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For those of you, my fellow travelers, who have no idea to be out and about on this New Year's Eve night.
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For those of you, my fellow travelers, who have no idea to be out and about on this New Year's Eve night.
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Some of these songs are truly bad, but many of these songs are just amazing. Now presenting the best of the "worst". The numbers in parenthesis is Rankers' ranking. These songs are the best of the "worst freakin" 80s songs. There may be some duplicates, that means you can enjoy the song twice!!
48) Baltimora "Tarzan Boy":
49) George Michael "Monkey":
50) Chris de Burgh "Lady In Red":
53) Bette Midler "Wind Beneath My Wings":
57) The Eurythmics "Who's That Girl":
62) Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes":
63) Ready For The World "Oh Sheila":
65) Snow "Informer":
Great song, but definitely an all-time freakin' worst video. 68) Stars On 45 "Stars On 45":
71) Robbie Nevil "C'est La Vie":
72) George Michael "A Different Corner":
This song took me back to the 80s in a split second. I wish I could visit the 80s on the weekend. 75) The Thompson Twins "You Take Me Up":
76) Warrant "Cherry Pie":
77) Huey Lewis and the News "Hip To Be Square":
78) Stevie Wonder "I Just Called To Say I Love You":
82) Michael Jackson "I Just Can't Stop Loving You":
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"1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything":
The Guitar Historian's look at the best albums of 1971:
103) The Carpenters "Bless The Beast and the Children":
104) "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves":
105) Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds "Don't Pull Your Love":
The video shows 1972, but both the album and single was released in 1971. 106) Nilsson "Without You":
112) Stephen Stills "Love The One You're With":
113) Chicago "Colour My World":
114) Three Dog Night "Liar":
115) Bobby Goldsboro "Watching Scotty Grow":
116) The Fortunes "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again":
117) Van Morrison "Wild Night":
118) Rare Earth "I Just Want To Celebrate":
119) Undisputed Truth "Smiling Faces Sometimes":
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Happy New Year!!
This is another blog inspired by music from "Reacher". Oscar Finlay is a man that loves a good old 80s rock jam, meanwhile Reacher is more of a Blues guy. Two different blog series have been inspired by music from "Reacher". First it was classic ballads inspired by "Crazy". Now it's mostly great 80s rock inspired by "Carry On My Wayward Son" and "Caught Up In You". I so love hearing these songs again, they bring back so many memories. Thankfully most of those memories are great.
Now my definition of classic rock is not your typical classic rock definition. First of all I hate the phrase classic rock- all rock music is just rock. I include in these series of blogs songs that rock, but aren't your standard rock music you'd hear on classic rock radio. (I typed those last three words with my head in a barf bag.) If a song has rock lyrics I consider it a rock song.
And don't most rock songs, if they stay relevant long enough, become a classic rock song?
169) Meat Loaf "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)":
170) Cinderella "Coming Home":
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Some of these somes are truly bad, but some of these are just amazing songs. Now presenting the best of the "worst". The numbers in parenthesis is Rankers' ranking. Some of these songs I've never heard of so I am going to include them so I can hear them. Part 3 of this blog series will be coming later.
These are the bad/ unknown songs.
Not sure why Ranker listed this song for the 80s when the original wasn't released until 1995. The Fork version wasn't released until 2005 and no I had no clue that version even existed. That Fork version is so obscure that there's not even a video available for it on YouTube. 41) Fork "You Oughta Know":
Instead I'm going to post Alanis' near perfect original, which has had 70 million people view it.
55) Debbie Harry "Backfired":
60 Debbie Gibson "Electric Youth":
66) Kylie Minogue "I Feel For You":
69) Marc Lavoine "C'est La Vie":
Even a great 80s band can have a bad 80s song. But this song is not that song. Although not as well know as many of their other songs this is still a very solid jam. It went to #22 in the UK in 1987. That probably had more to do with Duran Duran fatigue rather than the quality of the song. 80) Duran Duran "Skin Trade":
An inept instrumental cover of the Europe classic. This version quickly becomes unlistenable. 89) Mambo Kurt "The Final Countdown":
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Some of these songs are truly bad, but many of these songs are just amazing. Now presenting the best of the "worst". The numbers in parenthesis is Rankers' ranking. These songs are the best of the "worst freakin" 80s songs. There may be some duplicates, that means you can enjoy the song twice!!
