Top 25 Mother Songs

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Shawn

In honor of Mother’s Day, I am going to give you the top 25 mother-related songs.  This list isn’t in any random order.  I’ve avoided including songs that don’t necessarily put mom herself in a positive light (their sons or daughters, well…that’s another matter.)

  1. A Song for Mama – Boyz II Men
  2. Dear Mama – 2Pac
  3. Mother & Child Reunion – Paul Simon
  4. Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys –Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
  5. Mama Said – The Shirelles
  6. Mama Said Knock You Out – LL Cool J
  7. Mama Tried – Merle Haggard
  8. I’ll Always Love My Mama – The Intruders
  9. Mama He’s Crazy – The Judds
  10. Stacy’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne
  11. Hey Mama – Kanye West
  12. That’s What Mamas Do – Jason Matthews
  13. Mama’s Song – Carrie Underwood
  14. Jesus and Mama – Confederate Railroad
  15. Coat of Many Colors – Dolly Parton
  16. Mama Liked The Roses – Elvis Presley
  17. This Is To Mother You – Sinéad O’Connor
  18. Mama – The Spice Girls
  19. Your Mother Should Know – The Beatles
  20. I Love You Mommy – Logan Kieffer
  21. Momma – Bob Seger
  22. Mama – Genesis
  23. Mama’s Little Baby Loves Me – Sawyer Brown
  24. Mama, I’m Alright – Miranda Lambert
  25. Mama Sang a Song – Bill Anderson
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Songs about Eggs and Bunnies

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Shawn

In honor of Easter, I will give you the five best songs about eggs and the ten best songs about bunnies (in no particular order.) 

Eggs

  1. The Beatles – I am the Walrus (“I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob”) 
  2. Counting Crows – Einstein on the Beach (For an Eggman) 
  3. The Nightcrawlers/The Cars – The Little Black Egg 
  4. Digital Underground – The Humpty Dance 
  5. The Beastie Boys – Egg Man

Bunnies

  1. Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit 
  2. Ray Anthony – The Bunny Hop 
  3. Allan Sherman – You’re Getting To Be A Rabbit With Me 
  4. Neil Sedaka – Calendar Girl (“April – You’re the Easter Bunny when you smile”) 
  5. The Lovin’ Spoonful – Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? (“Sometimes there’s one with big blue eyes, cute as a bunny”) 
  6. R.E.M. – Be Mine (“I wanna be your Easter bunny”) 
  7. The Ramones – I Wanted Everything (“I heard about the Easter bunny”) 
  8. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Riding High (“At Christmas, more like an Easter bunny; Just like a rabbit, you’re always on the run”) 
  9. Ice Cube – Wicked (“Still got a deuce that’ll bunny hop the curb”)
  10. Gene Autry – Here Comes Peter Cottontail
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The Rocky Mountain Bridal Show

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Shawn

The Rocky Mountain Bridal Show is this Sunday, April 17, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm in the Colorado Convention Center – Four Seasons Ballroom. It’s located at 700 14th St., Denver, CO 80202. See Bashpower Entertainment play music for the two bridal fashion shows, and check out our booth!

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Top 10 Fast and Slow Irish Songs

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Shawn

St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17, so I thought I would give you my top 10 fast and slow songs by Irish musicians (in no particular order.)

Top 10 Fast Irish Songs

1.  The Dropkick Murphys – I’m Shipping Up to Boston

2.  Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl

3.  U2 – Vertigo

4.  The Corrs – Breathless

5.  Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back in Town

6.  Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You

7.  B*Witched – C’est La Vie

8.  The Pogues and The Dubliners – The Irish Rover

9.  Jedward featuring Vanilla Ice – Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)

10. The Saw Doctors – I Useta Lover

Top 10 Slow Irish Songs

1. Van Morrison – Have I Told You Lately

2.  U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

3.  Sinéad O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U

4.  Chris De Burgh – The Lady in Red

5.  B*Witched – To You I Belong

6.  Westlife – Swear It Again

7.  Boyzone – No Matter What

8.  Gilbert O’Sullivan – Alone Again (Naturally)

9.  Ronan Keating – When You Say Nothing at All

10. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová – Falling Slowly

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Best Oscar-Winning Songs

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Shawn

The Academy Award for Best Original Song category was introduced in 1934 during the 7th Annual Academy Awards.  The first winner was “The Continental” from the movie The Gay Divorcee, and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers sang it in the picture.  It beat out “The Carioca” (from Flying Down to Rio, sung by Alice Gentle, Movita Castaneda, and Etta Moten) and “Love in Bloom” (from She Loves Me Not, sung by Bing Crosby.)  I was going to choose ten winning songs and another ten nominated songs, but there are so many that I like that I’m expanding it to 25 winning and 30 nominated songs.  I will admit…most of the top ten in both categories are songs that came out in the last 30 years.  I think that you’ll enjoy my selections anyway.

