Popular Songs Of 1987, Vol. 3

And we're back to the Eighties! Popular Songs of 1987, Vol. 3 of 4 is now up and running. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Madonna  ~  “Who’s That Girl?”

2)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Hip To Be Square”

3)  Jody Watley  ~  “Looking For A New Love”

4)  Sting  ~  “We’ll Be Together”

5)  Prince ft. Sheena Easton  ~  “U Got The Look”

6)  George Strait  ~  “All My Ex’s Live In Texas”

7)  The Jets  ~  “Cross My Broken Heart”

8)  Bruce Hornsby & The Range  ~  “The Way It Is”

9)  Kim Wilde  ~  “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”

10)  Beastie Boys  ~  “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)”

11)  Highway 101  ~  “Somewhere Tonight”

12)  Club Nouveau  ~  “Lean On Me”

13)  Herb Alpert ft. Janet Jackson & Lisa Keith  ~  “Diamonds”

14)  Gregory Abbott  ~  “Shake You Down”

15)  Reba McEntire  ~  “The Last One To Know”

16)  Whitesnake  ~  “Here I Go Again”

17)  Aretha Franklin & George Michael  ~  “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”

18)  Restless Heart  ~  “I’ll Still Be Loving You”

19)  T’Pau  ~  “Heart And Soul”

20)  Billy Idol  ~  “Sweet Sixteen”

21)  Starship  ~  “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”

22)  Randy Travis  ~  “Forever And Ever, Amen”

23)  Exposé  ~  “Let Me Be The One”

24)  Robbie Nevil  ~  “C’est La Vie”

25)  The Judds  ~  “Cry Myself To Sleep”

“City” Songs, Vol. 1

Here's part 1 of a new 4-part series featuring songs with the word "City" or "Country" in their titles. First up, "City" songs, then one more of the same, and after that, two "Country" posts. You know you love 'em...so enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Paradise City”

2)  Thirty Seconds To Mars  ~  “City Of Angels”

3)  Snow Patrol  ~  “Take Back The City”

4)  M83  ~  “Midnight City”

5)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “Living For The City”

6)  The Doobie Brothers  ~  “South City Midnight Lady”

7)   The Avett Brothers  ~  “Murder In The City”

8)  Andra Day  ~  “City Burns”

9)  John Mayer  ~  “City Love”

10)  Buju Banton  ~  “Magic City”

11)  ABBA  ~  “Summer Night City”

12)  Patrick Stump ft. Lupe Fiasco  ~  “This City”

13)  Casting Crowns  ~  “City On The Hill”

14)  Village People  ~  “New York City”

15)  Duran Duran ft. Kiesza  ~  “Last Night In The City”

16)  MC5  ~  “Motor City Is Burning”

17)  Ray Price  ~  “City Lights”

18)  KISS  ~  “Detroit Rock City”

19)  Laleh  ~  “Big City Love”

20)  Chick Corea Elektric Band  ~  “Elektric City”

21)  The Highwaymen ft. Willie Nelson  ~  “The City Of New Orleans”

22)  Lissie  ~  “Love In The City”

23)  Wilbert Harrison  ~  “Kansas City”

24)  Muse  ~  “City Of Delusion”

25)  Starship  ~  “We Built This City”

Songs About Tomorrow, Vol. 2

And finally today – as promised yesterday – we have another set of Songs About Tomorrow. There will be no further posts in this fun yet seemingly interminable (for you?) miniseries. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Cranberries  ~  “Tomorrow”

2)  Atomic Rooster  ~  “Tomorrow Night”

3)  UB40  ~  “Maybe Tomorrow”

4)  Enya  ~  “I Want Tomorrow”

5)  Los Lobos  ~  “Hurry Tomorrow”

6)  Manfred Mann  ~  “Come Tomorrow”

7)  Aileen Quinn  ~  “Tomorrow”

8)  Iron Maiden  ~  “Remember Tomorrow”

9)  Bombay Bicycle Club  ~  “So Long, See You Tomorrow”

10)  Avril Lavigne  ~  “Tomorrow”

11)  Badfinger  ~  “Carry On Till Tomorrow”

