"Edge"-y Songs, Vol. 1

Here's a bunch of songs resting on the precipice of...something or other. In truth, the tunes' primary commonality is that the word "Edge" appears somewhere in all of their titles. There's some really good stuff here. So much so that there had to be a Part 2 (as there so often is). Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lady Gaga  ~  “The Edge Of Glory”

2)  AC/DC  ~  “The Razor’s Edge”

3)  Tonight Alive  ~  “The Edge”

4)  Sheppard  ~  “Edge Of The Night”

5)  Siouxsie and the Banshees  ~  “Song From The Edge Of The World”

6)  Seven Mary Three  ~  “Water’s Edge”

7)  Bella Elysee  ~  “On The Edge”

8)  Aerosmith  ~  “Livin’ On The Edge”

9)  Jessi Malay  ~  “The Edge”

10)  Manafest  ~  “Edge Of My Life”

11)  Within Temptation  ~  “Where Is The Edge?”

12)  Goanna  ~  “Razor’s Edge”

13)  Dezi  ~  “The Edge”

14)  Savatage  ~  “Edge Of Thorns”

15)  Alanis Morissette  ~  “Edge Of Evolution”

16)  MC Jin ft. Dawen  ~  “Over The Edge”

17)  Sarah Jarosz  ~  “Over The Edge”

18)  Joe Cocker  ~  “Edge Of A Dream”

19)  Vixen  ~  “Edge Of A Broken Heart”

20)  Duran Duran  ~  “The Edge Of America”

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”

More “Angry” Songs

Didn't get your fill of "Angry" Songs last time around? Well, you're in luck! Here's a second and final installment of "Angry" tunes. You're welcome? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Billy Joel  ~  “Prelude / Angry Young Man”

2)  The Gaslight Anthem  ~  “Angry Johnny & The Radio / Blood Bank”

3)  Mother Mother  ~  “Angry Sea”

4)  Neil Young  ~  “Angry World”

5)  Barenaked Ladies  ~  “Angry People”

6)  Blues Traveler  ~  “Pretty Angry”

7)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “I’m Not Angry”

8)  Apocalyptica  ~  “Angry Birds Theme”

9)  Stonewall Jackson  ~  “Don’t Be Angry”

10)  Generationals  ~  “Angry Charlie”

11)  Anthony Hamilton  ~  “Love Is An Angry Thing”

12)  Noisettes  ~  “Angry Angels”

13)  Steve Earle  ~  “Angry Young Man”

14)  Joanie Sommers  ~  “Johnny Get Angry”

15)  Vixen  ~  “Angry”

16)  Don McLean  ~  “Angry Words”

17)  Radney Foster  ~  “Angry Heart”

18)  Alice In Chains  ~  “Angry Chair” 

19)  Styx  ~  “Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man)”

20)  “Weird Al” Yankovic  ~  “Angry White Boy Polka”