Popular Songs Of 1988, Vol. 5

Well, here it is. My last chance to post your favorite song(s) from thirty years ago. Hopefully, I covered all the good ones. If not, let me know what I missed. I hope you will... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “I Get Weak”

2)  Bobby Brown  ~  “My Prerogative”

3)  R.E.M.  ~  “Stand”

4)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Strong Enough To Bend”

5)  Terence Trent D’Arby  ~  “Sign Your Name”

6)  Aerosmith  ~  “Rag Doll”

7)  Vixen  ~  “Edge Of A Broken Heart”

8)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  “Don’t We All Have The Right”

9)  Bobby McFerrin  ~  “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”

10)  Patrick Swayze ft. Wendy Fraser  ~  “She’s Like The Wind”

11)  Rodney Crowell  ~  “I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried”

12)  Amy Grant  ~  “Lead Me On”

13)  Exile  ~  “I Can’t Get Close Enough”

14)  Poison  ~  “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”

15)  Taylor Dayne  ~  “Prove Your Love”

16)  George Michael  ~  “Father Figure”

17)  Def Leppard  ~  “Love Bites”

18)  Highway 101  ~  “Just Say Yes”

19)  Richard Marx  ~  “Should’ve Known Better”

20)  Brenda Russell  ~  “Piano In The Dark”

21)  Kix  ~  “Don't Close Your Eyes"

22)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Smooth Criminal”

23)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Paradise City”

24)  Whitney Houston  ~  “One Moment In Time”

25)  Steve Winwood  ~  “Roll With It”

26)  The Judds  ~  “Turn It Loose”

Popular Songs Of 1988, Vol. 1

And now the one you've all been waiting for! Well, at least those of you "of a certain age." (I certainly qualify.) The '80s posts are always my wife's favorites as well. Popular Songs of 1988 starts...NOW! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  George Michael  ~  “One More Try”

2)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Man In The Mirror”

3)  Taylor Dayne  ~  “Tell It To My Heart”

4)  Guns N’ Roses  ~  “Sweet Child O’ Mine”

5)  Richard Marx  ~  “Hold On To The Nights”

6)  Whitney Houston  ~  “So Emotional”

7)  Elton John  ~  “Candle In The Wind”

8)  Steve Winwood  ~  “Don’t You Know What The Night Can Do?”

9)  Tanya Tucker, Paul Overstreet, & Paul Davis  ~  “I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love”

10)  Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock  ~  “It Takes Two”

11)  Johnny Hates Jazz  ~  “Shattered Dreams”

12)  The Bangles  ~  “Hazy Shade Of Winter"

13)  Bon Jovi  ~  “Bad Medicine”

14)  Rick Astley  ~  “Together Forever”

15)  Kylie Minogue  ~  “The Loco-Motion”

16)  Keith Whitley  ~  “Don’t Close Your Eyes”

17)  Cheap Trick  ~  “The Flame”

18)  Debbie Gibson  ~  “Foolish Beat”

19)  Aerosmith  ~  “Angel”

20)  The Jets  ~  “Rocket 2 U”

21)  Kathy Mattea  ~  “Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses”

22)  George Harrison  ~  “Got My Mind Set On You”

23)  UB40  ~  “Red, Red Wine”

24)  Tiffany  ~  “Could’ve Been”

25)  The Escape Club  ~  “Wild, Wild West”

26)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  “I’ll Leave This World Loving You”

More “Enough” Songs

Didn't get "enough" of the "Enough" Songs yesterday? Well, here's more! If these aren't "enough" for you, then you're on your own. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Ariana Grande ft. Nathan Sykes  ~  “Almost Is Never Enough”

2)  Matthew West  ~  “Strong Enough”

3)  Evanescence  ~  “Good Enough”

4)  Apocalyptica ft. Doug Robb  ~  “Not Strong Enough”

5)  Tanya Tucker  ~  “Strong Enough To Bend”

6)  Michael Jackson  ~  “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough”

7)  Kari Jobe  ~  “Always Enough”

8)  Con Funk Shun  ~  “Got To Be Enough”

9)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  “The Goonies ‘r’ Good Enough”

10)  Chevelle  ~  “Well Enough Alone”

11)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “Enough Of Me”

12)  The Cure  ~  “Never Enough”

13)  Chumbawamba & Credit To The Nation  ~  “Enough Is Enough”

14)  Smash Mouth  ~  “Can’t Get Enough Of You, Baby”

15)  The Captain & Tennille  ~  “Good Enough”

16)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Ain’t Good Enough For You”