12)  Niki & The Dove  ~  “Tomorrow”

13)  Sixx:A.M.  ~  “Tomorrow”

14)  Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner  ~  “Tomorrow Is Forever”

15)  The Winans  ~  “Tomorrow”

16)  Starship  ~  “Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter Tonight”

17)  Kitty, Daisy, & Lewis  ~  “Tomorrow”

18)  Ben & Ellen Harper  ~  “Learn It All Again Tomorrow”

19)  Timber Timbre  ~  “The New Tomorrow”

20)  SoKo  ~  “We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow”

“Not Enough” Songs

Did you find the "Too Many" songs yesterday to be simply "Too Much"? If so, that's fine. But maybe...just maybe...you found them to be "Not Enough." In which case, you are in luck. Because today's songs are – coincidentally enough – also "Not Enough." Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Van Halen  ~  “Not Enough”

2)  Delain  ~  “Not Enough”

3)  Our Lady Peace  ~  “Not Enough”

4)  Carousel  ~  “Not Enough”

5)  Manic Street Preachers ft. Nina Persson  ~  “Your Love Alone Is Not Enough”

6)  Owen  ~  “Love Is Not Enough”

7)  The Bellamy Brothers  ~  “Too Much Is Not Enough”

8)  J Mascis  ~  “Not Enough”

9)  Starship  ~  “It’s Not Enough”

10)  Neverstore  ~  “So Much Of Not Enough”

11)  Emmylou Harris  ~  “Not Enough”

12)  Boyce Avenue  ~  “Not Enough”

13)  Garbage  ~  “The World Is Not Enough”

14)  Bill Thornton, Showgrey, Karlos Farrar, & Ay-Rock  ~  “Not Enough”

15)  Snow Patrol  ~  “One Night Is Not Enough”

16)  Ride The Clouds  ~  “Not Enough Colors”

17)  Lacuna Coil  ~  “Not Enough”

18)  Stacy Clark  ~  “Not Enough”

19)  3 Doors Down  ~  “Not Enough”

20)  Graveyard  ~  “Too Much Is Not Enough”

21)  Dustin Kensrue  ~  “It’s Not Enough”

22)  Northern Lights*  ~  “Tears Are Not Enough”

23)  Western Haunts  ~  “It’s Not Enough”

24)  Above & Beyond ft. Zoë Johnston  ~  “Love Is Not Enough”

25)  Soren Bryce  ~  “Forever’s Not Enough”

* Northern Lights was a huge conglomeration of Canadian artists who recorded this song for charity, á la “We Are The World” in the United States. Artists featured here include: Gordon Lightfoot, Burton Cummings, Anne Murray, Joni Mitchell, Dan Hill, Neil Young, Bryan Adams, Corey Hart, Bruce Cockburn, Geddy Lee, Mike Reno, Tom Cochrane, and Paul Shaffer, among many others.

Popular Songs Of 1986, Vol. 4

Alright, let's finish this thing! One last batch of tunes, for old time's sake...literally. Without further ado, here's the final score of Popular Songs of 1986. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Phil Collins  ~  “Take Me Home”

2)  Anita Baker  ~  “Sweet Love”

3)  The Moody Blues  ~  “Your Wildest Dreams”

4)  Run-DMC & Aerosmith  ~  “Walk This Way”

5)  Elton John  ~  “Nikita”

6)  Heart  ~  “Never”

7)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “If You Leave”

8)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Love Will Conquer All”

9)  Toto  ~  “I’ll Be Over You”

10)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “West End Girls”

11)  The Forester Sisters  ~  “Just In Case”

12)  Steve Winwood  ~  “Higher Love”

13)  Mike & The Mechanics  ~  “Silent Running”

14)  Madonna  ~  “True Blue”

15)  Billy Ocean  ~  “When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going”

16)  Alabama  ~  “Touch Me When We’re Dancing”

17)  Peter Gabriel  ~  “Sledgehammer”

18)  James Brown  ~  “Living In America”

19)  Starship  ~  “Sara”

20)  Atlantic Starr  ~  “Secret Lovers”