themusicaddict: June 2019

Sunday, June 30, 2019

(Finished June 30th, 2019) Obscure & Great Songs of the 80s, Part 4: 30-12

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These are a selection of some of the more obscure songs of the 80s, many of these are great songs. For guidance I'm using Logo's "The 100 Greatest Lost Hits of the 80's!" These songs range anywhere from songs I know very well and love- looking at you "Whirly Girl"- to songs I haven't even heard of ever. I will be focusing on the songs that are both obscure to me and that are great songs. The number is where Logo ranks that song.

30) Wax "Right Between The Eyes":

29) Quarterflash "Take Me To Heart";

26) Barbra Striesand "Left In The Dark":

25) Toni Basil "Over My Head":

22) Donald Fagen "IGY (What A Beautiful World)":

20) Wild Blue "Fire With Fire":

18) Romeo Void "A Girl In Trouble":

16) Laura Branigan "The Lucky One":

13) Tina Turner "One of the Living":

There were two songs listed at #12, probably because both ladies used to be part of Abba.

12) Agnetha "Can't Shake Loose":

Agreed the above song is a "lost" song as I had never heard of it. But this Frida song is a classic and not even close to being "lost". 12) Frida "I Know There's Something Going On":

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(Finished June 30th, 2019) Obscure & Great Songs of the 80s, Part 3: 43-31

43) Deborah Allen "Baby, I Lied":

Why have I never heard of this song, I love this song. 42) Diana Ross "Swept Away":

41) Donna Summer "Dinner With Gershwin":

I love the dance mix of this song:

40) Sheena Easton "Almost Over You":

I'm not sure how a theme song from a Bond movie could be "lost", but this is a great song.

39) Rita Coolige "All Time High":

38) The Human League "Mirror Man":

37) Dan Hartman "We Are The Young":

36) Lindsey Buckingham "Go Insane":

35) Chiliwack "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)":

34) Olivia Newton-John "The Rumour":

to be continued

33) Kim Carnes "Crazy In The Night":

31) The Motels "Remember The Night":

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Saturday, June 29, 2019

(Finished June 29th, 2019) 90ish of the Best Songs from 2015 to 2019, Part 4

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As I say a lot there are a lot of great songs out there. You just have to know where to look. Look in the right places and you will find plenty of great songs. A lot of the most popular songs that are out now aren't songs that I'm much interested in. However I wanted to find the good songs. I love music, sort of meh on hip hop but I do love rock and roll. These songs do tend to be mostly rock songs.

52) Lionheart "Don't Pay The Ferryman":

53) Pink "Walk Me Home":

54) Shinedown "Monsters":

55) Styx "Radio Silence":

56) Styx "Hundred Million Miles Away From Home":

57) Christine and the Queens "Comme Si":

58) Janelle Monae "Make Me Feel":

59) Dua Lipa "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)":

60) Rob Thomas "Early In The Morning":

61) Motley Crue "The Dirt":

62) Badflower "Girlfriend":

63) Witchcryer "Ricochet":

64) Waterparks "Lucky People":

65) Tonight Alive "Temple":

66) Tonight Alive "Book of Love":

67) Tonight Alive "Waves":

68) Sleater-Kinney "Entertain":

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(Finished June 29th, 2019) Obscure & Great Songs of the 80s, Part 2

68) E.G. Daily "Say It Say It":

66) Sheena Easton "Do It For Love":

At 63 they list Adam Ant's "Strip". That's a great song but I wouldn't say it's obscure. I listened to that song many times back in the day, many of those times on MTV. Well I'm posting every other song I might as well post this song:

62) Asia "Go":

61) Diana Ross "Eaten Alive":

58) Ann Wilson "The Best Man In The World":

It's a felony if this song is truly a lost hit of the 80s, this is a great song. 56) Felony "The Fanatic":

I really like this song. 55) Olivia Newton-John and David Foster "The Best of Me":

54) Kim Carnes and Barbara Streisand "Make No Mistake, He's Mine":

51) David Bowie "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)":

50) Laura Branigan "Shattered Glass":

46) Nik Kershaw "Wouldn't It Be Good":

I question how "lost" this song is. 45) The Church "Under The Milky Way":

