Thursday, July 19, 2018

Songs About Crybabies

Here's a bunch of Songs About Crybabies. Because we certainly don't see enough of that kind of behavior going on in real life. (Sarcasm fully intended.) Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Melanie Martinez  ~  “Crybaby”




2)  Cee Lo Green  ~  “Cry Baby”




3)  Frida  ~  “Baby, Don’t You Cry No More”




4)  Santana ft. Sean Paul & Joss Stone  ~  “Cry Baby Cry”




5)  Demi Lovato  ~  “Cry Baby”  (Audio isn’t the greatest, but the video quality is stellar.)




6)  Gin Blossoms  ~  “Go Crybaby”




7)  Mariah Carey ft. Snoop Dogg  ~  “Crybaby”





8)  The National  ~  “Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks”




9)  Cherry Glazerr  ~  “Cry Baby”




10)  INXS  ~  “Baby Don’t Cry”




11)  Paloma Faith  ~  “Crybaby”




12)  Cage The Elephant  ~  “Cry Baby”




13)  Alice Green  ~  “Cry Baby Cry”




14)  The Neighbourhood  ~  “Cry Baby”




15)  Priscilla Ahn  ~  “Cry Baby”




16)  Utopia  ~  “Crybaby”




17)  Madeleine Peyroux  ~  “Don’t Cry Baby” / “Don’t Wait Too Long”




18)  Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot  ~  “Cry, Baby”




19)  Waterparks  ~  “Not Warriors” / “Crybaby”




20)  Carolyn Dawn Johnson  ~  “Crybaby” (At the 3:42 mark, the song ends and the interview begins. If you really want to listen to three-and-a-half minutes of some guy interviewing some singer you’ve never heard of, feel free. I’d just as soon not.)


Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Popular Songs Of 1958, Vol. 3

Last but certainly not least, there's this set of Popular Songs of 1958. If you think these are the leftovers, you're thinking wrong. I've saved some of the best for last! Enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Chuck Berry  ~  “Johnny B. Goode”




2)  The Chordettes  ~  “Lollipop”




3)  Marty Robbins  ~  “The Story Of My Life”




4)  Jimmie Rodgers  ~ “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine / Honeycomb”  (This double feature includes one 1958 hit – the first song here – and a chart-topper from the previous year.)




5)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “I’ve Got A Feeling”




6)  The Big Bopper  ~  “Chantilly Lace”




7)  Ed Townsend  ~  “For Your Love”




8)  Pat Boone  ~  “Sugar Moon”




9)  Jerry Lee Lewis  ~  “Breathless”




10)  Bobby Freeman  ~  “Do You Wanna Dance”




11)  Duane Eddy & The Rebels  ~  “Rebel ‘Rouser”




12)  The Coasters  ~  “Yakety Yak”




13)  Eddie Cochran  ~  “Summertime Blues”




14)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Hard-Headed Woman”




15)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “Problems”




16)  Perry Como  ~  “Magic Moments / Catch A Falling Star”  (Both of these songs were hits for Como in ’58.)




17)  Bobby Darin  ~  “Splish Splash”




18)  The Four Preps  ~  “Big Man”




19)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Ballad Of A Teenage Queen”




20)  The Diamonds  ~  “The Stroll”




21)  Jack Scott  ~  “My True Love”




22)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Lonesome Town”




23)  Little Anthony & The Imperials  ~  “Tears On My Pillow”




24)  Johnny Otis Band  ~  “Willie And The Hand Jive”




25)  The Royaltones  ~  “Poor Boy”


Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Popular Songs Of 1958, Vol. 2

Here's another set of songs that set toes a-tappin' and pleased a plethora of ears sixty years ago. There are some genuine gems here. So what are you waiting for? Enjoy them already!  ~  JH



1)  Buddy Holly & The Crickets  ~  “Oh, Boy!”




2)  Tommy Edwards  ~  “It’s All In The Game”




3)  The Silhouettes  ~  “Get A Job”




4)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “Bird Dog / (Till) I Kissed You”  (Another delightful double feature from the brothers Everly. The first song was their 1958 hit. The second of these came out a year later.)




