Things These Artists Want To Be, Vol. 3

Here are a few more songs whose titles all start with the word "Be." Like their predecessors, these tunes are well worth your time. So take a listen. And, please, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Phyllis Hyman  ~  "Be One"

2)  Beauty And The Beast Cast  ~  "Be Our Guest"

3)  Lady Antebellum  ~  "Be Patient With My Love"

4)  Iron Maiden  ~  "Be Quick Or Be Dead"

5)  Thousand Foot Krutch  ~  "Be Somebody"

6)  Deftones  ~  "Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)"

7)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Be Still"

8)  Asher Roth  ~  "Be Right"

9)  Carolyn Arends  ~  "Be Still"

10)  Diplo & Sleepy Tom  ~  "Be Right There"

11)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  "Be There"

12)  The Lion King Cast  ~  "Be Prepared"

13)  Big Boi ft. Janelle Monáe  ~  "Be Still"

14)  Kings Of Leon  ~  "Be Somebody"

15)  Machine Head  ~  "Be Still And Know"

16)  Slash's Snakepit  ~  "Be The Ball"

17)  Kari Jobe  ~  "Be Still"

18)  The Kooks  ~  "Be Who You Are"

19)  Dua Lipa  ~  "Be The One"

20)  Major Lazer ft. Wild Belle  ~  "Be Together"

21)  The Fray  ~  "Be Still"

22)  Grace Vanderwaal  ~  "Be True To Your School"

23)  Darius Rucker  ~  "Be Wary Of A Woman"

24)  J. Holiday  ~  "Be With Me"

25)  The Killers  ~  "Be Still"

Popular Songs Of 1980, Vol. 1

You didn't think I'd forgotten about the "Popular Songs Of..." series, did you? Well, I sort of did. But now that I've remembered, here's part 1 of what will be a 4-part series featuring the best and most Popular Songs of 1980. Lots of good stuff here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lipps Inc.  ~  "Funky Town"

2)  Pink Floyd  ~  "Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two"

3)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "Woman In Love"

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4)  John Lennon  ~  "(Just Like) Starting Over"

5)  Diana Ross ft. Michael Jackson  ~  "Upside Down"

6)  KC & The Sunshine Band  ~  "Please Don't Go"

7)  Captain & Tennille  ~  "Do That To Me One More Time"

8)  Rupert Holmes  ~  "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"

9)  Blondie  ~  "Call Me"

10)  Queen  ~  "Crazy Little Thing Called  Love"

11)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "Magic"

12)  Billy Joel  ~  "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"

13)  The Pretenders  ~  "Brass In Pocket"

14)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Coming Up"

15)  ABBA  ~  "The Winner Takes It All"

16)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Sailing"

17)  Irene Cara  ~  "Fame"

18)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "Lady"

19)  Pointer Sisters  ~  "She's So Shy"

20)  The Spinners  ~  "Working My Way Back To You"

21)  Anne Murray  ~  "Broken Hearted Me"

22)  The Police  ~  "Don't Stand So Close To Me"

23)  Crystal Gayle  ~  "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"

24)  The Sugarhill Gang  ~  "Rapper's Delight"

25)  Pat Benatar  ~  "Heartbreaker"

"He," "Him," & "His" Songs, Vol. 3

OK, so I was right and I was wrong. I was right about there being enough good songs left over to do a Vol. 3. I was wrong about there being fewer songs this time around. It's the same. But now I've got them all out of my system. So...no Vol. 4. Scout's honor! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Love & The Outcome  ~  "He Is With Us"

2)  John Grant  ~  "It Doesn't Matter To Him"

3)  Wynonna  ~  "She Is His Only Need"

4)  Public Enemy ft. Stephen Stills  ~  "He Got Game"

5)  En Vogue  ~  "Giving Him Something He Can Feel"

6)  The Smiths  ~  "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side"

7)  Laurie London  ~  "He's God The Whole World In His Hands"

8)  Empress Of  ~  "When I'm With Him"

9)  Everclear  ~  "The Man Who Broke His Own Heart"

10)  The Chiffons  ~  "He's So Fine"

11)  Elvis Costello  ~  "Let Him Dangle"

12)  The Imperials  ~  "His Name Is Wonderful"

13)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  "He's So Shy"

14)  Bobby Vee  ~  "Run To Him"

15)  Wild Beasts  ~  "His Grinning Skull"

16)  Joey + Rory  ~  "He Touched Me"

17)  James Arthur  ~  "Can I Be Him?"

18)  The Black Keys  ~  "All Hands Against His Own"

19)  Randy Travis  ~  "He Walked On Water"

20)  Troye Sivan  ~  "For Him"

21)  Sharon Van Etten  ~  "Life Of His Own"

22)  Jim Reeves  ~  "He'll Have To Go"

23)  Kimbra  ~  "Rescue Him"

24)  Wolf Gang  ~  "The King And All Of His Men"

25)  Josie Cotton  ~  "He Could Be The One"

26)  Nirvana  ~  "They Hung Him On A Cross"  (Curious song choice for this band...)

27)  Brand New  ~  "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot"

"Hop," "Skip," & "Jump" Songs

Here's a rousing collection of songs with the words "Hop," " Skip, " and/or "Jump" in their titles. Because I dunno why, that's why. Enjoy! ~ JH

1)  Danny & The Juniors  ~  "At The Hop"

2)  Henson Cargill  ~  "Skip A Rope"

3)  Kris Kross  ~  "Jump"

4)  Ramones  ~  "Cretin Hop"

5)  Olly Murs ft. Chiddy Bang  ~  "Heart Skips A Beat"

6)  House Of Pain  ~  "Jump Around"

7)  Bobby Darin  ~  "Queen Of The Hop"

8)  Cold War Kids  ~  "Skip The Charades"

9)  The Pointer Sisters  ~  "Jump (For My Love)"

10)  XTC  ~  "Life Begins At The Hop"

11)  Lenka  ~  "Heart Skips A Beat"

12)  Lion Babe ft. Childish Gambino  ~  "Jump Hi"

13)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "Hop A Plane / Superstar"

14)  Claire Guerreso & Deepend  ~  "I'm Just A Skipping Stone"

15)  Van Halen  ~  "Jump"

16)  Led Zeppelin  ~  "Misty Mountain Hop"

17)  Zara Larsson  ~  "Skipping A Beat"

18)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Jump Then Fall"

19)  Dead Kennedys  ~  "Hop With The Jet Set"

20)  Buck Owens and the Buckaroos  ~  "My Heart Skips A Beat"

21)  Molly Kate Kestner  ~  "Jump"

22)  Mississippi John Hurt  ~  "Hop Joint"

23)  The xx  ~  "Heart Skipped A Beat"

24)  Adore Delano  ~  "Jump The Gun"

25)  The Collins Kids  ~  "Hop, Skip, And Jump"