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Friday, June 28, 2019

(Finished June 28th, 2019) Obscure & Great Songs of the 80s, Part 1

100) Animotion "I Engineer":

94) Honeymoon Suite "Feel It Again":

I love her voice! 93) Kim Carnes "Does It Make You Remember":

90) Lone Justice "Ways To Be Wicked":

88) Toni Childs "Don't Walk Away":

87) Divinyls "Pleasure and Pain":

86) Missing Persons "Give":

85) Shannon "Give Me Tonight":

84) Wendy & Lisa "Waterfall":

78) Josie Cotton "Jimmy Loves Maryann":

77) Irene Cara "The Dream":

The Muffins, really? That shows no imagination although I do like this song. 76) Martha and the Muffins "Black Stations/White Stations":

The "other" singer for the Cars, a man who died way too young. 75) Benjamin Orr "Stay The Night":

74) Eurogliders "Heaven (Must Be There)":

72) Alisha "Baby Talk":

69) Models "Out of Mind, Out of Sight":

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

(Started June 27th, 2019) 80ish Best Songs from 2015 to 2019, Part 3

33) Lord Huron "Ancient Names, Part. 1":

34) Lauren Daigle "Still Rolling Stones":

35) Kobra and the Lotus "Velvet Rose":

36) Kina Grannis "Can't Help Falling In Love":

37) Hollywood Undead "Gotta Let Go":

38) Halestorm "Conflicted":

39) Ghost "It's A Sin":

40) En Vogue "Blue Skies":

41) Disturbed "No More":

42) Carrie Underwood "Backsliding":

43) Revivalists "Wish I Knew You":

44) Babylon Shakes "Sunset Striptease":

45) Alice Merton "Lash Out":

46) Xandria "Death To The Holy":

47) Wolf Alice "Beautifully Unconventional":

48) "What Up Danger":

49) "Alexander Hamilton":

50) "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down":

51) Pink "I Am Here":

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

(Started June 26th, 2019) 80ish Best Songs from 2015 to 2019, Part 2

16) Lukas Graham "7 Years":

17) Greta Van Fleet "Black Smoke Rising":

18) Alice Merton "No Roots":

19) Taylor Swift "Getaway Car":

20) Pink "Beautiful Trauma":

21) Dua Lipa "Hotter Than Hell":

22) The Struts "In Love With A Camera":

23) Stone Broken "Worth Fighting For":

24) Camila Cabello "Havana":

25) Smashing Pumpkins "Solara":

26) The Record Company "Life To Fix":

27) Pop Evil "Rewind":

28) Picturesque "New Face":

A new version of an old song. 29) Chic with Nile Rodgers "I Want Your Love":

30) Muse "Something Human":

31) Monster Magnet "Rocket Freak":

32) Maine "Black Butterflies and Deja Vu":

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(Started June 25th, 2019) The Musical Legacy of Michael Jackson

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Ten years ago Michael Jackson died unexpectedly as he was preparing to go on tour. He left behind a troublesome legacy, but also some of the greatest songs of all-time. I know that Michael Jackson left behind that troublesome legacy. Musically and undeniably he's a genius. Unfortunately he was also a child molester, I don't think anyone would deny that now. Not even his biggest fan. Although I do have complicated feelings towards the King of Pop I still love his music. Should I be ashamed of that or myself for that, I honestly don't know. With some trepidation here are the best of Michael Jackson- although in no particular order.

I remember how magic this was watching it on TV, especially when he broke out the moonwalk.
1) "Billie Jean":

2) "Smooth Criminal":

3) "Beat It":

4) "She's Out of My Life":

5) "Pretty Young Thing (P.Y.T.):

6) "Off The Wall":

7) "Human Nature":

8) "Thriller":

9) "Wanna Be Startin' Something":

10) "You Are Not Alone":

11) "Man In The Mirror":

12) "Black or White":

13) "Don't Stop Until You Get Enough":

14) "Dirty Diana":

15) "Bad";

16) "I Just Can't Stop Loving You":

17) "The Way You Make Me Feel":

18) "The Girl Is Mine":

19) "Say Say Say":

20) "They Don't Care About Us":