I know that Milli Vanilli was a fake band, but the songs and people singing them are real. So I don't understand why all the hate because so many of these songs are amazing. 3) Milli Vanilli "Girl You Know It's True":
10) Milli Vanilli "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You":
14) Paul Lekakis "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)":
16) Milli Vanilli "Blame It On The Rain":
19) Milli Vanilli "Baby Don't Forget My Number":
Sure the song is silly, but I love this silly song. Also the song rocks. 20) Starship "We "Built This City":
22) Meat Loaf "Dead Ringer For Love":
23) Boys Don't Cry "I Wanna Be a Cowboy":
26) Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder "Ebony and Ivory":
30) Was (Not Was) "Walk The Dinosaur":
31) Poison "Unskinny Bop":
32) Bobby Brown "My Prerogative":
33) Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car":
39) Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now":
42) The Beach Boys "Kokomo":
43) Lionel Richie and Diana Ross "Endless Love":
Not even close to being one of the worst freakin' songs of the 80s. Indeed not only is it one of the best songs of the 80s, it's also one of the greatest songs of all-time. 45) Lionel Richie "Say You Say Me":
Hello,
Some of these somes are truly bad, but some of these are just amazing songs. Now presenting the best of the "worst". The numbers in parenthesis is Rankers' ranking. Some of these songs I've never heard of so I am going to include them so I can hear them.
These are the bad/ unknown songs.
Okay I have to admit this isn't the best song, but it's very much a song of it's time. The 1985 Chicago Bears could do anything but sing.
1) Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew "Super Bowl Shuffle":
Feels like a rip off of You Spin Me Round and a very cheesy rip off. I can see why I hadn't heard of this song before today.4) Russ Abbot "Atmosphere":
5) Barry Mann "Find Another Fool":
The Culture Club "The War Song":
7) Laidback "Sunshine Reggae":
I'd rather not. 8) The Reynolds Girls "I'd Rather Jack":
9) Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers "Agadoo":
Not necessarily a bad song, but as with song 1 this is very much a song of it's time.11) New Kids on the Block "Hangin' Tough":
Again a song very much of it's time. 13) Eddie Murphy "Party All The TIme":
I hear both "Funky Town" and "You Spin Me Right Round (Like A Record)"14) Paul Lekakis "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)":
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Merry Christmas!!
This is another blog inspired by music from "Reacher". Oscar Finlay is a man that loves a good old 80s rock jam, meanwhile Reacher is more of a Blues guy. Two different blog series have been inspired by music from "Reacher". First it was classic ballads inspired by "Crazy". Now it's mostly great 80s rock inspired by "Carry On My Wayward Son" and "Caught Up In You". I so love hearing these songs again, they bring back so many memories. Thankfully most of those memories are great.
Now my definition of classic rock is not your typical classic rock definition. First of all I hate the phrase classic rock- all rock music is just rock. I include in these series of blogs songs that rock, but aren't your standard rock music you'd hear on classic rock radio. (I typed those last three words with my head in a barf bag.) If a song has rock lyrics I consider it a rock song.
141) The Guess Who "No Time":
142) Great White "Rock Me":
143) Whitesnake "Here I Go Again":
144) Bon Jovi "In and Out of Love":
145) The Cars "Tonight She Comes":
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Merry Christmas!!
This is another blog inspired by music from "Reacher". Oscar Finlay is a man that loves a good old 80s rock jam, meanwhile Reacher is more of a Blues guy. Two different blog series have been inspired by music from "Reacher". First it was classic ballads inspired by "Crazy". Now it's mostly great 80s rock inspired by "Carry On My Wayward Son" and "Caught Up In You". I so love hearing these songs again, they bring back so many memories. Thankfully most of those memories are great.
Now my definition of classic rock is not your typical classic rock definition. First of all I hate the phrase classic rock- all rock music is just rock. I include in these series of blogs songs that rock, but aren't your standard rock music you'd hear on classic rock radio. (I typed those last three words with my head in a barf bag.) If a song has rock lyrics I consider it a rock song.