5)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck”




6)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Poor Little Fool”




7)  Bobby Day  ~  “Over And Over”




8)  Jimmie Rodgers  ~  “Secretly”




9)  Pat Boone  ~  “April Love”




10)  Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra  ~  “Sail Along, Silv’ry Moon”




11)  Royal Teens  ~  “Short Shorts”




12)  The Kalin Twins  ~  “When”




13)  Laurie London  ~  “He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands”




14)  The Platters  ~  “Twilight Time”




15)  The Teddy Bears  ~  “To Know Him Is To Love Him”




16)  Jody Reynolds  ~  “Endless Sleep”




17)  Connie Francis  ~  “Who’s Sorry Now?”




18)  Peggy Lee  ~  “Fever”




19)  Paul Anka  ~  “You Are My Destiny”




20)  Jimmy Clanton  ~  “Just A Dream”




21)  Bobby Darin  ~  “Queen Of The Hop”




22)  Jerry Lee Lewis  ~  “Great Balls Of Fire”




23)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Do I Like It?”




24)  Elvis Presley  ~  “One Night”




25)  The Monotones  ~  “The Book Of Love”


Popular Songs Of 1958, Vol. 1

Time for some real throwback music. Thus begins a three-part retrospective of the best and most Popular Songs of 1958. If you aren’t that familiar with the music of sixty years ago, give it a listen. You might be surprised how much you like it. If these golden oldies bring back memories for you, then all I can say is you’re welcome. I hope you will…enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Perry Como & Dean Martin  ~  “Return To Me”




2)  The Everly Brothers  ~  “All I Have To Do Is Dream / Cathy’s Clown”  (The first of these two songs was a hit in 1958. The second one came two years later.)




3)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Don’t”




4)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Stood Up”




5)  Bobby Day  ~  “Rockin’ Robin”




6)  Chuck Berry  ~  “Sweet Little Sixteen”




7)  Pat Boone  ~  “A Wonderful Time Up There”




8)  Nat King Cole  ~  “Looking Back”




9)  The Four Preps  ~  “26 Miles (Santa Cantina)”




10)  Johnny Cash  ~  “Guess Things Happen That Way”




11)  Buddy Holly  ~  “Peggy Sue”




12)  David Seville  ~  “Witch Doctor”  (Fun fact: “David Seville” is a stage name for Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. This same guy later created “Alvin & The Chipmunks” and lent his stage name to the cartoon animals’ human “dad.”)




13)  The Champs  ~  “Tequila”




14)  Danny & The Juniors  ~  “At The Hop”




15)  Sheb Wooley  ~  “Purple People Eater”




16)  Conway Twitty  ~  “It’s Only Make Believe”




17)  Pérez Prado  ~  “Patricia”




18)  The McGuire Sisters  ~  “Sugartime”




19)  Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Starring Warren Covington  ~  “Tea For Two Cha-Cha”




20)  The Kingston Trio  ~  “Tom Dooley”




21)  Andy Williams  ~  “Are You Sincere?”




22)  Don Gibson  ~  “Oh, Lonesome Me”




23)  Frankie Avalon  ~  “De-De-Dinah”




24)  Ricky Nelson  ~  “Waitin’ In School”




25)  Elvis Presley  ~  “Don’t Ask Me Why”


Monday, July 16, 2018

Songs About Maps

These are Songs About Maps. What else do you need to know? Whether they're good or not? They are. Please enjoy!  ~  JH



1)  Maroon 5  ~  “Maps”




2)  Yeah Yeah Yeahs  ~  “Maps”




3)  The Front Bottoms  ~  “Maps”




4)  R.E.M.  ~  “Maps And Legends”




5)  Lucy Dacus  ~  “Map On A Wall”




6)  Corn Beef Soup  ~  “I’m The Map (Trap Remix)”  (Why, yes, this IS a hip-hop remix of a Dora The Explorer song!)




7)  Indigo Girls  ~  “Get Out The Map”




8)  Muse  ~  “Map Of The Problematique”




9)  Don Reno & Red Smiley  ~  “I'm Using My Bible For A Roadmap”




10)  Kacey Musgraves  ~  “Back On The Map”




11)  Sister Hazel  ~  “Fall Off The Map”




12)  Carrie Newcomer  ~  “Map Of Shadows”




13)  Jack Savoretti  ~  “Map Of The World"




14)  Conor Oberst  ~  “Map Of The World”




15)  Benjamin Francis Leftwich  ~  “Maps”




16)  Musa  ~  “Mental Map”




17)  Dierks Bentley  ~  “Draw Me A Map”




18)  Marillion  ~  “Map Of The World”




19)  Katie Stump  ~  “Treasure Map”




20)  Sam Roberts Band  ~  “Without A Map”