“Snap,” “Crackle,” & “Pop” Songs, Vol. 2

The second and final installment in this oddly conceived, Rice Krispies-inspired series of posts. "Snap," "Crackle," & "Pop" Songs. And...GO!  ~  JH

1)  Prince and the New Power Generation  ~  “Daddy Pop”

2)  Teena Marie  ~  “Snap Your Finger”

3)  The John Scofield Band  ~  “Snap Crackle Pop”

4)  Levert  ~  “Pop Pop Pop Goes My Mind”

5)  Prong  ~  “Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck”

6)  Emily Browne  ~  “Snap & Crackle”

7)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “The Pop Kids”

8)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Snap Your Fingers”

9)  Podunk Nowhere  ~  “Crackle And Shake”

10)  R.E.M.  ~  “Pop Song ’89”

11)  The 59’s  ~  “Snap!”

12)  Tereu Tereu  ~  “Crackle & Hiss”

13)  Men Without Hats  ~  “Pop Goes The World”

14)  Snap!  ~  “Cult Of Snap”

15)  Alien Breed  ~  “Crackling”

16)  Stone Temple Pilots  ~  “Pop’s Love Suicide”

17)  Squeeze  ~  “Snap, Crackle, And Pop”

18)  Liza Brönner  ~  “Snap Crackle Pop”  (This song is totally in some other language, except for the three words in the title. Whatever she’s singing about, it sure sounds great!)

19)  Alan Jackson  ~  “Pop A Top”

20)  Ray Columbus ft. The Art Collection  ~  “Snap, Crackle, And Pop”

“Snap,” “Crackle,” & “Pop” Songs, Vol. 1

My latest harebrained idea for a music post. Songs with the words "Snap,' "Crackle," and/or "Pop" in their titles. There will be a Vol. 2, but that's it. Ready, set, enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Arctic Monkeys  ~  “Snap Out Of It”

2)  Paul Westerberg  ~  “Crackle & Drag”

3)   Lady Gaga  ~  “ARTPOP”

4)  The Smashing Pumpkins  ~  “Snap”

5)  Neil Diamond  ~  “Cracklin’ Rosie”

6)  Hugh Grant & Scott Porter  ~  “Pop! Goes My Heart”

7)  Icona Pop  ~  “Clap Snap”

8)  Max Roach Quintet  ~  “Crackle Hut”

9)   The Sugarcubes  ~  “Blue-Eyed Pop”

10)  Bridgit Mendler  ~  “Snap My Fingers”

11)  Photograph  ~  “The Crackle Of The Radio”

12)  Radiohead  ~  “Pop Is Dead”

13)  Herbie Hancock Trio  ~  “One Finger Snap”  (This song is in excess of 14 minutes in length. Just so you know.)

14)  Mudlow  ~  “Crackling”

15)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Pop Singer”

16)  The Spill Canvas  ~  “Aim Snap Fall”

17)  OP8 ft. Lisa Germano  ~  “Cracklin’ Water”

18)  Duran Duran  ~  “Pop Trash Movie”

19)  Thi’sl  ~  “Snap Off”

20)  Not Drowning, Waving  ~  “Cold And The Crackle”

Popular Songs Of 1977, Vol. 4

You know how MANY good songs there were in 1977 when THESE are the last ones. Think you've already seen/heard the best songs? Think again. One more time for old time's sake (literally), the Popular Songs of 1977. And...GO!  ~  JH

1)  Bill Conti  ~  “Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky)”

2)  The Jacksons  ~  “Enjoy Yourself”

3)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Don’t Stop”

4)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “So Into You”

5)  Barry Manilow  ~  “Looks Like We Made It”

6)  Stevie Wonder  ~  “I Wish”

7)  Crystal Gayle  ~  “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”

8)  Kansas  ~  “Carry On, Wayward Son”

9)  James Taylor  ~  “Handy Man”

10)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  “What’s Your Name”

11)  Tammy Wynette & George Jones  ~  “Near You”

12)  Andrew Gold  ~  “Lonely Boy”

13)  Billy Joel  ~  “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”

14)  Eagles  ~  “Hotel California”

