"Harmony" Songs, Vol. 1

As promised, here's the first of two sets of songs with the word "Harmony" in their titles. Some good stuff here! So...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Harry Connick, Jr.  ~  “Hear Me In The Harmony”

2)  The New Seekers  ~  “I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)”

3)  Smokey Robinson  ~  “Sweet Harmony”

4)  Public Property  ~  “Harmony”

5)  Artie Kaplan  ~  “Harmony”

6)  The Little Mermaid Cast  ~  “In Harmony”

7)  The Byrds  ~  “Natural Harmony”

8)  Ivana Raymonda  ~  “In Harmony”

9)  Frank Black & The Catholics  ~  “Bad Harmony”

10)  Anne Murray  ~  “Harmony”

11)  Steven Wilson  ~  “Harmony Korine”

12)  Belle Of The Fall  ~  “Sweet Harmony”

13)  Home Free  ~  “Good Ol’ Country Harmony”

14)  JoJo Desmond  ~  “Beautiful Harmony”

15)  Never Shout Never  ~  “Harmony”

16)  Alice Stuart  ~  “Harmony”

17)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  “Harmony”

18)  Susie Suh  ~  “Harmony”

19)  Hammer No More The Fingers  ~  “Black Harmony”  (These guys win Best Band Name of the Day – hands down! Pun fully intended.)

20)  Jillian Jensen  ~  “Perfect Harmony”

Popular Songs Of 1967, Vol. 1

It was the Summer of Love. The Vietnam War was in full swing. The Apollo 1 spacecraft exploded on the launchpad, killing all three of its occupants. And these were the songs that folks were listening to. Psychedelic rock was all the rage, but Beatlemania and Motown weren't going away anytime soon. A unique time in American (and world) history, but one that was absolutely chock full of great tunes. Part 1 of 4 of the Popular Songs of 1967 begins now... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Beatles  ~  “Penny Lane”

2)  The Doors  ~  “Light My Fire”

3)  Aretha Franklin  ~  “Respect”

4)  The Buckinghams  ~  “Kind Of A Drag”

5)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Branded Man”

6)  Dionne Warwick  ~  “(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls”

7)  The Tremeloes  ~  “Silence Is Golden”

8)  Arthur Conley  ~  “Sweet Soul Music”

9)  Jefferson Airplane  ~  “White Rabbit”

10)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Ruby Tuesday”

11)  The Casinos  ~  “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye”

12)  Lulu  ~  “To Sir With Love”

13)  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles  ~  “I Second That Emotion”

14)  Spencer Davis Group  ~  “Gimme Some Lovin’” 

15)  Peaches & Herb  ~  “Close Your Eyes”

16)  Jackie Wilson  ~  “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher”

17)  Buck Owens & The Buckaroos  ~  “Your Tender Loving Care”

18)  Petula Clark  ~  “This Is My Song”  (Fun fact about this lovely song: It was written by none other than the great silent-film comic actor, Charlie Chaplin.)

19)  Engelbert Humperdinck  ~  “Release Me”

20)  Brenton Wood  ~  “Gimme Little Sign”

21)  Spanky & Our Gang  ~  “Sunday Will Never Be The Same”

22)  Strawberry Alarm Clock  ~  “Incense & Peppermints”

23)  Keith  ~  “98.6”

24)  Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra, Jr.  ~  “Somethin’ Stupid”  (The hit song was actually sung by Nancy and her father, Frank Sr. But I couldn’t find a video of them singing it together, so there’s this.)

25)  Aaron Neville  ~  “Tell It Like It Is”

Popular Songs Of 1987, Vol. 4

Alas, with this post we've come to the end of our '80s flashback series. At least until next year. But don't you worry. This throwback tour is far from over! We'll take a few days off, then we'll explore the Popular Songs of 1977. Yay, disco? Yeah, I know. Me, neither. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Ballerina Girl”

2)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  “Somebody Lied”

3)  Madonna  ~  “La Isla Bonita”

4)  Crowded House  ~  “Something So Strong”

5)  Duran Duran  ~  “Notorious”

6)  Michael Jackson ft. Sheryl Crow  ~  “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”  (Yes, THAT Sheryl Crow! I had no clue she used to tour with him years before she hit the big time on her own!)

