(Finished April 25th, 2026) Part 9 of The Best of New Wave Alphabetically

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It's again about time to relive that great time of the early to mid 80s of New Wave music. New Wave is a genre that has quirky people, quirky lyrics and quirky music. It doesn't work all the time, but when it work at it's best the songs are great.

What exactly is/ was New Wave music. Well two things New Wave typically is energetic and fun. New Wave never took itself too seriously. The lyrics weren't serious. New Wave is basically just fun upbeat music to dance to. Who were some of the best New Wave musicians? The Thompson Twins, Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order, Howard Jones and many others have to be considered the best New Wave bands.

137) Oingo Boingo "Pain":

138) The Smiths "Panic":

139) Scritti Politti "Perfect Way":

140) Depeche Mode "People Are People" (Extended Version)":

141) Echo and the Bunnymen "People Are Strange":

142) The Cure "Pictures of You":

143) Camper Van Beethoven "Pictures of Matchstick Men":

144) Duran Duran "Planet Earth":

145) The Smiths "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want This Time":

146) ABC "Poison Arrow":

147) Depeche Mode "Policy of Truth":

148) Re Flex "The Politics of Dancing":

149) Men Without Hats "Pop Goes The World":

150) M "Pop Muzik":

151) Frankie Goes To Hollywood "The Power of Love":

152) The Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink":

153) U2 "Pride (In The Name of Love)":

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(Finished April 24th, 2026) Part 5 of Utah's KJQ SLC Radio Station 80's Playlist

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This is the first one of these blogs that I've posted in 3 years, still this music hasn't got close to getting old.

KJQ was a Salt Lake radio station that played "new wave" music back in about 1983 to about 1991. I did some research, but couldn't find the exact years it was operating. Anyway they played so-called new wave music. Some of the most famous artists of that genre include U2, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, The Fixx, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Thompson Twins, The Human League, The Smiths and likely my favorite new wave band, R.E.M. Some of these bands are still performing today.

Why am I writing about this now in 2026? Reason #1 is I love 80's music. But more importantly reason #2, within the last few months there's been a new station in the Salt Lake radio market that plays those same songs (right now playing Men Without Hats "Safety Dance"). That station is The Wave 103.1. It's a flashback to the greatest music decade and some of the more obscure, but great, new wave hits from then. The Wave 103.1 seems it's now The Coast, playing other genres of music.

Again this blog isn't just about those famous artists, this blog is also about the obscure artists and obscure songs of this amazing era of music. Some bigger bands had some songs that were a bit obscure, so I'll include some of those. I've also included some well known songs, just because I like them. This music is mostly referred to as New Wave music, sadly I didn't appreciate it until the era passed.

I can't guarantee all these songs were played on KJQ or The Wave 103.1.

I've come up with many of these songs from Mr Secondsoul's YouTube video of classic New Wave songs. Thanks to him- guessing it's a him because of the Mr.

69) A Flock of Seagulls "I Ran (So Far Away)":

70) In A Big Country "In A Big Country":

71) The Smiths "There's A Light That Never Goes Out":

72) The Dead Milkmen "Punk Rock Girl":

73) Romeo Void "Never Say Never":

74) Killing Joke "Love Like Blood":

75) New Order "The Perfect Kiss":

76) The Missing Persons "Walking In L.A.":

77) The Polecats "Make A Circuit With Me":

78) The Call "The Walls Came Down":

79) Shriekback "Nemesis":

80) A Flock of Seagulls "Wishing (If I Had A Photograph of You)":

81) Tears For Fears "Change":

82) The Violent Femmes "Blister In The Sun":

83) Blondie "Dreaming":

84) The Psychedelic Furs "Ghost In You":

85) The Assembly "Never Never":

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(Finished April 19th, 2026) Part 3 of The Best Songs By The Best Black Female Singers of All-Time

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These are the best songs by the best black female singers of all-time. One of my favorite new singers in any genre is the singer, Raye. I'm going to eventually post all the great songs by each musician. I will eliminate a musician when I run out of great songs for them. Eventually I will get down to one musician, my early guess is that will be Whitney Houston. We will find out.

