Popular Songs Of 1980, Vol. 2

Continuing with the Popular Songs of 1980, here's part 2 of 4. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Rock With You"

2)  Blondie  ~  "The Tide Is High"

3)  Queen  ~  "Another One Bites The Dust"

4)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "Xanadu"

5)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "Coward Of The County"

6)  ABBA  ~  "Super Trouper"

7)  Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers  ~  "Refugee"

8)  Rough Trade  ~  "High School Confidential"

9)  George Jones  ~  "He Stopped Loving Her Today"

10)  Carole King  ~  "One Fine Day"

11)  Journey  ~  "Any Way You Want It"

12)  Donna Summer  ~  "On The Radio"

13)  Air Supply  ~  "All Out Of Love"

14)  Stephanie Mills  ~   "Never Knew Love Like This Before"

15)  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band  ~  "Against The Wind"

16)  Crystal Gayle  ~  "If You Ever Change Your Mind"

17)  Ambrosia  ~  "Biggest Part Of Me"

18)  Dottie West  ~  "Lesson In Leavin'"

19)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  "Real Love"

20)  Cristy Lane  ~  "One Day At A Time"

21)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  "Smoky Mountain Rain"

22)  Barbara Mandrell ft. Randy Wright  ~  "Years"

23)  Waylon Jennings  ~  "I Ain't Living Long Like This"

24)  Anne Murray  ~  "Could I Have This Dance?"

25)  Kenny Rogers & Kim Carnes  ~  "Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer"

“Busy” & “Idle” Songs, Vol. 1

Here begins a three-part series featuring songs with either the word "Busy" or "Idle" in their titles. A variety of styles and genres are represented here and in the two posts taht will follow. So...what're you waiting for? Please, by all means, enjoy! ~ JH



1)  Jungle  ~  “Busy Earnin’”

2)  Oasis  ~  "The Importance Of Being Idle"

3)  Jane Monheit  ~  “Little Man, You’ve Had A Busy Day”

4)  Marina and the Diamonds  ~  "Teen Idle"

5)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Busy Makin’ Plans”

6)  Tedeschi Trucks Band  ~  "Idle Wind"

7)  Luther Vandross  ~  “Busy Body”

8)  Los Lonely Boys  ~  "American Idle"

9)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene And Stop Going To Shows)”

10)  The Amps  ~  "Full On Idle"

11)  Dodie Clark  ~  “I’ve Been Busy”  (The song ends around the 2:00 mark. The rest is just chitchat.)

12)  Katatonia  ~  "Idle Blood"

13)  Elvis Costello & The Attractions  ~  “Busy Bodies”

14)  The Toy Dolls  ~  "Idle Gossip"

15)  DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince  ~  “Let’s Get Busy, Baby”

16)  Beirut  ~  "Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)"

17)  Billy Ray Cyrus  ~  “Busy Man”

18)  iamamiwhoami  ~  "Idle Talk"

19)  Glen Campbell  ~  “I Was Too Busy Loving You”

20)  Vetiver  ~  "Idle Ties"

21)  Lucy Wainwright Roche  ~  “Look Busy”

22)  Jeon Soyeon  ~  "Idle Song"

23)  Traveling Wilburys  ~  “The Devil’s Been Busy”

24)  Castle No Kings  ~  "Idle Hands"

25)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby”

Popular Songs Of 1989, Vol. 3

I'll bet you thought I forgot to finish the Popular Songs Of 1989 series after a couple of days' lay-off. Well, I didn't. Here's part 3 of 5 in all its glory. Or something like that... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Bon Jovi  ~  “I’ll Be There For You”

2)  Madonna  ~  “Like A Prayer”

3)  Milli Vanilli  ~  “Girl, I’m Gonna Miss You”

4)  Simply Red  ~  “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”

5)  Roxette  ~  “Listen To Your Heart”

6)  Rod Stewart  ~  “My Heart Can’t Tell You No”

7)  Def Leppard  ~  “Armageddon It”

8)  Donna Summer  ~  “This Time I Know It’s For Real”

9)  The Cure  ~  “Lovesong”

10)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Houston Solution”

11)  Karyn White  ~  “The Way You Love Me”

12)  White Lion  ~  “When The Children Cry”

13)  New Kids On The Block  ~  “Cover Girl”

14)  The B-52’s  ~  “Love Shack”

15)  Love And Rockets  ~  “So Alive”

16)  Richard Marx  ~  “Satisfied”

17)  Madonna  ~  “Express Yourself”

18)  Young MC  ~  “Bust A Move”

19)  Michael Damian  ~  “Rock On”  (I remember this guy from The Young & The Restless back in the day. I had to watch that series when I stayed with my grandma during the summer.)

20)  Taylor Dayne  ~  “Don’t Rush Me”

21)  Shenandoah  ~  “The Church On Cumberland Road”

22)  Babyface  ~  “It’s No Crime”

23)  Holly Dunn  ~  “Are You Ever Gonna Love Me?”

24)  Camper Van Beethoven  ~  “Pictures Of Matchstick Men”

25)  Breathe  ~  “How Can I Fall”

"New" & "Used" Songs, Vol. 1

Because I am never at a loss for blog post ideas, there's this. The first in a three-part series featuring "New" and "Used" Songs, this set of tunes is sure to elicit some kind of response in you, whether you realize it or not. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Adele  ~  “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)”

2)  Chuck Berry  ~  “The Thing I Used To Do”

3)  Kaskade ft. Martina (of Dragonette)  ~  “Fire In Your New Shoes”

4)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Future’s Not What It Used To Be”

5)  Rush  ~  “New World Man”

6)  Gabrielle Aplin  ~  “Used To Do”

7)  Iron Maiden  ~  “New Frontier”

8)  Brandy  ~  “U Don’t Know Me (Like U Used To)”

9)  Sirens Of Lesbos  ~  “I Got New Feelings”

10)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “I May Be Used (But Baby, I Ain’t Used Up)”

11)  Halestorm  ~  “New Modern Love”

12)  Lynn  ~  “I Used To Cry”

13)  Eagles  ~  “New Kid In Town”

14)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “She Used To Be Mine”

15)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  “Emperor’s New Clothes”

16)  Jess Moskaluke  ~  “Used”

17)  Achtabahn ft. Beady  ~  “Like A New Love”

18)  Kane Brown  ~  “Used To Love You Sober”

19)  Everclear  ~  “I Will Buy You A New Life”

20)  Dolly Parton  ~  “We Used To”

21)  Hozier  ~  “Someone New”

22)  Gwen Stefani  ~  “Used To Love You”

23)  Nikki Yanofsky  ~  “Something New”

24)  Matt Nathanson  ~  “Used To Be”

25)  Little Boots  ~  “New In Town”

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”