Popular Songs Of 1954

To further prove that my recent streak of nostalgic music posts has not been a fluke, here's a wonderful collection of popular songs from 60 years ago. Rock-n-roll enthusiasts will recognize some notable early examples of the genre which were first released that year. But for the most part, rock hadn't caught on yet, and highly-orchestrated pop songs by solo artists and vocal groups were still all the rage. Maybe you're old enough to remember these first-hand, or maybe you just prefer oldies to today's music. Either way, how many of these are you familiar with?  ~  JH

1)  Bill Haley and His Comets  ~  "Rock Around The Clock"

2)  The Chordettes  ~  "Mr. Sandman"

3)  Elvis Presley  ~  "That's All Right (Mama)"

4)  Patti Page  ~  "Steam Heat"

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5)  The Crew-Cuts  ~  "Sh-Boom"

6)  Dinah Washington  ~  "Love Is Here To Stay"

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7)  Eddie Fisher  ~  "I Need You Now"

8)  Rosemary Clooney  ~  "Hey There"

9)  Frank Sinatra  ~  "Someone To Watch Over Me"

10)  Jo Stafford  ~  "Make Love To Me"

11)  Perry Como  ~  "Papa Loves Mambo"

12)  Doris Day  ~  "Secret Love"

13)  The Penguins  ~  "Earth Angel"

14)  The Fontane Sisters  ~  "Happy Days And Lonely Nights"

15)  Muddy Waters  ~  "Hoochie Coochie Man"

16)  Kitty Kallen  ~  "Little Things Mean A Lot"

17)  Hank Snow  ~  "I Don't Hurt Anymore"

18)  June Christy  ~  "It Could Happen To You"

19)  Ray Charles  ~  "I Got A Woman"

20)  The McGuire Sisters  ~  "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight"

Songs About Feet

No, this isn't some strange, fetishistic post about foot worship or anything like that. It's just a fun bunch of songs with the word "Feet" in the title. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Katie Melua  ~  "Bare Feet"

2)  Junior Senior  ~  "Move Your Feet"

3)  Brooke Fraser  ~  "Shadowfeet"

4)  The Unlikely Candidates  ~  "Follow My Feet"

5)  Ash Koley  ~  "Don't Let Your Feet Touch Ground"

6)  Local Natives  ~  "Heavy Feet"

7)  Alanis Morissette  ~  "Head Over Feet"

8)  Mumford & Sons  ~  "Below My Feet"

9)  Paulina Jayne  ~  "Get Back On Your Feet"

10)  Lydia  ~  "Dragging Your Feet In The Mud"

11)  Eva & Manu  ~  "Feet In The Water"

12)  Liam Finn  ~  "Cold Feet"

13)  Randy Travis  ~  "Feet On The Rock"

14)  We Are The Birdcage  ~  "Two Left Feet"

15)  Steve Vai ~   "Lotus Feet"

16)  U2  ~  "The Ground Beneath Her Feet"

17)  Gloria Estefan  ~  "Get On Your Feet"

18)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Knocks Me Off My Feet"

19)  Crowded House  ~  "Fall At Your Feet"

20)  Donna Summer  ~  "Stamp Your Feet"

Snow Songs

I don't feel like incessantly posting "snow updates," but I will post this brief collection of songs. Every song here either has the word "Snow" in its title or is performed by an artist/band whose name includes the word "Snow." OK, that's it. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Red Hot Chili Peppers  ~  "Snow (Hey Oh)"

2)  Snow Patrol  ~  "Chasing Cars"

3)  Leah Daniels  ~  "We Got Snow"

4)  Miike Snow  ~  "Animal"

5)  Meaghan Smith  ~  "It Snowed"

6)  Snow  ~  "Informer"

7)  Passenger  ~  "Crows In Snow"

8)  Hank Snow  ~  "A Fool Such As I"

9)  Rivers Cuomo  ~  "Lover In The Snow"

10)  CHPLN  ~  "White Snow"

11)  Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories  ~  "Snow Day"

12)  Cristal Snow  ~  "Scarred"

13)  Au Revoir Simone  ~  "Fallen Snow"

14)  Polarkreis 18  ~  "The Colour Of Snow"

15)  Jessica Simpson  ~  "Let It Snow"

More Songs With Four-Letter Words In The Titles

The "More" in the title of this post refers to the fact that I've done one of these posts in the past, on my original blog. In case you missed that one, I should explain. To quote my previous intro: "It's not what you think it is. Unless you were thinking that this is a collection of songs with titles that are exactly four letters long. In which case, it's exactly what you think." Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Kenny Rogers  ~  "Lady"

2)  Ellie Goulding  ~  "Burn"

3)  Florida Georgia Line  ~  "Stay"

4)  Natalie Imbruglia  ~  "Torn"

5)  MC Hammer  ~  "Pray"

6)  Lorde  ~  "Team"

7)  Enrique Iglesias  ~  "Hero"

8)  Marina And The Diamonds  ~  "Lies"

9)  Linkin Park  ~  "Numb"

10)  Taylor Swift  ~  "Mine"

11)  Dan Croll  ~  "Home"

12)  Jennifer Lopez  ~  "Papi"

13)  Tenth Avenue North  ~  "Worn"

14)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Hero"

15)  Hawk Nelson  ~  "Zero"

16)  CHVRCHES  ~  "Lies"

17)  Van Halen  ~  "Jump"

18)  Concrete Blonde  ~  "Joey"

19)  The Vines  ~  "Ride"

20)  Rush Of Fools  ~  "Undo"