Songs that I should have on my blog more. One thing about my blog that I have noticed is that I post basically the same couple hundred songs for nearly every blog. This blog is dedicated to those songs that are great that I never or rarely publish. Enjoy.
69) Bruce Hornsby and the Range "The Way It Is":
70) Ambrosia "You're The Only Woman":
71) Conway Twitty "That's My Job":
I love how he sings "blue", he really reaches down for that. 72) Brooks and Dunn "Neon Moon":
73) Aqua "Dr. Jones":
74) Genesis "Abacab":
75) The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra "Hooked On Classics (Parts 1 & 2)":
76) Shalamar "Dancing In The Sheets":
77) Depeche Mode "A Pain That I'm Used To":
78) The Rolling Stones "She's So Cold":
79) Echo and the Bunnymen "Bring On The Dancing Horses":
80) Barenaked Ladies "The Old Apartment":
81) XTC "Garden of Earthly Delights":
82) Led Zeppelin "Misty Mountain Hop":
83) Lindsey Stirling and Megan Nicole "Starships":
This seems appropriate for this scary time in the world's history. 84) Sting "Russians":
I started watching Amazon Prime's so very good (so far) Season 1 of "Reacher". Check it out. Anyway there's a scene where Reacher was dancing with his potential lady friend, Roscoe (yes, that's her name). Patsy Cline's "Crazy" inspired Roscoe to ask Reacher to dance. They went to the dance floor and that nearly perfect song matched the romantic moment perfectly. That inspired me to work on a series of classic ballads, starting with "Crazy".
69) The Bee Gees "Too Much Heaven":
I would take rainy days over Mondays everyday of the week, especially on Mondays. 70) The Carpenters "Rainy Days and Mondays":
71) Led Zeppelin "Going To California":
72) Keith Whitley "Don't Close Your Eyes":
73) Expose "I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me":
Closing in on 500 million YouTube views, deservedly so. 74) Lady A "Need You Now":
75) Vertical Horizon "Grey Sky Morning":
76) Kix "Don't Close Your Eyes":
77) Oasis "Wonderwall":
78) Lauryn Hill featuring Mary J. Blige "I Used to Love Him":
These are mainly 80s songs that are great but never made the Top 40. I was and you'll be shocked by some of these songs. These are some amazing songs. As the foundation for this series of blogs I'm going to start off with a two part huffpost article. From there I'll be finding songs on my own. There are likely dozens, if not more, amazing songs that never made the Top 40. I get the song peak info from wikipedia.org most of those rankings come from Billboard. The didn't chart at all meant the song didn't even make the Top 100. Otherwise the number in parenthesis is the songs peak on the Billboard Hot 100 in America.
69) Erasure "Drama" (Didn't chart at all.):
70) Erasure "Star" (Didn't chart at all.)
71) Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime" (The original version didn't chart at all and the live version only got to #91.):
72) Talking Heads "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (#62):
73) Talking Heads "Life During Wartime" (The original version went to #80, the live version didn't chart at all.):
74) Talking Heads "Girlfriend Is Better" (Didn't chart at all):
75) Talking Heads "And She Was" (One of Talking Heads biggest "hits", this song went to 54.):
76) "The Lady Don't Mind" (Didn't chart at all.):
The next four songs are all by The Talking Heads. 77) "Road To Nowhere" (Didn't chart at all.):
78) "Stay Up Late" (Didn't chart at all.):
79) "Psycho Killer" (#92):
80) Dokken "Breaking The Chains" (Didn't chart at all.)
81) Dokken "Alone Again" (#64):
82) Dokken "In My Dreams" (#77):
83) Dokken "Dream Warriors" (Didn't chart at all.):
These are mainly 80s songs that are great but never made the Top 40. I was and you'll be shocked by some of these songs. These are some amazing songs. As the foundation for this series of blogs I'm going to start off with a two part huffpost article. From there I'll be finding songs on my own. There are likely dozens, if not more, amazing songs that never made the Top 40. I get the song peak info from wikipedia.org most of those rankings come from Billboard. The didn't chart at all meant the song didn't even make the Top 100. Otherwise the number in parenthesis is the songs peak on the Billboard Hot 100 in America.
52) "For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)" (Didn't chart at all.)
