“Finding,” “Keeping,” “Losing,” & “Weeping” Songs, Vol. 1

I warned you there'd be more miniseries of posts coming, and this is the first installment. Herein you'll find a wildly diverse set of songs about "Finding," "Keeping," "Losing," and "Weeping." If you like these, there's three more posts where they came from. If you don't like these...what's wrong with you? Just kidding. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers  ~  “Finding Out”

2)  Birdy  ~  “Keeping Your Head Up”

3)  John Newman  ~  “Losing Sleep”

4)  Rosanne Cash  ~  “Bury Me Beneath The Weeping Willow”

5)  The White Stripes  ~  “I’m Finding It Harder To Be A Gentleman”

6)  Babyface  ~  “Keeping Secrets”

7)  The Police  ~  “Can’t Stand Losing You”

8)  The Verve  ~  “Weeping Willow”

9)  Aztec Two-Step  ~  “Finding Somebody New”

10)  L D R U ft. Paige IV  ~  “Keeping Score”

11)  Rush  ~  “Losing It”

12)  Steve Vai  ~  “Weeping China Doll”

13)  Louis XIV  ~  “Finding Out True Love Is Blind”

14)  Lynyrd Skynyrd  ~  “Keeping The Faith”

15)  The Naked And Famous  ~  “Losing Control”

16)  The Sweet Lillies  ~  “Weeping Willow”

17)  Sleeping Romance  ~  “Finding My Way”

18)  Linda Ronstadt ft. Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra  ~  “Keeping Out Of Mischief Now”  (The video messes up at first but rights itself around the :30 mark.)

19)  Keane  ~  “The Lovers Are Losing”

20)  Múm  ~  “Weeping Rock Rock”

21)  Teske  ~  “Finding Neverland”

22)  Queens Of The Stone Age  ~  “The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret”

23)  John Butler Trio  ~  “Losing You”

24)  Alanna Story  ~  “Weeping”

25)  Caitlin Crosby  ~  “Finding Feelings”

26)  The Who  ~  “Love Ain’t For Keeping”

27)  Eskimo Joe  ~  “Losing Friends Over Love”

28)  The Dramatics  ~  “Stop Your Weeping”

“Glow In The Dark” Songs

Aside from the ongoing "Popular Songs Of..." series, there will be more miniseries to come in the next few days. So let's take a mini-break from those with this one-off of "Glow In The Dark" Songs. SPOILER ALERT: These songs do not actually glow in the dark. But that phrase does appear in the title of each. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Girl And The Dreamcatcher  ~  “Glowing In The Dark”

2)  Jason Gray  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

3)  Night Flowers  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

4)  Graham Candy  ~  “Glowing In The Dark”

5)  T. One & Paloma Devi  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

6)  Sam Sparro  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

7)  Skylar Grey  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

8)  Witchrider  ~  “A Glow In The Dark”

9)  Lyla Foy  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

10)  Family Force 5  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

11)  Chelsea Dash  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

12)  Teddybears  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

13)  Irma Dee  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

14)  Logan Kendell  ~  “Glow In The Dark Stargazing”

15)  Katie Buchanan  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

16)  The Wanted  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

17)  The Long Losts  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

18)  Win The Day  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

19)  Lena Mentschel  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

20)  Among Criminals  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

21)  Jupiter Ace ft. Geneva Lane  ~  “Glowing In The Dark”

22)  Sharon Needles  ~  “Glow In The Dark!”

23)  Dani Rey  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

24)  Image  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

25)  tyDi ft. Kerli  ~  “Glow In The Dark”

Popular Songs Of 2007, Vol. 2

Here's part 2 of 2 featuring some of the most Popular Songs Of 2007. Enjoy them while they last, as the 20-year old songs (i.e., the 1997 hits) will be coming soon to a music blog near you!  ~  JH

1)  Daughtry  ~  “Home”

2)  Avril Lavigne  ~  “Girlfriend”

3)  Justin Timberlake  ~  “What Goes Around…Comes Around”

4)  Beyoncé & Shakira  ~  “Beautiful Liar”

5)  Timbaland ft. OneRepublic  ~  “Apologize”

6)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Our Song”

7)  Maroon 5  ~  “Makes Me Wonder”

8)  Paramore  ~  “Misery Business”

9)  Lifehouse  ~  “First Time”

10)  Feist  ~  “1234”

11)  Casting Crowns  ~  “East To West”

12)  Sara Bareilles  ~  “Love Song”

13)  Velvet Revolver  ~  “She Builds Quick Machines”

14)  Miranda Lambert  ~  “Famous In A Small Town”

15)  David Crowder*Band  ~  “Everything Glorious”

16)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “Back To Black”

17)  Toby Keith  ~  “Love Me If You Can”

18)  Needtobreathe  ~  “Signature Of Divine (Yahweh)”

19)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “Wasted”

20)  Matchbox Twenty  ~  “How Far We’ve Come”

21)  tobyMac  ~  “I’m For You / In The Light”

22)  Rascal Flatts  ~  “Take Me There”

23)  Aaron Shust  ~  “Give Me Words To Speak”

24)  Big & Rich  ~  “Lost In This Moment”

25)  The White Stripes  ~  “Icky Thump”

Popular Songs Of 2007, Vol. 1

Right about this time every year for the past few years is when I start reflecting back on the previous decades in music. What songs were popular ten years ago, twenty, thirty years, and so on. It's a new year, so the ten-years-ago in question includes a brand-new set of "old" songs. Sit back, relax, and marvel at how quickly time passes with this initial group of Popular Songs Of 2007. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Rihanna  ~  “Umbrella”

2)  Daughtry  ~  “It’s Not Over”

3)  Fergie  ~  “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)”

4)  Fall Out Boy  ~  “Thnks fr th Mmrs”

5)  Gwen Stefani ft. Akon  ~  “The Sweet Escape”

6)  Linkin Park  ~  “What I’ve Done”

7)  Colbie Caillat  ~  “Bubbly”

8)  Elliott Yamin  ~  “Wait For You”

9)  Beyoncé  ~  “Irreplaceable”

10)  Nickelback  ~  “If Everyone Cared”

11)  Alicia Keys  ~  “No One”

12)  MIKA  ~  “Grace Kelly”

13)  Carrie Underwood  ~  “So Small”

14)  OneRepublic  ~  “Stop And Stare”

15)  Mandisa  ~  “Only The World”

16)  Dierks Bentley  ~  “Free And Easy (Down The Road I Go)”

17)  Paramore  ~  “crushcrushcrush”

18)  Michael Bublé  ~  “Everything”

19)  Amy Winehouse  ~  “You Know I’m No Good”

20)  Good Charlotte  ~  “Keep Your Hands Off My Girl”

21)  Taylor Swift  ~  “Teardrops On My Guitar”

22)  Needtobreathe  ~  “Washed By The Water”

23)  Britt Nicole  ~  “Believe”

24)  John Mellencamp  ~  “Our Country”

25)  Kenny Chesney  ~  “Don’t Blink”