Saturday, March 30, 2019

MC Hammer's & Céline Dion's Greatest Hits

Today, two iconic artists are celebrating their birthdays. So I thought it only fitting to put together a retrospective of their best and most well-known hit songs in one post. Never mind that these artists have completely different styles. Without further delay, it's Hammer Time! And it's also Queen of Pop Time. So...enjoy!  ~  JH

BLOGGER'S NOTE:  It seemed redundant to put the artist's name before the title of the song here as I normally do. But honestly, if you can't tell whose song it is you probably need to get both your hearing and your vision checked.


1)  “U Can’t Touch This”




2)  “Beauty And The Beast”  (with Peabo Bryson)




3)  “Pray”




4)  “If You Asked Me To”




5)  “2 Legit 2 Quit”




6)  “When I Fall In Love”  (with Clive Griffin)




7)  “Addams Groove”




8)  “The Power Of Love”




9)  “Pumps And A Bump”




10)  “To Love You More”




11)  “Here Comes The Hammer”




12)  “Because You Loved Me”




13)  “Have You Seen Her”




14)  “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now”




15)  “Turn This Mutha Out”




16)  “All By Myself”




17)  “Pump It Up”




18)  “My Heart Will Go On”




19)  “They Put Me In The Mix”




20)  “I’m Your Angel”  (with R. Kelly)




21)  “It’s All Good”




22)  “That’s The Way It Is”




23)  “This Is The Way We Roll”




24)  “A New Day Has Come”




25)  “Don’t Stop”




26)  “Taking Chances”




27)  “Sultry Funk”  (with VMF)




28)  “The Prayer”  (with Andrea Bocelli)




29)  “Goin’ Up Yonder”




30)  “Loved Me Back To Life”


Friday, March 29, 2019

"Un" Songs

There are a lot of common words beginning with the prefix "un-." And many of those words appear in the titles of popular and/or just-plain-good songs. I've collected a few of the best of those here. There may be future posts of "Un" Songs, but I'm not specifically planning on it as yet. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  FLETCHER  ~  “Undrunk”





2)  Tauren Wells ft. KB  ~  “Undefeated”




3)  Dolly Parton  ~  “Unlikely Angel”




4)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “Unwell”




5)  Natalie Cole & Nat King Cole  ~  “Unforgettable”




6)  Jacob Banks  ~  “Unknown (To Me)”




7)  Kailee Morgue  ~  “Unfortunate Soul”




8)  Weezer  ~  “Undone – The Sweater Song”




9)  Fireflight  ~  “Unbreakable”




10)  Jon Bellion  ~  “Ungrateful Eyes”




11)  Rihanna  ~  “Unfaithful”




12)  Garden City Movement  ~  “She’s So Untouchable”




13)  Katy Perry  ~  “Unconditionally”




14)  X Ambassadors  ~  “Unsteady”




15)  Jennifer Knapp  ~  “Undo Me”




16)  Kodaline  ~  “Unclear”




17)  Zara Larsson  ~  “Uncover”




18)  Canyon Hills Worship  ~  “Unfailing Love”




19)  Charli XCX ft. Kim Petras & Jay Park  ~  “Unlock It”




20)  Corey Kilgannon ft. Shayla Kilgannon  ~  “Unable”




21)  Tori Kelly  ~  “Unbreakable Smile”




22)  The The  ~  “Uncertain Smile”




23)  Transviolet  ~  “Undo”




24)  Allen Stone  ~  “Unaware”




25)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Undo It”


Thursday, March 28, 2019

Songs About Angst

Merriam-Webster defines angst as "a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity." It's a feeling most often identified with teenagers. But anyone can experience it. And here are 12 songs about it. Don't feel bad...just enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  M83  ~  "Teen Angst"




2)  Cracker  ~  “Teen Angst”




3)  Jennifer Rostock  ~  “Du Nimmst Mir Die Angst”




4)  Sparks  ~  “Angst In My Pants”