These next three songs are by Erykah Badu. 35) "Tyrone":

"Amerykahn Promise":

"Back In The Day":

These next six songs are all by The Shirelles. 36) "Will You Love Me Tomorrow":

"Dedicated To The One I Love":

"Mama Said":

"Soldier Boy":

"Baby It's You":

"Foolish Little Girl":

These next two songs are by The Ronettes. 37) "Be My Baby":

"Walking In The Rain":

38) Stacy Lattisaw "Love On A Two Way Street":

featuring Johnny Gill "Where Do We Go From Here":

"Let Me Be Your Angel":

39) Shalamar "The Second Time Around":

"Dancing In The Sheets":

"A Night To Remember":

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(Finished April 18th, 2026) Part 4 of Utah's KJQ SLC Radio Station 80's Playlist

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This is the first one of these blogs that I've posted in 3 years, still this music hasn't got close to getting old.

KJQ was a Salt Lake radio station that played "new wave" music back in about 1983 to about 1991. I did some research, but couldn't find the exact years it was operating. Anyway they played so-called new wave music. Some of the most famous artists of that genre include U2, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, The Fixx, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Thompson Twins, The Human League, The Smiths and likely my favorite new wave band, R.E.M. Some of these bands are still performing today.

Why am I writing about this now in 2026? Reason #1 is I love 80's music. But more importantly reason #2, within the last few months there's been a new station in the Salt Lake radio market that plays those same songs (right now playing Men Without Hats "Safety Dance"). That station is The Wave 103.1. It's a flashback to the greatest music decade and some of the more obscure, but great, new wave hits from then. The Wave 103.1 seems it's now The Coast, playing other genres of music.

Again this blog isn't just about those famous artists, this blog is also about the obscure artists and obscure songs of this amazing era of music. Some bigger bands had some songs that were a bit obscure, so I'll include some of those. I've also included some well known songs, just because I like them. This music is mostly referred to as New Wave music, sadly I didn't appreciate it until the era passed.

I can't guarantee all these songs were played on KJQ or The Wave 103.1.

I've come up with many of these songs from Mr Secondsoul's YouTube video of classic New Wave songs. Thanks to him- guessing it's a him because of the Mr.

52) Joy Division "Love Will Tear Us Apart":

53) Real Life "Send Me An Angel":

54) U2 "New Year's Day":

55) Yaz "Situation":

56) Roxy Music "More Than This":

57) When In Rome "The Promise":

58) Spoons "Nova Heart":

59) Industry "State Of The Nation":

60) Chameleons "Up The Down Escalator":

61) The Damned "Alone Again Or":

62) Depeche Mode "Dreaming of Me":

63) The Waterboys "Whole of The Moon":

64) Blondie "Atomic":

65) The Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink":

66) Fuzzbox "Self":

67) OMD "Secret":

68) The Talking Heads "Burning Down The House":

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(Finished April 18th, 2026) Part 9 of The Best Songs About Places or Locations: Songs 137-153

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These are songs about places and locations, even if the title has nothing to do with the place mentioned. Real places, literary places and fantasy places.

If you're wondering, yes I'm still completing a lot of old blogs.

137) Neil Young "Alabama":

138) Fiona Apple "Across The Universe":

What is one of the things that Alex Lifeson did after Rush ended and before Rush reformed? Let me introduce you to Envy of None. 139) Envy of None "Under The Stars":

140) Night Ranger "You Can Still Rock In America":

Elle travels the world to find love. 141) Elle King "Ex's & Oh's":

142) Grand Funk Railroad "We're An American Band":

143) Brooks and Dunn "Red Dirt Road":

144) The Violent Femmes "American Music":

145) Jan and Dean "Drag City":

146) Sweet "Ballroom Blitz":

147) Third Eye Blind "London":

148) The Band Perry "Postcard From Paris":

149) Barry Manilow "Weekend In New England":

150) Down 'n' Outs "England Rocks":

151) Miranda Lambert "The House That Built Me":

152) Reba McEntire "Whoever's In New England":

153) The Beach Boys "Surfin U.S.A":

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(Finished Monday April 13th, 2026) Part 2 of Great Songs for Your Easter Season

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These are a bunch of great songs for your Easter Season. It's never too late or too early to celebrate Easter. I'm always grateful for my Savior's resurrection.