This song has spent awhile on my iPod. 21) "2000 Watts":

22) "Thriller":

23) "Give In To Me":

24) "Liberian Girl":

25) "Who Is It":
featuring Janet Jackson "Scream":

The Jackson Five

26) "I'll Be There":
27) "ABC":
28) "I Want You Back":

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Monday, June 24, 2019

(Started June 24th, 2019) 50ish Best Songs from 2015 to 2019, Part 1

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1) Chainsmokers featuring Halsey "Closer":

2) twenty one pilots "Heathens":

3) Sia "Cheap Thrills":

4) Rag'n'Bone Man "Human":

5) Ed Sheeran "Shape of You":

6) Portugal. The Man "Feel It Still":

7) Imagine Dragons "Thunder":

Lady Gaga is a musical genius. 8) Lady Gaga "Always Remember Us This Way":

9) Rmblr "Next Time":

10) Kari Kimmel "Cruel Summer":

11) Badflower "Heroin":

12) Avril Lavigne "Head Above Water":

13) Alice Merton "Trouble In Paradise":

14) twenty one pilots "Stressed Out":

15) Elle King "X's and O's":

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Sunday, June 23, 2019

(Finished June 23rd, 2019) themusicaddict's 1744 Best Songs of the 80s, Part 42 Songs 760-777

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760) America "You Can Do Magic":

761) Boz Scaggs "Jojo":

762) Boz Scaggs "Look What You've Done To Me":

763) Boz Scaggs "Miss Sun":

Now a few from The Moody Blues:

764) "Gemini Dream":

765) "The Voice":

766) "I Know You're Out There Somewhere":

767) "Your Wildest Dreams":

768) "The Other Side Of Life":

A few by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band:

769) "American Dream":

770) "Make A Little Magic":

One of my favorite lesser known songs. 771) "Dance Little Jean":

772) "Baby's Got A Hold On Me":

773) "Working Man (Nowhere To Go)":

Now a few by Sammy Hagar:

774) "Heavy Metal":

775) "I'll Fall In Love Again":

776) "There's Only One Way To Rock":

777) "Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy":

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Saturday, June 22, 2019

(Started June 22nd, 2019) That One Band.....That One Song, Part 12

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This is a blog about a band and the first song you think of when you hear that bands name. For example when most people hear "Led Zeppelin", they think of "Stairway To Heaven". But for me I think of "Whole Lotta Love". So with this blog I'll mention a band and the song I think of when I think of that band.

441) The Ataris "The Boys of Summer":

442) Atlantic Starr "Secret Lovers":

443) Atomic Kitten

444) Average White Band "Pick Up The Pieces":

This may not be my favorite George Benson song, but it is definitely his "one song". 445) George Benson "On Broadway":

446) Karla Bonoff "Somebody's Eyes":

447) James Brown "Living In America":

448) Rosanne Cash "Seven Year Ache":

449) Casting Crowns "I Heard The Bells Ring On Christmas Day":

450) Charlene "I've Never Been To Me":

451) Death Cab For Cutie "The Sound of Settling":

452) DeBarge "Who's Holding Donna Now":

453) Delta Rae "Bethlehem Steel":

454) Cathy Dennis "Too Many Walls":

455) Dennis DeYoung "Deseret Moon":

456) Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out":

457) Faith Hill "This Kiss":

458) Indigo Girls "Closer To Fine":

459) James Ingram "One Hundred Ways":

460) Al Jarreau "We're In This Love Together":

"Kerosene" was so close though. 461) Miranda Lambert "The House That Built Me":

462) Looking Glass "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)":

463) Audra Mae

464) Mamas and Papas "California Dreamin' ":

465) Manhattan Transfer "The Boy From New York City":

466) Tim McGraw "Illegal":

467) Ashley Monroe "Used":

468) James Morrison "You Give Me Something":

469) Peter, Paul & Mary "Puff The Magic Dragon":

470) Ce Ce Peniston "Finally":

471) Charlie Rich "Behind Closed Doors":

472) The Ronettes "Be My Baby":

473) Roxette

474) Roxy Music

475) Charlie Sexton "Beats So Lonely":

476) Shalamar "Dancing In The Sheets":

