The Cheesy Song of the Day List, 2012

To recap: I started the Cheesy Song of the Day project because I spent the first day of 2012 on a crying jag.  So attractive!  Here’s the list so far:

January 1: ‘Celebrate Me Home’ Kenny Loggins

January 2: ‘Hey, Soul Sister’ Train

January 3: ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ Fergie

January 4: ‘Crazy For You’ Madonna

January 5:‘You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby’ Josie And The Pussycats

January 6: ‘Haven’t Met You Yet’ Michael Buble

January 7: ‘This Kiss’ Faith Hill

January 8: ‘A Thousand Miles’ Vanessa Carlton

January 9: ‘Jessie’s Girl’ Rick Springfield 

January 10: ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ Bonnie Tyler

January 11: ‘That’s Why I’m Here’ James Taylor 

January 12:  ‘Simple As That’ Huey Lewis and the News 

January 13:  ’What If’ Babyface 

January 14: ‘If You Leave’  Orchestral Manoevers in the Dark

January 15: ‘King of Wishful Thinking’ Go West

January 16:  ’Love Never Dies’ Patti LaBelle

January 17: ‘Making Love Out of Nothing at All’ Air Supply

January 18: ‘Never Should Have Let You Go’ Hi Five

January 19: ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ Crowded House

January 20: ‘Stoney End’ Barbara Streisand

January 21:  ‘All In Your Mind’ Mariah Carey  

January 22: ‘You’re Beautiful’ James Blunt

January 23: ‘Man!, I Feel Like A Woman’, Shania Twain

January 24: ‘Without You’ David Guetta

January 25: ‘Don’t Disturb This Groove’ The System

January 26: ‘Rush Rush’ Paula Abdul

January 27: ‘The Sign’ Ace of Base

January 28: ‘Before He Cheats’ Carrie Underwood

January 29: ‘Because You Loved Me’ Celine Dion

January 30: ‘Breakdown’ Mariah Carey

February 1: ‘When I’m With You’ Sheriff

February 2: ‘Everlasting Love’ Robert Knight

February 3: ‘Dress You Up’ Madonna

February 4: ‘Whataya Want from Me’ Adam Lambert

February 5: ‘Sunday Morning’ Maroon 5

February 6: ‘I Touch Myself’ Divinyls

February 7: ‘Company’ Dianne Reeves

February 8: ‘Come on Over (All I Want is You)’ Christina Aguilera

February 9: ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Whitney Houston

February 10: ‘There She Goes’ The La’s

February 11: ‘I Need You’ The Pointer Sisters

February 12: ‘Run-Around’ Blues Traveler

February 13: ‘What Do You Want the Girl to Do?’ Allen Toussaint

February 14: ‘Forever and Ever Amen’ Randy Travis

February 15: ‘I Can’t Hold Back’ Survivor

February 16: ‘One Step Forward’ The Ordinary Boys

February 17: ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ Cher

February 18: ‘If You’re Gone’ Matchbox 20

February 19: ‘Never Knew Love Like This Before’ Stephanie Mills

February 20: ‘What You’ve Been Missing’ Starpoint

February 21: ‘All Dressed in Love’ Jennifer Hudson

February 22: ‘Bad Day’ Daniel Powter

February 23: ‘One in a Million’ The Romantics

February 24: ‘Blame It On The Girls’ Mika

February 25: ‘Just Like A Pill’ Pink

February 26: ‘Silly’ Deniece Williams

February 27: ‘Crying Like A Church on Monday’ The New Radicals

February 28: ‘Come to My Window’ Melissa Etheridge

February 29: ‘All I Have’ Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J

March 1: ‘Islands in the Stream’ Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

March 2: ‘Through The Fire’ Chaka Khan

March 3: ‘Stay (I Missed You)’ Lisa Loeb

March 4: ‘Unwritten’ Natasha Bedingfield

March 5: ‘Tonight is What it Means to Be Young’, Fire Inc.