18) Chris Tomlin "I Will Rise":

19) Kari Jobe "Forever":

20) Keith Green "Easter Song":

21) for King + Country "amen":

22) The Hold Steady "Both Crosses":

23) Big Dismal "Rainy Day":

24) MxPx featuring Mark Hoppus "The Empire":

25) Worship Forever "From The Grave To Glory":

The Movement 26) Easter Medley "Living Hope/ Because He Lives/ O Praise The Name/ Forever":

27) Hillsong Worship "Worthy Is the Lamb":

28) Shawna Edwards "Risen":

29) The Kullin "Sacrifice":

30) BYU Noteworthy "Oceans (Where Feet May Fall)":

31) Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey "When You Believe":

32) Jars of Clay "Flood":

I love this version of this song. 33) Foxy Shazam "Heaven On Their Minds":

34) Michael Crawford "Gethsemane":

35) Michael Crawford "What A Strange Way To Save The World":

36) Stacey Plays Hymns "Were You There":

37) Sarah Brightman "Love Changes Everything":

38) U2 "Until The End of the World":

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(Finished April 12th, 2026) Part 2 of The Best Non-80s Songs Of All-Time

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I have fallen a bit in love with blogs about the great music of the 80s, I'm sure that's very tiresome for the three people that actually read my blog. With that in my mind I decided to make a greatest songs of all-time not from the 80s.

18) Fun. featuring Janelle Monae "We Are Young":

19) BB King "Three O'Clock Blues":

20) The Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive":

21) The Clash "London Calling":

22) The Weeknd "Blinding Lights":

As of now the most played song on my iTunes. 23) John Williams Main Title From "Star Wars":

I noticed an unintentional theme with songs 23 to 25. 24) The Beastie Boys "Intergalactic":

25) David Bowie "Space Oddity":

26) Mariah Carey featuring Trey Lorenz "I'll Be There":

27) Tyler Childers "Song While You're Away":

28) Eric Church "Springsteen":

29) Foreigner "Feels Like The First Time":

30) Whitney Houston "I'm Your Baby Tonight":

31) Lady Gaga "Bad Romance":

322) Caleb Johnson "Testify":

33) Journey "Lights":

34) CW McCall "Convoy":

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(Finished April 11th, 2026) Part 1 of The Best Non-80s Songs Of All-Time

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I have fallen a bit in love with blogs about the great music of the 80s, I'm sure that's very tiresome for the three people that actually read my blog. With that in my mind I decided to make a greatest songs of all-time not from the 80s.

I know what you're thinking that this is definitely from the 80s. Nope it was released January 5th, 1990. The CD, "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" was released March 12th, 1990. 1) Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U":

See I do listen to occasional new music, this was released only last year. 2) Ella Langley "Leaving Texas":

3) Rihanna "Only Girl (In The World)":

4) twenty one pilots "Stressed Out":

5) Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk":

6) Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight":

7) Paramore "Ain't It Fun":

8) The Chords "Sh-Boom":

9) Charli xcx "Boom Clap":

10) Dua Lipa "Hotter Than Hell":

11) Ed Sheeran "Shape of You":

12) Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody":

13) Jackie Wilson "Lonely Teardrops":

"Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose". 14) Janis Joplin "Me and Bobby McGee":

15) Mariah Carey featuring Trey Lorenz "I'll Be There":

16) Sweet "Ballroom Blitz":

17) The Emotions "Best of My Love":

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(Finished April 6th, 2026) Part 14 of Gen Z Loves 90s Country Classics, So Do I

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I have labeled some of these songs as best of the best, the 90s was a tremendous decade for country music. As usual I don't just post the hits, I post the best country songs of that decade.

