Popular Songs Of 1977, Vol. 4

You know how MANY good songs there were in 1977 when THESE are the last ones. Think you've already seen/heard the best songs? Think again. One more time for old time's sake (literally), the Popular Songs of 1977. And...GO!  ~  JH

1)  Bill Conti  ~  “Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)”

2)  The Jacksons  ~  “Enjoy Yourself”

3)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Don’t Stop”

4)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “So Into You”

5)  Barry Manilow  ~  “Looks Like We Made It”

6)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “I Wish”

7)  Crystal Gayle  ~  “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”

8)  Kansas  ~  “Carry On, Wayward Son”

9)  James Taylor  ~  “Handy Man”

10)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  “What’s Your Name”

11)  Tammy Wynette & George Jones  ~  “Near You”

12)  Andrew Gold  ~  “Lonely Boy”

13)  Billy Joel  ~  “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”

14)  Eagles  ~  “Hotel California”

15)  Debby Boone  ~  “You Light Up My Life”

16)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Wonderful Tonight”

17)  KC and the Sunshine Band  ~  “Keep It Comin’ Love”

18)  Bob Seger  ~  “Night Moves”

19)  Barbra Streisand ft. Chris Botti  ~  “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)”

20)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “Slip Slidin’ Away”

21)  Meco  ~  “Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band”

22)  Ted Nugent  ~  “Cat Scratch Fever”

23)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Blue Bayou”

24)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “Lucille”

25)  Queen  ~  “Somebody To Love”

“Slip” & “Slide” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of songs with the words "Slip" and/or "Slide" in their titles. And there's more where these came from. Part 2 of 2 will follow tomorrow. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “Slip Slidin’ Away”

2)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “Slide”

3)  Gabrielle Aplin  ~  “Slip Away”

4)  The Verve  ~  “Slide Away”

5)  David Bowie  ~  “Slip Away”

6)  Marcia Griffiths  ~  “Electric Boogie (The Electric Slide)”

7)  Clarence Carter  ~  “Slip Away”

8)  Oasis  ~  “Slide Away”

9)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “It Keeps Slipping My Mind”

10)  Nipsey Russell  ~  “Slide Some Oil To Me”

11)  Alter Bridge  ~  “Slip To The Void”

12)  Joanna  ~  “Let It Slide”

13)  Pink Floyd  ~  “One Slip”

14)  Badly Drawn Boy  ~  “The Further I Slide”

15)  ABBA  ~  “Slipping Through My Fingers”

16)  Nick Lowe  ~  “Lately I’ve Let Things Slide”

17)  Switchfoot  ~  “Slipping Away”

18)  Shaggy ft. Melissa Musique  ~  “If U Slip, U Slide (You Could Be Mine)”

19)  Austin Webb  ~  “Slip On By”

20)  Son Volt  ~  “Left A Slide”

21)  The Joy Formidable ft. Paul Draper  ~  “Greyhounds In The Slip”

22)  Boz Scaggs  ~  “Full-Lock Power Slide”

23)  Patrick Watson  ~  “Slip Into Your Skin”

24)  Tedeschi Trucks Band  ~  “Don’t Let Me Slide”

25)  Pat Metheny Group  ~  “Slip Away”

“Zoo” Songs

I love the zoo, and you should too! There's so many things to see and do. Here's some songs that fit this theme. More songs, in fact, than it would seem. Apparently, these artists do, in fact, also enjoy the zoo.  ~  JH

1)  Scorpions  ~  “The Zoo”

2)  U2  ~  “Zoo Station”

3)  Front 242  ~  “Animal (Zoo)”

4)  Tom Petty  ~  “Zombie Zoo”

5)  Sophia Loren  ~  “Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo”

6)  Fetty Wap  ~  “Queen Of The Zoo”

7)  Julie Felix  ~  “Going To The Zoo”

8)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “At The Zoo”

9)  Built To Spill  ~  “Living Zoo”

10)  Guided By Voices  ~  “Pimple Zoo”

11)  Bisquit  ~  “Zoo Zoo”

12)  Dennis Locorriere  ~  “Jungle To The Zoo”  (If you’re wondering who this guy is, he’s the lead singer for Dr. Hook. If that fact still means nothing to you, then never mind. It’s not all that important anyway.)

