themusicaddict: August 2019

Saturday, August 31, 2019

(Finished August 25th, 2020) The Best of Casablanca Records, Part 1

Hello,

Last night I went and saw Elle King (good), Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (great) and Heart (solid meaning somewhere in between). A member of Joan Jett's band, Thommy Price I believe, mentioned Neil Bogart and was thankful for his help in launching their career. Joan Jett and the Blackhawks weren't on Casablanca. They were signed to Bogarts's post Casablanca record label, Boardwalk Records. Joan Jett was one of their only major signings and the company folded about a year after the death of Neil Bogart. He was an American record executive that was known most for the founding of Casablanca Records. That company was most closely associated with late 70's Disco. I thought I would write a blog about the best songs of Casablanca. (Thanks to Wikipedia.org for the above information.)

1) Donna Summer "I Feel Love":

I have loved this song since way back in the day when I first heard it and still love it that much today. 2) Lipps Inc. "Funkytown":

3) Parliament "Give Up The Funk (Take The Roof Off The Sucker)":

4) The Village People "In The Navy":

5) Love and Kisses "Thank God It's Friday":

6) The Village People "In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star)":

7) Parliament "Flashlight":

8) The Ritchie Family "Put Your Feet To The Beat":

9) Cameo "Find My Way":

10) Starpoint "I Just Wanna Dance With You":

11) Donna Summer "Hot Stuff":

12) Donna Summer "Bad Girls":

13) Giorgio Moroder "Chase":

Not even 1 million views for this Disco classic? 14) The Village People "Macho Man":

15) Kiss "Detroit Rock City":

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Friday, August 30, 2019

(Finished August 30th, 2019) Heart's Setlist The Love Alive Tour

Hello,

1) "Rockin' Heaven Down":

2) "Magic Man":

3) "Love Alive":

4) "Your Move":

5) "I Heard It Through The Grapevine/ Straight On":

6) "The Boxer":

7) "These Dreams":

8) "Dog & Butterfly":

9) "Little Queen":

10) "Even It Up":

11) "What About Love":

12) Mistral Wind":

13) "Crazy On You":

Encore

14) "Stairway To Heaven":

15) "Alone":

16) "Barracuda":

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Thursday, August 29, 2019

(Started August 29th, 2019) Great Classic Rock Songs From Back In The Day, Part 3, Songs 41-60

Hello,

Inspired by seeing Heart, and several other great rock bands over the years, I decided to post a blog about all those great songs from that era of music. I wanted to blog and post several of those amazing songs from that era of music. Enjoy! I had so much fun doing this yesterday so I decided to write and post a third blog.

I'm updating this blog on September 5th, 2022. And I'm updating it again a year and a day later, September 6th, 2023.

41) Boston "More Than A Feeling":

42) Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing":

43) Cheap Trick "Surrender":

44) The Eagles "New Kid In Town":

45) Grand Funk Railroad "We're An American Band":

46) Bachman-Turner Overdrive "Takin' Care of Business":

47) The Doobie Brothers "China Grove":

48) The Doobie Brothers "Takin' It To The Streets":

49) Genesis "Follow Me, Follow You":

50) Jackson Browne "Doctor My Eyes":

51) Jackson Browne "Running On Empty":

52) Elton John"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting":

53) ZZ Top "La Grange":

54) Carl Douglas "Kung Fu Fighting":

55) Crosby, Stills and Nash "Woodstock":

56) Golden Earring "Radar Love":

57) Eric Clapton "Lay Down Sally":

58) Stealers Wheel "Stuck In The Middle With You":

R.I.P. Gary Wright, I hope you'll be remembered for a lot more than being a two hit wonder.

59) Gary Wright "Dream Weaver":

60) Alice Cooper "School's Out":

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

(Updated April 28th, 2020) Great Classic Rock Songs From Back In The Day, Part 2, Songs 21-40

Hello,

Inspired by seeing Heart on Friday night which made me think of all of those great songs from that era of music. I wanted to blog and post several of those amazing songs from that era of music. Enjoy! I had so much fun doing this yesterday so I decided to write and post a second blog today.