53) "Sink The Pink" (Didn't chart at all):
54) "Shake Your Foundations" (Didn't chart at all.):
55) "Who Made Who" (Didn't chart at all.):
56) "Thunderstruck" (Didn't chart at all.):
57) "Heatseeker" (Didn't chart at all.):
Don't let anyone tell you that Men At Work were a one or two hit wonder. They are 4 Top Ten songs and two #1 songs. For some reason this song didn't even make the Top 100. 58) Men At Work "Be Good Johnny" (Didn't chart at all.):
59) Men At Work "Highwire" (Didn't chart at all.):
60) Peter Schilling "Different Story (World of Lust and Crime)" (#61):
61) Erasure "Who Needs Love Like That" (Didn't chart at all.):
62) Erasure "Heavenly Action" (Didn't chart at all.):
63) Erasure "Oh L'Amour" (Didn't chart at all.):
64) Erasure "Sometimes" (Didn't chart at all.):
65) Erasure "It Doesn't Have To Be" (Didn't chart at all.):
66) Erasure "Victim of Love" (Didn't chart at all.):
67) Erasure "Ship of Fools" (Didn't chart at all.):
I don't expect for Ukraine to be able to withstand the Russian onslaught, but I love how much fight they are showing. Ukrainians from around the world are returning from to their homeland to fight. Volodymyr Zelensky is saying he will stay in Kviv instead of going elsewhere. Ukraine's recruitment centers are being overfilled by volunteers and many Ukrainians are standing up against unnecessary Russian aggression.
#TeamUkraine
This song has ran through my head dozens of times since the beginning of Russian aggression. 1) Edwin Starr "War":
I try to keep politics out of this blog, but sometimes you just need to say something. I am praying for Ukraine to bloody up and beat down Russia as much as possible. Eventually I hope that Ukraine prevails.
On Friday, February 25th, 2022 The Scorpions are releasing "Rock Believer, Avril Lavigne is releasing "Love Sux" and Tears For Fears are releasing "The Tipping Point". It's a rare day that three legacy artists release new music, but tomorrow is such a day. I'll be sharing as many of the new songs, and maybe a few classics, as well.
I started watching Amazon Prime's so very good (so far) Season 1 of "Reacher". Check it out. Anyway there's a scene where Reacher was dancing with his potential lady friend, Roscoe (yes, that's her name). Patsy Cline's "Crazy" inspired Roscoe to ask Reacher to dance. They went to the dance floor and that nearly perfect song matched the romantic moment perfectly. That inspired me to work on a series of classic ballads, starting with "Crazy".
52) Keith Whitley "Miami (My Amy)":
53) Madonna "Live To Tell":
54) Kenny Rogers "She Believes In Me":
55) The Fugees "Killing Me Softly":
56) Barbra Streisand "Woman In Love":
57) Tanya Tucker "Would You Lay With Me (In A Field of Stone)":
58) Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle "You and I":
59) Keith Whitley "I Wonder Do You Think Of Me":
60) Doug Stone "In A Different Light":
61) Sheena Easton "For Your Eyes Only":
62) Joe Diffie "So Help Me Girl":
63) The Chicks "You Were Mine":
64) Ben E. King "Stand By Me":
65) Spandau Ballet "True":
66) Earl Thomas Conley "Nobody Falls Like A Fool":
These are mainly 80s songs that are great but never made the Top 40. I was and you'll be shocked by some of these songs. These are some amazing songs. As the foundation for this series of blogs I'm going to start off with a two part huffpost article. From there I'll be finding songs on my own. There are likely dozens, if not more, amazing songs that never made the Top 40. I get the song peak info from wikipedia.org most of those rankings come from Billboard. The didn't chart at all meant the song didn't even make the Top 100. Otherwise the number in parenthesis is the songs peak on the Billboard Hot 100 in America.
35) The Cure "Why Can't I Be You" (#54):
Literally one of the greatest songs of all-time, as certified by themusicaddict. This song technically made the Top 40, but it should have went a lot higher. 36) The Cure "Just Like Heaven" (#40):
37) The Cure "Fascination Street" (#46):
38) The Cure "Hot Hot Hot" (#68):
39) Howard Jones "Like To Get To Know You Well" (#49):
Howard Jones, aka Ho Jo, 40) "All I Want" (this song only peaked at 76 in America):
I loved the early days of MTV, when people were still figuring out how to make videos. 41) Bow Wow Wow "I Want Candy" (#62):
42) Bow Wow Wow "Do You Wanna Hold Me (#77):
Another certified by themusicaddict as a greatest song of all-time. 43) Modern English "Melt With You" (#78):
44) Neneh Cherry "Manchild" (Didn't chart at all.):
45) Neneh Cherry "Heart" (Didn't chart at all):
All these songs are by AC/DC 1979 to 1990. "You Shook Me All Night" went to #35 and "Back In Black" went to #37. Songs #46 to #57 are all by AC/DC.
With the singer who first sang it, Mr. Bon Scott. 46) "Girls Got Rhythm" (Didn't chart at all.):
47) "Highway To Hell" (Appropriately enough the 47th song in this blog series peaked at 47):
These are mainly 80s songs that are great but never made the Top 40. I was and you'll be shocked by some of these songs. These are some amazing songs. As the foundation for this series of blogs I'm going to start off with a two part huffpost article. Then from there I'll will be finding songs on my own. There are likely dozens, if not more, amazing songs that never made the Top 40. I get where the song peaks at from wikipedia.org- most of those rankings come from Billboard. The didn't chart at all meant the song didn't even make the Top 100. Otherwise the number in parenthesis is the songs peak on the Billboard Hot 100 in America.