477) Tommy Shaw "Girls With Guns":

478) Sister Hazel

479) Cat Stevens "Peace Train":

One of the most joyous songs ever. 480) Denise Williams "Let's Hear It For The Boy":

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Thursday, June 20, 2019

(Started June 20th, 2019) That One Band.....That One Song, Part 11

401) John Anderson "":

402) Brook Benton "Rainy Night In Georgia":

403) Bird and Bee "":

404) Captain and Tennille

405) Christopher Cross

406) Cinematics "A Strange Education":

407) Dan + Shay "19 You and Me":

408) Nikka Costa "Everybody Got Their Something":

409) Billy Ray Cyrus

410) Miley Cyrus "Two More Lonely People":

411) Eisley

412) Enigma "Sadeness":

413) Ella Fitzgerald "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered":

414) Rebecca Ferguson "Nothing's Real But The Love":

415) Tamyra Gray

416) Lee Greenwood "God Bless The USA":

417) The Highwaymen "Highwayman":

Well duh I couldn't even tell you another song Isaak sings. 418) Chris Isaak "Wicked Game":

419) Toby Keith

This one was really tough as I love both "Everybody Knows" and "All of Me".

420) John Legend "All of Me":

421) Len "Steal My Sunshine":

422) Louis XIV

423) John Mayer "No Such Thing":

424) Natalie Merchant "Wonder":

425) Moody Blues

426) Jason Mraz "The Remedy (I Won't Worry):

427) Willie Nelson

428) Brad Paisley "Mud On The Tires":

429) Danielle Peck "I Don't":

430) Amy Ray "Driver Education":

431) B. Reith "Go On":

432) Diana Ross

433) The Spinners "Cupid/I've Loved You For A Long Time":

434) Steely Dan "Hey 19":

435) Rod Stewart

436) Supremes

437) Temptations

438) Travis Tritt

439) Dionne Warwick

440) We The Kings "Check Yes Juliet":

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

(Started June 19th, 2019) Guns N' Roses Setlist in Honolulu on December 8th, 2018, Part 3

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24) "Black Hole Sun":

This song is a live G N' R staple and it's always good to hear it. Sometimes the performance is genius, but sometimes it's a sloppy mess. 25) "Knockin' On Heaven's Door":

26) "Nightrain":

Encore:

27) "Patience":

28) "Madagascar":

29) "Don't Cry":

30) "The Seeker":

31) "Paradise City":

Watching these live videos of more recent Guns N' Roses show I've been wondering when did Axl Rose lose his voice. This is Axl singing with AC/DC in September 2016:

This is Axl singing "Paradise City" in late 2017 and not singing it well, what has happened to his voice?

This is Axl singing "Paradise City" September 7th, 2018. Again he doesn't sound very good here, maybe a bit better? Maybe?

According to setlist.fm this is Guns N' Roses most recent performance. Although the music makes it hard to tell it does seem he sounds a bit better.

This is another performance in Honolulu "Welcome To The Jungle":

1992 vs. 2017:

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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

(Started June 18th, 2019) Guns N' Roses Setlist in Honolulu on December 8th, 2018, Part 2

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I found out today that one of the greatest bands of all-time is on their way to Salt Lake City. That would be the reunited Guns N' Roses, they'll be in Salt Lake on October 29th. I'm going with two different versions of each song for these blogs. It's called the Not In This Lifetime Tour for good reason. Because who in their right mind ever thought that Axl, Slash and Duff would all be on the stage together? That would be no one. At almost $200 a ticket, including all the greedy fees, I hope Axl loses some weight and sounds better than some of the clips I've heard from him since the start of this tour in 2016.

