(Finished July 18th, 2026) Part 2 of The 17 Most Intriguing/ Interesting CDs of the November 2025 Classic Rock

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My favorite magazine currently is Classic Rock. I love how many great articles it has and it has the best review section of any magazine. Also it's supposed to be a monthly magazine, but it feels like I get an issue every three weeks. These are the 15 most intriguing/interesting CDs/DVDs.

I'll be using the tracklists now, rather than what the tracklists may have been November of last year. 

I've included this mainly because of their band name. Margarita Witch Cult:

19) "Diabolical Influence":

Their sound is too muddy for me. 20) "Death Lurks At Every Turn":

The sound is a little less muddy here and this is also a better song than others. 21) "The Witchfinder Comes":

22) "Be My Witch":

23) "Annihilation":

24) "Theme From Cyclops":

25) "Lord of The Flies":

26) "Aradia":

27) "Sacrifice":

I was hoping this was a cover of the Billy Idol classic, too bad this cover is terrible. Bonus song, not on the above CD, "White Wedding":

 Creeper "Sanguivore 2: Mistress of Death":

featuring Patricia Morrison 28) "A Shadow Stirs":

29) "Mistress of Death":

30) "Blood Magick (It's A Ritual)":

31) "Headstones":

32) "Prey For the Night":

33) "Daydreaming In The Dark":

34) "Parasite":

This song is very cool and I really like her voice on this song. 35) "Razor Wire":

36) "From The Depths Below":

37) "The Black House":

38) "The Crimson Bride":

featuring Patricia Morrison 39) "Pavor Nocturnus":

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(Finished July 18th, 2026) Part 1 of The 17 Most Intriguing/ Interesting CDs of the November 2025 Classic Rock

Hello,

My favorite magazine currently is Classic Rock. I love how many great articles it has and it has the best review section of any magazine. Also it's supposed to be a monthly magazine, but it feels like I get an issue every three weeks. These are the 15 most intriguing/interesting CDs/DVDs.

I'll be using the tracklists now, rather than what the tracklists may have been November of last year. 

 The cover of this Classic Rock is Queen and the 50th anniversary of "A Night At The Opera":

1) "Death On Two Legs":

2) "Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon":

3) "I'm In Love With My Car":

4) "You're My Best Friend":

5) "39":

6) "Sweet Lady":

7) "Seaside Rendezvous":

8) "The Prophet's Song":

9) "Love of My Life":

10) "Good Company":

11) "Bohemian Rhapsody":

12) "God Save The Queen":

 The Hollow Souls "The Hollow Souls":

featuring Jared James Nichols 13) "Borderline":

featuring Chris Tapp 14) "Bad Things":

15) "I Need The Fire":

16) featuring Elles Bailey "Burn It To The Ground":

featuring Jon Harvey 17) "Shotgun":

18) "Chasing Ghosts":

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(Finished July 15th, 2026) Part 2 of The European Hot 100 Singles July 12th, 1986

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I thought it would be an interesting comparison and contrast between the European Hot 100 singles for July 12th, 1986 and for the Billboard Hot 100 countdown for the same time frame. I'll be doing the Billboard Hot 100 blogs later. First I have to find out all the songs on that list.

100-86, 85-68, 67-51, 50 to 33, 32 to 16 and 15 to 1.

I love that this amazing song received international love in the summer of '86. 85) Suzanne Vega "Left of Center":

84) Alain Souchon "Ballade De Jim":

83) Big Country "The Teacher":

82) Capitaine Abandonne "Gold":

81) Stephan Eicher "Two People In A Room":

80) Johnny Nash "Rock Me Baby":

79) Furniture "Brilliant Mind":

78) CC Catch "Strangers By Night":

77) The Cure "Boys Don't Cry":

I had never heard of this song, but I quite like it. 76) Midge Ure "Call of the Wild":

75) Sandra "Innocent Love":

I haven't heard this song for awhile and it's much better than I remember. 74) a-ha "The Sun Always Shines On TV":

73) Gary Numan "I Can't Stop":

72) Alisha "Baby Talk":

71) Art of Noise with Max Headroom "Paranoimia":

70) Cock Robin "Thought You Were On My Side":

69) Sly Fox "Let's Go All The Way":

68) Daniel Balavoine "Sauver L'amour":

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(Finished July 13th, 2026) Part 1 of The European Hot 100 Singles July 12th, 1986

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I thought it would be an interesting comparison and contrast between the European Hot 100 singles for July 12th, 1986 and for the Billboard Hot 100 countdown for the same time frame. I'll be doing the Billboard Hot 100 blogs later. First I have to find out all the songs on that list.

100-86, 85-68, 67-51, 50 to 33, 32 to 16 and 15 to 1.

100) Haywoode "Roses":

99) Steve Winwood "Higher Love":

98) Billy Ocean "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)":

97) This song is done by either Carlos or Viva Les Bleus "Viva Les Bleus":

96) Limahl "Love In Your Eyes":

95) The Human League "Being Boiled":

94) Billy Bragg "Levi Stubbs Tears":

93) Propaganda "P. Machinery":

92) Dhar Braxton "Jump Back (Set Me Free)":

91) Cora "Amsterdam":

90) Whitney Houston "Greatest Love Of All":

89) Den Harrow"Charleston":

88) Animotion "I Engineer": 

87) Indochine "Troisième sexe":

This song doesn't really fit in. 86) Real Thing "You To Me Are Everything":

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(Finished July 11th, 2026) Part 1 of The Top 100 Billboard Hot 100 Countdown for February 24th, 1990: 100-84

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I haven't done one of these for awhile so it's time. Thanks to Billboard, Facebook and others for this information. 

