"Fun" & "Games" Songs, Vol. 2

Oh, hi! There you are again. I was looking all over for you. You were hoping for some more "Fun" and "Games" Songs? Well, you're in luck! Here they are. And there's more where these came from. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Hi-Five  ~  "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)"

2)  Madness ~  "House Of Fun"

3)  Brand New  ~  "I Will Play My Game Beneath The Spin Light"

4)  Sly & The Family Stone  ~  "Hot Fun In The Summertime"

5)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Hunter Of Invisible Game"

6)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  "You Make Loving Fun"

7)  John Lennon  ~  "Mind Games"

8)  Joe Cocker  ~  "Fun Time"

9)  Queen  ~  "Play The Game"

10)  Morrissey  ~  "Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice"

11)  Backstreet Boys  ~  "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)"

12)  Easton Corbin  ~  "Lovin' You Is Fun"

13)  Bright Eyes  ~  "Shell Games"

14)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  "Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off"  (I have no idea what the rather crass title of this song has to do with the actual lyrics of the song.)

15)  O.A.R. ft. Asher Roth  ~  "Crazy Game Of Poker"

16)  The Go-Go's  ~  "Fun With Ropes"

17)  Kelly Rowland  ~  "The Game"

18)  Megan Nicole  ~  "Fun"

19)  JoLivi  ~  "Games"

20)  Pitbull ft. Chris Brown  ~  "Fun"

21)  Jamie Grace  ~  "Games"

22)  Sharam ft. Anousheh Khalili  ~  "Fun"

23)  Lana Del Rey  ~  "Video Games"

24)  Eagle-Eye Cherry  ~  "Are You Still Having Fun?"

25)  Parra for Cuva ft. Anna Naklab  ~  "Wicked Games"

Popular Songs Of 1968, Vol. 3

These sets just keep getting better! But I may be biased. Vol. 3 of 4 of the most Popular Songs of 1968 is ready to rock. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Cass Elliot  ~  “Dream A Little Dream Of Me”

2)  The Lemon Pipers  ~  “Green Tambourine”

3)  Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass  ~  “This Guy’s In Love With You”

4)  The Intruders  ~  “Cowboys To Girls”

5)  Bee Gees  ~  “I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You”

6)  Blue Cheer  ~  “Summertime Blues”

7)  Jeannie C. Riley  ~  “Harper Valley P.T.A.”

8)  Tommy James & The Shondells  ~  “Mony Mony”

9)  Vanilla Fudge  ~  “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”

10)  Sly & The Family Stone  ~  “Dance To The Music”

11)  Eric Burdon & The Animals  ~  “Sky Pilot”

12)  Clarence Carter  ~  “Slip Away”

13)  The Beatles  ~  “Lady Madonna”

14)  Gary Puckett & The Union Gap  ~  “Young Girl”

15)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “I Say A Little Prayer”

16)  Cream  ~  “Sunshine Of Your Love”

17)  Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell  ~  “You’re All I Need To Get By”

18)  Steppenwolf  ~  “Born To Be Wild”

19)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Sing Me Back Home”

20)  The Foundations  ~  “Build Me Up, Buttercup”

21)  The Rascals  ~  “A Beautiful Morning”

22)  James Brown  ~  “Say It Loud – I’m Black And I’m Proud”

23)  Bobby Goldsboro  ~  “Honey”

24)  Classics IV  ~  “Spooky”

25)  Ohio Express  ~  “Yummy Yummy Yummy”

"Harmony" Songs, Vol. 2

Part 2 of 2 featuring songs with the word "Harmony" in their titles. I saved some of the best for last. So enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Buzzcocks  ~  “Harmony In My Head”

2)  Raz Tilley  ~  “Mellow Harmony”

3)  Ian Thomas  ~  “Harmony”

4)  Shelby Blondell ft. B-Doe  ~  “Harmony”

5)  Old Californio  ~  “Harmony”

6)  Sly & The Family Stone  ~  “Harmony”

7)  The Beloved  ~  “Sweet Harmony”

8)  Beebs & Her Money Makers  ~  “Harmony”

9)  The Early November  ~ “Harmony”

10)  Butterscotch  ~  “Perfect Harmony”

11)  Cliff Richard  ~  “Living In Harmony”

12)  Jordan Nicole  ~  “Let The Harmony Flow”

13)  Liquid  ~  “Sweet Harmony”

14)  Kim Wilde  ~  “World In Perfect Harmony”

15)  The Beach Boys  ~  “Endless Harmony”

16)  Ásgeir  ~  “In Harmony”  (I don’t need to speak Icelandic – though I wouldn’t mind learning – to understand that this is a gorgeously rendered song.)

17)  Elton John  ~  “Harmony”

18)  Born Cages  ~  “Perfect Harmony”

19)  Julie Gaulke  ~  “Harmony”

20)  Sol Cat  ~  “Harmony Safari”

BONUS TRACK:  Ray Conniff & The Singers  ~  “Harmony”  (This is the same song as the one by Artie Kaplan in the previous post. Kaplan did it first and arguably best, but Ray Conniff and company made it way more famous.)

“Underdog” Songs

This one goes out to all the underdogs out there. While there are a handful of "household names" among these artists, there are also quite a few gems by lesser-known artists (appropriate for an "Underdog" theme, eh?). Nevertheless, I believe you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lisa Loeb  ~  “Underdog”

2)  Turin Brakes  ~  “Underdog (Save Me)”

3)   Europe  ~  “Spirit Of The Underdog” 

4)  Holly  ~  “The Underdog”

5)  12 Stones  ~  “Anthem For The Underdog”

6)  Pastel Lite  ~  “Underdog”

7)  Nellie McKay  ~  “Beneath The Underdog”

8)  Chasing The Jeffrey  ~  “Underdog”

9)  Anna F.  ~  “Underdog”

10)  Sly & The Family Stone  ~  “Underdog”

11)  Martha Redbone  ~  “Underdog”

12)  Sol Driven Train  ~  “Underdog”

13)  Benjamin  ~  “Underdog”

14)  Audio Adrenaline  ~  “Underdog”

15)  John Doe  ~  “Darling Underdog”  (I'm guessing that's not his real name.)

16)  Kill Paradise  ~  “The Underdog Anthem”

17)  Imagine Dragons  ~  “Underdog”

18)  You Me At Six  ~  “Underdog”

19)  The Lost Trailers  ~  “Underdog”  (Skip to the 3:00 mark if you don’t wish to hear the intro story.)

20)  Doom Unit  ~  “Underdog”

21)  Mudhoney  ~  “Beneath The Valley Of The Underdog”

22)  Spoon  ~  “The Underdog”

23)  Kyle Massey  ~  “Underdog Raps”

24)  Kasabian  ~  “Underdog”

25)  Butthole Surfers  ~  “Underdog”  (Listeners of a certain age might recognize this as the theme song for the TV cartoon…although the original version didn’t sound quite like this one.)