Popular Songs Of 1977, Vol. 2

With every post in this series, I'm even more amazed that ALL these songs came out the same year! It boggles the mind! Lots of "classics" in this one. So sit back, relax, and time-travel with me forty years into the past, as we enjoy more of the Popular Songs of 1977.  ~  JH

1)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Dreams”

2)  The Marshall Tucker Band  ~  “Heard It In A Love Song”

3)  The Brothers Johnson  ~  “Strawberry Letter 23”

4)  Steve Miller Band  ~  “Jet Airliner”

5)  Helen Reddy  ~  “You’re My World”

6)  Crosby, Stills, & Nash  ~  “Just A Song Before I Go”

7)  10cc  ~  “The Things We Do For Love”

8)  Johnny Rivers  ~  “Slow Dancin’”

9)  Heart  ~  “Barracuda”

10)  Rod Stewart  ~  “Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)”

11)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Got To Give It Up”

12)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Telephone Line”

13)  Jennifer Warnes  ~  “Right Time Of The Night”

14)  David Soul  ~  “Don’t Give Up On Us”

15)  Eagles  ~  “New Kid In Town”

16)  Commodores  ~  “Easy”

17)  Barbra Streisand  ~  “My Heart Belongs To Me”

18)  Burton Cummings  ~  “Stand Tall”

19)  Styx  ~  “Come Sail Away”

20)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “It Was Almost Like A Song”

21)  ABBA  ~  “Knowing Me, Knowing You”

22)  Boz Scaggs  ~  “Lido Shuffle”

23)  Foreigner  ~  “Cold As Ice”

24)  Captain & Tennille  ~  “Muskrat Love”

25)  Chicago  ~  “Baby, What A Big Surprise”

More “Angry” Songs

Didn't get your fill of "Angry" Songs last time around? Well, you're in luck! Here's a second and final installment of "Angry" tunes. You're welcome? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Billy Joel  ~  “Prelude / Angry Young Man”

2)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  “Angry Johnny & The Radio / Blood Bank”

3)  Mother Mother  ~  “Angry Sea”

4)  Neil Young  ~  “Angry World”

5)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  “Angry People”

6)  Blues Traveler  ~  “Pretty Angry”

7)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “I’m Not Angry”

8)  Apocalyptica  ~  “Angry Birds Theme”

9)  Stonewall Jackson  ~  “Don’t Be Angry”

10)  Generationals  ~  “Angry Charlie”

11)  Anthony Hamilton  ~  “Love Is An Angry Thing”

12)  Noisettes  ~  “Angry Angels”

13)  Steve Earle  ~  “Angry Young Man”

14)  Joanie Sommers  ~  “Johnny Get Angry”

15)  Vixen  ~  “Angry”

16)  Don McLean  ~  “Angry Words”

17)  Radney Foster  ~  “Angry Heart”

18)  Alice In Chains  ~  “Angry Chair” 

19)  Styx  ~  “Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man)”

20)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “Angry White Boy Polka”

More Songs About "Yourself"

Didn't get enough Songs About "Yourself" last time? Well, you're in luck. Got more than enough last time? Tough luck. Here we go...  ~  JH

1)  Eminem  ~  “Lose Yourself”

2)  Radiohead  ~  “Prove Yourself”

3)  Fantasia  ~  “Free Yourself”

4)  Lukas Graham  ~  “Better Than Yourself”

5)  Black Sabbath  ~  “Killing Yourself To Live”

6)  Kacey Musgraves ft. Katy Perry  ~  “Keep It To Yourself”

7)  The Raconteurs  ~  “Top Yourself”

8)  Morrissey  ~  “Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself?”

9)  Goldfrapp  ~  “Eat Yourself”  (Do what, now?)

