Popular Songs Of 1977, Vol. 1

OK, so here we go. I had far more fun with this series of posts than I ever expected to! Apparently, 1977 was an excellent year for music as this post and the next three posts will attest. If you remember these songs when they came out, I hate to tell you this...but you're old. If you like the songs contained herein, I am pleased to tell you this...you have good taste in music. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Elton John  ~  “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word”

2)  Aerosmith  ~  “Walk This Way”

3)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “Daytime Friends”

4)  Rita Coolidge  ~  “Your Love Has Lifted Me Higher”

5)  Andy Gibb  ~  “I Just Want To Be Your Everything”

6)  Neil Young & Crazy Horse  ~  “Like A Hurricane”

7)  Commodores  ~  “Brick House”

8)  Carpenters  ~  “All You Get From Love Is A Love Song”

9)  Queen  ~  “We Will Rock You”

10)  Don Williams  ~  “Some Broken Hearts Never Mend”

11)  Bob Seger  ~  “Mainstreet”

12)  Heart  ~  “Dreamboat Annie”

13)  Billy Joel  ~  “She’s Always A Woman”

14)  Bob Marley & The Wailers  ~  “One Love / People Get Ready”

15)  Engelbert Humperdinck  ~  “After The Lovin’”

16)  ABBA  ~  “Dancing Queen”

17)  Kenny Nolan  ~  “I Like Dreamin’”

18)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  “Margaritaville”

19)  KC and the Sunshine Band  ~  “I’m Your Boogie Man”

20)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “You Make Loving Fun”

21)  Stephen Bishop  ~  “On And On”

22)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Southern Nights”

23)  Mary MacGregor  ~  “Torn Between Two Lovers”

24)  Stevie Wonder  ~ “Sir Duke”

25)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Rich Girl”

"Chin" Music

Here's a bunch of songs with the word "Chin" in their titles. Because, why not? Besides, they're actually pretty good ones. Enjoy 'em already!  ~  JH

1)  Copeland  ~  “Chin Up”

2)  Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs  ~  “The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin”

3)  Balkan Beat Box  ~  “Chin Chin”

4)  Forever The Sickest Kids  ~  “Chin Up, Kid”

5)  Ryan Adams  ~  “Chin Up, Cheer Up”

6)  The Scruff  ~  “Chin Up”

7)  Kings Of Leon  ~  “On The Chin”

8)  The Silver Medal  ~  “Chin Up, Son”

9)  Sleep Party People  ~  “Chin”

10)  We Are The Ocean  ~  “Chin Up, Son”

11)  Esther Pennell  ~  “Take It On The Chin”

12)  Judy Garland  ~  “Chin Up! Cheerio! Carry On!”

13)  Foster The People  ~  “Chin Music For The Unsuspecting Hero”

14)  An Honest Year  ~  “Chin Up, Kid”

15)  The Weekenders  ~  “Chin Up”

16)  Kim Carnes  ~  “Take It On The Chin, Baby”

17)  Moose Blood  ~  “Chin Up”

18)  Catch 22  ~  “Chin Up”

19)  Switchfoot  ~  “Ode To Chin”

20)  Amy Stroup  ~  “Chin Up”

21)  Jimmy’s Iced Coffee  ~  “Keep Your Chin Up”

22)  Danny Kaye  ~ “Chin Up, Stout Fellow”

23)  Mike Zito & The Wheel  ~  “Chin Up”

24)  The Finest Hour  ~  “Keep Your Chin Up, Kid”

25)  Kayla Way  ~  “Chin Up”

"Clumsy" Songs

Since being clumsy is basically the story of my entire life, I decided to make a post of songs to be its soundtrack. Ready... set... stumble... fall! ...And enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Fergie  ~  “Clumsy”

2)  Jason Castro  ~  “Clumsy”  (This is one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite singers, Chris Rice. Since I couldn’t find a music video or performance of Chris doing the song, I figured this was the next best thing. Incidentally, Castro more than does it justice!)

3)  Girl In A Coma  ~  “Clumsy Sky”

4)  Blue October  ~  “Clumsy Card House”

5)  Alexandra Slate  ~  “Clumsy On The Wall”

6)  Madee  ~  “Clumsy”

7)  Chris Pureka  ~  “Cruel And Clumsy”

8)  The Jacks  ~  “My Clumsy Heart”

9)  Natalie Mejia  ~  “Clumsy”

10)  Our Lady Peace  ~  “Clumsy”

11)  Mariana Bell  ~  “Clumsy”

12)  Every Avenue  ~  “Clumsy Little Heart”

13)  Imke & J  ~  “Little Clumsy”

14)  Split Enz  ~  “Clumsy”

15)  Emma Hill  ~  “Clumsy Seduction / Goodbye”

16)  Lou Del Bianco  ~  “A Little Bit Clumsy”

17)  Sam Morris  ~  “Clumsy Heart”

18)  Alexandra Jayne  ~  “Clumsy Love”

19)  Sam Tsui  ~  “Clumsy”

20)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Clumsy Ol’ World”

Popular Songs Of 1987, Vol. 4

Alas, with this post we've come to the end of our '80s flashback series. At least until next year. But don't you worry. This throwback tour is far from over! We'll take a few days off, then we'll explore the Popular Songs of 1977. Yay, disco? Yeah, I know. Me, neither. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Ballerina Girl”

2)  Ricky Van Shelton  ~  “Somebody Lied”

3)  Madonna  ~  “La Isla Bonita”

4)  Crowded House  ~  “Something So Strong”

5)  Duran Duran  ~  “Notorious”

6)  Michael Jackson ft. Sheryl Crow  ~  “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”  (Yes, THAT Sheryl Crow! I had no clue she used to tour with him years before she hit the big time on her own!)

7)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Where Do The Nights Go”

8)  Genesis  ~  “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight”

9)  Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush  ~  “Don’t Give Up”

10)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  “Brilliant Disguise”

11)  The Cure  ~  “Just Like Heaven”

12)  Reba McEntire  ~  “One Promise Too Late”

13)  New Order  ~  “True Faith”

14)  Europe  ~  “Carrie”

15)  The Forester Sisters  ~  “You Again”

16)  U2  ~  “Where The Streets Have No Name”

17)  Smokey Robinson  ~  “Just To See Her”

18)  Cutting Crew  ~  “(I Just) Died In Your Arms”

19)  Highway 101  ~  “Whiskey, If You Were A Woman”

20)  Chicago  ~  “Will You Still Love Me”

21)  The Whispers  ~  “Rock Steady”

22)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Doing It All For My Baby”  (This song is really good, but the video is horribly cheesy! I apologize for giving you an opportunity to watch it.)

23)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Big Love”

24)  Randy Travis  ~  “Too Gone Too Long”

25)  Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram  ~  “Somewhere Out There”

BONUS TRACK:  Rick Astley  ~  "Never Gonna Give You Up"  (Yep, you've officially been Rick-Rolled. With good reason, though. This was also a big hit in 1987. Go figure!)

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”