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| Topic Started: May 18 2006, 04:12 PM (2,074 Views) | |
| Post #21 Dec 14 2006, 03:38 PM |
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| He wrote it, but credit is being given to the artist who made the song a pop icon. Sorry, Mel. |
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| Post #22 Jan 6 2007, 11:35 AM |
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I should've posted these a day ago. Yesterday (The Beatles, 1965) Yesterday, When I Was Young (Roy Clark, 1969) Yesterme, Yesteryou, Yesterday ("Little" Stevie Wonder, 1969) 1969 seems like just yesterday. |
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| Post #23 Feb 3 2007, 10:07 AM |
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Couldn't agree more. The Allman Brothers Band is my favorite all-time musical entity - and that is saying quite a bit since I am somewhat of a half-baked, semi-professional, almost-famous musician - and that is over Bach, Mozart, Miles, Trane and other greats. I love all of the aformentioned, but I loooooove the ABB. |
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| Post #24 Feb 3 2007, 10:18 AM |
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OK - how about five fresh ones: 1) "Pretty Woman" - Roy Orbison 1965? 2) "Mack the Knife" - Bobby Darin 1961? 3) "Your Mama Don't Dance" - Loggins & Messina 1972? 4) "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce 1973? 5) "The Way You Look Tonight" - The Chairman of the Board ? |
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| Post #25 Jun 3 2007, 11:16 AM |
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OK, as I type this, I am watching a biopic of Bobby Darin. Without a doubt, Mack the Knife, will (no pun intended) make the final cut. But, how about, Beyond the Sea? It never was heard as often as Mack, nor was associated with Darin like his signature song. Yet, Beyond the Sea has recently had a remarkable resurgence as the signature song of the period, the early 60's, when rock was the heir apparent and jazz balladeers were still the kings of clubs. How many movies have you seen recently, or TV shows, or commercials that set the mood or the period using that song? Almost 50 years after its release, Beyond the Sea is becoming iconic. That being said, let me reinitiate the thread with those two nominations. Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin, 1958 (Actually, this is a second of Ned's nomination above.) Beyond the Sea, Bobby Darin, 1960 |
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| Post #26 Jun 19 2007, 11:49 AM | enquiringinfoman |
| A couple of songs come to mind. Rock and Roll by Gary Glitter (2nd part) also known as "The Hey Song". Queens "We Will Rock You" and James Brown's "I Feel Good |
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| Post #27 Jun 25 2007, 12:17 PM |
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Here's my 5 for today: 1) Boston- More Than A Feeling - August 25, 1976 Very catchy song 2) Crazy Train - Blizzard of Ozz - 1981 (I think I really loved this song because everyone was telling me I shouldn't.) 3) The Rose-Bette Midler-1979 (I know, it's sappy, but a great song that yanks on your heart strings) 4) The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections. This song makes you tap your foot 5) Okie from Muskogee- Merle Haggard - 1969 Maybe it's just because I'm from Oklahoma, but I love this song Love 'em or not, they are popular songs. I just happen to vote for the "love" side of 'em.... |
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| Post #28 Jun 25 2007, 12:43 PM |
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I don't know #2. #1 is OK, but #'s 3, 4, and 5 are truly iconic. Mentioning Charlie Daniels brings to mind a different one of his songs as well as another patriotic song released during another election year. In America (The Charlie Daniels Band, 1980) God Bless the U.S.A. (Lee Greenwood, 1984) |
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| Post #29 Jun 27 2007, 01:14 PM |
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I know this is an old thread, but there are tons of songs that I could mention. Don't usually know the artist or when the song was released. But I'll list the artists I know: CCR - my dad played them on the eight track player while driving to Colorado River. I still listen to them. Bad Company Titles I do remember: Hey, Jude - Beatles Light my Fire I'll have to go through my CDs to list some more. I may not remember titles or artists, but if a song from 20 years ago or more comes on the radio - I still know the words. :) |