Top 25 Oscar Winners

25. “White Christmas” (from Holiday Inn [1942]) – Bing Crosby

24. “All the Way” (from The Joker is Wild [1957]) – Frank Sinatra

23. “When You Wish Upon a Star” (from Pinocchio [1940]) – Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards)

22. “Swinging on a Star” (from Going My Way [1944]) – Bing Crosby

21. “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” (from Crazy Heart [2009]) – Ryan Bingham

20. “Last Dance” (from Thank God It’s Friday [1978]) – Donna Summer

19. “Under the Sea” (from The Little Mermaid [1989]) – Sebastian the Crab (Samuel E. Wright)

18. “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Qué Será, Será)” (from The Man Who Knew Too Much [1956]) – Doris Day

17. “The Morning After” (from The Poseidon Adventure [1972]) – Maureen McGovern

16. “Over the Rainbow” (from The Wizard of Oz [1939]) – Judy Garland

15. “Flashdance…What a Feeling” (from Flashdance [1983]) – Irene Cara

14. “My Heart Will Go On” (from Titanic [1997]) – Céline Dion

13. “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” (from Arthur [1981]) – Christopher Cross

12. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” (from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid [1969]) – B.J. Thomas

11. “I Just Called to Say I Love You” (from The Woman in Red [1984]) – Stevie Wonder

10. “Take My Breath Away” (from Top Gun [1986]) – Berlin

9.  “Fame” (from Fame [1980]) – Irene Cara

8.  “Theme from Shaft” (from Shaft [1971]) – Isaac Hayes

7.  “You Light Up My Life” (from You Light Up My Life [1977]) – Debby Boone

6.  “Streets of Philadelphia” (from Philadelphia [1993]) – Bruce Springsteen

5.  “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” (from Hustle & Flow [2005]) – DJay (Terrence Howard) featuring Shug (Taraji P. Henson)

4.  “Say You, Say Me” (from White Nights [1985]) – Lionel Richie

3.  “Jai Ho” (from Slumdog Millionaire [2008]) – Sukhwinder Singh featuring A. R. Rahman

2.  “Falling Slowly” (from Once [2007]) – Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová

1.  “Lose Yourself” (from 8 Mile [2002]) – Eminem 

Top 30 Oscar Nominees

30. “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (from Armageddon [1998]) – Aerosmith

29. “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” (from Mannequin [1987]) – Starship

28. “Unchained Melody” (from Unchained [1955]) – Todd Duncan

27. “That’s Amore” (from The Caddy [1953]) – Dean Martin

26. “What’s New Pussycat?” (from What’s New Pussycat? [1965]) – Tom Jones

25. “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” (from Against All Odds [1984]) – Phil Collins

24. “For Your Eyes Only” (from For Your Eyes Only [1981]) – Sheena Easton

23. “On the Road Again” (from Honeysuckle Rose [1980]) – Willie Nelson

22. “Live and Let Die” (from Live and Let Die [1973]) – Paul McCartney & Wings

21. “Save Me” (from Magnolia [1999]) – Aimee Mann

20. “Miss Misery” (from Good Will Hunting [1997]) – Elliott Smith

19. “Footloose” (from Footloose [1984]) – Kenny Loggins

18. “Glory of Love” (from The Karate Kid, Part II [1986]) – Peter Cetera

17. “Somewhere Out There” (from An American Tail [1986]) – Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram

16. “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?” (from Don Juan DeMarco [1995]) – Bryan Adams

15. “9 to 5” (from Nine to Five [1980]) – Dolly Parton

14. “Hopelessly Devoted to You” (from Grease [1978]) – Olivia Newton-John

13. “Blazing Saddles” (from Blazing Saddles [1974]) – Frankie Laine

12. “Ben” – (from Ben [1972]) – Michael Jackson

11. “Baby Mine” (from Dumbo [1941]) – Betty Noyes

10. “Rainbow Connection” (from The Muppet Movie [1979]) – Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson)

9.  “That Thing You Do” (from That Thing You Do! [1996]) – The Wonders

8.  “Beautiful Maria of My Soul (Bella Maria de Mi Alma)” (from The Mambo Kings [1992]) – Mambo All-Stars featuring Antonio Banderas

7.  “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” (from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves [1991]) – Bryan Adams

6.  “Shakedown” (from Beverly Hills Cop II [1987]) – Bob Seger

5.  “Blame Canada” (from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut [1999]) – Sheila Broflovski, Sharon Marsh, Liane Cartman, and Carol McCormick (all voiced by Mary Kay Bergman)

4.  “Eye of the Tiger” (from Rocky III [1982]) – Survivor

3.  “Blaze of Glory” (from Young Guns II [1990]) – Jon Bon Jovi

2.  “Ghostbusters” (from Ghostbusters [1984]) – Ray Parker Jr.