7)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Where Do The Nights Go”

8)  Genesis  ~  “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight”

9)  Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush  ~  “Don’t Give Up”

10)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Brilliant Disguise”

11)  The Cure  ~  “Just Like Heaven”

12)  Reba McEntire  ~  “One Promise Too Late”

13)  New Order  ~  “True Faith”

14)  Europe  ~  “Carrie”

15)  The Forester Sisters  ~  “You Again”

16)  U2  ~  “Where The Streets Have No Name”

17)  Smokey Robinson  ~  “Just To See Her”

18)  Cutting Crew  ~  “(I Just) Died In Your Arms”

19)  Highway 101  ~  “Whiskey, If You Were A Woman”

20)  Chicago  ~  “Will You Still Love Me”

21)  The Whispers  ~  “Rock Steady”

22)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Doing It All For My Baby”  (This song is really good, but the video is horribly cheesy! I apologize for giving you an opportunity to watch it.)

23)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Big Love”

24)  Randy Travis  ~  “Too Gone Too Long”

25)  Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram  ~  “Somewhere Out There”

BONUS TRACK:  Rick Astley  ~  "Never Gonna Give You Up"  (Yep, you've officially been Rick-Rolled. With good reason, though. This was also a big hit in 1987. Go figure!)

“Old-Fashioned” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of "Old-Fashioned" songs you're sure to love, like, or tolerate. And if you happen to enjoy them, lucky for you, Volume 2 is coming tomorrow!  ~  JH

1)  Queen  ~  “Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy”

2)  Cee Lo Green  ~  “Old-Fashioned”

3)  George Jones & Tammy Wynette  ~  “Good Old-Fashioned Singing”

4)  The Wild Man Of Europe  ~  “Old-Fashioned Flames”

5)  All-4-One  ~  “Ol’ Fashion Lovin’”

6)  Willie Nelson  ~  “A Little Old-Fashioned Karma”

7)  Frightened Rabbit  ~  “Old Old-Fashioned”

8)  The Mills Brothers  ~  “Old-Fashioned Love”

9)  Dawn Sears  ~  “Old-Fashioned Broken Heart”

10)  Steve Goodman  ~  “Old-Fashioned”

11)  Frank Sinatra & Doris Day  ~  “Let’s Take An Old-Fashioned Walk”

12)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Old-Fashioned Girl Like You”

13)  Three Dog Night  ~  “Old-Fashioned Love Song”

14)  John Coltrane  ~  “I’m Old-Fashioned”

15)  Smokey Robinson  ~  “Old-Fashioned Love”

16)  B.J. Thomas  ~  “Whatever Happened To Old-Fashioned Love?”

17)  Teresa Brewer  ~  “A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl”

18)  Tracy Byrd  ~  “Good Ol’ Fashioned Love”'

19)  Donovan  ~  “In An Old-Fashioned Picture Book”

20)  Eartha Kitt  ~  “Just An Old-Fashioned Girl”

"Blood," "Sweat," & "Tears" Songs

Here's a bunch of songs with the words "Blood," "Sweat," and/or "Tears" in their titles. Because, why not? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mutemath  ~  “Blood Pressure”

2)  Jimmy Eat World  ~  “Bleed American / Salt Sweat Sugar”

3)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Tears In Heaven”

4)  NONONO  ~  “Pumpin’ Blood”

5)  Simple Minds  ~  “Sweat In Bullet”

6)  Smokey Robinson & The Miracles  ~  “Tears Of A Clown”

7)  Morcheeba  ~  “Blood Like Lemonade”

8)  Eric B. & Rakim  ~  “Don’t Sweat The Technique”

9)  Boyz II Men  ~  “Tracks Of My Tears”

10)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “My Blood”

11)  Ween  ~  “Don’t Sweat It”

12)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Out Of Tears”

13)  Ron Pope  ~  “Tears Of Blood”

14)  C + C Music Factory  ~  “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)”

15)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Tears Dry On Their Own”

16)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Blood And Fire”

17)  Inner Circle  ~  “Sweat (A La La Long)”

18)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “Tears On My Pillow”

19)  Joey + Rory  ~  “Are You Washed In The Blood?”

20)  Lowkey ft. Klashnekoff  ~  “Blood, Sweat, & Tears”

21)  Alicia Keys  ~  “Tears Always Win”

22)  Norah Jones  ~  “Young Blood”

23)  Meiko  ~  “Deep Sweat”

24)  Leeland  ~  “Tears Of The Saints”

25)  Paloma Faith  ~  “Blood, Sweat, And Tears”