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| Post #30 Jun 28 2007, 01:52 PM |
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Here's a few more songs that deserve an honorable mention: 1) Another Brick in the Wall-Pink Floyd- The Wall- November 30, 1979 2) Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZOSO)-November 8, 1971 3) Stayin' Alive- Bee Gees- Saturday Night Fever-1977 4) Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen- A Night at the Opera-1975 5) Dream On- Aerosmith- Aerosmith- January 1973 |
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| Post #31 Jun 28 2007, 04:04 PM |
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Just thought of one. Fly like an Eagle (is that the correct title?) by Steve Miller Band |
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| Post #32 Jun 28 2007, 08:49 PM |
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Hello again to all. It's been many moons since I posted here, but thanks to an e-mail alert from our intrepid leader, I find that we are flooded with many new posters (a good type of flood). Thanks Eye & Dr. L - I always enjoyed this board, but found it very frustrating to post, wait for a response....and wait.....and wait - simply because there were not enough posters. I chose this forum to respond in because, as previously stated, music is right in my wheelhouse. We're all wired differently and discussing the finer points of the constitution or the immigration bill makes my eyes glaze over. I wish it wasn't that way, but it is. Now, discuss music, and my eyes widen and a smile finds it's way to my lips. Firstly, let me say that I did read all of the recent entries in the "Introductions" forum and I'd like to extend my welcome to all of the new posters. Thanks for being here!
:D Now, to the subject at hand - "Classic Popular Songs" and the intent to identify the "The Civility 95". Let's review a few of the guidelines set forth by our message board creator and provider - the very intrepid Eye 95. I'll edit a bit for brevity. 1 - Give the title, artist, year of release, and a quick blurb on why it makes your list. 2 - They must have been popular songs, not just good ones 3 - They must be classics: at least 10 years old 4 - We will have a "whittling down" process later; We will have some kind of vote to establish the top 95. 5 - Please name songs from all decades (of course that only includes part of the nineties - see #3) 6 - Try to name songs that won't get vetoed 7 - Finally, we will appoint some "editors." I volunteer my services here Eye. OK, so now I am going to go through the choices so far and give you MY take on them, for what it is worth, and let me state that I am 48 years old, so take that into consideration when I have to say that I've never heard your Beastie Boys or Nirvana selection. * In the Mood (Glen Miller, 1939) - Absolutely should be on the list. Just about as iconic as it gets. * Walk, Don't Run (The Ventures, 1960) - Very iconic indeed. * Mony, Mony (Tommy James and the Shondells, 1968) - probably a good list candidate as it has naturally migrated itself from pop song to party song. * Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton, 1977) - I think EC is awesome, but I would probably list a couple of his other songs before this one. I understand the sentiment behind the choice, however. Our song is "She Believes in Me" by Kenny Rogers. * Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (Steam) - If it makes the list, it would only be for the "natural migration" as described by Eye in the original post. * Judy Garland, "Over the Rainbow" - 1939 - Totally concur. Maybe one of the most covered songs of all time. * Otis Redding, "These Arms of Mine" - Love Otis, but would probably list other cuts before this one. * Elvis, "In the Ghetto" - 1969 - Does this guy have a last name? Great song. * Beastie Boys, "Hey Ladies" - 1989 Don't know it. * Ray Charles, "What'd I Say" - What can you say about Ray? (that hasn't already been said?) * Paul Simon, "Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard" - 1972 Love this song (I was thirteen at the time), but not sure it belongs on the list. I guess voting will tell us. * The Beatles, "Here Comes the Sun" - 1969 - Beautiful song - probably list-worthy. (Undeniable proof that George was the most talented Beatle) - Yes and no (IMO). Yes he was, but so was McCartney, so I'd call