1.  “The Power of Love” (from Back to the Future [1985]) – Huey Lewis & The News

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The Greatest Love Songs of the Past 60 Years

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Shawn

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I thought I would give you the top 10 most romantic songs of each decade from the 1950’s to the 2000’s.  These lists are in no particular order.  Bonus!  I will also give you the most romantic songs of 2010.

1950-1959

  1. Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite (1954) – The Spaniels/The McGuire Sisters
  2. All I Have to Do Is Dream (1958) – The Everly Brothers
  3. In the Still of the Night (1956) – The Five Satins/Boyz II Men (1992)
  4. Earth Angel (1955) – The Penguins
  5. Unchained Melody (1955) – Les Baxter/Al Hibbler/Roy Hamilton/The Righteous Brothers (1965/1990)
  6. Three Coins in the Fountain (1954) – Frank Sinatra/The Four Aces
  7. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) – The Four Aces
  8. Sea of Love (1959) – Phil Phillips/The Honeydrippers (1984)
  9. Only You (And You Alone) (1955) – The Platters
  10. Love Me Tender (1956) – Elvis Presley

1960-1969

  1. At Last (1961) – Etta James/Beyoncé Knowles (2008)
  2. Can’t Help Falling in Love (1962) – Elvis Presley/UB40 (1993)
  3. When a Man Loves a Woman (1966) – Percy Sledge/Michael Bolton (1991)
  4. Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You (1967) – Frankie Valli
  5. Something (1968) – The Beatles
  6. So Much in Love (1963) – The Tymes/All-4-One (1994)
  7. Dedicated to the One I Love (1961) – The Shirelles/The Mamas & the Papas (1967)
  8. Stand by Me (1961/1987) – Ben E. King/John Lennon (1975)/Mickey Gilley (1980)/Maurice White (1985)
  9. Tell It Like It Is (1966) – Aaron Neville/Heart (1980)
  10. God Only Knows (1966) – The Beach Boys

1970-1979

  1. Your Song (1970) – Elton John
  2. Best of My Love (1974) – The Eagles
  3. Wonderful Tonight (1977) – Eric Clapton/David Kersh (1998)
  4. Killing Me Softly With His Song (1973) – Roberta Flack/The Fugees (1996)
  5. How Deep is Your Love (1977) – The Bee Gees
  6. Maybe I’m Amazed (1970) – Paul McCartney
  7. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (1971) – The Temptations
  8. Without You (1972) – Nilsson/Mariah Carey (1994)
  9. Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (1976) – Rod Stewart
  10. I Will Always Love You (1974/1982) – Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston (1992)

1980-1989

  1. Open Arms (1982) – Journey/Mariah Carey (1995)/Collin Raye (1997)
  2. Can’t Fight This Feeling (1985) – REO Speedwagon
  3. I Need Love (1987) – LL Cool J
  4. I Want to Know What Love Is (1984) – Foreigner/Mariah Carey (2009)
  5. Sweet Love (1986) – Anita Baker
  6. Your Love is King (1984) – Sade
  7. Is This Love (1987) – Whitesnake
  8. Endless Love (1981) – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie/ Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey (1994)
  9. Up Where We Belong (1982) – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
  10. The Lady in Red (1986) – Chris de Burgh

1990-1999

  1. My Heart Will Go On (1997) – Celine Dion
  2. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (1991) – Bryan Adams
  3. I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing (1998) – Aerosmith
  4. I’ll Make Love to You (1994) – Boyz II Men
  5. I Swear (1993) – John Michael Montgomery/All-4-One (1994)
  6. Can You Feel the Love Tonight (1994) – Elton John
  7. All My Life (1998) – K-Ci and JoJo
  8. I’ll Be (1998) – Edwin McCain
  9. Hero (1993) – Mariah Carey
  10. Amazed (1999) – Lonestar

2000-2009

  1. Because of You (2005) – Kelly Clarkson/Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson (2007)
  2. Come Away with Me (2003) – Norah Jones
  3. Fallin’ (2001) – Alicia Keys
  4. This I Promise You (2000) – ‘N Sync
  5. You and Me (2005) – Lifehouse
  6. We Belong Together (2005) – Mariah Carey
  7. I Hope You Dance (2000) – Lee Ann Womack featuring Sons of the Desert
  8. No Air (2008) – Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown
  9. The Reason (2004) – Hoobastank
  10. Lips of an Angel (2006) – Hinder/Jack Ingram (2007)

2010

  1. Two is Better Than One – Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift
  2. Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
  3. Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready) – Alicia Keys
  4. There Goes My Baby – Usher
  5. The Only Exception – Paramore
  6. Life After You – Daughtry
  7. Smile – Uncle Kracker
  8. Mama’s Song – Carrie Underwood
  9. Marry Me – Train
  10. When I Look at You – Miley Cyrus
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Most Requested Wedding Dances