15)  Debby Boone  ~  “You Light Up My Life”

16)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Wonderful Tonight”

17)  KC and the Sunshine Band  ~  “Keep It Comin’ Love”

18)  Bob Seger  ~  “Night Moves”

19)  Barbra Streisand ft. Chris Botti  ~  “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)”

20)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  “Slip Slidin’ Away”

21)  Meco  ~  “Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band”

22)  Ted Nugent  ~  “Cat Scratch Fever”

23)  Linda Ronstadt  ~  “Blue Bayou”

24)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “Lucille”

25)  Queen  ~  “Somebody To Love”

Popular Songs Of 1977, Vol. 3

If you just took a glance at all the songs in this series at once, you might think it was a compilation of some of the best songs of the 1970s. Which it is. With one glaring exception. All these great songs came out and were hits in the SAME year! It's almost ridiculous how good of a year 1977 was for music. So let's revel in the ridiculous a little bit more!  ~  JH

1)  Queen  ~  “We Are The Champions”

2)  Eric Clapton  ~  “Lay Down Sally”

3)  Steve Miller Band  ~  “Fly Like An Eagle”

4)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Here You Come Again”

5)  Ram Jam  ~  “Black Betty”

6)  Billy Joel  ~  “Just The Way You Are”

7)  Heatwave  ~  “Boogie Nights”

8)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Go Your Own Way”

9)  Waylon Jennings  ~  “Luckenback, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)”

10)  Dave Mason  ~  “We Just Disagree”

11)  James Taylor  ~  “Your Smiling Face”

12)  Carly Simon  ~  “Nobody Does It Better”

13)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Let My Love Be Your Pillow”

14)  Bee Gees  ~  “How Deep Is Your Love”

15)  David Bowie  ~  “Heroes”

16)  The Emotions  ~  “Best Of My Love”

17)  Meat Loaf  ~  “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad”

18)  Rose Royce  ~  “Car Wash”

19)  Foreigner  ~  “Feels Like The First Time”

20)  Thelma Houston  ~  “Don’t Leave Me This Way”

21)  Manfred Mann’s Earth Band  ~  “Blinded By The Light”

22)  Leo Sayer  ~  “When I Need You”

23)  John Williams  ~  “Star Wars (Main Title)”

24)  Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.  ~  “You Don’t Have To Be A Star”

25)  Bread  ~  “Lost Without Your Love”

Popular Songs Of 1977, Vol. 2

With every post in this series, I'm even more amazed that ALL these songs came out the same year! It boggles the mind! Lots of "classics" in this one. So sit back, relax, and time-travel with me forty years into the past, as we enjoy more of the Popular Songs of 1977.  ~  JH

1)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Dreams”

2)  The Marshall Tucker Band  ~  “Heard It In A Love Song”

3)  The Brothers Johnson  ~  “Strawberry Letter 23”

4)  Steve Miller Band  ~  “Jet Airliner”

5)  Helen Reddy  ~  “You’re My World”

6)  Crosby, Stills, & Nash  ~  “Just A Song Before I Go”

7)  10cc  ~  “The Things We Do For Love”

8)  Johnny Rivers  ~  “Slow Dancin’”

9)  Heart  ~  “Barracuda”

10)  Rod Stewart  ~  “Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)”

11)  Marvin Gaye  ~  “Got To Give It Up”

12)  Electric Light Orchestra  ~  “Telephone Line”

13)  Jennifer Warnes  ~  “Right Time Of The Night”

14)  David Soul  ~  “Don’t Give Up On Us”

15)  Eagles  ~  “New Kid In Town”

16)  Commodores  ~  “Easy”

17)  Barbra Streisand  ~  “My Heart Belongs To Me”

18)  Burton Cummings  ~  “Stand Tall”

19)  Styx  ~  “Come Sail Away”

20)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “It Was Almost Like A Song”

21)  ABBA  ~  “Knowing Me, Knowing You”

22)  Boz Scaggs  ~  “Lido Shuffle”

23)  Foreigner  ~  “Cold As Ice”

24)  Captain & Tennille  ~  “Muskrat Love”

25)  Chicago  ~  “Baby, What A Big Surprise”