it a tie, in terms of talent. I love George's music. Ever seen "Concert for George"? I highly recommend. * Bill Withers, "Lean on Me" - 1972 - "I know, I know, Iknow......" * Prince & the New Power Generation, "7" - I think that Prince is a tremendous musician & I think his music is great, but I'm not familiar with this one. I would nominate either "Purple Rain" or "Let's Go Crazy" or "1999" * Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - 1991 Not familiar with it. * Ode to Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry, 1967) - Great song - let the voters speak * Taxi (Harry Chapin, 1972) - Love this song and Harry in general. "Cats in the Cradle" was more popular and might be a better choice and speaks to a wider audience - all fathers. * The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (Vicki Lawrence, 1973) - Too bubble-gummy for me. * The House of the Rising Sun (The Animals, 1964) - I would definitely include this one if only for the fact that it's the first song for many fledgling guitar students. * In the Ghetto (Elvis Presley, 1969) second mention - must be something to it. * "American Pie" by Don McLean 1971 - This is a gimme * "Brown-Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison 1967 - Who hasn't ever sung the Sha-La-La part? * "Personality" - Lloyd Price & His Orchestra 1959 - A personal fave of mine. * "In The Ghetto" Ok, we get it! * "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Diana Ross 1970 - I love it, of course it was in MY post! * Van Morrison, "Domino" - 1970 - Van Morrison is an immense talent. Love this song, but maybe not as iconic as "Brown-Eyed Girl" Probably room for both, though * Queen, "Somebody to Love" - 1976 - Another great song, but before "Bohemian Rhapsody" or "We Are the Champions"? * The Allman Brothers Band, "Jessica" - 1973 - Amazing song. Heard it first at my very-first rock concert - before it was released. It would certainly make my list, but I'm an Allman Bros. maniac. * The Allman Brothers Band, "Ramblin' Man" - 1973 You can't get me to say anything bad about the Allman Bros. Definitely iconic - oh those sweet, sweeping multi-guitar lines. * Madness, "Our House" - 1982 Great hook - not sure this list is large enough for it though. * Tusk (Fleetwood Mac, 1979) - Super song and album, but there are probably 4 or 5 Fleetwood Mac songs ahead of it in terms of popularity. * We Are the Champions (Queen, 1977) - extremely iconic as is "We Will Rock You" * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 1965 - Certainly no argument here. Ironic that the Album it cam from is entitled "Our of Our Heads" because it's the type of song that you can't get out of your head ;) * Jesus Jones, "Right Here, Right Now" - 1991 - Not familiar with it. * Dexy's Midnight Runners, "Come On Eileen" - 1982 Great Pop song * Elton John, "Bennie and the Jets" - 1974 - Love it. Elton John is fabulous! * The Kingsmen, "Louie, Louie" - 1963 Iconic? - Definitely, but what are they saying? * Marty Robbins, "El Paso" - 1959 - Great stuff * Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Mr. Bojangles" - 1970 - Love it - fond memories * Pure Prairie League, "Aime" - 1972 - Great song Son-n-law, it was coupled with "Falling In & Out of Love" * Patsy Cline, "Crazy" - 1961 - Classic * Jerry Reed, "East Bound and Down" - 1977 - Never saw the movie and not familiar with the song. When I think of JR, I'm thinkin' "When You're Hot You're Hot" * Hank Williams, "Cold, Cold Heart" - 1951 - Not sure I'm familiar with it, but probably would recognize it if heard. I'm think "Your Cheatin' Heart" & "Hey, Hey Good Lookin'" * The Clash - Guns Of Brixton (1977) - Not familiar with it. * Andy Williams - Music to watch girls by (1967) - Not familiar with it. * Frank Sinatra - My Way 1969 - Ummmm......Yes * Johnny Cash - Hurt Doesn't qualify, but I'm sure it's a great song by the Man in Black. * Adam and The Ants - Stand and deliver - Not familiar with it. * The Rolling Stones, "Street Fighting Man" - 1968 Good song * Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Fortunate Son" - 1969 Great anti-war anthem, but there are probably other CCR songs ahead of it. * The Beatles, "Revolution" - 1968 - Not one of my fave fab4 tunes * Buffalo Springfield, "For What It's Worth" - 1967 - Definitely a classic * Woodie Guthrie, "This Land is Your Land" - 1940 - Early classic made popular again by the reverent Bruce Springsteen. * Marvin Gaye - Heard it through the grapevine (1968) - Seething with soul and performed by many * Jimi Hendrix - Crosstown Traffic (1968) - Love Hendrix! Great song, but not sure if it will make the cut. * Lighthouse Family - Lifted (1996) - Can't place it and Amazon didn't have a clip. * Space - Female of the species (1996) - Sorry, not familiar * Cast - Walkaway (1995) Not familiar - no clip to hear. * I'm going to leave the Christmas songs out of this * Yesterday (The Beatles, 1965) - Maybe the most covered song of all. Drop-dead classic. Thanks Paul. * Yesterday, When I Was Young (Roy Clark, 1969) - Great song. Not sure it makes the final cut. * Yesterme, Yesteryou, Yesterday ("Little" Stevie Wonder, 1969) - One of the few modern-day musicians I consider a genius. This cut is probably not iconic like say... "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" or "Living in the City" or "I Just called..." or "Superstition" or........ * Pretty Woman" - Roy Orbison 1965? - Actually, "Oh, Pretty Woman" I've learned recently. Great song! Makes my list. * "Mack the Knife" - Bobby Darin 1959 - A classic also covered nicely by Brian Setzer. Sorry, couldn't resist. Brian is an old friend. * "Your Mama Don't Dance" - Loggins & Messina 1972 - I love this song - upbeat, fun & funny * "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce 1973 - I think that Jim Croce is great and deserves a song on the list, but is it this one, "Don't Mess Around with Jim', or "Time in a Bottle"? * "The Way You Look Tonight" - The Chairman of the Board 1961? - One of Ol' Blue Eyes finest. Loving, sexy & sweet * Beyond the Sea, Bobby Darin, 1960 - Great song - done by many. Will YOU vote for it? * Rock and Roll by Gary Glitter (2nd part) 1972 - Another erstwhile stadium staple. Everyone certainly knows it. Very simple * "We Will Rock You" Queen 1977 Classic indeed * "I Feel Good" James Brown 1965 - Actually entitled "I Got You (I Feel Good)" James Brown was THE MAN. * Boston- More Than A Feeling - August 25, 1976 - Killer rock anthem! * Crazy Train - Blizzard of Ozz - 1981 I liked Sabbath (back in the day), but never migrated to Ozzie. * The Rose-Bette Midler-1979 - Not one of my faves, but it might be because I once sang a schlocky arrangement of it in an even schlockier chorus. Perhaps if I had seen the movie. As for The Divine Miss M, I love "Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy" * The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band 1979 - Great song still today. * Okie from Muskogee- Merle Haggard - 1969 - I'm just not a big C&W fan. * In America (The Charlie Daniels Band, 1980) - May have heard it once or twice * God Bless the U.S.A. (Lee Greenwood, 1984) - Outstanding patriotic pop! * Hey, Jude - Beatles 1968? - It spent how many weeks at #1? * Light my Fire - The Doors 1967/Jose Feliciano 1968 I'd votr for it for sure. Definitely iconic. If you've never heard the Feliciano version, find it and listen to it. * Another Brick in the Wall-Pink Floyd-1979 - "We don't need no education....." Great song * Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin-1971 - Mega, mega FM radio staple/classic/icon - gets my vote. * Stayin' Alive- Bee Gees- 1977 - Well I din't like Disco when it was happening, but I've grown to appreciate some of it - this one included. BeeGees were the masters of Disco and quite good at Pop 6-8 years prior to disco. * Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen- 1975 It put them on the map and is a fabulous work. * Dream On- Aerosmith- 1973 - The epitome of hard, drivin' rock music. * Fly like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band - 1976 Very iconic, heard in commercials, etc. Great song! Well boys & girls, that about sums up what we've come up with so far, along with my personal impressions of the song. Keep 'em coming, and we'll work on it. |
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| Post #33 Jun 28 2007, 09:27 PM |
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Hey Ned, What if we don't know artists and years? Heck I can barely remember song titles. Can I list the title and you fill in the other information? Am I being too lazy? Lots of songs in my head, just don't know (remeber) artists. |
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| Post #34 Jun 28 2007, 09:48 PM |
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| If you know title or artist or both, you usually can find the rest of the information doing an Internet search. Wikipedia is often useful, too. |
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| Post #35 Jun 28 2007, 10:30 PM |
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Hey Goofy