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Shawn

Here are lists of the most requested Bride & Groom First Dances, Bride & Father Dances, Groom & Mother Dances, Bridal Party Dances, Bouquet Toss Songs, Garter Toss Songs, Cake Cutting Songs, Wedding Introduction Songs, Last Dances, and Money Dance Songs

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Most Requested Songs

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Shawn

Here is a list of the most requested songs at weddings and parties for the last 60 years (arranged by decade)

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Sadie Hawkins Dance Songs

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Shawn

Sadie Hawkins dances are named after a character in the comic strip Li’l Abner, created by cartoonist Al Kapp.  Sadie was tired of waiting for bachelors to come a-courtin’, so she would ask them out.  Now during the Sadie Hawkins dances, the ladies ask the men out.  Sadie Hawkins dances occur in middle schools, high schools, and even colleges.  I thought I would give you a list of female empowerment songs.  While Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman” is the ultimate female empowerment anthem…it’s not a very good song to dance to.  I thought I would make the list songs that you can dance to as well.

  1.  “Respect” – Aretha Franklin
  2.  “Think” – Aretha Franklin
  3.  “I Will Survive” – Gloria Gaynor
  4.  “I’m Every Woman” – Chaka Khan
  5.  “We Are Family” – Sister Sledge
  6.  “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” – Pat Benatar
  7.  “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” – Cyndi Lauper
  8.  “What’s Love Got to Do with It” – Tina Turner
  9.  “New Attitude” – Patti LaBelle
  10.  “Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves” – Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin
  11.  “Control” – Janet Jackson
  12.  “Expression” – Salt-N-Pepa
  13.  “U.N.I.T.Y.” – Queen Latifah
  14.  “You Oughta Know” – Alanis Morissette
  15.  “Ain’t Nuthin’ But a She Thing” – Salt-N-Pepa
  16.  “Not Tonight” – Lil’ Kim featuring Da Brat, Missy Elliott, Angie Martinez, and Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes
  17.  “No Scrubs” – TLC
  18.  “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” – Shania Twain
  19.  “Strong Enough” – Cher
  20.  “Independent Women Part 1” – Destiny’s Child
  21.  “Survivor” – Destiny’s Child
  22.  “Miss Independent” – Kelly Clarkson
  23.  “Fighter” – Christina Aguilera
  24.  “Can’t Hold Us Down” – Christina Aguilera featuring Lil’ Kim
  25.  “Stupid Girls” – Pink
  26.  “Just Fine” – Mary J. Blige
  27.  “So What” – Pink
  28.  “Womanizer” – Britney Spears
  29.  “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyoncé Knowles
  30.  “Can’t Be Tamed” – Miley Cyrus
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Workout Songs for the New Year

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Shawn

The number one resolution everyone seems to have every year when the ball drops on New Year’s Eve is, “I need to work out.”  What better way to work out than with music!  I have made these top 10 lists in R&B/Hip Hop, Rock, and Country categories (the lists are in no particular order.)

R&B/Hip Hop

  1.  “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” – C + C Music Factory
  2.  “Don’t Stop the Music” – Rihanna
  3.  “Mama Said Knock You Out” – LL Cool J
  4.  “Rump Shaker” – Wreckx-n-Effect featuring Teddy Riley
  5.  “Tik Tok” – Ke$ha
  6.  “Bye Bye Bye” – ‘N Sync
  7.  “Pump Up the Jam” – Technotronic
  8.  “Pump It” – Black Eyed Peas
  9.  “Jump Around” – House of Pain
  10.  ”Hot Stuff” – Donna Summer

Rock

  1.  “Working for the Weekend” – Loverboy
  2.  “Higher Ground” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
  3.  “Immigrant Song” – Led Zeppelin
  4.  “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor
  5.  “Footloose” – Kenny Loggins
  6.  “What I Like About You” – The Romantics
  7.  “Rock This Town” – The Stray Cats
  8.  “Dr. Feelgood” – Mötley Crüe
  9.  “Thunderstruck” – AC/DC
  10.  “Black Betty” – Ram Jam

Country

  1.  “The Race is On” – Sawyer Brown
  2.  “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” – Trace Adkins
  3.  “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” – John Denver
  4.  “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)” – Big & Rich
  5.  “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” – Brooks & Dunn
  6.  “Don’t Rock the Jukebox” – Alan Jackson
  7.  “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” – The Charlie Daniels Band
  8.  “Here for the Party” – Gretchen Wilson
  9.  “Any Man of Mine” – Shania Twain
  10.  “Physical” – Olivia Newton-John* 

* – Yes, this is a pop song and not country, but Olivia Newton-John was a country artist before she went pop.  Besides, this song is the most famous workout song ever!

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