March 6: ‘Closer to Fine’ Indigo Girls

March 7: ‘Evaporated’ Ben Folds Five

March 8: ‘You Are The Universe’ Brand New Heavies

March 9: ‘Foolish Little Girl’ Dionne Bromfield

March 10: ‘I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind of Thing’ Pet Shop Boys

March 11: ‘If I Had A Million Dollars’ Barenaked Ladies

March 12: ‘Your Love’ Graham Central Station

March 13: ‘Don’t Let Him Steal Your Heart Away’ Phil Collins

March 14:  ‘If She Knew What She Wants’ The Bangles

March 15: ‘Man O War’ Prince

March 16: ‘A Little Warm Death’ Cassandra Wilson

March 17: ‘Tender Love’ Force M.D.’s

March 18: ‘Love On Top’ Beyonce

March 19: ‘Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most’ Betty Carter

March 20: ‘Good Day’ Nappy Roots

March 21: ‘Endless Love’ Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

March 22: ‘This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)’ Talking Heads

March 23: ‘Baby’ Gal Costa

March 24: ‘Sunday in Savannah’ Nina Simone

March 25: ‘Tenderness’ General Public

March 26: ‘Beautiful’ Smashing Pumpkins

March 27: ‘Did It in a Minute’ Hall & Oates

March 28: ‘Stephanie’ Buckingham Nicks

March 29: ‘You’re The One That I Want’ Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta

March 30: ‘Unbreakable’ Alicia Keys & ‘Intimate Friends’ Eddie Kendricks

March 31: ‘Piece of My Love’ Guy

April 1: ‘Hold On’ Wilson Phillips

April 2: ‘I Hope You Dance’ Lee Ann Womack

April 3: ‘While You See A Chance’ Stevie Winwood

April 4: ‘Can’t Be Stopped’ Janet Jackson

April 5: ‘Rainbow Connection’ Deborah Harry & Kermit the Frog

April 6: ‘Knock You Down’ Keri Hilson

April 7: ‘La Chanson des Jumelles’ Catherine Deneuve & Francoise Dorleac

April 8: ‘Open Your Eyes’ Bobby Caldwell

April 9: ‘Best of Me’ Chrisette Michelle

April 10: ‘Mary’s Prayer’ Danny Wilson

April 11: ‘You Can’t Stop the Beat’ Hairspray Cast

April 12: ‘Precious’ Esperanza Spalding

April 13: ‘Nick of Time’ Bonnie Raitt

April 14: ‘Romeo’s Tune’ Steve Forbert

April 15: ‘Sunrise’ Norah Jones

April 16: ‘When I Ruled The World’ Coldplay

April 17: ‘Without Love’ Aretha Franklin

April 18: ‘My Stupid Mouth’ Audra McDonald

April 19: ‘Get On Up’ The Esquires

April 20:  ‘La Vie Boheme’ Rent

April 21:  ‘Suzy & Jeffrey’ Blondie

April 22: ‘Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me of a Friend)’ Rufus featuring Chaka Khan

April 23: ‘Goodbye Girl’ Squeeze

April 24: ‘Can’t We Be Friends’ Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

April 25: ‘Take You Out’ Luther Vandross

April 26: ‘You Don’t Know What Love Is’ Dinah Washington

April 27: ‘Fool of Me’ Me’Shell NdegéOcello

April 28: ‘I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times’ The Beach Boys

April 29: ‘The Look of Love’ ABC

April 30: ‘Everyday I Write the Book’ Elvis Costello

May 1: ‘Both Sides Now’  Measha Brueggergosman

May 2: ‘I’d Really Love to See You Tonight’ England Dan & John Ford Coley

May 3: ‘A Little Bit of Love’ Brenda Russell

May 4: ‘Crash Into Me’ Dave Matthews Band

May 5: ‘Here You Come Again’ Dolly Parton

May 6: ‘I Love Me Some Him’ Toni Braxton

May 7: ‘Carnival’ The Cardigans

May 8: ‘Livin’ Thing’ ELO

May 9: ‘Biggest Part of Me’ Ambrosia

May 10: ‘Angel’ Madonna

May 11: ‘Heart of the Matter’ Don Henley

May 12: ‘Tell It To My Heart‘ Taylor Dayne

May 13: ‘Caught Up in You‘ 38 Special

May 14: ‘This Is It’ Melba Moore

May 15:  ‘Mama Never Told Me’ Sister Sledge

May 16:‘Changes’ Seu Jorge

May 17: ‘Walking in Memphis‘ Marc Cohn

May 18:  ‘Baby Can I Hold You’ Tracy Chapman

May 19: ‘Tell Me What We’re Gonna Do Now‘ Joss Stone

May 20: ‘No More Tears (Enough is Enough)’ Barbara Streisand/Donna Summer

May 21: ‘Brandy’ Looking Glass

May 22: ‘Girls in their Summer Clothes’ Bruce Springsteen

May 23: ‘The Fear’ Lily Allen

May 24: ‘Say You Miss Me’ Wilco

May 25: ‘Matchmaker’

