Songs About Underwear

So...apparently today is National Underwear Day. Why on earth anyone would want to celebrate such a thing is beyond me. But since it exists, why not join in the...fun? Madness? I dunno. Anyway, here's a "brief" collection of Songs About Underwear for your listening befuddlement. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Tori Amos  ~  “The Power Of Orange Knickers”

2)  FM Belfast  ~  “Underwear”

3)  Mara Hruby  ~  “The Panties”  (This song title has absolutely nothing to do with the lyrics of the song. Weird…)

4)  Cymande  ~  “Bra”  (This song title also has nothing to do with the lyrics of the song.)

5)  Chumbawamba  ~  “All Fur Coat And No Knickers”

6)  Emily Wells  ~  “Dirty Sneakers & Underwear”

7)  Sylvain Sylvain  ~  “Forgotten Panties”  (No singing here, just good music.)

8)  Matthew Ryan  ~  “Boxers”

9)  Sugarcult  ~  “Underwear”

10)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “The Boxer”  (OK, so they’re talking about a pugilist and not undershorts. But it’s a good song, so it’s here anyway.)

11)  The Claypool Lennon Delirium  ~  “There’s No Underwear In Space”  (Another nice instrumental song.)

12)  Morrissey  ~  “Boxers”

13)  Bob Rivers & Twisted Radio  ~  “Walkin’ ‘Round In Women’s Underwear”  (This is the most festive song about crossdressing that I’ve ever heard. Come to think of it, this is the only song about crossdressing that I’ve ever heard!)

14)  Oh Land  ~  “My Boxer”  (This one also refers to someone who gets paid to beat people up in a ring and not something one wears under one’s clothes. Whatevs.)

15)  Faux Paw  ~  “Boxer Brief”

Popular Songs Of 1968, Vol. 4

Fourth and final in this miniseries of posts featuring Popular Songs of 1968. Once more, I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “Mrs. Robinson”

2)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Magic Carpet Ride”

3)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “D-I-V-O-R-C-E”

4)  The Rascals  ~  “People Got To Be Free”

5)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “Think”

6)  The Troggs  ~  “Love Is All Around”

7)  Johnny Nash  ~  “Hold Me Tight”

8)  Mason Williams  ~  “Classical Gas”

9)  The Dells  ~  “Stay In My Corner”

10)  Donovan  ~  “Hurdy Gurdy Man”

11)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Just Because I’m A Woman”

12)  Percy Sledge  ~  “Take Time To Know Her”

13)  Henson Cargill  ~  “Skip A Rope”

14)  Otis Redding  ~  “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay”

15)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Wichita Lineman”

16)  Johnnie Taylor  ~  “Who’s Making Love”

17)  The Beatles  ~  “Revolution”

18)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”

19)  Gary Puckett & The Union Gap  ~  “Lady Willpower”

20)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “Do You Know The Way To San Jose?”

21)  Cream  ~  “White Room”

22)  James Brown  ~  “I Got The Feelin’”

23)  The 5th Dimension  ~  “Stoned Soul Picnic”

24)  Manfred Mann  ~  “Mighty Quinn”

25)  Diana Ross & The Supremes  ~  “Love Child”

Popular Songs Of 1968, Vol. 1

I'll bet you thought I forgot about continuing these Popular Songs Of..." posts this year, didn't you? Well, you were right! I kinda did forget. But not anymore! Here's part 1 of 4 featuring the best and/or most Popular Songs Of 1968. If you remember these songs when they came out, I'm sorry to tell you that you might be old. But that's alright. Some really great classics in these sets. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Beatles  ~  “Hey Jude”

2)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone”

3)  Gary Puckett & The Union Gap  ~  “Woman, Woman”

4)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “Stand By Your Man”

5)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “Scarborough Fair”

6)  The Grass Roots  ~  “Midnight Confessions”

7)  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  ~  “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing”

8)  Canned Heat  ~  “Going Up The Country”

9)  The Foundations  ~  “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You”

10)  Dusty Springfield  ~  “Son Of A Preacher Man”

11)  Iron Butterfly  ~  “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”

12)  O.C. Smith  ~  “Little Green Apples”

13)  Tiny Tim  ~  “Tiptoe Through The Tulips”

14)  The Delfonics  ~  “La-La (Means I Love You)”

15)  Paul Mauriat Orchestra  ~  “Love Is Blue”

16)  Spanky And Our Gang  ~  “Like To Get To Know You”

17)  Richard Harris  ~  “MacArthur Park”

18)  People!  ~  “I Love You”