I'll never understand how this song never charted, it was all over the radio in 1979. That means AM and FM Radio, which is one of the few places people could hear music then. 18) Supertramp "Breakfast In America" (Didn't chart at all)":
19) Supertramp "Dreamer" (Didn't chart at all):
20) Supertramp "Ain't Nobody But Me" (Didn't chart at all):
"Kiss Them For Me" was their only Top 40 American hit, it soared all the way to #23. 21) Siouxsie and the Banshees "Cities In Dust" (Didn't chart at all.):
22) Siouxsie and the Banshees "Peek-A-Boo" (#53):
23) Siouxsie and the Banshees "Tearing Apart" (Didn't chart at all and it seems it wasn't even released as a single.)
24) Siouxsie and the Banshees "Dear Prudence" (Yet another great song not released as a single.):
XTC only had one song that hit the Top 100 in America and it was 25) "The Mayor Of Simpleton" (#72):
26) XTC "King For A Day (Didn't chart at all.):
27) XTC "The Loving" (Didn't chart at all)":
From 1992. 28) XTC "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" (Didn't chart at all):
29) "Here Comes President Kill Again" (Wasn't released as a single.):
30) "Poor Skeleton Steps Out" (Wasn't released as a single.):
31) XTC "Dear God" (#99 in the UK, but nowhere near the American Hot 100.)
One of the most memorable videos of the early MTV days. 32) Missing Persons "Words" (#42):
33) Missing Persons "Destination Unknown" (#42):
Fan made video. 34) Missing Persons "Walking In LA" (#70):
These are mainly 80s songs that are great but never made the Top 40. I was and you'll be shocked by some of these songs. These are some amazing songs. As the foundation for this series of blogs I'm going to start off with a two part huffpost article. Then from there I'll will be finding songs on my own. There are likely dozens, if not more, amazing songs that never made the Top 40. I get where the song peaks at from wikipedia.org- most of those rankings come from Billboard. The didn't chart at all meant the song didn't even make the Top 100. Otherwise the number in parenthesis is the songs peak on the Billboard Hot 100 in America.
1) Joan Jett and the Blackhearts "Bad Reputation" (Didn't chart at all):
2) Alphaville "Forever Young" (#93):
3) New Order "Bizarre Love Triangle" (#98):
4) New Order "Round and Round" (#64):
Another great song from the "Pretty In Pink" soundtrack. 5) New Order "Shell Shock" (Didn't chart at all.)
It didn't chart at all in 1983, but now has 167 million YouTube views. 6) New Order "Blue Monday" (Didn't chart at all.):
7) New Order "Temptation" (Didn't chart at all.):
8) Def Leppard "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" (#61):
This might be my favorite Def Leppard song. 9) Def Leppard "Women" (#80):
10) Def Leppard "Too Late For Love" (Didn't chart at all):
11) Def Leppard "Action! Not Words" (Didn't chart at all):
12) Def Leppard "Don't Shoot Shotgun":
13) Def Leppard "Are You Excitable" (Not even released as a single.)
14) Dire Straits "Tunnel of Love" (Didn't chart at all):
15) Dire Straits "Romeo and Juliet" (Didn't chart at all):
16) Dire Straits "Twisting By The Pool": (Didn't chart at all):
17) Dire Straits "Tunnel of Love" (Didn't chart at all.):
I started watching Amazon Prime's so very good (so far) Season 1 of "Reacher". Check it out. Anyway there's a scene where Reacher was dancing with his potential lady friend, Roscoe (yes, that's her name). Patsy Cline's "Crazy" inspired Roscoe to ask Reacher to dance. They went to the dance floor and that nearly perfect song matched the romantic moment perfectly. I was inspired to work on a series of classic ballads, starting with "Crazy".
35) Lionel Richie and Diana Ross "Endless Love":
36) Patrick Swayze featuring "She's Like The Wind":
37) Vanessa Williams "Save The Best For Last":
38) John Michael Montgomery "I Swear":
39) Travis Tritt "Help Me Hold On":
40) The Commodores "Sail On":
41) Randy Vanwarmer "Just When I Needed You The Most":
42) Christopher Cross "Arthur's Theme (The Best You Can Do)":
43) Faith Hill "Breathe":
44) Carly Simon "Nobody Does It Better":
45) Toby Keith "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like That":
46) Mr. Mister "Broken Wings":
47) Dennis DeYoung "Desert Moon":
48) Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb":
49) Ronnie Milsap "Lost In The Fifties Tonight (In The Still of The Night)":
This is how to do a ballad. A beautiful woman and a beautiful voice. 50) Carrie Underwood "Temporary Home":