May 26: ‘Give It Up, Turn It Loose’ En Vogue

May 27: ‘Cruel To Be Kind’ Nick Lowe

May 28: ‘Somebody to Love’ Queen

May 29: ‘Wonderwall’ Oasis

May 30: ‘Higher’ D’Angelo

May 31: ‘Afternoon Delight’ Starland Vocal Band

June 1: ‘Just Us’ Two Tons of Fun

June 2: ‘You Are My Friend’ Sylvester

June 3: ‘My Love is Free’ Double Exposure

June 4: ‘Kiss Me’ Sixpence None The Richer

June 5: ‘They Say I’m Different’ Betty Davis

June 6: ‘My Best Friend’s Girl’ The Cars

June 7: ‘Love Grows’ Edison Lighthouse

June 8: ‘Shadows of the Night’ Pat Benatar

June 9: ‘Beautiful’ Meshell N’degocello

June 10: ‘If You Really Love Me’ Stevie Wonder

June 11: ‘Silly Love Songs’ Wings

June 12: ‘Everything’ Mary J. Blige

June 13: ‘One Way Ticket’ Aretha Franklin

June 14: ‘My Back Pages’ The Byrds

June 15: ‘Call Me Maybe’ Carly Rae Jepsen

June 16: ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ One Direction

June 17: ‘So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore’ Alan Jackson

June 18: ‘The 59th Street Bridge (Feelin’ Groovy)’, Simon and Garfunkel

June 19: ‘Ladies’ Lee Fields & The Expressions

June 20: ‘Rainy Days and Mondays’ The Carpenters

June 21: ‘Where You Lead‘ Carole King & Louise Goffin

June 22: ‘The Long Way Around’ Dixie Chicks

June 23: ‘Memories’ Joi

June 24: ‘Sheep May Safely Graze‘ Johann Sebastian Bach

June 25: ‘Bad Reputation’ Joan Jett

June 26: ‘I Wanna Be Where You Are‘

June 27: ‘Ooh Child‘ The Five Stairsteps

June 28: ‘The Makings of You’ Curtis Mayfield

June 29: ‘One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)’ Bob Dylan

June 30:‘Shake It Off‘ Mariah Carey

July 1: ‘Best Thing I Never Had‘ Beyonce

July 2: ‘Love Is Right On’ The Emotions

July 3: ‘Hot Fun in the Summertime‘ Sly & the Family Stone

July 4: ‘Gotta Tell You‘ Samantha Mumba

July 5: ‘Don’t Get Around Much Anymore‘

July 6: ‘Je Cherche Un Homme’ Eartha Kitt

July 7: ‘I Wanna Have Some Fun‘ Samantha Fox

July 8: ‘Everything Happens For A Reason’ Zhane

July 9: ‘Up The Ladder to the Roof‘ The Supremes

July 10: ‘When You Were Young‘ The Noisettes

July 11: ‘This Year’ The Mountain Goats

July 12: ‘Boogie Oogie Oogie’ A Taste of Honey

July 13: ‘Breakout‘ Swing Out Sister

July 14: ‘Have You Ever Been Mellow‘ Olivia Newton-John

July 15: ‘The Way We Were‘ Barbara Streisand, Gladys Knight

July 16: ‘Moon River‘  Various

July 17: ‘You Are the Sun, You Are the Rain’ Lionel Richie

July 18: ‘VIP’ Jungle Brothers

July 19: ‘You Got The Love‘ The Source featuring Candi Staton

July 20: ‘Too Close For Comfort‘ Sammy Davis Jr.

July 21: ‘I Am a Rock‘ Simon & Garfunkel

July 22: ‘Harlem River Drive‘ Bobbi Humphrey

July 23: The Untouchables  Ennio Morricone

July 24: ‘Walking On Broken Glass‘ Annie Lennox

July 25: ‘Weekend in New England‘ Barry Manilow

July 26: ‘Shadow Dancing’ Andy Gibb

July 27: ‘Change the World‘ Eric Clapton & Babyface

July 28: ‘Aguas de Marco‘ Elis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim and ‘Waters of March’ Cassandra Wilson

July 29: ‘Weak‘ SWV

July 30: ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry‘ Frankie Valli and  The Four Seasons

