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  Get Here  
    Oleta Adams (1991)
     
  Get on Up  
    The Esquires (1967)
     
  Getting Better
    The Beatles (1967)
     
  Gimme Some Lovin'
    Spencer Davis Group (1967)
     
  Girls  
    Dwight Twilley (1984)
     
  Give Me a Ticket for an Airplane
    Actual title is "The Letter" by the Box Tops (1967)
     
  Gloria  
    Shadows of Knight (1966) also The Doors (1971) and Laura Brannigan (1982)
     
  Going to Dance the Night Away
    Actual title "Dim All the Lights" Donna Summer (1979)
     
  Goldeneye  
    Tina Turner (1995) from the Goldeneye soundtrack
     
  Good Morning Starshine
    Oliver (1969) (from the musical Hair, covered by many, including Roger Whittaker)
     
  Good Time Baby
    Bobby Rydell (1961)
     
  Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
    Danny O'Keefe (1972)
     
  Good Times  
    Chic (1979)
     
  Got to be Real
    Cheryl Lynn (1979)
     
  Groovy Kind of Love
    The Mindbenders (1966) covered by Phill Collins (1988)
     
  Hallelujah Freedom
    Junior Campbell (1973)
     
  Hands Up Baby
    Ottawan (1981)
     
  Hang on Sloopy
    The McCoys (1965)
     
  Have I the Right?
    The Honeycombs (1964)
     
  Having My Baby
    Actual title "(You're) Having My Baby" Paul Anka (1974)
     
  Hazy Shade of Winter
    Simon & Garfunkle (1967) The Bangles (1988)
     
  Heat is On, The
    Glenn Frey (1985)
     
  Help Me Make it Through the Night
    Sammi Smith (1971) (see One Hit Wonders)
     
  Help Yourself
    Tom Jones (1968)
     
  Here Comes Summer
    Jerry Keller (1959)
     
  Hi Hi Hi  
    Wings (1973)
     
  Hickory Hollows Tramp
    Actual title is Son of Hickery Holler's Tramp by Bobby Bare
     
  High Energy  
    Evelyn Thomas (1984)
     
  Hold On to My Love
    Jimmy Ruffin (1980)
     
  Honey  
    Bobby Goldsboro (1968)
     
  Horse with No Name, A
    America (1972)
     
  House That Jack Built
    Aretha Franklin (1968)
     
  How Long  
    Ace (1975)
     
  HP Sauce Song
    "That's the Way (I Like it)" (1975) by KC and the Sunshine Band was used in an HP Sauce ad in 1999
    HP also used a gospel-like version of Bob Marley's "Put it On"
     
  Huckle-Buck, The
    Paul Williams and his Hucklebuckers (1949), Chubby Checker (1960)
     
  Hugging and Kissing with Fred
    Actual title is "Seven Little Girls Sitting in the Back Seat" Paul Evans (1959)
     
  Hungry Eyes  
    Eric Carmen (1988)
     
  Hypocrite Smoke Two Packs a Day
    Actually a lyric from the Beastie Boys' "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)"
   
  I Can See Clearly Now
    Johnny Nash (1972) also Jimmy Cliff (1994)
     
  I Don't Know Much 
    Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville (1989)
     
  I Just Don't Know What to do With Myself
    Gary Puckett, Dusty Springfield, White Stripes, Brook Benton, Nick Holland
     
  I Love to Boogie
    T Rex  featured in the movie Billy Elliot
     
  I Love You  
    Climax Blues Band (1981)
     
  I Love You Because
    Al Martino (1963) also Jim Reeves (1964) or Elvis Presley (1956)
     
  I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
    Blood, Sweat and Tears
     
  I Saw a Mouse
    See Windmill in Old Amsterdam
     
  I Think I'm Turning Japanese
    The Vapors (1980) (see One Hit Wonders)
     
  I Understand (Just How You Feel)
    The G-Clefs (1961)
     
  I Want to Know What Love Is
    Foreigner (1985)
     
  I'd Rather Have You
    Earth, Wind and Fire (1972)
    Also, could be "Half as Nice" by Amen Corner (click here)
     
  If I Were a Carpenter
    Most notably recorded by Bobby Darrin in 1966.  Written by Tom Hardin,
     it has been recorded  by The Four Tops and Johnny Cash, among others.
     
  If Not For You
    Bob Dylan (1970) or Olivia Newton-John (1971) 
     
  Iko Iko  
    Dixie Cups (1965) The version for the movie Rain Man was done by the Belle Stars (1982)
     
  I'll Be There  
    Jackson 5 (1970) and Mariah Carey (1992) also the Escape Club (1991)
     
  I'm Not in Love
    10cc (1975)
     
  I'm Special  
    Actual title is "Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)" The Pretenders (1980)
     
  Imperial Wizard
    David Essex (1979)
     
  In a Big Country
    Big Country (1983)
     
  In the City  
    Need more info. Could be "Living in the City" Stevie Wonder, "Hot Child in the City" Nick Gilder
    "Summer in the City" The Loving Spoonfull and others.
     
  In the Mood  
    Ernie Fields (1958)
     
  In the Summer Time
    Mungo Jerry (1970)
     
  Informer  
    Snow (1993)
     
  Invincible  
    Pat Benatar (1985)
     
  Is This the Way to Amarillo
    Tony Christie (1972)
     
  It Doesn't Matter Anymore
    Buddy Holly (written by Paul Anka) (1959), Leo Sayer (1978) also Eva Cassidy (2003), Vince Gill (1987)
     
  It Might as Well Rain Until September
    Carole King (1962)
     
  It's Magic  
    Could be "It's Magic" by Doris Day, (You sigh, the song begins, you speak and I hear violins, It's magic)
    Or the 1975 song "Magic" by Pilot (Oh ho, it's magic, you know. Never believe it's not so.)
    Or 1984's "Magic" by the Cars (Oh oh it's magic when I'm with you, Oh oh it's magic, you know it's true)
     
  It's All in the Game
    Tommy Edwards (1958)
     
  It's My Life  
    Bon Jovi also Talk Talk and No Doubt
     
  It's My Party  
    Leslie Gore (1963) or 1981 cover by Barbara Gaskin and Dave Stewart
     
  I've Got a New Girl Now
    Honeymoon Suite (1985)

 

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