13)  Jónsi  ~  “We Bought A Zoo”

14)  The Flaming Lips  ~  “Christmas At The Zoo”  (I know it’s not Christmastime, but this is a gleefully odd song that I’d be remiss not to include here. So there!)

15)  James Taylor  ~  “Knockin’ Round The Zoo”

16)  Herb Alpert  ~  “Zoo Train”

17)  Phlake  ~  “Angel Zoo”

18)  Paul McCartney & Wings  ~  “Zoo Gang”

19)  Funk Face  ~  “Zoo York City”

20)  The Commodores  ~  “The Zoo (The Human Zoo)”

“Peculiar” Songs

These are peculiar times we're living in. So why not emphasize that fact by listening to some "Peculiar" songs? Well, I can't think of a reason why not. So we might as well...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “A Most Peculiar Man”

2)  O’Hooley & Tidow  ~  “Peculiar Brood”

3)   Mutemath  ~  “Peculiar People”

4)  Chef’Special  ~  “Peculiar”

5)  The Hollies  ~  “Peculiar Situation”

6)  Inlet Sound  ~  “The Peculiar Disappearance Of Marion Bojangles”

7)  Willie Nelson ft. Emmylou Harris  ~  “My Own Peculiar Way”

8)  Gesu no Kiwami Otome  ~  “Ryōkiteki na Kiss o Watashi ni Shite (Give Me Peculiar Kisses)”

9)  Greg Tre Harris  ~  “Peculiar Praise”

10)  Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee  ~  “Life Is So Peculiar”

11)  Harts  ~  “Peculiar”

12)  Kilsy  ~  “Peculiar Star”

13)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Ain’t That Peculiar”

14)  Richard Page  ~  “Peculiar Life”

15)  ATC  ~  “Peculiar Minds”

16)  Ernest Tubb  ~  “In Her Own Peculiar Way”

17)  Debby Holiday  ~  “Peculiar”

18)  The Easybeats  ~  “Peculiar Hole In The Sky”

19)  The Divine Comedy  ~  “Funny Peculiar”

20)  The Abyssinians  ~  “Peculiar Number”

BONUS TRACK:  4 Non Blondes  ~  “What’s Up”  (No, “peculiar” doesn’t appear anywhere in its title, but the word is featured prominently in the pre-chorus and it’s a great song, so here it is.)

“Find” & “Replace” Songs

We've finally arrived at the last of the "Find" and (something else) posts. And not a moment too soon. This is less an "Opposites" post than it is songs featuring titles with related words. (The "Find" and "Replace" feature within most Word documents is something I use often, and maybe you do as well.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Jennifer Love Hewitt  ~  “Couldn’t Find Another Man”

2)  Columbus  ~  “Replace Me”

3)  Josh Turner  ~  “Find Me A Baby”

4)  Summer Leagues  ~  “Replace Me”

5)  Phil Collins  ~  “Find A Way To My Heart”

6)  Abbievee  ~  “Replace Me”

7)  Five Star  ~  “Find The Time”

8)  Ryan Adams & The Cardinals  ~  “What Sin Replaces Love”

9)  Bayje  ~  “Find A Way”

10)  Silverstein  ~  “Replace You”

11)  Cat Stevens  ~  “On The Road To Find Out”

12)  Crimson Apple  ~  “Replace This Heartbeat”

13)  David Grant  ~  “Love Will Find A Way”

14)  Andrew Belle  ~  “Replace Me”

15)  Cher  ~  “I Hope You Find It”

16)  Wellness  ~  “Replace, Rewire”

17)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her”

18)  Emanuele Primavera Quartet  ~  “Replace”

19)  Blitzen Trapper  ~  “Might Find It Cheap”

20)  Katie McGarry  ~  “Someone To Replace You”

21)  Wilco  ~  “True Love Will Find You In The End”

22)  Fred Astaire  ~  “You’d Be Hard To Replace”

23)  Andrew Peterson  ~  “You’ll Find Your Way”

24)  Dead By April  ~  “Replace You”

25)  Sufjan Stevens  ~  “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”