17)  Emeli Sandé  ~  “Enough”

18)  The Fray  ~  “Enough For Now”

19)  Patty Smyth ft. Don Henley  ~  “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough”

20)  Exile  ~  “I Can’t Get Close Enough”

21)  Epica  ~  “Never Enough”

22)  Phil Collins  ~  “Hang In Long Enough”

23)  Hillsong Worship  ~  “Christ Is Enough”

24)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Promise Ain’t Enough”

25)  Maisy Kay  ~  “Enough”

Things These Artists WON’T Do

Here's the natural follow-up to yesterday's post, this one featuring Things These Artists WON'T do. Snarky song commentary is included at no extra charge. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tom Petty  ~  “I Won’t Back Down”  (Tom Petty plus TWO former Beatles in the video? Yes, please!)

2)  Jason Mraz  ~  “I Won’t Give Up”  (I think he means it, too. Just listen to the earnestness in his voice.)

3)  Rascal Flatts  ~  “I Won’t Let Go”  (This guy’s voice is almost good enough to ignore those Guy-Fieri-inspired frosted tips. Almost.)

4)  Charlie Puth  ~  “I Won’t Tell A Soul”  (His lips are sealed.)

5)  Selah Sue  ~  “I Won’t Go For More”  (And we won’t stay for less. Deal?)

6)  James Morrison  ~  “I Won’t Let You Go”  (I bet there were a lot of ticked-off drivers in the immediate area during the filming of this video.)

7)   Tanya Tucker ft. Paul Overstreet & Paul Davis  ~  “I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love”  (That hair. Those clothes. Must be ‘80s country music. Heaven, help us!)

8)  Carpenters  ~  “I Won’t Last A Day Without You”  (Okay, Richard, we get it. You have a lot of money, and you can afford as many cars as you want. Can we please just keep the focus on Karen next time? You, sir, are extraneous!)

9)  A Great Big World  ~  “Won’t Stop Running”  (Nah, I just have something in my eye. You, too?)

10)  Jane Monheit & Michael Bublé  ~  “I Won’t Dance”  (Sorry, I can’t help but ask. Even if she vows not to, and I’m not able to. #thatgorgeousvoice #JanesnotMichaels #hesokaytooiguess)

11)  Anouk  ~  “I Won’t Play That Game”  (Which game? Monopoly? Clue? Candy Crush? Pokémon Go? Twister?)

12)  Maroon 5  ~  “Won’t Go Home Without You”  (Does anyone really believe that a woman would actually reject this guy? If my wife were typing this, she would probably say “nope.” So we’ll go with that.)

13)  Sophie Ellis-Bextor  ~  “I Won’t Change You”  (That’s good, ‘cuz I’m pretty happy with myself the way I am. Mostly. Actually, not really all that much. On second thought, go ahead and change me!)

14)  Reba McEntire  ~  “I Won’t Mention It Again”  (Thanks, Reba. I hate it when people keep bringing up the same old thing over and over again. Let it go, people!)

15)  Lacuna Coil  ~  “I Forgive (But I Won’t Forget Your Name)”  (That’s fine. Just don’t mention it again, ‘kay?)

16)  OK Go  ~  “I Won’t Let You Down”  (Every OK Go music video is a true work of art. Always entertaining! The music ain’t bad, either!)

17)  Poison  ~  “I Won’t Forget”  (That hair. Those clothes. Must be ‘80s rock music. Heaven, help us!)

18)  Sarah Blasko  ~  “We Won’t Run”  (She sings well, and she’s inside of a giant eyeball. That about sums it up.)

19)  Building 429  ~  “We Won’t Be Shaken”  (The band may not be shaken, but that small percussion instrument the guy was wielding at the beginning of the song sure was taking a shaking.)

20)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  “I Won’t Be Alone Tonight”  (Of course you won’t, Melissa. There’s an audience right there in front of you.)

21)  Princessa  ~  “I Won’t Forget You”  (“Any more no more” is a double negative. So…she’s saying that she’s totally going to forget you. Sorry, dude.)

22)  Slade  ~  “We Won’t Give In”  (I was going to make some pithy comment about the song itself, but that jaunty red hat of the singer’s has got me so distracted that I’m dumbstruck.)

23)  Big Head Todd And The Monsters  ~  “We Won’t Go Back”  (I don’t think they’re going back. Not to the way it was, at least.)

24)  The Who  ~  “Won’t Get Fooled Again”  (I think this song is about politics, but I could be wrong. I hate songs about politics.)

25)  The Colourist  ~  “We Won’t Go Home”  (You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.)