Popular Songs Of 1978, Vol. 3

More of the best, or at least most Popular Songs Of 1978 – incidentally the year that I was born – coming your way right now. It's groovy, baby!  ~  JH

1)  Commodores  ~  “Three Times A Lady”

2)  Dire Straits  ~  “Sultans Of Swing”

3)  Johnny Paycheck  ~  “Take This Job And Shove It”

4)  Frankie Valli  ~  “Grease”

5)  Chaka Khan  ~  “I’m Every Woman”

6)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “The Gambler”

7)  Paul Davis  ~  “I Go Crazy”

8)  Olivia Newton-John  ~  “Hopelessly Devoted To You”

9)  Bob Welch  ~  “Sentimental Lady”

10)  Journey  ~  “Wheel In The Sky”

11)  Rita Coolidge  ~  “We’re All Alone”

12)  Kenny Loggins  ~  “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend’”

13)  Eruption  ~  “I Can’t Stand The Rain”

14)  REO Speedwagon  ~  “Roll With The Changes”

15)  John Paul Young  ~  “Love Is In The Air”

16)  Van Halen  ~  “You Really Got Me”

17)  The B-52’s  ~  “Rock Lobster”

18)  Jimmy Cliff  ~  “Many Rivers To Cross”

19)  Gerry Rafferty  ~  “Baker Street”

20)  Yvonne Elliman  ~  “If I Can’t Have You”

21)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “Let’s Take The Long Way Around The World”

22)  Samantha Sang ft. Barry Gibb  ~  “Emotion”

23)  Carly Simon  ~  “You Belong To Me”

24)  The Cars  ~  “Just What I Needed”

25)  The O’Jays  ~  “Use Ta Be My Girl”

Popular Songs Of 1978, Vol. 2

Continuing with the Popular Songs Of 1978, here's part 2 of 4. Plenty of great tunes to be heard here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  The Rolling Stones  ~  “Miss You”

2)  Andy Gibb  ~  “Shadow Dancin’”

3)  Patti Smith Group  ~  “Because The Night”

4)  Barry Manilow  ~  “Copacabana”

5)  Little River Band  ~  “Reminiscing”

6)  ABBA  ~  “Take A Chance On Me”

7)  The Police  ~  “Roxanne”

8)  Jackson Browne  ~  “Running On Empty”

9)  Alicia Bridges  ~  “I Love The Nightlife”

10)  Randy VanWarmer  ~  “Just When I Needed You Most”

11)  The Trammps  ~  “Disco Inferno”

12)  Barbara Mandrell  ~  “Sleepin’ Single In A Double Bed”

13)  Nick Gilder  ~  “Hot Child In The City”

14)  A Taste Of Honey  ~  “Boogie Oogie Oogie”

15)  Randy Newman  ~  “Short People”

16)  Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings  ~  “Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys”

17)  Meat Loaf ft. Ellen Foley  ~  “Paradise By The Dashboard Light”

18)  Rod Stewart  ~  “You’re In My Heart”

19)  Bonnie Tyler  ~  “It’s A Heartache”

20)  Warren Zevon  ~  “Werewolves Of London”

21)  Carpenters  ~  “Sweet, Sweet Smile”

22)  Queen  ~  “Fat Bottomed Girls”

23)  Tavares  ~  “More Than A Woman”

24)  Genesis  ~  “Follow You, Follow Me”

25)  Alice Cooper  ~  “How You Gonna See Me Now”

Popular Songs Of 1978, Vol. 1

And now...that '70s post. Well, one of them, at least. Here's part 1 in what will be a 4-part series featuring the most Popular Songs Of 1978. Some really good stuff here, so what're you waiting for? Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John  ~  “You’re The One That I Want”

2)  Bee Gees  ~  “Night Fever”

3)  Kenny Rogers  ~  “She Believes In Me”

4)  Foreigner  ~  “Hot Blooded”

5)  Anne Murray  ~  “You Needed Me”

6)  Dan Hill  ~  “Sometimes When We Touch”

7)  Kansas  ~  “Dust In The Wind”

8)  Crystal Gayle  ~  “Talking In Your Sleep”

9)  Ambrosia  ~  “How Much I Feel”

