Monday, March 9, 2020

Popular Songs Of 1980, Vol. 1


You didn't think I'd forgotten about the "Popular Songs Of..." series, did you? Well, I sort of did. But now that I've remembered, here's part 1 of what will be a 4-part series featuring the best and most Popular Songs of 1980. Lots of good stuff here! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Lipps Inc.  ~  "Funky Town"





2)  Pink Floyd  ~  "Another Brick In The Wall, Part Two"




3)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "Woman In Love"

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4)  John Lennon  ~  "(Just Like) Starting Over"




5)  Diana Ross ft. Michael Jackson  ~  "Upside Down"




6)  KC & The Sunshine Band  ~  "Please Don't Go"




7)  Captain & Tennille  ~  "Do That To Me One More Time"





8)  Rupert Holmes  ~  "Escape (The PiƱa Colada Song)"




9)  Blondie  ~  "Call Me"




10)  Queen  ~  "Crazy Little Thing Called  Love"




11)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  "Magic"




12)  Billy Joel  ~  "It's Still Rock And Roll To Me"




13)  The Pretenders  ~  "Brass In Pocket"




14)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Coming Up"




15)  ABBA  ~  "The Winner Takes It All"




16)  Christopher Cross  ~  "Sailing"




17)  Irene Cara  ~  "Fame"




18)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "Lady"




19)  Pointer Sisters  ~  "She's So Shy"




20)  The Spinners  ~  "Working My Way Back To You"





21)  Anne Murray  ~  "Broken Hearted Me"





22)  The Police  ~  "Don't Stand So Close To Me"




23)  Crystal Gayle  ~  "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"




24)  The Sugarhill Gang  ~  "Rapper's Delight"




25)  Pat Benatar  ~  "Heartbreaker"


Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Songs About Toast


If you thought Songs About Logs was random, check out these great Songs About Toast. Don't worry, it's less random than it seems. Next up is a set of Songs About Jam. Toast & Jam? Get it. Yeah...so, enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Blackmore's Night  ~  "Toast To Tomorrow"




2)  Vacation Manor  ~  "A Toast And A Spirit"




3)  Roxette  ~  "Milk And Toast And Honey"




4)  Cold Chisel  ~  "The Toast Of Paris"




5)  Tori Amos  ~  "Toast"




6)  Rudimental ft. Shungudzo, Protoje, & Hak Baker  ~  "Toast To Our Differences"


  



7)  Lucy Spraggan  ~  "Tea & Toast"




8)  Nazareth  ~  "The Toast"




9)  Koffee  ~  "Toast"




10)  Anthrax  ~  "Toast To The Extras"




11)  Smith & Thell  ~  "Toast"




12)  The Dramatics  ~  "Toast To The Fool"




13)  Emily Zeck  ~  "Avocado Toast"




14)  Steve Hackett  ~  "The Toast"




15)  Dolla  ~  "Make A Toast"  (This gentleman is rather boastful about his successes and is extraordinarily money-minded. To each his own, I suppose...)




16)  blink-182  ~  "Toast And Bananas"




17)  Easy Audio  ~  "Toast"




18)  The Mighty Mighty Bosstones  ~  "Toxic Toast"




19)  Peregrine  ~  "French Toast"




20)  Donovan  ~  "Starfish-On-The-Toast"




21)  Annalisa  ~  "Avocado Toast"




22)  Hawk Nelson  ~  "The Final Toast" / "Stagefright"




23)  The Mr. T Experience  ~  "More Than Toast"




24)  Mƶtley CrĆ¼e  ~  "Toast Of The Town"




25)  The Bluebird  ~  "Toast To The Wreck"


Tuesday, March 3, 2020

"Super" "Tuesday" Songs


It's Super Tuesday in the United States, which means it's time for me to post a bunch of songs with the words "Super" and "Tuesday" in their titles. And what a great set of songs it is, too! (I might be biased.) So what're you waiting for? Enjoy 'em already!  ~  JH



1)  Rick James  ~  "Super Freak"




2)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Ruby Tuesday"




3)  Nicki Minaj  ~  "Super Bass"




4)  The Pogues  ~  "Tuesday Morning"




5)  LANY  ~  "Super Far"




6)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  "Tuesday's Gone"




7)  Mary Poppins Cast ft. Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke  ~  "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"




8)  Steve Perry  ~  "Tuesday Heartache"




9)  Lorde  ~  "Supercut"




10)  Counting Crows  ~  "On A Tuesday In Amsterdam Long Ago"




11)  Curtis Mayfield  ~  "Superfly"




12)  Wanderlust  ~  "Tuesday Drive"




13)  Arcade Fire  ~  "Supersymmetry"




14)  Richard Hawley  ~  "Tuesday PM"




15)  Yuna  ~  "Super Something"




16)  Cat Stevens  ~  "Tuesday's Dead"




17)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Super Band"




18)  Cowboy Junkies  ~  "Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning"




19)  Audioslave  ~  "Super Stupid"




20)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Tuesday Heartbreak"




21)  Sister Sledge  ~  "Super Bad Sisters"




22)  Galen Hooks  ~  "Tuesday"




23)  Joe Satriani  ~  "Super Colossal"




24)  Jimmy Buffett  ~  "Abandoned On Tuesday"




25)  Anca Pop  ~  "Super Cool"


Monday, March 2, 2020

Songs About Roaring


Sometimes you just feel like letting a big roar. I mean, right? Or is that only me? Oh...kay... Enjoy these anyway?  ~  JH



1)  Katy Perry  ~  "Roar"




2)  Niki DeMar  ~  "Let It Roar"




3)  Chris Tomlin  ~  "Holy Roar"




4)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  "Roaring 20s"




5)  Helen Reddy  ~  "I Am Woman"  (Of course, the word "roar" doesn't appear in the title, but the phrase "I am woman, hear me roar!" is famous because of this song, so here it is.)




6)  Mount Eerie  ~  "Ocean Roar"




7)  Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley  ~  "R.O.A.R."




8)  Willie Nelson  ~  "Ready To Roar"




9)  Merline Johnson  ~  "He Roars Like A Lion"




10)  Sturgill Simpson  ~  "Breakers Roar"




11)  Whiteheart  ~  "Where The Thunder Roars"




12)  Silverstein  ~  "Stand Amid The Roar"




13)  River Valley Worship  ~  "No Wonder (Roar Of The Rugged Cross)"




14)  Great Big Sea  ~  "Rant And Roar"




15)  Walter Becker & Donald Fagen  ~  "Roaring Of The Lamb"




16)  Fresh Life Worship  ~  "Glory Roaring"




17)  Gary Stewart  ~  "Roarin'"




18)  Breabach  ~  "Brose & Butter" / "Rattlin' Roarin' Willie"




19)  Rexoria  ~  "Roaring"




20)  Skinny Lister  ~  "Rattle & Roar"




21)  The Darkness  ~  "Roaring Waters"




22)  Rill  ~  "Roaring"




23)  Duran Duran  ~  "Planet Roaring"




24)  Rantama  ~  "Roaring Rapids"




25)  The Sea Within  ~  "The Roaring Silence"