121) The Rolling Stones "Miss You":
123) U2 "Sunday Bloody Sunday":
124) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band "Born To Run":
125) Iron Maiden "Two Minutes To Midnight":
126) The Doors "L.A. Woman":
127) Neil Young "Cinnamon Girl":
128) War "Low Rider":
129) The Doobie Brothers "Takin' It To The Streets":
130) Elton John "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting":
131) The Animals "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood":
132) Manfred Mann "Blinded By The Light":
133) Toto "Hold The Line":
When Steven Tyler tries to be profound..... 134) Aerosmith "Dream On":
135) Foghat "Slow Ride":
136) Golden Earring "Radar Love":
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Another Greatest Songs of All-Time issued from on high by Rolling Stone magazine. I love that magazine and have been a subscriber since approximately the early 80s. I understand that a lot of people have different tastes in music. That's the way it should be, but like everyone else I have my own opinions. Just as fervently as I agree with some of their choices I also disagree with some of their choices. Currently I'm working on my Top 100 Songs of All-Time and honorable mentions. There are just some songs that I can't not include in the Greatest Songs of All-Time. I started with 100 Greatest Songs of All-Time. That has inched up to several hundred songs and will continue to rise. For this blog I'm going to focus on the actual Greatest Songs Of All Time, not the honorable mentions. These are songs that are ranked outside of my Top 100 GSOAT.
These lists are very fluid. Most of these songs could have also been in my All-Time Top 100 if only I had thought of them earlier. There are probably at least 700 songs that will always be in my GSOAT. Again these are GSOAT, just outside my Top 100 GSOAT.
373) Thurl Ravensclaw "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch":
375) Michael Crawford "Mary Did You Know":
376) Royal Choral Society "Hallelujah Chorus":
377) Trans-Siberian Orchestra "Wizards In Winter":
378) Trans-Siberian Orchestra "Back To A Reason 2":
379) Lady A "Baby It's Cold Outside":
380) Madonna "Santa Baby":
381) Whitney Houston "Do You Hear What I Hear":
382) Elvis Presley "Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me":
I already included this song at #73 but it's appropriate to have it here again. Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas":
383) "Carol Of The Bells":
384) for King and Country "O Come All Ye Faithful":
All I've got to say is WOW! What a voice, what a song, what a combination. 385) Celine Dion "Oh Holy Night":
Christina Aguilera "Oh Holy Night":
386) Jeremy Fisher "Snowflakes":
387) Kelly Clarkson "My Favorite Things":
Hello,
Another Greatest Songs of All-Time issued from on high by Rolling Stone magazine. I love that magazine and have been a subscriber since approximately the early 80s. I understand that a lot of people have different tastes in music. That's the way it should be, but like everyone else I have my own opinions. Just as fervently as I agree with some of their choices I also disagree with some of their choices. Currently I'm working on my Top 100 Songs of All-Time and honorable mentions. There are just some songs that I can't not include in the Greatest Songs of All-Time. I started with 100 Greatest Songs of All-Time. That has inched up to several hundred songs and will continue to rise. For this blog I'm going to focus on the actual Greatest Songs Of All Time, not the honorable mentions. These are songs that are ranked outside of my Top 100 GSOAT.
These lists are very fluid. Most of these songs could have also been in my All-Time Top 100 if only I had thought of them earlier. There are probably at least 700 songs that will always be in my GSOAT. Again these are GSOAT, just outside my Top 100 GSOAT.
356) Lin-Manuel Miranda "My Shot":
357) Scott McKenzie "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair":
Hello,
Another Greatest Songs of All-Time issued from on high by Rolling Stone magazine. I love that magazine and have been a subscriber since approximately the early 80s. I understand that a lot of people have different tastes in music. That's the way it should be, but like everyone else I have my own opinions. Just as fervently as I agree with some of their choices I also disagree with some of their choices. Currently I'm working on my Top 100 Songs of All-Time and honorable mentions. There are just some songs that I can't not include in the Greatest Songs of All-Time. I started with 100 Greatest Songs of All-Time. That has inched up to several hundred songs and will continue to rise. For this blog I'm going to focus on the actual Greatest Songs Of All Time, not the honorable mentions. These are songs that are ranked outside of my Top 100 GSOAT.