July 31: ‘One Step Up’ Bruce Springsteen

August 1: ‘Someone To Watch Over Me’ Amy Winehouse

August 2: ‘Extraordinary Machine‘ Fiona Apple

August 3: ‘If You All Get To Heaven‘ Terence Trent D’Arby

August 4: ‘Girl From The Gutter’ Kina

August 5: ‘Turn Back The Hands of Time’ Tyrone Davis

August 6: ‘Talking About My Love For You’ Stuff

August 7: ‘Sunshine Day’ The Brady Bunch

August 8: ‘What A Feeling (Theme Song from Flashdance)’ Irene Cara

August 9: ‘When Will I Be Loved‘ Linda Ronstadt

August 10:  ‘Build Me Up Buttercup’ The Foundations

August 11: ‘Love is All Around’ Joan Jett

August 12:  ‘Escape (Pina Colada Song)’ Rupert Holmes

August 13: ‘We Belong Together’ O-Town

August 14: “Perfect World” Liz Phair

August 15:  ‘Hopeless’ Dionne Farris

August 16: ‘Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby’ Counting Crows

August 17: ‘Feelin’ Alright’ Len

August 18: ‘Toxic’ Britney Spears

August 19: ‘The Youth’ MGMT

August 20: ‘So Hard’  Dixie Chicks

August 21: ‘Don’t Pull Your Love‘ Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

August 22: ‘I Think I Love You‘ Partridge Family

August 23:  ‘If I Were A Boy’ Reba McEntire

August 24: ‘Time After Time’ Cyndi Lauper; Tuck & Patti

August 25: ‘So Good So Right’ Brenda Russell

August 26: ‘Left of Center’ Suzanne Vega

August 27:‘Stay With Me‘ DeBarge

August 28: ‘I.O.U.’ Freeez

August 29: ‘The Fear of Being Alone‘ Reba Schappell

August 30: ‘All I Wanna Do‘ Sheryl Crow

August 31: ‘Breakdown’ Jack Johnson feat. Handsome Boy Modeling School

September 1:‘The Unicorn Song’ Agnes (Despicable Me soundtrack)

September 2: ‘A House is Not A Home’  Various

September 3: ‘Happy Ending‘ Mika

September 4: ‘Fairy Tales’ Anita Baker

September 5: ‘Dilemma‘ Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland

September 6: ‘(Last Night) I Didn’t Get To Sleep At All’ The Fifth Dimension

September 7: ‘Barbie Girl’ Aqua

September 8:‘Take On Me‘ A-Ha

September 9: ‘Sugar Sugar‘ The Archies

September 10: ‘Heat of the Moment’ Asia

September 11: ‘Theme from Valley of the Dolls‘ Dionne Warwick

September 12: ‘Someday Someway’ Marshall Crenshaw

September 13: ‘When You Find Me’  Joshua Radin feat. Maria Taylor

September 14: ‘Mr. Big Stuff‘ Jean Knight

September 15: ‘Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely’ The Main Ingredient

September 16: ‘Levon‘ Elton John

September 17: ‘Bette Davis Eyes‘ Kim Carnes

September 18: ‘Hot N Cold‘ Katy Perry

September 19: ‘Do Your Thing’ Lyn Collins

September 20: ‘Gives You Hell‘ All American Rejects

September 21:‘All for You‘ Sister Hazel

September 22: ‘Under The Sea’ The Little Mermaid soundtrack

September 23: ‘Don’t Sleep in the Subway‘ Petula Clark

September 24: The Facts of Life theme song, Various

September 25: ‘Time After Time‘ Various

September 26: ‘You Are The Woman‘ Firefall

September 27: ‘I Want It That Way‘ Backstreet Boys

September 28: ‘Get Happy‘ Judy Garland

September 29: ‘Straight from the Heart‘ Bryan Adams

September 30: ‘James’ The Bangles

October 1:‘Ever Changing Times’ Aretha Franklin feat. Michael McDonald; Siedah Garrett

October 2: ‘From A Distance‘ Bette Midler

October 3:‘Precious and Few’ Climax

October 4: ‘Want Ads’  Honey Cone

October 5: ‘Steal Away‘ Robbie Dupree

October 6: ‘Missing You‘ John Waite

October 7: ‘Crush on You‘ The Jets

October 8: ‘Alone Again’ Gilbert O’Sullivan

October 9: ‘I’ve gotta be me‘ Ella Fitzgerald

October 10: ‘Putting It All Together’ Jem and the Holograms

October 11: ‘Time Waits for No One’ The Jacksons

October 12: ‘She Drives Me Crazy‘ The Muppets

October 13: ‘The Candy Man‘ Sammy Davis Jr.

