"Block" & "Charge" Songs

Even though it really isn't my favorite sport, I sorta miss watching basketball games. I particularly enjoy seeing people getting fouled. I dunno why. These songs are inspired by my slight affinity for basketball and two things that happen a lot in any given game: "Blocks" and "Charges." Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  "Jenny From The Block"

2)  311  ~  "Charge It Up"

3)  The Church  ~  "Block"

4)  The Band CAMINO  ~  "Free Of Charge"

5)  Warren Zevon  ~  "Tenderness On The Block"

6)  Shandi Sinnamon  ~  "Charles In Charge"  (Yep, it's the theme song from the -- beloved? benign? banal? -- '80s sitcom starring Scott Baio.)

7)  Rosemary Clooney & Bing Crosby  ~  "Let's Take A Walk Around The Block"

8)  Keb' Mo ft. Rosanne Cash  ~  "Put A Woman In Charge"

9)  Alice Cooper  ~  "Prettiest Cop On The Block"

10)  Shirley Caesar  ~  "No Charge"

11)  Matt and Kim  ~  "Block After Block"

12)  Great Lake Swimmers  ~  "One More Charge At The Red Cape"

13)  The Coasters  ~  "Riot In Cell Block Number Nine"

14)  Faster Pussycat  ~  "Charge Me Up"

15)  Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill  ~  "Block Party"

16)  Albert Collins  ~  "Master Charge"

17)  The Chiffons  ~  "My Block"

18)  Nneka  ~  "In Charge"

19)  Marshmello  ~  "Blocks"

20)  SLVR  ~  "Charge"

21)  The Chemical Brothers  ~  "Block Rockin' Beats"

22)  Yinka  ~  "Take Charge"

23)  Wrabel  ~  "11 Blocks"

24)  DJ Finest  ~  "Charge"

25)  TryHardNinja  ~  "In Charge"  (And finally, a song with both words in it. The chorus begins: "In charge of building the world / Lay down the blocks and watch it grow...")

"Should" & "Shouldn't" Songs, Vol. 1

Another "Opposites" post, apparently. One I actually haven't done before. Imagine that! Part 1 of 2 – a miniseries? Huge surprise there! Watch, now I'm going to say what I always say at the end...Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jack White  ~  “I Guess I Should Go To Sleep”

2)  Fra Lippo Lippi  ~  “Shouldn’t Have To Be Like That”

3)  Nathaniel Rateliff  ~  “You Should’ve Seen The Other Guy”

4)  Mary Chapin Carpenter  ~  “Why Shouldn’t We”

5)  Depeche Mode  ~  “Should Be Higher”

6)  Wilco  ~  “Shouldn’t Be Ashamed”

7)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Should’ve Said No”

8)  The Tourist Company  ~  “Shouldn’t Believe”

9)  Andy Grammer  ~  “You Should Know Better”

10)  Ira Losco  ~  “Shouldn’t Have To Bother”

11)  Debbie Gibson  ~  “Should’ve Been The One”

12)  Toby Keith  ~  “You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This”

13)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “I Should Be So Lucky”

14)  Plug In Stereo  ~  “Everything I Shouldn’t Say”

15)  Blondie  ~  “A Girl Should Know Better”

16)  Young Chinese Dogs  ~  “Shouldn’t Be Missing”

17)  Elton John & Leon Russell  ~  “I Should Have Sent Roses”

18)  Rosemary Clooney  ~  “Why Shouldn’t I?”

19)  The Marshall Tucker Band  ~  “I Should Have Never Started Loving You”

20)  All-Star Group  ~  “Love Shouldn’t Hurt”  (In case you’re curious, the All-Star Group’s lineup consists of All-4-One, Michael Bolton, Olivia Newton-John, Jordan Hill, Tamia, Stephen Stills, Chris Stills, Bobby Caldwell, Stephen Bishop, Richard Stites, Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson, Laura Davis, Gregory Curtis, Owen Elliott, and Emmanuel Officer.)

Songs About Blessings & Curses

Oh, look! Another "Opposites" post. Imagine that!?!? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Laura Story  ~  “Blessings”

2)  Audioslave  ~  “The Curse”

3)  Celtic Woman  ~  “The Blessing”

4)  Josh Ritter  ~  “The Curse”

5)  Lykke Li  ~  “Sadness Is A Blessing”

6)  Agnes Obel   ~ “The Curse”

7)  Page CXVI  ~  “Come Thou Fount (Of Every Blessing)”

8)  The Maine  ~  “Kennedy Curse”

9)  Gaither Homecoming ft. Sue Dodge & Ben Speer  ~  “There Shall Be Showers Of Blessing”

10)  PINS  ~  “Curse These Dreams”

11)  Jefferson Starship  ~  “Blessings”

12)  The Humble  ~  “Curse The Weather”

13)  Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney  ~  “Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep”

14)  Cute Is What We Aim For  ~  “The Curse Of Curves”

15)  Damian Marley & Nas  ~  “Count Your Blessings”

16)  The Raveonettes  ~  “Curse The Night”

17)  Cloud Cult  ~  “Blessings”

18)  The Heavy  ~  “Curse Me Good”

19)  Jah Sun  ~  “Life Is A Blessing”

20)  The Dukes of Stratosphear  ~  “You’re A Good Man, Albert Brown (Curse You Red Barrel)”

21)  Positive  ~  “Blessing After Blessing”

22)  Francesca Long  ~  “The Curse”

23)  Leanne Louise  ~  “Count My Blessings”

24)  Cults  ~  “The Curse”

25)  David Bazan  ~  “Curse Your Branches”

Popular Songs Of 1954

To further prove that my recent streak of nostalgic music posts has not been a fluke, here's a wonderful collection of popular songs from 60 years ago. Rock-n-roll enthusiasts will recognize some notable early examples of the genre which were first released that year. But for the most part, rock hadn't caught on yet, and highly-orchestrated pop songs by solo artists and vocal groups were still all the rage. Maybe you're old enough to remember these first-hand, or maybe you just prefer oldies to today's music. Either way, how many of these are you familiar with?  ~  JH

1)  Bill Haley and His Comets  ~  "Rock Around The Clock"

2)  The Chordettes  ~  "Mr. Sandman"

3)  Elvis Presley  ~  "That's All Right (Mama)"

4)  Patti Page  ~  "Steam Heat"

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5)  The Crew-Cuts  ~  "Sh-Boom"

6)  Dinah Washington  ~  "Love Is Here To Stay"

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7)  Eddie Fisher  ~  "I Need You Now"

8)  Rosemary Clooney  ~  "Hey There"

9)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "Someone To Watch Over Me"

10)  Jo Stafford  ~  "Make Love To Me"

11)  Perry Como  ~  "Papa Loves Mambo"

12)  Doris Day  ~  "Secret Love"

13)  The Penguins  ~  "Earth Angel"

14)  The Fontane Sisters  ~  "Happy Days And Lonely Nights"

15)  Muddy Waters  ~  "Hoochie Coochie Man"

16)  Kitty Kallen  ~  "Little Things Mean A Lot"

17)  Hank Snow  ~  "I Don't Hurt Anymore"

18)  June Christy  ~  "It Could Happen To You"

19)  Ray Charles  ~  "I Got A Woman"

20)  The McGuire Sisters  ~  "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight"