Popular Songs Of 1988, Vol. 1

And now the one you've all been waiting for! Well, at least those of you "of a certain age." (I certainly qualify.) The '80s posts are always my wife's favorites as well. Popular Songs of 1988 starts...NOW! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  George Michael  ~  “One More Try”

2)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Man In The Mirror”

3)  Taylor Dayne  ~  “Tell It To My Heart”

4)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Sweet Child O’ Mine”

5)  Richard Marx  ~  “Hold On To The Nights”

6)  Whitney Houston  ~  “So Emotional”

7)  Elton John  ~  “Candle In The Wind”

8)  Steve Winwood  ~  “Don’t You Know What The Night Can Do?”

9)  Tanya Tucker, Paul Overstreet, & Paul Davis  ~  “I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love”

10)  Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock  ~  “It Takes Two”

11)  Johnny Hates Jazz  ~  “Shattered Dreams”

12)  The Bangles  ~  “Hazy Shade Of Winter"

13)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Bad Medicine”

14)  Rick Astley  ~  “Together Forever”

15)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “The Loco-Motion”

16)  Keith Whitley  ~  “Don’t Close Your Eyes”

17)  Cheap Trick  ~  “The Flame”

18)  Debbie Gibson  ~  “Foolish Beat”

19)  Aerosmith  ~  “Angel”

20)  The Jets  ~  “Rocket 2 U”

21)  Kathy Mattea  ~  “Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses”

22)  George Harrison  ~  “Got My Mind Set On You”

23)  UB40  ~  “Red, Red Wine”

24)  Tiffany  ~  “Could’ve Been”

25)  The Escape Club  ~  “Wild, Wild West”

26)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  “I’ll Leave This World Loving You”

“Have” & “Hold” Songs, Vol. 4

Last but not least, this set of "Have" & "Hold" songs. Then we can move on to another subject. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sounds Of Blackness  ~  “Hold On (Change Is Comin’)”

2)  Bryan Adams  ~  “Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?”

3)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  “Hold On”

4)  Robbie Williams  ~  “Have You Met Miss Jones?”

5)  Matt Maher  ~  “Hold Us Together”

6)  Foo Fighters  ~  “Have It All”

7)   Colbie Caillat  ~  “Hold On”

8)  Elton John  ~  “Have Mercy On The Criminal”

9)  Clint Black & Roy Rogers  ~  “Hold On, Partner”

10)  David Dunn  ~  “Have Everything”

11)  Toto  ~  “Hold The Line”

12)  Tom Jones  ~  “Have You Ever Been Lonely?”

13)  38 Special  ~  “Hold On Loosely”

14)  The Wallflowers  ~  “Have Mercy On Him Now”

15)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Hold On Tight”

16)  The Hollies  ~  “Have You Ever Loved Somebody?”

17)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “Hold My Heart”

18)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  “Have Mercy”

19)  Richard Marx  ~  “Hold On To The Nights”

20)  The Kentucky Headhunters  ~  “Have You Ever Loved A Woman?”

21)  Triumph  ~  “Hold On”

22)  Paul Weller  ~  “Have You Made Up Your Mind?”

23)  Gloria Estefan  ~  “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me”

24)  Rufus  ~  “Have A Good Time”

25)  Rich Mullins  ~  “Hold Me Jesus”

“To” & “From” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a new three-part series (I know, I know, I know!) featuring songs with the words "To" and "From" in their titles. Since these words are so common, I limited myself to choosing only songs with titles that BEGIN with one of these words. Even so, the choices were many and the chosen are solid. I always say "Enjoy!", but this time (and the time after that, and the time after that) I really think you will.  ~  JH

1)  Hozier  ~  “To Be Alone”

2)  Bette Midler  ~  “From A Distance”

3)  Lulu  ~  “To Sir With Love”

4)  Linkin Park  ~  “From The Inside”

5)  Kutless  ~  “To Know That You’re Alive”

6)  Emerson, Lake, & Palmer  ~  “From The Beginning”

7)  Joan As Police Woman  ~  “To Be Loved”

8)  Shania Twain  ~  “From This Moment On”

9)  Wang Chung  ~  “To Live And Die In L.A.”

