Songs About The Good Old Days

Did you ever wish you could go back to the "good old days"? Yeah, me, too. These artists, too – so much so that they wrote songs about it and I found them. So take a listen...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Macklemore ft. Kesha  ~  “Good Old Days”

2)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “Good Old Days”

3)  Joe Bataan  ~  “Good Ole Days / Muchacho Ordinario”

4)  blink-182  ~  “Good Old Days”

5)  Dolly Parton  ~  “In The Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)"

6)  To Kill A King  ~  “The Good Old Days”  (This is a profoundly odd video. But the song is good, so I’m willing to appreciate the weirdness.)

7)  The Features  ~  “Good Old Days”

8)  Nia Ekanem  ~  “Good Old Days”

9)  The Judds  ~  “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Old Days)”

10)  Ray Walston  ~  “Those Were The Good Old Days”

11)  Roger Miller  ~  “The Good Old Days”

12)  Albert Hammond  ~  “These Are The Good Old Days”

13)  P!nk  ~  “Good Old Days”

14)  Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird  ~  “Good Old Bad Old Days”  (I’ve never heard of this guy or his band, but this song is quite good. And quite relevant for these times.)

15)  The Script  ~  “Good Old Days”

16)  Al Green  ~  “One Of These Good Old Days”

17)  Laura Cox Band  ~  “Good Ol’ Days”

18)  Eels  ~  “The Good Old Days”

19)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  “Those Good Good Old Days”

20)  Spencer Lord  ~ “Good Old Days”

21)  Toby Beard  ~  “Good Old Days”

22)  Clint Black  ~  “The Good Old Days”

23)  The Libertines  ~  “The Good Old Days”

24)  Our Gang Theme Song  ~  “Good Old Days”

25)  Smithfield  ~  “Good Ol’ Days”

BONUS TRACK:  twenty one pilots  ~  "Stressed Out"  (No, the phrase "good old days" doesn't appear in any form in the title of this song. But it does appear in the lyrics and is, in fact, repeated many, many times. Plus, it's a fantastic tune! So there ya go...)

Songs About Angels & Demons, Vol. 2

A brand new set of Songs About Angels & Demons, actual and/or metaphorical, depending on the song. I hope you will...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  U2  ~  “Angel Of Harlem”

2)  Within Temptation  ~  “A Demon’s Fate”

3)  Tavares  ~  “Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel”

4)  Tamar Braxton  ~  “Angels & Demons”

5)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Angels Among Us”

6)  Dry The River  ~  “Demons”

7)  The xx  ~  “Angels”

8)  Todd Rundgren  ~  “Tiny Demons”

9)  Martina McBride  ~  “Concrete Angel”

10)  Timber Timbre  ~  “Demon Host”

11)  The Judds  ~  “Guardian Angels”

12)  Cris Cab  ~  “Angels & Demons”

13)  Bonnie Raitt  ~  “Angel From Montgomery”

14)  Disciple  ~  “Angels & Demons”

15)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Angel”

16)  IQ  ~  “Ten Million Demons”

17)  Fiona Apple  ~  “Angel”

18)  Surfer Blood  ~  “Demon Dance”

19)  Kitty Wells  ~  “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels”

20)  The Afghan Whigs  ~  “The Demon In Profile”

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”

“Have” & “Hold” Songs, Vol. 2

Another fresh batch of "Have" & "Hold" songs in part 2 of a 4-part miniseries. I have to tell you, these are only going to get better and better. Sometimes I save the best for last. Stay tuned...and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Hootie And The Blowfish  ~  “Hold My Hand”

2)  John Hiatt  ~  “Have A Little Faith In Me”

3)  Antonique Smith  ~  “Hold Up, Wait A Minute (Woo Woo)”  (This is a much better song than its ridiculous subtitle would suggest.)

4)  Counting Crows  ~  “Have You Seen Me Lately?”

5)  W.A.S.P.  ~  “Hold On To My Heart”

6)  Julia Holter  ~  “Have You In My Wilderness”

7)   Sarah McLachlan  ~  “Hold On”

8)  Stereophonics  ~  “Have A Nice Day”

9)  Tom Odell  ~  “Hold Me”

10)  The Judds  ~  “Have Mercy”

11)  Gary Clark, Jr.  ~  “Hold On”

12)  S Club 7  ~  “Have You Ever”

13)  Sam & Dave  ~  “Hold On, I’m Coming”

14)  Joanna Newsom  ~  “Have One On Me”

15)  Twin Atlantic  ~  “Hold On”

16)  The Offspring  ~  “Have You Ever”

17)  KT Tunstall  ~  “Hold On”

18)  Rhett & Link  ~  “Have You Ever”

19)  En Vogue  ~  “Hold On”

20)  Pat Metheny Group  ~  “Have You Heard?”

21)  Walk Off The Earth  ~  “Hold On (The Break)”

22)  Darryl Worley  ~  “Have You Forgotten?”

23)  Alabama Shakes  ~  “Hold On”

24)  The Muffinz  ~  “Have You Heard?”

25)  Wilson Phillips  ~  “Hold On”

Popular Songs Of 1986, Vol. 3

And now for something completely expected...Part 3 (of 4) of the most Popular Songs of 1986. There's plenty of good stuff to be heard here. So dive right in, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Genesis  ~  “Invisible Touch”

2)  The Jets  ~  “Crush On You”

3)  INXS  ~  “What You Need”

4)  The Bangles  ~  “Manic Monday”  (Fun fact: This memorable song was penned by none other than Prince.)

5)  Eddie Money ft. Ronnie Spector  ~  “Take Me Home Tonight”

6)  John Cougar Mellencamp  ~  “R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To ’60s Rock)”

7)  Reba McEntire  ~  “Whoever’s In New England”

8)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Dancing On The Ceiling”

9)  Boston  ~  “Amanda”

10)  Randy Travis  ~  “Diggin’ Up Bones”

11)  Sade  ~  “The Sweetest Taboo”

12)  Simple Minds  ~  “Alive And Kicking”

13)  The Judds  ~  “Rockin’ With The Rhythm Of The Rain”

14)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Stuck With You”

15)  Michael McDonald  ~  “Sweet Freedom”

16)  Dream Academy  ~  “Life In A Northern Town”

17)  Cameo  ~  “Word Up!”

18)  Mike & The Mechanics  ~  “All I Need Is A Miracle”

19)  Baltimora  ~  “Tarzan Boy”

20)  Miami Sound Machine  ~  “Bad Boy”

21)  Kenny Loggins  ~  “Danger Zone”