5)  Divebomber  ~  “Emo Teenage Zombie Angst”




6)  Placebo  ~  “Teen Angst”




7)  Planetdamage ft. Emke  ~  “Angst”




8)  DJ Hell  ~  “The Angst”




9)  Best Coast  ~  “Angsty”




10)  ReducerBoy  ~  “Angst”




11)  Yvonne Ringsdorf  ~  “Angst”




12)  Kartez Marcel  ~  “Angst”


Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Still More “Just” Songs

This is the last set of "Just" Songs I'm planning to post. Although I like to leave my options open. But don't hold your breath. Unless that's your thing. Then feel free. Oh...and enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Biz Markie  ~  “Just A Friend”




2)  LeAnn Rimes  ~  “Just A Girl Like You”




3)  Smokey Robinson  ~  “Just To See Her”




4)  The Pretty Reckless  ~  “Just Tonight”




5)  The Cars  ~  “Just What I Needed”




6)  The Jesus And Mary Chain  ~  “Just Like Honey”




7)  Lady Antebellum  ~  “Just A Kiss”




8)  Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson   ~  “Just Hold On”




9)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Just For You”




10)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  “Just Can’t Get Enough”




11)  Lonestar  ~  “Just The Rain”




12)  Styx  ~  “Just Be”




13)  Haley & Michaels  ~  “Just Another Love Song”




14)  Mr. Big  ~  “Just Take My Heart”




15)  Blake Shelton  ~  “Just South Of Heaven”




16)  The Saturdays  ~  “Just Can’t Get Enough”




17)  Grover Washington, Jr. ft. Howard Bomar  ~  “Just The Two Of Us”




18)  Casting Crowns  ~  “Just Be Held”




19)  Snow Patrol  ~  “Just Say Yes”




20)  Fall Out Boy ft. Foxes  ~  “Just One Yesterday”




21)  Paul Baloche  ~  “Just To Be With You”




22)  April Wine  ~  “Just Between You And Me”




23)  Charley Pride  ~  “Just Between You And Me”




24)  Paulette Carlson  ~  “Just Say Yes”




25)  Radney Foster  ~  “Just Call Me Lonesome”


Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Even More “Just” Songs

I could post a dozen of these sets of "Just" Songs, but: a) you'd get tired of them; b) I'd get tired of them; c) the song quality would gradually go more and more downhill; and d) I just don't feel like it. But here's a third set of "Just" Songs. And there will be a fourth. But that's all. Now you enjoy 'em, ya hear?  ~  JH



1)  Will Smith  ~  “Just The Two Of Us”




2)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Just A Dream”




3)  The Rembrandts  ~  “Just The Way It Is, Baby”




4)  Birdy  ~  “Just A Game”




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




6)  Radiohead  ~  “Just”




7)  Zee Avi  ~  “Just You And Me”




8)  Mo Pitney  ~  “Just A Dog”




9)  Michael Franti  ~  “Just To Say I Love You”




10)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  “Just A Boy”




11)  Big Country  ~  “Just A Shadow”




12)  Brandon Heath  ~  “Just A Girl”




13)  Jem  ~  “Just A Ride”




14)  Incubus  ~  “Just A Phase”




15)  Air Supply  ~  “Just As I Am”




16)  India.Arie  ~  “Just Do You”




17)  Jon Secada  ~  “Just Another Day”




18)  Grace VanderWaal  ~  “Just A Crush”




19)  Commodores  ~  “Just To Be Close To You”




20)  David Guetta ft. Taped Rai  ~  “Just One Last Time”




21)  Blackmore’s Night  ~  “Just Call My Name (I’ll Be There)”




22)  The First Edition  ~  “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)”




23)  Sigala, Ella Eyre, & Meghan Trainor ft. French Montana  ~  “Just Got Paid”




24)  Trace Adkins  ~  “Just Fishin’”




25)  Lou Gramm  ~  “Just Between You And Me”