10)  Chuck Mangione  ~  “Feels So Good”

11)  Donna Summer  ~  “Last Dance”

12)  Boston  ~  “Don’t Look Back”

13)  Michael Johnson  ~  “Bluer Than Blue”

14)  Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway  ~  “The Closer I Get To You”

15)  Whitesnake  ~  “Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City”

16)  George Benson  ~  “On Broadway”

17)  Billy Joel  ~  “My Life”

18)  Santa Esmeralda  ~  “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”

19)  Leblanc & Carr  ~  “Falling”

20)  Evelyn “Champagne” King  ~  “Shame”

21)  David Gates  ~  “Goodbye Girl”

22)  Joe Walsh  ~  “Life’s Been Good”

23)  High Inergy  ~  “You Can't Turn Me Off (In The Middle Of Turning Me On)”

24)  Atlanta Rhythm Section  ~  “Imaginary Lover”

25)  Ronnie Milsap  ~  “What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life”

“Wretched” Songs

Well, this should be fun. Here's a small collection of songs which are truly "wretched," at least if their titles are to be believed. In truth, they're all pretty good tunes and not nearly as bleak as you'd think. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Spitting Feathers  ~  “Wretched Of The Earth”

2)  Jacob Izrael  ~  “Wretched Man”

3)  Joan Baez  ~  “Lost, Lonely, And Wretched”

4)  Donots  ~  “Wretched Boy”

5)  Blitzkid  ~  “Wretched”

6)  Bonewagon  ~  “Wretched Soul”

7)  Marcus Mumford  ~  “Wretched Man”

8)  Nine Inch Nails  ~  “The Frail / The Wretched”

9)  Sandy Denny  ~  “Wretched Wilbur”

10)  Attack! Attack!  ~  “The Wretched”

11)  We Could Be Astronauts  ~  “Wretched Corpse Piñata”  (This one is not nearly as gruesome as its title would indicate.)

12)  Beth Rowley  ~  “Wretched Body”

13)  Marcus Young  ~  “Wretched Man”

14)  Ryan Key  ~  “Wretched Heart”

15)  Emma Hill ft. Bryan Daste  ~  “The Black And Wretched Blue”

16)  Black Veil Brides  ~  “Wretched And Divine”

Songs About Exploding

Here's a bunch of Songs About Exploding that are sure to knock your socks off. And possibly every other part of you, depending on how big of an explosion we're talking about. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Nelly Furtado  ~  “Explode”

2)  Cloud Cult  ~  “The Exploding People”

3)  Ellie Goulding  ~  “Explosions”

4)  Matthew Good  ~  “A Single Explosion”

5)  Bond  ~  “Explosive”  (If you've never heard these ladies play their stringed instruments, you're truly missing out. They're amazing!)

6)  Fearless Vampire Killers  ~  “Exploding Heart Disorder”

7)  The Electric Mess  ~  “The Girl With The Exploding Dress”

8)  Elliott Smith  ~  “Bottle Up And Explode”

9)  HB  ~  “The Jesus Metal Explosion”  (Despite its befuddling title, this is actually a solid Christian metal song by a previously-unknown-to-me Finnish band.)

10)  The Cure  ~  “The Exploding Boy”

11)  Uh Huh Her  ~  “Explode”

12)  Jason Call  ~  “Exploding Lights”

13)  The Cardigans  ~  “Explode”

14)  Joseph Arthur  ~  “A Smile That Explodes”

15)  Ali Tolley  ~  “Explosion”

16)  Patrick Stump  ~  “Explode”  (If you’re wondering where you might’ve heard this guy’s voice before, it may be because he’s the lead singer of Fall Out Boy.)

17)  In Flames ft. Emilia Feldt  ~  “When The World Explodes”

18)  Pond  ~  “When It Explodes”

19)  Charli XCX  ~  “Explode”

20)  Navajo Code Talkers  ~  “Rockin’ Into An Explosion”

21)  Shonen Knife  ~  “Explosion”

22)  Seafret  ~  “Explosion”

23)  Zolita  ~  “Explosion”

24)  The Presidents Of The United States Of America  ~  “Tiny Explosions”

25)  The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart  ~  “Until The Sun Explodes”