21) Rick Derringer "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo":

22) Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody":

23) Aerosmith "Dream On":

24) Blue Oyster Cult "Don't Fear The Reaper":

25) Deep Purple "Smoke on The Water":

26) Billy Joel "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant":

27) David Bowie "Suffragette City":

Here's another live version of that song:

28) Van Halen "Runnin' With The Devil":

29) Rush "Spirit of Radio":

Holy hell, that's looks like he wasn't able to go to the barber during the quarantine. 30) Kansas "Carry On Wayward Son":

31) Fleetwood Mac "The Chain":

32) Led Zeppelin "Rock and Roll":
33) Led Zeppelin "Over The Hills And Far Away":
34) Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band "Born To Run":
35) Kiss "Rock and Roll All Nite":
36) The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again":
37) Pink Floyd "Us and Them":

38) Paul McCartney and Wings "Jet":

39) Elton John "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road":
40) AC/DC "Big Balls":

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Tuesday, August 27, 2019

(Finished April 28th, 2020) Great Classic Rock Songs From Back In The Day, Part 1: Songs 1-20

I'll be posting an extended blog of Heart songs in the next couple of days. 1) Heart "Barracuda":

2) Heart "Straight On":

3) Boston "Foreplay/ Long Time":

4) Thin Lizzy "The Boys Are Back In Town":

5) Kiss "Detroit Rock City":

6) Joe Cocker "With A Little Help From My Friends":

Another great band I'll be seeing before the end of the year, 7) Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band "Night Moves":

8) Billy Preston "Nothing From Nothing":

9) Robert Palmer "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor Doctor)":

10 ELO "Last Train To London":

11) Bachman Turner Overdrive "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet":

12) The Steve Miller Band "Jet Airliner":

13) Eddie Money "Two Tickets To Paradise":

14) Bad Company "Rock N' Roll Fantasy":

15) Steely Dan "Reelin' In The Years":

16) Supertramp "Bloody Well Right":

17) Cheap Trick "I Want You To Want Me":

18) The Eagles "Lyin' Eyes":

19) The Rolling Stones "Angie":

20) Elton John "Crocodile Rock":

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Monday, August 26, 2019

(Started August 26th, 2019) Heart's Love Alive Tour, The Opening Acts Elle King and Joan Jett and the Blackhawks

Hello,

I get to go with a friend to see the formidable lineup of Elle King, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Heart this Friday. It should be a great night.

Elle King

1) "Baby Outlaw":

2) "Chain Smokin, Hard Drinkin, Woman":

3) "Good to Be a Man":

I couldn't find a video with just the "Down The Mountain", this is the closest I could come up with. "Down The Mountain" runs from about 4:23 to 9:09. 4) "Down The Mountain":

5) "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around":

6) "Ex's and Oh's":

7) "Little Bit of Lovin'":

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts:

1) "Victim of Circumstance":

2) "Cherry Bomb":

3) "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)":

4) "Bad Reputation":

5) "You Drive Me Wild":

6) "Light of Day":

7) "Fake Friends":

8) "Love Is Pain":

9) "Love Is All Around":

10) "Fresh Start":

11) "I Love Rock 'n' Roll":

12) "Crimson & Clover":

13) "I Hate Myself For Loving You":

14) "Androgynous":

15) "Everyday People:

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Sunday, August 25, 2019

(Finished August 25th, 2019) The Best Songs With "Power" In The Title, Part 2

Hello,

We had the power go out the other day and what a pain in the butt that was. You don't notice how much you rely on electricity until it's gone. I don't have a smart phone so I went really old school. Of course it was as it was getting dark. When the sun is out I could go outside and read or stay in the house and work on personal projects. Thanks to a strong flashlight and my iPod, I still had some light and music. I was still able to be semi productive, but eventually just went to bed. I thought a blog about all kinds of power would be enjoyable. Here are the best "power" songs.