19)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day”

20)  The Doors  ~  “Hello, I Love You”

21)  Friend & Lover  ~  “Reach Out Of The Darkness”

22)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “The Chokin’ Kind”

23)  The Box Tops  ~  “Cry Like A Baby”

24)  Jerry Butler  ~  “Hey, Western Union Man”

25)  Joe Cocker  ~  “With A Little Help From My Friends”

Songs About “Whenever”

Second-to-last in this somewhat-series is this set of songs with the word "Whenever" in their titles. You know, for whenever you feel like listening to "Whenever" songs. Perhaps today? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mariah Carey & Brian McKnight  ~  “Whenever You Call”

2)  Rick Astley  ~  “Whenever You Need Somebody”

3)  Jill Scott  ~  “Whenever You’re Around”

4)  Van Morrison ft. Cliff Richard  ~  “Whenever God Shines His Light”

5)  Melissa Manchester & The Muppets  ~  “Whenever I Call You Friend”

6)  Mike and the Mechanics  ~  “Whenever I Stop”

7)  Doro  ~  “Whenever I Think Of You”

8)  Real Thing  ~  “Whenever You Want My Love”

9)  Vince Gill & Alison Krauss  ~  “Whenever You Come Around”

10)  JP Cooper  ~  “Whenever You Hold Me”

11)  Ace Of Base  ~  “Whenever You’re Near Me”

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

13)  T’Pau  ~  “Whenever You Need Me”

14)  The Zombies  ~  “Whenever You’re Ready”

15)  Donna Summer & Bruce Roberts  ~  “Whenever There’s Love”

16)  Donny Osmond  ~  “Whenever You’re In Trouble”

17)  Sting ft. Mary J. Blige  ~  “Whenever I Say Your Name”

18)  Matt Wertz  ~  “Whenever You Love Somebody”

19)  Olivia Newton-John & Gene Kelly  ~ “Whenever You’re Away From Me”

20)  John Travolta  ~  “Whenever I’m Away From You”

21)  The Secret Sea  ~  “Whenever The Sun Comes”

22)  Mike Reno  ~  “Whenever There’s A Night”

23)  Five Star  ~  “Whenever You’re Ready”

24)  Marshall Crenshaw  ~  “Whenever You’re On My Mind”

25)  Infernal  ~  “Whenever You Need Me”

Things These Artists Have “Got,” Vol. 1

A lot of good songs over the years seem to have the words "I Got," "I've Got," "We Got," or "We've Got" in their titles. I notice dumb things like this. And what do I do when I notice them? I post a four-part miniseries featuring said songs, of course! Enjoy? ~  JH

1)  James Brown  ~  I Got You (I Feel Good)”

2)  Jana Kramer  ~  “I Got The Boy”

3)  Pearl Jam  ~  “I’ve Got A Feeling”  (This is a cover of a Beatles song. I had a video of Paul McCartney performing it all ready to post, but I actually ended up liking this version better. Go figure!)

4)  Ciara  ~  “I Got You”

5)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “I Got The Blues”

6)  Ethel Merman  ~  “I Got Rhythm”

7)  Young The Giant  ~  “I Got”  (What've they “got”? You’ll have to listen to find out.)

8)  You Me & Apollo  ~  “We Got A Roof”

9)  Lily Allen  ~  “As Long As I Got You”

10)  Canaan Smith  ~  “We Got Us”

11)  Brad Garrett, Jeffrey Tambor, Mandy Moore, & Zachary Levi  ~  “I’ve Got A Dream”

12)  Don Williams  ~  “I’ve Got A Winner In You”

13)  Nina Simone  ~  “Ain’t Got No / I Got Life”

14)  Al Jarreau  ~  “We Got By”  (“By” is not a thing you can literally “get,” but this is a great song so it’s close enough.)

15)  Karmin  ~  “I Got You (Pisces)”

16)  Delbert McClinton  ~  “I’ve Got Dreams To Remember”

17)  The Civil Wars  ~  “I’ve Got This Friend”

18)  Positive K  ~  “I Got A Man”

19)  Lily & Madeleine  ~   “I’ve Got Freedom”

20)  Bon Jovi  ~  “We Got It Going On”

21)  Glenn Miller & His Orchestra ft. Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, The Modernaires, & The Nicholas Brothers  ~  “(I’ve Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo”

22)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “We’ve Got A Groovy Thing Goin’”

23)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “I Gotta Feeling”

24)  Jim Croce  ~  “I Got A Name”

25)  Mel Tormé  ~  “We’ve Got A World That Swings”