Popular Songs Of 1990, Vol. 5

Popular Songs of 1990, Vol. 5? Seriously? Yes, seriously! Not only that, there's gonna be a Vol. 6.! And then we'll be done. (I think.) I promise! (With fingers crossed.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  KISS  ~  "Forever"

2)  Paul Overstreet  ~  "Richest Man On Earth"

3)  Wilson Phillips  ~  "Release Me"

4)  Depeche Mode  ~  "World In My Eyes"

5)  Calloway  ~  "I Wanna Be Rich"

6)  Roxette  ~  "It Must Have Been Love"

7)  Phil Collins  ~  "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven"

8)  Eddie Rabbitt  ~  "On Second Thought"

9)  Paula Abdul  ~  "Opposites Attract"

10)  Rodney Crowell  ~  "If Looks Could Kill"

11)  Aerosmith  ~  "Janie's Got A Gun"

12)  The Judds  ~  "Born To Be Blue"

13)  MC Hammer  ~  "Have You Seen Her?"

14)  The Oak Ridge Boys  ~  "No Matter How High"

15)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"

16)  Poison  ~   "Something To Believe In"

17)  George Michael  ~  "Praying For Time"

18)  Taylor Dayne  ~  "I'll Be Your Shelter"

19)  Vanilla Ice  ~  "Play That Funky Music"

20)  Shenandoah  ~  "Next To You, Next To Me"

21)  Madonna  ~  "Justify My Love"  (Viewer discretion strongly advised on this one! 🙈)

22)  INXS  ~  "Suicide Blonde"

23)  Prince  ~  "Thieves In The Temple"

24)  Sweet Sensation  ~  "If Wishes Came True"

25)  Marty Stuart  ~  "Hillbilly Rock"

Popular Songs Of 1990, Vol. 1

I don't know about y'all, but this is the "Popular Songs Of" series I've been waiting for. These were the biggest hits of my last year as a preteen. And what a BUNCH of great songs they are! This is part 1 of what will end up being at least 5 posts. But if I run out of good songs before then, I promise I'll stop posting 'em. (Don't count on it, though.) Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  MC Hammer  ~  "U Can't Touch This"

2)  Nelson  ~  "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection"  (So bad, it's good!)

3)  Kathy Mattea & Tim O'Brien  ~  "The Battle Hymn Of Love"

4)  Vanilla Ice  ~  "Ice Ice Baby"  (Talk about your so-bad-it's-good songs!)

5)  Stevie B.  ~  "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)"

6)  Madonna  ~  "Vogue"

7)  Jane's Addiction  ~  "Been Caught Stealing"  (This song and video encourage shoplifting. I do not. You can get prosecuted for that. I'll pass.)

8)  LL Cool J  ~  "Around The Way Girl"

9)  Alannah Myles  ~  "Black Velvet"

10)  The Black Crowes  ~  "Hard To Handle"

11)  Garth Brooks  ~  "Friends In Low Places"

12)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Vision Of Love"

13)  Jon Bon Jovi  ~  "Blaze Of Glory"

14)  They Might Be Giants  ~  "Birdhouse In Your Soul"

15)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Come Back To Me"

16)  The Kentucky Headhunters  ~  "Dumas Walker"

17)  Warrant  ~  "Cherry Pie"

18)  SNAP!  ~  "The Power"

19)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"

20)  Maxi Priest  ~  "Close To You"

21)  Lisa Stansfield  ~  "All Around The World"

22)  Billy Idol  ~  "Cradle Of Love"

23)  Shenandoah  ~  "Ghost In This House"

24)  Whitney Houston  ~  "I'm Your Baby Tonight"

25)  Rod Stewart  ~  "Downtown Train"

Songs About Ninjas & Yo-Yo’s

It's Election Day, and I refuse to spend it posting something even vaguely political on the blog just for the sake of doing so. In fact, this set of Songs About Ninjas and Yo-Yo's – two of the most random pairings of subjects that I could come up with – is about as far removed from politics as you can possibly get. You are SO welcome! Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Die Antwoord  ~  “Enter The Ninja”