The blogs will bread down like this 100-84, 83-67, 66-49, 48-33, 32-21, 20-11, 10-1.

To view the full list go to this website:

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10225359218326463&set=gm.25849006208104297&idorvanity=414490368649231

Apparently this is a very serious message. Okay I mock, but this song is better than I expected. 100) This One's For The Children":

A not necessary cover of the Gloria Gaynor classic. 99) Safire "I Will Survive":

98) Sybil "Don't Make Me Over":

Ah the inevitable less than satisfying follow to the one hit of a one hit wonder. Although I do know that Young MC also wrote a couple of hits for Tone Loc. Even more importantly he didn't show up for a concert for Trump. Good job there Young. 97) Young MC "Principal's Office":

96) Regina Belle "Make It Like It Was":

95) Entouch featuring Keith Sweat "All Night":

Jason Bonham is the son of the greatest rock drummer of all-time, the mighty John Bonham of Led Zeppelin fame. 94) Bonham "Wait For You":

She's also related to a very famous musician. I just can't remember who. 😄😄 93) Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation":

92) Fine Young Cannibals "I'm Not Satisfied":

91) Mantronix "Got To Have Your Love":

90) Babyface "Whip Appeal":

Such a great and sad song. But the video ends with a note of hope. 89) Faster Pussycat "House of Pain":

88) Yvonne "There's A Party Going On":

87) The Chimes "1-2-3":

86) The B-52's "Love Shack":

85) John Farnham "You're The Voice":

84) Natalie Cole "Wild Women Do":

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(Finished July 11th, 2026) The Best of Sarah Brightman

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That voice- one of the greatest voices in the history of music- Miss Sarah Brightman. Here are some of her best songs. I could listen to her sing anytime.

1) "Little Lotte/ The Mirror":

2) featuring Michael Crawford "Phantom of The Opera":

This seems to be a singer's song. I also think that Samantha Barks' version is masterful. Sarah's version is magnificent. 3a) "Another Suitcase In Another Hall":

Bonus 3b) This is Samantha Barks amazing version. "Another Suitcase In Another Hall":

I honestly had never heard of either one of these next two songs until I started working on this blog. I don't know if I would call them Miss Brightman's best. However I'm including them here as they are so different from what she usually sings. 4) With Hot Gossip "I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper":

5) With The Starship Troopers "The Adventures of The Love Crusader":

6) "Pie Jesu":

7) With Gregorian "Voyage, Voyage":

8) "Love Changes Everything":

9) "Tell Me On A Sunday":

10) "Wishing You Were Here Somehow Here Again":

featuring Michael Crawford 11) "The Music Of The Night":

12) "The Second Element":

featuring Tara Lipinski 13) "The Second Element, Part 2":

14a) "Eden":

Bonus song 14b) "Eden":

15) "Deliver Me":

16) featuring Andrea Bocelli "There For Me":

featuring Michael Crawford 17) "All I Ask Of You":

featuring Andrea Bocelli 18) "Time To Say Goodbye":

19) featuring Jose Carreras "Amigos Para Siempre":

20) "Only An Ocean Away":

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(Finished July 9th, 2026) R.I.P. Bonnie Tyler

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"Turn around bright eyes" are some of the most iconic words from one of the most iconic 80s songs, Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of The Heart". Bonnie Tyler died July 9th, 2026 at the age of 75. She was known for her raspy voice, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and many other great songs.

In honor of her great life and career here's a blog dedicated to the best songs of Bonnie Tyler and songs like "Total Eclipse of the Heart". RIP Bonnie

The long version. 1) Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of The Heart":

2) Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes":

3) Celine Dion  "It's All Coming Back To Me":

4) Air Supply "Making Love Out of Nothing At All":

5) Bonnie Tyler "Holding Out For A Hero":

6) Alphaville "Forever Young":

7) Bonnie Tyler "It's A Heartache":

8) Chris De Burgh "Lady In Red":

9) Marty Balin "Hearts":

10) Robbie Dupree "Hot Rod Hearts":

11) Bryan Adams "Straight From The Heart":

12) Neil Diamond "Heartlight":

13) Kenny Diamond "Danger Zone":

14) Billy Idol "Eyes Without A Face":

15) Celestial Decay "Total Eclipse of The Heart":

16) Lea Michele "Total Eclipse of The Heart":

17) Bonnie Tyler "Save Up All Your Tears":

18) Bonnie Tyler "Faster Than The Speed of Night":

19) Bonnie Tyler "Don't Turn Around":

20) The Carpenters "Superstar":

From telegram.com they say these sings are worse than "Total Eclipse of The Heart", but I disagree. I think "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and these other two songs are all amazing.

21) Def Leppard "Armageddon It":

22) Donna Summer "MacArthur Park":

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