RollingStone.com has a big article about Generation Z is loving 90s country. Here's the article : https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nineties-country-blowing-gen-z-142735025.html

From the article:

But the Nineties country resurgence isn’t limited to Spotify. Apple Music, Amazon Music and Pandora have all realized the demand for the subgenre and curated their own Nineties country playlists. Today’s Nashville stars have taken note as well: For the past few years, artists like Luke Combs, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Hailey Whitters, and Midland have been mining the sound, songwriting, and even style of the decade to great success. Blake Shelton based his entire Friends and Heroes Tour around celebrating veterans like John Anderson and Tracy Byrd. And when Joe Diffie, a Nineties icon with hits like “John Deere Greene” and “Pickup Man,” died in March 2020 from Covid-19, our remembrance of Diffie was one of Rolling Stone’s most-read stories ever. 

222) Randy Travis "Before You Kill Us All":

223) Garth Brooks "The Night I Called The Old Man Out":

224) Shenandoah "I Got You":

225) Alabama "Down Home":

226) Chris Ledoux "Riding For A Fall":

227) Doug Supernaw "I Don't Call Him Daddy":

228) Randy Travis "Whisper My Name":

229) Sawyer Brown "Trouble On The Line":

230) Waylon Jennings "Wrong":

231) Suzy Bogguss "Like The Weather":

232) Randy Travis "This Is Me":

233) Terri Clark "If I Were You":

234) Sawyer Brown "Thank God For You":

235) Vern Gosdin "This Ain't My First Rodeo":

236) The Chicks "You Were Mine":

237) Tim McGraw "Refried Dreams":

238) Mary Chapin Carpenter "Almost Home":

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(Finished Sunday April 5th, 2025) Part 1 of Great Songs for Your Easter Season

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These are a bunch of great songs for your Easter Season. 

1) Keith and Kristyn Getty featuring Travis Cottrell "In Christ Alone":

2) BYU Noteworthy "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)":

3) Emma Nissen "He Lives":

4) Carrie Yost "Jesus The Christ":

5) Josh Groban The Savior Of The World Is Crucified":

6) "Gethsemane":

7) Anthem Lights "I Need Thee Every Hour":

8) Carrie Underwood "How Great Thou Art":

9) Lauren Daigle "Rescue":

10) Phil Wickham "Sunday Is Coming":

11) Lauren Daigle "You Say":

12) Lauren Daigle "Still Rolling Stones":

13) Josh Groban "You Raise Me Up":

14) Vera Lynn "We'll Meet Again":

15) Aaron Shust "Risen Today":

16) Hillsong UNITED "Scandal of Grace (I'd Be Lost)":

17) Reawaken Hymns "Christ The Lord Is Risen Today":

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(Finished April 3rd, 2026) Twentyish Great Songs From 1968 to 1970 (Mostly)

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Inspired by yet another episode of the amazing "Cold Case", it's set in 1969. As with any era there are so many great songs and here are twenty.

1) The 5th Dimension "Aquarius/ Let The Sunshine In":

2) The Cowsills "Hair":

3) Zager and Evans "In The Year 2525":

4) The Zombies "Time Of The Season":

5) The Doors "Touch Me":

6) The Byrds "Lay Lady Lay":

7) Hugo Montenegro and His Orchestra "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly":

8) Classics IV "Spooky":

9) Steppenwolf "Born To Be Wild":

10) The Beatles "Revolution":

11) Cream "White Room":

12) Simon and Garfunkel "Scarborough Fair": 

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band has opened both of his recent concerts with this song. I couldn't think of a more timely song. 13) Edwin Starr "War":

14) Neil Diamond "Cracklin' Rosie":

15) Brook Benton "Rainy Night In Georgia":

16) The Hollies "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother":

17) The Brotherhood of Man "United We Stand":

18) James Taylor "Fire and Rain":

19) Creedence Clearwater Revival "Run Through The Jungle":

20) Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young "Woodstock":

21) The Papas and the Mamas "Creeque Alley":

22) Scott Mckenzie "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)":

23) Ten Years After "I'd Love To Change The World":

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(Finished March 30th, 2026) Part 2 of The Best Love Songs Ever

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This blog series is inspired by the near perfect love song "The Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera. I thought it's time to do another extensive blog series about the all-time best love songs. This is the best love songs, all kinds of songs relating to love and relationships. The sappy ballad, the falling in love/ new love song, the angry/ anti-love song and any related song that fits in between those two moods. The lust, love, hate, reconciliation, tearing apart, the sublime, the waiting, the heartbreak and anything else that goes along with our most complicated emotion.