2)  Echo & The Bunnymen  ~  “The Yo Yo Man”

3)  Noonie Bao  ~  “Ninja”

4)  The Kinks  ~  “Yo-Yo”

5)  Vanilla Ice  ~  “Ninja Rap”

6)  Carl Perkins  ~  “Right String, Wrong Yo-Yo”

7)  Europe  ~  “Ninja”

8)  Nicola Roberts  ~  “Yo-Yo”

9)  Shu + The Ninjas  ~  “Ninja Man”

10)  The Osmonds  ~  “Yo-Yo”

11)  Battle Beast  ~  “Black Ninja”

12)  Silver Convention  ~  “Play Me Like A Yo-Yo”

13)  Classified ft. Olly Murs  ~  “Inner Ninja”

14)  Amazing Rhythm Aces  ~  “Yippie Yi Yo Yo”

15)  The Stepkids  ~  “Brain Ninja”

16)  B-Liminal  ~  “Yo, Yo”

17)  SMP Films  ~  “The Ninja Song”

18)  Anna Rudolph  ~  “Yo-Yo On A String”

19)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  “The Ninjas”

20)  The Congos  ~  “Yo Yo”

21)  DragonForce  ~  “Strike Of The Ninja”

22)  The M-Tet  ~  “The Yo-Yo”

23)  Pentatonix  ~  “We Are Ninjas”

24)  Katie Harder  ~  “Yo-Yo”

25)  LOSTPROPHETS  ~  “Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja”

26)  Tom Chapin  ~  “Yo-Yo’s Ma”

27)  Trace Bundy  ~  “Dueling Ninjas”  (Well, that was fairly amazing!)

28)  Swoop Unit  ~  “Yo Yo Section”

29)  Ninjaman  ~  “Ninja Mi Ninja”

30)  Shirley Jackson & Her Good Rockin’ Daddys  ~  “Yo-Yo Baby”

"Funky" Songs

Nope, this isn't an "Opposites" post – so don't expect a corresponding post featuring songs with...whatever the antonym of "Funky" might be. It's a one-off bunch of songs by a diverse group of artists, and I think you'll really dig it. Funky, baby!  ~  JH

1)  Wild Cherry  ~  "Play That Funky Music"

2)  James Brown  ~  "It's Too Funky In Here"

3)  TobyMac & DiverseCity  ~  "Funky Jesus Music"

4)  Wilson Pickett  ~  "Funky Broadway"

5)  Blues Brothers 2000 Cast  ~  "Funky Nassau"

6)  Today  ~  "Why You Get Funky On Me?"

7)  John Butler Trio  ~  "Funky Tonight"

8)  The Charlie Daniels Band  ~  "Funky Junky"

9)  New Kids On The Block ft. Arsenio Hall  ~  "Funky, Funky Xmas"

10)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Funky Stuff"

11)  Spin Doctors  ~  "Big Fat Funky Booty"

12)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  "Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose"

13)  Vanilla Ice  ~  "Play That Funky Music"

14)  KC & The Sunshine Band  ~  "Sound Your Funky Horn"

15)  Rachel Stevens  ~  "Funky Dory"

16)  Rufus Thomas  ~  "Do The Funky Chicken"

17)  Sérgio Mendes ft. will.i.am & Siedah Garrett  ~  "Funky Bahia"

18)  T. Rex  ~  "Funky London Childhood"

19)  Tone Loc  ~  "Funky Cold Medina"

20)  Lipps Inc.  ~  "Funkytown"

21)  C + C Music Factory  ~  "Do You Wanna Get Funky?"

22)  Habstrakt  ~  "Get Funky"

23)  Poor Righteous Teachers  ~  "Rock Dis Funky Joint"

24)  Nickodemus ft. Jay Rodriguez  ~  "Funky In The Middle"

25)  Kid 'N Play  ~  "Gittin' Funky"