River Valley”

20)  Hank Thompson & The Brazos Valley Boys  ~  “Humpty Dumpty Heart”

21)  Jon & Sondra Steele  ~  “My Happiness”

22)  Hank Williams, Sr.  ~  “Honky Tonkin’”

23)  Nat King Cole Trio  ~  “Nature Boy”

24)  Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra ft. Sons Of The Pioneers  ~  “Cool Water”

25)  Tex Ritter  ~  “Rye Whiskey”

Popular Songs Of 1958, Vol. 2

Here's another set of songs that set toes a-tappin' and pleased a plethora of ears sixty years ago. There are some genuine gems here. So what are you waiting for? Enjoy them already!  ~  JH

1)  Buddy Holly & The Crickets  ~  “Oh, Boy!”

2)  Tommy Edwards  ~  “It’s All In The Game”

3)  The Silhouettes  ~  “Get A Job”

4)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “Bird Dog / (Till) I Kissed You”  (Another delightful double feature from the brothers Everly. The first song was their 1958 hit. The second of these came out a year later.)

5)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck”

6)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Poor Little Fool”

7)  Bobby Day  ~  “Over And Over”

8)  Jimmie Rodgers  ~  “Secretly”

9)  Pat Boone  ~  “April Love”

10)  Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra  ~  “Sail Along, Silv’ry Moon”

11)  Royal Teens  ~  “Short Shorts”

12)  The Kalin Twins  ~  “When”

13)  Laurie London  ~  “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands”

14)  The Platters  ~  “Twilight Time”

15)  The Teddy Bears  ~  “To Know Him Is To Love Him”

16)  Jody Reynolds  ~  “Endless Sleep”

17)  Connie Francis  ~  “Who’s Sorry Now?”

18)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Fever”

19)  Paul Anka  ~  “You Are My Destiny”

20)  Jimmy Clanton  ~  “Just A Dream”

21)  Bobby Darin  ~  “Queen Of The Hop”

22)  Jerry Lee Lewis  ~  “Great Balls Of Fire”

23)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Do I Like It?”

24)  Elvis Presley  ~  “One Night”

25)  The Monotones  ~  “The Book Of Love”

“Nice” & “Slow” Songs, Vol. 2

Last but not least in the "Nice" & "Slow department, there's this set of songs. I'm sure you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Niall Horan  ~  “Slow Hands”

2)  Sinéad O’Connor  ~  “How Nice A Woman Can Be”

3)  Elvis Costello  ~  “A Slow Drag With Josephine”

4)  Ambrosia  ~  “Nice, Nice, Very Nice”

5)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “Slow Down, Sister”

6)  Silversun Pickups  ~  “It’s Nice To Know You Work Alone”

7)  The Reverend Horton Heat  ~  “Slow”

8)  Iggy Pop ft. Izia  ~  “Nice To Be Dead”

9)  San Cisco  ~  “SloMo”

10)  The Lovin’ Spoonful  ~  “You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice”

11)  St. Vincent  ~  “Slow Disco”

12)  Sleeper  ~  “Nice Guy Eddie”

13)  Grouplove  ~  “Slow”

14)  Green Day  ~  “Nice Guys Finish Last”

15)  Audrey Assad  ~  “Slow”

16)  Diana Krall  ~  “So Nice”

17)  Johnny Rivers  ~  “Slow Dancin’”

18)  Chester See  ~  “Nice Guys”

19)  Band Of Horses  ~  “Slow, Cruel Hands Of Time”

20)  The Stranglers  ~  “Nice In Nice”

21)  The Weepies  ~  “Slow Pony Home”

22)  Peggy Lee & Frank Sinatra  ~  “Nice Work If You Can Get It”

23)  Lera Lynn  ~  “Slow Motion Countdown”

24)  Incubus  ~  “Nice To Know You”

25)  Gov’t Mule  ~  “Slow Happy Boys”

Songs About Guys (By "Girls")

Here's another all-female-artists post for your listening pleasure. These are Songs About Guys, as sung by "Girls." (By which, of course, I mean women of a variety of ages – not trying to be disparaging in any way.) Ready... set... enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Hey Violet  ~  “Guys My Age”

2)  Mindy McCready  ~  “Guys Do It All The Time”

3)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “Who Gets The Guy?”

4)  Tori Amos  ~  “That Guy”

5)  Aimee Mann  ~  “Guys Like Me”

6)  Diana King  ~  “Shy Guy”

7)  Kellie Pickler  ~  “One Of The Guys”

8)  Melanie  ~  “The Good Guys”

9)  Christina Aguilera  ~  “Guy What Takes His Time”

10)  Betty Wright  ~  “Girls Can’t Do What The Guys Do”

11)  Lilly Wood & The Prick  ~  “Guys In Bands”

12)  The Runaways  ~  “All Right You Guys”

13)  Jenny Lewis  ~  “Just One Of The Guys”

14)  Mary Wells  ~  “My Guy”

15)  Colbie Caillat  ~  “Nice Guys”

16)  Betty Clooney  ~  “A Guy Is A Guy”

17)  Vanessa Paradis  ~  “A Lucky Guy”

18)  Cherry Glazerr  ~  “Told You I’d Be With The Guys”

19)  Tove Lo  ~  “Good Guys”

20)  Peggy Lee  ~  “He’s My Guy”

21)  Jaida Dreyer  ~  “Guy’s Girl”

22)  Pat Benatar  ~  “Sometimes The Good Guys Finish First”

23)  Lesley Gore  ~  “My Guy, My Town, And Me”

24)  Caroline Jones  ~  “Tough Guys”

25)  Aqua  ~  “Good Guys”