Thursday, January 15, 2015

"30" Songs

My wife is 30 weeks pregnant with our daughter as of today. So here are 30 songs with the number "30" (or "Thirty") in their titles or somewhere in their lyrics. These are getting harder and harder to complete! Fortunately, the time is growing short and I won't "have to" anymore. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Imagine Dragons  ~  "30 Lives"




2)  PJ Harvey  ~  "30"




3)  Stone Sour  ~  "30/30 - 150"




4)  t.A.T.u.  ~  "30 Minutes"




5)  The Mountain Goats  ~  "Genesis 30:3"




6)  Paloma Faith  ~  "30 Minute Love Affair"




7)  Gary Moore  ~  "Thirty Days"




8)  The Saturdays  ~  "30 Days"




9)  Joe Nichols  ~  "Another Side Of You"




10)  Vienna Teng  ~  "Transcontinental, 1:30 a.m."




11)   Robert Downey, Jr.  ~  "5:30"




12)  Teddy Pendergrass  ~  "When Somebody Loves You Back"




13)  Meja  ~  "30 Seconds"




14)  Delirous?  ~  "August 30th"




15)  Courtney Jaye  ~  "Morning"




16)  Counting Crows  ~  "Perfect Blue Buildings"




17)  Barbra Streisand  ~  "The Minute Waltz"




18)  Caedmon's Call  ~  "Sometimes A  Beggar"




19)  will.i.am ft. Cheryl Cole  ~  "Heartbreaker"




20)  Steven Curtis Chapman  ~  "The Walk"




21)  Lisa Loeb  ~  "Falling In Love"




22)  Gov't Mule  ~  "30 Days In The Hole"




23)  Neil Young  ~  "Cortez The Killer"




24)  Lana Del Rey  ~  "Fordham Road"




25)  "Weird" Al Yankovic  ~  "Amish Paradise"




26)  Huey Lewis & The News  ~  "Tattoo (Giving It All Up For Love)"




27)  Sugarland  ~  "Something More"




28)  Ben Folds Five  ~  "Brick"




29)  CAKE  ~  "Mustache Man (Wasted)"




30)  Girls Aloud  ~  "You Freak Me Out"


Popular Songs Of 1985, Vol. 2


Okay, here's the second and final installment in this nostalgic collection of 30-year-old hit songs. How many of these do you remember?  ~  JH



1)  Stevie Wonder  ~  "Part-Time Lover"




2)  Phil Collins  ~  "One More Night"




3)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  "All Through The Night"




4)  New Edition  ~  "Cool It Now"




5)  Chicago  ~  "You're The Inspiration"




6)  'Til Tuesday  ~  "Voices Carry"




7)  DeBarge  ~  "Rhythm Of The Night"




8)  Duran Duran  ~  "The Wild Boys"




9)  Eurythmics  ~  "Would I Lie To You?"




10)  Corey Hart  ~  "Never Surrender"




11)  Don Henley  ~  "The Boys Of Summer"




12)  Katrina & The Waves  ~  "Walking On Sunshine"




13)  Murray Head  ~  "One Night In Bangkok"




14)  Sting  ~  "If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free"




15)  Heart  ~  "What About Love?"




16)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Summer Of '69"




17)  Julian Lennon  ~  "Too Late For Goodbyes"




18)  Teena Marie  ~  "Lovergirl"




19)  David Lee Roth  ~  "California Girls"




20)  Bruce Springsteen  ~  "Born In The U.S.A."


Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Popular Songs Of 1985, Vol. 1


Okay, get ready to feel REALLY old now! Believe it or not, all of the songs included here are now 30 years old! Which means that you are now 30 years older than you were when you first heard them. Let that sink in for just a minute... Now, let's take a nostalgic journey through your past with some great '80s tunes! (And a few cheesy ones.)  ~  JH



1)  George Michael  ~  "Careless Whisper"




2)  Foreigner  ~  "I Want To Know What Love Is"




3)  Madonna  ~  "Crazy For You"




4)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  "Out Of Touch"




5)  Tears For Fears  ~  "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"




6)  Starship  ~  "We Built This City"




7)  Dire Straits  ~  "Money For Nothing"




8)  Paul Young  ~  "Everytime You Go Away"




9)  USA For Africa  ~  "We Are The World"




10)  a-ha  ~  "Take On Me"




11)  Wham!  ~  "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"




12)  Whitney Houston  ~  "Saving All My Love For You"




13)  REO Speedwagon  ~  "Can't Fight This Feeling"




14)  Huey Lewis & The News  ~  "The Power Of Love"




15)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "Freeway Of Love"




16)  Simple Minds  ~  "Don't You (Forget About Me)"




17)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Cherish"




18)  Sade  ~  "Smooth Operator"




19)  John Parr  ~  "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"




20)  Glenn Frey  ~  "The Heat Is On"


Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Popular Songs Of 1995, Vol. 2

Second and final batch of songs guaranteed to make you feel old when you realize they're 20 years old. Some good stuff here. Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Ini Kamoze  ~  "Here Comes The Hotstepper"




2)  Martin Page  ~  "In The House Of Stone And Light"




3)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Runaway"




4)  Vanessa Williams  ~  "Colors Of The Wind"




5)  Brandy  ~  "Baby"




6)  Collective Soul  ~  "December"




7)  Diana King  ~  "Shy Guy"




8)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  "As I Lay Me Down"




9)  2Pac  ~  "Dear Mama"




10)  Jamie Walters  ~  "Hold On"




11)  Corona  ~  "The Rhythm Of The Night"




12)  Del Amitri  ~  "Roll To Me"




13)  4 P.M.  ~  "Sukiyaki"




14)  Annie Lennox  ~  "No More I Love You's"




15)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  "I'm The Only One"




16)  Better Than Ezra  ~  "Good"




17)  Crystal Waters  ~  "100% Pure Love"




18)  Rednex  ~  "Cotton Eye Joe"




19)  Gloria Estefan  ~  "Turn The Beat Around"




20)  Soul Asylum  ~  "Misery"