12) Nelly Furtado "Powerless (Say What You Want)":

Speaking of power, this is such a powerful song. 13) Madonna "The Power of Goodbye":

14) Midnight Oil "Power and the Passion":

15) The Pointer Sisters "We've Got The Power":

16) Isley Brothers "Fight The Power":

Love has power, but it's not the only thing. Music also has power, which I couldn't agree more with. Music is my ultimate therapy. 17) Guess Who "Power In The Music":

18) Earth, Wind and Fire "Power":

19) Celine Dion "The Power of Love":

20) Jennifer Rush "The Power of Love":

I do note the irony of a song about power that the Little Mix women are still in skimpy clothes.
21) Little Mix "Power":

22) SZA, The Weeknd and Travis Scott "Power Is Power":

23) Will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber "#thatPower":

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(Started August 25th, 2019) The Best Songs With "Power" In The Title

1) Snap "The Power":

2) Huey Lewis and the News "The Power of Love":

3) Rage Against The Machine "Take The Power Back":

4) Arcade Fire "Neighborhood #3 (Power's Out):

5) The New Power Generation

6) Amy Grant "The Power":

7) Tears For Fears "Power":

8) Toto "Love Has The Power":

9) Boston "Higher Power":

10) Bomshel "Power of One":
11) Tonight Alive "Power of One":
12) Nelly Furtado "Powerless":
13) Madonna "The Power of Goodbye":
14) Midnight Oil "Power and Passion":
15) The Pointer Sisters "We've Got Power":
16) Isley Brothers "Fight The Power":
17) Guess Who "Power In The Music":
18) Earth, Wind and Fire "Power":

19) Celine Dion "The Power of Love":

20) Jennifer Rush "The Power of Love":

21) Little Mix "Power":

22) SZA, The Weeknd and Travis Scott "Power Is Power":

23) Will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber "#thatPower":

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Saturday, August 24, 2019

(Finished August 27th, 2019) The Best "Girlfriend" Songs, Part 1

Hello,

As we've learned from pop music over the last several years there's all kind of girlfriends. They're ex, crazy, robots, rock and roll, in a coma and just your standard normal girlfriend. These are a collection of songs about all those kind of girlfriends.

Reel Big Fish have no less than three songs with girlfriend in the title.

1) Reel Big Fish "She Has A Girlfriend":

2) Weezer "O Girlfriend":

3) Miranda Lambert "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend":

4) Michael Jackson "Girlfriend":

5) Green Day "Rock and Roll Girlfriend":

This is one of my favorite songs about girlfriends, without the word "girlfriend" in the title.

6) Marie Digby "Girlfriend":

7) Big Boy Bloater and the Limits "Robot Girlfriend":

8) Pebbles "Girlfriend":

9) Talking Heads "Girlfriend Is Better":

10) No Doubt "Ex-Girlfriend":

11) Alicia Keys "Girlfriend":

12) The Smiths "Girlfriend In A Coma":

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

(Started August 22nd, 2019) Madonna's Not Top 10 Released Singles 1982-2001, Part 1

Hello,

Slowly but surely I'm working through My Top ? Greatest 80's Era Bands Countdown. I'm looking forward to listening to and ranking the songs when I do her countdown blogs. I've always loved the music of Madonna, especially from the 80s. But those blogs are at least several months away and I need to post a Madonna blog every now and then. Thus here's a blog of her Not Top 10 Songs that were released singles. The info in parenthesis is if a song ranked or not, if it ranked what number the song reached.

