"Block" & "Charge" Songs

Even though it really isn't my favorite sport, I sorta miss watching basketball games. I particularly enjoy seeing people getting fouled. I dunno why. These songs are inspired by my slight affinity for basketball and two things that happen a lot in any given game: "Blocks" and "Charges." Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  "Jenny From The Block"

2)  311  ~  "Charge It Up"

3)  The Church  ~  "Block"

4)  The Band CAMINO  ~  "Free Of Charge"

5)  Warren Zevon  ~  "Tenderness On The Block"

6)  Shandi Sinnamon  ~  "Charles In Charge"  (Yep, it's the theme song from the -- beloved? benign? banal? -- '80s sitcom starring Scott Baio.)

7)  Rosemary Clooney & Bing Crosby  ~  "Let's Take A Walk Around The Block"

8)  Keb' Mo ft. Rosanne Cash  ~  "Put A Woman In Charge"

9)  Alice Cooper  ~  "Prettiest Cop On The Block"

10)  Shirley Caesar  ~  "No Charge"

11)  Matt and Kim  ~  "Block After Block"

12)  Great Lake Swimmers  ~  "One More Charge At The Red Cape"

13)  The Coasters  ~  "Riot In Cell Block Number Nine"

14)  Faster Pussycat  ~  "Charge Me Up"

15)  Stacy Lattisaw & Johnny Gill  ~  "Block Party"

16)  Albert Collins  ~  "Master Charge"

17)  The Chiffons  ~  "My Block"

18)  Nneka  ~  "In Charge"

19)  Marshmello  ~  "Blocks"

20)  SLVR  ~  "Charge"

21)  The Chemical Brothers  ~  "Block Rockin' Beats"

22)  Yinka  ~  "Take Charge"

23)  Wrabel  ~  "11 Blocks"

24)  DJ Finest  ~  "Charge"

25)  TryHardNinja  ~  "In Charge"  (And finally, a song with both words in it. The chorus begins: "In charge of building the world / Lay down the blocks and watch it grow...")

Popular Songs Of 1958, Vol. 3

Last but certainly not least, there's this set of Popular Songs of 1958. If you think these are the leftovers, you're thinking wrong. I've saved some of the best for last! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Chuck Berry  ~  “Johnny B. Goode”

2)  The Chordettes  ~  “Lollipop”

3)  Marty Robbins  ~  “The Story Of My Life”

4)  Jimmie Rodgers  ~ “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine / Honeycomb”  (This double feature includes one 1958 hit – the first song here – and a chart-topper from the previous year.)

5)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “I’ve Got A Feeling”

6)  The Big Bopper  ~  “Chantilly Lace”

7)  Ed Townsend  ~  “For Your Love”

8)  Pat Boone  ~  “Sugar Moon”

9)  Jerry Lee Lewis  ~  “Breathless”

10)  Bobby Freeman  ~  “Do You Wanna Dance”

11)  Duane Eddy & The Rebels  ~  “Rebel ‘Rouser”

12)  The Coasters  ~  “Yakety Yak”

13)  Eddie Cochran  ~  “Summertime Blues”

14)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Hard-Headed Woman”

15)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “Problems”

16)  Perry Como  ~  “Magic Moments / Catch A Falling Star”  (Both of these songs were hits for Como in ’58.)

17)  Bobby Darin  ~  “Splish Splash”

18)  The Four Preps  ~  “Big Man”

19)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Ballad Of A Teenage Queen”

20)  The Diamonds  ~  “The Stroll”

21)  Jack Scott  ~  “My True Love”

22)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Lonesome Town”

23)  Little Anthony & The Imperials  ~  “Tears On My Pillow”

24)  Johnny Otis Band  ~  “Willie And The Hand Jive”

25)  The Royaltones  ~  “Poor Boy”

Popular Songs Of 1957, Vol. 3

With this post, we conclude the Popular Songs of 1957 series. I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I did when compiling the songs. If you're digging the throwback music, fear not. The most Popular Songs of 1947 are coming soon!  ~  JH

1)  Chuck Berry  ~  “Rock And Roll Music”

2)  The Four Lads  ~  “Who Needs You”

3)  Harry Belafonte & Nat King Cole  ~  “Mama Look At Bubu”

4)  Pat Boone  ~  “Bernardine”

5)  Little Richard  ~  “Keep A-Knockin’”

6)  Jimmie Rodgers  ~  “Honeycomb”

7)  Johnny Mathis  ~  “It’s Not For Me To Say”

8)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “Bye Bye Love”

9)  The Del-Vikings  ~  “Whispering Bells”

10)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Love Me Tender”

11)  Fats Domino  ~  “Blue Monday”

12)  Mantovani And His Orchestra  ~  “Around The World”

13)  The Coasters  ~  “Young Blood”

14)  Tony Bennett  ~  “In The Middle Of An Island”

15)  Billy Ward And His Dominoes  ~  “Stardust”

16)  The Ames Brothers  ~  “Melodie D’Amour”

17)  Ivory Joe Hunter  ~  “Since I Met You Baby”

18)  Jimmy Dorsey  ~  “So Rare”

19)  Lavern Baker  ~  “Jim Dandy”

20)  Sal Mineo  ~  “Start Movin’ (In My Direction)”

21)  Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones  ~  “Black Slacks”

22)  The Diamonds  ~  “Little Darlin’”

23)  Pat Boone  ~  “Remember You’re Mine”

24)  Bill Justis  ~  “Raunchy”  (It's not, actually. It's an instrumental.)

25)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Loving You”

Songs With Men's Names In The Titles, Vol. 1

OK, so let's switch gears for a bit. Here's a collection of songs with men's names in the titles. This post is part 1 of 2, and part 3 of a greater 6-part series. If you've missed the previous editions, you'd better catch up! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Beatles  ~  "Hey Jude"

2)  Paul Simon  ~  "You Can Call Me Al"

3)  Gorillaz  ~  "Clint Eastwood"

4)  Elton John  ~  "Daniel"

5)  The Marvelettes  ~  "Don't Mess With Bill"

6)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "Hey Joe"

7)  ABBA  ~  "Fernando"

8)  Rick Springfield  ~  "Jessie's Girl"  (Despite the unconventional spelling, yes, Jessie is a dude.)

9)  Dionne Warwick  ~  "Alfie"

10)  Poe  ~  "Angry Johnny"

11)  Jim Croce  ~  "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"

12)  The Kingsmen  ~  "Louie, Louie"

13)  Pink Floyd  ~  "Careful With That Axe, Eugene"  (Even though there are no discernible lyrics to speak of, this is one creepy song and video! In other words, I like it!)

14)  The Coasters  ~  "Charlie Brown"

15)  Goldfrapp  ~  "Clay"