Popular Songs Of 1997, Vol. 1

OK, here we go... If the "Popular Songs Of 2007" posts didn't make you feel old, this post and the next three to follow are sure to do so. Because these, the "Popular Songs Of 1997," are now TWENTY years old! And you (assuming you remember some or all of the songs) are now twenty years OLDER than when you first heard them! Let that sink in a bit, then enjoy some "new oldies"!  ~  JH

1)  Spice Girls  ~  “Say You’ll Be There”

2)  Silverchair  ~  “Abuse Me”

3)  Puff Daddy & Faith Evans ft. 112  ~  “I’ll Be Missing You”

4)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  “How Do I Live”

5)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Push”

6)  Coolio ft. 40 Thevz  ~  “C U When U Get There”

7)  Trace Adkins  ~  “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing”

8)  DC Talk  ~  “Colored People"

9)  Texas  ~  “Say What You Want”

10)  Monica  ~  “For You, I Will”

11)  Chumbawamba  ~  “Tubthumping”

12)  Metallica  ~  “The Memory Remains”

13)  Jewel  ~  “Foolish Games”

14)  Elton John  ~  “Candle In The Wind 1997”

15)  The Verve  ~  “Bitter Sweet Symphony”

16)  Whitney Houston  ~  “I Believe In You And Me”

17)  Clay Walker  ~  “Rumor Has It”

18)  Sugar Ray  ~  “Fly”

19)  Cornershop  ~  “Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)”

20)  Céline Dion  ~  “All By Myself”

21)  Savage Garden  ~  “I Want You”

22)  Live  ~  “Turn My Head”

23)  The Offspring  ~  “Gone Away”

24)  Janet Jackson  ~  “Together Again”

25)  Boyz II Men  ~  “4 Seasons Of Loneliness”

"Gloom" & "Doom" Songs

Here's a lovely little collection of "Gloom" & "Doom" Songs to brighten up this otherwise uneventful Friday. Don't read TOO much into the theme – just enjoy! Well, as much as one CAN enjoy "Gloom" & "Doom" Songs. But I digress...  ~  JH

1)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Doom And Gloom”

2)  Clutch  ~  “The Profits Of Doom”

3)  Pat Benatar  ~  “7 Rooms Of Gloom”

4)  Melvins  ~  “We Are Doomed”

5)  The Like  ~  “June Gloom”

6)  Garbage  ~  “Even Though Our Love Is Doomed”

7)  Kashmir  ~  “Gloom”

8)  The Tiger Lillies  ~  “Crack Of Doom”

9)  Björk  ~  “Gloomy Sunday”

10)  My Personal Murderer  ~  “Singing For A Doomed Youth”

11)  Quinn Sullivan  ~  “Mr. Gloom”

12)  Cadaveria  ~  “Carnival Of Doom”

13)  Low Leaf  ~  “June Gloom”

14)  The Diamonds  ~  “She Say (Oom Dooby Doom)”

15)  eleanor  ~  “In Gloom…”  (The song’s rather pretty. No clue what she’s singing about. I don’t speak Japanese!)

16)  Yo La Tengo  ~  “Automatic Doom”

17)  Creeper  ~  “Gloom”

18)  The Good, The Bad, And The Queen  ~  “Kingdom Of Doom”

19)  Hee Haw Cast  ~  “Gloom, Despair, And Agony On Me”

20)  Sepultura  ~  “Troops Of Doom”

“Expensive” Songs

These songs are "Expensive"! But...you can still listen to them for free. So, go for it already!  ~  JH

1)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Expensive”

2)  Comfort  ~  “Expensive To Be Free”

3)  Canterbury  ~  “Expensive Imitation”

4)  Whitney Avalon & Jonathan Hurley  ~  “Expensive Taste”

5)  The Human Soundtrack  ~  “Won’t That Be Expensive”

6)  Search The City  ~  “Talk Is Cheap And I’ve Got Expensive Taste”

7)  Steffie Beltt  ~  “Expensive”

8)  Lou Bega  ~  “The Most Expensive Girl In The World”

9)  Cold War Kids  ~  “Expensive Tastes”

10)  Skunk Anansie  ~  “You’re Too Expensive For Me”

11)  Ron Gallo  ~  “Expensive Hair”