1) "Everybody" (Not Ranked):

2) "Burning Up" (Not Ranked):

3) "Holiday" (16):

4) "Into The Groove" (Not Ranked):

5) "Oh Father" (20):

6) "Dear Jessie" (Not Ranked):

7) "Bad Girl" (36):

8) "Rain" (14):

9) "Bedtime Story" (42):

10) "Human Nature" (46):

11) "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (78):

12) "You Must Me Love Me" (18):

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Wednesday, August 21, 2019

(Finished Saturday January 9th, 2021) The Best of Songs Debuting at # 1 According To Billboard

Hello,

All of these songs debuted at #1 on Billboard, these are the best of the #1 debuts. Some of these songs have had a bigger cultural footprint than others. Thanks to Billboard Magazine and Wikipedia for the below listed songs. Billboard rated the songs and I picked the songs that are the best. I have 5 more of school bus/ school dance songs, songs from 1978 to 1981, in various stages of completion. I wanted to write a more original blog today though.

These songs debuted at #1 in 1995:

Michael Jackson "You Are Not Alone":

Mariah Carey "Fantasy":

Whitney Houston "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)":

These songs debuted at #1 in 1997:

Mariah Carey "Honey":

Elton John "Candle In The Wind/ Something About The Way You Look Tonight":

This song debuted at #1 in 1998:

If you ever stumbled across my blog you know how much I love this song.

Lauryn Hill "Doo Wop (That Thing)":

Fresh off winning "American Idol" this song debuted at #1 in 2005:

Carrie Underwood "Inside Your Heaven":

This song debuted at #1 in 2010:

Kesha "We R Who We R":

These songs debuted at #1 in 2011:

Lady Gaga "Born This Way":

These songs debuted at #1 in 2012:

Katy Perry "Part of Me":

These songs debuted at #1 in 2013:

Baauer "Harlem Shake":

These songs debuted at #1 in 2014:

Taylor Swift "Shake It Off":

These songs debuted at #1 in 2015:

Adele "Hello":

This song debuted at #1 in 2016:

Zayn "Pillowtalk":

This song debuted at #1 in 2017:

Ed Sheeran "Shape of You":

This song debuted at #1 in 2018:

Ariana Grande "Thank U Next":

This song debuted at #1 in 2019:

Ariana Grande "7 Rings":

This is the most recent song to debut at #1, it's on the March 16th, 2019 Billboard.

The Jonas Brothers "Sucker":

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Monday, August 19, 2019

(Finished August 19th, 2019) themusicaddict's Top 106 Greatest 80's Era Bands Unranked Meat Loaf, Part 3: Songs 20-11

Hello,

20) "Masculine":

19) "You Can Never Be Too Sure About The Girl":

18) "Objects In The Rear View Mirror":

With Brian May 17) "A Time For Heroes":

16) "If You Really Want To":

15) "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through":

Not the best version of this song, but it captures the spirit of it well enough.

14) "I'd Do Anything For Love, But I Won't Do That":

13) "One More Kiss (Night Of The Soft Parade)":

12) "Out of the Frying Pan (And Into The Fire):

11) "Life Is A Lemon And I Want My Money Back":

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Sunday, August 18, 2019

(Finished January 9th, 2021) The Best of School Dance/ School Bus Songs, Part 7: Songs 101-116

Hello,

These are songs that I heard on the school bus going to junior high and at South Davis Junior High dances. They are the songs that were popular when I first fell in love with music. They have brought so much joy to my life. I picked other songs from the same time era to fill out the blogs. These songs are from the years 1978-1981.

101) Joe Walsh "Life's Been Good":

This song always takes me back to the historic 1979 World Series.

102) Sister Sledge "We Are Family":

103) The Eagles "The Long Run":

104) ELO "Hold On Tight":

105) Boston "Don't Look Back":

106) Bad Company "Rock And Roll Fantasy":

107) Dionne Warwick "Deja Vu":

108) Barry Gibb and Barbra Striesand "What Kind of Fool":

109) Rita Coolidge "We're All Alone":

110) Little River Band "Lonesome Loser":

111) George Benson "Give Me The Night":

112) Santana "Winning":

113) Boz Scaggs "Breakdown Dead Ahead":

114) Hall and Oates "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling":

115) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Refugee":

116) Sheena Easton "For Your Eyes Only":

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(Finished August 18th, 2019) The Best of School Dance/ School Bus Songs, Part 6: Songs 85-100

Hello,

These are songs that I heard on the school bus going to junior high and at South Davis Junior High dances. These are the songs that were popular when I first fell in love with music. These songs have brought so much joy to my life. I picked other songs from the same time era to fill out the blogs. These are songs from the years 1978-1981.