October 14: ‘Whoever You Are’ Geggy Tah

October 15: ‘The Difference’ The Wallflowers

October 16: ‘Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah’ Various

October 17: ‘You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling’ The Righteous Brothers; Hall & Oates

October 18: ‘Runnin’ Away’ Sly & the Family Stone

October 19: ‘Church of the Poison Mind’ Culture Club

October 20: ‘What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?’ Various

October 21: ‘Strangers’ Ed Harcourt

October 22: ‘Ladyfingers’ Luscious Jackson

October 23: ‘Friends’ Bette Midler

October 24: ‘Ice Cream’ Sarah McLachlan

October 25: ‘You Can Cry When You Get Older’ Robyn

October 26: ‘Montauk’ Rufus Wainwright

October 27: ‘Got To Be Real’ Cheryl Lynn

October 29: ‘Voices Carry‘ ‘Til Tuesday

October 30: ‘White Wave’ Portastatic

October 31: ‘Love In The First Degree’ Bananarama

November 1: ‘Dance With Me’ Orleans

November 2: ‘Take a Bow’ Rihanna

November 3: ‘I’m Not in Love’ 10cc

November 4: ‘What A Fool Believes’ Kenny Loggins; The Doobie Brothers

November 5: ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

November 6: ‘Until the Real Thing Comes Along’ Dexter Gordon

November 7:  ‘Baby I’m A Want You’ Bread

November 8: ‘Cracklin Rosie’ Neil Diamond

November 9: ‘In A Big Country’ Big Country

November 10: ‘Just When I Needed You The Most’ Randy Vanwarmer

November 11: ‘My Heart’ Tammi Terrell

November 12: ‘Memory Lane’ Minnie Riperton

November 13: ‘Lifetime’ Maxwell

November 16: ‘Reasons’ EWF

November 17: ‘Where Does the good go?’ Tegan and Sara

November 18: ‘Operator’ Jim Croce

November 19: ‘In Too Deep’ Genesis

November 20: ‘Tears Dry on Their Own’ Amy Winehouse

November 21: ‘The Look Of Love’ Dusty Springfield

November 22: ‘The Real Thing’ Sergio Mendes & The New Brazil ’77

November 23: ‘Everybody Plays The Fool’ The Main Ingredient

November 24: ‘I Won’t Dance’ Blossom Dearie

November 25: ‘Bumpy’s Lament’ Soul Mann & The Brothers

November 26: ‘There’s No Getting Over Me’ Ronnie Milsap

November 28: ‘When I Call You Friend’ Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks

November 29: ‘All The Way’ Billie Holiday

November 30: ‘No One Will Ever Love You’ Nashville

December 1: ‘All I Want For Christmas is You’ Mariah Carey

December 2: ‘Refill’ Elle Varner

December 3: ‘Don’t Bite Your Friends’ Yo Gabba Gabba

December 4: ‘I’ll Save You All My Kisses’ Dead or Alive

December 5: ‘Dyslexic Heart’ Paul Westerberg

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December 11: ‘Memory Chest’ Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

December 12: ‘I Think I’m In Love with You’ Jessica Simpson

December 13: ‘You Were Meant for Me’ Jewel

December 14: ‘Angel in Your Arms’ Hot; Millie Jackson

December 15: ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ Kylie Minogue

December 16: ‘Against All Odds’ Phil Collins

December 17: ‘Sittin’ In My Room’ Brandy

December 18: ‘Fly Like A Bird’ Mariah Carey

December 19: ‘Ce Matin-La’ Air

December 20: ‘A Kiss to Build A Dream On’ Louis Armstrong

December 21: ‘Love Song’ Sara Bareilles

December 22: Peanuts theme Vince Guaraldi

December 23: ‘If This World Were Mine’ Various

December 24: ‘867-5309/Jenny’ Tommy Tutone

December 25: ‘My Favorite Things’ Various

December 26: ‘I Get Weak’ Belinda Carlisle

December 27: ‘Party All The Time’ Eddie Murphy

December 28: ‘All Through The Night’ Cyndi Lauper

December 29: ‘Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head‘ BJ Thomas

December 30: ‘Don’t Rain on My Parade’ Barbara Streisand

December 31: ‘Feel Again’ One Republic

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