10)  Haley Bonar  ~  “From A Cage”

11)  Hugh Jackman & Richard Marx  ~  “To Where You Are”

12)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions ft. Glenn Tilbrook  ~  “From A Whisper To A Scream”

13)  Garth Brooks  ~  “To Make You Feel My Love”

14)  Dan Croll  ~  “From Nowhere”

15)  Alela Diane  ~  “To Begin”

16)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)”

17)  Jack Johnson  ~  “To The Sea”

18)  The Civil Wars  ~  “From This Valley”

19)  Bethany Dillon  ~  “To Those Who Wait”

20)  Corey Taylor, Dave Grohl, Rick Nielsen, & Scott Reeder  ~  “From Can To Can’t”  (In case you’re unfamiliar with these “random” guys…Taylor’s the lead singer of Slipknot and Stone Sour; Grohl was a member of Nirvana and now fronts the Foo Fighters; Nielsen played lead guitar for Cheap Trick; and Reeder was the bassist for Kyuss and The Obsessed. Yeah, I know. Some of you are still like, "WHO?")

"Beginning" Songs, Vol. 1

Life in general is full of beginnings and endings. We live most of our lives in the middle. In honor of that, or in spite of it, here begins a six-part miniseries featuring songs about the "Beginning," "Middle," and the "Ending." To begin, "Beginning" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Seal  ~  “The Beginning”

2)  Guster  ~  “Beginning Of The End”

3)  The Futureheads  ~  “The Beginning Of The Twist”

4)  Richard Marx & Donna Lewis  ~  “At The Beginning”

5)  Django Django  ~  “Beginning To Fade”

6)  The Decemberists  ~  “A Beginning Song”

7)  Snow Patrol  ~  “It’s Beginning To Get To Me”

8)  Ella Fitzgerald  ~  “I’m Beginning To See The Light / Ordinary Fool”

9)  Emerson, Lake, & Palmer  ~  “From The Beginning”

10)  One OK Rock  ~  “The Beginning”

11)  Emery  ~  “The Beginning”

12)  My Brightest Diamond  ~  “In The Beginning”

13)  Don McLean  ~  “Genesis (In The Beginning)”

14)  Europe  ~  “Just The Beginning”

15)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “The End Is The Beginning Is The End”

16)  Tracy Chapman  ~  “New Beginning”

17)  Jason Becker  ~  “The End Of The Beginning”

18)  Cloverton  ~  “The End Is The Beginning”

19)  Steve Howe & Patrick Moraz  ~  “Beginnings”

20)  Elephant Revival  ~  “Remembering A Beginning”

“Known” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's the latest round of "Opposites" posts, the first in what will be a 4-part miniseries. These songs are "Known," as will be the next set. After that, the "Unknown." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Foo Fighters  ~  “I Should Have Known”

2)  JJ Heller  ~  “Fully Known”

3)  DIIV  ~  “How Long Have You Known”

4)  The Beatles  ~  “I Should Have Known Better”

5)  Lee DeWyze  ~  “Who Would Have Known”

6)  Brooke Eden  ~  “If I Would Have Known”

7)  Lily Allen  ~  “Who’d Have Known”

8)  Chester See  ~  “I Should Have Known”

9)  Saint Solitaire  ~  “I Woulda Known”

10)  Sarah Brightman  ~  “Nothing Like You’ve Ever Known”

11)  Yo La Tengo  ~  “I Should Have Known Better”

12)  Spirit Family Reunion  ~  “Sorrow I Have Known”

13)  Pearl Jam  ~  “Unthought Known”

14)  Aimee Mann  ~  “I Should’ve Known”

15)  Jim Diamond  ~  “I Should Have Known Better”

16)  Sigrid Raabe  ~  “Known You Forever”

17)  Soluna Samay  ~  “Should’ve Known Better”

18)  Reba McEntire  ~  “If I Had Only Known”

19)  The Soonest  ~  “Should’ve Known”

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