These lists are very fluid. Most of these songs could have also been in my All-Time Top 100 if only I had thought of them earlier. There are probably at least 700 songs that will always be in my GSOAT. Again these are GSOAT, just outside my Top 100 GSOAT.
339) Lady Gaga "Love Game":
340) Creed "With Arms Wide Open":
341) Sara Bareilles "Love Song":
342 Norah Jones "Don't Know Why":
343) Judas Priest "You've Got Another Thing Coming":
344) Christina Aguilera "Genie In A Botttle":
345) Bowling For Soup "1985":
346) Heavy D and the Boyz "Now That We Found Love":
347) The Cardigans "Lovefool":
348) Stone Temple Pilots "Sex Type Thing":
349) Metallica "Enter Sandman":
350) Snap "The Power":
351) Survivor "The Search Is Over":
352) The Weeknd "Blinding Lights":
354) The Lovin' Spoonful "Summer In The City":
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1) The Lovin' Spoonful "Summer In The City":
2) AC/DC "Highway To Hell":
3) Martha and the Vandellas "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave":
4) Bryan Adams "Heat of The Night":
5) Buster Poindexter "Hot Hot Hot":
6) Nelly "Hot In Herre":
7) Bon Jovi "99 In The Shade":
8) Kiss "Hotter Than Hell":
9) Aqua "Heat of the Night":
10) Dua Lipa "Hotter Than Hell":
11) Bob Marley "Sun Is Shining";
12) The Beach Boys "Kokomo":
13) Bruce Springsteen "I'm On Fire":
From "Grease" obviously... 14) Olivia Newton-John "Summer Loving":
15) Blue Oyster Cult "Burnin For You":
16) Johnny Cash "The Ring Of Fire":
17) The Doors "Light My Fire":
18) U2 "The Unforgettable Fire":
19) P!nk "Just Like Fire":
20) Billy Joel "We Didn't Fight The Fire":
21) The Trammps "Disco Inferno":
22) Sia "Fire Meets Gasoline":
23) The Talking Heads "Burning Down The House":
24) Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls Of Fire":
25) Metallica "Fight Fire With Fire":
26) Alabama "There's A Fire In The Night":
27) Alicia Keys "Girl On Fire":
28) James Taylor "Fire and Rain":
29) Deep Purple "Smoke On The Fire":
30) Miranda Lambert "Kerosene":
31) Bob Seger "Fire Lake":
32) Cher "Emotional Fire":
33) The Cult "Fire Woman":
34) Halestorm "I Am The Fire":
35) Metallica "Fuel"
36) "Feuer":
37) Cheap Trick "The Flame":
38) Chaka Khan "Through The Fire":
39) Fall Out Boy "My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark" (Light Em Up)":
40) Sabrina Carpenter "Smoke and Fire":
41) Kansas "Fight Fire With Fire":
42) Donna Summer "Hot Stuff":
43) Franz Ferdinand "This Fire":
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Outside this morning I was shoveling snow and thinking about things. Christmas is only a few days away and this time of year Christmas music is at its most popular time. However I was thinking now would be a perfect time for a series of blogs full of summer songs. Enjoy this series of summer songs blogs, summer is only a few months away.
And just remember that summertime and the living is easy.
18) John Travolta etc. "Greased Lightning":
19) Eddie Cochran "Summertime Blues":
20) Ella Fitzgerald "Summertime":
21) "Sittin On The Dock of The Bay":
22) The Motels "Suddenly Last Summer":
23) Little Big Town "Pontoon":
24) Rascal Flatts "Summer Nights":
25) Alan Jackson "Chattahoochee":
26) Carrie Underwood "Southbound":
27) Travis Tritt "It's A Great Day To Be Alive":
28) Surfaris "Wipe Out":
29) The Go Go's "Vacation":
30) The Hues Corporation "Rock The Boat":
31) Donovan "Sunshine Superman":
32) Donna Summer "MacArthur Park":
33) Sheryl Crow "Soak Up The Sun":
34) Blink 182 "Rock Show":
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