Popular Songs Of 1997, Vol. 4

Last but not least (I use that phrase a lot on this blog, don't I?), the final installment in the Popular Songs Of 1997 series. Next week, tune in for what's sure to be an even better bunch of songs. Because, of course, we will be exploring the most Popular Songs Of 1987. Meanwhile, enjoy these great songs!  ~  JH

1)  Green Day  ~  “Hitchin’ A Ride”

2)  En Vogue  ~  “Don’t Let Go (Love)”

3)  Hanson  ~  “MMMBop”

4)  Sarah McLachlan  ~  “Building A Mystery”

5)  U2  ~  “Staring At The Sun”

6)  Blur  ~  “Song 2”

7)  Robyn  ~  “Show Me Love”

8)  White Town  ~  “Your Woman”

9)  Aaliyah  ~  “The One I Gave My Heart To”

10)  Toby Keith  ~  “Me Too”

11)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones  ~  “The Impression That I Get”

12)  Spice Girls  ~  “2 Become 1”

13)  Savage Garden  ~  “Truly Madly Deeply”

14)  311  ~  “Beautiful Disaster”

15)  Sister Hazel  ~  “All For You”

16)  Fiona Apple  ~  “Sleep To Dream”

17)  The Wallflowers  ~  “Three Marlenas”

18)  Usher  ~  “You Make Me Wanna…”

19)  Bush  ~  “Mouth”

20)  Diamond Rio  ~  “How Your Love Makes Me Feel”

21)  Foo Fighters  ~  “Everlong”

22)  Marcy Playground  ~  “Sex And Candy”

23)  Beck  ~  “The New Pollution”

24)  Az Yet  ~  “Hard To Say I’m Sorry”

25)  Counting Crows  ~  “Daylight Fading”

Popular Songs Of 1997, Vol. 1

OK, here we go... If the "Popular Songs Of 2007" posts didn't make you feel old, this post and the next three to follow are sure to do so. Because these, the "Popular Songs Of 1997," are now TWENTY years old! And you (assuming you remember some or all of the songs) are now twenty years OLDER than when you first heard them! Let that sink in a bit, then enjoy some "new oldies"!  ~  JH

1)  Spice Girls  ~  “Say You’ll Be There”

2)  Silverchair  ~  “Abuse Me”

3)  Puff Daddy & Faith Evans ft. 112  ~  “I’ll Be Missing You”

4)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  “How Do I Live”

5)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Push”

6)  Coolio ft. 40 Thevz  ~  “C U When U Get There”

7)  Trace Adkins  ~  “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing”

8)  DC Talk  ~  “Colored People"

9)  Texas  ~  “Say What You Want”

10)  Monica  ~  “For You, I Will”

11)  Chumbawamba  ~  “Tubthumping”

12)  Metallica  ~  “The Memory Remains”

13)  Jewel  ~  “Foolish Games”

14)  Elton John  ~  “Candle In The Wind 1997”

15)  The Verve  ~  “Bitter Sweet Symphony”

16)  Whitney Houston  ~  “I Believe In You And Me”

17)  Clay Walker  ~  “Rumor Has It”

18)  Sugar Ray  ~  “Fly”

19)  Cornershop  ~  “Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)”

20)  Céline Dion  ~  “All By Myself”

21)  Savage Garden  ~  “I Want You”

22)  Live  ~  “Turn My Head”

23)  The Offspring  ~  “Gone Away”

24)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Together Again”

25)  Boyz II Men  ~  “4 Seasons Of Loneliness”

Popular Songs Of 1996, Vol. 1

OK, now we're getting into my wheelhouse, the soundtrack of my youth. In particular, the soundtrack of my freshman year of college. So...the sentiment is strong with these songs. Therefore, this will be a four – count them, four – volume post. Carried away much? Yup. But who cares? In the mid-'90s, these songs could not have been avoided, even if you tried (and I didn't, really). So what are we waiting for? Let's go!  ~  JH

1)  Spice Girls  ~  “Wannabe”

2)  The Fugees  ~  “Killing Me Softly”

3)  Los del Rio  ~  “Macarena”

4)  Oasis ~  “Wonderwall”

5)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “1979”

6)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “Amish Paradise”

7)  Céline Dion  ~  “Because You Loved Me”

8)  Deep Blue Something  ~  “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”

9)  Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men  ~  “One Sweet Day”

10)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  “Crash Into Me”

11)  No Doubt  ~  “Don’t Speak”

12)  311  ~  “Down”

13)  Shania Twain  ~  “You Win My Love”

14)  Dog’s Eye View  ~  “Everything Falls Apart”

15)  Gin Blossoms  ~  “Follow You Down”

16)  OMC  ~  “How Bizarre”

17)  Alice In Chains  ~  “Heaven Beside You”

18)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I Want To Come Over”

19)  Sheryl Crow  ~  “If It Makes You Happy”

20)  Brooks & Dunn  ~  “My Maria”

21)  Aaliyah  ~  “If Your Girl Only Knew”

22)  Foo Fighters  ~  “I’ll Stick Around”

23)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  “Long Way Down”

24)  Björk  ~  “It’s Oh So Quiet”

25)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “Hand In My Pocket”

Same Name, Different Song: Vol. 17

Back by popular demand*, here's yet another "Same Name, Different Song" post. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  "Amnesia"

KMFDM

vs.

5 Seconds Of Summer

2)  "Riptide"

Sick Puppies

vs.

Vance Joy

3)  "Hideaway"

The Weepies

vs.

Kiesza

4)  "Later On"

The Swon Brothers

vs.

Kate Nash

5)  "Youth"

Matisyahu

vs.

Daughter

vs.

Foxes

6)  "Bad Blood"

Bastille

vs.

Neil Sedaka

7)  "Until It's Gone"

Monica

vs.

Linkin Park

8)  "Photograph"

The Verve Pipe

vs.

Ringo Starr

vs.

Def Leppard

9)  "Paranoid"

Kanye West ft. Mr. Hudson

vs.

Black Sabbath

10)  "Naked"

Spice Girls

vs.

Goo Goo Dolls

* Not really, but it makes for a more interesting intro.