10)  Journey  ~  “Be Good To Yourself”

11)  Tom Jones  ~  “Help Yourself”

12)  Dash Berlin ft. Emma Hewitt  ~  “Disarm Yourself”

13)  Simple Minds  ~  “Sanctify Yourself”

14)  Styx  ~  “Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)”

15)  The Staple Singers  ~  “Respect Yourself”

16)  Ne-Yo  ~  “Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)”

17)  Stabbing Westward  ~  “Save Yourself”

18)  John O’Callaghan ft. Sarah Howells  ~  “Find Yourself”

19)  The Specials  ~  “Enjoy Yourself”

20)  Donovan Frankenreiter  ~  “Move By Yourself”

21)  Black Rebel Motorcycle Club  ~  “Lose Yourself”  (Gorgeous song, profoundly odd video.)

22)  Nico Vega  ~  “I Believe (Get Over Yourself)”

23)  N.W.A.  ~  “Express Yourself”

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24)  James Morrison  ~  “Save Yourself”

25)  The Jacksons  ~  “Enjoy Yourself”

Songs About Balls & Strikes, Vol. 2

Here's the second and final installment of Songs About Balls & Strikes. Play ball...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Aerosmith  ~  “Lightning Strikes”

2)  The White Stripes  ~  “Ball And Biscuit”

3)  Elvis Costello  ~  “Clown Strike”

4)  Big Brother and the Holding Company  ~  “Ball And Chain”

5)  Warren Zevon  ~  “Johnny Strikes Up The Band”

6)  Queen  ~  “Dreamer’s Ball”

7)  John Barrowman  ~  “Strike Up The Band”

8)  Anthony Hamilton  ~  “Ball And Chain”

9)  Primal Fear  ~  “Strike”

10)  Lifehouse  ~  “Wrecking Ball”

11)  Rosanne Cash ft. Eliza Gilkyson  ~  “Rosie Strike Back”

12)  Rufus Wainwright  ~  “Welcome To The Ball”

13)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Lightning Strikes”

14)  Keane  ~  “Crystal Ball”

15)  We As Human  ~  “Strike Back”

16)  Dave Matthews  ~  “Beach Ball”

17)  Chic  ~  “Strike Up The Band”

18)  Styx  ~  “Crystal Ball”

19)  A Silent Film  ~  “Lightning Strike”

20)  Shooter Jennings  ~  “Belle Of The Ball”

21)  Michael Schenker Group  ~  “Fatal Strike”

22)  Rick James  ~  “Jefferson Ball”

23)  Todd Rundgren  ~  “Strike”

24)  XTC  ~  “Ball And Chain”

25)  Black Box  ~  “Strike It Up”

Songs About Robots

My son is way into robots at the moment – in particular, the Transformers Rescue Bots show. So here's a bunch of Songs About Robots that he would surely appreciate if he were to actually look at my blog. Which he doesn't.  But you do. So, what are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Daft Punk  ~  “Robot Rock”

2)  The Flaming Lips  ~  “Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1”

3)  Miley Cyrus  ~  “Robot”

4)  Trip Lee  ~  “Robot”

5)  Styx  ~  “Mr. Roboto”

6)  Röyksopp ft. Robyn  ~  “The Girl And The Robot”

7)  They Might Be Giants  ~  “Robot Parade”

8)  MC Lars ft. MC Bat Commander & Suburban Legends  ~  “This Gigantic Robot Kills”

9)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  “I Am Not A Robot”

10)  Guided By Voices  ~  “Gold Star For Robot Boy”

11)  Kraftwerk  ~  “The Robots”

12)  Blaze Bayley  ~  “Robot”

13)  Andrew Bird  ~  “Not A Robot, But A Ghost”

14)  Novah  ~  “Robot”

15)  Cage The Elephant  ~  “Tiny Little Robots”

16)  Patrick Watson  ~  “Love Songs For Robots”

17)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  “Go Robot”

18)  Rick Wakeman  ~  “Robot Man”

19)  Linkin Park  ~  “Robot Boy”

20)  Norma Jean  ~  “Robots 3, Humans 0”

21)  Joe Satriani  ~  “One Robot’s Dream”

22)  Damon Albarn  ~  “Everyday Robots”

23)  The Alan Parsons Project  ~  “I Robot”

24)  Matthew Ebel  ~  “Everybody Needs A Robot”

25)  Umphrey’s McGee  ~  “Robot World”