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"

"Net," "Flicks," & "Chill" Songs

I know what you're thinking. But honestly, this is just a bunch of songs with the words "Net," "Flicks," and "Chill" in their titles. Don't read too much into it. Simply enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  nobigdyl. ft. Emily Allman  ~  Suicide Nets"

2)  The Flaming Lips  ~  "Godzilla Flick"

3)  Why Don't We  ~  "Chills"

4)  Peter Gabriel  ~  "The Family And The Net"

5)  Chamillionaire  ~  "The Horror Flick (Intro)"

6)  Ronald Isley  ~  "Just Came Here To Chill"

7)  Waylon Jennings  ~  "Working Without A Net"

8)  Frou Frou  ~  "Flicks"

9)  Guy  ~  "Let's Chill"

10)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  "Sir Francis Bacon At The Net"

11)  Earl Van Dyke  ~  "The Flick – Parts 1, 2, 3, & 4"

12)  Eurythmics  ~  "You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart"

13)  Graham Parker  ~  "The Kid With The Butterfly Net"

14)  AC/DC  ~  "Flick Of The Switch"

15)  EPMD  ~  "You Gots To Chill"

16)  Circa Survive  ~  "Indra's Net"

17)  Queen  ~  "Flick Of The Wrist"

18)  Ne-Yo  ~  "Can We Chill"

19)  Sarah Blasko  ~  "Cast The Net"

20)  Ladytron  ~  "Flicking Your Switch"

21)  Billy Ocean  ~  "Licence To Chill"

22)  Quarterflash  ~  "Love Without A Net (You Keep Falling)"

23)  Beady Eye  ~  "Flick Of The Finger"

24)  John Lee Hooker & Carlos Santana  ~  "Chill Out"

25)  Framing Hanley  ~  "Safety Net"

26)  Finn Anderson  ~  "Flick The Switch"

27)  George Strait  ~  "The Chill Of An Early Fall"

28)  Speak Low If You Speak Love  ~  "Safety Net"

29)  Trey Songz  ~  "Flick"

30)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Cold Chill"

"Killer" Songs

Looking for some "Killer" Songs to listen to? You just found them! Need I even say it? ENJOY!  ~  JH

1)  Kali Uchis  ~  "Killer"

2)  Queen  ~  "Killer Queen"

3)  Galactic Cowboys  ~  "If I Were A Killer"

4)  Vixen  ~  "Love Is A Killer"

5)  George Michael  ~  "Killer" / "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"

6)  Lana Del Rey  ~  "Serial Killer"

7)  Judas Priest  ~  "Painkiller"

8)  Madonna  ~  "Beautiful Killer"

9)  Iron Maiden  ~  "Killers"

10)  Little Big Town  ~  "Pain Killer"

11)  Bastille  ~  "Killer"

12)  Valerie Broussard  ~  "Killer"

13)  David Bowie  ~  "New Killer Star"

14)  Alabama Shakes  ~  "Killer Diller Blues"

15)  Better Than Ezra  ~  "The Killer Inside"

16)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  "Lover Killer"

17)  Alice Cooper  ~  "Killer"

18)  Dave Matthews Band ft. Warren Haynes  ~  "Cortez, The Killer"

19)  Talking Heads  ~  "Psycho Killer"

20)  The Letter Black  ~  "Pain Killer"

21)  Alice In Chains  ~  "The Killer Is Me"

22)  Phoebe Bridgers  ~  "Killer"

23)  Thin Lizzy  ~  "Killer On The Loose"

24)  The Breeders  ~  "Walking With A Killer"

25)  Alaska 5000  ~  "Killer"

Songs About Champions

Tonight, the high school baseball team I was a minor part of 23 years ago will be recognized for winning our school's first state championship. In honor of that, here's a sensational set of Songs About Champions. Most often with these, the word "Champion" appears in the title but in some cases it's merely prominent in the lyrics. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bishop Briggs  ~  "Champion"

2)  Katy Perry  ~  "Roar"

3)  Carrie Underwood ft. Ludacris  ~  "The Champion"

4)  Queen  ~  "We Are The Champions"

5)  Fall Out Boy  ~  "Champion"

6)  The Script ft. will.i.am  ~  "Hall Of Fame"

7)  Mother Love Bone  ~  "Stardog Champion"

8)  Queen Latifah  ~  "Champion"

9)  Coldplay  ~  "Champion Of The World"

10)  Demi Lovato  ~  "For You"

11)  B.o.B. ft. O.A.R.  ~  "Champions"

12)  Right Said Fred  ~  "Stand Up (For The Champions)"

13)  RuPaul ft. Raja, Manilla Luzon, & Alexis Mateo  ~  "Champion"

14)  Fatboy Slim  ~  "Champion Sound"

15)  James Blunt  ~  "Champions"

16)  The New Pornographers  ~  "Champions Of Red Wine"

17)  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound  ~  "Champion Of Love"

18)  Crystal Fighters  ~  "Champion Sound"

19)  Agnes  ~  "Champion"

20)  KB ft. Yariel & GabrielRodriguezEMC  ~  "Long Live The Champion"

21)  Jason Derulo ft. Tia Ray  ~  "Champion"

22)  Alter Bridge  ~  "My Champion"

23)  Matisyahu  ~  "Champion"

24)  Bryan & Katie Torwalt  ~  "Champion"

25)  Havana Brown  ~  "Warrior"