:P Glad to know ya! "What if we don't know artists and years?" Heck - just go with what you got! "Can I list the title and you fill in the other information?" Sure - be happy to. As eye said though, wiki is a good source as is Mr. Google. Mr. Google is VERY smart. "Am I being too lazy?" Only your hairdresser knows for sure. "Lots of songs in my head, just don't know (remeber) artists." Again, just go with what you got. On a side note: remeber is one of my favorite oft-misspelled words. It just sounds funny. Maybe I'll start the "Remeber" forum someday! :lol: |
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| Post #36 Jun 28 2007, 10:42 PM |
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Typo, on remeber, not intentional. Thank you for making my error cute
;) . Yes, I'll look up the songs on the net. I'm a good researcher. You have such detail on your songs, I figured you are just a file cabinet of information on music. ;) I currently don't have a hairdresser, so I must be extremely lazy :P . |
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| Post #37 Jul 26 2007, 01:10 PM | Son N Law |
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Can you tell I'm on a singer/songwriter kick as of late? Cat Stevens, "Peace Train" - 1971 (Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it) Cat Stevens, "Wild World" - 1970 (Worth the double-dip) James Taylor, "Fire and Rain" - 1969 Gordon Lightfoot, "Sundown" - 1974 Randy Newman, "Short People" - 1977 (Not my favorite Newman track by a long shot, but definitely the most iconic) |
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| Post #38 Sep 29 2007, 08:49 PM |
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On the way home today in the car, I listened as the local Mix station played songs by dead artists. Ironically, they included one by a dead artist about dead artists. I immediately realized that that song belonged on this list. It also brought four other songs that belong on this list to mind. So, here the five of them are, led by the song that motivated this post: Rock and Roll Heaven (Righteous Brothers, 1974) I Dig Rock and Roll Music (Peter, Paul, and Mary, 1970) Old Time Rock and Roll (Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, 1978) Rock and Roll Music (Chuck Berry, 1957) It's Only Rock and Roll (The Rolling Stones, 1974) BTW, if you are interested in contributing, please do so. It'd be nice if we could add another hundred songs or so, and then start the whittling process. The more songs we add before winnowing the list, the greater the chance that no deserving song will be left off. For a great recounting of the nominees, check Ned's post above and then all that follow. His recap and commentary have certainly earned him a spot as an editor for this list, if he ever drops by again. |
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| Post #39 Sep 29 2007, 11:22 PM |
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Rock and Roll Heaven reminded me of a song by Dolly Parton called "Hillbilly Heaven" Lyrics to Hillbilly Heaven |
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| Post #40 Oct 7 2007, 07:19 PM |
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How about the Academy Awards as a source of classic popular songs. Fortunately the ten-year rule eliminates some of the highly questionable choices made by the academy of late! I left off songs that have already been nominated elsewhere. Here are my top five as-yet-unnominated songs: 1. When You Wish upon a Star (Cliff Edwards (as the voice of Jiminy Cricket), 1940)--How many times have your heard or seen Jiminy Cricket sing this one? 2. Thanks for the Memory (Bob Hope, with Shirley Ross, accompanied byShep Fields and his orchestra, 1938)--The signature of signature songs. 3. Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (The Four Aces, 1955)--Often used (unfortunately) in parodies of love scenes. 4. Moon River (Andy Williams, 1961)--I could've sworn I'd nominated this one already. 5. I've Had the Time of My Life (Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, 1987)--You can't watch TV and not here this one several times a week. It beat out another song that I will nominate tomorrow. Let's not forget the songs that would have been nominated in this post had they not been nominated earlier: Over the Rainbow and White Christmas. There were a few more that I wanted to nominate, but rules is rules, so these were the top five. |
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