85) John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John "Summer Nights":

86) Little River Band "Lady":

87) Michael Jackson "She's Out Of My Life":

88) Steve Winwood "While You See A Chance":

89) Bob Welch "Sentimental Lady":

90) Dr. Hook "Sharing The Night Together":

91) Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band "Fire Lake":

92) Stevie Wonder "Master Blaster (Jammin')":

93) John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John "You're The One I Want":

94) John Stewart "Gold":

95) Donna Summer "Dim All The Lights":

96) Neil Diamond "Hello Again":

97) Jackson Browne "Running On Empty":

98) Kenny Rogers "She Believes In Me":

99) The Dirt Band "An American Dream":

"She don't remember the Queen of Soul". 100) Steely Dan "Hey Nineteen":

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Saturday, August 17, 2019

(Finished August 17th, 2019) The Best Bought Songs Today

Hello,

I keep a list of all the songs that I want to add to my iTunes and every once-in-awhile I like to go crazy today. I had a couple of iTunes gift cards and went crazy today. I don't just buy those songs from my list, I also do some exploring. These are the best songs that I bought today.

This was on a CD titled New Wave Classics, but I had never heard of this song until today.

Even with an old MTV promo, not a promo I'm familiar with.

1) The Clocks "She Looks A Lot Like You":

I've been wanting to buy this song for several years, it finally was available!! Click and buy.

2) Tracey Ullman "They Don't Know":

The other day on my morning walk I heard "The Impression I Get", which is a song I had forgotten how much I love. That made me check out their music. While doing so I was reminded that they sing a very cool version of Kiss' "Detroit Rock City", which now occupies a spot on my iTunes.

3) The Mighty Mighty Bosstones "Detroit Rock City":

Quarterflash is known most for their songs "Harden My Heart" and "Find Another Fool". But they also had another great song with 4) "Take Me To Heart":

A couple by Josie Cotton:

5) "Jimmy Loves Maryann":

6)"Tell Him":

I discovered- yes discovered as I don't remember hearing this song back in the mid-80s- this great song several weeks ago. I waited to buy it. What a great song. 7) Wild Blue "Fire With Fire":

Last night here in Salt Lake City a pretty great lineup of performers played together. OMD, Berlin and The B-52's. That caused a few songs to be added to my iTunes and this list.

8) The B-52's "Juliet of the Spirits":

9) OMD "Dreaming":

10) OMD "Forever (Live and Die)":

11) OMD "So In Love":

Another song I randomly discovered the other day, I hadn't thought of K.T. Oslin in years. But I do love these two songs.

12) "Do Ya":

I really love this song. 13) "Hey Bobby":

14) Heart "Beautiful Broken":

15) Heart "City's Burning":

16) Heart "Two":

Thanks to The Wave 103.1 I have rediscovered this song, except the version they play is the Peter Schilling version. 17) Heaven and Earth "The Different Story":

18) Blues Brothers "Gimme Some Lovin'":

19) Pink Floyd "Not Now John":

I've had a terrible version of this song on iTunes for the longest time. Finally today the classic version is on iTunes, so I snatched it up. 20) Peter Schilling "Major Tom (Coming Home)":

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Friday, August 16, 2019

(Started August 16th, 2019) Songs Rocking My iPod

Hello,

This is a semi-regular feature. These are the last 16 songs played on my iPod that have recorded on my iTunes. Random is the key operating word for the songs listed below.

1) Foreigner "Juke Box Hero":