12)  Tex  ~  “Expensive Problems, Expensive Cures”

13)  Kat Jones  ~  “Those Expensive Eyes”

14)  Fastball  ~  “Love Is Expensive And Free”

15)  Stephin Merritt  ~  “Sounds Expensive”

16)  Esthero  ~  “Everything Is Expensive (The Kids Are Not Alright)”

17)  Ocean Colour Scene  ~  “Expensive Chair”

18)  The Brook Lee Catastrophe  ~  “Expensive Thoughts”

19)  Swiss Auto Club  ~  “Expensive”

20)  Double Lined Minority  ~  “I Don’t Know What You Do, But You’re Bloody Expensive”

21)  L.A. Symphony  ~  “Very Expensive”

22)  Helmut Lotti  ~  “The Most Expensive Girl”

23)  Union Drama  ~  “Expensive Fancy”

24)  T.V. Smith  ~  “Expensive Being Poor”

25)  Theica  ~  “Expensive Benefits”

“Cheap” Songs

These songs won't cost you much. In fact, you can listen to them for free. Right now if you want to. What are you waiting for? Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Sia  ~  “Cheap Thrills”

2)  ZZ Top  ~  “Cheap Sunglasses”

3)  Joan Jett  ~  “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”

4)  Blitzen Trapper  ~  “Might Find It Cheap”

5)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  “‘Cause Cheap Is How I Feel”

6)  Alabama  ~  “The Cheap Seats”

7)  Terra  ~  “Talk Is Cheap”

8)  Tommy Tutone  ~  “Cheap Date”

9)  Kelleigh Bannen  ~  “Cheap Sunglasses”

10)  Flo & Eddie  ~  “Cheap”

11)  Suzanne Vega  ~  “No Cheap Thrill”

12)  NQ Arbuckle  ~  “Cheap Town”

13)  Martina McBride  ~  “Cheap Whiskey”

14)  Eagles Of Death Metal  ~  “Cheap Thrills”

15)  Southern Culture On The Skids  ~  “Cheap Motels”

16)  Chet Faker  ~  “Talk Is Cheap”

17)  Don’t Feed The Robot  ~  “Cheap Cologne”

18)  Mamas Gun  ~  “Cheap Hotel”

19)  The Kills  ~  “Cheap And Cheerful”

20)  Seasick Steve  ~  “Cheap”

21)  Thea Gilmore  ~  “Cheap Tricks”

22)  Superdrag  ~  “Cheap Poltergeists”

23)  Kovacs  ~  “Wolf In Cheap Clothes”

24)  The Social Club  ~  “Cheap Pop”

25)  Divine  ~  “Born To Be Cheap”

“Finding,” “Keeping,” “Losing,” & “Weeping” Songs, Vol. 4

A little more "Finding," a little more "Keeping," a little more "Losing," and a little more "Weeping." And then...we're done! Vol. 4 of 4 in the series, at your service. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  King’s X  ~  “We Are Finding Who We Are”

2)  Captain & Tennille  ~  “Keeping Our Love Warm”

3)  a-ha  ~  “I’ve Been Losing You”

4)  Marcy Neumire  ~  “Angels Are Weeping”

5)  Archive  ~  Finding It So Hard”

6)  Yami Bolo  ~  “Love Keeping Us Together”

7)  Bernadette Peters  ~  “Losing My Mind”

8)  David Bowie  ~  “Weeping Wall”

9)  The Go-Betweens  ~  “Finding You”

10)  Air Supply  ~  “Keeping The Love Alive”

11)  The Cardigans  ~  “Losing A Friend”

12)  Eleni Karaindrou  ~  “The Weeping Meadow”

13)  Athena  ~  “Finding England”

14)  Travie McCoy ft. Brendon Urie  ~  “Keep On Keeping On”

15)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  “Losing”

16)  Lee Woods  ~  “Weeping Willow”

17)  Ben Harper  ~  “Finding Our Way”

18)  This Providence  ~  “Keeping On Without You”

19)  The Cranberries  ~  “Losing My Mind”

20)  Marie Osmond  ~  “Weeping Willow”

21)  Northern Faces  ~  “Finding Hope”

22)  Embrace  ~  “Keeping”

23)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Love Is A Losing Game”

24)  April Wine  ~  “Weeping Widow”