Showing posts with label Roberta Flack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roberta Flack. Show all posts

Thursday, December 19, 2019

"He," "Him," & "His" Songs, Vol. 1


Continuing with the Personal Pronouns series, here's the first of what will probably be at least 2 sets of "He," "Him," & "His" Songs. I'm not being as stringent about where the word appears in the title this time around, with the exception of the "He" songs – there were far too many that qualified without paring the choices down somehow. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  The Hollies  ~  "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"




2)  Lily Allen  ~  "Him"




3)  Cornershop  ~  "What Did The Hippie Have In This Bag?"




4)  Eleanor Friedberger  ~  "He Didn't Mention His Mother"




5)  Rupert Holmes  ~  "Him"




6)  Jennifer Nettles ft. Brandy Clark  ~  "His Hands"




7)  Brad Paisley  ~  "He Didn't Have To Be"




8)  Sam Smith  ~  "HIM"




9)  Rhonda Vincent & The Rage  ~  "His Promised Land"




10)  Hole  ~  "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)"




11)  G-Eazy & Halsey  ~  "Him & I"




12)  America  ~  "To Each His Own"




13)  Heather Hedley  ~  "He Is"




14)  Pistol Annies  ~  "Don't Talk About Him, Tina"




15)  Nirvana  ~  "Even In His Youth"




16)  Mark Schultz  ~  "He Is"




17)  Sinead Harnett  ~  "Him Too"




18)  Lady Gaga  ~  "Fashion Of His Love"




19)  Jeremy Camp  ~  "He Knows"




20)  Yvonne Elliman  ~  "I Don't Know How To Love Him"




21)  Roberta Flack  ~  "Killing Me Softly With This Song"




22)  Francesca Battistelli  ~  "He Knows My Name"




23)  Steam  ~  "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"




24)  Carla Thomas  ~  "Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)"




25)  Fifth Harmony  ~  "He Like That"






26)  Céline Dion & Barbra Streisand  ~  "Tell Him"




27)  Reba McEntire  ~  "She Thinks His Name Was John"


Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Popular Songs Of 1978, Vol. 1

And now...that '70s post. Well, one of them, at least. Here's part 1 in what will be a 4-part series featuring the most Popular Songs Of 1978. Some really good stuff here, so what're you waiting for? Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John  ~  “You’re The One That I Want”




2)  Bee Gees  ~  “Night Fever”




3)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “She Believes In Me”




4)  Foreigner  ~  “Hot Blooded”




5)  Anne Murray  ~  “You Needed Me”




6)  Dan Hill  ~  “Sometimes When We Touch”




7)  Kansas  ~  “Dust In The Wind”




8)  Crystal Gayle  ~  “Talking In Your Sleep”




9)  Ambrosia  ~  “How Much I Feel”




10)  Chuck Mangione  ~  “Feels So Good”




11)  Donna Summer  ~  “Last Dance”




12)  Boston  ~  “Don’t Look Back”




13)  Michael Johnson  ~  “Bluer Than Blue”




14)  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway  ~  “The Closer I Get To You”




15)  Whitesnake  ~  “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City”




16)  George Benson  ~  “On Broadway”




17)  Billy Joel  ~  “My Life”




18)  Santa Esmeralda  ~  “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”




19)  Leblanc & Carr  ~  “Falling”




20)  Evelyn “Champagne” King  ~  “Shame”




21)  David Gates  ~  “Goodbye Girl”




22)  Joe Walsh  ~  “Life’s Been Good”




23)  High Inergy  ~  “You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)”




24)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “Imaginary Lover”




25)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life”


Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Songs About "You Know What"

Here we have an eclectic collection of songs about "You Know What." What exactly are we talking about? A variety of things, actually. You'll have to listen to find out. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Robyn  ~  “Do You Know (What It Takes)”




2)  Oasis  ~  “D’You Know What I Mean?”




3)  The Weeklings  ~  “You Know What To Do”




4)  Cults  ~  “You Know What I Mean”




5)  Grandmaster Flash  ~  “U Know What Time It Is”




6)  The Turtles  ~  “You Know What I Mean”




7)  Roberta Flack  ~  “You Know What It’s Like”




8)  Cracker  ~  “Hey Bret (You Know What Time It Is)”




9)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “You Know What I Mean”




10)  Billie Holiday  ~  “Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?”




11)  Neil Diamond  ~  “If You Know What I Mean”




12)  Incredible String Band  ~  “You Know What You Could Be”




13)  Liza  ~  “Let You Know What”




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




15)  Lee Michaels  ~  “Do You Know What I Mean?”




16)  Madeline Juno  ~  “You Know What?”




17)  Darryl Worley  ~  “Do You Know What That Is?”




18)  Stryper  ~  “You Know What To Do”




19)  Carly Simon  ~  “You Know What To Do”




20)  Rick Nelson  ~  “You Know What I Mean”




21)  David Kitt  ~  “You Know What I Want To Know”




22)  Tina Turner  ~  “You Know Who (Is Doing You Know What)”




23)  Gov’t Mule  ~  “I Think You Know What I Mean / When The Levee Breaks”




24)  Atmosphere  ~  “Let Me Know That You Know What You Want Now”  (That's a tongue-twister!)




25)  Phil Collins ft. Nicholas Collins  ~  “You Know What I Mean”


Wednesday, April 22, 2015

"See" + "Saw" Songs


Rare is the occasion – okay, make that never – when I have come up with an idea for a post for the express purpose of including a Wiz Khalifa song. It hasn't happened before, and probably will never happen again. But it's a good song, and so are the other ones I found, all of which include either the word "See" or "Saw" – or both – in their titles. Enjoy?  ~  JH



1)  Seether  ~  "See You At The Bottom"




2)  Chanté Moore  ~  "Guess Who I Saw Today"




3)  Five Finger Death Punch  ~  "Hard To See"




4)  David Crowder  ~  "I Saw The Light" / "I'll Fly Away"




5)  The Magic Numbers  ~  "I See You, You See Me"




6)  John Mellencamp  ~  "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)"




7)  Passenger  ~  "I See Love"




8)  Johnny Cash  ~  "I Saw A Man"




9)  Coldplay  ~  "How You See The World"




10)  The Beatles  ~  "I Saw Her Standing There"




11)  Mika  ~  "I See You"




12)  Sara Groves  ~  "I Saw What I Saw"




13)  Paramore ft. Joy Williams  ~  "Hate To See Your Heart Break"




14)  Todd Rundgren & Daryl Hall  ~  "I Saw The Light"




15)  Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth  ~  "See You Again"




16)  Warrant  ~  "I Saw Red"




17)  The Kooks  ~  "See Me Now"




18)  Roberta Flack  ~  "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"




19)  Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa  ~  "See Saw"




20)  Ray Stevens  ~  "I Saw Elvis In A U.F.O."




21)  The Script  ~  "If You See Kay"




22)  Gary Barlow  ~  "Since I Saw You Last"




23)  Dido  ~  "See The Sun"




24)  Beth Orton  ~  "I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine"




25)  The Moody Blues  ~  "Ride My See-Saw"