The “Look” & “Feel” Of Songs, Vol. 1

In my 6+ years of music blogging, I have posted Songs About Feelings, The Feels, and Feeling It. But since the subject of "feelings" is utterly ubiquitous in music, here's a new variation of previously unposted "Feel" Songs, this time paired with "Look" Songs as well. Because, I mean, why not? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Look What You Made Me Do”

2)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Feel”

3)  Metronomy  ~  “The Look”

4)  Chicago  ~  “Feel”

5)  Roxette  ~  “The Look”

6)  Robbie Williams  ~  “Feel”

7)  Poison  ~  “Look What The Cat Dragged In”

8)  Selah Sue  ~  “Feel”

9)  Galantis  ~  “Mama Look At Me Now”

10)  Hillsong Worship  ~  “I Feel Like I’m Falling”

11)  ABC  ~  “The Look Of Love”

12)  Tonight Alive  ~  “How Does It Feel?”

13)  Jason Aldean  ~  “Tonight Looks Good On You”

14)  Calvin Harris  ~   “Feel So Close”

15)  Whitney Houston  ~  “I Look To You”

16)  Toto  ~  “How Does It Feel?”

17)  Lady Gaga  ~  “Look What I Found”

18)  Naughty By Nature  ~  “Feel Me Flow”

19)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “You Look Good”

20)  Rhye  ~  “Feel Your Weight”

21)  Larkin Poe  ~  “Look Away”

22)  Dierks Bentley  ~  “Feel That Fire”

23)  Paramore  ~  “Looking Up”

24)  The Weeknd  ~  “Can’t Feel My Face”

25)  Sade  ~  “Keep Looking”

Songs About Thorns & Thistles

Here's a bunch of Songs About Thorns & Thistles. Because...well, I don't really know why. It seemed like a good idea at the time? (And it was!) If you happen to think of an iconic song with either of these words in the title that you don't see here, be patient. It might be in the follow-up to this post. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Poison  ~  “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”

2)  Howl At The Moon  ~  “Russian Thistle”

3)  Namoli Brennet  ~  “Thorn In Your Side”

4)  Mumford & Sons  ~  “Thistle & Weeds”

5)  The Black Crowes  ~  “Thorn In My Pride”

6)  Mean Mary  ~  “Dance Of The Thistledown”

7)  Janet Devlin  ~  “Crown Of Thorns”

8)  Jack Cookson  ~  “Thistles”

9)  Alela Diane  ~  “Rose And Thorn”

10)  The Dependence Band  ~  “Thistles”

11)  Lo Moon  ~  “Thorns”

12)  String Quartet  ~  “A Gift Of A Thistle”

13)  Twila Paris  ~  “This Thorn”

14)  Jeffrey Foucault  ~  “Thistledown Tears”

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

16)  Hundred Waters  ~  “Thistle”

17)  Amber Wolfe  ~  “No Thorn”

18)  The Abbey Skyway  ~  “Thistles”

19)  Savatage  ~  “Edge Of Thorns”

20)  Nora Jane Struthers  ~  “Thistle”

21)  Alex Hepburn  ~  “Crown Of Thorns”

22)  Greg Mashinter  ~  “Thorns & Thistles”

23)  Being As An Ocean  ~  “Thorns”

24)  Paper Bird  ~  “Boxcars & Thistles”

25)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  “The Path Of Thorns (Terms)”

Popular Songs Of 1988, Vol. 5

Well, here it is. My last chance to post your favorite song(s) from thirty years ago. Hopefully, I covered all the good ones. If not, let me know what I missed. I hope you will... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “I Get Weak”

2)  Bobby Brown  ~  “My Prerogative”

3)  R.E.M.  ~  “Stand”

4)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Strong Enough To Bend”

5)  Terence Trent D’Arby  ~  “Sign Your Name”

6)  Aerosmith  ~  “Rag Doll”

7)  Vixen  ~  “Edge Of A Broken Heart”

8)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  “Don’t We All Have The Right”

9)  Bobby McFerrin  ~  “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”

10)  Patrick Swayze ft. Wendy Fraser  ~  “She’s Like The Wind”

11)  Rodney Crowell  ~  “I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried”

12)  Amy Grant  ~  “Lead Me On”

13)  Exile  ~  “I Can’t Get Close Enough”

14)  Poison  ~  “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”

15)  Taylor Dayne  ~  “Prove Your Love”

16)  George Michael  ~  “Father Figure”

17)  Def Leppard  ~  “Love Bites”

18)  Highway 101  ~  “Just Say Yes”

19)  Richard Marx  ~  “Should’ve Known Better”

20)  Brenda Russell  ~  “Piano In The Dark”

21)  Kix  ~  “Don't Close Your Eyes"

22)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Smooth Criminal”

23)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Paradise City”

24)  Whitney Houston  ~  “One Moment In Time”

25)  Steve Winwood  ~  “Roll With It”

26)  The Judds  ~  “Turn It Loose”

Popular Songs Of 1988, Vol. 4

If you haven't seen/heard your favorite song from 1988 thus fair, do not despair – it might be in this post. Or the final one tomorrow. If neither, I apologize – and please let me know what gem I might have missed. Regardless... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Terence Trent D’Arby  ~  “Wishing Well”

2)  George Michael  ~  “Kissing A Fool”

3)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “Heaven Is A Place On Earth”

4)  Poison  ~  “Nothin’ But A Good Time”

5)  Conway Twitty  ~  “That’s My Job”

6)  Neneh Cherry  ~  “Buffalo Stance”

7)  Foreigner  ~  “I Don’t Want To Live Without You”

8)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Cherry Bomb”

9)  Cher  ~  “I Found Someone”

10)  Dokken  ~  “Walk Away”

11)  Rich Mullins  ~  “Awesome God”

12)  Sheena Easton  ~  “The Lover In Me”

13)  White Lion  ~  “Wait”

14)  INXS  ~  “Never Tear Us Apart”

15)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “If It Don’t Come Easy”

16)  Milli Vanilli  ~  “Girl, You Know It’s True”

17)  Eric Carmen  ~  “Hungry Eyes”

18)  Highway 101  ~  “Cry, Cry, Cry”

19)  New Edition  ~  “If It Isn’t Love”

20)  David Lee Roth  ~  “Just Like Paradise”

21)  Pretty Poison  ~  “Catch Me (I’m Falling)”

22)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Everything Your Heart Desires”

23)  Al B. Sure!  ~  “Nite And Day”

24)  Gloria Estefan  ~  “Can’t Stay Away From You”

25)  Van Halen  ~  “Finish What Ya Started”

26)  U2  ~  “Desire”