Songs About Jam

Remember when I promised you I'd follow up Songs About Toast with a set of Songs About Jam? Yeah, well, I forgot. Until now... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Michael Jackson ft. Heavy D  ~  "Jam"  (A forgotten gem of a video by MJ, featuring "the other MJ" – Michael Jordan!)

2)  Scatman John ft. Louis Armstrong  ~  "Everybody Jam"

3)  Three Dog Night  ~  "Jam"

4)  Kim Kardashian  ~  "Jam (Turn It Up)"  (My word, this is horrible! Not that I'm surprised, but still...)

5)  Toad The Wet Sprocket  ~  "Jam"

6)  King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard  ~  "Slow Jam 1"

7)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  "Champagne Jam"

8)  Ted Nugent  ~  "Shut Up & Jam!"

9)  Jhene Aiko  ~  "Space Jam"

10)  Run-D.M.C.  ~  "Jam-Master Jammin'"

11)  Technotronic  ~  "Pump Up The Jam"

12)  Carole King  ~  "Raspberry Jam"

13)  Dave Matthews Band  ~  "Kit-Kat Jam"

14)  Usher ft. Monica  ~  "Slow Jam"

15)  Freddie Jackson  ~  "Jam Tonight"

16)  38 Special  ~  "Jam On"

17)  Skindred  ~  "That's My Jam"

18)  The Gap Band  ~  "Jam The Motha'"

19)  DC Talk  ~  "Time Ta Jam"  (This song is, uh...how do I say this...um...let's just say TobyMac's music has improved in the past 30 years...)

20)  Elle King   ~  "Ram Jam"

21)  Fame Cast  ~  "Hot Lunch Jam"

22)  "Weird Al" Yankovic  ~  "Traffic Jam"

23)  The Sugarhill Gang  ~  "Rapper's Reprise (Jam Jam)"

24)  Bruce Dickinson  ~  "Midnight Jam"

25)  Relient K  ~  "That's My Jam"

Popular Songs Of 1980, Vol. 1

You didn't think I'd forgotten about the "Popular Songs Of..." series, did you? Well, I sort of did. But now that I've remembered, here's part 1 of what will be a 4-part series featuring the best and most Popular Songs of 1980. Lots of good stuff here! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lipps Inc.  ~  "Funky Town"

2)  Pink Floyd  ~  "Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two"

3)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "Woman In Love"

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4)  John Lennon  ~  "(Just Like) Starting Over"

5)  Diana Ross ft. Michael Jackson  ~  "Upside Down"

6)  KC & The Sunshine Band  ~  "Please Don't Go"

7)  Captain & Tennille  ~  "Do That To Me One More Time"

8)  Rupert Holmes  ~  "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"

9)  Blondie  ~  "Call Me"

10)  Queen  ~  "Crazy Little Thing Called  Love"

11)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "Magic"

12)  Billy Joel  ~  "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"

13)  The Pretenders  ~  "Brass In Pocket"

14)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Coming Up"

15)  ABBA  ~  "The Winner Takes It All"

16)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Sailing"

17)  Irene Cara  ~  "Fame"

18)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "Lady"

19)  Pointer Sisters  ~  "She's So Shy"

20)  The Spinners  ~  "Working My Way Back To You"

21)  Anne Murray  ~  "Broken Hearted Me"

22)  The Police  ~  "Don't Stand So Close To Me"

23)  Crystal Gayle  ~  "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"

24)  The Sugarhill Gang  ~  "Rapper's Delight"

25)  Pat Benatar  ~  "Heartbreaker"

Old-School Hip-Hop

Here's a small sampling of songs from the earliest days of hip-hop music, ranging from the late 1970s to the mid-'80s. These are the foundations on which modern hip-hop is based. Funny, there's a lot more positivity, far less emphasis on sex, drugs, and violence, and hardly any objectionable language to speak of in these songs. What happened, hip-hop?  ~  JH

1)  Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force  ~  "Planet Rock"

2)  The Sugarhill Gang  ~  "Rapper's Delight"

3)  Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five  ~  "It's Nasty"  (It's not really...)

4)  Spoonie Gee  ~  "The Big Beat"

5)  Newcleus  ~  "Jam On It"

6)  Treacherous Three  ~  "Feel The Heartbeat"

7)  Funky 4 + 1  ~  "That's The Joint"  (Not that kind of joint...)

8)  Kurtis Blow  ~  "The Breaks"

9)  Busy Bee  ~  "School Days"

10)  Lovebug Starski  ~  "You've Gotta Believe"

11)  Cold Crush Brothers  ~  "Fresh, Wild, Fly, And Bold"

12)  Fab 5 Freddy  ~  "Change The Beat"