12) "You Could Be Mine":

13) "Attitude":

14) "Civil War":

15) "Yesterdays":

Age has not been nice to his voice. 16) "Coma":

17) Slash Guitar Solo

18) "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme From The Godfather)":

19) "Sweet Child O' Mine":

20) "Wichita Lineman":

21) "Used To Love Her":

22) "Wish You Were Here":

23) "November Rain":

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Monday, June 17, 2019

(Started June 17th, 2019) Guns N' Roses Setlist in Honolulu on December 8th, 2018, Part 1

1) "It's So Easy":

2) "Mr. Brownstone":

3) "Chinese Democracy":

4) "Welcome To The Jungle":

5) "Double Talkin' Jive":

6) "Better":

7) "Estranged":

8) "Live and Let Die":

9) "Slither":

10) "Rocket Queen":

11) "Shadow of Your Love":

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Sunday, June 16, 2019

(Started June 16th, 2019) themusicaddict's 1744 Best Songs of the 80s, Part 41 Songs 743-759

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More great songs from the best decade for music ever.

743) Nick Lowe "I Knew The Bride When She Used To Rock and Roll":

744) The Who "You Better You Bet":

745) The Who "Eminence Front":

746) Pete Townsend "Let My Love Open The Door":

747) The Cure "Lovesong":

A slew of songs from Dire Straits

748) "Romeo and Juliet":

749) "Twisting By The Pool":

750) "Walk of Life":

751) S.O.S. Band "Take Your Time (Do It Right)":

752) Golden Earring "Twilight Zone":

753) A Taste of Honey "Sukiyaki":

A few by Guns N' Roses

754) "Welcome To The Jungle":

755) "Nightrain":

756) "Paradise City":

757) "Sweet Child O' Mine":

758) "Rocket Queen":

759) "Patience":

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(Updated June 16th, 2019) That One Band.....That One Song, Part 10

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361) Animotion "Obsession":

362) James Blunt "So Long Jimmy":

363) Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians "What I Am":

364) Clint Black "A Better Man":

No video due to the greed of Brooks. I take that back, there's actually a version with Garth singing. How long until it gets taken down? 365) Garth Brooks "The Thunder Rolls":

366) Mark Chesnutt "I Just Wanted You To Know":

367) Cameo

368) Colbie Caillat

369) Neko Case "":

370) Glen Campbell "Rhinestone Cowboy":

371) Rita Coolige "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher":

372) Sam Cooke

373) John Denver

374) Europe "The Final Countdown":
375) Faster Pussycat "":

376) The Ben Folds Five "":

377) Samantha Fox "":

378) The Jeff Healey Band "Angel Eyes":

379) Human League "":

380) Julian Lennon "Too Late For Goodbyes":

381) Rick James "Superfreak":

382) Lumineers "Ho Hey":

383) Richard Marx

384) Bette Midler "The Rose":

385) The New Pornographers

386) Olivia Newton-John

387) Rachel Platten

388) Suzi Quatro

389) Lou Rawls "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine":

390) Collin Raye "":
391) Ready For The World "Oh Sheila":

392) Semisonic "Closing Time":

393) Frank Sinatra

394) Nancy Sinatra

395) Patrick Swayze feat Wendy Fraser "She's Like The Wind":

396) James Taylor "Fire and Rain":

397) The Ting Tings "Great DJ":

398) The Trashmen "Surfin' Bird":

399) Clay Walker "Dreaming With My Eyes Open":

400) Wang Chung "Everybody Have Fun Tonight":

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Saturday, June 15, 2019

(Updated June 15th, 2019) That One Band.....That One Song, Part 9

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321) 10cc "The Things We Do For Love":

322) America "Sister Golden Hair":

323) Ace of Base "The Sign":

324) Airbourne

325) Sarah Brightman "Time To Say Goodbye":

This is going to be a real challenging song choice. 326) The Beach Boys

327) Black Box

328) Band of Skulls "I Know What I Am" or "Hollywood Bowl":

329) Jeff Buckley "Hallelujah":

330) Candlebox "Far Behind":

331) C + C Music Factory "Everybody Dance Now":

332) Patsy Cline "Crazy":

333) Phil Collins

334) Shawn Colvin "Sunny Came Home":

335) Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen":

336) Peter Gabriel

337) Genesis

338) Gin Blossoms "Hey Jealousy":

339) Murray Head "One Night In Bangkok":

340) Jennifer Hudson

341) Jackyl

342) Wynonna Judd "No One Else On Earth":

343) The Judds:

It's possible this is the video I've shared the most on my blog, I just love this song. I love the music, lyrics and the pleasant nostalgia of it. 344) The Kinks "Come Dancing":