18) Skeeter Davis "The End of The World":

19) George Strait "You Know Me Better Than That":

20) Patsy Cline featuring The Jordanaires  "Crazy":

21) Gene Watson "Love In The Hot Afternoon":

22) Robert Palmer "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On":

23) Diamond Rio "Norma Jean Riley":

Still holding a probable permanent place on my iPod. 24) Shakey Graves and Esme Patterson "Dearly Departed":

See above. Also if you get a chance to see The Darkness in concert you really should go. 25) The Darkness "I Believe In A Thing Called Love":

26) Reba McEntire "What Am I Gonna Do About You":

27) The Chicks "You Were Mine":

28) Leann Rimes "How Do I Live":

Without a doubt one of the most powerful songs of all-time. 29) Celine Dion "It's All Coming Back To Me Now":

30) Meat Loaf "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad":

Still holding a probable permanent place on my iPod. 31) Paula Abdul "Straight Up":

She's definitely the perfect model for this video. 32) Boston "Amanda":

33) Waylon Jennings "Amanda":

34) Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam "All Cried Out":

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(Finished March 28th, 2026) Part 1 of the Best of Bad

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On my morning walk I heard Michael Jackson's "Bad" and I'm sure I've never done such a blog before. I tried to come up with all the songs that have "Bad" in the title while still on my walk. I thought of the songs "Bad" by U2, Bon Jovi's "Bad Medicine", Cinderella's "Bad Seamstress Blues", Jim Croce's "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and Bruce Springsteen's "Badlands". I also thought of the bands Bad English and Bad Company. Then when I got home I realized Bad Company has a song titled "Bad Company". The rest of the things on this list came after I got home and did some research.

1) Michael Jackson "Bad":

2) U2 "Bad":

3) Bon Jovi "Bad Medicine":

4) Cinderella "Bad Seamstress Blues":

5) The Arctic Monkeys "The Bad Thing":

6) Avril Lavigne featuring Marilyn Manson "Bad Girl":

7) Bad Company "Bad Company":

8) Bad English "When I See You Smile":

9) Bad Wolves "Zombie":

10) Badflower "Soap":

11) Bastille "Bad Blood":

12) Billie Eilish "bad guy":

13) The Aces "Bad Love":

14) Black Stone Cherry "Bad Luck and Hard Love":

15) Bon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name":

16) Boston "Used To Bad News":

17) Brave Rival "Bad Choices":

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(Finisheh March 30th, 2026) Part 1 of The Best Love Songs Ever

Hello,

This blog series is inspired by the near perfect love song "The Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera. I thought it's time to do another extensive blog series about the all-time best love songs. This is the best love songs, all kinds of songs relating to love and relationships. The sappy ballad, the falling in love/ new love song, the angry/ anti-love song and any related song that fits in between those two moods. The lust, love, hate, reconciliation, tearing apart, the sublime, the waiting, the heartbreak and anything else that goes along with our most complicated emotion.

1) Peter Cetera "The Glory of Love":

2) Barbra Streisand "The Way We Were":

3) Gladys Knight and the Pips "Midnight Train To Georgia":

4) Shania Twain and Breland "Boots Don't":

5) The Smiths "There's A Light That Never Goes Out":

6) Rosario Dawson and Adam Pascal "Light My Candle":

7) Styx "The Best of Times":

This is one of the most joyous songs of all-time. 8) Train "Drive By":

9) Fastball "Out of My Head":

10) Beyonce featuring Jay-Z "Crazy In Love":

11) The Dead Milkmen "Punk Rock Girl":

One of this modern era's greatest love songs. I love this non-professionally made video as well. 12) "Casimir Pulaski Day":

13) Ella Langley "Choosin Texas":

14) Kenny Rogers "She Believes In Me":

15) Lady Gaga "You and I":

This video is absolutely perfect for this song. 16) Green Day "Whatsername":

17) The Beach Boys "Surfer Girl":

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